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September 2018 saw long bear runs for most major cryptocurrencies followed by reasonably long recovery periods. Ripple (XRP) saw a monthly increase of more than 50%, briefly unseating Ethereum as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market value.

In the midst of fierce competition, Bitmain has sealed its place as a frontrunner where mining cryptocurrency is concerned. From its specialized mining hardware to software and large mining groups known as pools, the company constantly strives to stay on top of crypto mining operations.

The Bakkt ecosystem is expected to incorporate federally regulated markets and warehousing along with consumer and merchant applications. The Intercontinental Exchange has joined hands with companies like Microsoft, Starbucks, and BCG to provision various services required for the success of this project.

Turkey recently established its first university-level center to offer blockchain courses with the aim of bridging the expertise gap in the industry. It will also ensure widespread national deployment and development of the blockchain technology.

Economic collapse on any scale usually happens as a result of disparities in the system that can easily be overlooked in the absence of clarity. However, blockchain technology could help avoid a financial crisis due to its transparency, security and decentralized mechanism.

According to the Winklevoss brothers, Project Gemini is a next-generation Bitcoin exchange due to the fact that it is fully regulated and compliant. The twins started the Project Gemini journey with the simple goal of building a world-class digital asset exchange and custodian in the United States.

Digital Gold Exchange, a South Korea-based blockchain startup, has created a platform that allows cryptocurrency holders to exchange their digital assets for gold, since gold has always been closely associated with money and the exchange of goods and services.

In a world where the Swiss financial market has always been more tolerant than the banking systems in other countries, it is generally expected that Swiss banks should be open to accepting cryptocurrency and the privacy it affords investors.

While acceptance of these digital assets as a means of exchange grew, several fields began to emerge around it, including payment clients and solutions companies. Now, several blockchain companies like SpectroCoin launch payment operations and custom debit cards along with their tokens to increase usability.