Crypto experts predict which bitcoin rivals to look out for in 2022
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Follow our live coverage of the crypto market Joining The Independent’s Anthony Cuthbertson was Fred Schebesta, co-founder of the financial comparison platform Finder.com, Dr Iwa Salami, an associate professor at the University of East London, and Will Harborne, CEO of the decentralised cryptocurrency exchange DeversiFi. I think Terra Luna is a fascinating coin because it has a decentralised algorithmic stablecoin attached to it.” He claimed that bitcoin has “a very good shot” of hitting six figures – currently it is hovering just below $50,000 – but that its price will begin to cool off at some point in 2022. “Ethereum I think is going to be around the $2,900 mark.” Watch the full event recording below Will Harborne, CEO of the decentralised cryptocurrency exchange DeversiFi, was also relatively bearish about the overall market but was hopeful about its longer-term trajectory. That said, there is some really positive momentum.” There is also the possibility that Ethereum could “flip” bitcoin by overtaking its market cap, according to the crypto boss, who cited the cryptocurrency’s overall utility in the decentralised finance space.