5 Big Advantages of Blockchain, and 1 Reason to Be Very Worried

In less than three weeks we'll turn the calendar on 2017, which for many investors probably turned out to be a pretty good year. But despite all three major stock indexes hitting dozens of new all-time highs, it's cryptocurrency gains that have stolen the show.

Since the year began, the aggregate market value of all virtual currencies combined has risen by about 1,800% to $336 billion. The two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, bitcoin and Ethereum, have delivered gains to the tune of 1,000% and 5,500%, with the help of a little rounding. These are gains that investors may not see over the course of their entire lifetime, and it's happened in just over 11 months' time.

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Source: Fool.com