What is QTUM?
QTUM is definitely one of the projects everyone should be keeping their eye on. Roger Ver (early Bitcoin investor and entrepreneur)
QTUM (pronounced Quantum) is an open-sourced value transfer platform which focuses on mobile decentralized apps or DAPPs.
QTUM is meant to be is a bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum functionalities: Bitcoin was designed to be a value transfer program, while Ethereum primarily a smart contracts platform. QTUM is a hybrid of the two, a value transfer protocol which can also support DAPPs and smart contracts.
Currently, QTUM is the 15th largest cryptocurrency, with a market cap value of nearly $750,000,000. It is being developed by the QTUM Foundation, based in Singapore....
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