Interview conducted by Dominique Berns (Le Soir)
Bitcoin reached a new all-time high on Tuesday, driven by the excitement in the cryptocurrency sector since the approval on the American market of a new type of investment accessible to a wider audience.
Its rise, since last fall, was interrupted in December and January.
But it has picked up again in recent weeks.
Thus, its value has more than doubled since mid-October.
Decoding with Bruno Colmant, economist and member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
THE EVENING. - For several weeks, bitcoin has been rising sharply again. For what ?
Bruno COLMANT. -
Several reasons can explain this.
First: a form of credibility has been established.
Bitcoin has established itself as the dominant cryptocurrency, compared to the thousands of others that existed two or three years ago.
In a way, the market has been siphoned off a bit.
Second: bitcoin benefits from recognition…
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