It's unpredictable what Bitcoin will do and even if it's price should be at $700 by end of the month, it's not predictable where the FCT-price will be.

But what everybody who knows more about Factom expects is:

1. Release of Testnet
2. Release of Milestone 2
3. exodus.io will implement Factoids

And what is always possible in Factom: Business-announcements like new partnerships.

The above is enough that the Factoid-price can rise out of own power. But of course, if Bitcoin should go up sharp and there is a longer "boring" time in Factom, it's likely that Factoids would drop. I personally feel more safe in Factoids, because my experience with it since exactly one year is: It always just needs a little time to see the next price-explosion.

And Bitcoin: I believe that it still has a lot of potential but there are also problems and there is controversy in the community. Both about the Blocksize. I believe that there is the risk that a respected group could fork it, backed by companies, to enable bigger blogs. That could lead into a scenario like we see it with ETH and ETC. That's one reason why I'm carefully with holding BTC at the moment.

I don't have exact informations since the team doesn't say exactly which exchanges are safe and which are not. But what they've said is:

"there will be both China-based and foreign exchanges, right after the Mainnet Launch (a few days). we suggest caution when dealing with IOU tradings like liqui.io"
https://www.reddit.com/r/Antshares/comments/531fli/when_antshares_will_be_avialable_in_the_market/d7qsdvm


Best case: They have former Huobi-Developers and in general good connections. It may be possible that ANS will be listed on major chinese exchanges that just have listed Bitcoin and Litecoin until now.

And for western countries: I have not that much doubts that ANS will be listed on Bittrex and even more important: Poloniex.

Thing is: My impression during the ICO was that Antshares did not get that much attention from western users (USA, EU etc.). But that would change when it hits Poloniex and the trollbox could speak about "Have you heard, they are on Huobi!" - that could be an explosive market potential in my opinion. But of course, just guessing here.

For now it seems that they might be even faster. dahongfei (CEO) said this in previous posts:

"According to the current develop progress, I'll say it will be launched no later than October."
"October is a reasonable estimation."

 
"We are working on a HTML5 wallet, and it will probably be ready when mainnet launches. A HTML5 wallet is device/OS agnostic."


" (...)
after the ICO termination, which was like 3 weeks ago, we
1)finished the client localization, and the development of the web wallet.
2)started the testing of the web wallet and localization
3)docked with exchanges in preparation for the incoming listing after the mainnet launch
4)hired 4 more devs for implementations in more languages

and all of these are just non-confidential tech-wise information, business-wise....I cannot finish in one post. (...)"


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=145226;sa=showPosts

I wouldn't take it as guarantee because what I've learned in Crypto is that there can be delays but they seem to be optimistic until now.

The most interesting part in my opinion will be colored coins, because that concept makes it possible to get real-world value on the blockchain and that can be traded against anything else:

"The term "Colored Coins" loosely describes a class of methods for representing and managing real world assets on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain."
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Colored_Coins


It also can be about what is called "industrial currency":

I wrote a longer post about Lykke and IATA here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1402110.msg16343712#msg16343712


But it will also be about forex-trading and Crypto-Currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. I doubt that Lykke aims to list a lot of Crypto-currencies like we know it from Poloniex. But most likely they will add those that are most wanted.


When it's about "how it works", this overview gives a good first insight:




More infos can be found here:

https://lykke.com/technology.php
https://lykke.com/city/colored_coin_exchange_white_paper

It seems, you've made the same experience like myself with the App. I was interested but not very pleased that the ICO would be about an APP since I don't like it to do things on my phone. But after installing it I also thought "wow!". I really like user-friendly applications because I know that it's not easy to improve complexity into something that everybody can use.

1) Margin Trading: is already on their roadmap:

* Margin trading (Q4 2016)
* Regulated retail FX (Q4 2016)
* Offchain settlement scalable to 100’000+ transactions per second (Q4 2016)
* Ethereum support: multisig wallets, interblockchain atomic swaps (Q1 2017)
* Payment system provider (Q2 2017)
* Regulated institutional FX (Q3 2017)
* Fixed income products, commodities (Q3 2017)
* 1 billion USD average daily volume (Q4 2017)


2) Yes, there will be a web-based terminal while the private key will stay on the phone. It will also be possible to generate keys offline to be secure.


3) No, LKK can't be mined. It's not a typical altcoin as cryptocurrency. In my opinion it's much better: LKK --> shares of the company. If successful they will pay dividends.

Btw, if you want to know more this is very good:

Lykke ICO FAQ
https://lykke.com/city/blog/2016-10-05/lykke_ico_faq

I don't see that as a problem because I believe it could be healthy to build a price-base at the current range, while weak hands sell because of impatience. It avoids dumping on release because weak hands already will be out when M2 and exodus etc. will come.

And: Market-manipulation can't ever be excluded. All markets with some volume are manipulated and without it there would be less volume. The only question that matters is the own strategy and if it will turn out as good or bad. My own strategy is to do nothing but being patient. Factom was always good in rewarding those who are while it was very frustrating for those who based their decisions on daily prices. Many sold in June and July between 130 and 230 k and feel stupid now.

The total valuation of Lykke is about $ 66 m.

If that is expensive or cheap - it's impossible to say that and nobody else can decide for you. What an Investor buys is future potential like always.

But I can tell you my personal view on Lykke in comparison to other ICO's.

Not sure if you've heard about Augur: https://www.augur.net
It is about a prediction-market-platform. The ICO price was at about $0.53 if my information-source is correct. Right now it trades at $7 and a marketcap of > $70 m.

And I don't know much about that project but as far as I know it is more about a promise yet. In my opinion it is a hype. Maybe one with potential but I don't see much to say "yeah nice price, it should be above $70 m!"

Lykke is already there. It is a working exchange. There is proof that they are able to build user-friendly applications and there is already proof that they are very fast in development. If LKK already would trade on an exchange since months, the price would have exploded with the release of their App. I'm sure about that because that is how Crypto-markets react. The market also would react on every word of Richard Olsen, a man who has much experience as founder and CEO (Oanda - forex trading). Even more it will be about the expertise and connections of him and his team in all kind of important areas.

If I try to find weaknesses I see only one until now: A lack of attention. But I also know that they see this ICO just as a first step into the public. It's not even that much about money. If I try to find reasons why this should fail - not be used, I really find nothing. Because: Even those who don't want to invest and even more those who don't know about Lykke at all, will find interesting what this platform will offer. Everybody can use it for free - zero fee. And nobody needs to store his money on an exchange and live in fear of hacks etc.

There are so many incentives while they are very good in removing barriers that I have no doubt that it will be used. And when that starts it's nearly a safe prediction that it will grow and grow and grow. And in my opinion it's about two main-aspects:

1. Access for everyone - userfriendly (still very rare in Crypto)
2. Security - people want to feel safe and that is very hard in Crypto and beyond

And that's why I invest. I see as "proof-of-abilities" what already is delivered. But what I buy is the potential I believe to see. And while nothing is without risk, this is unlikely to fail if I compare it with other projects that want the same while Lykke is superior on all fronts I know of.

Absolutely agree! Couldn't have said it better!

You shouldn't see Lykke just through the typical Crypto-filter. It's true that if we think about usual ICO's of Crypto-projects one of the most important questions is: When will it launch and will it be on Poloniex soon?

But: Lykke is not about a coin. LKK represent shares of a semi-decentralized exchange. Out of their (Lykke-team) perspective it would be kind of weird to develop this project and to ask other exchanges if they would add LKK.

Plus: This exchange is not just about Crypto but also about FIAT and forex-trading and it's focus very well may be digital assets - colored coins. My impression is that many still don't understand the potential of that. And nobody can promise you the success of Lykke but all signs I know of are on green, especially because of the very skilled team of experts. Under the line I believe: Projects like this, and I hope it will be this, have more potential as exchanges like Bittrex or even Poloniex.

With other words: The decision if to invest in this or not is not about the question if LKK will trade on Bittrex or Poloniex. It is about the question if you see potential in Lykke as exchange or not.

Other exchanges could add LKK-shares, but first step will be that the market will take over right after the ICO on Lykke. I personally believe that other exchanges will pay attention the more successful Lykke will become and since I really believe in it's potential I also believe that LKK will trade on other exchanges as well. But I doubt that will happen soon.

If Factom will succeed it is undervalued. If not - not. But yes, since I believe it will be big and has potential to grow I agree. But in general it's impossible to evaluate something in Crypto. But, I wouldn't call Maid a bade joke. They are serious and it's a great idea in my opinion, could even be a good combination with Factom if successful. My concern is more that it nearly seems over-ambitous.



We can send BTC - true. But we are only a few million users and most of the transactions are done off-chain on exchanges. Bitcoin is about speculation, just a few really use it. If it would be about 50 Mio people or 500 Mio people - Bitcoin couldn't handle it right now while it already could be useful for whole countries if you think of Africa or other poor countries and people without access to the financial system etc.



I see the problem more in block-size-problem. Because: If the blocks are full and transactions are not executed people will begin to pay higher fees to get their transactions done. That will make Bitcoin unattractive for those who could benefit most. Transactions will become expensive and that can't be the sense of a system like Bitcoin. So it needs solutions and there are two scenarios:

1) Solutions for Bitcoin
2) Solutions besides of Bitcoin --> competitors will take over



Ripple is not a real blockchain-system and it is not decentralized. I wouldn't compare it. The other problems you speak of are no problems in my opinion. It is important that Cryptocurrencies become more user-friendly but that is in progress and won't be a problem. Also the question how fast Bitcoin is - I believe it is okay now, if we compare it to usual money-transfers that can take a week if it's about different countries while it's about 20 minutes in Bitcoin or just 10 with a high fee.

Regular people will use Bitcoin or something like Bitcoin if they feel more pressure on side of the established system and lower barriers in Crypto - userfriendly, secure. And while it's possible to build user-friendly applications (many already are) it is not easy for average people to store Crypto-money secure.

But: Without any doubt there will be solutions in future. We just see the first steps in "Blockchain-History" but also fast progress and a lot of innovations. Just for example: https://www.lykke.com

Also a project that makes it's first steps into the public but it is an already working semi-decentralized exchange with a very user-friendly App and they focus very much on security and so on. It will combine the best of two worlds x two worlds:

decentralized and centralized
Crypto and Fiat

I believe it will be about projects like that in Future. Factom, Lykke, also something like Maidsafe etc. There is a lot that is already there but under heavy development and not finished yet. And without any doubt: People will use it.


It will come. Zcash already could be a step into the right direction but I have some concerns about it (trusted setup - if it is how I understand it until now). And also Bitcoin could become digital cash. Even Factom could help with that. And in fact we have a lot of digital cash because guys like you and me can use even Factoids as digital cash.

Regarding Bitcoin: I believe it's the other way around. The problem for that Bitcoin could be a solution is already there but Bitcoin can't be a solution if it stays where it is. The Blocks are already full. Bitcoin couldn't handle enough transactions to be a solution for existing problems.

I don't want to say it's doomed because I hope that it will be improved but something needs to happen or another Cryptocurrency will take over - Ethereum for example and I wouldn't like to see that.

About Factom, company vs token: The value of Factoids will reflect the use of the system (because every time somebody buys EC's, Factoids are burned through conversion into EC'S). The company does a lot to get customers for the protocol and they are very good in that.

And I believe it's even possible that the marketcap of Factoids could be above the value of the company.

I know. Sometimes I look into their forum. But something like that is nothing but sand in the eyes. I mean, does anybody play it and if yes, why? Neucoin is in fact dead since launch and even before, because: Extreme premine, hyper-inflation, no innovation, no communication from the team, no progress, broken promises and so on. It's economical design is a pyramid-scheme. And it can't be rescued. I know that some dream of a community-take-over. But it wouldn't make any sense.

And it hasn't even a community. Just a few guys who try to hide their frustration. The Neucoin-Forum is like a parallel-universe in Crypto. On all fronts pop up very innovative projects and everything is very dynamic while for Neucoin it seems as if the time is frozen. And those who still believe in it - that's just because they are invested and can't get over the loss. I honestly feel sorry for them because my impression is that the Neucoin-team blinded unexperienced people - but the warnings were there and also before launch.

Have you seen one of the Dev's in the last 6 months? Neucoin seems to be abandoned since some time.

Both doesn't make much sense. They don't have enough liquidity and generally ppl don't trust IOU's (very understandable). With other words: It can be ignored.

Total volume of both is 4.15 BTC.

After the launch and when ANS will hit chinese and wester exchanges, we'll see thousands of BTC in volume. I believe we will see many days in future that ANS trades on Poloniex on NR 1 in terms of volume.

Lykke won't be just about Crypto but far beyond: Colored Coins, for example, are in fact Crypto but it's about digital asset that will represent real-world-value. And Lykke will also be about Forex-Trading like Richard Olsen already did it with https://www.oanda.com

That's also the reason why they've made steps to get licenses etc.

And, at least a mail-address is necessary for all exchanges you want to make an account on. And whenever you enable Google-2FA that account is linked to your phone.

There was effect on the price. It was at about 360k before and it's at 430k now. The dumping before was because of rising Bitcoin and whatever kind of manipulative attempts.

Nice, even better!  

Yes. 5 times more.

Wallet-provider usually don't offer password-recovery (omniwallet also does not) because that would be like an open door for hacker and other thieves. If somebody would have your your mail-account he could steal your money and mail-accounts are rarely secure.

You don't remember possibilities that you could make a list with possible passwords or at least fragments? Once I've lost a password but remembered that I used a certain "password-fragment" at that time. And after a lot of "trial and error" I had it back.

What happened to your password? No way to figure it out?