{"id":134745,"date":"2018-10-01T11:05:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=134745"},"modified":"2018-10-01T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T11:42:17","slug":"devere-ceo-ahead-of-malta-summit-fomo-will-drive-bitcoin-higher-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2018\/10\/devere-ceo-ahead-of-malta-summit-fomo-will-drive-bitcoin-higher-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"deVere CEO ahead of Malta summit: FOMO will drive Bitcoin higher this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-3172452012\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">October 1, 2018<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By George Prior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out) will drive the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies higher before the end of the year, affirms the CEO of one of the world\u2019s largest independent financial advisory organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The observation from Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, comes ahead of his address this week at the DELTA Summit, Malta\u2019s official blockchain and digital event.<\/p>\n<p>He notes: \u201cIt\u2019s a real honour to be in the line-up at this prestigious summit alongside not only the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, who is a prominent advocate of cryptocurrencies, but also some of the highest-profile and most influential figureheads in the fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and digital sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the progressive, forward-thinking and truly ground-breaking approach of the Maltese government regarding blockchain and digital currency regulation and legislation, Malta has positioned itself to be a global leader in these ever-expanding markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continues: \u201cI have long shared the view stated by Prime Minister Muscat at the UN General Assembly over the weekend that cryptocurrencies are the \u2018inevitable future of money,\u2019 and I welcome his public championing of this increasingly vital sector.<\/p><div id=\"inves-4236161531\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt promises to be a landmark event that not only celebrates and galvanizes Malta\u2019s position as a pioneering blockchain and cryptocurrency country, but one that celebrates the sector itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Green goes on to say that: \u201cBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are, I believe, on the verge of a true global breakout.\u00a0 This is largely due to &#8216;FOMO&#8217;, the fear of missing out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdoption is increasing all the time. This is evidenced not only in the financial sector, in which major banks are increasingly looking at blockchain and crypto, but with big\u00a0names\u00a0within the tech and retail sectors too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that there\u2019s a growing sense amongst institutions that unless they embrace this sector, their competitors could move way out in front and they might find it difficult to catch up.\u00a0 This is especially true as the public &#8211; their customers &#8211; are increasingly eager to explore the opportunities themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Green concludes: \u201cI\u2019m not sure we\u2019ll see the stratospheric rise in cryptocurrency prices that we experienced at the end of 2017. However, with growing acceptance that that they are indeed the future of money, I believe that the environment is now right for an upswing before year-end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>deVere Group is one of the world\u2019s largest independent advisors of specialist global financial solutions to international, local mass affluent, and high-net-worth clients.\u00a0 It has a network of more than 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Prior FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out) will drive the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies higher before the end of the year, affirms the CEO of one of the world\u2019s largest independent financial advisory organizations. 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