On December 12, 2017, the inaugural edition of Incrementum’s quarterly “Crypto Research Report”(CRR) was presented. The CRR is a quarterly research publication providing analysis of the crypto currency markets especially for financial market participants.
Incrementum is convinced, that the new “blockchain” technology is here to stay. Therefore the team thrives to provide critical analysis on the developments in this highly dynamic and underresearched sector. In the following, please find some highlights of the report:
- Bubble or viable investment? The Cryptocurrency market soared from $18 billion in January 2017 to over $350 billion in December. Bitcoin witnessed an impressive 1300% increase in market capitalization during the past year. For the past month, Bitcoin has reached a new all time high every week. Yesterday, Bitcoin reached it’s all time high of over $17,000 per coin.
- Bitcoin is going through an unprecedented process of monetization and the cryptocurrency market is being financialized. However, significant risks prevail, especially from technological and regulatory side.
- Currently, few banks such as Bank Vontobel have entered the cryptocurrency arena while most incumbents watched from the sidelines. The first Bitcoin futures have recently been listed on the CBOE. Institutional money is expected to follow into the sector.
The Crypto Research Report can be downloaded from the following links:
Crypto Research Report – (60 pages) – English
Crypto Research Report – (62 pages) – Deutsch