Bitcoin: flash crash and bursting bubble in 2018?


30 Nov

Bitcoin: flash crash and bursting bubble in 2018?

Bitcoin will not become a currency. Central banks hostile to private cryptocurrencies. Blockchain technology. Stricter regulatory framework. Bubble to burst in 2018?

Key points

  • Bitcoin is not and will not become a legal currency in its current form
  • Central banks hostile to private cryptocurrencies – overview of current views
  • Stricter regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies
  • Central banks will develop their own virtual currencies
  • The Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries are innovating
  • The BIS and IMF are advising caution
  • Up 1,000%: so what?
  • The influence of factors supporting Bitcoin will likely wane
  • Intraday flash crash of -20% on 29 November
  • Speculative bubble to burst in 2018?