Im new to crypto-- am i correct that ether is second fiddle to BTC? Now ether is pushing 20% plus in last 24 hrs
I missed the big run up in bitcoin in 2013 so bought NXT which is a second generation coin not a copy of the bitcoin opensource code like litecoin and dogecoin etc. I just treated it as a venture capital investment. It is a bit illiquid for big positions though. Ether is a second generation coin that can run a Turing complete programming language on its blockchain for contracts etc. All the reading on crypto did lead me to Mastercard though. They are doing a biometric id card in Nigeria which is also a Mastercard. I think other countries will roll this out which should be good news for Mastercard.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-26/ethereum-surges-all-time-high-sec-considers-ether-based-etf Ether is not traded in China yet.
Suggest getting long Ether now, Its fast and easy here www.coinbase.com. Sources say $100 soon and I wouldn't be surprised to see $500 one day-- Now is the time! Low price still and HUGE upside potential. http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/20/investing/mike-novogratz-bets-big-on-bitcoin-ether-blockchain/