Bitcoin: Boom, Bust and Big Opportunity?

TheStreet2021-04-26

TheStreet taps two crypto experts, Bobby Ong of CoinGecko and Dave Balter of Flipside Crypto, to discuss the April 'bloodbath' and what it means for investors. Did the world just witness the bitcoin ...

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andrew123
2021-04-27
andrew123
As long as mainstream start accepting btc, than good opportunity to buy on dip. Bust if govt start imposing restriction n worse still ban crypto
StepUp
2021-04-27
StepUp
Govt influence will continue to affect crypto prices
jackychew73
2021-04-26
jackychew73
Nice!!
- JoyceChew:
  ??????
JoyceChew
2021-04-26
JoyceChew
Opportunity time?
- jackychew73:
  ???
BC1970
2021-04-26
BC1970
Better don’t touch bitcoin
- Joe1997:
  Agree
siong
2021-04-26
siong
[保佑]

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Or, the chance for a bitcoin buy?\nThe famed cryptocurrency fell sharply over the past week, sinking from its mid-month high of over $64,000 to Sunday evening, when it fell under $48,000.\nBut the move may prove an opportunity for longer term investors.\n\"Bitcoin's volatility isn't a flaw, it's a gift -- especially for the up-and-coming investor class of millennials and Gen-Z,\" said Dave Balter, the chief executive of Flipside Crypto, which provides analytics and business intelligence to crypto organizations, in an email toTheStreet.\"The last month is a reflection of its natural cycles, but also of a maturing institutional speculation and futures market.\"\nAnd, said Balter, any good investor \"knows there's always money to be made with volatile assets.\"\nStill, the move startled some observers. 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time?","listText":"Opportunity time?","text":"Opportunity 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