Author: RiskHedge Research
Source: Coinmonks
Translated by: Blockchain in Plain Language
At RiskHedge, we focus on world-class disruptive enterprises.
We have been deeply involved in this field for many years and have a series of successful disruptive stock recommendations: NVIDIA (NVDA), Trade Desk (TTD), Palantir (PLTR), TSMC (TSM), Albemarle (ALB), and so on. These stocks have achieved at least three-digit growth, with TTD rising by over 950%.
In short, disruptive stocks change the world by creating, transforming, and completely revolutionizing entire industries.
But today, we see a huge opportunity for another type of disruptor - cryptocurrencies.
When we talk about disruptors, we often hear words like: changing industries, changing the world, turning entire industries upside down...
Let's be more specific. Many of the best disruptors bring huge returns because they excel at one thing: eliminating middlemen.
You can imagine true disruptors as heat-seeking missiles specifically designed to find and destroy "middlemen" like travel agencies, real estate agents, and stock brokers.
Think about booking a vacation before the internet - it was incredibly troublesome. The only way to know which airline flew where was to pick up the phone and call, which was time-consuming and laborious.
Then, online disruptors like Expedia (EXPE) and Priceline (BKNG) emerged. With just a few clicks, you could compare flights or hotels from anywhere in the world. Since 2000, over half of US travel agencies have closed.
Meanwhile, Priceline brought enormous returns to early investors. Its stock price has risen by over 60,000% since 2002.
Look at stock brokers. They were once the highest-earning middlemen in the world. In 1975, brokers charged an average of $49 per trade!
Today, stock brokers are gradually disappearing. For most people, there's no need to call a broker when you can trade stocks for free through Interactive Brokers (IBKR), Schwab (SCHW), or almost any platform. Schwab rose 475% from 2003 to early this year. Interactive Brokers rose 455% between 2013 and 2021.
Real estate agents are facing similar pressures from online competition. Zillow (Z) made researching any house or neighborhood simple and free. Its stock appreciated by over 600% between 2015 and 2021.
These are disruptive stocks. And the disruptors I'm focusing on now are disruptive cryptocurrencies.
How do cryptocurrencies become disruptors?
Most people view cryptocurrencies as "internet money".
BTC is a type of internet money. The technology behind it - blockchain - automates trust between strangers. It will become the ultimate middleman killer.
Think about when you buy stocks, you don't know the person selling them to you. Or when shopping online, you send money to a stranger.
We've always relied on bankers and brokers as trusted middlemen to facilitate these transactions. Blockchain makes these middlemen redundant.
For example:
You might have heard of Uniswap (UNI).
Think of Uniswap as a new Nasdaq. It's a blockchain-based cryptocurrency stock market worth $7 billion. You can visit uniswap.org and buy thousands of cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH.
Unlike the stock market, Uniswap is not operated by brokers. Every Uniswap transaction is processed by code. This code directly connects buyers and sellers, completely eliminating middlemen.
Uniswap's trading volume just exceeded $2 trillion, which is larger than Australia's GDP.
Its UNI Token brought over 500% returns for early investors.
Aave (AAVE) is another disruptive cryptocurrency threatening to make middlemen unemployed. It is disrupting banks' most profitable business: lending.
Traditional finance is facing challenges. But it's not just finance...
Disruptive cryptocurrencies are stealing business from middlemen everywhere.
Currently, the world's most innovative and fastest-growing businesses are being built on blockchain. This is the ultimate opportunity for cryptocurrencies, just like buying internet stocks in the 90s.
We focus on finding disruptive cryptocurrencies that eliminate middlemen in entirely new ways. These are real businesses, earning real money... and disrupting entire industries in the process.
In our RiskHedge Venture cryptocurrency advisory service, we invested in Hivemapper (HONEY), which is reshaping the "map" industry. Hivemapper produces a 4K HD dashcam. Anyone can buy this dashcam and install it on their rearview mirror.
When you drive, this camera automatically "maps" roads, just like Google Street View cars. Hivemapper then inputs these images into its global map.
Hivemapper pays you in cryptocurrency to update its map. In other words, you can earn Tokens just by driving.
Launched in November 2022, Hivemapper's growth has been astonishing... Hivemapper's contributors have mapped 477 million kilometers of roads. In comparison, this is almost three times the distance from Earth to the Sun.
We detail Hivemapper and two other cryptocurrency disruptors in this special report.
One major advantage of cryptocurrencies is that individual investors can invest in projects early.
Much earlier than they can enter the stock market.
We recommended HONEY when its price was slightly above $0.01. Later, when the price rose to $0.12 (over 1000% increase), we suggested "riding along" (selling enough stocks to recover your initial investment).
Today, most companies wait until they are large enough before going public. Today, acquiring an exciting, fast-growing company for 1 cent on the stock market is unheard of. You must be a venture capitalist to get such an early investment opportunity. In the cryptocurrency realm, anyone can do this.
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Source: https://medium.com/coinmonks/crypto-disruptors-are-the-ultimate-middleman-killer-b68f17c90134
