This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin and ether. We’ve also included XRP, as it was one of the largest cryptocurrencies when this series began. According to Wikipedia, a cryptocurrency is “a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to control the creation of additional units, and to verify the transfer of assets.” Bitcoin was the world’s first cryptocurrency and decentralized digital currency. The first such transaction occurred in early 2009 and has since grown worldwide. Ether is another cryptocurrency ... (full story)