China’s Constant Bubbles Drive Investors to Bitcoin in Droves
China’s economic problems may only just be starting, and bitcoin is poised to benefit more than ever before. On top of the ongoing currency devaluations, bubbles are popping in many different industry segments across China, including stock and property markets. As a result, investors are eyeing bitcoin as an alternative. Chinese Investors Moving into....
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Far from being damaging to bitcoin, bubbles help bring in new users and ultimately accelerate the project's growth.
Over the weekend, The Economist offered its takeon Bitcoin’s (and other altcoins’) China problem. It argues that regulation has driven people in China out of that market in droves over the last four months or so, which isn’t a shock to anyone. “Most investors have left the market,” BTC China’s Bobby Lee told the magazine. In late November, Bitcoin’s value against the dollar broke well clear of the $1,000 mark. On some exchanges, it peaked above $1,300. More than 100,000 Bitcoins were traded daily on the BTC China exchange, and we were all excited about China leading the way. Today,....
[Update 11am GMT: The Bitcoin price has been soaring in the past few hours seemingly due to an influx of buying in China. Chinese exchanges Huobi and OKCoin have seen bitcoin trading for US$350 and US$380, respectively, compared to ~US$286 on Bitfinex and elsewhere.] China’s stock market woes have been part of the reason for bitcoin’s recent rise in price. Considering the country’s dominance in bitcoin trading, continuation of falling stocks could fuel another record boom similar to what occurred back in late 2013 when the price soared beyond US$1,000. The Shanghai and the Shenzen have....
Results from the past do not offer guarantees for the future. It's the legal disclaimer that comes with every new financial brokerage account and trading promotion. And for good reason. Because results from the past, do not offer a guarantee for the future. Then again, history tends to repeat itself. Let's take a look at the two most recent Bitcoin bubbles: Bitcoin to USD - Jan 2013 to Oct 2013. Bitcoin to USD - Aug 2013 to Jul 2014. If you superimpose them over each other, a clear pattern emerges: Bitcoin to USD chart - April 2013 and December 2013 bubbles superimposed. The similarity....
Vikram Mansharamani is a lecturer in the Program on Ethics, Politics & Economics at Yale University who recently explained why Bitcoin is not in Bubble territory. Is There a Bitcoin Bubble That’s About to Pop? Mansharamani is a lecturer in the Program on Ethics, Politics & Economics at Yale University and a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also the author of “Boombustology: Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst.” In a recent article in LinkedIn he asks: Is there a bitcoin bubble about to burst? He....