JPMorgan analysts: “Ethereum will overtake Bitcoin in the future”

JPMorgan analysts: “Ethereum will overtake Bitcoin in the future”

Analysts at the American investment bank JPMorgan believe that bitcoin can compete with gold as a store of value, but will give way to ether in the long term. According to JPMorgan experts, the difference between BTC and ETH is that at this stage, Bitcoin is more likely to be classified as “consumer goods”. It can compete with precious metals and be seen as a store of value. On the other hand, analysts have called…

Mastercard is exploring the implementation of smart contracts in digital currencies of the Central Bank

Mastercard is exploring the implementation of smart contracts in digital currencies of the Central Bank

Payment company Mastercard is exploring smart contracts and other tools that can be used to empower central bank digital currencies. Today, the topic of state digital currencies is widely discussed at the international level. Central banks are at various stages of research and development of their own digital currencies: some have just begun to develop a concept, others have moved on to testing, and some have already launched such assets. Central banks believe their stablecoins…