#Bitcoin is at risk of no longer being the biggest #CryptoCurrency. #Ethereum & #Ripple are rising.
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ββπ° The Top Ten Cryptocurrencies
1. Bitcoin
2. Ethereum
3. Ripple
Bitcoin jumped back up over the $8,000 dollar mark on 13 April 2018. As this infographic shows, while #Bitcoin is by no means alone in the world of #CryptoCurrencies, it is by far the most valuable #CryptoCurrency, with a total market cap of over $133 billion.
According to figures from CoinMarketCap, #Ethereum is the closest alternative, but with only $49 billion.
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1. Bitcoin
2. Ethereum
3. Ripple
Bitcoin jumped back up over the $8,000 dollar mark on 13 April 2018. As this infographic shows, while #Bitcoin is by no means alone in the world of #CryptoCurrencies, it is by far the most valuable #CryptoCurrency, with a total market cap of over $133 billion.
According to figures from CoinMarketCap, #Ethereum is the closest alternative, but with only $49 billion.
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π€ Not yet, but thinking about buying some
ππ» No, and I'm not interested at all
ββπ° With at least $1.3 billion invested globally in 2018, VC funding for blockchain blows past 2017 totals
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ββπ° Libra: Facebook confirms its cryptocurrency launching in 2020
#Libra is designed not to be a speculative asset, like #Bitcoin, but a form of digital money backed by a reserve of assets.
The company has formed the nonprofit Libra Association with 27 other partners to oversee Libra and its development. The partnership includes venture capital firms, nonprofit organizations, #cryptocurrency firms, and massive corporate financial, telecommunications, and technology service providers, including #Coinbase, #Mastercard, #Visa, #eBay, #PayPal, #Stripe, #Spotify, #Uber, #Lyft, and #Vodafone.
While the Libra Association will have members based globally, it will be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerlandπ¨π
Facebook has a business incentive to build on top of the Libra #blockchain, and itβs launching its own subsidiary to do just that called #Calibra (see the GIF below - Credit: Facebook). According to Kevin Weil, Facebook's VP of Product, Calibra will live inside of Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp at launch, but will also have a standalone iOS and Android app.
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#Libra is designed not to be a speculative asset, like #Bitcoin, but a form of digital money backed by a reserve of assets.
The company has formed the nonprofit Libra Association with 27 other partners to oversee Libra and its development. The partnership includes venture capital firms, nonprofit organizations, #cryptocurrency firms, and massive corporate financial, telecommunications, and technology service providers, including #Coinbase, #Mastercard, #Visa, #eBay, #PayPal, #Stripe, #Spotify, #Uber, #Lyft, and #Vodafone.
While the Libra Association will have members based globally, it will be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerlandπ¨π
Facebook has a business incentive to build on top of the Libra #blockchain, and itβs launching its own subsidiary to do just that called #Calibra (see the GIF below - Credit: Facebook). According to Kevin Weil, Facebook's VP of Product, Calibra will live inside of Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp at launch, but will also have a standalone iOS and Android app.
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β‘οΈ Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Switzerland
Among other things, #Bitcoin has been criticized for price volatility, use in illegal transactions and thefts from exchanges. It has also proven highly controversial for the sheer amount of energy it requires. The University of Cambridge has released a new online tool that estimates the level of electricity the #CryptoCurrency network uses and compares it with other entities.
It estimates that Bitcoin uses 61.76 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricty per year, more than many countries and around 0.28 percent of worldwide electricity consumption.
The Czech Republic π¨πΏ consumes an estimated 62.34 TWh while Switzerland π¨π consumes 58.46 TWh annually by comparison. In fact, if Bitcoin was a country, it would be the 41st most-energy-demanding nation on earth.
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Among other things, #Bitcoin has been criticized for price volatility, use in illegal transactions and thefts from exchanges. It has also proven highly controversial for the sheer amount of energy it requires. The University of Cambridge has released a new online tool that estimates the level of electricity the #CryptoCurrency network uses and compares it with other entities.
It estimates that Bitcoin uses 61.76 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricty per year, more than many countries and around 0.28 percent of worldwide electricity consumption.
The Czech Republic π¨πΏ consumes an estimated 62.34 TWh while Switzerland π¨π consumes 58.46 TWh annually by comparison. In fact, if Bitcoin was a country, it would be the 41st most-energy-demanding nation on earth.
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