Technology Magazine May 2018 | Page 77

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QTUM

Qtum has been running since March 2017 when it was launched by Patrick Dai , Neil Mahi and Jordan Earls . Qtum is a cryptocurrency and Smart Contract platform that aims to combine the best of both worlds . The platform uses Account Attraction Layer to combine Bitcoin
Core and Ethereum Virtual Machine . Market capitalisation is $ 5bn .

IOTA

Launched in July 2016 by David Sønstebø and Dominik Schiener , IOTA is a transactional settlement and data transfer layer for the internet of things . This system has no transaction fees , low confirmation time and employs a new distribution ledger called ‘ Tangle ’. The company received significant investment from the Bosch Group in 2017 and market capitalisation is approximately $ 15bn .
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