The future of Bitcoin remains as uncertain as ever, but current speculation about what might happen to the crypto king and altcoins can vary significantly. A recent poll and the opposite opinion of an expert are a perfect example.
It wasn’t too long ago when the fate of cryptocurrencies was uncertain as the entire crypto space was considered to be nothing but a bubble that would burst at any given time. Each time when the crypto space faced a new bearish period, a controversy, or an incident of some kind — skeptics were quick to announce the death of Bitcoin and the entire crypto space. And as we all know, they ended up being wrong every time.
To this day, Bitcoin continues to lead the crypto market and dominate over it, with its performance setting an example for the performance of most other coins, the altcoins. But, many are wondering whether or not this will change in the future, or even if it can change at all. And, since the crypto space depends on the public opinion so much, researchers decided to address the public with this very question.
According to a survey done by bitFlyer Europe, it was discovered that Europeans believe that digital currencies are not going away. Many of the participants expressed a belief that crypto will still be around in ten years. In fact, this was an opinion of 63% of 10,000 questioned individuals in ten different European countries.
While this does seem like a good thing for crypto, the situation is not so bright for Bitcoin, in particular. The topic of Bitcoin actually brought a surprising turnaround, with poll participants showing a lot less confidence in the king coin, with only 55% of respondents thinking that BTC will stick around for another decade.
However, this is likely the result of bad press which the media continues to pump out by continually claiming that Bitcoin is dead, reporting hacks, investment losses, and focusing more on the damage that is being done to BTC than to any other coin. This kind of behavior is only bringing even more damage to it along the way.
A well-known analyst disagrees
On the other hand, there is Peter Brandt — an American trader, writer, publisher of the weekly Factor Service (and more), who turned out to be a significant Bitcoin supporter and believer. In fact, according to him, Bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency that has real, lasting value, while most of the altcoins are just ‘junk,’ as he calls them.
Earlier today, on his Twitter, Brandt argued that altcoins are lead to Bitcoin’s gold while showing charts that clearly indicate numerous altcoins whose performance follows Bitcoin’s lead. However, he may not be ready to dismiss absolutely all of the altcoins just yet.
When another Twitter user pointed out that younger generations might choose some of the altcoins such as Ethereum or Litecoin due to their benefits over BTC, Brandt confirmed that LTC and ETH have a lot more chances of surviving than the rest of the altcoins. The veteran finance expert believes that Bitcoin will remain the best and largest coin, while the majority of modern-day altcoins won’t be around in the next five years.
The future remains uncertain
Interestingly enough, Brandt’s opinion seems to be a total opposite of the bitFlyer’s poll results, which indicate that BTC will be the one to go away, while the crypto itself will survive. Obviously, no one can tell the future of Bitcoin right now and say with any certainty what could happen.
However, it is interesting to see the differences in opinion, with a professional analyst on one side, and the public view on the other. It will undoubtedly be interesting to see how the situation will unfold over the following decade, and whether or not Bitcoin will manage to keep its dominance for another ten years.
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