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12-20-2017, 11:12 PM
2018 will be the year of Bitcoin's rivals
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Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of pretty much everyone – from Wall St. billionaires to the average Joe just trying to make a quick buck.
Now, however, it's time for Bitcoin to pass the baton.*
SEE ALSO: Bitcoin tycoon promises to give away $86 million worth of bitcoins to charity (http://mashable.com/2017/12/14/bitcoin-charity/)
I'm not talking about the price; estimating where the price of Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency will go is pure guesswork (http://mashable.com/2017/09/19/how-much-is-bitcoin-worth/). But in terms of development, Bitcoin's progress in 2017 can easily be summed up in three words: Next to none (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/bitcoin-2018/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/bitcoin-rivals-2018/)
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Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of pretty much everyone – from Wall St. billionaires to the average Joe just trying to make a quick buck.
Now, however, it's time for Bitcoin to pass the baton.*
SEE ALSO: Bitcoin tycoon promises to give away $86 million worth of bitcoins to charity (http://mashable.com/2017/12/14/bitcoin-charity/)
I'm not talking about the price; estimating where the price of Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency will go is pure guesswork (http://mashable.com/2017/09/19/how-much-is-bitcoin-worth/). But in terms of development, Bitcoin's progress in 2017 can easily be summed up in three words: Next to none (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/bitcoin-2018/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/bitcoin-rivals-2018/)
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