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    Home » Crypto News » Bitcoin Still Has an Uncertain Future: Citibank Analysts

    Bitcoin Still Has an Uncertain Future: Citibank Analysts

    Author: Mandy Williams

    Last Updated Mar 1, 2021 @ 20:05

    Analysts from the multinational investment bank, Citibank, have recently opined that bitcoin is on the verge of either becoming adopted on a mainstream level or collapsing from over-speculation.

    In a 100-page deep-dive report dubbed “Bitcoin, at the Tipping Point,” Citibank’s global perspectives and solutions team noted that the cryptocurrency could potentially “become the currency of choice for international trade.”

    The analysts acknowledged that the massive interest shown by several large institutional investors like Tesla, Microstrategy, and PayPal is one of the major propellants for the digital asset gaining mainstream adoption.

    The team further noted that several other factors, including a wide range of digital payment options like stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), could also increase the chances of bitcoin adoption for cross-border settlements.

    An Uncertain Future

    The report also pointed out that a side-by-side comparison of the risks associated with bitcoin and the opportunities it presents makes it very easy to conclude that the digital asset is at a tipping point.

    They wrote:

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     “There are a host of risks and obstacles that stand in the way of Bitcoin progress… Weighing the potential hurdles against the opportunities leads to the conclusion that Bitcoin is at a tipping point… Bitcoin’s future is thus still uncertain, but developments in the near term are likely to prove decisive as the currency balances at the tipping point of mainstream acceptance or a speculative implosion.”

    Bitcoin Going Mainstream Already 

    The concluding part of the report quoted the famous philosopher, Schopenhauer, who said,

    “All Truths pass through three stages, first it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

    The team states that the positive change in stance on issues about bitcoin by several financial institutions very well prove these words of Schopenhauer, which he said more than 150 years before the bitcoin idea was born.

    Several banks had actively shunned bitcoin in the past, arguing that it has no intrinsic value as it is allegedly backed by mere speculations from its proponents.

    However, bitcoin’s immense growth has forced its former critics to re-evaluate their stance and join the bitcoin adoption trend. Some of the biggest banks in the world have started offering bitcoin services to their clients.

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    Mandy Williams is a freelance writer and a crypto fanatic. Mandy believes in the disrupting power of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology; hence she's on a mission to help spread the good news about the crypto industry. She loves teaching and currently pursuing a career in marketing. Contact Mandy: Twitter

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