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Story: Ethereum (ETH) an Evolving Technology with Huge Potential For Innovation And Value

By James Thorp

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CNBC reports Mark Cuban as saying, “I own a lot of Ethereum because I think it’s the closest to a true currency.”

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The cryptocurrency portfolio of Mark Cuban per CNBC is:  “60% bitcoin, 30% Ethereum and 10% the rest.”

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He feels Ethereum is “adaptable over time” as developers can iterate and improve its capabilities.

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He has also stated, “There’s none that I’m just all in on, other than Bitcoin and Ethereum that I look at as being an equivalent investment.

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For anyone who is new to Ethereum, it is often pointed to as the second most popular cryptocurrency, after Bitcoin.

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They call themselves a decentralized computing network that is on blockchain technology.  Ether is used to buy and sell goods and services.

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Ethereum Network can be used to build applications which “run” on the blockchain just like a software which “runs” on the OS of a computer.

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Since Ethereum can perform computations as part of the mining process, the computational capability establishes the store of value and medium of exchange into a decentralized…

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The benefits of Ethereum Network is that it is a large existing network with wide range of functions. There is constant innovation happening on the chain.

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For now, there are also disadvantages like rising transaction costs, potential for crypto inflation, steep learning curve for developers, and also that it has an unknown future.

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