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Six stages of asset bubbles: The crypto crash

Every bubble feels unique, but there are ways investors can protect themselves from the mania

    • Crypto mania of the 2010s and 2020s fits the historical pattern of asset bubbles quite well.
    • Crypto mania of the 2010s and 2020s fits the historical pattern of asset bubbles quite well. PHOTO: PIXABAY
    Mark J Higgins
    Published Tue, Jan 24, 2023 · 04:02 PM

    COUNTLESS bubbles have inflated and burst over the course of history and it is an absolute certainty that more will come.

    Bubbles recur so often because hundreds of thousands of years of evolution have hardwired the herd instinct into the human brain.

    Despite the recurrence, every bubble feels unique in its own warped way. But after studying dozens of them, I have found that investors can protect themselves by recognising the trajectory that most follow.

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