{"id":16748,"date":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2017\/03\/02\/dash-reaches-dizzying-highs-as-enthusiasm-for-number-3-crypto-grows\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:40:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:40:05","slug":"dashreachesdizzying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.dash.org\/news\/dashreachesdizzying\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Reaches Dizzying Highs As Enthusiasm for Number 3 Crypto Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"
Privacy-centric altcoin Dash has continued expanding to unforeseen highs, now testing the $50 barrier per single coin.<\/p>\n
The asset\u2019s exponential short-term rise has delighted investors and partners alike, with so far little speculation as to what could happen next.<\/p>\n
Dash has grown from 0.005 BTC to 0.03 BTC in just three months \u2013 a rise of around 500 percent in Bitcoin terms.<\/p>\n
Despite being available since March 2014, it is only recently that mainstream interest in the currency has picked up, with the deals accelerating as trading activity gains momentum.<\/p>\n
Dash\u2019s most recent 24-hour trade volumes now rival Ethereum\u2019s, with Coinmarketcap data show it has the third-highest market capitalization in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n
In February Dash debuted on the BitMEX exchange, while this week Wall of Coins released over-the-counter purchases for cash.<\/p>\n
Criticism over the rapid price increase is notably absent, with commentators continuing to extole Dash\u2019s virtues and ability to usurp Bitcoin in terms of consumer convenience.<\/p>\n
Commenting on his decision to add Dash, BlockPay payment system CEO Christoph Hering described Bitcoin as \u201cunsexy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that the Dash Network is different because it has a strong and active community, a great worker system funding growth and marketing plus an active development team that is building the right tools for mass adoption,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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