Some major Cryptocurrencies


The blockchain industry has observed rise of several cryptocurrencies. The trend is going to take the world economy by storm in the year 2019. Many stock observers and investors have been taking interest in cryptocurrencies for long term benefits and return on investment. Bitcoin is still the world’s most valuable and popular virtual coin by market cap as it was in the last year. Though Bitcoin faced major fluctuations in 2018, it is still the most accepted crypto coin and the most-traded virtual currency by merchants and investors. With several banks like Citi Bank, UBS, Black Banx, Barclays accepting crypto currencies, the trend of cryptocurrency is growing more than ever. Following are some major cryptocurrencies in 2019.

Bitcoin
It’s been more than 10 years since it was established and it is the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world. It is predicted that bitcoin will hit $1 million by the year 2020. It has been hitting record volume of transactions in many stock markets and many stock markets are adding it to their trading services.

Stellar
The major selling point of Stellar is its blockchain. Stellar is in high demand by financial service companies and big corporations due to the integration of smart contract protocols. It has been scaling its blockchain to new regions after its successful partnership with IBM and KlickEx. Many banks have deployed Stellar's blockchain technology to handle the multiple currency payments received from IBM's customers.

NEM
NEM and its own coin XEM is just another major player in the world of cryptocurrency. It is based in Singapore. Be enterprise or it retail, NEM focuses on business customers. Major objective of Nem is been transfers and payments. NEM Foundation has collaborated with government association - the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to take care of digital infrastructure, safety, and technology-related legislation advisement from Malaysia.

Ethereum
Ethereum is world’s second largest cryptocurrency. It has been receiving investments from several big blockchains from around the world. It is a relatively young cryptocurrency as it was only established in 2017.It can integrate smart contract protocols and thus is popular among its clients in short period of time. Hundreds of organizations are testing Ethereum in their system.

Ripple
Ripple is another rising player in cryptocurrency establishing itself as great long term investment market. It is most preferred by the banks and financial institutions. Its coin XRP can be used as it has quick transaction processing time and global partnerships. It also does automatic currency conversions between the currency you are making payment and the currency of receiver.






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