Bitcoin is the world’s largest cryptocurrency and computer network (158 EH/s). It was created by an anonymous individual, or group of individuals, going by the pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto in response to the 2008 real estate and banking crisis. Bitcoin is the first technology that separates money from the state (central banks). There are only 21 million Bitcoins that will ever exist (per the code). The Bitcoin blockchain is the first decentralized, peer to peer network that facilitates near instant transactions as new blocks (containing the new transactions) are verified by the miners and added to the public ledger.

Ethereum is a decentralized, open source blockchain featuring smart contract functionality. Ether is the native cryptocurrency on the platform. Ethereum runs smart contracts and applications that execute without down time. It is the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after Bitcoin. Ethereum is the most actively used blockchain.

Scarcity, increased cost of production, availability, acceptance and applications are believed to cause the increase in value. Mass Adoption, inflation, and global economic instability will accelerate the price rise of crypto assets. Crypto is a non-correlated asset offering investors protection and growth.