Game Theory On Global Scale - An Armsrace For Bitcoin Is Inevitable - Get Ready For The Launch!

in bitcoin •  7 years ago 

Bitcoin has gone through a strong bear market and it looks like the price is bottoming out. While the market was crashing extremely positive things were happening under the hood. Scaling finally happened through Segwit, batching and Lightning Network, adoption increased and big players came in. I think something is brewing and we could soon experience an armsrace between powerful players who all want a part of the Bitcoin pie.

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What will happen when rich and powerful entities find out that they can’t control or destroy Bitcoin while they see that it keeps growing?

The result when something is valuable and can’t be destroyed or controlled

When bankers, governments and other elite’s realize that they can’t stop or control Bitcoin they will try to own an as big as possible part of the blockchain in an attempt to maintain the power they currently have. The only way to do so is to mine or buy Bitcoin.

Since the supply of Bitcoins is limited, the price will go up when they buy big amounts. Who comes first will have the best price and be able to buy a bigger share with the money that is allocated to this investment and become more Bitcoin rich eventually. When they realize this a real race could appear to buy the available Bitcoins before one another does.

When an armsrace is born we will see a bull market that is never seen before. The supply dries up because nobody want to sell and the demand skyrockets, but can’t be filled.

Bitcoin works on game theory: Denial will be punished and acceptance will be rewarded

Bitcoin is a global phenomenal and players around the world will eventually act in self interest when they decide how to react to Bitcoin. All the banks can agree that Bitcoin is dangerous for their business model, but when they see they can profit enormously by getting involved early many of them will do so.

Governments will all agree that Bitcoin undermines their ability to control, but when they see they can flourish when they attract the innovation first, there will always be countries to allow it. The nice thing is that the ones to accept it will gain hugely, and the ones to deny it will lose out.

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Bitcoin works because of game theory on multiple levels

An example is China. After the crypto ban Chinese citizen are still trading, but the fees are now earned in Hongkong, Singapore, Korea and Japan and Chinese miners are now mining and paying taxes in crypto friendly countries like Canada. All talent and capital moves oversees to enrich other countries and decreased innovation in China is the result.

In the years to come China will be punished by the market because they don't earn anything and all innovation moves away, while their citizen are still trading Bitcoin and using it for capital flights. Meanwhile, the crypto friendly countries will attract new talent, startups and huge amounts of capital. Eventually China will have to surrender and allow crypto’s to not be left behind. Imagine a country that banned the internet twenty years ago, it obviously would be a 3rd world country today.

The first events to trigger an armsrace are already here

In the last year news came out that will make other players realize that they will be left behind when they don’t get involved soon. When this adds up it is inevitable that a tipping point will be reached where nobody has a choice other than getting involved immediately. These events are just the beginning:

Japan could add 0.3% to GDP because of Bitcoin

It is estimated that Japan added about 0.3% to their GDP in 2017 because of Bitcoin. This is not so much yet, but if you imagine that adoption goes exponential and the price could go exponential this year, it easily could be a few percent this year and even more next year. Other countries will see this example and follow suit. Remember that Japan is a big economy, so a small country will have a way easier job to add a few percent to it’s GDP.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-could-be-adding-03-to-japanese-gdp-2017-12

Binance is moving to Malta

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is moving to Malta because of regulatory pressure. Malta will gain enormously since 8 days of trading volume of Binance is more than the total yearly GDP of Malta. Other small jurisdictions will see this example and some might follow…….

http://www.atimes.com/article/worlds-biggest-crypto-exchange-leaves-asia-malta/

Square market cap surges 15%

Square, a trading app recently introduced cryptocurrencies to their platform. Since then the total market capitalization of this company rose with 15%. Other companies will see this opportunity and follow.

https://btcnewstoday.net/19-billion-squares-market-cap-surges-15-due-to-its-bitcoin-venture/

Bulgaria earns 20% of national dept by HODLing seized Bitcoins

The Bulgarian government seized 500 million in Bitcoins a while ago, and because they HODLed them, they were worth 3,6 billion last December. This is enough to pay of 20% of their national dept. An even bigger deal is the fact that this is an example for the rest of the world that just HODLing Bitcoin in the treasury, could potentially hedge for the entire dept of a nation!

https://www.rt.com/business/412700-bulgaria-shocked-bitcoin-piles/

If you cant beat it, join it…….

In the last year we saw many bankers literally turn 180 decrees on the subject of Bitcoin. This is exactly what I described in this post: They figure out that they can’t destroy, deny or control Bitcoin, so they have to join to remain relevant:

Jamie Dimon

Jamie Dimon is probably the most famous example. After crashing the market by calling Bitcoin a fraud and claiming to fire all his employees trading it, he changed his mind after a few months and started to trade himself.

George Soros

In the beginning of the year he claimed that Bitcoin is not useful as a currency but just a bubble. A few weeks later the announcement came out that his family office will start to trade cryptocurrencies.

Rockefellars

Just after Soros the news came out that the Rockefellars will start to invest in the cryptocurrency industry through their investment firm Venrock.

HODL and wait patiently till the tipping point is reached

Today most people agree that Bitcoin is here to stay and after years of denial it is time for realization that it is the future. More and more legacy players start to figure out that they should get involved to remain relevant in the new world.

I expect a tipping point to be reached sooner than later where all the players will rush to get in first. If this happens we will see a FOMO we have never seen before and it will be impossible to wait to buy the dip. If you want to enjoy the biggest moonshot ever, you should be HODLing now!

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION!

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Bitquin is a very difficult coin
No one can predict what their future will be but to strengthen their big hostel
Encryption has become complicated
Excellent article, my friend

This method will be very hard and costly for themm.at the end they will giveup on it

as you said ,If you cant beat it, join it
that is the main point.
once people will realise that it cant be beaten
they have to take a step ahead and join the revolution.they all will do it with their choice

this is so great. you got the great point here

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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

While bitcoin on the rise, what will happened to alts. Will it follow bitcoin path or experiencing blood bath?

Your post is so beautiful 💜 and your characters are more beautiful I hope you comment on this comment and I

it will take a while before binance gets set up in Malta.

that would mean that the best USD/Crypto exchange in the next few months is probably still coinbase or COSS when they implement fiat at the end of the month.

@michiel do you think governments will buy bitcoin? Your article pushes the boundaries and makes us think of the opportunities that lay ahead. Great post!

This is attractive, keep on. Resteemed

To many in the cryptocommunity, it’s beginning to look like BCH and BTC are playing king of the hill, and this arms race has invited speculation from both sides as to what’s going to come of this fluctuation.

crypto's are future.

very good exposure, this aka interesting to be studied, hopefully bitcoin will run well.

I love game theory, it was probably one of the most interesting subjects of my degree in Economics and I can understand some points that you pointed out in the post.

HODL is the answer for every panic in the markets, but it is very important to sell high and take your profits, then you can buy back in, or live your life already financed by money made on crypto.