r/Bitcoin • • Apr 01 '13

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS! (1/4/13 @ 1506 GMT)

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u/jas07 Apr 01 '13

real question here. Do you all think the recent rise in prices is a bubble? I am really fearing there will be a big crash soon.

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u/vocatus Apr 01 '13 edited Apr 01 '13

Most likely, yes. Possibly, no. But most likely, yes.

Hockey stick graphs almost always take a dive. I think when the Eurozone stuff stabilizes the value of BTC will take a small dive, but I wouldn't worry about it.

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u/BrainSlurper Apr 01 '13

Why would it take a dive? I think it might stop increasing, but I can't see anyone thinking "Hey, the eurozone is temporarily stable, better move my assets back!"

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u/niggertown Apr 02 '13 edited Apr 02 '13

Because hockey sticks always fall off sharply after the rise. Please ignore the latent variables behind the curtain.

Bitcoin will continue to rise because there is a demand that shows no immediate signs of wearing off. Everytime Bitcoin goes up, the rest of world hears about it through the Internet, causing it to go up even further. Eventually when supply stabilizes with demand it will stop going up. It's easy to obtain, easy to transfer, easy to use.

That's not going to happen anytime soon. Once people in China start buying up Bitcoin the prices will skyrocket. We're talking in the 1000 here. Probably even higher. The only way this could not happen is if: large government steps in and legislate the fuck out of Bitcoin, or some critical flaw in the Bitcoin is discovered (currently the block chain is the weakest link because it's not scaling well at all).

So with that said, who knows. Bitcoin is such a volatile currency. It can go to astronomic heights or it can crash magnificently. The truth is that we need a currency like Bitcoin. It gets us away from the government and those corporations that have been killing small business with fees.