Even with
the high volatility in the cryptocurrency market, the overarching trend in 2017 has been overwhelmingly positive.
Not exact matches
High - speed computer traders are taking advantage of
volatility in the
market for
cryptocurrencies
The first quarter of 2018 has seen many
cryptocurrencies weather a period of intense
volatility with an all - time
market cap
high of $ 814 billion being recorded
in January.
Here is an overview of what is happening
in the
Cryptocurrency world right now?With lots of ups and downs,
high volatility, unpredictable
markets, it is
In order to estimate which portion of gold and fiat money can be substituted by
cryptocurrencies, I will use the most conservative estimate — only 10 % (yearly
volatility of stock
markets or commodities is much
higher!).
As important as
cryptocurrency is, due to the
high volatility level, it is essential to have a good knowledge of
cryptocurrency and the
cryptocurrency market before investing
in it.
Generally speaking,
cryptocurrency markets have been characterized by
high volatility in the recent past.
Harry Yeh, managing partner at Binary Financial, a firm that helps
high net - worth individuals purchase bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies, said the company has exited the
market in anticipation of
volatility ahead.
At the moment it is difficult to predict what will happen
in the
market of
cryptocurrencies in the following hours, and even the following days due to the
high level of
volatility generated by the news regarding SegWit2x.
In this
high speculation - driven
cryptocurrency market, investors are subjected to
high volatility and
high - security risks.
Gold, however, could provide substantial backing to Bitcoin
in the conventional
markets, by eliminating risks of
high volatility and making it easy to cash out of the
cryptocurrency.
«You will be compensated with
high potential returns for taking those risks now,» he said, pointing to three - to - 10 years ahead when
cryptocurrencies will be a «more established asset class,» at which time
volatility will be more akin to what's normal
in the equity and bond
markets, with
higher upside potential.
These differences
in the values may be significant during periods of
high cryptocurrency market volatility.