Connor is a Scottish financial expert, specialising in wealth management and equity investing. Based in Glasgow, Connor writes full-time for a wide selection of financial websites, whilst also providing startup consulting to small businesses. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, and a Master’s degree in Investment Fund Management, Connor has extensive knowledge in the investing space, and has also written two theses on mutual funds and the UK market. View all posts by Connor Brooke It’s an Italian Thing Employer Insurance Premium Growth – Still a Problem Does Japan’s Democracy Have Room for Women and Children? Move Over Oil, It’s LNG Thursday Headlines: OPEC, Deutsche Bank and Many Fed Speakers Remember September (for Jobs Data)
When the hard fork arrived–and participants had to choose which path to take–the entire cryptocurrency market dropped. This is very likely what caused bitcoin to drop from the $6,000 range to around the $3,000-$4,000 range. Which brings us to today, with the cryptocurrency bottoming out at less than 80% of what it was a year ago.

The original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is a capped cryptocurrency. This means after 21 million Bitcoins are mined, no more will be mined.
If an investor believes in the technology-backed digital currency, then cryptocurrency should be his cup of tea. Just a decade-old asset class, it has yielded astronomical returns over the years. Some investors look to use these digitally coded tokens to hedge against inflation. Despite high volatility and speculations, there are multiple reasons that they can become mainstream in the coming future.