It is amazing to me that Bitcoin has gone from the subject of derision in the media to the subject of a slideshow that lists it as the incumbent to beat. My word, does that make Bitcoin…respectable?
In this megatrends feature, CNBC features some of my insights about which alternative currencies make the most sense, and why. Some are Bitcoin alternatives, some are formats actually sponsored by national governments and some are weird frauds. I’ll let you figure out which is which.