Instead of converting your Eth to LTC, why not just add more funds for LTC? I can sense that Eth is going to move forward higher soon especially once the big bull run of Bitcoin will happen. This is the time to hoard Bitcoin, Eth and some more top altcoins. LTC too has a good potential for more growth soon.

I just joined the Church of Holy Ether and I am hoping to be officially baptized soon by the high priest of the religious order. I am looking forward for a nice experience with this group and hopefully I can learn something there or maybe just be entertained...that would be enough for me! Thanks @Nikita for entertaining me.

Sad to see another ICO project biting the dust. I am not very familiar with the LiveStars project because I never supported the ICO period of this as I was not then convinced of the viability of it. There had been similar projects but not one of them made big inroads into the market...as to the reasons why maybe because they are not really ready to compete in a highly competitive market and just because one project is using the blockchain technology is no guarantee of success. In other words, the project must have set up for the purpose of attracting money nothing more nothing less.

This is an update from their Twitter account: "Even though we succeeded in releasing a fully functional, stable product, we have no more funds for marketing campaign for the platform nor we have funds for new exchange listing which is required now that cryptopia announced their bankrupcy."

I would disagree a little. That is if we are talking here of real and vetted STOs and not the fake ones because anybody can just claim that his/her project is STO but in fact is just another ICO. When we talk of STO, we are talking here of a project which is legally recognized and under the regulations and laws of the land. Now, of course, there is no guarantee here that the project can succeed. But what are the main advantages here? One, the people behind the STO are all real and has legal personalities which means cases can easily be filed against them if ever they run with the money they generated with the crowdfunding -- with the ICO platform running after fake names can be so difficult. STO should be registered within the country it is headquartered...something that ICO may not do. STO is putting more responsibility on the hands of the projects' proponents and making things more transparent.

No, I don't think there is the proposal actually of transferring Facebook to the blockchain. Facebook's GlobalCoin is technically a standalone project. I am sure this cryptocurrency will be utilized within the platforms under the control of Facebook but beyond that fact we still do not know how this project will finally be that's why I prefer to wait before making any conclusion. I am sure that Facebook or the team behind this project will be addressing the many concerns we have especially on this forum at the right time and forum. On the brighter side, what we are witnessing is actually the recognition of the technology behind cryptocurrency and I am sure that there will be more big names who will join this bandwagon.

I just read your published guide. Honestly speaking, I am not a good trader and I still have a hard time understanding many technical terms related to this enterprise especially with cryptocurrency. And I think I am not alone that is why there are more 'hodlers' in this space than traders. However, I am not starting to educate myself with the ins and outs of this business because I know that more money can be made with trading compared to just hiding one's digital assets. Thanks for this easy-to-understand material.

Just like the fiat money, scammers -- big and small, unknown and famous -- are using bitcoin as the "money" in their transactions. The problem is that since bitcoin is relatively new when a scam can broke out and there is the mention of bitcoin people who are still uneducated on bitcoin can easily conclude that the scam is "bitcoin scam" a term which is unfortunate and false. Anyway, as many marketing strategists would tell us even bad publicity is still a publicity. This is the reason why if there is an opportunity to explain to people around us the truth then we should take some time to explain to them why there is no such thing as bitcoin scam.

As Bitcoin is once again at the $8,000+ level, there is a raging excitement and a big buzz in the marketplace on the King of Crypto. People are asking if this can be the start of the big bull run -- the big one to push Bitcoin beyond the $20,000 zone almost achieved in 2017.

With all the hypes and speculations surrounding Bitcoin, here are some bitcoin FACTS and why bitcoin enthusiast like myself love it, trust it, and just could not wait of what can be...

1. Bitcoin is money
2. Bitcoin is an asset
3. Bitcoin is a commodity
4. Bitcoin is a utility
5. Bitcoin is more valuable than gold and USD.
6. Bitcoin is the cheapest way to transfer money
7. Bitcoin is on it's way to being the world currency
8. Bitcoin provides solutions for people worldwide without bank accounts, who can't get bank accounts, or don't have access to banks in their region.
9. Bitcoin can be traded.
10. Bitcoin has IRA's, Futures, Mutual Funds, Credit, Loans
11. Bitcoin has a limited supply of only 21 million giving it serious value whereas 17,674,400 has already been mined.
12. Bitcoin has to be mined, the source of all bitcoin, and will go on for the next 120 years to 2140.
13. Bitcoin is the FIRST and leader of all the 2116 cryptocurrencies on the market as of 4/30/19 dominating at 54.6% of the market cap of $172.6 billion!
14. Bitcoin is accepted worldwide at hundreds of thousands of retailers to pay for goods and services from coffee and pizza to paying taxes, luxury vacations, cars, homes, boats, and more!
15. Bitcoin is predicted to be worth $100,000 per coin within the next 3 years and $250,000 within the next 5 years.

Now, among this list, which do you think is not true or will not come true?

We in the bitcoin community do welcome people who are very positive about the growth prospect of the coin and we have many respected people already in our midst. Now, in the case of John McAfee, I think that he is becoming too much. He is too much that digesting his views, opinions, predictions and ideas is getting harder for our stomach to tackle. Though, of course, I would not have any problem if his latest prediction can come true...who knows that Crypto Time Traveler can be telling us that truth, right? I am then wondering, is he not that time traveler he is talking about?

So far, nothing can beat the Ethereum platform for this purpose and that is why many projects are using it and more can be coming as days goes on. There are, of course, competitors like TRON which is also attracting new players into its platform. Wave is another alternative though admittedly it is not gaining much traction on the marketplace. There can be shifting dynamics here though it is still Ethereum that is leading the way and it can take time for its main competitors to catch up.

Two of the biggest innovations of this generation is the coming in of the blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. AI has been the fodder of the mainstream media for the past many months as there seems to be a big fascination of the potential things it can contribute to mankind. Blockchain is the underlying technology for the bitcoin network and is defined as the  "system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network."

Now, when we combined these two big trends, a new vista of opportunities and higher innovations are opened bringing along many changes to different industries, organizations and people. I am seeing that soon we shall experience many good benefits from these two emerging technologies.

"Clearly, blockchain and AI are two technological trends which, while ground-breaking in their own rights, have the potential to become even more revolutionary when put together. Both serve to enhance the capabilities of the other, while also offering opportunities for better oversight and accountability."

Further Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/03/02/artificial-intelligence-and-blockchain-3-major-benefits-of-combining-these-two-mega-trends/#3cd7ba574b44

We already live in interconnected world but with the coming of Internet of Things we realized that we need to extend this connectivity to many things we are using everyday and even extend to animals and we the people. Per definition, "The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers ( UIDs ) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction."

Coupled with the rise of Artificial Intelligence, IoT is adding a new vista to explore and more excitement to our modern world. I am imagining a house where all the appliances, devices and even parts are all connected to each other as if an organism that one can program and command. Isn't that super amazing with so many potentialities?

The best thing that ever happened to my life, I guess, is the day I was born (many years ago since I am now old) because that was the beginning of everything for me. Of course, there are also many other good things that transpired later. Now, the worst thing is when I was scammed in 2017 due to phishing of my MEW wallet...that was the baptism of fire for me on the dark side of cryptocurrency.

I am recommending this same idea as this can more practical as we know that older people can have a hard time understanding cryptocurrency (though there are exemptions, of course). The same thing goes to parents who desire to gift their young ones with bitcoin...it would be better if they themselves are the ones holding the coin so it is safe and secured. The idea of gifting our loved ones with bitcoin or any crypto for that matter is something I do appreciate.

You have an idea of a P2P lending platform and you are looking for someone to be the source of money for the project? I hope I am correct in that assumption. Now, getting someone who has the money to partner with you may not be that easy because there must be that important TRUST factor and you can develop that easily...much more here in this forum. Now, I am suggesting that you make a feasibility studies of your project and learn to package your idea well. Who knows there can be a millionaire here willing to gamble with you...

I am interested of this offer. I would also love to receive a merit from you. In my case, I have been giving merits too...so here is my post which maybe worth of your time:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5148444.msg51259832#msg51259832

Thanks a lot for this opportunity. And may your tribe increase...

When accusations of frauds are starting to leak into forums and social media...that can mean to me that there can be something wrong. Now, a good project can still be accused of being fake but how the people behind it will respond can be telling us about its real intent. Usually, if there is smoke there is fire - may not be in all cases but most are. When a project is using fake profiles of its leaders then most likely it is a big scam. When the project is just plagiarizing content from other projects most likely the project is just another scam. In other words, when the project is not honest and is making so many shortcuts then mostly likely it will just fly with the money when the crowdfunding is over.

I actually have some XRP but honestly compared to bitcoin I would choose the latter first. Now, for the sake of diversification, getting XRP is fine as it actually has a good potential to soon make its bullish move. Will XRP be back at $3 before end of 2019 or even in 2020? That remains to be seen so let's hope that more and more positive developments and partnerships (with the banking sector) will come out for this cryptocurrency (which label others are contesting).

I know the existence of some fossilized pearls here in the Philippines and I got some neighbors who are looking for buyers of their pearls. This is an interesting project but we have to make sure that this is a real deal and not just another trick to lure people to invest and then left with empty bags (even if they can be eco-bags). I am then wondering what are the uses of these fossilized pearls...and are they really that valuable?

Here are some YouTube videos talking about these giant pearls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojDfVKyiSyE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQsHqnzubQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ-5McYGLN8

 

Dogecoin holders are hoping for the revival of this defiant coin and with the recent rise of volume you are pointing out it just might be happening soon. With bitcoin on the rise, there is no reason for our favorite coin not to join the bullish bandwagon. I am looking forward for its amazing dance within the month of June...