So things are going to hell quickly?
The last couple days saw the price of cryptocurrencies all drop significantly while some governments moved to stop the flow of cryptocurrency.
Ho hum. Just another day in the world of cryptocurrency.
The truth is nothing could be brighter for this industry. We are seeing some major players starting to take notice.
One of the main things to remember is that cryptocurrency is the first global application on blockchain. When we discuss cryptocurrency, it is impossible to separate it from blockchain. That is akin to trying to separate email from the Internet. While blockchain can will see many other applications, cryptocurrency is going to be tied to whatever else is built upon these network.
The reason is simple...cryptocurrency is the monetary unit of exchange on the blockchain. Businesses are being built upon these networks meaning that cryptocurrency will be at the core of what takes place going forward.
When we look past the FUD, we see a lot to be optimistic about.
We all know Facebook is starting to look at cryptocurrency yet they are not alone. Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle all have different blockchain projects in the works. They realize that any company not in blockchain in the future will be an also-ran in the cloud computing space. All are working on blockchain-as-a service.
One interesting point for STEEM hodlers is that Microsoft is looking at using blockchain for decentralized digital IDs. This is something that 
Wall Street is also taking notice. Not only are there numerous funds opening up to invest in cryptocurrencies but others are seeing the underlying potential of blockchain.
"This is going to be one of five key technologies — along with automation, robotics, A.I. [artificial intelligence] and the Internet of things that drive this next industrial revolution," he said Friday on CNBC's "Trading Nation."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/11/blockchain-to-help-drive-next-industrial-revolution-federated.html
“When you think about it from an enterprise perspective, it has the ability to replace reconciliation, which is expensive and requires back-office and time and paperwork with more instantaneous verification [...] that will allow cost to be cut and that savings [sic] to be passed along.”
The diamond industry is long tied to slavery and death. We are starting to see a move to clean up the practices in this industry and cutting off the supply of "blood" diamonds. Blockchain is going to help track diamonds from start to sale. DeBeers did their first transaction.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/de-beers-tracks-diamonds-with-blockchain-for-the-first-time
Finally, while not blockchain but, rather, Bitcoin specific, we now see a wallet standard for mobile phone download. All Huawei now offers a Bitcoin wallet for download in the app store, pre-loaded on every phone.
And finally, Wall Street is all in a race to find out who will bring cryptocurrency trading to the masses. All the big banks and some exchanges are looking at it closely.
The view that Bitcoin is a fraud or going to zero does not seem to make sense in light of these articles. Of course, I must mention this is just what was published in the last couple days. Each week we see developments like this.
My view remains the same. We are at the beginning of something that is going to be huge. Most parts of society are going to be revolutionized because of this technology over the next few years.
Do not let the FUD deter you, there is too much going on for cryptocurrency to just be a "flash in the pan".
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