The major price move has come on the news of a major agreement being signed with Microsoft, Fujitsu, Samsung, Volkswagen and others for business-to-business data sharing. The price has surged nearly 600 percent this month on the heels of a flurry of announcements related to the launch of IOTA’s Data Marketplace.
The price for MIOTA, the cryptocurrency for the IOTA platform, has exploded over the past week, gaining massive value and surpassing Ripple to take the #4 spot among cryptocurrency market caps.
The price rally began around Dec. 2, with the price heading toward $1.50. However, the real explosion has come in the past 48 hours, as the price has steadily increased at exponential rates. At press time, MIOTA was trading at $4.64.
Data from www.coinmarketcap.com
Blockchain 2.0
Unlike other cryptocurrencies IOTA does not use a blockchain validation system. Instead it uses the Tangle system, basically a platform of interconnected nodes that both validate and create transactions. The system is designed to allow users to create transactions simply by validating, meaning that all transactions are secure, immutable and, most notably, free. Most importantly it becomes more secure, the more it scales.
Initial Tangle State
The system also allows for zero transaction fees, it is ideal for the data industry, as micropayments for data among businesses cannot be suitably handled by legacy Blockchain technology systems. The interest in the technology will likely continue to grow as the need for truly scalable, free transactions grows.
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