I wonder if there will be an opportunity to trade futures and options for crypto on the STeX platform.

merhaba arkadaslar,
ben yeni kagit olmak isterimama parabu kibris kimligimi kabul etmez..turkiye nufuz cuzdani numarasi ister. nasil kagit ola bilirim?

lutfen anlatirmisiniz bu dagitmis oldugunuz 100 xrp`ler beles mi? oyleyse neden?

ben duydum onde giden bankalar ripple blockchain`i kullanmaga basladikdan sonra fiyati bu kadar artdi.. ben de cok gec kaldim malesef.

Ethereum Founder Says It’s Time for the Cryptocurrency Community to Grow Up

The biggest news coming out of the crypto world today came from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.

The leader of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization clarified statements made earlier this week that suggested he would quit cryptocurrency. He warned that people in the space need to "grow up."

Ethereum founder

Buterin has expressed warnings in the past about the massive rise in cryptocurrency values but the limited amount of social value extracted from blockchain projects so far.

This week, he expressed outrage over the immaturity of the cryptocurrency community for showing off their newfound wealth instead of developing positive applications from blockchain technology for society.

Yesterday, he said he would still work on crypto as long as there's also "real social value" that the ecosystem is working towards.

Below is a recap of the top cryptocurrency prices at 12:00 p.m. EST…

Bitcoin: $14,880.70, +2.32%
Ethereum: $769.21, +4.66%
Ripple: $1.81, +24.00%
Bitcoin Cash: $2,865.40, +10.64%
Litecoin: $254.12, +2.05%
Now that we know all of today's price movements, here's what has been moving these cryptocurrencies…

Cryptocurrency Markets Today
On Thursday, the market capitalization of the global cryptocurrency sector hit $605.46 billion. Bitcoin now comprises 41.2% of the global cryptocurrency market.

Today's top performer in the market was a cryptocurrency called ETHLend, which climbed more than 173%. The blockchain project is designed to expedite loan processing.

Other top performers from the largest 50 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization included RailBlocks (up 47.9%), VeChain (up 32.27%), Stellar (up 26.67%), Siacoin (up 25.68%), Verge (up 24.59%), Veritasium (up 24.46%), and Ripple (up 24.00%)

The worst performers from the top 50 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization included Nxt (down -6.50%), Tether (down -0.92%), and Bitcoin Gold (down -0.41%).

Just seven of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization were in the red on Friday afternoon.

Bitcoin Finishes 2017 with Volatile Trading Week
The total market capitalization of Bitcoin hit $259 billion Friday after the cryptocurrency wrapped up an incredible year for its investors.

While 2017 saw the price pop from under $1,000 to as much as $20,000 in a year, one prominent name in finance thinks that 2018 will be a far more important year for the digital currency.

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Roger McNamee, a venture capitalist who took an early stake in Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), says that next year will be a make-or-break one for Bitcoin.

In an interview with CNBC, McNamee said that Bitcoin's rise in 2017 was driven mostly by speculation.

"[Bitcoin] is still a very small market in the context of the larger financial world, but it has had a huge year and we've done it around a speculative mania," he said during the interview.

"The thing that people forget is that if a mania goes on long enough, it becomes self-fulfilling. So that even after the crash that follows, there is a real industry," McNamee said.

XRP Prices Climb Closer to $2
XRP prices surged 24% on Friday, aiming to finish the year up 5,200%.

The price has surged on news that Japanese and South Korean financial firms are exploring the company's underlying technology to test transaction processing.

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Russia Setting Rules for Cryptocurrency Miners

At a meeting this week in Russia, cryptocurrency miners from 15 countries will show the country’s parliament how

cryptocurrencies are mined and explain how the miners’ home countries regulate mining. The proposed mining regulations are

expected to be sent to parliament by the end of March.

A draft bill to regulate cryptocurrencies (without specific rules attached) and initial coin offerings (ICOs) is expected

to be presented by the end of this week.

According to the chairman of the State Duma financial market committee, Anatoly Aksakov, other draft regulations define

cryptocurrencies as “other property” for tax purposes and ICOs as crowdfunding with a limit on the amount one person is

allowed to invest.

The activity follows orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in October told officials that he wants regulation

of digital currencies, ICOs and cryptocurrency mining. Mining operations are to be registered with the government and

taxed. Officials have a July 2018 deadline for completing their work.

The United States and China currently account for about 75% of all the world’s cryptocurrency mining, but Russian cities

from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad also host large mining farms. Until about a year ago, mining was primarily a hobbyist

endeavor with technically sophisticated enthusiasts building homemade systems to do the millions of calculations needed to

win a payment in digital currency.

As the price of (especially) bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies rose, massive mining farms with thousands of

computing devices have sprung up to speed along the process of earning digital currency by tracing a transaction through

the blockchain.

Because Russia is pursuing a strategy to regulate cryptocurrencies in its own country, wondering how that structure would

play in the world is worth some thought. For example, if a Russian mining operation must be registered so it can be taxed,

that implies a central authority that knows who’s doing the mining and the actual value and location of the asset. Those

requirements run afoul of the decentralized structure of a cryptocurrency’s blockchain.

Russia is also considering offering its own cryptocurrency, tentatively called the cryptoruble and backed by the country’s

energy reserves. There are reports that Russia is also talking with Venezuela about the South American country’s plan to

issue its own cryptocurrency (the petro), also based on the country’s energy assets. If the two were to combine their

efforts to back a single new digital currency, it might gain some traction.

Belarus Legalizes Cryptocurrency Payments & Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

Belarus, a country wedged between Russia and the European Union, recently legalized cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), in a move that’s set to drive private sector growth and attract foreign investors to the country, a former communist republic that’s still dominated by its state, filled with inefficient enterprises, and dependent on its neighbor Russia’s money and subsidies.

Bitcoin’s current crash, that’s already led the cryptocurrency below the $11,000 mark before it bounced back to $12,401 at press time, seemingly didn’t put off the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, who signed the decree on Friday while on the move.

The decree notably gives cryptocurrency enthusiasts tax breaks and legal incentives, as its goal is to help turn Belarus into an international tech haven, Bloomberg reports. In a statement Lukashenko, a former collective farm manager who’s in the past labeled the internet “garbage,” said:

“Belarus will become the first government in the world that opens wide opportunities for the use of blockchain technology (…) We have every chance of becoming a regional center in this area.”

Designed to attract cryptocurrency entrepreneurs looking to avoid regulatory scrutiny over cryptocurrency transactions and ICOs, the decree also exempts revenue and profits from all operations using cryptocurrencies for the next five years.

Speaking to Reuters, Anton Myakishev, the head of Microsoft’s offices in Belarus, stated that “the decree is a breakthrough for Belarus” as it gives the industry the “possibility to make a leap forward in its development,” while allowing foreign capital to enter it in comfortable conditions.

Creating a “Tech Nation”
Earlier this month, Lukashenko said that his goal in signing the decree is to turn Belarus into a “tech nation.” Not only does it legalize cryptocurrencies and ICOs, it also allows local IT companies to partly operate under English low, so it’ll help foreign investors who struggled to navigate the country’s legal system.

Denis Alinikov, a senior partner at private law firm Aleinikov and Partners, who helped draft the decree, stated:

“We regularly faced legal problems. When a Western company buys a Belarussian company they try to structure the deal outside Belarus. Investors don’t want to deal with Belarussian legislation.”

The decree further establishes a direct legal link between token issuers and their obligations towards its holders. To protect against fraud, it sets capital requirement for cryptocurrency exchange operators, while introducing smart contracts in the country.

The IT sector is one of the few that’s thriving in Belarus, as it attracts foreign workers who work for about five times the country’s average wage in its so-called Hi-Tech Park. It’s arguably the most prominent sector of the country’s economy, which is set to grow by 1.7 percent this year, according to Reuters.

Notably, Belarus was home to popular messenger application Viber, as well as the online gaming service World of Tanks, which made its founder the country’s first billionaire.

In an interview, Vsevolod Yanchevsky , head of the Hi-Tech Park, said:

“The decree has been written exactly the way our tech community wanted it. Belarus will be one of the best jurisdictions in the world for cryptocurrencies and blockchain.”

Belarus’ move may have been influenced by its neighboring country Russia, who’s upcoming draft law on cryptocurrency and ICO regulations is set to come on December 28. The law will reportedly consider cryptocurrencies as “other property,” and introduce possible limits on individual ICO investments.

The bill, which will prioritize the protection of retail investors, is likely going to be passed in March 2018. Back in October, President Putin approved a timeline for a framework on cryptocurrency regulations. Reportedly, the country may also soon be launching its own state-sponsored cryptocurrency, the Cryptoruble.

What value STE has in general when an investor is willing to sell it, pls?

Is the development team experienced in the field of operation in foreign exchange market?