BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 4/17/17

Cryptocurrency boom predicted by bitcoin market data CEO confirmed, trend ‘set to continue’

The cryptocurrency market has hit its high point, according to Forbes. Bitcoin remains top dog in the field, but overall market capitalization could soon outpace bitcoin by a wide margin. But investors should store their crypto assets securely, because the gains built up over time could very well disappear.

Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance publishes first global cryptocurrency study

The researchers found that the cryptocurrency market is larger than previously expected. More than half of the small exchanges have government licensing and between 5.8 million and 11.5 million wallets are estimated to be active today.