This is a slideshare from Coindesk:
I think this slidedeck shows that 2014 was a tough year for bitcoin, something I mentioned in look back and look forward posts. This year has started off poorly with problems at Bitstamp and the price breaking below $300, probably in relation to the Bitstamp issues.
It’s tough times for the bitcoin sector but venture capitalists continue to make investments and transaction volumes continue to rise. I believe we are witnessing a transition from one phase (monetary and speculation driven) to another phase (new applications and bitcoin as a platform) and there will be a shakeout as the transition happens. I think we are well into that shakeout.
