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.