Week in Review: December 28 – January 3

One week in crypto feels like a year.”

Welcome to the Weekly Roundup!

A snapshot into the last 168 hours in the world of cryptocurrency and Invest In Blockchain!

 

We don’t want to start sounding like a broken record but the bull run continues! The cryptocurrency overall market cap shattered the crucial point of $700 billion early this week and right now we are approaching the $800 billion mark. Every week we get closer and closer to passing the $1 trillion milestone.

This morning, Ethereum went into the four figure range passing $1,000 for a few hours along with Ripple, Stellar, Tron reaching all time highs. The growth throughout the entire space has been amazing.

Invest In Blockchain moved up the Alexa Rankings to the 112k mark! We hope you had a great New Year and we are excited to see what 2018 has in store for the entire cryptocurrency community!

Let’s take you through some of the articles you might have missed during the holidays:

1) The Top 50 Cryptocurrencies

Following up on the success of our Top 25 Cryptocurrencies post, we decided to expand the piece and break down the Top 50.

If you are new to cryptocurrencies, this is an excellent starting point to learn about each of the top 50 cryptocurrencies (by market cap). Even if you’re a crypto veteran, this is a great resource to reference if you ever get any of the top 50 confused, or if you want to read more about a new coin which has joined the ranks.

2) What is Stratis?

Stratis is having a big week!

The team announced to the public that they have two flagship ICOs that will launch on the Stratis Platform in the near future. Deepak Parmar explains Stratis and gives us some insight into their future with this article.

3) Estonia, a Blockchain Model for Other Countries?

Estonia could be setting the tone for the rest of the world when it comes to blockchain adoption and policies. Colin Adams breaks down the progressive movements by this small Baltic nation.

 

Thank you to all 2,000+ of you who participated in our Twitter Polls in December. We found out how many of you have contributed to ICOs, what your favorite small cap coins were, and what assets you thought had the best chance for growth in December.

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