For now, anon coin wise, my money is (invested) on...

XMR (Monero)
PIVX and
XSPEC

Why?  New card will make it easier to get more coins...shouldn't the price stay or go down instead???

Law of supply and demand.

The only time I can see this positively impacting the coin value is if the coin (transactions are stalling and) need much more hash power than currently available.

There is a threshold percentage growth or decline where alts follow BTC.  Outside that, they may go opposite direction.  You better pay attention at the graphs more.

I just read one thread about the red market "blaming" Vitalik Buterin.  I find that laughable.

The real reason is people are starting to bet on BTC again and selling alts even cheap.  It always go through this cycle before the alts really take off.  Some also use the opportunity to collect more alts later...sell now (high), buy later (low).  It can be a good way to play but very risky.  I used to do it but learned I don't have the nerve to be in that game.

Play it, or HODL...both are valid ways to go.  Just don't panic, bullish market is coming...BTC first then alts (may dip a little but) will follow.

I did twice...SIGT and CFD.  Taught me the importance of a good team.

Supported because of greed.  Flash growth blinded me.

Thanks OP!

Your list is good and since I hold ICX, WTC, and VEN already, your post had me re-check PIVX.  I now own some of it too.

Agreed.  I think it is one of the most underrated "older" coins too.

The slow growth is a bit frustrating but I held on my coins.  The staking return helped alleviate the frustration a bit.  Hopefully, it will grow faster now that the slump is coming to the end (or ended) and with the marketing and release of some of their numerous projects.

It is the 3rd biggest holding in my portfolio so really looking forward it popping.

Feel free to quote or copy-paste and share. 

Sorry, I don't visit other places much....I mostly stay here at the "Speculation" sub-forum.

Agreed!

Binance and Kucoin both do this and I can see why.  Also, they distribute airdrops and stake output of some coins so the need to "clean" is probably not too high in their list.  I also read that many people abuse small transactions (when playing the market to either pump or drop the price) that the exchange actually lose on those.

I do hope they can find a good system to address this because those pennies do add up.

I hope this guy manage to get ARK the attention it deserves.
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https://blog.ark.io/jeremy-epstein-joins-the-ark-team-as-marketing-advisor-62b12aaa6972

Jeremy Epstein is boarding the ARK as marketing advisor to assist us in navigating the turbulent waters of the cryptosphere. Adding his hands to the wheel will help keep ARK’s heading true as we sail ahead.

Much of ARK’s behind the scenes work is about to come to fruition — and now is the time to help our current and future community members better understand all of the value of the choices and investments we have made in the ARK Ecosystem.

If you are not familiar with Jeremy’s background, please visit his Linkedin. His extensive marketing and business knowledge is unparalleled, having worked with companies such as Sprinklr and Microsoft. We feel Jeremy’s passion and dedication to blockchain technology is a perfect fit with the ARK crew.

Jeremy’s Background:

Jeremy is the CEO of Never Stop Marketing with 20 years of international marketing experience. Most recently, Jeremy was VP, Marketing at Sprinklr which grew from a $20 million valuation and 30 people to $1.8 billion valuation and 1400 people in 4 years.

Jeremy is also a co-founder of Crypto Explorers, a leading community for passionate individuals collaborating to understand the decentralized future. The group hosts quarterly gatherings called “Crypto Valley Trips” in Zug, Switzerland. He also serves as Founding Director of the Blockchain Board, a brands-only, peer-to-peer networking group for the world’s largest enterprises seeking to understand use cases and implications of distributed ledger technology.

As a renown speaker, he has given hundreds of keynotes all over the world inspiring audiences of all kinds to improve their outcomes as businesses, teams, and individuals.

He is also an accomplished author publishing books such as, “Blockchains in the Mainstream: When Will Everyone Else Know?” (a collaborative eBook with 33 of the biggest influencers and thought-leaders) and “14 Rules for Successful High-Growth Marketing”

He is also the marketing subject matter expert for the Blockchain Research Institute led by best-selling authors of the Blockchain Revolution, Don and Alex Tapscott.

In addition to all of this he is a frequent contributor to Venture Beat, Bitcoin Magazine, and Distributed Magazine, as well as a regular guest on the Bitcoin Podcast and Cryptoverse.

His list of accomplishments goes on and his passion for technology shines bright. We are thrilled to be working with Jeremy and are just as passionate and excited as he is to show the world ARK’s technology and use cases.

It could get nasty, I am glad I don't use their service but to those who are, I think it is better to pull out your coins...and be safe than sorry.

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/myetherwallet-co-founder-splits-launch-rival-platform/



MyEtherWallet Co-Founder Splits to Launch Rival Platform

MyEtherWallet is one of the popular and widely used wallets for holding Ethereum tokens. However, MyEtherWallet co-founder Taylor Monahan unexpectedly announced last Friday the launch of her own cryptocurrency wallet platform, MyCrypto.com, following the split from MyEtherWallet.

Taylor announced both news items in a long Medium post. She notes: “I was terrified—am terrified—at the potential harm this change will have on myself, the team, and/or the Ethereum community but ultimately, the risks created by continuing down the road we were on are greater than the risks of splitting to a new brand, new company, new name, and new domain. While contemplating this decision, I began to see that my inaction would be the only thing that guaranteed my failure.”

MyCrypto is currently a forked version of MyEtherWallet, but its team assured that they will soon launch an enhanced version of the website, along with desktop and mobile applications.

This sudden controversial move was a shock to the wallet users and many did not take it well.

    MyEtherWallet's abrupt change in branding to MyCrypto should have been announced using MyEtherWallet's social media accounts first. This is a very amateurish way of handling it. This is coming from an everyday user of MEW and its biggest fan.

    — Joseph Young (@iamjosephyoung) February 9, 2018

Though MyEtherWallet’s Taylor Monahan and Kosala Hemachandra did not reveal the exact reason for the split at this stage, both said the decision was based on mutual agreement.

Taylor, however, convinced most of the team members from MyEtherWallet to join her in building the new MyCrypto.com wallet platform. The official twitter handle of MyEtherWallet has also changed to be the official handle for MyCrypto.com, taking thousands of Twitter followers from MyEtherWallet to MyCrypto.com.

Taylor clarified that Kosala (aka “kvhnuke”) will now be the sole owner of MyEtherWallet. She wrote: “Kvhnuke remains in control of the MEW github repository, the MEW domain, the AWS instances, and the MyEtherWallet social media accounts.”
Kvhnuke’s response

After Taylor’s announcement, Kvhnuke put his side of the story in a Reddit post. Though both of them are telling the same narrative, it seems Kvhnuke did not take the hijacking of MyEtherWallet Twitter account that well.
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Kvhnuke wrote: “Alas, for reasons I cannot delve into here, our partnership had to end. During the transition yesterday, however, MEW’s Twitter account was switched from @myetherwallet to @mycrypto, and tens of thousands of MEW followers were left scratching their heads. Indeed, the change was unexpected, and I’m still in the process of determining the justification behind the switch, and how this issue will be resolved.”

Anyway, Kvhnuke now has to rebuild his MyEtherWallet team, which might not be an easy task at this stage. He also assured that the wallet platform will soon launch some new features, on which Kvhnuke is working.

“Furthermore, for those of you wondering where I’ve been or what I’ve been working on the past several months, I’ve been busy doing what I do best—so get ready for some new and exciting products/services in the pipeline,” Kvhnuke added.
Behind the curtain – Litigation

Although both Taylor and Kosala are saying that the split was mutual, the situation with the popular wallet platform is not so simple, as lawyer Badri Natarajan pointed out there was a dispute between the two co-founder, a common situation in the startup industry.

Natarajan says Kosala went to the California courts to file a suit against Taylor. He shared the accrued legal documents in a public drive, according to which, a long dispute occurred between Kosala and Taylor regarding the firm’s financial books. Responsible for development, Kosala asked Taylor to see the books of the company, but Taylor was not comfortable with that, which led to litigation.

The documents also revealed a negotiation for Taylor to sell her stake in MyEtherWallet to Kosala for $1 million. The documents also show that the firm was dissolved by Taylor, as of December 29, 2017, without any cooperation from Kosala.

Clearly, the situation with MyEhterWallet and MyCrypto.com is more complex than what the co-founders are telling the public. Natarajan raises serious questions: “what company is kvhnuke running now? Who actually owns and operates MEW? It could certainly have been transferred to another company—but has it been?”

I bought a bit last week...I am actually a bit on the red on it but it should pump (because it is a good coin) once we are out of this slump.

+1...same messages I am getting from TA folks as well.

I am ready both ways...if it takes off well and good, my portfolio is set.

If it dips some more, another chance to collect some cheap BTC or ETH.  I am good with that too.

Binance really put RPXs on overdrive. 

150% gain in a week so far...highest gain among those with "healthy" trading volume.

Actually, I've read many of their predictions and most are spot on...including this one.

FYI, they manage cryptocurrency for BIG clients and considered as one of the "whales".  Will they use that to their benefit?  I bet you, but not as underhanded as others so far (or as far as I can tell).

Most times, people just misinterpret what they read (as in this case with you).  Have an open mind and you might understand the real message.

Ah I got it now, you meant the launch of the new python / Django platform.

Last I checked, it is not Q3...rather next month (March).

Also check...

ICX, VEN, RPX, GTO...

Let me help you with a simpler example.  Say the entire marker is only held by 2 investors...

InvestorA own 10 billion of crypto coinA he bought at $0.01 each.
InvestorB own 10 billion of crypto coinB he bought at $0.01 each.

Both invested $100million for a total market cap of $200 million

If investorA sold one token to investorB for $1, and likewise investorB sold investorA one of his token for $1.  At that instant, the market cap went up to $20 billion with only a dollar injected to the market.

Five years is long for crypto...better, faster, meaner coins will likely come out between now and then.

For now...
BTC is the king...unless major hack happens, it will likely remain king as wealth holder, like gold...not your daily spending cash.
XMR seems to be secure as the king of anon coins.
ETH, NEO, QTUM will likely grow as the major platforms.
ICX, ARK (if they can deliver) will probably be huge in integrating various platforms.

Then there will be the top for each application/category; payment, medical, credit, identification, etc., etc.