Rethinking Bitcoin's $10 Billion Market Cap

Rethinking Bitcoin's $10 Billion Market Cap

Amid increasing hype about blockchains and distributed ledgers, the value of global cryptocurrency markets has risen rapidly so far in 2016. As of mid-June, the value of all blockchain-based currencies in circulation was $14.37tn, and the price of bitcoin was, as it has been historically, a leading driver of this growth. At June's highs of $700, the price of bitcoin had risen almost $300 since the end of May. As the value of bitcoin continues to surge, many have looked at bitcoin’s market capitalization as an indication of bitcoin's value. With a total value of all bitcoins in existence at....


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