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Hi, I was curious what your thoughts are on Bitcoin Futures. Do you think this is a positive opportunity for Bitcoin investors? Or, do you think this will thwart the growth of physical bitcoin?

Actually bitcoin futures have no any direct relationship with bitcoin actual price well explained here https://www.coindesk.com/threat-bitcoin-futures/

And also this comment in another similar thread makes sense

Bitcoin have a great future, and Bitcoin itself proves it time to time. Since from Bitcoin's born they are fascinating everyone, but its all up to person as how he accept time and conditions. Who make trust, faith and belief in Bitcoins by supporting them by Holding are already getting good returns, but a time spends price, value and importance along with demand is increased exponentially, Which is taking bitcoins price too much high.

But Bitcoin is decentralized so one can decide price. Along with there is no authority to support you as customer support. So getting more and more information, news and updates about Bitcoin and its environment can make user more comfortable and confident while using Bitcoins.

bitcoin futures drive bitcoin to great heights it is future approval makes difference in bitcoin  for wealthy asset class

Bitcoin Futures (https://coincodex.com/article/1122/bitcoin-futures-cboe-contracts-available-before-cme-wall-street-banks-push-back/) can make the market move both ways. So I would be prepared on 10th of December :)

Future . It is possible that bitcoin will be replaced by another coin and will have a bitcoin value to be reached. Maybe $ 50,000 I still hope that it will happen

Bitcoin future, as a realist there is a place for bitcoin in the future as it is growing everyday though despite the volatility it's still maintaining its stand. A great opportunity stands for bitcoin investors in the future.

I see this is a great opportunity for investors, and in south korea today many investors are ready to take advantage of bitcoin. and that will make the bitcoin price go up.

not only for the future but also in the present that bitcoin will be a great help at all time especially for those who really want change in their life.  But for future bitcoin will continue to become the number one cryptocurrency and no one can replace it.

I'm starting to think the futures market won't be a success. The traders there aren't looking for extreme volatility and that's what you get with Bitcoin. All the other things they trade are priced in a historic range. Bitcoin has no history and swings $10K in a week! Also, those traders already have their "lambos" so they don't need to take on huge risk.

I posted an article about it in the news section

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2553726.new#new

I think this is a great opportunity for big investors, the reason is that today the spreading and bitcoin volume is soaring high that bitcoin prices get to the moon.

What are these? Your imagination?
We're discussing bitcoin futures, not bitcoin in the future, LoL
Cash will be converted into digital currency and vice versa
Banks will not allow bitcoin as a payment method, it's not banks decision, but the government.
Government will not pay people on bitcoin, not even in 50 years later, the government have to support fiat currency at any cost.

Thiughts? As being futuristic, I see bitcoin as a currency that is used by all countries in different ways like it is a real money, for example when you are about to it on a fastfood chain restaurant like KFC and McDonald's that you do not need to pull out money to pay you  can use bitcoin instead to pay for it . And in addition, for the answer to your question I think it is good for investor to give a look for bitcoin, because as of now bitcoin value is continuesly growing bigger and bigger so their investment really sure a worth to invest.

Actually i have read a couple articles suggesting that the introduction of futures trading might affect the price of bitcoin in a slightly negative way. This is because the new traders that will come into the market with futures will have the ability to short it much easier than the already existing traders. Shorting means the are going to be on quick sells and falls in the price, these new traders are more of the traditional traders and have access to much more sophisticated equipment and date in terms of trading. They will also bring in large amounts of money to the market and with that comes stronger ability to affect price changes. Having said that it could go either way but if they want they could change the market sentiment in a matter of minutes or seconds.

I think its price will rise up to $100,000. But also its price go down for some time.

Just patience & see BTC price will be touched 40,000$-50,000$ in 2018 i think.
BTC dump for sometimes but pumping rapidly it's true.Now something falling down.
But after december will be start increasing i hope.Go ahead BTC.

Someday in the future, bitcoin will destroy the balance in the global market, it will dominate all over other currencies, all due to its very high demand and the advancing technology. It will be go and satisfy those who clings to it. And massive force of government will push through to ban it. And maybe government vs bitcoin war.

Bitcoin future will be more used and popular and of course will be positive opportunity for bitcoiner who know earlier.
Bitcoin is our future online currency most profitable.

Do not expect. Governments will lead the war against bitcoin. They work with banks in the same boat. Banks cannot exist without government and government cannot exist without banks. And all of them are parasitic on humans. They can't and won't exist without our money. Bitcoin is our chance to escape from the hands of corrupt officials.

that is what worries me too. i want to say these attacks won't be affecting bitcoin because it is decentralized and bigger than the government and banks can cause it any harm but when i look at most of the investors in bitcoin who only are in it for a quick amount of profit and care for nothing else, i say we have a big fight ahead of us which we may not win if we continue this way.

Price will go down but not that much because bitcoin has created a favorable situation for the investors to come and invest and get the higher profit and all this is showing the serious high curve in the market price graph and this will continue for forever because bitcoin community will grow more day by day and this thing will give huge havoc of high prices so there is no effect of fall now because prices are very high nowadays.

Yes,there would be huge manipulation of bitcoin price by speculators.Since bitcoin futures is cash settled,bitcoins could be delivered even during the expiry date.So,even bitcoin price could crash just as it happened in 1600s in tulips which were also sold on contracts without actually owning tulips.

I find any reason such a drastical issue with bitcoin. Price manipulation is true, but the same won't make it fall low being a virtual asset. If this has got a state of visibility none could have mentioned that it would collapse as tulips that took place in the past or something similar to the dotcom bubble bursting.

As of now still no one can predict what would happen in bitcoin in the future. However, I do believe that bitcoin will be have good effect in our economy and it will help us to have better future. Lastly, I think bitcoin has a good future for all investors like it will help them to gain much income.

Basing from the current situation of Bitcoin today, I can say that it will grow further to the point that majority of transactions will be done using it as the means of payment.

I am thinking that bitcoin will be gone in the future. So as long as we are making money out of bitcoin. We should save some for the future. But we cannot say what will happen in the coming years.

actually there are many thoughts running in my mind about the bitcoin. the first is:is the bitcoin can have a good career this year?we know the career of the bitcoin in the year of 2017. the increasing rate of price is very rapid or very fast. from 1000$-20000$ but we know it is not straight, it has a fluctuating state. now there are many altcoins that made and i think that the bitcoin will feel difficulty in comparison into the other alternative coins.but i hope that the price will keep up and up

I think bitcoin has a very bright future and I'm sure many people will earn a lot from this crypto currency. In the previous years bitcoin has proven its stability and good value appreciation it become a big hit in 2017 after hitting the highest price of almost $20000 from $8000. I am confident the history can happen again soon and there is a possibilities that bitcoin can be popular around the world more than it is today.

Bitcoin has a bright future. The purpose for which Bitcoin has been invented will be successful in the future. It's a great opportunity for investors. Not only in the future, Bitcoin currently specially helps people. I think Bitcoin will change the lives of people in the future. Work for the people of the country and the country. Will play a significant role in the country's economy.

I think bitcoin futures are a double-edged sword. Since the launch of bitcoin futures last year, the circulation of bitcoin has expanded. This may be a good opportunity for those professional investment institutions. They have more powerful information and capital advantages than ordinary investors. Future bitcoin will be more volatile after introducing futures trading.

Bitcoin Futures has no connection with regularly available bitcoin, as per I know. I think this one may help you
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/bitcoin-futures-explained

Talking about the future of bitcoin, no one can say anything for certain. But having said that, bitcoin’s future is most likely to only grow. For starters, scalability is the most pressing issue here that means the number of transactions the bitcoin network can process is not enough. But this aspect is something that developers are constantly working upon. A number of solutions keep on introduced in the crypto marketspace by researchers, analysts and bitcoin enthusiasts.

I think bitcoin futures are a positive opportunity for bitcoin investors.
because futures offer a fast and cost-effective way to trade financial markets and commodities.
to buy or sell certain assets at a set price in the future.
in the quantity and quality specified.
traders around the globe use futures to seek profit in the changing market.

Bitcoin i think will gonna increase the number of users and the value of it, if people have more knowledge on how to use bitcoin i'm sure bitcoin will gonna soar high. In the near future technology will bring great impact in our lives, so as this bitcoin will gonna fly together with the demand of technology.

This is because the new traders that will come into the market with futures will have the ability to short it much easier than the already existing traders. Shorting means the are going to be on quick sells and falls in the price, these new traders are more of the traditional traders and have access to much more sophisticated equipment and date in terms of trading. They will also bring in large amounts of money to the market and with that comes stronger ability to affect price changes

Cryptocurrency is not fully developed. But there are lots of project the adapt the technology of blockchain as part of their project. Lots of people has engaged to bitcoin business. With this, the future of bitcoin will continue, giving many opportunities to everyone.

I think that bitcoin in the future will still be good and most likely price value will continue to grow in the crypto market. Many people will continue to invest with bitcoin since they are seeing it as a potential coin for investment that can gain generous profit.

It’s been a big year for bitcoin, and it could go bigger soon.

STOP! Read this post carefully and then proceed to comment, when you understand what this topic is all about. There are too many posters in this thread, that are not commenting on the actual topic that are being discussed.

The topic being discussed here is about, Bitcoin Futures. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a future date at an agreed-upon price. Futures contracts are standardized agreements that typically trade on an exchange. One party to the contract agrees to buy a given quantity of securities or a commodity, and take delivery on a certain date.

Bitcoin futures allow traders the opportunity to make a trade decision based on where they think the price of bitcoin will be in the future. < cash-settled >

This topic is about a Financial instrument, linked to Bitcoin NOT about the future of Bitcoin. Here is a recent article that would explain it. https://tickertape.tdameritrade.com/trading/what-are-how-to-trade-bitcoin-futures-16213

If you comment about the future of Bitcoin, after this post, then you are a shit poster, because you have not read any of the posts, including this one and your post should be deleted. <because it is off-topic>

Ok, back to OP's question. ^phew^  ::)

I think, Bitcoin Futures will definitely have an impact on Bitcoin, because it takes money away from possible direct investment in Bitcoin trading. People are dumping their money into useless financial instruments like this, where no actual ownership of any bitcoin takes place. People should avoid this and simply buy and sell bitcoins, directly!

I think, it will be the legal in the future all over the world.

I can only say one thing, this is an additional step to regulating the crypto world! and this is very good! the sooner there will be any kind of regulation, the sooner a huge amount of money will flow into the crypt world, and then good growth will begin! crypto market you need at least somehow to legitimize and secure for large investors!

There are so many misconceptions and views about Bitcoin. Bitcoin is definitely not a currency that will replace a country's currency.

A good opinion and I agree with your opinion.
I just take the middle course because I just want to profit from the coins, so if there are other coins that can beat the achievement of bitcoin in the future then I'm sure many people who distract attention on the coin. But I am still a bitcoin active period is still long and even bitcoin future is still very bright if there are still many people who support it.

Everyone must ask about the future of bitcoin, I think the future of bitcoin will continue to grow and increase. So we do not have to worry about bitcoin in the future.

I think that behind the virtual currency is the future. And thanks to them, we will open many prospects. Maybe bitcoin will be replaced by another currency, but still the value will remain.

Bitcoin has always been a golden future, in future, the other coin will not be able to counter bitcoin Bitcoin seems to be the digital currency of the future.

I think bitcoin will be in it's first place like it always do and it's price will still grow up. So i think it is a good time coming for all bitcoin investors.

Bitcoin have a fantastic future but in at that bitcoin need us to stay strong as a community because bitcoin has brought the first revolution in the world financial system and at that bitcoin will face a lot of challenges which need our support and positive mind set that will help it to succeed in the financial market, such as staying away from negative news and rumors that can cause panic in the community.

Bitcoin thoughts in the future are the price are more increasing, the transaction of investor are most faster and also all over the world bitcoin will become legal.

Bitcoin has the ability to make our future secure so, i think its future is great.

Bitcoin investors are looking for a long-term investment. that's why they chose Bitcoin because the knew that in the future, Bitcoin will arise and they will earn huge amount of money in here. so it's safe to assume that Bitcoin's future is stable and will be more secure than before.

It is possible that future blockchain platforms will have new developments. Bitcoin will handle the transaction quickly and the cost will be cheaper than it is now because bitcoin will be accepted as a form of payment for entire sites worldwide.

i think bitcoin future is great!and its great buying point right now.
after some days or months btc will go for another bull run and definately no one can touch btc that time.
so buy for long term.

maybe bitcoin will be more developed in the presence of it because follow the development of technology and times hopefully with it bitcoin will be more advanced and can be profitable in its investment

Since the market is regulated, everything will follow the clear rules, which are already known in advance. One contract will be made up of 5 bitcoins. The minimum spread of the bet (the so-called "tick") is $ 5. That is, for a futures buyer, each minimum price step will be $ 25 per contract. The purchase limit for one buyer will be 1000 contracts. Futures always have a limit on the number of contracts so that no one can manipulate the market (say, at a price of 15,000 for bitcoin it will be $ 75 million).

I have a strong though for the future of bitcoin and thatthought is a positive thought. It's high time anyone interested in bitcoin subscribed into it because the future  will be better.  More opportunities ahead  with bitcoin.

With bitcoin futures, the contract will be based on the price of bitcoin and speculators can place a "bet" on what they believe the price of bitcoin will be in the future. It enables investors to speculate on the price of bitcoin without actually having to own bitcoin.

I see the future of bitcoin is very bright, bitcoin is one solution of the future problems that exist, with digital currency all transactions can be more efficient, safe and comfortable.

Bitcoin was doing perfectly well until futures got involved with their price manipulation tactics. People should avoid futures and just invest in bitcoin itself, much more profitable for high long term gains

I saw a lot of people predicting a crash with no return when the market started bleeding and no one knew where the bottom is. Once the price stabilized and prices started going back up again the neigh-sayers got silent.

Bitcoin has survived even harder times. The price crashes and goes back up all the time because the market is volatile and it is not regulated. People can still get away with scams and that is what keeps the big investors away. I personally see a bright future for BTC because it really solves some serious problems in the world. Money transfer will become more reliable and, if everything goes as planned we won’t even need the banks anymore.

Also, I do not expect a big rise, of course, this crypto currency can weed out any jackpot and raise the price and popularity in the society of this sphere, but we need a lot of luck.

Bitcoin is not controlled by an institutions / banks or government bodies. Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency run on a network called blockchain. Bitcoin prices have gradual increase from past 5–6 years but this year there is a sudden decrease from 20K USD to 10K USD and experts warn that price may be even 10KUSD. The price is driven by news announcements.

It has extreme volatility. Investing in cryptocurrencies involves very high risk, as prices have been extremely volatile. Many experts are sceptical about bitcoin as an investment primarily because there is nothing for them to analyse. Vivek Belgavi, Partner and Fintech Leader, PwC says, “There isn’t enough of an ecosystem surrounding bitcoins to allow fundamental analysts to study it as an investment. People are therefore investing with imperfect information.

Bitcoin is a future promising cryptocurrency,i think bitcoin investors should start to buy today,because it is a great opportunity for them to earn more profits,if they will buy now and hold,and sell it if the price in the market will reach  on their deserve higher amount.

Bitcoin futures have been an intriguing addition to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. So far, they failed to make much of an impact. Although the overall volume seems to be going up, the Bitcoin price can do fine just without these financial vehicles. This begs the question as to whether or not Bitcoin futures even matter when looking at the bigger picture.
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Many other alternative currencies will have their moment in the limelight, but their lasting value will remain to be proven.However, based on measures of ecosystem size, and the number of developers and adopters of real projects, bitcoin and ethereum should remain dominant.

i think it will slowly grows up for years and in the future you can buy all products in all over the world for bitcoin as now by credit card

The future is unknown and no one has the cognitive ability to determine the future of these currencies, many of the news circulated but not true to them all false news

In my opinion, the future of byc is really hard to predict. But maybe in a positive way, btc will become the largest investment for great investors, not for all but some, in the future. Btc is really popular nowadays and almost most countries are adopting it, supporting btc and using it as kind of payment. Even though btc is risky and volatile, through the use of knowledge and understanding which results to many people believing to its potential.

As Bitcoin futures can be regulated on public exchanges, it gives people who were previously skeptical as a result of the lack of regulation, the confidence to invest. Institutional investors are more likely to offer Bitcoin futures to their clients as a viable investment option. It brings more liquidity to the market, making it easier to buy, sell and trade the cryptocurrency, and therefore much more lucrative. It opens up the Bitcoin market to a wider investor base, including countries where the trade of Bitcoin has been banned.

Good thinking and I like with your thoughts.
If more and more people are following bitcoin then I am sure the more visible future of bitcoin is because every day bitcoin development gets better so big opportunity for bitcoin investor in the future is very big. Moreover, bitcoin is difficult to be matched by other coins in both price and value in the market.

 ;) ;) I think the opportunity for bizarre investors. It will not do any harm to the physical growth.  ;) ;)

Just my personal view based on human history: digital currency is the future (credit card, money wires, PayPal already are non-paper versions and have been for decades) so as technology evolves, what physical or virtual form currency takes depends on available technology,and now we have blockchain catching up so fast. In time we will have enough crypto currencies competing with each other.

I think bitcoin will still be the king of the crypto market. In the future, I think bitcoin will be more popular and it will be closer in our lives.

I wouldn't be here if I didn't think that BTC is going to last.
We're just at the beginning of the crypto era.

Even though Bitcoin isn't doing as expected it still has great future and I strongly believe in it, I personally feel like Bitcoin just needs more time to settle down and when that happens everyone will be satisfied with the constant market.

My thought is very positive in Bitcoin.I think maximum people thinking is positive about Bitcoin.Because people easily believe in BTC.
BTC future more potential everyone believe that.I hope BTC actually long survival currency.

Sharp fluctuations in quotations can make doubts in the future bitcoin, but current volatility is only the first step in the process of stabilizing prices. Sooner or later, prices will approach the fundamental value (production costs), and volatility will fall. Eventually, this process can help Blockchyna and its crypto-foreigners to justify the expectations of enthusiasts and produce a technological revolution.

Though bitcoin is on a lower figure right now compare to last december 2018 but it still way up high compare to year 2008 when it was still cost almost nothing. I believe bitcoin will continue to evolve overtime and it will serve the community more. For better and efficient process.

Price will go down but not that much because bitcoin has created a favorable situation for the investors to come and invest and get the higher profit and all this is showing the serious high curve in the market price graph

Eventually bitcoin there still up and down price but dont need to be panic its for a while only.And more people embracing bitcoin.