Cryptocurrencies are in a period of depressed prices, with experts pointing to a potential recession, rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and high inflation as reasons for the slump. Bitcoin’s price has seen a nearly 70% drop in value since its all-time high in November 2021. The last ‘Crypto Winter’ lasted three years - can cryptocurrencies survive such another prolonged contraction or will they bounce back?...In this episode of StoryScanner podcast, Massimo Amato, professor and director of the Observatory on Monetary Innovation, New Technologies & Society (MINTS) at Bocconi, discusses whether cryptocurrencies are an innovative and revolutionary system of payment or a dangerous and untrustworthy investment, what lies ahead, if stability is a mirage and if regulation is the answer to provide greater transparency and protection for investors and consumers.

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