Last bear market lasted 2 years. And unfortunately, the current market cap seems to support this option so far. As well autumn Bull runs had been starting usually in October.

Our customers would say so. The traffic we currently have was unseen since the time of XRP bull run this October.
Our support has asked some of them on chat why they decided to buy right now. Many of them expect, that it is the last moment of downtrend before the annual rally.

2018-2019 is the period of bear market (so was 2014-15). But now it is a bit different, as it is much harder to advertise for the crypto industry. Therefore you do not hear in media much information about cryptocurrencies, unless you are already an enthusiast.

Of course! In the last ten years, there had been just two major technological groundbreaking inventions: cryptocurrencies (with their blockchains) and quantum computers.
Still, what has to be stressed is that many ad and even mailing providers when hearing word "cryptocurrencies" tend to ban you/refuse to provide services.
This is why all the Linkkoin team is waiting for the introduction of regulations for the cryptocurrency environment.

Once this would be done, the daily trading volume would be back to levels comparable with those from December 2017.

One of the main characteristics of cryptocurrencies, in general, is their volatility. Last December we had seen the price of BTC to triple - for some investors this was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Still, claiming that BTC price is going to be stable is a wishful thinking. This is one of the reasons why many cryptocurrencies are still unpopular forms of payment.
But hypothetically, a stable cryptocurrency would be an ideal mean of payment, and this is why more and more stablecoins are invented. If combined with almost free and instant transactions - this can be a true digital currency.

Stability is needed if you want to use cryptocurrency as a mean of payment. Volatility is harmful for wide adoption of BTC. Current stability of Bitcoin price is caused by the people themselves, waiting for a start of rally like a year ago.

Unfortunately, there are countries which do not ban cryptocurrencies directly but instead make their purchase way more difficult, or too problematic to make it worth.
E.g. many exchanges (unlike us, Linkkoin crypto exchange) do not have available credit/debit card as a payment method. This is because financial authorities had been mentioning to the payment processors, that crypto trading operates in yet unspecified legal situation and payment providers do not want to take the risk.

A similar situation can be with people who trade cryptocurrencies for a living and their access to the banking system. We have read about cases in Poland, where banks were literally freezing bank accounts or terminating services to people trading cryptocurrencies.
As well another form of the practical ban would be taxation itself. Once again, Poland could be as an example. Their government claimed for some time, that each buy/sell transaction on cryptocurrencies should be taxed. As a result, taxation in practice would be expropriatory in nature. Eventually their government changed its mind, but several big exchanges moved their HQ abroad.

All the offices we have, are listed on the website.

I am sorry, but under recent decisions of Visa and Mastercard, most of the Arabic and African countries are excluded from the usage of credit/debit card. But still, you can use applepay.



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According to the charts, every 6-9 years we have some sort of recession/crisis. Right now we are about to exceed this period. It could be actually beneficial for the crypto community - during the time of crisis, investors switch from stocks to "safe havens", like precious metals. And there is a high chance, the same fate can be shared with cryptocurrencies. Especially BTC, as many call it "digital gold"

Dear Bitcointalk users,
We would like to present you Linkkoin cryptocurrency with HQ in London. 
For now, on our website https://linkkoin.com you can buy 10 cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, EOS, LTC, XMR, ETC, ZEC, REP

What makes us different from our competitors?

1. Unlike most of our competitors, we do accept credit and debit card payments, as well as apple pay.
2. Verification is not required to make a purchase, but one time before first withdrawal to your wallet.
3. Verification of customer on Linkkoin does not take weeks (but please be aware, that during the night/weekends/holidays our compliance department may not be available!).
4. We do not have any hidden fees. The price you see is including all fees.

If you would like to meet us in person, you have a chance very soon. We will attend the Web Summit 2018 conference in Lisbon.
Our stand number is A-342, we are exhibiting on Thursday, Nov 8 and we will be more than glad to meet you live! 

Bitcoin is a heavy-weight champion, 53% of the total trading volume of all almost 2000 cryptocurrencies (in other words - Bitcoin is traded more than all of the other cryptos COMBINED). When Bitcoin sneezes, all cryptos catch a cold.

This year situation reminds 2014. The bear market lasted until 2015.
Is 2019 going to be the end of the bear market? There are two possibilities available, and both are dependent on authorities across the globe and their approach to cryptocurrencies.

In the very worst case scenario (like EU-UK negotiations resulting in a huge negative economic and financial impact), GBP will plummet. Therefore many people could be buying Bitcoin and other cryptos as a form of a safe haven for their savings. Depending on the number of buyers and the value of their purchases, this could even start an uptrend.

Yet in general, it should not have any significant impact.

In 2014 people had also been talking that BTC is dead and HODLers were considered as a bunch of naive people. And we should remember, that precisely a year ago, price of BTC was $5900. So then even in a bear market, we are higher, than when skyrocketing bull one started.

If you are looking for a British company, I would like to recommend our cryptocurrency exchange Linkkoin. Especially if you want to buy it fast using your credit/debit card. Still, if you want to keep BTC for years I strongly recommend you to transfer it to cold/hardware wallet. No matter with whom you buy it.

It depends on what are you planning to do with BTC.

If you buy cryptocurrencies to use them as a payment method and you do not store them for long - most of the exchanges will be fine (obviously if you do not purchase BTC for tens of thousands of dollars). Some of them store cryptos only with their online wallets (least safe), other ones (like Linkkoin), have dedicated systems of storing to increase safety. Nevertheless, in the case of a sophisticated hack, there is always a threat that even the best safety measures will fail. This applies as well to cases when you store your wallet on a regular USB stick, computer or any other device with access to the internet.

On the totally opposite spectrum, you have cold wallets. These cannot be hacked by their very nature, like sheets of paper or some metal plates. But what cannot be forgotten is the fact, that you can get them destroyed (like paper getting burnt) or simply stolen by someone knowing you have them (because for the most of the thieves idea of cryptocurrency wallet is unknown).

The dedicated hardware wallets like Trezor are intended to combine the best elements of both. Potentially safe from hacks, when destroyed/damaged (what can always happen) you have a backup. Still, not many people are convinced to them, and some complain that their usage can be problematic and still those wallets require a connection with a device with access to the internet.

To sum up - if you do not buy cryptocurrencies in big amounts and you do not store them for a long time, keeping on exchanges is fine. Yet if you buy a cryptocurrency with an intention of holding it for a long time, and waiting for such skyrocketing as from 2015 low to 2017 high, then it is way better to simply use a cold wallet or dedicated hardware one.   

This year we are in a bear market with the whole cryptocurrency ecosystem. The bear market was strengthened, because most of the ad providers of big companies refuse to promote cryptocurrency related companies (no matter if they are a scam or not). Still, we should remember, that today low prices of BTC are a few times higher than lows of 2017.

Maybe not Bitcoin, but some other cryptos could do that (with very low transfer fees and almost instant transaction time) at some moment. For now, the main drawback of cryptocurrencies to be used as a payment method is their volatility.