By Marcus de Maria, Founder and Chairman of Investment Mastery
As cryptocurrencies have started to enjoy wider global acceptance in recent years, businesses and financial institutions have been slower to join the trend. Perhaps wisely, the business community has been more cautious in its approach to adopting cryptocurrencies than previously anticipated when Bitcoin first launched in 2009.
The tide is shifting though. The ever-changing digital marketplace has meant we’re now seeing increasingly more household name brands such as Microsoft, Google and Starbucks embracing payment in Bitcoin for some or all of its services or certainly trialling it. As 2022 draws to a close, over 15000 companies are excepting Bitcoin as payment around the world.
As more businesses take the plunge into the crypto world and off the back of one of the most volatile years in crypto history, what changes can we expect to see over the next year?
John Castro, CEO of Investment Mastery shares his 2023 cryptocurrency predictions below.
Like the stock markets the crypto market is struggling against a backdrop of high inflation, the soaring cost of living, and a recessionary environment. As such prices have dropped a lot. However, sit up and take note for businesses who are looking into cryptocurrencies, 2023 could be looking promising for these three key reasons:
- The entering of institutions: What we are seeing now and what we will be seeing more of in 2023 are institutions entering the market. Pension funds are adding cryptos to their assets for the first time, news broke earlier this year that BlackRock is partnering with Coinbase to deliver crypto to their customers, and Fidelity and Citigroup are joining with their millions of clients. As the market inevitably becomes more regulated, we can expect this trend to continue which will encourage market growth.
- The formation of partnerships: As well as reputable institutions entering the market, 2023 will be bolstered by new partnerships between crypto and big business. We’re seeing Amazon partnering with either Ethereum and Solana among other cryptocurrencies and blockchains to host their cloud service. This has made the idea of crypto payment more attractive to global business leaders. As more businesses adopt cryptocurrency, we are likely to see a more stable crypto market in 2023.
- Bad players leaving the game: Like any market, crypto has had its share of bad players. In 2022 the market lost a lot of value thanks to the likes of Celsius ftx. This has inevitably shaken investors’ faith having a knock-on effect on price. But as these bad payers are knocked out, we predict that much needed trust will be rebuilt throughout the next year which will help lead to an increase in value.
With reputable institutions entering the market, powerful partnerships being made and the removal of those giving crypto a bad name, the prediction for 2023 is that demand for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is only going to increase. With supply staying the same thanks to the very nature of crypto, we can expect the price to inevitably increase.
So could a Bull market be upon us in 2023? Time will tell but one thing is for sure, cryptocurrencies are here to stay. It’s time for businesses to put their game faces on…
About Investment Mastery
Founded in 2003, Investment Mastery is a premium training and education company delivering easy to follow and profitable trading and investing strategies.
Today, Investment Mastery delivers training seminars and workshops, online and live in-person, annually. They have educated over thousands of people across 25 countries, while also developing and delivering industry-leading online support and training that is delivered in three different languages.
Led by founder and chairman Marcus de Maria and his expert team of real traders and investors in the fields of stocks, cryptocurrencies and forex, Investment Mastery’s training education is influenced by the exact same proven techniques that Marcus uses to trade and invest his own money.
The team at Investment Mastery do not just help clients to strengthen their finances, but their mindset too. This helps clients uncover, address and breakthrough their limiting beliefs behind wealth creation and find their reasons ‘why’. This unique approach is what sets them apart from other wealth creation educators and is why clients achieve such incredible results.
