{"id":33607,"date":"2022-10-30T13:16:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=33607"},"modified":"2022-10-30T13:16:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T13:16:05","slug":"ethereum-founder-issues-controversial-bitcoin-and-crypto-warning-amid-wild-price-swings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=33607","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Founder Issues \u2018Controversial\u2019 Bitcoin And Crypto Warning Amid Wild Price Swings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bitcoin<br \/>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/digital-assets\/assets\/bitcoin-btc\/\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ga-track=\"Ticker:BTC\" data-vars-event-label=\"ticker:BTC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"BTC\">BTC<\/a><br \/>\n , ethereum and the wider crypto market is grappling with a brutal bear market and looming regulation that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/23\/flood-into-crypto-bitcoin-poised-for-an-unexpected-sp-500-earthquake-after-2-trillion-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-price-crash\/?sh=5d006baa1fcf\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/23\/flood-into-crypto-bitcoin-poised-for-an-unexpected-sp-500-earthquake-after-2-trillion-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-price-crash\/?sh=5d006baa1fcf\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/23\/flood-into-crypto-bitcoin-poised-for-an-unexpected-sp-500-earthquake-after-2-trillion-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-price-crash\/?sh=5d006baa1fcf\" aria-label=\"could be poised to catapult bitcoin and crypto into the S&amp;P 500\" rel=\"noopener\">could be poised to catapult bitcoin and crypto into the S&amp;P 500<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\" aria-label=\"Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset &amp; Blockchain Advisor and successfully navigate the $2 trillion bitcoin and crypto market crash\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\">Subscribe<\/em><\/strong><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\"> <\/em><strong data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\">now to <\/em><\/strong><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\">Forbes&#8217; CryptoAsset &amp; Blockchain Advisor <\/em><strong data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletters\/forbescryptoassetadvisor\/?utm_source=billybambrough&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cryptocodex\">and successfully navigate the $2 trillion bitcoin and crypto market crash<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bitcoin price has surged this week, climbing over the closely-watched $20,000 per bitcoin level, while ethereum has added almost 25% since this time last week\u2014with some predicting <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/29\/huge-prediction-shows-bitcoin-could-rocket-sooner-than-you-think-after-2-trillion-crypto-and-ethereum-price-crash\/?sh=2393bae3195d\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/29\/huge-prediction-shows-bitcoin-could-rocket-sooner-than-you-think-after-2-trillion-crypto-and-ethereum-price-crash\/?sh=2393bae3195d\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/29\/huge-prediction-shows-bitcoin-could-rocket-sooner-than-you-think-after-2-trillion-crypto-and-ethereum-price-crash\/?sh=2393bae3195d\" aria-label=\"the bitcoin price could return to its all-time highs sooner than previously thought\" rel=\"noopener\">the bitcoin price could return to its all-time highs sooner than previously thought<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin, one of the most respected voices in the bitcoin and crypto community, has issued a &#8220;controversial&#8221; crypto adoption warning\u2014<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/08\/07\/opening-the-floodgates-crypto-braced-for-a-10-trillion-earthquake-as-the-price-of-bitcoin-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-swing\/?sh=7dae72fd7c75\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/08\/07\/opening-the-floodgates-crypto-braced-for-a-10-trillion-earthquake-as-the-price-of-bitcoin-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-swing\/?sh=7dae72fd7c75\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/08\/07\/opening-the-floodgates-crypto-braced-for-a-10-trillion-earthquake-as-the-price-of-bitcoin-ethereum-bnb-xrp-solana-cardano-and-dogecoin-swing\/?sh=7dae72fd7c75\" aria-label=\"flying in the face of growing excitement that crypto could be hurtling toward a $10 trillion earthquake\" rel=\"noopener\">flying in the face of growing excitement that crypto could be hurtling toward a $10 trillion earthquake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s in a brutal bear market that you need up-to-date information the most! <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#49ee29f83534\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#49ee29f83534\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#49ee29f83534\" aria-label=\"Sign up now for the free CryptoCodex\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#49ee29f83534\">Sign up now for the free <em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#49ee29f83534\">CryptoCodex<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2014<strong>A daily newsletter for traders, investors and the crypto-curious that will keep you ahead of the market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"embed-base link-embed link-embed--long-title embed-2 color-body color-body-border\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/29\/huge-prediction-shows-bitcoin-could-rocket-sooner-than-you-think-after-2-trillion-crypto-and-ethereum-price-crash\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/29\/huge-prediction-shows-bitcoin-could-rocket-sooner-than-you-think-after-2-trillion-crypto-and-ethereum-price-crash\/\" aria-label=\"Huge Prediction Shows Bitcoin Could Rocket Sooner Than You Think After $2 Trillion Crypto And Ethereum Price Crash\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">MORE FROM FORBES<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">Huge Prediction Shows Bitcoin Could Rocket Sooner Than You Think After $2 Trillion Crypto And Ethereum Price Crash<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Billy Bambrough<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin is one of the most influential voices in the bitcoin and crypto <span class=\"plus\" data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><span class=\"expanded-caption\"> space. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><small>\u00a9 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think we should be enthusiastically pursuing large institutional capital at full speed,&#8221; Buterin <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1586557896351186944\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1586557896351186944\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1586557896351186944\" aria-label=\"posted\">posted<\/a> to Twitter, calling the take &#8220;maybe-controversial.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m actually kind of happy a lot of the [exchange-traded funds] are getting delayed. The ecosystem needs time to mature before we get even more attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crypto market has cheered multiple &#8220;huge milestones&#8221; in recent months, including news BlackRock<br \/>\n  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/blackrock\" class=\"ticker-link\" data-ga-track=\"Ticker:BLK\" data-vars-event-label=\"ticker:BLK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"BLK\">BLK<\/a><br \/>\n , the world\u2019s largest asset manager with $10 trillion in assets under management, has partnered with major crypto exchange Coinbase to provide its institutional clients with access to bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Financial services giant Fidelity this week surveyed over 1,000 institutional investors, finding almost 75% of them plan to buy cryptocurrencies in the future, it was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/74-of-institutions-plan-to-buy-crypto-fidelity-survey\/\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/74-of-institutions-plan-to-buy-crypto-fidelity-survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/blockworks.co\/74-of-institutions-plan-to-buy-crypto-fidelity-survey\/\" aria-label=\"reported\">reported<\/a> by <em>Blockworks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the launch of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) helped the bitcoin price hit its all-time high of almost $70,000\u2014boosting the ethereum price and other major cryptocurrencies. Since then, a handful of applications for a fully-fledged U.S. bitcoin ETF have been rejected by regulators.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, much of the crypto debate has focused on looming regulations in the U.S. and worldwide that some fear could stifle innovation and development. Crypto billionaire and chief executive of the FTX crypto exchange Sam Bankman-Fried has attracted criticism for proposals that would see users of automated decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols required to share their data with companies and regulators. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#2451f12d3534\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#2451f12d3534\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#2451f12d3534\" aria-label=\"Sign up now for CryptoCodex\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#2451f12d3534\">Sign up now for <em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/newsletter\/cryptocodex\/#2451f12d3534\">CryptoCodex<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u2014A free, daily newsletter for the crypto-curious<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"embed-base link-embed link-embed--long-title embed-5 color-body color-body-border\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/27\/this-could-be-massive-elon-musk-sparks-sudden-1-trillion-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-surge-as-ethereum-and-dogecoin-rocket\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billybambrough\/2022\/10\/27\/this-could-be-massive-elon-musk-sparks-sudden-1-trillion-bitcoin-and-crypto-price-surge-as-ethereum-and-dogecoin-rocket\/\" aria-label=\"'This Could Be Massive'-Elon Musk Sparks Sudden $1 Trillion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Surge As Ethereum And Dogecoin Rocket\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">MORE FROM FORBES<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">&#8216;This Could Be Massive&#8217;-Elon Musk Sparks Sudden $1 Trillion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Surge As Ethereum And Dogecoin Rocket<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Billy Bambrough<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-3\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">The ethereum price has added around 25% since this time last week as the wider bitcoin and crypto <span class=\"plus\" data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><span class=\"expanded-caption\"> market surges following weeks of stagnation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><small>Forbes Digital Assets<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Regulation that leaves the crypto space free to act internally but makes it harder for crypto projects to reach the mainstream is much less bad than regulation that intrudes on how crypto works internally,&#8221; Buterin added.<\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried signaled his support for Buterin&#8217;s suggestions, calling them &#8220;generally &#8230; pretty reasonable.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried this month called for more stringent crypto standards\u2014including improved consumer protections, transparency and disclosures\u2014but sparked a backlash that saw him accused of trying to monopolize or censor crypto technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMijwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JiZXMuY29tL3NpdGVzL2JpbGx5YmFtYnJvdWdoLzIwMjIvMTAvMzAvZXRoZXJldW0tZm91bmRlci1pc3N1ZXMtY29udHJvdmVyc2lhbC1iaXRjb2luLWFuZC1jcnlwdG8td2FybmluZy1hbWlkLXdpbGQtcHJpY2Utc3dpbmdzL9IBkwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JiZXMuY29tL3NpdGVzL2JpbGx5YmFtYnJvdWdoLzIwMjIvMTAvMzAvZXRoZXJldW0tZm91bmRlci1pc3N1ZXMtY29udHJvdmVyc2lhbC1iaXRjb2luLWFuZC1jcnlwdG8td2FybmluZy1hbWlkLXdpbGQtcHJpY2Utc3dpbmdzL2FtcC8?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin BTC , ethereum and the wider crypto market is grappling with a brutal bear market and looming regulation that could be poised to catapult bitcoin and crypto into the S&amp;P 500. Subscribe now to Forbes&#8217; CryptoAsset &amp; Blockchain Advisor and successfully navigate the $2 trillion bitcoin and crypto market crash The bitcoin price has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41],"tags":[50,4368,62,158,441,1824,195,3728,425,2488],"class_list":["post-33607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethereum","tag-bitcoin","tag-controversial","tag-crypto","tag-ethereum","tag-founder","tag-issues","tag-price","tag-swings","tag-warning","tag-wild"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1667135761_0x0.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33609,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33607\/revisions\/33609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}