Crypto Currency Predictions for 2018: Cryptocurrency’s value could triple

Cryptocurrency’s value could triple in 2018. Crypto currency creators said businesses in a wide variety of industries are starting to take note of what value ethereum’s protocol could offer them. Nerayoff attributes increased usage to ethereum’s ability to process transactions more quickly and cheaply than its rival. Nerayoff said increasing interest in cryptocurrency will stimulate value for ethereum in 2018, regardless of whether it overtakes bitcoin.

Ethereum crypto currency co-creator Steven Nerayoff says increased projects built on the cryptocurrency could trigger a “flippening” in 2018, in which ethereum overtakes bitcoin. “What you’re seeing with ethereum is exponential increase in the number of projects — there are billions of dollars being poured into the ecosystem right now — maybe 10 times more projects this year than last year, which could easily lead to a doubling, probably a tripling in price by the end of the year,” Nerayoff said Monday on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” While bitcoin was designed to function as a peer to peer electronic payment system, ethereum was designed for smart contracts that execute when specific conditions are met. Nerayoff, who helped craft token sales for the ethereum project, said businesses in an increasingly wide variety of industries are starting to take note of what value Ethereum’s protocol could offer them.