While there is still plenty of market volatility across the board — Bitcoin, Ethereum and
other altcoins seem to have steadied after what is sure to dubbed the «Great 2017 Correction.»
Not exact matches
On the
other hand, a successful Lightning Network (which always
seems to be on the horizon, without coming a step closer) could throw Bitcoin Cash and most
altcoins into the crypto - dustbin.
This was allegedly due to technical issues or
other stated reasons, but, as Viacoin lead developer Romano noted, «It
seems more likely they want to refrain from activating Segregated Witness on
altcoins because that would give them even less reason to hold off activation on Bitcoin.»
The ETC losses
seem to be less acute than those of
other altcoins, but in general, the virtual currency is moving in lockstep with the rest of the cryptocurrency markets.
Bitcoin's colossal price increase
seems to have encouraged
other altcoins to also increase in price, which led to a flourishing market cap for the industry.