I am not a financial or investment advisor and this post is merely my researched opinion. Having had access to blockchain experts in China, Europe, and the USA and read about cutting edge developments I have come to a conclusion.
The Cardano blockchain is the futuristic blockchain platform with the most promising Cryptocurrency (ADA) because they have better functionality, interoperability, scalability, and energy efficiency and speed of transactions. If Bitcoin is first geberstion and Ethereum a second generation crypto, Cardano is third generation.
The team is academic and professional and strategy is long term and meant for durability, and global acceptance. ADA will surpass BTC & ETH in market capitalization and gobal use. They are developing a debit card convertible to world currencies, a credit system, identity management, a daedalus wallet with automated crypto-trading facility, and crypto to fiat conversion ability.
They are developing partnerships with institutions of higher learning throughout the world to teach their code and to create training centers for a gobal wave of new developers. They are not interested in hyping the value of ADA crypto but to develop lomg lasting value and acceptance.
Cardano technology goal like all blockchains is complete decentralization for now but Cardano is also developing a regulatory framework and governance structure so that it won’t conflict with regulators. If nations are smart, as automation and globalization eliminates jobs in some countries, they can try to use a durable Cardano Blockchain platform to provide universal basic wealth and a safety net.
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