As the crypto-currency bear market continues to rage, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin estimated that that the crypto-currency community should focus on the technology and application system rather than the prices of crypto-currencies.
I’d recommend increasing your distance from trading/investing circles, and getting closer to the tech and application ecosystem. Learn about ZK-SNARKs, visit a meetup in Latin America, listen to All Core Devs calls and read the notes until you’ve memorized all the EIP numbers…
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) December 3, 2022
Being interested in technology is a cultural pivot “significant and positive” versus focusing on potential financial gains. In February, Buterin said that crypto-currency builders would welcome a new bear market.
Rising crypto-currency prices attract massive attention in a bull market, with rampant speculation taking precedence over the technological advancement that crypto offered. As soon as the prices collapse, speculators tend to abandon the market, and the manufacturers are the ones who usually stay during the hard times.
That’s why some industry leaders welcome a drop in prices, because many interesting projects usually appear during bear markets.
As Vitalik Buterin explains, non-viable crypto projects tend to disappear during bear markets, as quality outweighs quantity.
While high prices make many people happy, they also attract a lot of unnecessary speculative attention, according to the Canadian programmer.
The crypto-currency market has suffered a severe crash, with the prices of bitcoin and major altcoins sliding more than 70 percent.
The sector remains in the doldrums after the epic implosion of the FTX exchange, which some skeptics believe could usher in a new era. a true ice age.