Can Bitcoin fix the financial problems of the last 50 years?
Crypto at a glance
With Jason Deane
It seems we’re in a week of birthdays!
Just a few days ago, our beloved fiat currency (that’s pounds, dollars, euros etc) that we use, moan about, fight over and aspire to accumulate, turned 50 years old. A half century of being on a non-commodity backed standard has allowed us to create new money pretty much whenever we need it which, in turn, has produced wealth and prosperity on a global scale.
As well as war, misery, wild economic cycles, inflationary pressures and crashing asset bubbles of course.
Everything has a cost. Even money printing.
In fact, over the last 50 years, so much money printing has happened globally that a hyperinflationary event is now a statistical certainty each and every year. No wonder we accept it as normal these days. It’s because it IS.
But it could be that fiat’s relatively short reign is under threat? Will it see through another 50 years? Many of us think not, but where we go from here is a fascinating discussion. Could Bitcoin lead the way? Could it be something else? Maybe. But money has always been a product of our latest technology so it seems certain it will play a part somewhere. For more on this and some fascinating facts and figures – check out this article.
But it’s not just fiat celebrating its birthday this week. Last year, I discovered that James Bowater (yes, he of Crypto AM’s founder and editor-at-large fame) and myself, share the exact same birthday. Well, one of us is slightly older, so let’s put it this way: one of us was born under a gold standard and one of us was born under a fiat standard.
In other words, one of us is older than our entire current global monetary system. And, either way, that’s a fascinating thought!
Have a great weekend!
JD
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Yesterday’s Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno
In the markets
The Bitcoin economy
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Total crypto market cap
The total capitalisation of the entire cryptocurrency market at time of writing is currently $2,036,064,201,236.
What Bitcoin did yesterday
We closed yesterday, August 19 2021, at a price of $46,717.58 down from $44,801.19 the day before.
The daily high yesterday was $46,970.76 and the daily low was $43,998.32.
This time last year, the price of Bitcoin closed the day at $11,878.37. In 2019, it closed at $10,763.23.
Bitcoin market capitalisation
Bitcoin’s market capitalisation at time of writing is $885.54 billion. To put it into context, the market cap of gold is $11.368 trillion and Facebook is $1.001 trillion.
Bitcoin volume
The total spot trading volume reported by all exchanges over the last 24 hours was $36,645,351,621 up from $31,052,421,500. High volumes can indicate that a significant price movement has stronger support and is more likely to be sustained.
Volatility
The price volatility of Bitcoin over the last 30 days is 52.82%.
Fear and Greed Index
Market sentiment today is 70.
Bitcoin’s market dominance
Bitcoin’s market dominance today is 44.04, Its lowest ever recorded dominance was 37.09 on January 8, 2018.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The daily RSI is currently 66.92. Values of 70 or above indicate that an asset is becoming overbought and may be primed for a trend reversal or experience a correction in price – an RSI reading of 30 or below indicates an oversold or undervalued condition.
Convince your Nan: Soundbite of the day
“Bitcoin is censorship resistant money.”
– Anthony Pompliano, American entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Pomp Podcast (formerly Off The Chain)
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Part two of two – April 2021
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Crypto AM Events
For those of you who missed the Crypto AM DeFi & Digital Inclusion online summit – you can now watch the event in two parts via YouTube:
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Cautionary Notes
It’s definitely tempting to get swept up in the excitement, but please heed these words of caution: Do your own research, only invest what you can afford, and make good decisions. The indicators contained in this article will hopefully help in this. Remember though, the content of this article is for information purposes only and is not investment advice or any form of recommendation or invitation. City PM, Crypto AM and Luno always advise you to obtain your own independent financial advice before investing or trading in cryptocurrency.
All information is correct as of 08:00 BST