Beyond Bitcoin: How Stable Are Alternative Cryptocurrencies?

As the title suggests, this week has been stable for the most part. Take the world stable with several grains of salt, as stable in cryptocurrency is still volatile for most people to stomach when they have been used to the relative stability of the dollar and people in precious metals. For example, let’s take a look at some of the more recognizable cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin and Darkcoin. Litecoin has stayed in the $5 range, with volume staying around the $2.5 million mark. With a market cap that Litecoin possess, I fully expect Litecoin to recover from the downward trend it has....

Alternative cryptocurrencies, like Litecoin, Primecoin and PPCoin, have gotten a significant amount of bad press recently. Lead Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen wrote an article criticizing altcoins as being a way of getting around Bitcoin's 21 million currency supply limit and "getting back to an 'inflate on demand' world" and, more recently, Daniel Krawisz from The Mises Circle wrote a lengthy post entitled "The Problem with Altcoins", raising many other concerns. Krawisz's arguments received a substantial amount of support from the Bitcoin community, showing that there are many Bitcoin....

Cryptocurrencies can be a good alternative to conventional settlement processes because they are underpinned by blockchain technology which enables the instant finalization of transactions without the involvement of intermediaries, a new report has said. Some players in the cross-border money transfer industry perceive the blockchain and cryptocurrencies as technologies that can enhance remittance processes. Cryptocurrencies Eliminate Expensive Practices for Remittance Providers Using cryptocurrencies for the settlement of transactions can be a useful “alternative to traditional....

The governor of the Jamaican central bank has warned people using or who have plans to use cryptocurrencies to be mindful of the associated risks. The governor added that cryptocurrencies’ unpredictability means they cannot function as a medium of exchange. Not Stable Enough to Be Good Means of Payment The governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Richard Byles, has cautioned those using or planning to use cryptocurrencies to be mindful of the unpredictable nature of the assets. Byles also said he considers cryptocurrency an investment instrument rather than a medium of exchange....

Investments in alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies account for over half of the portfolio of non-qualified Russian investors, a recently held survey has indicated. Almost half of them consider digital currencies like bitcoin as a potential hedge. Cryptocurrencies Outperform Traditional Currencies and Stocks in Russia Alternative investments like crypto, real estate, and antiques constitute more than half of the portfolios of non-qualified investors in the Russian Federation, according to a new poll conducted by Investing.com. Digital currencies are leading among these options with....