Many people are wondering why Bitcoin has been so unstable over the last turbulent weeks. The fact that regulations have come into play in places like China and South Korea has created a good deal of uncertainty which hasn’t helped. People are worried about Bitcoin futures, and the contracts they have, as well as the effect of institutional investors coming in and flooding the market.

China’s government are toughening their stance on how they deal with cryptocurrency. They have recently closed down mining operations, a move which has been put down to shortages in power. Many believe China’s central bank had something to do with the power problems; allegations of fraud and money laundering are rife. The country now wants all access to digital trading currency platforms cut, and people will be forced to find ways around the new regulations.

It appears Bitcoin’s honeymoon period is over, and on December 10th, 2017, after it had the first launch of its Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), futures took a turn for the worst. Analysts don’t know how all of this will affect the market. They only know it will have some kind of impact, and this has lead to the high levels of uncertainty which currently surrounds the cryptocurrency.