The cryptocurrency market hasn’t gained momentum despite several underlying developments in the last two months. Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) and the rest of the virtual currencies lost the majority of gains that they achieved at the beginning of the month, pulling out almost $90 billion from the total cryptocurrency market capitalization in the last two weeks.
Although the New York consensus conference couldn’t help bulls create a substantial rally, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard’s remarks have raised several questions over the future of cryptocurrency markets.
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The cryptocurrency market pulled back sharply after the FRP president’s remarks. Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) price hit a three week low on Wednesday while aLTCoins also posted major losses in the last two straight days. Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash and EOS are among the biggest losers.
Why Does the Federal Reserve President Predict a Complete Crash?
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard has raised several critical questions on cryptocurrency markets, saying Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) and other virtual currencies aren’t fulfilling the need for the formation of a market-based currency.
“Cryptocurrencies may unwittingly be pushing in the wrong direction in trying to solve an important social problem, which is how best to facilitate market-based exchange,” Bullard said.
He says there are more than 1,800 cryptocurrencies and most of them are trading at different prices in different exchanges. This is contrary to stocks and other currencies where investors see uniform pricing.
The president indicated that non-uniform currencies like cryptocurrencies have, at least historically, never survived for a long time.
He has highlighted sTron (available on Binance)g confidence in the U.S. dollar compared to Bitcoin (available on Coinbase). He says the dollar is in a better position to meet the needs of the financial system, amid government backing with direct and sensical monetary policy and persistently low inflation.
“The dollar is in great shape and will stay in great shape because it’s been the winner for a long time,” Bullard said. “Unless we screw up, I think the dollar is going to remain the dominant currency.”
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