The celebrity investor said Ethereum is \u201cmost like money\u201d and believes in the power of NFTs and smart contracts.The ETH\/USD exchange rate surged to $2,007 during the Asia-Pacific trading session Friday, bringing the Bitcoin Dominance Index to its lowest point since October 2020.The BTC supporters are legion on social media \u2014 but there is a dedicated base for Eth. This makes one ask \u2014 is it the year of Bitcoin or the year of Ethereum?We know this is comparing Apples and a decentralized platform, but a comparison is inevitable \u2014 you can support both horses and still speculate around who is going to win the race.Billionaire investor and co-owner of The Shark Tank and the Houston Mavericks, Mark Cuban recently appeared on the Delphi Podcast.Mark has revised his 2019 assessment when he stated he\u2019d \u201crather have bananas\u201d than Bitcoin. His opinion has changed on BTC \u2014 but NFTs and their smart contract capabilities really have his interest.\u201cI was always positive on Bitcoin as a store of value,\u201d Cuban said.\u201cThe whole banana thing was over the utility of Bitcoin \u2014 I didn\u2019t see it as a currency. I don\u2019t see it as a currency.\u201dCuban said he \u201chasn\u2019t sold anything,\u201d and he does believe in BTC as a store of value. However, he thinks we are in a new hype cycle \u2014 around NFTs and smart contract capabilities associated with Ethereum.\u201cThis is the hype cycle. We are in it right now\u2026 We already had a hype cycle for BTC and Eth in 2017\u2026 Now we have a hype cycle for smart contracts and NFTs\u2026 but it also becomes an education.\u201dCuban described his own attitudes on crypto as having evolved. For him, the lightbulb moment happened in January when he went to Mintable to start creating NFTs.\u201cThat\u2019s what really got my interest and\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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