Tulip mania was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels before dramatically collapsing in February 1637. Some skeptics consider Bitcoin to be the tulip bubble of the 21st century, but it’s really not so simple.
Let’s consider the theory of Hyman Minsky, the U.S. economist whose theories on financial fragility were highlighted during the 2008 collapse of the housing market. , he believed that an asset bubble has five stages: displacement, boom, euphoria, profit-taking, and panic.
Under this framework, policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Joost van der Burgt, says that if Bitcoin is in fact a bubble, it’s likely at the beginning of the ‘profit-taking’ stage, meaning that ‘panic’ is not here yet, but is coming.
Looking back, according to van der Burgt, the ‘displacement’ phase of the bubble came in the years after the release of the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008. In those early stages, the concept of the coin was catching on, but it didn’t happen over night.
Remember, Bitcoin didn’t trade above $100 until 2013.
The next phase was the ‘boom’ phase, which van der Burgt describes as follows:
In this stage, fear of missing out (FOMO) saw companies attempting to capitalize on the industry by getting involved with coins and blockchain. In some cases, companies simply added the word blockchain to their names in attempts to stir up interest from investors.
Then came celebrities, like Steven Seagal and Floyd Mayweather, who attempted to get a piece of the action by endorsing newly developed cryptocurrencies.
Unfortunately, in most cases, these companies with celebrity endorsements have more often that not been exposed as frauds and subsequently shut down.
Moving closer to the present, van der Burgt argues that the Bitcoin bubble entered the ‘euphoric’ stage, which he claims parallels the period leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.
Now, after the price of Bitcoin lost more than half its value since peaking in late-December 2017, van der Burgt believes that the market is entering the ‘profit-taking’ stage, a phase where so-called smart money begins to head for the exits, leaving only one step left before the bubble pops.
Fortunately, van der Burgt admits that he could be wrong, and that, as we here at NewsBTC believe, the digital coin will (despite the volatility week to week or month to month) continue to rise in value. He writes:
While it is possible that Bitcoin’s rise is in some ways comparable to a bubble, it’s almost impossible to truly know. One thing worth remembering is that the coin and the underlying blockchain technology have a plethora of real-world applications (tulips, it can be said, are simply decoration), and as van der Burgt states, it could become a “new global currency.” I think that’s much more likely.
Remember the internet was also seen as another bubble or should I call it a useless, scattered and inefficient system but today we've all bought into that vision.
There's no predicting where the Bitcoin would go! In fact, its a risk I'm willing to take personally.... Remember, things always seem impossible until they are done by a strong willed people or person.
Forget all the so called experts in finance, it's a pretty new system and majority of them understands little to nothing on how the system really works (The blockchain technology, Decentralized nature of this crypto economy e.t.c.) The Bitcoin didn't start today, it's been through much and yet survived.
You don't understand something doesn't make it jargon.
And about celebrities endorsing cryptocurrencies, truth is; most of them were paid and they know little to nothing about cryptos, They just wanted profits.
Till now, I and my Team members still invests in some HYIPs and teaches others how to do the same and reducing risk... In fact during the "Cryptocurrency High Yield Lending Programs" Saga, I personally recommended programs that didn't work at some point but we didn't lose funds either... After ICOs, We cashed out and discovered that after BitConnect Crashed all the other lending platforms followed the same page and gradually died off...
Don't miss the Bitcoin opportunity, it'll change your life.
Bitcoin: Bubble or New Global Currency?
Let’s consider the theory of Hyman Minsky, the U.S. economist whose theories on financial fragility were highlighted during the 2008 collapse of the housing market. , he believed that an asset bubble has five stages: displacement, boom, euphoria, profit-taking, and panic.
Under this framework, policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Joost van der Burgt, says that if Bitcoin is in fact a bubble, it’s likely at the beginning of the ‘profit-taking’ stage, meaning that ‘panic’ is not here yet, but is coming.
Looking back, according to van der Burgt, the ‘displacement’ phase of the bubble came in the years after the release of the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008. In those early stages, the concept of the coin was catching on, but it didn’t happen over night.
Remember, Bitcoin didn’t trade above $100 until 2013.
The next phase was the ‘boom’ phase, which van der Burgt describes as follows:
“The subsequent ‘boom’ phase is characterized by prices rising slowly at first, but then gaining momentum as more and more participants enter the market, fearful of missing out.”
In this stage, fear of missing out (FOMO) saw companies attempting to capitalize on the industry by getting involved with coins and blockchain. In some cases, companies simply added the word blockchain to their names in attempts to stir up interest from investors.
Then came celebrities, like Steven Seagal and Floyd Mayweather, who attempted to get a piece of the action by endorsing newly developed cryptocurrencies.
Unfortunately, in most cases, these companies with celebrity endorsements have more often that not been exposed as frauds and subsequently shut down.
Moving closer to the present, van der Burgt argues that the Bitcoin bubble entered the ‘euphoric’ stage, which he claims parallels the period leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.
“The euphoria phase is also when people start to borrow extensively to finance their investments,” van der Burgt wrote. “According to a recent survey, 18% of active bitcoin investors have financed their investments by credit card, and 22% of this group indicated that they have not yet paid off their credit card balance.”
Now, after the price of Bitcoin lost more than half its value since peaking in late-December 2017, van der Burgt believes that the market is entering the ‘profit-taking’ stage, a phase where so-called smart money begins to head for the exits, leaving only one step left before the bubble pops.
“The subsequent ‘panic’ phase, should it come to that, commences when reality sets in and bitcoin’s price would substantially crash,” wrote van der Burgt.
Fortunately, van der Burgt admits that he could be wrong, and that, as we here at NewsBTC believe, the digital coin will (despite the volatility week to week or month to month) continue to rise in value. He writes:
“Then again, maybe bitcoin is different than anything we have seen before, and maybe a decade from now its market capitalization will be sky-high as it attains the status of a new global currency.”
While it is possible that Bitcoin’s rise is in some ways comparable to a bubble, it’s almost impossible to truly know. One thing worth remembering is that the coin and the underlying blockchain technology have a plethora of real-world applications (tulips, it can be said, are simply decoration), and as van der Burgt states, it could become a “new global currency.” I think that’s much more likely.
My Opinion
The Bitcoin to me personally isn't anything close to a bubble says Samuel Asingba, the CEO of BitInvestors Club. It's unlike anything we've ever seen and there's no concluding what it'll become whether a global currency (which is more likely to happen or should I say is happening) or a bubble (which I know it's not). Prior to this time, as a Nigerian, I had a lot of restrictions receiving funds and helping people the little way I can just because I was under several political, economical and regional restrictions but right now I can do business with anyone, anywhere in the world. I can now send donations to support any project all around to globe.Remember the internet was also seen as another bubble or should I call it a useless, scattered and inefficient system but today we've all bought into that vision.
There's no predicting where the Bitcoin would go! In fact, its a risk I'm willing to take personally.... Remember, things always seem impossible until they are done by a strong willed people or person.
Forget all the so called experts in finance, it's a pretty new system and majority of them understands little to nothing on how the system really works (The blockchain technology, Decentralized nature of this crypto economy e.t.c.) The Bitcoin didn't start today, it's been through much and yet survived.
You don't understand something doesn't make it jargon.
And about celebrities endorsing cryptocurrencies, truth is; most of them were paid and they know little to nothing about cryptos, They just wanted profits.
Till now, I and my Team members still invests in some HYIPs and teaches others how to do the same and reducing risk... In fact during the "Cryptocurrency High Yield Lending Programs" Saga, I personally recommended programs that didn't work at some point but we didn't lose funds either... After ICOs, We cashed out and discovered that after BitConnect Crashed all the other lending platforms followed the same page and gradually died off...
Don't miss the Bitcoin opportunity, it'll change your life.
