I hope they would be able to settle this problem soon. There are some good tokens that are discounted out there but it is just disappointing when you cannot trade properly because the prices are stuck and even if the coins are already sold, it will still show on the order book which makes it more time consuming thinking you already bought or sold the coin but didn't because someone already bought or sold it and you don't know what prices of the coins are still available to buy from or sell to.

IDEX has a better interface but I am not sure yet of using it because there are others who are saying they lose their balance and its been days and it still didn't show up. I hope this would be solve for us to have a better decentralized exchange to use. I believe there are other upcoming decentralized exchange that are still in development.

With the idea of freedom from those authorities provided by using cryptocurrency since it eliminates the middle man in the transaction, a regulation seems the opposite of it but it is needed because there are people who take advantage of this freedom to scam other people This is the reason why some countries decided to ban cryptocurrency because they just want to protect their citizens from the abuses that they might get by being involved in this industry.

Having freedom is a breath of fresh air but due to the people who are not contented with this freedom, they wanted more of it which would end up scamming whoever they can thus regulation is needed. As what you say OP, in an ideal world regulation is not needed but we are in real world so we need protection from all those people who have bad intentions for them to be accountable just in case.

With your experience in poker OP it seems that you now how to control your emotions because you know when to take profits so I think it would be easier for you to start trading. One of the sites that I learned a lot in trading is https://www.babypips.com/learn. They call it the school of pipsology wherein you will learn step by step how to trade and the concepts behind it. It is important to have a good foundation and though it is made for forex traders, the concepts are still the same because it is still trading. You are going back to school this time.

You can search a lot of trading videos as well that would be a big help for you to move forward. Even after you learn this all, the best teacher for you would be experience because you will understand it more by experiencing it and you will know yourself more if you would like to be a short term or long term trader. Crypto trading is risky because market is so volatile so always have money management and if possible invest only what you can afford to lose.

Government wouldn't miss the opportunity of getting their share of the profits through tax. 55% tax may be too high but then if you are paying this percentage then it would mean you are earning way higher so if you look at it the positive way then you are a profitable trader which many are only wishing to achieve. We should not try to avoid paying taxes because it is the blood of the government and we are also the one who would benefit from it if the taxes are use correctly. I would be willing to pay tax as long as I have those profits because after all profit is still a profit no matter how big or small it is.

I agree with the centralized service for ICOs just for determining if the ICOs would be able to pass the test and it would be base then on the judgment of the community and not just on a single government agency because there is a tendency that they would pay the one reviewing their ICO so it wouldn't make much difference of preventing those scams.

Unfortunately, there would always be people who would invest in ICOs even if there are so many red flags already because of the possibility of earning 10x or 100x. Greed would always be there because it is just the nature of human. What we can do now is just to be vigilant always and warn people when we know something about a project that may be a red flag like what OP is doing.

Aside from Coss, Kucoin Shares is a good way of having a passive income as well. As mentioned in this post "The Kucoin bonus is granted by holding Kucoin Shares (KCS) on the Exchange. You will not get the bonus if your KCS are held on an external wallet. This bonus is distributed at 00:00 UTC+8 daily over a period of several hours and is calculated by the amount of Kucoin Shares you hold. You will be credited with a split of 50% of the total trading fees charged by the Exchange. You can calculate your bonus at Kucoinshares.com. This bonus will be adjusted when the volume grows, however will never be reduced below 15%. It will stay at 50% for a minimum of 6 months. (Ending March 2018)” You can find the post here https://www.reddit.com/r/kucoin/comments/7mk4kq/kucoin_bonus_explained_and_future_outlook_of/

These are the other coins that I knew of.

Neblio - 10% per year
Okcash - 10% per year
Reddcoin - 6% per year

You also have the option of lending your bitcoin in Poloniex or Bitfinex. You have to set an interest daily or in a specified period.

That's right. Do not chase a coin because you will just end up being dumped on by those who bought previously. If you see a coin that has been increasing for some time already then think for a while if it's worth it to buy now because there may be a buyer exhaustion and there will be signs of reversal later on. If you want to day trade then choose a coin that you are familiar with. Coins have different behavioral patterns so if you are already familiar with a coin through its history then you will be able to speculate when is the right time to buy or sell.

My strategy is just to focus on one coin and then be familiar of its movement in a particular day or week. I buy when it is near a support and then add a certain percentage for the selling price. Usually the selling price is hit because I only target a small percentage of profit. I like that more compared to one time big time trades because in this strategy I get to learn more. I only buy in portions and if it goes down then I would average down.

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Bitcoin can only be a useful currency if all people are using bitcoin in which case there is no need to convert it to fiat which is the reason why we can say that bitcoin is volatile. If you are buying something in the grocery and the price is in bitcoin, you pay in bitcoin and your change is in bitcoin and there is no need to convert to fiat then the profit and loss of your money would be easily computed. It is not possible now because all are converted to fiat since not all businesses are involved with bitcoin yet so this is the hindrance why bitcoin cannot be totally use yet as a currency because you might end up losing more if the bitcoin's value drop thousands of dollars the following day.

ICO or not, there is always a risk when you put your money in another's pocket to grow. It is an undeniable fact that investing in ICOs are profitable if you are able to invest in those projects that tremendously grow in just months and some are in years and if ever you are still holding those coins then maybe you already become a millionaire. However, there are two sides of the coin and the negative side of it are the risks involved which maybe that the developers will run away with your money in which case you will not be able to get back anything, the developers are quite inactive and its been months but your money still didn't grow or may even be below ICO price so you are still at a loss.

People just want to protect their funds that's why they are discussing more the things that might affect it in the negative way maybe to counter it and think of strategy to have lesser loss and have higher profit in the future. Their intention may be this one however it will make some people being depressed seeing their portfolios getting bloody and the media only discuss the negative things because of the control of banks and government so it will affect how the people think.

We should always be firm in our decision to trust cryptocurrency because we might say it is money we can afford to lose but the truth is it would still have a big effect if we lose it. Let's stay positive positive people!

Aside from those mentioned above, you can also try Coin Stats. It's a new app but many are satisfied with the app and it's free!

You will be able to check your altfolio investments and earnings, multiple portfolio functionality, sync your portfolio from exchanges which I think is the one you mean by API-based, check the news on each coin, set price alerts from more than 20 exchanges and it has different languages as well.

They are active in telegram too. Just connect to their telegram group in the app if you have problems.

There are really no secrets of being a profitable trader. What these traders have are experiences that help them to become profitable one and know what kind of trades they are comfortable with. Good for you OP because it seems you are able to grasp the way to become profitable. I just started trading myself and read a lot of books and watch countless videos but the true learning comes with the experience. I lost a lot before because I immediately trade without even knowing the concepts and I don't even know the meaning of the candles.

Trading is beneficial for me because it help me a lot in terms of finances and I learn to be patient as well. If you are not patient in trading then this field is not for you because being impatient make you lose or miss a big profit.

It depends on the developers of the coin if they will push through with their plans or not. I participated in a few airdrops and some coins are doing well and some are worthless because these coins are abandoned by the developers so they are just there as pump and dump coins. Some airdrops though became valuable eventually because the developers are serious with the project and constantly up to date with all their activities so more investors got involved and price are going up because of the demand.

If ever the developers of deeponion would be able to follow their road map and continue developing their plans then the coin would be more valuable in the future. This applies to all other coins as well.

If you are too afraid in investing in altcoins then just always monitor your investment and if you already double your investment and maybe some profit then pull out your original investment and invest it in another altcoins. In this way, you are in a win-win situation because what is left is just your profit so whatever happens, whether the price goes up or down you did not lose anything. You should also invest in altcoins that has an active team and are always up to date with their projects because investors like those coins that are updated and follow their roadmap. Diversify your investments so that if other coins goes down, maybe others are doing well so you are safe.

Cryptocurrency Trader Sues T-Mobile For Inability to Prevent Account Hack

Just last Sunday, a Washington man filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile for failing to protect his phone number, which eventually led to thousands of dollars’ worth of his cryptocurrency being stolen.

Back in November, Carlos Tapang was faced with a grim situation in which his phone number was compromised by malicious actors. The hackers were able to port his number to an account under their control on AT&T, and reset his account passwords most likely though SMS-based two-factor authentication.

According to a recent report from Law360, Tapang’s complaint involves targeting T-Mobile for their inability to provide adequate security measures to protect his account. The failure on the carrier’s end allowed malicious actors to port Tapang’s number out, and steal his cryptocurrency by gaining access to associated accounts.

“As a result of this breach of security, Mr. Tapang’s exchange account was subjected to unauthorized transfers; he was deprived of his use of his cell phone number and required to expend time, energy, and expense to address and resolve this financial disruption and mitigate the consequences; and he also suffered consequent emotional distress.”

Hackers reportedly drained Tapang’s accounts of the OmiseGo and Bitconnect tokens that he owned, and likely won’t be returning them anytime soon.

Although T-Mobile’s sales and marketing materials claim that there are security measures in place to prevent these forms of attacks, it seems as if that wasn’t the case with this recent breach.

T-Mobile never added a pin to Tapang’s account as requested, and hackers called the service repeatedly in order to reach a representative willing to make the transfer. After the porting, Tapang was unable to access his phone number and had to do whatever he could to secure his holdings and rescue his accounts.

Number-Jacking: A Growing Trend
Hacks of this nature began as early as 2016, with a case notably involving another T-Mobile customer that had his number changed and cryptocurrency stolen. The hackers transferred the number of the affected party to their control, reset his passwords, and took control of his exchange accounts in order to drain him of his holdings. As soon as the hackers had the phone number in their possession, resetting passwords on critical accounts was as easy as pushing a button.

The process involves calling up the targeted party’s mobile provider and asking to port their number to a device in the hacker’s possession. The hacker will pose as the targeted party, and provide any answers to security questions that they might have access to through a variety of means.

One of the major ways in which exchanges can prevent these types of hacks and further protect their customers is disabling two-factor authentication through SMS, and route it through a proprietary authentication application. Although not bulletproof, it may have the power to lessen the frequency of these cases in the future.

At the end of the day, users might have control of their physical devices, but their assigned phone numbers are in the control of their carrier.

Source: https://www.ccn.com/cryptocurrency-trader-sues-t-mobile-for-inability-to-prevent-account-hack-leading-to-thousands-of-dollars-stolen/

I have a different strategy. I only trade one coin at a time for day trading. I only use 25% of my day trading capital when I buy the coin and then after that I immediately set a sell order because there are times when the coin is pump so I would make sure I would be able to catch the pump. If ever my target sell price is not reach and the coin goes down then I would find a support may it be fibonacci level or a previous support and then check the order book and set a buy order for another 25%. If my buy order is hit then I would set a new sell order price since I average down. If ever it continues to go down then I would continue the process above. So far I am doing good with this strategy. I have separate coins for long term.

There are many speculations as to whoever spread the bad news about bitcoin so that people would panic. Some say it is the banks, the government, or the whales trying to bring down the price of bitcoin because they would accumulate more of it. Well it might be true or not and you being not a whale should just do something to protect yourself from getting rekt and not being controlled by your emotions like panic sell when the price is low and then when it goes back up again you panic buy.

If you look at the world market as a whole not just the crypto markets, it is having a correction as well so in times like this if you are invested in various investment vehicle like stocks and mutual funds then you should have other source of income otherwise you would just be at a total loss if you sell now assuming you bought higher. This is where the multiple source of income is ideal and having an emergency fund.

Many are saying 2018 may be the next 2008 recession and this is the reason why Satoshi created bitcoin so this time around we will see how will cryptocurrency battle the recession and see the fruition of Satoshi's vision. This might be the time the government will see the true essence of cryptocurrency and then maybe totally accept it.

When bitcoin makes a rapid movement whether it is up or down then altcoins are affected. Altcoins only shine when bitcoin is having sideways movement. Nowadays, altcoin is in a downward trend as well because bitcoin is just constantly going down. Most of the altcoins are traded with bitcoin so when the bitcoin goes down, it is expected that altcoin would go down as well so traders would just sell their coins and maybe just stay in fiat to wait for a cheaper price and then buy again to have more coins. If bitcoin recovers then altcoins would recover too so if you are at a loss now then better buy back more because good news are slowly coming which means a potential uptrend.

Take a look at this news http://uk.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-prices-fall-but-institutional-investors-hold-steady-2018-2