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In recent years, we have seen an explosion in the number of cryptocurrencies. Ethereum is an adaptable <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/blockchain" target="_blank">blockchain</a> on which Turing-complete “smart contracts” can be programmed to implement a mind-boggling assortment of applications. The ability of Ethereum to effectively emulate other cryptocurrency schemes raises the question of whether we should continue to develop separate blockchains, or<em> just use Ethereum for everything</em>. (<a href="https://medium.com/p/a9e2ffc8ecca" target="_blank">We justify our decision to build our own, native chain protocol here</a>.) Building everything on Ethereum would simplify many aspects of the crypto economy and make developers’ lives easier. Nevertheless, there will continue to be a proliferation of new blockchains, for good reasons.