{"id":11816,"date":"2022-11-11T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/?p=11816"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T18:50:11","slug":"top-5-coins-market-cap-new-plans-potential-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/ro\/2022\/11\/11\/top-5-coins-market-cap-new-plans-potential-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 coins by market cap: new plans and potential future"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re always looking for new and juicy investments around crypto. We already had ICOs, DeFi, and NFTs, so, what could it be the \u201cnext big thing\u201d? We can\u2019t know for sure, but since most tokens in this world are fragile and fleeting, we can better pay more attention to those who have remained and succeeded for years. That\u2019s where we have the top 5 coins by market cap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to CoinMarketCap (and also other sources like CoinGecko), the top 5 coins by capitalizare de pia\u021b\u0103<\/a> sunt Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC), the first cryptocurrency ever; Ethereum<\/a> (ETH), the smart contract leader; BNB (previously Binance Coin), another smart contract platform; and the stablecoins<\/a> Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, they\u2019re the most used crypto coins around, and for good reasons. But do they have any future? What are their next plans and updates? Let\u2019s explore that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin (BTC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It was released in January 2009 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto<\/a>. Since then, the first cryptocurrency hasn\u2019t stopped growing. Of course, we\u2019ve had many death omens in the way, including some very ugly price crashes<\/a> over the years \u2014for several reasons. However, in general terms, Bitcoin hasn\u2019t disappointed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has a market cap of over $324 billion and a price of $16,800 per token, making it the most valuable cryptocurrency so far. At this point, Bitcoin is mainstream worldwide, and its adoption is expanding. It\u2019s already mijloc legal de plat\u0103<\/a> in El Salvador, the Central African Republic, Ukraine, and numerous citadels<\/a> worldwide. So, what can be the next plans for this coin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be surprised, but Bitcoin has over 700 developers and contributors around the world.<\/strong> And they\u2019re still working hard to improve many aspects of the Bitcoin software. On GitHub, where the Bitcoin code lies, you can find 386 Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs<\/a>), of which only 43 are active or final. The others are rejected or in process, not to mention that still anyone can send new BIPs for consideration. The main idea, of course, is improving Bitcoin as a blockchain and as a coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We can\u2019t talk about every BIP in stock here, but we can mention the next update for Bitcoin: Erlay (BIP #330)<\/a> by Bitcoin Core<\/a>. Without diving too much into technical terms, this update will improve the Internet bandwidth efficiency for users and node operators. Therefore, bitcoiners from remote areas with slow connectivity could still use BTC without issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, the change will make it harder for an attacker to find out the node from which a transaction originated, increasing Bitcoin privacy as well.<\/strong> Erlay took three years of investigation and testing to reach its final stages. That\u2019s the level of care every BIP receives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethereum (ETH)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ethereum was released in July 2015, and it\u2019s still the most popular smart contract blockchain. This implies that the most valuable Decentralized Applications (Dapps<\/a>) live here: ICO-uri<\/a>, DeFi, NFT-uri<\/a>, games, and more. According to DappRadar, Ethereum hosts around 3,550 Dapps; including billionaire Platforme DeFi<\/a> like MakerDAO, Lido, and Curve, and the collectibles<\/a> CryptoKitties and CryptoPunks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing, Ethereum enjoys its place in the top 5 coins by market cap with over $156 billion and a price of around $1,270 per token. In case you didn\u2019t know, this blockchain even has a huge corporate alliance to develop new things on it, dubbed the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA).<\/strong> It has over 100 members worldwide, inclusiv<\/a> giants like Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Accenture, JP Morgan, and Santander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, we should mention that after long years of waiting, we finally had the transcendental update \u201cThe Merge<\/a>\u201d on Ethereum in September. With it, this chain officially abandoned crypto mining and changed to Proof-of-Stake (PoS<\/a>). But that\u2019s not all for this platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Similar to BTC, the Ethereum development team (comprised of<\/a> over 1,600 developers) works with Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs<\/a>) on GitHub. There are around 537 EIPs in total, of which only 116 are living or final.<\/strong> Recently, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum founder) shared an updated post-Merge roadmap, and they have ahead five more stages at least. On them, they hope to implement features like a speed of 100,000 Transactions Per Second (TPS), quantum-proofness, burnt supply, and limited costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Updated roadmap diagram! pic.twitter.com\/MT9BKgYcJH<\/a><\/p>— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>