Well, I actually spent at least that much to write my book, get it published, and give it to DNotes Global 100% royalty free so that all of  DNotes stakeholders and other entrepreneur can benefit from it.

Having said that, this shows the madness of our industry. It is totally out of control. Greed is overwhelming that better side of humanity.

This is a real technology revolution that presents a generational opportunity for the entire world. We cannot let a small minority hijack a vital technology breakthrough that could contribute significantly to the better good of mankind.

Personally, I wish investors will start spending more time to understand what they are investing in. If it is not researchable and verifiable, be care and only proceed with caution.  

Nele, we are always happy to see you. I am in total agreement with you that, "All real projects need to be united and help each other on their way to final adoption."

I have been deeply involved in many different industries but have never came across an industry that is so loaded with issues and bad actors as ours. There are many great projects, but they are out-numbered by a lot of questionable ones often launched to make some quick bucks for a small group of people.

That "quick buck" mentality has led to a lot of ridiculous pricing of services, products, advertising, marketing, consulting, ICO advisory services, listing on an exchange, speaking/sponsorship and more. Some of them want more than "an arm and a leg". Someone recently offered to write two articles for us for $25,000. And customer experience has mostly "gone to hell". The "take it or leave it - not my problem" attitude is so pronounced it is a big turn-off to customer experience. My sense is that many of the little guys will be pushed out of the market, including some great projects.

We are relentlessly, committed to lead by example and will be delighted to work with our industry peers to see that legitimate players in our industry are given a chance and treated with fairness and respect.  

After all, DNotes is about inclusiveness and giving everyone a fair chance.

Nele, feel free to let us know if there is anything that we can be helpful.

Best Regards to you and your team at Game Credits.

Alan

Sounds great, wiser. Looks like you are having fun, learning, and earning a great rate of return. Pretty hard to beat that. I hope many of our stakeholders will learn from you and join in to have some fun and nice earnings. Based on all the good things we are doing, DNotes has significant potential for appreciation as well. Getting DNotes listed on other exchanges, funding, and promoting my book are now among my highest priorities.

I had a fantastic interview with Ric Bratton of This Week in America yesterday. He is extremely knowledgeable about business, bitcoin, and DNotes. We ended up talking a lot about DNotes. I have done four shows so far with 5 more confirmed and more to come. I have also received requests for written articles and requests for print interviews. Perhaps because of these exposures, I am seeing an up tick in request for LinkedIn connections from senior executives of major companies, publications, and top business schools.

I have no doubt that strategically, DNotes is the best positioned brand to gain mass adoption in our industry. DNotes is a long-term investment. Once we start gaining momentum, I believe that DNotes will become widely available in many of the bigger exchanges. Meanwhile we are reaching out to every exchange.

Great discussion going on. It makes the most sense to report the full amount in circulation. That is the equivalent of “issued shares” in the corporate world. Any other way would only create more confusion. Our industry is already plenty confused.

As an example, most people still think that DNotes is doing an ICO. No, we are not. DNotes is not and has never been involved in any ICOs. Instead, GNotes Global, Inc. is preparing for a Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Tier 2 to raise up to $50 million from accredited and non-accredited investors worldwide. This is a costly and time-consuming process that must be “Qualified” by the SEC before we can accept any investment.

Meanwhile, we have been working on the first funding round using Reg. D 506 (c) to raise up to $5 million from accredited investors to fund our continued software development and the Mini-IPO.

Regarding exchanges for DNotes – I am glad that Cryptopia will be listing DNotes 2.0 on May 12, 2018. Although not ideal, I think that is still our best case so far. Because of the ICO craze, our industry has changed dramatically. My sense is that most of the smaller coins will be squeezed out. That is not a surprising outcome. When the dust settled, only a small number will survive. We have always positioned DNotes to be one of the few to survive the test of time. Over the longer-term, many surviving exchanges will want to list DNotes.

Thank you Kurrie. This is an awesome company behind an awesome coin.

Now that DNotes 2.0 has been successfully launched, investors will soon recognize that based on our track records, vision, technical knowledge and capabilities we are totally capable of being one of the technology leaders in our industry. To that extent DNotes is perhaps undervalued relative to our industry peers.

Unique cross-ownership model:

As a whole DNotes stakeholders own 25% (before dilution) of DNotes Global, Inc. currently working on two rounds of funding - Reg D 506 (c) to raise $5 million from accredited investors, and a second round using Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Tier 2 to raise up to $50 million from accredited and non-accredited investors worldwide. Upon successful completion, this will add significant intrinsic value to DNotes.

DNotes is a big, bold vision of global scale: to create a truly inclusive supplemental currency that is accessible to everyone in the world. To realize that vision, we have worked relentlessly to build a trusted brand; invaluable in financial services and founded DNotes Global, Inc to help carry on its many vital missions.

Realistically, mass acceptance of digital currency cannot be achieved in isolation, small scale, inadequate funding, unsettled vision, and wrong timing. Arnold H. Glasow said it best when he said, “Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” DNotes is guided by these simple principles and much of the teachings from my book: “Improve Your Odds – The Four Pillars of Business Success.”

https://fourpillarsofbusinesssuccess.com/

I trust that you will find that we have painstakingly built a sound foundation using the most strategic path to reach our vision of mass acceptance of DNotes in global commerce. If you can see what we see, I trust you will be convinced that this takes a very complex ecosystem well engineered and perfectly executed at the right time. Our white paper will give you an overall view of what we have already accomplished and the many remaining tasks on our roadmap in our long journey towards the mass acceptance of DNotes:

White paper: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/

I sincerely believe that this is a generational opportunity for everyone worldwide. Anyone can support our good cause by helping us to spread our message. We are selflessly committed to the benefits of everyone trusting that together be can help change the world for the better.

We also make it easy for investors to participate by specifically owning DNotes, DNotes Global or both. But even if you own just one or the other, our cross-ownership model takes care of your ownership in both entities.

Important: DNotes is not and has never been involved in any ICOs.

                           DNotes Global, Inc. is preparing to launch a Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Tier 2 when "Qualified" based on the SEC rules under the JOBS Act.  

                           Please refer to our white paper for more details: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/  

Thank you, Vujk. We are a hard working team doing a lot of things behind the scene to build a solid brand to the benefits of everyone. If you have not done so be sure to read our Pitch Deck and White Paper HERE: Pitch Deck: https://dnotesglobal.com/PitchDeck.pptx

White paper: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/

It is important to understand that DNotes is not and has never been involved in any ICOs. That distinction is important to remain as a digital token and not be at risk of being labeled as a "security token", the sale of which is illegal unless registered or exempt with the SEC.

I wish that ICOs can be structured and conducted in manners that meet existing security laws, either through registration or exemption. Unfortunately, without significant changes to existing laws, it is simply not possible. To date, the issuers of ICO tokens are exclusively decentralized entities without any central authority. However, the money collected goes to individuals, partnership or incorporated companies purportedly are working on some great ideas presented in a white paper. The investors have no ownership or voting rights in the private entity that received the investment.

Here is the conundrum. Technologies often get ahead of regulations. In the case of ICOs, way ahead, and in a massive way. Over $6 billion has been raised worldwide. None of the ICOs have been registered with the SEC. Unlike corporate shares, there are no provisions, existing rules, and regulations governing decentralized entities. Furthermore, SEC does not have the means of obtaining and maintaining full disclosure of all essential information that are important for the investors to make an informed decision.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton recently made this statement: “Investors should understand that to date no initial coin offerings have been registered with the SEC.”  https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/12/125792-sec-chairman-jay-clayton-issues-statement-initial-coin-offerings-cryptocurrencies/

I understand that it is very frustrating, as ICOs can be an amazing contributor to capital formation. Granted that being the case, it is still a bad idea to engage in ICOs that are clearly deemed illegal unless registered or exempt with the SEC. This could end badly. I fear that this is the greatest risk confronting our industry.

There are distinct options of raising funds by selling securities in support of the token or coin legally. In the case of DNotes, we believe that Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Title IV Tier 2 is the ideal option for us. And we have been planning for it for over two years using an incorporated company, DNotes Global, Inc.

To protect consumers the SEC, requires the filing of a registration statement with full disclosure of all relevant information along with two years audited financial statements - subject to on-going reporting as the means of making available all information for investors to make an informed investment decision. We believe that as much as this is burdensome, it is also essential to protect investors.

We are unique in different ways. Related to this subject, our cross ownership is very unique. As a whole, DNotes Stakeholders own 25%  (before dilution) of DNotes Global, Inc. a "C" corporation, incorporated in the state of Delaware. In turn, DNotes Global own 20,000, 000 DNotes. This cross ownership will go a long way in the success of DNotes and DNotes Global.

DNotes Global is working on two rounds of funding. Our first round is Reg. D 506 (c) to raise up to $5 million from accredited investors to fund  our software development, continuing operations, and the high cost of launching our second funding round - A+ Mini-IPO - to raise up to $50 million from accredited and non-accredited investors worldwide.

All the details are spelled out in out white paper HERE: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/

Vujk, I am sorry to hear about your lose of 1.5 million whitecoins. That is most unfortunate. I have personally lost a lot of money in different cases - quite a sick feeling.

It is our wish that no legitimate owners of DNotes will be left behind beyond the April 16th soft dead line. The verification will be complex and time consuming with long wait time. However, there must be a cut off date sometime on the future, to be announced later. Meanwhile, 75% of the unclaimed DNotes will be used as DNotes guarantee funds, so that 25% will be available to support coin swaps that may continue to come in.

We appreciate every DNotes stakeholder for their support no matter how many DNotes they own. One day many more will appreciate DNotes as the trusted brand dedicated to the benefit of everyone.

We appreciate your trust and confidence in our team, vujk. You are correct that DNotes is one of the most undervalued coins. Perhaps it will not remain that way for too much longer.

Do you know that Huobi ExChange is coming to the US? This is just an indication that the cryptocurrency exchange market is not only rapidly evolving but becoming more competitive. However, their “Golden Rule” still applies, (He who holds the gold makes the rule).

And as you can imagine, some have rules and demands that are beyond absurd. As the leadership and management of DNotes, our commitment is to ensure that DNotes 2.0 will be listed on multiple exchanges as the opportunities become available.

Meanwhile, some patience is in order, while your DNotes 2.0 continue to multiple every 30 days.

As a clue, I have never seen so much interest in DNotes from the major exchanges. Let’s stay the course and continue to do what is best and right for the long-term interest of all our stakeholders.

 
Formerly Top Cryptocurrency Exchange Huobi To Open Office In US
By Helen Partz
Jan. 31st, 2018

Huobi, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges that was originally founded in China, has revealed its plans to open an office in San Francisco. The announcement took place during the Blockchain Connect conference Friday, Jan. 26.

Blockchain Connect, an event that focused on the cooperation between the US’ and China’s cryptocurrency markets, took place on Friday, Jan. 26 in San Francisco.

The Huobi exchange was one of the presenters at the conference, during which they have announced their intention to start doing business in the United States. The company’s new office is already under construction in the Silicon Valley.

“The U.S. will be our focus right now,” said Huobi’s Chief Strategy Officer Cai Kailong.

Founded in 2013, Huobi Group provides exchange services in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and other countries. The company was forced to leave China, its original jurisdiction, after local regulators demanded all cryptocurrency exchanges to close in September 2017.
In December 2017, Huobi announced a partnership with Japan’s financial conglomerate SBI Group in order to help the latter launch its own cryptocurrency exchange.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/formerly-top-cryptocurrency-exchange-huobi-to-open-office-in-us

Thank you very much, RJF. That is a great explanation everyone can understand.

No worries, The Chezzz. We will figure it out. Joe is at a meeting. He will look into to it later this evening.

Good to see that you have so much fun with DNotesEDU treasure hunt.

I like Porsche. There are quite a few them + 1,500 others driving down a "me too" common highway with many incidents of "crushed and burnt".

DNotes is on a different highway far less traveled but straight to the mountain top. There is one catch. We cut and blaze our trail and build our own highways. And there will be tolls in the future. This may be the right time to join us for an almost a free ride, lol. Unless you like to get crushed and burnt like others.

Thank you, Chase. That is a reasonable and informative response. We are working out details to have DNotes 2.0 listed on Cryptopia by early next week.  We are also actively working with a number of other large and small exchanges. I can tell you at this point that there is a lot of interest in listing DNotes, but it will come at a very high cost.

Furthermore, a lot of the information required are absurd, duplicative, and overly burdensome. I would speculative that it could be easier to get a FBI clearance. I think that our industry is heading towards a different extreme - towards lunacy with no clear objectives or reasons why they are doing what the are doing. I believe that, at the end of the day, only a few well managed and trustworthy exchanges will survive. We need to be one of those exchanges, focusing on very specific markets at the beginning before expanding worldwide.

Thank you very much amarian12. Your support and cooperation is greatly appreciated. Hope you have stored away a nice stash of DNotes.

That is correct. Reg. D 506 (c) is relatively straightforward but we are using it as our stepping stone to our second round. One of the same firms will start be working on the second round as soon as we get close to the $2 million marks. I always believe that to be successful in business -  planning, strategies and execution are vital. Since the success of DNotes is important to all of us, I have been reaching deep into my tool box and use every tool needed to make our funding a success. I feel very good about.

Goodness, you guys seem to be having a lot of fun while I am struggling to develop our Reg. D 506 (c) PPM with our law firms. Making a lot of progress though. We have increased the first round from $2.5 million to $5 million followed by Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Tier 2 to raise up to $50 million from accredited and non-accredited investors worldwide.

Chase, thanks for sharing. I hope that, after reading this, more people can truly appreciate the route DNotes has chosen. We have chosen absolutely the most difficult route to the mountain top (mass adoption) but that is the only path. Our core team is all in to make the impossible possible. If it is easier than our business model can be replicated.

"Looking for  $50 million for 30% of a pre-revenue start-up just isn’t going to do it! The company has to be prepared to show you, the investor, that it has a plan, management, vision and ability to carry out the business proposition it is selling." This statement is spot on. We are the rare breed.

Don't forget to support Cryptocurrency Education Week

Quote from Chase on April 9, 2018:

Cryptocurrency Education Week is global.

We want to include and help everyone learn about cryptocurrency.

There are contests going on right now on Twitter and Facebook that anyone can take part in. Aside from the prizes at the end of the week, we are also giving away DNotes (upgraded 2.0 / POS) to random people that have shared #CryptocurrencyEducationWeek.

There are still some keys left to find in this -

From DNotesEDU: To celebrate a successful launch we have hidden several private keys containing DNotes, somewhere on https://dnotesedu.com, https://facebook.com/dnotesedu and https://twitter.com/dnotesedu! First to find the keys, and move the DNotes to their personal address gets to keep them!

If you are unsure about how to import a private key, here are some very simple instructions: https://dnotesedu.com/digital-currency/dnotes#import_private_key


There will also be another contest announced shortly on social media.

Please voice your support HERE: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3281937.new#new

And check out DNotesEDU HERE: https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/cryptocurrency-education-week/

Another terrific book review by BuyBookPro, a popular book review site with over 250,000 visitors.

The book is one of our strategic building blocks that cannot be easily replicated by our competitors. Take notice that the book links DNotes and everything that we do into one package giving us maximum synergistic impact. Its exposure is already reaching millions of people beyond our industry. There are many interviews, articles, and book reviews scheduled for the coming weeks and months.

We do not just talk about mass adoption of DNotes. Instead, we have clearly defined our strategic path to realizing the vision. Do the right thing, the right way – everything else will fall in place.

Book Review: ‘Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillar of Business Success,’ by Alan Yong

“Recently, DNotes Global, Inc., an ambitious contender in the digital currency arena, announced it’s releasing DNotes 2.0, an upgraded version of the currency it developed in 2014. In four short years, this company dedicated to making cryptocurrency accessible to all has grown up. Its co-founder, Alan Yong, has directed a steady and consistent course since the firm’s onset — and the strategy has gained a solid footing in this tricky new field. Now Yong has consolidated his formidable business acumen into his book, Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success.

Yong has a fascinating backstory: he’s a natural entrepreneur with a deeply innovative streak. Back in the early 90s, he was responsible for the DTR — the world’s first personal tablet computer. His firm, Dauphin, was contracted by the Pentagon and had a manufacturing agreement with IBM. And he was also involved in flower: he created one of the largest daylily growing operations in the US. He’s no dreamer, though: as he notes in this revealing and insightful book. He’s had his fair share of failures as well as successes and has learned from them all.   

The key to business success is not some wild stroke of luck, but focusing on four basics, according to Yong. Unlike many business guides that promise a whole new system and require a complex new lexicon to understand it, Yong’s four pillars make classic practical sense. First, leaders have to focus on themselves and make sure they’re up to the job. Then they have to make sure their ideas are sound and innovative enough to rise above the fray. Next comes the people — since no organization can be good without a core team as well as all employees who are productive, engaged, and aligned with business objectives. And finally, in a very clear case of last but not least, never forget the customers. No matter how amazing your business idea may be, no matter how sleek the new product or service, if the customers don’t want it, you’re sunk.” ………..

“This is a highly useful book. Its author has taken the time and energy to write out his business strategies not out of a need to gratify his own sense of importance, but as a way to help others understand how to handle the pressures and stresses of entrepreneurship. Why? For one simple reason: you can’t have a healthy economy if you don’t have healthy contenders, and if they don’t all seem to understand the keys behind staying alive, Yong is happy to help. The health of any economy depends on the health of its participants — and certainly, we’re going to see how that plays out in years to come, as DNotes and its compatriots reshape our concept and use of money. In keeping with DNotes’ commitment to digital currency for all, Improve Your Odds is a primer on smarter leadership for all. We need more books like this — or maybe we just need this one.”

Read more: http://www.buybookspro.com/book-it/book-review-improve-your-odds-the-four-pillar-of-business-success-by-alan-yong/