Bitcoin: The end of the beginning

Turbulent times for the cryptocurrency

In 2017 there began a cascade of Bitcoin headlines lauding the millionaires created by the stratospheric increases in crypto prices. Meanwhile, 'blockchain' became the buzzword on the lips of the business world to rival robo-advice and artificial intelligence.

In contrast, 2018 ushered in drastic falls in price from around £14,000 a Bitcoin in January 2018 to roughly £3,000 by the end of the year amid declaration of the death of digital money. So what can we expect from Bitcoin in 2019?  Crypto assets face EU-wide regulation Price predictions are pointless. No-one knows for certain what will happen and timescales are even harder to predict. The swarm of retail investors badgering their clients about Bitcoin appears to have cooled along with the wild price upswings and it is unlikely to return in 2019. According to eToro's October researc...