Since I started this Steemit blog back in September one of my first posts was about the cryptocurrency METAL (MTL)

READ: Metal: The FDIC-insured crypto

Now over the past months I have kept quiet about it as in my honest opinion I think it is one of #cryptocurrencies dark horses that will make waves going forward.

Check out this video of CEO Marshall Hayner at TokenFest

http://sendvid.com/gk3hy30p



He's absolutely right! the average every day joe doesn't want to feel trapped in the fast cycle investing pace , where as with metal earning cryptocurrency allows normal people to dip their toe in the water to see for themselves. I invested in MTL a week after it launched and the vision is very clear that an "on-ramp" for cryptocurrency is needed even more than Robinhood or other investment apps out there.

Incentivizing the metal tokens with rewards is the perfect way to get people to start using cryptocurrency.

Now , the one thing I was truly worried about when I made that investment was, " Adoption is key for this plan to work but will the app look appealing and simple to the average consumer?"

I like the fact that MTL seems to be basing a lot of their stuff off the #bitmoji and #snapchat style look that seems to be very popular with younger consumers. To me personally, it looks like everything #Venmo should be.The app looks amazing and the release of it will be this month! Now it may take till spring or June till your state becomes available but Metal has gone through a lot of hoops for regulation to make this possible.

After seeing their new website and how their app is going to look I am very impressed with what the team has accomplished in a short time.

A lof of people on the #reddit were very salty when we pumped up past $12 and then went back down to $3 but I think the magic isn't in the price but is in the fundamentals of the fact that if you have Metal tokens you will be able to earn more metal with the investments you have made before the crowds join. Anytime someone offers free money just for using a service people will swarm to it. It's the reason why all these Perk Rewards apps do so well, its all in the incentives. It's also why #Steemit has been such a success going forward!

Another example as to why METAL will succeed is look at trivia games like HQ or Cashshow on android and apple now! If you offer monetary incentives people will use your product, plain and simple.



I think Metals marketing and video content has improved drastically as well as their presentation techniques.

As well as the fact that the app will incorporate the ability to move other tokens in the future between people with their FDIC insured app!

I think cryptocurrency scares a lot of people and it makes us diehard fans look a little crazy at times.If MTL can guarantee an account holders money then this brings cryptocurrency into the same class as banks using digital assets.

I agree with a lot of people when they say that bitcoin is banking on the world economy collapsing and I think that projects like #Ripple #MTL #CVC get pushed to the side because a lot of forums are filled with 'bitcoin evangelists'. When in reality a lot of rational people know that the government isn't going down without a fight.

We will have to wait and see to see how this storyline plays out but I am getting that feeling that there is something big here.

Cheers

Dante

Disclaimer: This my perspective of the markets currently, trade at your own risk! always!