Cryptocurrencies - Are You Preparing?
Bill Miller, CIO, EMS USA, Inc.
Cryptocurrencies, digital currencies that are based on cryptography, are becoming a pivotal focus area for capital markets in 2016. As these new currencies become more widely accepted, the potential for massively disruptive technological change is clearly looming.
Some analysts estimate that there are over 700 new cryptocurrencies already circulating, though many are admittedly in their infancy, and most will never be widely used. That said, the biggest of them, Bitcoin, has already surpassed over $6Billion in market capitalization, and is growing rapidly. Other options include Ethereum and Litecoin, both of which are already over $100Million. Ripple is yet another story, which includes a payment exchange as well as its own cryptocurrency.