Omise is a Thailand-based company that’s essentially the Stripe of Southeast Asia. Founded in 2013, it held an ICO in June 2017 during which it issued its native OMG tokens, and has received positive reviews since. Learn more about the OmiseGO crypto token in our OMG 101 introduction.
Cryptocurrency was due a serious market crash, after the overheated speculation of the last quarter of 2017 and the altcoin run-up in early January of 2018. But that doesn't make it any easier to see your crypto assets freewheeling into the void, along with your plans for a beach home in Aruba.
What is Cardano? To understand this, you need to know that Ada (the token) is a cryptocurrency that aims to facilitate digital payments in a secure and regulation-friendly manner. It is a platform too, so other tokens can be built on it (like Ethereum or NEO).
What Is Stellar? Essentially, Stellar is an extremely fast settlement mechanism -- a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency founded and developed in early 2014 by Jed McCaleb, who helped start Ripple. Lumens are the native currency of Stellar, and its cryptocurrency ticker symbol is XLM.
What is NEO? It has been dubbed the “Chinese Ethereum,” and this description goes a long way to illustrate what it does: NEO (and GAS) provide a native Chinese platform for tokens and decentralized applications, similar to Ethereum but with important technical differences.
What is Litecoin, and why can you find it on almost every exchange? LTC is a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. It can do virtually anything Bitcoin can and has 400% faster transactions. In our introduction to Litecoin we explain its relevance to the crypto community, and why it's so heavily traded.
Investing in cryptocurrencies may or may not be your thing, but there’s no denying that it’s one of the hottest conversations in finance today. But how can you profit from crypto without actually owning Bitcoin or altcoins? These six companies are riding the Bitcoin wave right now.
