Cryptocurrency Price Volatility and Bitcoin Store-of-value Video

Does price volatility negatively impact bitcoin's use as a store of value? What contributes to volatility? Are there cartels in the cryptocurrency markets, manipulating prices? Why did so many people buy into bitcoin at the end of 2017?

Chapters
0:00 My "smart" friend says that the biggest barrier to mass adoption is price volatility. What do you think?
0:38 The economics at play
0:47 Bitcoin's use as a store of value or medium of exchange
1:03 Using bitcoin as a store of value, long-term perspective
1:40 Volatility is a matter of size
2:05 How is volatility dealt with in currency and capital markets?
2:37 Biggest contributor to volatility
3:35 How bitcoin will become less volatile
4:25 Do you believe there are cartels in the crypto space? There is a lot of noise about bitcoin being manipulated and such things. What do you think?
7:03 Bitcoin is $16,000. Should I buy now?


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