Interesting that so many people are pushing for a return to the gold standard. In emerging markets, people are turning to cryptocurrencies as protection against political and economic instability (I recently wrote an article on this - do check it out: https://steemit.com/blockchain/@rebeccamqamelo/the-crypto-diaries-blockchain-in-africa). I wonder what 2018 has in store...
Seems to be the way for the future, even stumbled upon a notification for a new type of cryptocurrency, check it out https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@faruq98/a-new-cryptocurrency , seems 2018 will be a blast, and i don't want to be left out