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As more investors are entering the cryptocurrency market, the worries about the future of the market are also increasing.
What will happen to cryptocurrencies? And what do the experts think? These are the questions we’re all looking for answers to.
Naturally, there is no sure way of predicting what’s to come for the cryptocurrency market and everyone who thinks they know, are only speculating. That’s why we thought we’d get to the bottom of it.
This is What the Future of Cryptocurrencies Might Look Like
As mentioned, there is no sure way of knowing what’s to come on any investment market, let alone the cryptocurrency market. That being said, most experts and enthusiasts agree on three things that will most likely happen to the market and that can have a drastic effect on it.
* Mass Adaptation
The first topic that’s raised whenever anyone talks about the future of cryptocurrencies is mass adaptation. By know, cryptocurrencies have lost a lot of their exotic characteristics, and most people are at least somewhat understanding of what Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple are.
However, we are still far from a mass adaptation where cryptocurrencies become a normal part of our society. You see, cryptocurrencies won’t really be established until the number of users increases substantially, and, more importantly, before more major corporations and banks start accepting them.
Meanwhile, a mass adaptation will really shake up the financial world, and it will require a lot of updated regulations which means it might take a lot of time. Obviously, more regulations would also risk strangling the market, hence it has to be done carefully.
However, we are still far from a mass adaptation where cryptocurrencies become a normal part of our society. You see, cryptocurrencies won’t really be established until the number of users increases substantially, and, more importantly, before more major corporations and banks start accepting them.
Meanwhile, a mass adaptation will really shake up the financial world, and it will require a lot of updated regulations which means it might take a lot of time. Obviously, more regulations would also risk strangling the market, hence it has to be done carefully.
Today, they are used more for investments and trading rather than its practical uses.
So why is mass adaptation so crucial to cryptocurrencies? Well, besides helping to make it seem more normal, a society-wide embrace of these new digital currencies will affect the value of the market, which you can read more about below.
* Increasing Values
It seems like we’ve just entered a new bull market, and for the first time since 2017, the market is looking fairly stable. Most experts are also agreeing that we’ll see quite an increase in value over the next 6 months, at least for the top cryptocurrencies.
That being said, we won’t know what the ceiling is for Bitcoin and the other big cryptocurrencies until they have become a part of society. And a mass adaptation of digital currencies will most likely result in a major increase in value.
This idea is based on what happened a few years ago when cryptocurrency trading became more available. You see, as more and more cryptocurrency exchanges opened up and forex brokers from all over the world started allowing speculation on digital assets, the market took off like never before.
Because of this, today’s cryptocurrency investors are using similar strategies and investment plans as stock traders. In other words, if you haven’t already, you should consider long-term cryptocurrency investments with goals that span at least a few years.
* An Altcoin Fall Out
Lastly, and this is a topic that not everyone is comfortable with, the cryptocurrency market itself will go through some major changes. In the end, the most likely scenario is that cryptocurrencies become normalized thanks to the big names such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. And at some point, these major assets will start dominating the market, leaving no room for the smaller and less established altcoins that are out there.
Our point is that the cryptocurrency market will continue to shrink in terms of the number of assets, while the value of the top assets will increase.
Final Thoughts
Even though it’s impossible to determine exactly what is going to happen to the cryptocurrency market, we can try to speculate. And by the looks of it, there are three main factors, or events, that will help shape the future of digital assets.
Namely mass adaptation and an increase in value as well as a fall out of the smaller and less established altcoins.