Bitcoin: What to Expect in 2018
This is the first of a series of videos where I'll be discussing what we can expect to see in terms of development for various cryptocurrencies in 2018.
Enjoy!
This is the first of a series of videos where I'll be discussing what we can expect to see in terms of development for various cryptocurrencies in 2018.
Enjoy!
Thanks you for your video. Will you like to put it on d-tube?
2018 will be even bigger.
Great video Louis! I have been following you on youtube since may-june 2017, and you are still doing a really great job. I'm looking forward seeing videos from you in 2018 as well.
Yeah great down-to-earth content!
SegWit
I think all big players will support SegWit this year, due to LN:
Lightning Network ⚡️
I'm curious if LN really works as expected. I have my reservations. If it works it will be a very good year and the rise will continue. On the other hand, if the LN does not work it could also be catastrophic.
Privacy features
I like privacy coins and their features, but I don't want bitcoin using them. If you are into privacy you have a lot of alternatives to BTC. I could see governments have problems with these privacy coins due to AML and stuff like that. And that's why I think it would be smart for BTC not using any such features. This can make it more "legal". A lot of people still think it's the silk road coin, why feeding them with adding a privacy feature if you can use other coins for such putposes?
Sidechains (RSK)
Didn't look into it. I have an opinion but I don't want to publish it as long as I don't understand everything.
Schnorr-Signature
No downsides and it helps bitcoin to scale and it is a spam protection. Great!
Atomic swaps
The future. This is essential. Not only to do atomic swaps between BTC, LTC, VTC and other BTC forks. The future is to do it with other blockchains like Ethereum. One big thing TenX is developing is the COMIT network. This is a project I'm very bullish on.
Hopefully this will be a big market change. I'm in the camp that what's good for one crypto is good for all. The more useful and cutting edge this tech can get, the more appetite the market will have for new investors.
I agree
Great overview of the 2018 roadmap.
You're the reason we joined this platform, thank you for your work.
2018 will be the year of cryptocurrencies! A crypto rush that will kill all fiat!
You've made a lot of videos and I have enjoyed every one of them. keep up the great work!
This is the first time watching and wow! So informative! A am relatively new to this world, so I really appreciate videos with explanations that are easy to follow!
Bitcoin's prospects are bleak. I don't believe it will die or crash to zero. But it wont be able to compete with alt coins. For example Ripple is basically just a better version of the lightning network out of the box. Ripple is a cheaper entry point, its centralized in the same ways that the lightning network will be.
Bitcoin is already dead in terms of its ability to profit from HODL mentality. You wont be able to have gains that compete with literally any other coin. The only people who make money from BTC right now is day trading. Most people will only lose money from BTC at this point.
edit : Self upvote for visibility.
I think btc is just waiting for its next big move!