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As information becomes more mainstream, businesses and investors are flocking to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mayweather then signalled his support for the ICO of Hubii Network, a decentralised media marketplace, in August,\u00a0telling his fans<\/a>: “You can call me Floyd Crypto Mayweather from now on.” (The second Instagram post was hashtagged #ad, suggesting he was being paid for his support. It’s not clear what he invested in either case.)\"\"<\/p>\n

Other areas in the blockchain space are also seeing an influx of high-profile attention. Businessman and television personality Mark Cuban is backing cryptocurrency venture capital firm 1confirmation despite his previous warnings that\u00a0bitcoin is a bubble<\/a>\u00a0— and he\u00a0also plans to participate in the ICO of sports-betting platform Unikrn, Fortune reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Actress Gwenyth Paltrow, meanwhile,\u00a0has joined the board of digital wallet firm Abra as an advisor<\/a>\u00a0following its appearance on Apple’s reality TV show “Planet of the Apps.”<\/p>\n

Even Estonia (yes, the country) wants a piece of the pie.\u00a0It aims to launch its own digital currency<\/a>\u00a0called “Estcoin,” planning to kick things off with an ICO. It joins the ranks of more unconventional ICOs like “PAquarium,” which plans to build the world’s largest aquarium (it raised a relatively small $620,000 (\u00a3479,000)), and\u00a0Dentacoin, a blockchain for the global dentist industry<\/a>\u00a0(its ICO kicks off on October 1).<\/p>\n

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“There are elements of a bubble in what we are seeing right now. Certainly there are sky high valuations for products that are dubious in their nature to say the least,” Hayter said.<\/p>\n

“If it pops the whole market will drop with it. However bitcoin and ethereum will hold up more strongly as they will be the flights to safety in the cryptosphere.”<\/p>\n

Ordinary people aren’t buying into ICOs (yet) — but they are noticing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.<\/h2>\n

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Source: inc.com<\/p>\n

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