Topic: [2015-10-09] Perfect Balance: How Exchange Alternatives are taking on the BTC Di (Read 304 times)
October 09, 2015, 09:04:11 AM
I was rather hoping that after breakthroughs in cross-blockchain transactions, that more developers would add support for that possibility and we could reduce our reliance on exchanges. Obviously some of them might still be useful for fiat -> crypto trades, but trading between altcoins, directly from one blockchain to the other, has been proven workable by Burst and Qora. I can't fathom why more altcoins haven't followed suit and added support for AT.
October 09, 2015, 08:50:01 AM
While there is much discussion of how far cryptocurrency exchanging has come in its short history, a question mark still hangs over its future.
From niche to a part of everyday life for the majority of users of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, exchanges have always fulfilled an obvious role. Dramatic market expansion has delivered new standards of technology and a host of new USPs, yet the central function of the exchange remains the same: convert one currency to another, as cheaply as possible.
With the internet now awash with exchange providers, however, where could the market be heading?
Full article & source : http://cointelegraph.com/news/115396/perfect-balance-how-exchange-alternatives-are-taking-on-the-btc-dinosaurs
From niche to a part of everyday life for the majority of users of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, exchanges have always fulfilled an obvious role. Dramatic market expansion has delivered new standards of technology and a host of new USPs, yet the central function of the exchange remains the same: convert one currency to another, as cheaply as possible.
With the internet now awash with exchange providers, however, where could the market be heading?
Full article & source : http://cointelegraph.com/news/115396/perfect-balance-how-exchange-alternatives-are-taking-on-the-btc-dinosaurs
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