begining 2018 years brought huge reduction on the most popular crypto currency. Bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, litecon - they all dropped in price.
The reasons for the collapse cryptocurrency
Of course, nothing can be said for sure, but experts say, what causes, which so devalued cryptocurrency, first of all, планируемые юридические изменения в некоторых странах (which will limit the possibility of using "digital coins") - mainly in China and South Korea.
The collapse is associated with the spread of news about, China intends to impose additional measures against trafficking on its territory cryptocurrency. The country is preparing to ban the work of online platforms and mobile applications, offering exchange services. We are talking about blocking access to both proprietary Chinese, and to foreign services - all, where the trade is carried out centrally.
Also a victim of the ban should be individuals and companies, that provide services for market creation, implementation of clearing and settlement for the centralized trading. However, small transactions between individuals will not be banned.