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21  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Astronaut (ASTRO) Token Sale. One Token To Rule Them All. on: July 19, 2018, 04:41:14 AM

Today we present Astronaut (ASTRO)
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Astronaut is an innovative new ICO which seeks to close the inefficiencies of prospective investors filtering, researching and ultimately investing in ICOs.

In short, Astronaut allows you to invest in one token, which in turn gives you ownership to the best, verified, and researched backed ICOs every month.

Quick brief
Astronaut’s tokens (ASTRO) provides two kinds of returns to its users:

1) Token appreciation aligned with the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the fund; and

2) Quarterly income distributions based on the investment and exit activity of Astronaut

Astronaut will be the first to establish such a platform in the crypto community, offering efficiency and flexibility, whilst also giving investors the desired exposure to the crypto asset class without any of the ongoing transactional pain points.


Where did Astronaut come from?
Astronaut is a creation based on the needs and wants of our subscribers at Picolo Research http://www.picoloresearch.com

Astronaut owns and operates Picolo Research, a top tier research firm specialising in institutional grade research for new Initial Coin Offerings. Picolo is independent and does not receive remuneration for its recommendations.

Following a series of interviews and feedback from our 10,000+ subscribers, we were confronted with the inefficiencies that every-day people experience when trying to gain exposure to the right ICOs at the right time.
It was at this moment that Astronaut was born.



What makes Astronaut a good token?
Utilising our internal research team at Picolo Research, we have a track record of providing investors with real opportunities that are focused on growth and capital return.

Feel free to browse our recommendations and track record by visiting http://www.picoloresearch.com

Over 10,000 crypto investors currently rely on us to perform detailed due diligence and uncover the best opportunities for capital gain.


What is our performance like?
Astronaut focuses on growth opportunities that are prime for capital gain. Our mandate is geared towards investment that has a significant chance of a liquidity event (exit) within 1-6 months of capital injection.

Over the last quarter, Astronaut has completed public due diligence reports on twelve new Initial Coin Offerings which have satisfied its filtering and market-scanning process. Out of the twelve ICO due diligence reports, four of them have been disregarded as ‘Avoid’ based on further analysis.

Of the eight investments that we have deployed capital in over the last quarter, two of them have listed on major exchanges and are available for public trading. The remaining six are all scheduled to commence trading in the coming months, however they are also currently listed on secondary markets and available to trade over-the-counter (OTC).




How does Astronaut choose what to invest in?
Astronaut takes a methodical approach to investment utilizing its experience within the private equity markets and small-cap (pink sheets) sectors.

With our experience in analysing concept stage and pre-revenue startups, the team bases their research analysis off several fundamental and technical factors such as:

• Management and team track record

• Structure of the token

• Capital spent to date

• Anticipated capital to be raised

• Use of proceeds raised

• Current intellectual property

• History of development

• History of commercialization

• Commercial viability of the project

• Professionalism and credibility of the organization

• Market demand and anticipated liquidity

• Company structures and incorporation

Our analysts utilize a number of algorithms and API feeds to screen and shortlist all upcoming ICOs. From this point forward, our shortlist is examined, researched and calculated using a scoring system developed internally.



How does the Token Sale work of ASTRO?
Astronaut believes that the power of the tokens lies with their holders, which will continue to provide the demand, support and liquidity within the ecosystem. In light of this, all tokens, bar a small percentage, will be offered to the market, with the remainder used as an incentive for the Investment Committee (IC) who are actively researching and executing the opportunities.

There will be 30,000,000 tokens issued as a one-off. After this time, there will be no more tokens issued.



Leftover tokens will be burned

Any tokens that are not sold through the crowd sale or allocated as per above will be burned. In this instance, ICO investors will receive a lower entry price proportional to the amount of tokens remaining.

Operating costs and development of portfolio infrastructure

As Astronaut is a close-ended fund structure, it will be subject to certain operating costs for the life of the token. In light of this, there will be a small allocation of funds to be used over time to pay for operating expenses, investment analysts and the completion of its Astronaut Portfolio Tracker apps and auditing tools.

92% of funds will be deployed strictly into investment to achieve token holder income and capital growth
8% of funds will be utilised for ongoing operating costs (auditing, legal, terminals) including the completion of our portfolio tools for token holders. This portion from the initial sale is budgeted to last for the life of the token.
*2% additional management fee will apply per annum for the ongoing administration of the Astronaut platform (this will only come into effect after the initial 12 months to assist with any extra operating costs)

How does the Token Sale work of ASTRO?
As part of the Astronaut income strategy, holders of the token are entitled to receive quarterly dividends based on the performance of realised investments over that period.

The breakup of the distribution is as follows:

50% of ‘realised’ profits via Astronaut investment activities will be credited back to the token holder in ETH on a quarterly basis
40% of the profit will be reinvested into Astronaut, therefore expanding assets under management (AUM) and appreciating the token price of ASTRO
10% of the profit each quarter will be used to fund the ongoing operation of Astronaut and its investment activities (legal, auditing, analysis)



Exchange tradable Astro Tokens
Astronaut will be issuing ASTRO Tokens (ASTRO) to its token holders after the initial coin offering. Our expectation is that ASTRO will be tradable on the exchange within six weeks of issue. Investment will begin as soon as the ICO has completed in order to get ahead of the market.

Based on performance of our previous investment efforts, recommendations, market comparisons and outlook in the short term, we anticipate significant growth and appreciation of ASTRO stating November 2017.


The Astronaut Portfolio Tracker
Astronaut is developing an intuitive and detailed portfolio tracking system, allowing investors to quickly gain transparency of the Assets Under Management (AUM), transactions and dividend periods at the push of a button.

The application will be the knowledge base for investors seeking to gain an understanding of potential investment decisions that Astronaut will be making.


Upcoming dividend notifier

The application alerts investors of the details regarding quarterly dividend distribution including the amount, yield, highest/lowest performers and the expected date of receipt.

Daily and weekly AUM balancing

While the Astro Tokens will be traded publicly, the Astronaut Portfolio Tracker will calculate AUM on a periodic basis to determine the true underlying value of each Astro token. While there may be a small pricing disparity due to outside factors (either higher or lower in the public market), this AUM calculation will give a true indication of token value.

Research and analysis

The application allows investors to access the underlying research and investment methodology that was used in the process of each transaction. This research is conducted by our internal team at Picolo Research. Investors will be notified each time there is a new report, commentary or analysis uploaded on the application.

Transaction notifier

When Astronaut places a new transaction, alerts are sent to the investor through the Portfolio Tracker. This will also detail the exposure that is set as a (%) of the overall AUM.

Auditing & security

Astronaut is focused on providing our token holders with the right tools and platforms to evaluate transactions, portfolio performance, liquidity levels and dividends on demand. We believe trust can only come in the form of complete transparency in the decentralised ecosystem.

Exchange selection which satisfies Proof of Solvency

Astronaut is committed to only using exchanges that can satisfy the Proof of Solvency test (PoS) .

This ensures specific liquidity and reserve fund requirements that give piece of mind to investors and institutions dealing with exchange platforms. To date, there is a select number of exchanges on our approved list such as Kraken and Poloniex.

Open API for viewing and account auditing

Astronaut will establish viewer access APIs to provide the highest degree of transparency regarding fund allocation, holdings and current investments.

Holders of the token will have access to a real-time view of every investment, in every exchange on demand.

Fiat account transparency

As a certain portion of funds remain in fiat for liquidity reserves, Astronaut will be implementing a viewer access portal linked direct to the bank API for on-demand access to fiat balances and incoming/outgoing transactions.

Structure of the Token sale


The Team

Astronaut (ASTRO) may be free of listing on Aiodex if the number of votes is large enough.
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22  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Swarm Fund 2.0 - Cooperative Ownership Platform for Real Assets on: July 19, 2018, 04:32:43 AM

Swarm Fund (SWM) may be free of listing on Aiodex if the number of votes is large enough.
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23  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] [RDN] Raiden Network: Welcome to the Ethereum Lightning Network 🔥 on: July 19, 2018, 04:26:21 AM
    Fast, cheap, scalable token transfers for Ethereum



    The Raiden Network

    The Raiden Network is an off-chain scaling solution, enabling near-instant, low-fee and scalable payments. It’s complementary to the Ethereum blockchain and works with any ERC20 compatible token. The Raiden project is work in progress. Its goal is to research state channel technology, define protocols and develop reference implementations.

    Features

    Scalable
    Scales linearly with the number of participants

    Fast
    Transfers can be confirmed within a subsecond

    Private
    Individual transfers don’t show up in the global shared ledger

    Interoperable
    Works with any token that follows Ethereum’s standardized token API (ERC20)

    Low Fees
    Transfer fees can be orders of magnitude lower than on the blockchain

    Micropayments
    Low transaction fees allow to efficiently transfer tiny values



    Technology

    The Raiden Network is an infrastructure layer on top of the Ethereum blockchain. While the basic idea is simple, the underlying protocol is quite complex and the implementation non-trivial. Nonetheless the technicalities can be abstracted away, such that developers can interface with a rather simple API to build scalable decentralized applications based on the Raiden.

    Raiden Network 101

    Blockchains don’t scale well because there needs to be global consensus on the order and outcome of all transfers. Every participant needs to learn about all updates to the shared ledger. Hardware and bandwidth constraints set a limit on the number of updates per second that can be shared in a decentralized network. The basic idea of the Raiden Network is to avoid the blockchain consensus bottleneck. This is done by leveraging a network of payment channels which allow to securely transfer value off-chain, i.e without involving the blockchain for every transfer.

    To learn more, read the Raiden Network 101, take a look at the current specification or check out the code.


    Use Cases

    The obvious use case for the Raiden Network is payments. Currently, the global payments industry generates roughly $2 trillion in revenue annually - and it’s growing.

    • Retail Payments

    There are quite a few high profile Ethereum token based projects competing to bring blockchain based payments to the masses. Especially in developing countries these efforts may potentially improve the life of millions. The Raiden Network can be a crucial building block, as significant adoption relies on scalable technology and competitive fees.

    • P2P Cash

    Cash as we know it is on the retreat as there is a trend towards cashless societies. Scalable blockchain based payments can help to preserve the private and decentralized nature of cash while updating its user experience to the expectations of a new generation.

    • Micropayments

    Blockchains are a hot candidate to become the payment infrastructure of the upcoming machine-to-machine economy. IoT may increase the number of commercial transactions by an order of magnitude - and the cheaper the cost of transfers become, the more use cases emerge.

    Micropayments can be used to get fine grained access to APIs, bandwidth, computing power, storage, electricity, basically any infrastructure. The same goes for content or entertainment such as webpages, gaming, video or audio streaming.

    Already today many proposed DApps rely on tiny payments between participants in the network to incentivise cooperative behaviour.

    • Instant Token Swaps

    Next to payments, the exchange of tokens is probably the second most prominent use case of blockchains. This is even more so the case, if the current trend of tokenization continues. Decentralized exchanges built on Raiden Network’s atomic token swaps feature allow to instantly exchange tokens at low cost.

    Works with any token that follows Ethereum’s standardized token API (ERC20)

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    Raiden Network (RDN) may be free of listing on Aiodex if the number of votes is large enough.
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    24  Local / Альтернативные криптовалюты / Re: ANN / ICO / Oracles Network on: July 19, 2018, 04:10:46 AM


    Oracles Network- открытый публичный блокчейн, в основе которого лежит Proof of Authority (PoA) консенсус, где валидаторами выступают независимые частные лица, прошедшие верификацию, чью личность можно подтвердить в публично доступных источниках.

    Oracles Network базируется на принципах протокола Ethereum, но представляет собой независимый блокчейн, со своими нативными коинами. Реализация концепции Oracles Network - это первый шаг в направлении горизонтального масштабирования блокчейна, где множество "клонов” Oracles Network (сетей с PoA консенсусом и релевантными для конкретной сети валидаторами) соединены между собой. Протоколы а-ля Polkadot используются для обеспечения коммуникации между реестрами таких “клонов” и, как следствие,беспрепятственной передачи данных. Подобный дизайн сети может стать решением проблем скорости транзакций, пропускной возможности блокчейна, и стоимости поддержания работы сети.
















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    Oracles Network (POA) may be free of listing on Aiodex if the number of votes is large enough.
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    25  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [TNB] Time New Bank on: July 19, 2018, 02:04:54 AM
    TNB ( TimeNewBank ) is a cryptocurrency that as the title states, will allow you to trade time as a commodity. It's not as much the currency that allows you to do this but the combination of integrating their currency into the Chinese app called 'Seconds'.

    Seconds is an iOS and Android application that allows celebrities and socialities to sell their time to fans, by the second. This concept isn't big in Western societies but it is huge in China.

    On January 11th, 2018, TNB is releasing 'Seconds' with TNB integration.

    Why would you want to purchase TNB?

    1) Blockchain technology is integrating into an existing successful application in the China ecosystem. Successful enough that between 45 and 60 million dollars worth of Celebrities time is traded a month.

    2) Release of the iOS and Android app is occurring on January 11th, 2018.

    3) TNB is available on major exchanges (** Binance, Huobi, Bibox, BigOne** )

    4) TNB is confirmed to be listed on Bitfinex

    5) TNB has notable VC investors and notable consultants like Charlie Shrem and Raymond Tan.

    6) TNB team have a transparency page showing an overview of the TNB in circulation: https://tnb.fund/transparency

    TNB Website:

    https://tnb.fund/

    TNB White paper: https://tnb.fund/pdf/TNB_business_white_paper_en.pdf?v=1.0.1

    Time New Bank (TNB) may be free of listing on Aiodex if the number of votes is large enough.
    Let's vote for it ☞ https://aiodex.com/vote/coin/5b4ff172ad11e21f5377bfb8
    26  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] GeekCash Launching on: June 21, 2018, 08:50:45 AM
    the gpu miner kill this coin.  Angry
    I agree. I like CPU mining, Cheesy
    27  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] GeekCash Launching on: June 13, 2018, 02:29:04 PM
    I want to buy GeekCash for setup MN, pls help me.
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