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First and foremost, I do actually want to see Crypto become larger, more influential, and widely adopted.
That being said, what are the KPI’s to look towards measuring if we’re heading in that direction?
There’s substantially less money in the market than 6 months ago, organizations and governments all over the world are taking action to slow this down, or flat out stop it. Scams have our investments stretched thin over hundreds of coins that will never see the light of day, and I still find myself asking, “Why on earth do I need to own these things...what is the use for me owning NEO? Or Ripple? I’m not processing any cross-border payments any time soon..and I’m certainly not making deals that require the complexity and brilliance of a smart contract. So what is the appeal, other than the payment system coins?
I’m an investor, and I am already invested in this space - it’s not that I don’t want this all to happen - I just don’t necessarily know if I’m deluding myself in tying up resources for 5+ years.
Thoughts?
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DNB teams up with IOTA to explore
the Economy of Things and MyData / ‘GDPR as an opportunity’DNB ASA and the IOTA Foundation signed a cooperation agreement to drive open innovation and co-creation in the space of citizen centric innovation, machine economy and decentralised data marketplaces Oslo, Norway, May 2018 — DNB and the IOTA Foundation (IOTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding coming into effect immediately. The two parties will collaborate on exploring the new digital innovation landscape made possible by the IOTA Tangle technology. DNB ASA is Norway’s largest financial services group and one of the largest in the Nordic region in terms of market capitalisation. DNB, which has been exploring blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) via the R3 consortium, is now collaborating with IOTA Foundation to explore the IOTA Tangle, an open-source permissionless distributed ledger technology beyond Blockchain. The IOTA Tangle is the first open-source distributed ledger that is specifically being built to power the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) with feeless microtransactions and data integrity for connected devices and machines. Since November 2017, IOTA has been running the Data Marketplace initiative[1] with the participation of many global industrial and IT companies such as Bosch and Fujitsu. DNB joins today the Data marketplace initiative and thus participates to its proof-of-concept and open innovation activities. The Bank and IOTA will proactively engage with their respective ecosystems of stakeholders to co-create and explore new business models across industries. IOTA’s growing agenda around privacy and personal data management — ‘GDPR as an opportunity’, is also a prioritized area for the cooperation. The two organisations will seek to catalyze the exploration of IOTA in and from Norway via cross silo hackathon and thus contribute the positioning of DNB towards this new landscape of smart innovation. Lasse Meholm, Head of DLT at DNB — “As Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) communication and payment for microservices seem to escalate in the future, we think engaging in a Distributed Ledger based technology like IOTA gives us valuable experience and know-how on future revenue streams and business models. We are looking forward to dive into the IOTA space” David Sønstebø, Founder of IOTA Foundation, Norway — “Norway has always been a vanguard in adopting cutting edge technological paradigm shifts that improve the efficiency of our society, I am very excited at the IOTA Foundation which is spearheading Distributed Ledger Technology and IoT payments working with Norway’s largest financial institution on carrying this tradition onwards.” Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda, Head of Business Development at the IOTA Foundation, Norway — “In the wake of Norway’s recent joining 21 other EU countries to collaborate on Blockchain innovation[2], IOTA is excited to position Norway in the forefront and team up with such a strong and trusted financial organisation. Looking forward to explore together the next big wave of global value growth — the IoT / M2M economy.” About DNBDNB is Norway’s largest financial services group and one of the largest in the Nordic region in terms of market capitalisation. The Group offers a full range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, insurance and pension products for retail and corporate customers. DNB’s bank branches in Norway include in-store postal and banking outlets, Post office counters, Internet banking, mobile services. DNB is one of the world’s leading shipping banks and has a strong position in the energy sector, and the fisheries and seafood industry. www.dnb.noAbout the IOTA FoundationIOTA is a not-for-profit foundation incorporated and registered in Germany. The IOTA Foundation’s mission is to support the development and standardization of new distributed ledger technologies (DLT), including the IOTA Tangle. The IOTA Tangle is an innovative type of DLT specifically designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) environment. It is an open-source protocol facilitating novel Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interactions, including secure data transfer, fee-less real-time micropayments, and the collection and dissemination of sensor-based and other types of ‘oracle’ and other data. www.iota.org
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Are there any crypto exchanges that let you use play or fake money to learn about trading but with real rates from the markets? Maybe a simulator but it would need to use updated information.
My kids and I would like to get a feel for trading before using real money.
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This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below.As we move into the middle of the year, there are more upcoming ICOs and blockchain startups are entering the market, and funds raised through ICOs and VC investments are at an all-time high. Every new project must compete for audiences and investors in an increasingly crowded marketplace. In other words, blockchain startups must be clear about the value their project will provide for the global community, beyond just another token. In this article, we review three 2018 blockchain projects with a long-term vision that look beyond the hype typically surrounding an ICO. Continues..... https://www.ccn.com/looking-to-the-future-3-blockchain-projects-with-long-term-vision/
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Think about it, $7500 after everything that has been thrown at this market? LOL, the manipulators have only proven how strong Bitcoin is. Saddle up, 25k BTC and overall market cap 1 Trillion coming this year.
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These days initial coin offerings (ICO) make a sort of path of choice for startup projects trying to raise funds using high technology. It seems like blockchain and cryptocurrencies hit their bloom period... Continues...... http://merehead.com/blog/how-to-write-white-paper/ |
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Qihoo 360, a China-based internet security firm, says it has notified the EOS blockchain project about "a series of epic vulnerabilities" discovered on its platform. The firm said in a Tuesday report that loopholes found in the EOS platform could expose nodes on the network to attackers, giving them the ability to execute code remotely and take "full control" of transactions. The firm claims that such an attack could potentially "decimate" the entire cryptocurrency network. Qihoo 360 went on to explain that bad actors would be able to attack the network by constructing and publishing smart contracts containing malicious code on the EOS mainnet and have EOS supernodes pack them into new blocks. Subsequently the code would affect all nodes on the network, including those of cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, letting the attackers gain control of private keys to cryptocurrency transactions. While EOS has not yet made any public comment on the issue, Qihoo 360 said in another blog update that the project's lead developer, Daniel Larimer, was notified of the issues and that he has since said the vulnerabilities – identified as issue number 3498 on Github – have been fixed. "If any of these asserts trigger in release it shouldn't pass, but should throw. Allowing the code to continue running in release is a potential security vulnerability and will likely result in crashes elsewhere," Larimer wrote on the Github page. https://www.coindesk.com/eos-forced-to-patch-epic-security-loopholes-ahead-of-launch/ |
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I've come to the point where I don't have enough time to track all of the various ICOs and upcoming tokens so I've begun to consolidate my holdings into the large cap coins and then some fund-type coins such as ASTRO, Crypto20 and Invictus Capital's latest token fund - Hyperion (which is very similar to ASTRO in terms of investing in ICO's/early stage and then sharing profits with buy-back instead of dividends).
I've done extensive research into these coins and am comfortable leaving a large % of my crypto holdings in them for the long-term.
Does anyone know any other fund tokens that look worthwhile?
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The cryptocurrency market cap is continuing to shed billions. One week ago the market cap was $381 billion, and today it sits at $308 billion – a 20 percent drop. Price swings in the market continue to remain unpredictable, and most major assets remain deep in the red for the day, week and month.
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Recommended exchanges to sell your received Airdrops for Bitcoin or EthereumUpcoin Bitmart Binance Huobipro Hitbtc CoinExchange Livecoin Kucoin Bit-Z BUY SELL BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM WORLDWIDEhttps://eth.remitano.com |
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There are a lot of airdrops going on that give you free tokens for just leaving your email and ethereum address. OMG, Qtum, Stellar and many more were airdropped for free. The only website I found is http://airdropalert.com/ and it sucks. Many current airdrops are not being listed. Does anyone have a better one? |
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PREC.M.XAG= closed down -0.146 at 16.480. Volume was -0% below average (neutral) and Bollinger Bands were 39% narrower than normal.
Open High Low Close Volume___
16.640 16.717 16.460 16.480 0
Technical Outlook
Short Term: Neutral
Intermediate Term: Bearish
Long Term: Bearish
Moving Averages: 10-period 50-period 200-period
Close: 16.45 16.50 16.78
Volatility: 16 20 20
Volume: 0 0 0
Short-term traders should pay closer attention to buy/sell arrows while intermediate/long-term traders should place greater emphasis on the Bullish or Bearish trend reflected in the lower ribbon.
Summary
PREC.M.XAG= is currently 1.8% below its 200-period moving average and is in an downward trend. Volatility is extremely low when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that there will be an increase in volatility along with sharp price fluctuations in the near future. Our volume indicators reflect very strong flows of volume into XAG= (bullish). Our trend forecasting oscillators are currently bearish on XAG= and have had this outlook for the last 18 periods.
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Cape Town-based asset management firm Sygnia Ltd. has plans to open a cryptocurrency exchange in Q3 in response to growing interest in cryptocurrencies from investors across the country.
SygniaCoin & Sygnia Cryptocurrency Fund
The exchange will be called SygniaCoin, and will ‘offer investors a secure trading and execution platform backed by an international infrastructure, well-designed custody, and integration with standard savings products,’ the company said yesterday. Sygnia, which has 181 billion rand ($14.5 billion) under management, will also be developing a fund that will permit investors to have access to a range of cryptocurrencies.
“With its fintech focus, Sygnia is well-positioned to become the first major financial services institution to embrace cryptocurrencies and to offer investors a secure trading and execution platform backed by an international infrastructure, well-designed custody and integration with standard savings products.”
Sygnia’s CEO Magda Wierzycka says the firm aims to launch SygniaCoin in the third quarter of 2018. She also said that SygniaCoin’s polices and protocols will be based off the framework developed and utilized by New York State, in attempts to stay on the right side of the law in an ever-changing regulatory climate.
“To ensure the highest levels of integrity and security for clients, we are basing our policies, protocols and processes on existing regulatory framework applicable to cryptocurrency exchanges registered in New York State, USA.”
Wierzycka also noted that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has already indicated that trading and investing in cryptocurrencies are subject to tax. “We expect further regulatory frameworks to follow,” she added.
On top of the cryptocurrency exchange, the chief executive also said that a range of new products is being designed to cater to the growing needs of retail and institutional investors, including a ‘Sygnia Cryptocurrency Fund’ that will invest in a wide range of cryptocurrencies on behalf of investors.
Project Khoka
In April it was announced that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) was setting up an investigative unit to monitor developments in the crypto space and help draft future regulations. The unit will be in charge of setting up a proof of concept (PoC) for DLT-based (digital ledger technology-based) interbank clearing and settlement.
Bridget King, Director of Banking Practice at the central bank, says the new unit will be tasked with establishing a self-regulatory approach to the cryptocurrency industry, which would translate into a non-governmental body that aims to prevent risk, while at the same time ensuring that the nascent industry is not over-regulated so it can continue to grow.
To do this, the self-regulatory organization (SRO) would be given the power to publish its own rules, directives, and industry standards.
In January, the SARB established a fintech task force to review the central bank’s position on cryptocurrencies and address regulatory issues like exchange control impacts, monetary policy, and financial stability. The investigative unit Project Khoka is a product of this task force.
–AltcoinToday.com
Photo via Pixabay.
Source: Newsbtc
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DISCIPLINA will allow the Students: • to more easily choose the educational institution and programme due to the objectiveness of rating system • to guarantee the reliability, integrity, and permanence of the data stored on the platform thanks to blockchain technology • to devise a fixed educational path, suited to their career aspirations More: https://disciplina.io/WhitePaper_eng.pdf |
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