When the topic of cryptocurrency comes up, conversation inevitably circles back to the latest price fluctuations in bitcoin. But while this might be interesting in as much as bitcoin is a bellwether for cryptocurrency as a whole, where the future of cryptocurrency is concerned, the borders of discussion extend well beyond the behaviour of this particular currency.

Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency to launch 10 years ago, and admittedly progress has been slow since then with regards to mainstream adoption. However, the tide is turning and an increasing number of legitimate blockchain companies are launching, more banks and enterprises are experimenting with blockchain and crypto, and legitimate cryptocurrency exchanges have been launched…