Impact of Covid

[jossiel]

I'm thinking of the same thing because of the stimulus but it wouldn't be that much to expect. I'm eager to see the impact of halving rather than what's next when this virus is gone.

OP is right that market is driven by the demand and it's what we all know about bitcoin. We're just expecting something that will force it to go up and also encourage us during this time when it's very difficult to rely on our sources.

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[bhabygrim]

I kind of assumed as much.
I mean Covid caused a big stir and created alot of panic.
Panic meaning people losing their jobs or not getting paid, so I can understand people liquidating their coin to spend $$$ to feed them and their families.
This money will come back and much more after all this Covid stir is dealt with.
My prediction is, buy now.

I have the same thought about it and I also think that once the covid is dealt and everything goes back to normal the price would start to go up again.
The only question is how long would it takes to get everything back to normal when people could walk freely and work without a fear again.

[noknowledge]

I think we will see everything in the coming weeks.

[o_e_l_e_o]

if you're talking about the safe haven I guess you would need to look for stable coins instead because the market of Bitcoin is volatile

Anything pegged to the value of fiat is not a safe haven. People look for safe haven assets precisely because fiat is constantly being devalued. If you are considering holding stable coins as a store of value, then it would be much less risky to just hold fiat, as you aren't exposing yourself to the additional risks of shady third parties like Bitfinex/Tether.

I feel value of Bitcoin wouldn't exist if fiat was not injected into it.

Why not? It is entirely possible to transact entirely within the bitcoin ecosystem, without ever touching or even considering fiat. I can get paid for work in bitcoin, use that bitcoin to purchase goods, and the merchant can use that bitcoin to pay their staff or suppliers. No fiat necessary.

[danherbias07]

And then, how could people buy bitcoin in this times?
More like a spending time than saving more or investing with something.

My piggy bank is already broken by now since I don't want to spend much of my bitcoin because of the cheap exchange rate.
I cannot buy more since there is no work to be done and they won't let you go to your office.
So, the impact might be the other way, for now.

[FanatMonet]

I kind of assumed as much.
I mean Covid caused a big stir and created alot of panic.
Panic meaning people losing their jobs or not getting paid, so I can understand people liquidating their coin to spend $$$ to feed them and their families.
This money will come back and much more after all this Covid stir is dealt with.
My prediction is, buy now.

I have the same thought about it and I also think that once the covid is dealt and everything goes back to normal the price would start to go up again.
The only question is how long would it takes to get everything back to normal when people could walk freely and work without a fear again.

The time when it will be safe to walk along the street comes no earlier than the vaccine against coronavirus is invented, and perhaps some more effective methods of supporting the sick. But the vaccine still needs to be distributed, I think that in the best case, we will win no earlier than September, in the worst, the fight will be all year.

[coupable]

About the recent pandemic viral attack
I do not expect people to be thinking the price of crypto will increase in such time. Some people still do not know about bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies as of today, some people still trade bitcoin for fiat because of the corona virus just to secure themselves or to treat the disease. This was the cause of the recent bear market in which investors were panic and sell their cryptocurrencies  for fiat.

I can see the most analysis want to relate the bitcoin's price crash with corona pandemic directly, which is far to be true in my opinion. We faced many crashes in the past, bitcoin is almost known by its huge volatility which leads more people to invest waiting the next pump. Volatility had always its reasons based on a variety of factors {mining difficulty, block reward,...}. But actually, all the sectors in global economy are falling down, some would reach the bottom within few months, while bitcoin still keep volatility ups and downs like it was before the crisis. And don't expect people to use crypto as a contactless system of paiement, there is already card banks and apps associated to bank accounts.
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I think somehow this virus really affect one's country from time to time as its transmission is progressively increasing. Some other countries can handle this stock market crash like China, they are the one who should be responsible for the virus because it originated from them but still their stock market is not that affected. The true impact of Covid-19 in cryptocurrency is good, no one can go outside, all of the payments and transactions are in a form of online or digital. Bitcoin really was made for that besides as a store of value, it is really help and effective as a mode of payment for our bills, goods, or other expenses. This crisis will help promote the advantages and effects of crypto in our market and that will result to a mass adoption. But still the price of bitcoin is still in recovery so we still need to manage our bitcoin if we need to sell or hold it for a long period of time.

I do agree with you that covid19 should have a positive impact over bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general, but you forgot to mention that digital methods of paiements like bank cards/apps are taking place widely as an alternative to cash. We still need more time to see crypto taking place in regular daily paiements. This is why, imo, the crisis actually serves digital paiements in general, but once the fiat value shut down or we reach the end of the crisis, bitcoin and other cryptos will get more interests from people who will start looking for other methods preparing to future possible crisis.
For now, let's wait and see what will happen with the global economy.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

But in the fact when the recession come or something bad that happened on some country who affect the economic is not run normaly the people only believe that sell all of his asset/investment and hold money fiat or some of them choose gold as final destination. They right actually, choosing gold will never make them lose maybe just have a little chance to lose.

As you have said, bitcoin was fallen when the recession came and that will be happened as well whe the recession are coming again. So it doesn't makes sense when the corona virus gone the price of bitcoin will surge drastically, although it happens maybe the reason for the increase will be halving event that I think it is rational.

[pragna]

Most people thought that after the virus outbreak, money would go into Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin is considered to be the only ‘’safe-haven’’ asset at the time of crisis. But Bitcoin collapsed by 15% after the virus outbreak, thereby defying people’s expectations.

However, it is to be remembered that the value of Bitcoin is driven by demand and not on factors like interest rates and GDP than other fiat currencies depend on. Therefore, the prices of Bitcoin though showing volatility is most of the time, still remain steady when other markets fall.

Sir, where you saw ''crypto market still remain steady'' ? Market already fall down and we saw it when COVID-19 attack in Chaina. Yes BTC is driven by demand but people not doing straggle for their life so that demand is zero at this moment. So market go down and i think it will take time 6 month to come back again.

[rathaha10]

Most people thought that after the virus outbreak, money would go into Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin is considered to be the only ‘’safe-haven’’ asset at the time of crisis. But Bitcoin collapsed by 15% after the virus outbreak, thereby defying people’s expectations.

However, it is to be remembered that the value of Bitcoin is driven by demand and not on factors like interest rates and GDP than other fiat currencies depend on. Therefore, the prices of Bitcoin though showing volatility is most of the time, still remain steady when other markets fall.

I totally agree with you and lots of people have misconceptions about cryptocurrency, I think it's time we all accept the reality behind cryptocurrency and not what's written on the papers. Bitcoin is not a safe-Haven and as such cannot flourish at the expense of global crisis. Cryptocurrency sector is just a digitized financial institution  that ought to provide a decentralized digital currency to give people the ultimate control to manage their financial activities without much interference of a third party and just like every investment options, the price of every cryptocurrency is determined by the force of demand and supply and these two economic theories depend majorly on global situation and as such bitcoin can only flourish when the global economy is thriving

[tsaroz]

Most people thought that after the virus outbreak, money would go into Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin is considered to be the only ‘’safe-haven’’ asset at the time of crisis. But Bitcoin collapsed by 15% after the virus outbreak, thereby defying people’s expectations.

However, it is to be remembered that the value of Bitcoin is driven by demand and not on factors like interest rates and GDP than other fiat currencies depend on. Therefore, the prices of Bitcoin though showing volatility is most of the time, still remain steady when other markets fall.

Some people may have thought that but it's the first time since the founding of bitcoin that this degree of viral pandemic have affected the world. Our predictions about economics probably didn't covered this situation.  And as the price of USD is decreasing, the bitcoin too seems to be decreasing with it as almost everywhere it's now paired with USD.

[Asuspawer09]

Most people thought that after the virus outbreak, money would go into Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin is considered to be the only ‘’safe-haven’’ asset at the time of crisis. But Bitcoin collapsed by 15% after the virus outbreak, thereby defying people’s expectations.

However, it is to be remembered that the value of Bitcoin is driven by demand and not on factors like interest rates and GDP than other fiat currencies depend on. Therefore, the prices of Bitcoin though showing volatility is most of the time, still remain steady when other markets fall.

I think the real effects of the COVID 19 virus in the cryptocurrency was still not yet happening since because of the lockdown a lot of business was not operating and I think after a few months that is the times we are going to experience the effects of the virus in the cryptocurrency, Also I think even at any moment or not as safe-haven I think bitcoin was still the safest cryptocurrency where you could invest your money with. Since it is the top cryptocurrency around the world for sure the demand of bitcoin here is surely not going to go down or reach zero easily.

[kryptqnick]

nobody could predict how bitcoin reacts to a worldwide economy crash and we still can't. but one thing has always been clear that bitcoin is never directly affected by any of the things that go on in the world such as the viral pandemics. the fact that price dropped is more about panics and market manipulation which could not have been predicted or prevented.

i don't like calling bitcoin an "asset" let another a "safe-haven asset"! bitcoin is a secure and unique alternative to the centralized fiat system. and that is one of the main reasons why we never see bitcoin follow any other markets movements. and also that is what gives bitcoin all its potential in the long term.

Well, I guess it was possible to make an educated guess about Bitcoin's near future at the beginning of the year because that's what Antonopolous did: https://cointelegraph.com/news/2-months-ago-andreas-antonopoulos-explained-why-bitcoin-would-crash. His arguments made sense to me, and after his prediction became reality I've watched an interview where he talked about Bitcoin's prospects in the time of economic crisis. It was quite evident that he agreed we cannot predict the long-term Bitcoin behavior, and I think we still can't. But I guess it was to a certain extent predictable that Bitcoin would go down at first, even though I did not expect that.