Mike Novogratz recently sat down with Bloomberg to discuss his views on the crypto markets.
Some of his thoughts were pretty exciting to say the least.
If you are not familiar, Mike Novogratz is a billionaire who previously worked at Goldman Sachs and was a hedge fund manager with Fortress Investment Group prior to getting involved with cryptocurrencies.
In 2017 he planned to launch Galaxy Investment Partners, which was set to become the largest cryptocurrency investment fund in the world. However he shelved those plans due to market conditions.
More recently he has been building a crypto merchant bank which he said he hopes to turn into "The Goldman Sachs of Crypto."
Interview with Bloomberg:
Mike sat down with Bloomberg yesterday to give a candid and indepth interview and talk about all things crypto.
The interview was just under 40 minutes in length and can be seen here:
There were a couple things that really stood out to me, from a decentralized Uber to price predictions on the entire asset class.
Price predictions:
This is where things get really exciting.
Mike says that yes we were in a FOMO (fear of missing out) bubble in late 2017, and it was lead by mostly retail.
However, this next surge in crypto prices will make the prior one look like child's play and it will be lead by mostly institutions according to Mike.
Specifically, he says this next surge is going to feel like a bubble only when he get up near $20 trillion in total market cap. The previous one peaked just over $1 trillion.
That would indicate 20X from where the prior surge peaked.
He also said that he anticipates those institutions will start coming into the market in late 2018, which means we could be roughly 6 months away from another massive surge in prices.
How Duber (Decentralized Uber) might work:
One of the most fascinating aspects of his interview was at the very end where he talked about how a decentralized Uber might work.
He says that basically the company would raise funding via an ICO, issue tokens, and then operate very similar to how Uber does right now.
Though, instead of Uber having 30% margins, Duber would undercut them because it could operate with less margin and use tokens as payment.
People would pay for the ride in tokens that are immediately convertible to cash.
The person could either hold on to those tokens in order to speculate on price increases or convert them immediately.
The beautiful thing is that as the system grows it makes everyone a stakeholder in the company by giving them tokens.
All of the sudden these people will now go out and tell their friends to use dubers (instead of ubers) because it will help their holdings. Everyone that uses the service also becomes a stakeholder in the network which gives them incentive to push the service.
(Source: https://safenetforum.org/t/duber-decentralise-self-driving/13959)
The perfect business model.
This literally is the perfect business model.
Millions of people all touting the service because as it grows they benefit.
Over time those coins become more valuable as the entire pie grows.
I couldn't help but think of all kinds of businesses that might be impacted by this kind of business model. Making everyone who uses your service a stakeholder is pure genius.
Watch the video and stay informed my friends.
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A big warning sign.
BTC and a few others should be expected to break their all time highs, and this will already be more than a doubling from where they are now, but a 20 times rise from where they are now?
For this they would require a large scale adoption by the public, or more than 4 years, or both.
20 times means an average rise of over 100% per year each year for 4 straight years.
Blankfein is much more digital currency friendlier than Dimon.
Honestly I don't think it is a warning more than it is a validation of the asset class in that traditional finance is getting involved.
Partially true too.
Consider that "traditional finance" is not a monolithic entity and that Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett (whom is usually decades backwards and made his fortune through persistence, connections and size) do not share the same narrative with Lloyd Blankfein and the Goldman Sachs gang, from which this Mike Novogratz came.
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Good article; hope he is right. Just a little hesitant due to his Goldman pedigree 🧐😵🧐
Hopefully he brings is old buddies along with him ;)
this guy knows what he is talking about
I watched the interview too! He was really promoting EOS at the beginning. I didn't know he has been in Crypto since 2012. I liked how he said the crypto markets are a lot like macro trading because of "momentum".
That's crazy that the potential market for crypto is $20 trillion :O. I'm expecting conservatively somewhere in the $3-5 trillion land in 2019/2020. Based on the NASDAQ hitting $3 trillion in 2000, and with today's inflation that could be $9-10 trillion if we are comparing apples to apples.
I've never heard of the Uber concept. It'd be great to have a liquid marketplace available to the public. It's just a theory for now!
Novogratz said the Nasdaq hit $6 trillion in 2000, though I haven't verified that number.
I watched that video yesterday. Very interesting stuff. Mike is always very intelligible and breaks down the complex concepts in simple ways.
Hopefully more retail and institutional investors listen to Mike, get excited again and invest to the moon.
Duber all the way!
I like that as well. He is a smart guy but explains things in a way that everyone can explain.
Yes, one of many, many decentralized applications we will see rolling out in the coming months and years. It makes me happy that I get to live through this technological revolution and partake in economic systems that provide opportunity and fluidity for all.
Same here. It is very exciting indeed. It is amazing how Uber displaced taxis and it is already about to be displaced.
I would be happy if his super bullish statement was even half correct lol. I like the duber idea, but I think many drivers would not be incentivized due to their lack of knowledge in cryptocurrency and their lack of trust in value increasing over time. Not everyone thinks like an investor.
Once the snowball gets rolling...
YES lol, excited to be apart of that snowball.
Everybody keeps saying 'institutional money' and the market keeps on being kinda low... Where are they?
Lol, watch the video. It talks about exactly that.
Mike is ignoring how Lightninging Network will give Bitcoin several layers of depth. LN is for Bitcoin what the TCP/IP was for Internet
I have a feeling for some time that we won't see a bull run this summer and tend to believe Mike that the next serious pump will be late this year or probably next year when we will least expect it.
It sure is having a difficult time moving up right now, which might mean we have to go a little lower first before we can go higher. I am hoping not though.
Great find! EOS on Bloomberg already.
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Great minds @jrcornel, I wrote about this too.
I basic economy, how could be a bubble when it just started
In 40 years time will definitely be a bubble or maybe the second bubble of cryptos....we haven't reached even 1 trillion yet.
From current level you need 30 times market capitalization to reach $20 Trillion mark. Yes that level can be marked for correction.
I found "duber" really nice concept as Uber is charging there 30% fees which is extremely high and not fair to drivers. I even heard from some of the driver that Uber charge the customer different fares and pay different fares to drivers. If this system get decentralized, it would be even interesting for both customer and driver as Customer would not have to pay surge charges and driver will get what they deserve.
Yes, it does seem ripe for disruption doesn't it?!
It is interesting to look into the future that will be with cryptoeconomics and the world economy when institutional money flows in. This will give a great development to all innovative structures.
You made my day today @jrcornel for delivering us the news that institutional investors will come in to crypto space and thus spiking again the prices. I say Wow and it will be the one that I am waiting for my own deliverance.
Saw it last night....
The interview was an eye opener, not only for me, I think for the Bloomber guys and the public, too.
Especially when he talked about EOS...
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That's really worth a resteem, more people have to watch it!
People still can't understand the impact of institutional money. When this money enters, it isn't just going to be a one off thing, they will pump the market like never seen before, to a bubble never seen before. The essence of crypto will be lost I am afraid but people can at least make some money out of it..
Exactly what Novogratz was saying.
Great news. And the Uber thing using Crypto sounds like something that is very exciting and legit. Thanks for sharing @jrcornel
yes hopefully what he said will be realized in the future. Good luck
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