Topic: Key players in the crypto industry - page 2. (Read 277 times)

Well that's debatable. There were not any decentralized cryptocurrencies before, but people were building cryptocurrencies like Digicash before bitcoin for example. Bitcoin didn't appear from thin air, people were looking for solutions to an old problem and bitcoin happened to be the most elegant one. But that doesn't mean that every other research on the subject didn't pave the way and weren't equally important for getting in this space. Leaving bitcoin alone would just be quitting, and there still are problems to fix. I would rather want that people would try out the solutions with altcoins first.

Cryptocurrencies have always seen a very cordial competition among themselves. It feels great to see some altcoins following the dominance of bitcoin closely. Although most of the major altcoins were included in the list above, a few others can also be added due to their recent performance on the market.

Why do you think that? Why can't Bitcoin live without altcoins? When bitcoin appeared, there wasn't any subcoin. This should not be overlooked.

I think Bitcoin can survive alone. But I can't say the same thing about altcoins. If Bitcoin doesn't survive, make sure there's no altcoin left.

Really useful information about top coins in crypto market with full details it will helpful for many newbie to know about those things what you mentioned in your thread and my all time favorite coins are bitcoin and eth, nice stuff from your mate.

When I saw the headline I thought its about some people who have some influence in crypto industy. But this topic is more about some coins then about people.
Well like all the lists about this matter this one is similar as others. Few top coins listed and nothing more. I like to believe that there are sleeping giants around, coins that have low value now, but huge potential. From this list I would exclude xrp and bch, to big drama around these two. There are more cleaner and trustworthy projects out there.
But that`s just my opinion, everyone here have some picks, mine are just a bit different from OP and his list.

Ethereum is one of my too picks anytime, anyday.
Starting from the fact that Ethereum is the first blockchain that gave people the chance to easily create tokens from it's blockchain, Ethereum also introduced smart contracts to blockchain technology. Definitely one of my favourites.

I think its ETH that contributed to the market in 2017 and right now its slowing down. There are platforms like ETH that is almost going to takeover not to mention BNB which is growing. The key players before are still going to stay on top but there are going to be changes when it comes to where to money may come from. Asian players are going to take huge pie.

Good work buddy.

You have added the courtesy site links also to learn more about it. When there is more definition based book for crypto industry alone it will be greatful for you.
Then seeing the title I thought that it is about Satoshi and viliak butterin or something.

Thanks for this thread, buddy, it was very interesting to read. I think the emergence of cryptocurrencies is the best thing that has happened with our world over the past 15 years. I believe cryptocurrency will become a big part of our life in the future.

Obviously, in the first ten years of crypto, it has moved so very fast specially in 2017 and it really took the lime light that's why government are taking a hard line stance for now. But can they stop it? I doubt because for one the market is free and open. What they can do is regulated, but it doesn't mean that crypto enthusiast won't find a way to go around those regulations, after all we wanted decentralisation and (pseudo) anonymity.

So it will still go on the next ten years and I'm seeing trillions of marketcap dominated by those coins mentioned above, specially bitcoin, who will continue to dominate and be the face of all crypto.

Nice read, especially for newbies. Talking about Craig Wright, I wonder why someone will come up with a new cryptocurrency (BSV)  and still claim to be founder of the pace setter (BTC).  However, I didn't like the saga between him and other big shots like CZ of Binance. Citing your last paragraph when you mentioned that crypto has a huge role to play in global finance, do you think this is possible without regulations in the real sense? Also, there is still lots of improvement to be done. For instance, a big business might be skeptical adopting most existing blockchain projects due to scalability issues.

Cryptocurrency is a multi-billion dollar industry. With a current market cap of $226 billion USD (at the time of writing), this once fledgling industry has grown into the massive market that it is today. Let’s take a look at some of the key players in the crypto industry: The teams behind the top 5 market caps, and how they got to where they are today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_hGPQVLpA

BITCOIN (BTC)

Bitcoin is the OG blockchain and cryptocurrency. It was created as a response to the global financial crisis in 2008. On 31 September 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released his whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System”. Since then, Bitcoin has grown into a $150 billion network (at the time of writing), with roughly 5.8 million active users, largely thanks to exchanges and trading platforms facilitating the trade of BTC, like eToro, Binance or Coinbase.

 

Bitcoin’s price peaked in December 2017, when it reached around $20,000 USD per coin. So, who are the teams behind Bitcoin’s rise to the top of the cryptocurrency empire?

 

- Satoshi Nakamoto: The mysterious founder and creator of Bitcoin – Nakamoto’s true identity remains a mystery to this day. Many so-called “Faketoshi’s” have been named in the media, including Craig Wright, but so far none have proven to be the real deal. Satoshi is undoubtedly amongst the key players in the crypto industry.

- Roger Ver: Roger Ver is the Executive Chairman (and former CEO) of Bitcoin.com, and leader of Bitcoin Cash.

RIPPLE (XRP)
 

Ripple was founded by Jeb McCaleb and Chris Larsen in 2012, although the concept was originally conceived by Ryan Fugger in 2004. Ripple was built by Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, and Ripple’s coin is XRP. It’s current market cap is $12.6 billion.

 

ETHEREUM (ETH)
 

Ethereum is another blockchain, built on the basis of smart contracts. Vitalik Buterin founded Ethereum in 2014, and it went live in 2015 – with 72 million coins “pre-mined”. Ethereum’s token is called ETH and it has a current market cap of $20 billion.

 

Other key players include Anthony Di Iorio, Charles Hoskinson, Mihai Alisie, and Amir Chetrit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN5BaCzsbo

BITCOIN CASH (BCH)
 

Bitcoin Cash came about as a result of political disputes within the Bitcoin developer community. In 2017, Bitcoin underwent a hard fork – and separated into two systems: Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash has a current market cap of $4.12 billion, and its coin is BCH.

Key players in Bitcoin Cash include Roger Ver, who is also the Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com. Bitcoin Cash experienced another hard fork in 2018, but we’ll touch on that at a later stage.

 

LITECOIN (LTC)
 

Litecoin is another hard fork of Bitcoin, and was founded in 2011 by Charlie Lee – the CEO. Litecoin is developed by the Litecoin Core Development Team, and remains one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to date. Franklyn Richards is the COO of Litecoin.

Litecoin has a current market cap of $3.5 billion.

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCES
 

Without a doubt, cryptocurrency has a huge role to play in the future of global finances. In just over a decade, it has grown into a $226 billion industry – and is only going to get bigger. When looking at the key players in the crypto industry, one thing is clear: the level of ingenuity and creativity is unparalleled. Cryptocurrency is only going to get bigger, so we’re due for an incredibly exciting future.

https://itsblockchain.com/crypto-players/