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Bitcoin S Curves - Hitting the Knee

9/16/2017

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If you use /r/bitcoin subscribers as a proxy for Bitcoin User adoption, we have had 2 ‘S’ Curves since Jan 2013 and possibly a 3rd coming. http://redditmetrics.com/r/Bitcoin
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Price has been much spikier than user growth.The red dots are monthly total subscribers. Watch for the big gaps.
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Widely adopted technologies often follow a long S Curve as documented by Carlotta Perez. Within this curve there are shorter S patterns.
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If Bitcoin becomes widely adopted and the Cambridge study is correct, we’re at 1993-4 in ‘Internet user adoption years.’ ​
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User adoption is smooth but collective trading is volatile. Comparing Nasdaq (red) price to Internet user growth (blue) reflects the adoption vs price difference.
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5. @Renegadeinvestor believes we are near the knee of the longer term S curve - 
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Kyle Bass expects a similar ‘step function’ at some stage, which he references in this interview.

​There is no guarantee Bitcoin will become widely adopted. The best adaptation of this idea to Bitcoin is Mike Casey’s Theory.  Worth reading in full. I’m just adding small details.  

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