If Bitcoin buble bursts eventually, how will Altcoins fare?

[shulc7]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

It seems to me most likely the devastation of bitcoins will be taken with all the other altcoins, since without it, it no longer has the same strength. But, there is a moment and doubt that something new will be created that will surprise us in the future!

[John Wick]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

If you call bitcoin as a bubble, you start with a huge mistake before asking your question. If bitcoin somehow dies, the rest of the coins should die as well. At least they would make crazy dumps and decline as a result.

[Irvinn]

If bitcoin - the bubble bursts, it will mean that the demand for it will fall for some reason and it will drop significantly in price, up to several hundred dollars. Such a variant of events can not be unequivocally excluded. I think it will not have much negative impact on the altcoyne. Most of them are created as a result of ICO for functioning in a certain sphere of human activity and it is the utility in this sphere that determines its value. Therefore, a sharp drop in the rate of bitcoin strongly on the image of altcoyins will not be affected. Perhaps a part of people at first will be wary of investing in the crypto currency in general, but the other part, instead of investing in bitcoin, will invest their money in proven altcoyins. From this altkoins will only benefit.

[withche.07]

Right after bitcoin bubble burst nearly %70-80 of altcoins will start dropping in price. All other people telling against are too optimistic. Altcoins are deeply connected to bitcoin.

[shaun98]

If bitcoin gets banned, I think all altcoins will be red, as most altcoins are pegged to btc. And if it is a bubble and it does burst, then all altcoins will definitely crash since bitcoin is considered the basis of crypto.

[CryptoScorpio]

Bitcoin is not a bubble first of all. There is a great technology behind bitcoin. The government has no rights to suppress a new technology with use. Don't worry about bans and all. This market has established and there is no bans but there will be regulations like taxes and all as government would make it legal tender.

[sarfwr]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

So altcoin will follow, and then the bubble bursts, the price drops rapidly, but before the bear market comes, it's still going to be crazy.

[coinSpecter32]

Based on the trend in the market. That when bitcoin moves all the altcoins follow, I guess it is safe to say that altcoins will be badly affected it the so called bitcoin bubble burst.

[panghae]

When btc bursts all alts will go down together with the king,if the btc goes sideways alts always grows.

[dinofelis]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

A ban is not what is threatening bitcoin.  Its clunkiness is.  Its ridiculous block sizes, electricity consumption and fees are.  Bitcoin represented > 80% of crypto in the beginning of 2017, and had always been at that level or higher.  Look at it now: less than 35% of the market (if we include the 20%-25% of dead coins), because of the silly block size limitation.

The real question is: what will happen to crypto when bitcoin loses its nr 1 position for good, like it lost its monopoly in 2017 because of clunkiness.

There are two answers if this happens:

1) bitcoin will slowly sink away like any old tech, taken over by better, and alt coins will prevail.
2) given that "eternal bitcoin" only lasted for 9 years or so, this pulls the floor under any other eternal crypto belief system, and crypto inflation kills the very idea of crypto scarcity.

So bitcoin losing no 1 position could be the liberating boom for crypto, or it could be the realisation that all this is just hot air, as just any dude can launch a new coin and dilute the crypto market with its inflation.

Of course, one can say that bitcoin will never lose its no 1 position.  Now let us think about that.  Real chain transactions seem to be limited forever to 1 MB blocks (optimized with segwit but very limited nevertheless).  Yes, the LN can be a banking layer on top of bitcoin, where the banks (the LN nodes) hold full bitcoin reserve.  Now, let us suppose that crypto increases still 10 or 20-fold in market cap in the coming years.  If bitcoin needs to stay no 1, it will most probably need to increase also 10-fold in market cap.  That means that mining costs and electricity consumption need to increase also 10-fold.  Is that still reasonable ?  Is bitcoin all by itself, going to consume as much electricity as Germany ?  If bitcoin reaches these values 12 years from now, there's less of a problem, because of the diminishing block reward.  But in the coming years, power consumption needs to remain proportional with block reward value.

This is why bitcoin cannot remain no 1 if crypto market cap is still going to rise a lot, and if bitcoin remains a PoW coin, which it most certainly will remain, if it cannot even change its block size.  And if it changes to PoS (which PoS), this will almost for sure be a contested hard fork, because all those people who invested in mining equipment will want to keep the PoW coin alive.

But if bitcoin goes down the drain, the whole belief system in crypto might go down the drain too.  Because what eternal belief can still be held up ?

[frost_wind]

Currently we can feel a presure from governments on crypto world . China government create a pressure on bitcoin miners because of high electric power consuption , but I dont believe this is a true reason . What will happen if bitcoin fall ? I think we can expect a crypto stagnation , which would affect all altcoins

[dificanovi]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

if there is a prohibition on accessing bitcoin on the internet then people who invest in bitcoin and altcoin will lose a lot, chances are there will be rebel society to the government in the country. but if the government only prohibits using bitcoin or altcoin as a means of payment then it does not matter because it can be bitcoin and altcoin can be converted into paper currency.

[Newboybb]

In fact, in 2018, you will see this kind of scenario, the BTC madness rises, so actcoin will undoubtedly follow up, and then the bear market will come.

[newegggo]

Currently we can feel a presure from governments on crypto world . China government create a pressure on bitcoin miners because of high electric power consuption , but I dont believe this is a true reason . What will happen if bitcoin fall ? I think we can expect a crypto stagnation , which would affect all altcoins

I don't think China government will have any further impact on bitcoin.
Bitcoin will stay here for long, and get stronger.

[cherryganda]

As we arrive 2018 analysts say this is likely the year the bitcoin bubble will burst, reason being that if it continues to push up the ceilling above the 20k dollar mark governments might impose strict controls or even outright ban in order to protect government issued fiat currencies. My question to us all is: How would an eventual ban on bitcoin effect Altcoins and the global crypto market? Please be constructive in your views.BTC

this will make a history if this happen, every alts are depending on bitcoin in the market price, if bitcoin will be gone then this is the time where ETH will rise too bad for the bitcoin holders and this is not good for all crypto community.