Supporting the conclusions above is that many formerly bitcoin - first startups are signaling support
for alternative digital currencies (by offering services to their blockchains).
The DCG CEO is so drawn to Ethereum Classic that he may be interested in building a publicly traded ETF
for the alternative digital currency.
Not exact matches
This is probably the most common use of
digital currency for individuals and non-professionals: as an
alternative, risky, potentially very rewarding sort of asset class.
The company offers a suite of products and services which are designed to make it easy
for the average consumer or business to use Bitcoin and
alternative decentralized
digital currencies.
To Adam Sah, co-founder and CEO of Best Friend Wholesale & Mercantile, a San Francisco - based specialty grocery store chain, offering the
digital currency bitcoin as an
alternative payment solution
for customers seemed like a no - brainer.
These new Ether Cloud Mining contracts will run
for one year, and offer some interesting
alternatives when the
digital currency switches to Proof - of - stake.
As bitcoin has long been the dominant
digital currency (it was the first public blockchain to operate at scale and gather a wide user base), traders continue to watch
for signs ether is emerging as a viable
alternative investment, one that moves based on different stresses and factors than bitcoin.
Bitcoin, an
alternative to paper money in which trades match up over computers without the involvement of banks or governments, is a natural fit
for the Japanese, said Mike Kayamori, the CEO of
digital -
currency exchange Quoine, the nation's third largest by volume.
While Bitfinex works to establish
alternative channels
for the flow of fiat
currencies, customers may still deposit and withdraw
digital tokens.
The new law defines virtual
currencies as «asset - like values,» allowing
digital money to be used not only to buy goods and services but also as an
alternative for legal tender through purchases and trades.
Yes,
alternative digital currencies exist, but they have roughly zero non-speculative use cases and they're often viewed as nothing more than testnets
for Bitcoin.
Bittrex and Poloniex are two of the most popular
digital currency exchanges available today, specifically
for their Bitcoin to
alternative (altcoin)...
One the other hand, the SegWit2x fork leveraged support from some of the cryptocurrency industry's wealthiest players, including the venture capital firm
Digital Currency Group and the cryptocurrency company ShapeShift, which offers everything from hardware wallets to a platform where users swap bitcoin
for alternative coins like monero and ether.
People can already make purchases from Amazon with their cryptocurrencies through the online platform Purse, while another popular
alternative for purchasing home appliances with
digital currencies is Overstock.com.
Ethereum has emerged not only as a store of value
for investors seeking
alternative assets, but a platform
for entrepreneurs to launch their own
digital currencies.
It is clear that people are looking
for alternatives or
for the next Bitcoin as the Wall Street Journal recently published this article: — Which
Digital Currency Will be the Next Bitcoin?
«This bill makes clarifying changes to current law to ensure that various forms of
alternative currency such as
digital currency, points, coupons, or other objects of monetary value do not violate the law when those methods are used
for the purchase of goods and services or the transmission of payments.»