Why has Bitcoin gone down?

Part of the reason behind this sharp decline in the value of Bitcoin is down to policy changes from the US Federal Reserve , as its chair, Jerome Powell, declared last December that the monthly rate at which it reduces asset purchases would be doubled by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

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Will Bitcoin be around in 10 years?

“[W]e expect in 10 years’ time, Bitcoin will become mainstream and have a remarkably different reputation ,” he said. The mainstreaming of Bitcoin as a payment mechanism (or for that matter, its increasing attractiveness as an asset class) will not occur without technological improvements in its ecosystem.

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