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Finance<br />
currencies. This currency<br />
is also expected to have an<br />
implied value as a hedge<br />
against currency fluctuations.<br />
This has also resulted in a<br />
number of exchanges that<br />
have sprung that allow the<br />
traders to buy Bitcoin and all<br />
the other cryptocurrencies.<br />
The Blockchain Technology<br />
is associated with<br />
cryptocurrency which<br />
can also be called<br />
the internet of money.<br />
Blockchain essentially is<br />
a large electronic platform<br />
that allows one to build<br />
many applications. Yes,<br />
Cryptocurrencies are just<br />
one of the application that<br />
is built on the Blockchain<br />
Technology.<br />
However although people<br />
in the business world are<br />
accepting the Blockchain<br />
Technology as something<br />
promising, there is a lot<br />
of discussion that is going<br />
on regarding the Blockchain<br />
Technology. After the initial<br />
success of Bitcoin, it has lost<br />
a 50% of its value. There has<br />
also been this discussion<br />
about government regulation<br />
of Bitcoin, less-expensive<br />
currencies. These and many<br />
such discussions worked to<br />
buyers losing a lot on Bitcoin.<br />
But it has to be noted that the<br />
early buyers of Bitcoin made a<br />
lot of money. As is apparent by<br />
this experience, one can get<br />
wealthy by investing in Bitcoin<br />
but it is not a stable way of<br />
making money because of the<br />
high risks that are involved.<br />
Given that the Blockchain<br />
Technology is an opportunity<br />
that might bring in a lot of<br />
profits, many entrepreneurs<br />
are eager to go the Blockchain<br />
way. Moreover, the Blockchain<br />
Technology can be said to be the<br />
future of finances in the business<br />
world. This is reason enough to<br />
get oneself familiar or involved<br />
with the Blockchain Technology.<br />
But, is there a way to bet on the<br />
Blockchain Technology without<br />
Cryptocurrency?<br />
Yes, there is!<br />
Overstock.com<br />
The e-commerce company<br />
called the Overstock.com<br />
is one of the most loved<br />
alternative to Blockchain<br />
and cryptocurrencies. This<br />
e-commerce platform has been<br />
in the industry for a long time<br />
and have been competing as an<br />
online retailer.<br />
This company went public in<br />
the year of 2002. It can boast<br />
of having generated 40 million<br />
visitors in a month. The company<br />
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