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Despite the crypto market cap fall down during 2018,
All the indicators sign a massive surge for the crypto currencies this year, specially for bitcoin.


Brief Points [source](https://coinnounce.com/bitcoin-in-2019-solid-reasons-for-a-sharp-rise-in-btc-price/)

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###### FinTech  / Merchants Adoption
* Bakkt startup in early 2019 with partnership of Microsoft and Starbucks. 
* Fidelity started the Fidelity Digital Assets in October this year 
* Recent launch of Bitcoin ETP in Switzerland
* Nasdaq listing Bitcoin Futures very soon.
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###### Development
* Bitcoin Layer 2 - Lightning will massively increase the transaction speed.
* Ethereum Constantinople / Serenity upgrades
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###### STO - Security Token Offerings
* STO upcoming big thing for the crypto-currencies
* STO tokens represents the stake in the company
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###### Bitcoin Halvening in 2020
* scheduled to happen in May 2020. 
* Mining rewards cut in half 
* Mining cost will increase
* In the past, the Bitcoin Halvenings saw a new all-time high in the price of bitcoin and the same is being predicted for 2020 as well and price is expected to rise massively at least 6 to 8 months before halvening actually happens

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***Wishing You a Happy New Year! #HODL***

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