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Cryptocurrency Market Remains Stable at $350 Billion, Bitcoin at $9,000

Cryptocurrency market remains stable at $350 billion, bitcoin at $9,000

Cryptocurrency Market Remains Stable at $350 Billion, Bitcoin at $9,000

Cryptocurrency market remains stable at $350 billion, bitcoin at $9,000
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Over the past 48 hours, after demonstrating a highly volatile week, the cryptocurrency market has remained stable in the $350 billion region, as major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have not recorded major gains or losses.

Stability

Throughout February and March, every cryptocurrency in the global market has experienced extreme upswings and price drops, going up and down 20 to 30 percent within a 24-hour period. bitcoin for instance, has dropped from $14,000 to $6,000, increased to $11,600, dropped to $7,000, and recovered to $9,000.

Cryptocurrency market remains stable at $350 billion, bitcoin at $9,000

Subsequent to this period of intense volatility, the cryptocurrency market has found some stability, given that the market has not made any major movement for two days straight. Some tokens like ICON (ICX) and Storm have surged by over 40 percent due to exchange listings, but other than the two cryptocurrencies, most digital currencies have sustained their price from March 20.

Investors have also started to express some optimism and enthusiasm towards the market after the initial recovery from $6,000. Experts in the tech and finance sectors including Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, billionaire investors Tim Draper and Alan Howard shared a similar sentiment in saying that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could become the global reserve currency.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who also operates payments app Square, stated:

“The world ultimately will have a single currency, the internet will have a single currency. I personally believe that it will be bitcoin.”

Howard, who invested in bitcoin last year, revealed that he will increase his holdings in cryptocurrencies in 2018, because he strongly believes the market will experience a full recovery throughout this year.

“Hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard made sizable personal investments in cryptocurrencies last year and plans to put more of his own money into digital assets and the blockchain technology behind them, according to people with knowledge of the matter,” a Bloomberg report read.

ICON

ICON, also known as the Ethereum of South Korea, has recorded a 60 percent gain on March 21, and another 40 percent surge in price on March 22.

Yesterday, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb listed ICON, supporting its airdrop campaign. Almost immediately after the listing of ICON on Bithumb, the price of ICX surged by over 60 percent, as massive volumes from the local market were allocated to the ICON exchange market.

Earlier today, the second biggest cryptocurrency trading platform in South Korea, Upbit, listed ICX. As a cryptocurrency-only exchange in the local market, Upbit is popular amongst professional cryptocurrency traders and casual investors that are looking to invest in cryptocurrencies that are not listed on cryptocurrency-to-fiat exchanges like Bithumb and Korbit.

Overall, the cryptocurrency market is in a better position than it was earlier this month, in terms of valuation, volume, demand, and media coverage. In regions like Japan and South Korea, premiums have re-emerged, with South Korea demonstrating a 4.6 percent premium for bitcoin.

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Confideal boasts a vibrant ecosystem where the core features of the integrated platform, such as smart contracts and arbitration, unite to form an application that is far more than just the sum of its parts.

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International trade has existed since ships first sailed upon the seas and caravans crossed mountains, but the increasing pace of technological innovation has led to a massive surge in international trade. Contracts and manufacturing details can be hammered out over video conference calls while documents can be digitally signed and sent across the world without a person having to move from their office desk.

Of course, this increased amount of trade can have potential headaches, especially if a dispute arises, which is where Confideal comes into play. Confideal is an integrated platform based upon the Ethereum blockchain that features an amazing ecosystem of core features that helps facilitate trade while reducing costs.

Three Core Pillars

The three core pillars of Confideal are: smart contracts, built-in arbitration, and CDL tokens. A number of platforms offer a single feature or two that international traders might be interested in, but Confideal is unique in that it has created a complete ecosystem composed of individual functions that come together into a harmonious whole.

Smart contracts have been revolutionary in matters of data management, and they offer a tremendous boon to businesses by creating a document that cannot be altered and is openly transparent. Many businesses have failed to take advantage of smart contracts due to the perceived need for programming knowledge and a dedicated online team, but Confideal allows for the creation of Ethereum-based smart contracts without the need for any coding.

Built into the smart contract is the arbitration feature of Confideal. The entity drawing up the contract selects an arbitrator to be used in case of a dispute arises. An important consideration is that all signatories to the smart contract have to agree to the chosen arbitrator.

Legal professionals and firms apply to Confideal, showing their qualifications and credentials, to become arbitrators on the platform. Arbitration takes one of two routes: both parties can agree to abide by the decision of the arbitrator or an arbitrator can come to a conclusion that can then be used in international courts of law for further enforcement.

The final core facet of Confideal is the CDL token, which is the main internal cryptocurrency for the platform. The token was created according to the ERC20 token standard on the Ethereum blockchain and has several uses on the integrated platform.

Bringing It All Together

Each Confideal’s three core features, when viewed independently of each other, is quite beneficial in regards to international trade. However, the symbiotic manner in which they all work together is breathtaking. The features weave together into an intricate dance that reinforce each other and make the overall ecosystem far stronger than each of the individual components.

Merchants can use CDL tokens to generate smart contracts and act as currency for the payment of the contract, which negates the standard 1% fee. These tokens can also be freely exchanged for other ERC20 tokens.

The smart contract, standing alone, is an amazing innovation for trade, but the inclusion of arbitration takes the smart contract to an entirely new level. Merchants not only have a codified document that spells out the conditions of the deal, not to mention the funds held in escrow and that the contract is unable to be illegally modified, but an automatic means for resolving a disagreement that all parties have already agreed upon has been put into place.

The dance between arbitrators and CDL tokens continues in the fact that token holders have a number of votes, based upon the number of tokens held, that can be cast to rank specific arbitrators. Every ten tokens equals one vote, so token holders have the right to directly influence the arbitration aspect of Confideal. However, this influence is not absolute as the smart contract that details the arbitrator has to be agreed upon by all interested parties. Then there’s the fact that arbitrators have no details on the principals of the smart contract, so there’s no undue influence of favoring a side that has given votes to that particular arbitrator.

Each of the core features of Confideal is of great use to merchants, but it’s the combination of all three elements (smart contracts, tokens, and arbitrators) into a cohesive whole that makes the integrated platform far greater than the sum of its parts. Each facet of Confideal reinforces the others, making them stronger and better than they would be on their own. Tokens can be used as payment and to rank arbitrators whilst arbitration is hardwired into the smart contracts that serve as the foundation of the platform. In the end, merchants and arbitrators are united together into working for smooth and seamless international trade just as the distinct features of Confideal are united together to facilitate such endeavors.


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