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Lessons I Learned from the Dotcom Bubble for the Coming Cryptocurrency Bubble

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Re: Lessons I Learned from the Dotcom Bubble for the Coming Cryptocurrency Bubble

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Does anyone think that when the crypto bubble bursts, that will cause a stock market level crash?

I have had multiple affluent friends who are absolutely non-tech non-geek ask me what are the hot coins. They're shoveling tens of thousands of dollars into Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple based entirely on the fact that there's a run up happening. They have no understanding of what it is and the intention is sell to the greater fool after another 10x move.

Maybe it isn't a bubble, but it sure does walk like a duck and talk like a duck.

Re: Lessons I Learned from the Dotcom Bubble for the Coming Cryptocurrency Bubble

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Does anyone think that when the crypto bubble bursts, that will cause a stock market level crash?

Not really, but the crypto currency community looks like a pyramid scheme. First users gets most of the coins.

its actually closer to a multi level marketing scheme, so only slightly less shady. but hey bitcoin works, the others? like gnosis, not so much

Re: Lessons I Learned from the Dotcom Bubble for the Coming Cryptocurrency Bubble

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Sounds like you're conflating the value of the coins with the corporate value being invested. Corporations are dedicating a desk or a lab or a few staff to Crypto. There may be a decrease in the value of coins but there's no bubble to pop on the organisational side.

Re: Lessons I Learned from the Dotcom Bubble for the Coming Cryptocurrency Bubble

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Does anyone think that when the crypto bubble bursts, that will cause a stock market level crash?

Not really, but the crypto currency community looks like a pyramid scheme. First users gets most of the coins.

First users also have the risk of their investment becoming worthless.
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