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There's no doubt that people are in a frenzy over cryptocurrencies. Not just bitcoin, but ether and litecoin and a number of others have seen huge gains this year.<\/p>\n

The interest in cryptocurrencies as a whole, and the hundreds of thousands of people signing up to platforms like Coinbase, has led to investors pouring money into other digital coins.<\/p>\n

But I feel there is a huge misunderstanding among people trading cryptocurrencies, and among the critics.<\/p>\n

People will look at many cryptocurrencies and think this is madness. They are not wrong. There is bubble right now in a lot of these digital currencies as people try to make a quick buck.<\/p>\n

And many people trading will no doubt just see ethereum or litecoin in their app, and decide to buy it because it\u2019s cheaper that bitcoin, hoping that either will be the next big thing.<\/p>\n

But both groups \u2013 critics and uneducated investors \u2013 are in danger of missing the bigger point.<\/p>\n

That is, there are nuances between the different cryptocurrencies, and in the long-term that could be a big source of value.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin originally billed itself as the \u201cpeer-to-peer version of electronic cash\u201d for online payments able to circumvent the banks.<\/p>\n

But transactions in bitcoin are extremely slow \u2014 taking on average nearly 300 minutes \u2014 and therefore is not widely used.<\/p>\n

In this instance, it may be hard to value it. Ethereum wants to be a key player in so-called \u201csmart contracts\u201d.<\/p>\n

These are contracts that execute when certain conditions from all parties are met, without the need for intermediaries.<\/p>\n

And litecoin, which has faster transition times than bitcoin, wants to be the de factor currency for paying for things. While ripple wants to be the main currency to help facilitate cross-border payments.<\/p>\n

If these cryptocurrencies end up doing what they set out to, valuing them could be easier.<\/p>\n

For example, if ripple is responsible for several billion dollars of cross-border payments, then we may be able to value how much one XRP coin is worth.<\/p>\n

If ethereum continues to get big companies on board, we may be able to value this.<\/p>\n

But the problem right now is that cryptocurrencies are being lumped into one basket. That could sting a lot of investors not understanding the difference between them.<\/p>\n

In the long term, many of these digital coins could become key platforms used by huge companies.<\/p>\n

It is, however, still the early days of cryptocurrencies, and a new, more improved version could come along. For now though, the crypto-gold rush shows no signs of abating.<\/p>\n

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