BITCOIN could hit $50,000 (£35,000) this year, but cryptocurrency will remain volatile as it enjoys its meteoric rise, an expert has predicted.

Jeet Singh, a cryptocurrency portfolio manager for the last six years, says it is common for virtual currencies to fluctuate by 70 or 80 percent.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he compared cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ripple to early tech giants like Microsoft.He said: "If you look at Microsoft or Apple, when they went public their stocks were very volatile because the market wasn’t mature."The volatility of the market may have worried newer cryptocurrency traders, but long-time investors are less concerned, as they are used to some fluctuations, Mr Singh explained.

As the market for bitcoin becomes more mainstream, and traders begin to better understand cryptocurrencies, some of this volatility is likely to calm down.Mr Singh predicts: "Bitcoin could definitely see $50,000 in 2018."However, he added: "We will probably go through a suffering period of volatility" around the time of Bitcoin’s next $10,000 landmark.Bitcoin’s volatility has led traditional financial experts to slam the investment, claiming it is a "bubble" doomed to crash and burn.

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

Daily
Horoscope Our
Apps Top
10 Our
Paper Paper
Archive Weather10°London

Royally shunned: Does Prince Harry push away Meghan Markle's…North Korea THREAT: Donald Trump deploys NUCLEAR BOMBERS to end…Ruth Davidson howls with laughter as Sturgeon levels shock…'Ripple is first in line' - CEO reveals next cryptocurrency to…Ripple: Should you buy Ripple today? XRP value on the rise

Bitcoin bombshell: Cryptocurrency could hit $50,000 THIS YEAR in new prediction

BITCOIN could hit $50,000 (£35,000) this year, but cryptocurrency will remain volatile as it enjoys its meteoric rise, an expert has predicted.

By REBECCA PINNINGTONPUBLISHED: 12:33, Sun, Jan 28, 2018 | UPDATED: 12:46, Sun, Jan 28, 2018293GettyBitcoin could reach $50,000 this year, an expert has predictedJeet Singh, a cryptocurrency portfolio manager for the last six years, says it is common for virtual currencies to fluctuate by 70 or 80 percent.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he compared cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ripple to early tech giants like Microsoft.He said: "If you look at Microsoft or Apple, when they went public their stocks were very volatile because the market wasn’t mature."The volatility of the market may have worried newer cryptocurrency traders, but long-time investors are less concerned, as they are used to some fluctuations, Mr Singh explained.

RELATED ARTICLES

As the market for bitcoin becomes more mainstream, and traders begin to better understand cryptocurrencies, some of this volatility is likely to calm down.Mr Singh predicts: "Bitcoin could definitely see $50,000 in 2018."However, he added: "We will probably go through a suffering period of volatility" around the time of Bitcoin’s next $10,000 landmark.Bitcoin’s volatility has led traditional financial experts to slam the investment, claiming it is a "bubble" doomed to crash and burn.

Stephen Poloz: I object to the term 'cryptocurrency'

Play Video Bank of Canada boss Stephen Poloz claimed crypto would never be used as a real currency, branding it a form of "gambling" rather than a legitimate investment.Delivering a stark warning to investors, he said: "A lot of words have been used but I think the main thing is, buyers should be aware it is much closer to gambling than investing."He claimed cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value and would not be seen as "assets" in the same strain as other investments.Mr Poloz said: "They are not assets, really, for the most part. I suppose they are securities, technically.

"But tax authorities treat them as securities. Because you have to pay tax on a capital gain or loss."However Mr Singh said he believed cryptocurrencies would be used transactions in increasing measure in the coming months and years.He claimed: "There are not so many vendors right now who accept cryptocurrencies but there’s huge adoption on the black market."Adoption has begun principally in countries with unstable national currencies but is set to extend, he claimed.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/911036/Bitcoin-cryptocurrency-2018-expert-predictions-50k-35k