Is Bitcoin Losing The Mojo?????
A little more than a month ago, the knock on Bitcoin was that the fees were too high.
Due to a variety of factors, we saw Bitcoin drift up towards $40 a transaction. This caused many naysayers to start the mantra that Bitcoin was dead (again).
Since that time, with the introduction of SegWit and it being embraced by Coinbase and Bitfinex, the fees have come back to a normalized level. Of course, one would think lower fees means more activity.
Not according to the data from Blockchain.info. At the end of February, Bitcoin transactions hit the lowest level in almost two years.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-transaction-volume-hits-two-year-low-despite-rock-bottom-fees
What is the reason for this?
Part of the answer could lie in the fact that with the price of Bitcoin off 45% from the high, people simply are holding onto their Bitcoin. This would make sense since the Bitcoin crowd tends to be very emphatic about their view on things. Those who are HODLers, will do so through any ups and downs.
Another possibility is the fact that other blockchains are coming online, thus providing better alternatives.
Ironically, as a percentage of market cap, in spite of the low number of transactions, Bitcoin is back up to 42%. This is the highest it has been in a while with the bounce off the bottom greater than that of the alt-coins.
Ultimately, I still feel Bitcoin will be more of a store of value than a regularly used currency. Digital gold might be the most accurate description for it.
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Agreed - I think the huge volatility in the stock markets has people fleeing to other types of assets (e.g., gold, BTC, commodities, etc.). As a result, you're actually seeing the correlation between BTC and other alt coins fall. Last I checked, BTC and ETH were only correlated around .6 in terms of movements (down from .8 last year).
I don't hate this though since it allows me to invest in BTC as a store of value, as you noted, and ETH as more of a technology and blockchain platform. Great post.
I just don't know why something is more valuable as a store of value if it has less utility as exchange. I want both, because I can have it.
IMO Bitcoin's value comes from brand recognition because it was the original blockchain. I look forward to the day when there is no such thing as "Bitcoin Dominance"
It is mainly the name, and that is very important because many people who are just starting out in the market, only know Bitcoin, and therefore invest their capital in it, it is practically the main form of capital input to the market.
While Bitcoin remains being the core of the market, then there will be no true decentralization.
The other factor Bitcoin has is liquidity for big players.
Someone is not going to dump $50M in STEEM with only a $1B market cap...they can do that with BTC and still be able to get out if need be.
I dont know why either but that is how it seemed to work.
Gold, itself appears to be a much better store of value than exchange.
People value what they value.
I guess it comes down to if something have value I want to hold onto it...especially if it could go up.
I think you hit the nail on the head with "digital gold". I also think people are becoming more attracted to all the new block chain options. I am surprised to learn it's at 42%, though
That is according to Coinmarketcap.com.
It was down as low as 33% if memory serves me right.
The bounce of the low was fairly powerful for BTC while the altcoins have no had the same jump.
I think a lot of the people who were out to make quick money are gone now, taskmaster.
Us crypto investors are a different animal. I’m HODLing right now, and I know others who are just waiting for the next bull run!
Personally.... I think the vast majority of the purchasers of Bitcoin were just out to make a quick buck... and now that the last couple of months have corrected the cryptocurrency market, they're not interested anymore.
I'm very confident that once crypto gathers a bit more momentum we'll see an increase again... the question is, do we want these bandwagon-jumpers? Also, we couldn't stop them regardless how we answer. ..
They'll be back in June. Get ready for bull-run central.
Hahaha, should we move this party to Spain?
What's happening in June?
EOS comes out it June.
Casper might come out in the summer.
We might have SMTs by then.
Lightning network?
There are a lot of things coming out around that time in addition to the summer time pump and dump.
Ahhhhhhh..... excellent! Well, thank you for this... I look forward to getting caught up in all the FOMO.
Father's Day?
"Thanks kids... I'll put this Bitcoin with all the other Bitcoins you've got me over the years... this one looks like a good one.... although, kids, I have to say, I miss the days when you were getting me socks and undies..."
Bitcoin or a tie...
Tough choice....
Yes. No more 1000% yearly gains only 500% or less. lol
Why is that girl grabbing that guy's junk and is that an alpaca or a llama behind the Bitcoin?
$40 a transaction seemed a bit high. Was that for any amount? Thanks Task. 👫
Transactions on blockchain are not in amounts but in data sizes...so $40 was for $1 or $1M....it was based upon the miners fees at the time.
And why are you spending time analyzing the damn picture. LOL
But good catch on her grabbing him in the pic...a little hentai on the STEEM blockchain.
DPorn has nothing on me.
You might have to re-tag nsfw. 😂
I don't know what it is, I just notice stuff like that. I do the same thing when it comes to TV commercials. It's prolly a perv thing. 😂
Although it's tempting to say that it's because people gave up, I think you're right in that it's more a store of wealth, so people don't want to spend it. Especially if people bought at a higher level than where we're at, they're going to need to HODL until they're profitable. At that point, if they're still anticipating it going up further, why would they sell unless they needed to? There are many networks coming out (or are out) that can do transaction faster and cheaper, that it doesn't make as much sense to use Bitcoin unless the person on the other end of the transaction doesn't have access to the alternatives.
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I agree about the store if value. It will be interesting to see the impact of the lightning Network as it relates to using Bitcoin for day to day transactional purposes.
Roger Ver's latest video disagrees with this