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      "body": "![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXJfiA5XmokKHu9So9JGRkgGnrW1pjUjLkLRcbNEQhu7T/image.png)\n\nI have invested in Quantstamp and think it is a terrific concept. However, this is my personal opinion and strictly not financial advice. So, please make your own research if you want to go ahead and pick up a few QSP tokens. \n\n2017 has been the year of cryptos with the collective market cap of all cryptocurrencies rising to over 800 million USD as the year came to a close. Now, the highs of the beginning of the year have since been retraced, with the overall market cap hovering around 550 million USD as this piece is being written. However, that is not damping the enthusiasm of crypto-enthusiasts as the community continues to remain bullish on the long term prospects of the space. \n\nOne of the key developments that the rise of cryptos (Ethereum in particular) has fueled is the rising adoption of smart contracts. The smart contract enabled ERC tokens offer a novel method of fundraising to companies and at the same time, open up access to early stage investing to the common masses, which was until now the preserve of large financial institutions such as private equity firms. While this is a tremendous achievement, it is also a double edged sword. The rise in access has had the expected (and unfortunate) side effect of decreasing due diligence - on security, authenticity and business prospects. This post is not about the assessment of blockchain powered business models, that is for a later post. We will focus on security of smart contracts and this is where Quantstamp really comes in. Quantstamp is the early and decisive mover in the smart contract audit space. If Quantstamp can deliver on their promise, they can soon be the ISO equivalent of smart contracts. \n\nApart from identifying a real business need and putting together a really competent team to address it, Quantstamp's biggest plus is it is the closest one can call a blockchain business \"recession-proof\". as we see more and more blockchain-powered companies, the need for smart contract audits will continue to rise and this is not necessarily linked to whether we are in a bull run or a bear. That is investing gold dust. In the short term, Quanststamp valuation might not skyrocket as blockchain ecosystem is still in its infancy and so valuations are mainly linked to marketing noise and community rallying behind a particular token. But when the dust settles a bit and valuations start really reflecting fundamentals and on-the-ground progress, Quantstamp is likely to stand tall among the ruins (the ICO space is really about a bunch of startups and we know the success rates with startups). By putting my money on Quantstamp, I am not only putting my money on the concept and the team itself, but on the wider success/adoption of blockchain tech. If the space continues to gain traction, the Quantstamp business model validates itself, and we are looking at what can become a really successful business. \n\nI am buckled up, and looking forward to the journey!",
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      "body": "decentralized, efficient system (1) > centralized, efficient system (2) > centralized, inefficient system (3)\n1 is ideal. 2 is not so ideal, but has a high probability of success and definitely better than 3. If 1 is possible, wonderful. If 2 happens, it is still better than 3.",
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If that does not happen and the current financial systems are not fully overhauled, Ripple can still be a major force as it can complement the current system as well. Many crypto enthusiasts have a huge problem with this, we will come to this in the next section.&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What's not to like about Ripple?</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Main complaint many crypto believers have about Ripple is that it is not decentralized enough. The consensus in the distributed ledger is not built through fully decentralized means. The \"validator nodes\" (which in very simple terms maintain the consensus) are financial organizations themselves, which goes against the spirit of crypto for a sizeable section of the crypto community. A lot of people believe XRP should not even be considered a cryptocurrency and should not even be listed on coinmarketcap as it is a controllable, centralized currency.</li>\n  <li>Over 60% of XRP coins are still with Ripple. While this can be a strength as well (for Ripple can put them to use both in ensuring liquidity for transfers as well as in investing to improve the Ripple ecosystem), it is seen as another centralized element to the Ripple story</li>\n  <li>There are many controversy theories on the internet that Ripple is the Trojan horse that the regulators and all the powers (basically the villains in every average Joe's mind) are using to break the back of the crypto ecosystem. The theory goes something like this - Ripple will be pumped to the moon (crypto terminology for rapid increase in price of a coin/token) prompting investors to divert their crypto earnings from other currencies into Ripple and then one fine day, a crash would somehow be effected, wiping out a lot of crypto wealth and hopefully causing a debilitating blow to the crypto ecosystem. The war against transparency will be won by the bad guys. Does it sound far fetched? It probably is. But, I am just bringing to your attention this counter view. Decide for yourself.&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Outlook</strong></p>\n<ul>\n  <li>While concerns from crypto-enthusiasts are to some extent valid, the scaremongering and doomsday predictions that are abound in the internet come across as a little shallow. The use of blockchain technology to bring about a significant improvement in payment transfers is a real opportunity, whether the blockchain is public, private or semi-private.&nbsp;Merely fighting every authority and always gunning to create alternate/parallel systems is impractical in my point of view. Ripple's approach to the whole payments problem comes across as pragmatic. And if a large scale move to cryptos from fiat indeed happens, Ripple is covered for that as well. It is sound business strategy to try to work with the regulators in today's reality while also equipping themselves for success in a crypto-only/ crypto-heavy world.</li>\n  <li>Many Ripple critics claim that the benefits of this improvement in payment systems will be pocketed by the banks themselves (who are inevitably the villains and not to be trusted), I would disagree slightly. Most of the banks in the world have to actually pay a fee to the larger banks to keep up this system of transfers. Hypothetically, if this system is fully replaced by Ripple, there are only a handful of banks for whom it is a negative proposition. So, there will be a host of banks who are likely to be more than happy to adopt this system. Whether they pass the benefits on to customers depends on the market equilibrium. Unless each and every bank is in a single cartel (which they clearly are not, they are competing enterprises after all) the new equilibrium will definitely be found, with someone lowering the price of transfers and the rest following suit.</li>\n  <li>Ripple has competition mainly from existing systems like SWIFT (which are objectively less well-equipped to compete with Ripple) and other blockchain based competition like Stellar, which is a darling of the crypto enthusiasts, for being all that Ripple is not. It is unclear that this is going to be a single player market, there of course could be place for more than one, but Ripple currently stands with a huge advantage of significant mainstream adoption and a huge war chest to deploy to further drive this advantage home.&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Bottom line</strong></p>\n<p>XRP has a lot of things going for it, not the least of which is a real-word use case. 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