In the US alone, millions of jobs have been lost.
The official unemployment rate is about 14%.
20 million americans lost their job in the month of april.
According to standard chartered bank, 42 million lost their job in the same period.
This equates to a staggering 25 % unemployment rate.
This can be compared to the unemployment rate during the great depression which was about 20%
During the financial crisis of 2008 the unemployment rate was 10%.
When the economy opens back up, it will not be back at 100% directly, for a long time social distancing will reduce the earnings of small business,
and some employees will be layed off permanently
At the same time the SP 500 is about 10 % from highs, at a unprecedented time, and when the economy will most likely recover slowly.
Is this really sustainable?
Bitcoin is currently being tested as a safe haven.
Gold is seen as a traditional safe haven, and bitcoin is aspiring to be one.
It may or may not happen
The assumption is that there are only 21 million Bitcoin in total that can be mined, when the demand increases the price also increases.
Several famous investors have given their predictions on the future price of bitcoin.
Anthony Pompliano believes Bitcoin Price Climb to $100K Has Started, anf that it can hit $100,000 at the end of December 2021.
Tim Draper made a bold public call that the price of Bitcoin would reach $250,000 by the end of 2022 or early 2023.
In February 2020, Draper revealed that he quit stocks for crypto in late August 2019
Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones recently claimed that almost 2% of his equity is held in Bitcoin.
A common assumption, is that the history repeats, and there is a new bull run coming.
Looking at the charts with that assumption we will reach new highs around 10 times from latest lows of 3-4000 k, however it could also revisit the lows during the 2 years it has taken for the pattern to play out before.
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Could the price go up to $40000 by 2024?
Decentralized Finance is financial software built on the blockchain.
DeFi is an abbreviation of the phrase decentralized finance, which refers to digital assets, financial smart contracts, and decentralized applications.
Decentralized finance aims to create a financial system that’s open to everyone and minimizes one’s need to trust and rely on central authorities.
Blockchain give us the tools to collectively build and control a financial system without the need for central authorities.
A centralized system is based on trust.
With a blockchain network, you as an individual can verify any and every transaction that occurs on the blockchain.
Most DeFi applications are built on the Ethereum blockchain The world’s most popular programmable blockchain.
Developers can program applications on Ethereum that can create, store, and manage digital assets, also called tokens, on the blockchain.
These are called smart contracts or decentralized applications (DApps).
Decentralized finance has the opportunity to bring about a more resilient and transparent financial system.
There are for example DeFi dapps that allow you to create stablecoins, lend out money and earn interest on your crypto, take out a loan, or exchange one asset for another
A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to the US dollar
With Defi apps - you could go long or short assets, and implement automated, advanced investment strategies
blockalize.com is a successful IT company specializing in developing defi applications