Not exact matches
[CEO Pavel] Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain,
using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off
cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other
cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
The
mainstream media gives much attention to daily movements
of Cryptocurrency prices and a bit less attention to the
uses and benefits.
However, Japan is miles ahead when it comes to
cryptocurrency usage and
mainstream awareness because Bitcoins are being
used in the country for years now - even before the price boom
of last year, Bitcoins were recognized by the banks
of Japan.
By taking
cryptocurrency mainstream, and allowing it to be
used like any other form
of payment, they can hit a user segment that has largely been untapped by current
cryptocurrencies.
I believe in order for anyone to unseat Bitcoin from the number 1 position, they will need to be the first to transparently integrate their currency with current forms
of payment options -LSB-...] By taking
cryptocurrency mainstream, and allowing it to be
used like any other form
of payment, they can hit a user segment that has largely been untapped by current
cryptocurrencies.
Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain,
using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off
cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other
cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
With millions
of users, Kik hopes to drive
mainstream consumer adoption
of Kin, potentially making it the most adopted and
used cryptocurrency in the world.
Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain,
using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off
cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other
cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
[CEO Pavel] Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain,
using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off
cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other
cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
«We believe that Oneiro will bring the potential
of the
cryptocurrency market into a completely new realm, as the acceptance and
use of digital currencies becomes more
mainstream,» said Ciaran Hynes, Managing Partner at COSIMO Ventures, in a statement.
If more people choose to
use cryptocurrencies, it could easily make it hard for the government to achieve their revenues targets and could lead to the collapse
of the
mainstream banking industry.
According to Lopp, even though there are still a lot
of people who purchase
cryptocurrencies for speculative purposes, their decisions are likely to be built on a firm belief that
cryptocurrencies will further develop and their
use will become
mainstream.
But it is another sign
of how
cryptocurrencies over the last year have shifted from the fringes to the
mainstream — it might not make sense for businesses like Stripe to
use bitcoin as a medium for transactions, but
cryptocurrencies are becoming relevant as an asset class in and
of itself.
March 20, 2018 — Eligma, an AI - driven and blockchain - based cognitive commerce platform, is about to revolutionize the shopping domain by introducing the
use of cryptocurrencies into the consumer
mainstream.
The greatest obstacle to full,
mainstream adoption
of cryptocurrencies lay in their difficulty
of use.
This also stood proof
of the fact that
mainstream purchases can be made
using cryptocurrencies.
While it may have some security implications, MetaMask contributes greatly to the
mainstream - ization
of blockchain technology and
cryptocurrency in general with its simplicity and ease
of use — something you'll see in our post about running your own private blockchain.
One
of the greatest barriers to today's
mainstream adoption
of cryptocurrencies is ease -
of -
use.
But Buyer Beware
of People who want to separate you from your money — «The interest will help attract more
mainstream adoption and, given how mind bendingly weird blockchain and
cryptocurrencies are, there is a definite risk
of scams and ponzi schemes as old as the hills
using the buzzword «Bitcoin» as a sales technique»
With the price volatility
of cryptocurrencies, most businesses still find them impractical to
use in the
mainstream economy, and this prevents their widespread adoption, according to the company's statement.
With millions
of users, Kik hopes to drive
mainstream consumer adoption
of Kin, potentially making it the most adopted and
used cryptocurrency in the world.
Expect the imminent closures
of other Japanese
cryptocurrency exchanges to attract far - reaching
mainstream media coverage, and therefore, a spate
of sell side pressure from «weak hands» who fail to understand that the security issue troubling crypto exchanges has nothing to do with the distributed ledger design underpinning blockchain technology
used by Bitcoin.