Key players in the crypto industry

[Golftech]

This is a good introduction for newbies in the space, but there are alot of people in crypto today that history will not be kind to them, some of these people have taken advantage of the openness of the space, raise money for scam projects o project they know won't scale and pump and dump them on the market

The realities took place with the conditions of this market, many people are still willing to take chances even past experiences is not good for them. Taking everything as a lesson to learn and to proceed with the intention of succeeding. Plan your investment goals and use the right pairs to make sure that it will favorable to your journey. Keep pushing if you have a good understanding of any event that will happen along the way.

[JessicaVL]

Cryptocurrency is a multi-billion dollar industry. With a current market cap of $226 billion USD (at the time of writing), this once fledgling industry has grown into the massive market that it is today. Let’s take a look at some of the key players in the crypto industry: The teams behind the top 5 market caps, and how they got to where they are today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_hGPQVLpA

BITCOIN (BTC)

Bitcoin is the OG blockchain and cryptocurrency. It was created as a response to the global financial crisis in 2008. On 31 September 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released his whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System”. Since then, Bitcoin has grown into a $150 billion network (at the time of writing), with roughly 5.8 million active users, largely thanks to exchanges and trading platforms facilitating the trade of BTC, like eToro, Binance or Coinbase.

 

Bitcoin’s price peaked in December 2017, when it reached around $20,000 USD per coin. So, who are the teams behind Bitcoin’s rise to the top of the cryptocurrency empire?

 

- Satoshi Nakamoto: The mysterious founder and creator of Bitcoin – Nakamoto’s true identity remains a mystery to this day. Many so-called “Faketoshi’s” have been named in the media, including Craig Wright, but so far none have proven to be the real deal. Satoshi is undoubtedly amongst the key players in the crypto industry.

- Roger Ver: Roger Ver is the Executive Chairman (and former CEO) of Bitcoin.com, and leader of Bitcoin Cash.

RIPPLE (XRP)
 

Ripple was founded by Jeb McCaleb and Chris Larsen in 2012, although the concept was originally conceived by Ryan Fugger in 2004. Ripple was built by Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, and Ripple’s coin is XRP. It’s current market cap is $12.6 billion.

 

ETHEREUM (ETH)
 

Ethereum is another blockchain, built on the basis of smart contracts. Vitalik Buterin founded Ethereum in 2014, and it went live in 2015 – with 72 million coins “pre-mined”. Ethereum’s token is called ETH and it has a current market cap of $20 billion.

 

Other key players include Anthony Di Iorio, Charles Hoskinson, Mihai Alisie, and Amir Chetrit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN5BaCzsbo

BITCOIN CASH (BCH)
 

Bitcoin Cash came about as a result of political disputes within the Bitcoin developer community. In 2017, Bitcoin underwent a hard fork – and separated into two systems: Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash has a current market cap of $4.12 billion, and its coin is BCH.

Key players in Bitcoin Cash include Roger Ver, who is also the Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com. Bitcoin Cash experienced another hard fork in 2018, but we’ll touch on that at a later stage.

 

LITECOIN (LTC)
 

Litecoin is another hard fork of Bitcoin, and was founded in 2011 by Charlie Lee – the CEO. Litecoin is developed by the Litecoin Core Development Team, and remains one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to date. Franklyn Richards is the COO of Litecoin.

Litecoin has a current market cap of $3.5 billion.

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCES
 

Without a doubt, cryptocurrency has a huge role to play in the future of global finances. In just over a decade, it has grown into a $226 billion industry – and is only going to get bigger. When looking at the key players in the crypto industry, one thing is clear: the level of ingenuity and creativity is unparalleled. Cryptocurrency is only going to get bigger, so we’re due for an incredibly exciting future.

https://itsblockchain.com/crypto-players/

Nice read, especially for newbies. Talking about Craig Wright, I wonder why someone will come up with a new cryptocurrency (BSV)  and still claim to be founder of the pace setter (BTC).  However, I didn't like the saga between him and other big shots like CZ of Binance. Citing your last paragraph when you mentioned that crypto has a huge role to play in global finance, do you think this is possible without regulations in the real sense? Also, there is still lots of improvement to be done. For instance, a big business might be skeptical adopting most existing blockchain projects due to scalability issues.

Yeah, Craig Wright is a bit of a strange one in that sense. Ultimately, there's a lot of room for growth in the cryptocurrency industry, but big business is showing more and more interest in expanding their horizons. We should have an interesting few years ahead of us!

[JessicaVL]

Obviously, in the first ten years of crypto, it has moved so very fast specially in 2017 and it really took the lime light that's why government are taking a hard line stance for now. But can they stop it? I doubt because for one the market is free and open. What they can do is regulated, but it doesn't mean that crypto enthusiast won't find a way to go around those regulations, after all we wanted decentralisation and (pseudo) anonymity.

So it will still go on the next ten years and I'm seeing trillions of marketcap dominated by those coins mentioned above, specially bitcoin, who will continue to dominate and be the face of all crypto.

No, they definitely can't stop cryptocurrency - if that's what you're asking? They can ban it but there are always ways around. Still, it seems like more governments and businesses are realizing the value of blockchain and crypto assets, so we should really just see more growth over the coming years.

[JessicaVL]

Good work buddy.

You have added the courtesy site links also to learn more about it. When there is more definition based book for crypto industry alone it will be greatful for you.
Then seeing the title I thought that it is about Satoshi and viliak butterin or something.

Thanks so much! Yeah, always interesting to learn about the diverse figures that make up this exciting industry. There's more to the crypto asset world than just Vitalik Buterin and Satoshi! So many incredible people doing amazing things.

[cudora]

Yes, all of those coins are very important for the whole industry, but crypto is something more than top 10 coins on CMC. I believe that XRP does not deserve this space and should be replaced by perspective altcoins that are decentralised.

[aysg76]

Cryptocurrency is a multi-billion dollar industry. With a current market cap of $226 billion USD (at the time of writing), this once fledgling industry has grown into the massive market that it is today. Let’s take a look at some of the key players in the crypto industry: The teams behind the top 5 market caps, and how they got to where they are today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_hGPQVLpA

BITCOIN (BTC)

Bitcoin is the OG blockchain and cryptocurrency. It was created as a response to the global financial crisis in 2008. On 31 September 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released his whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System”. Since then, Bitcoin has grown into a $150 billion network (at the time of writing), with roughly 5.8 million active users, largely thanks to exchanges and trading platforms facilitating the trade of BTC, like eToro, Binance or Coinbase.

 

Bitcoin’s price peaked in December 2017, when it reached around $20,000 USD per coin. So, who are the teams behind Bitcoin’s rise to the top of the cryptocurrency empire?

 

- Satoshi Nakamoto: The mysterious founder and creator of Bitcoin – Nakamoto’s true identity remains a mystery to this day. Many so-called “Faketoshi’s” have been named in the media, including Craig Wright, but so far none have proven to be the real deal. Satoshi is undoubtedly amongst the key players in the crypto industry.

- Roger Ver: Roger Ver is the Executive Chairman (and former CEO) of Bitcoin.com, and leader of Bitcoin Cash.

RIPPLE (XRP)
 

Ripple was founded by Jeb McCaleb and Chris Larsen in 2012, although the concept was originally conceived by Ryan Fugger in 2004. Ripple was built by Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, and Ripple’s coin is XRP. It’s current market cap is $12.6 billion.

 

ETHEREUM (ETH)
 

Ethereum is another blockchain, built on the basis of smart contracts. Vitalik Buterin founded Ethereum in 2014, and it went live in 2015 – with 72 million coins “pre-mined”. Ethereum’s token is called ETH and it has a current market cap of $20 billion.

 

Other key players include Anthony Di Iorio, Charles Hoskinson, Mihai Alisie, and Amir Chetrit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN5BaCzsbo

BITCOIN CASH (BCH)
 

Bitcoin Cash came about as a result of political disputes within the Bitcoin developer community. In 2017, Bitcoin underwent a hard fork – and separated into two systems: Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash has a current market cap of $4.12 billion, and its coin is BCH.

Key players in Bitcoin Cash include Roger Ver, who is also the Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com. Bitcoin Cash experienced another hard fork in 2018, but we’ll touch on that at a later stage.

 

LITECOIN (LTC)
 

Litecoin is another hard fork of Bitcoin, and was founded in 2011 by Charlie Lee – the CEO. Litecoin is developed by the Litecoin Core Development Team, and remains one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to date. Franklyn Richards is the COO of Litecoin.

Litecoin has a current market cap of $3.5 billion.

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCES
 

Without a doubt, cryptocurrency has a huge role to play in the future of global finances. In just over a decade, it has grown into a $226 billion industry – and is only going to get bigger. When looking at the key players in the crypto industry, one thing is clear: the level of ingenuity and creativity is unparalleled. Cryptocurrency is only going to get bigger, so we’re due for an incredibly exciting future.

https://itsblockchain.com/crypto-players/

You have worked hard before writing this topic and i appreciate you for you efforts and first instance i thought you have mentioned some infulential names in crypto market but then i realize you are talking about the coins that have changed the digital world over these past few years.Some of them like BTC and ETH will always remain on top in terms of volume and market cap due to their technology and adoption on various platforms which will prices high of both the coins.ETH was high in 2017 but this year growth signs are less due to less advancement in market and less new legit projects coming in market which use ETH as base platform so it will take time to rise but always remain in my list.Other mentioned coins are also potential until some replace them with higher technology.

[pgbit]

Bitcoin and Ethereum would always be major players in the Cryptocurrency space no matter how things eventually turn out, but I think we are entering an era where worldwide adoption is the goal and I don't think the present blockchains would do it for us, we would need a platform that's very scalable and can handle hundreds of thousands of transactions per second and secondly, a Cryptocurrency that is definitely not volatile in price, something that is pegged to a particular value because you cannot purchase something from a merchant with say, Bitcoin and when they receive your payment, if they don't convert it and the price starts dipping, they would lose their profit and then some of tbeir capital on top, in my opinion the other players are still yet to be invented but we would be seeing them sooner than later.

[doomloop]

Cryptocurrency is a multi-billion dollar industry. With a current market cap of $226 billion USD (at the time of writing), this once fledgling industry has grown into the massive market that it is today. Let’s take a look at some of the key players in the crypto industry: The teams behind the top 5 market caps, and how they got to where they are today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_hGPQVLpA

BITCOIN (BTC)

Bitcoin is the OG blockchain and cryptocurrency. It was created as a response to the global financial crisis in 2008. On 31 September 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released his whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System”. Since then, Bitcoin has grown into a $150 billion network (at the time of writing), with roughly 5.8 million active users, largely thanks to exchanges and trading platforms facilitating the trade of BTC, like eToro, Binance or Coinbase.

 

Bitcoin’s price peaked in December 2017, when it reached around $20,000 USD per coin. So, who are the teams behind Bitcoin’s rise to the top of the cryptocurrency empire?

 

- Satoshi Nakamoto: The mysterious founder and creator of Bitcoin – Nakamoto’s true identity remains a mystery to this day. Many so-called “Faketoshi’s” have been named in the media, including Craig Wright, but so far none have proven to be the real deal. Satoshi is undoubtedly amongst the key players in the crypto industry.

- Roger Ver: Roger Ver is the Executive Chairman (and former CEO) of Bitcoin.com, and leader of Bitcoin Cash.

RIPPLE (XRP)
 

Ripple was founded by Jeb McCaleb and Chris Larsen in 2012, although the concept was originally conceived by Ryan Fugger in 2004. Ripple was built by Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, and Ripple’s coin is XRP. It’s current market cap is $12.6 billion.

 

ETHEREUM (ETH)
 

Ethereum is another blockchain, built on the basis of smart contracts. Vitalik Buterin founded Ethereum in 2014, and it went live in 2015 – with 72 million coins “pre-mined”. Ethereum’s token is called ETH and it has a current market cap of $20 billion.

 

Other key players include Anthony Di Iorio, Charles Hoskinson, Mihai Alisie, and Amir Chetrit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSN5BaCzsbo

BITCOIN CASH (BCH)
 

Bitcoin Cash came about as a result of political disputes within the Bitcoin developer community. In 2017, Bitcoin underwent a hard fork – and separated into two systems: Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Bitcoin Cash has a current market cap of $4.12 billion, and its coin is BCH.

Key players in Bitcoin Cash include Roger Ver, who is also the Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com. Bitcoin Cash experienced another hard fork in 2018, but we’ll touch on that at a later stage.

 

LITECOIN (LTC)
 

Litecoin is another hard fork of Bitcoin, and was founded in 2011 by Charlie Lee – the CEO. Litecoin is developed by the Litecoin Core Development Team, and remains one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies to date. Franklyn Richards is the COO of Litecoin.

Litecoin has a current market cap of $3.5 billion.

 

CRYPTOCURRENCY: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCES
 

Without a doubt, cryptocurrency has a huge role to play in the future of global finances. In just over a decade, it has grown into a $226 billion industry – and is only going to get bigger. When looking at the key players in the crypto industry, one thing is clear: the level of ingenuity and creativity is unparalleled. Cryptocurrency is only going to get bigger, so we’re due for an incredibly exciting future.

https://itsblockchain.com/crypto-players/

You have worked hard before writing this topic and i appreciate you for you efforts and first instance i thought you have mentioned some infulential names in crypto market but then i realize you are talking about the coins that have changed the digital world over these past few years.Some of them like BTC and ETH will always remain on top in terms of volume and market cap due to their technology and adoption on various platforms which will prices high of both the coins.ETH was high in 2017 but this year growth signs are less due to less advancement in market and less new legit projects coming in market which use ETH as base platform so it will take time to rise but always remain in my list.Other mentioned coins are also potential until some replace them with higher technology.

I also appreciate the efforts and it was an informative post. A nice bird eye view there. Talking about the dominance f bitcoin and position of ethereum among altcoins, you are right on mark. These are going to stay above others due to the support they have received from investors. Bitcoin did everything on its own but ethereum took a lot of help from the king. Ethereum will rise again with bitcoin shortly.

[Obito]

Ofcourse, they have been designed for designated necessities and features. It is just sad that some alts were made for self purposes although it is not that always for community. Well anyway, with all these reasons and purposes for communities it is still hard to for alts and even for bitcoin to make it out there in the industry fully functional. So sometimes it is not about the risk that it brought but the pride of the government that is afraid to be stepped over.

[Getmon]

Great job OP. This is a nice compilation of some personalities that are behind some of the most solid projects in the world of crypto. We should also give credit to them as we give utmost credit to Satoshi for rolling the first stone. I think you have missed some personalities in the mentioned altcoins though. Joseph Lubin, for instance, is a co-founder of Ethereum who had made a lot of contribution to the project alongside Vitalik Buterin.

[nigelk]

You can just check every project from top 10-15 CMC and it will be key player

[Viscore]

There's a lot of good information online that could help convince ourselves that crypto has a great future, OP did a great job on sharing these vital information,  so thumbs up to you. I am a believer of crypto as well, although this market not is facing a challenge but this way the market will grow and I believe it will survive and grow in the future, so keep believing and let's remain optimistic.