FINAL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEthereum is a foundational blockchain platform that has set the stage for a lot of innovation in the cryptocurrency space. Vitalik and team took the concept of Bitcoin and applied it to a multitude of other use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now other blockchains have subsequently seen the problems with the Ethereum platform, and are trying to build upon its success and improve the value of their application-building protocol. It remains to be seen if these other blockchain platforms can upend Ethereum as the go-to platform for new dapps to be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the limitations of Ethereum are well noted. There are plenty of other competitors in the marketplace. Ethereum\u2019s development team is trying to maintain their top dog status, and for now, they are still dominating the marketplace for new applications. Ethereum probably had its best days behind it, but the good news for the blockchain industry is that innovation is happening all around and Ethereum serves as a great jumping pad for new platforms and applications alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is a guest post that was originally featured on\u00a0Mint\u00a0Dice. By now Ethereum is the second largest name in cryptocurrency behind Bitcoin and has gained a lot of traction from the blockchain communities as an instrumental blockchain to support further development projects. Ethereum gained\u00a0momentum\u00a0in 2017, seeing its coin (ETH) price go up about 11,000% from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency","tag-ethereum"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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