Crypto 2018 = Mobile Phones 1991

I, like many others, often liken the nascent cryptocurrency market to the early days of the internet and I do, sincerely, believe that it is both fair and real comparison. However, I ultimately believe that the impact on human lives across the globe will be far greater this time round.

I had forgotten about another equally valid comparison until I was reminded of it whilst dealing with Gumtree on an issue to do with accepting cryptocurrencies for an ad I’d placed. In short, my ads had been taken down because I wanted to accept payment in Bitcoin or Litecoin rather than…