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[tokeweed]

Bitshares (BTS) - 500,000 USD from investors + 5625 BTC in donations (via BTS AGS)
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Blog
Community
Github
Team:  Looking for the page (Founder:  Dan Larimer and Stan Larimer)



Ethereum (ETH) - 31,531 BTC from ICO
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Github
Team



Ethereum Classic (ETC) - 31,531 BTC from ICO
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Github
Team




Lisk (LSK) - 5,880,089 USD from ICO
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Github
Team




NEM (XEM) - around 63 BTC from ICO
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Community
Github
Team (Scroll down)




NXT (NXT) - around 21 BTC from ICO
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Bitbucket
Team




Ripple (XRP) - Over 30M USD from VC's
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Github
Team



Stellar (XLM) - 3M USD from Stripe
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Github
Team



Stratis (STRAT) - 915 BTC from ICO
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Github
Team



Waves (WAVES) - 29,635 BTC from ICO
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Github
Team




Any other projects and their funding you know about?  Please post them.

(I'm going to set this topic to self-moderated to prevent trolls and shills, but I'm now allowing positive and negative feedback to a point.  Please read update below for more info.)

Please note:  Funding is not everything in an altcoin.  The teams behind them matter much more, so it would be wise to visit their website and find out who they are.  It is also advisable to check their output via their source code repository.  Ratings for each can be checked here https://www.coingecko.com/en

Update (06/08/2016):  Removed the platforms/projects with super low volume in the exchanges.  Those that were removed had daily trading volume that stayed only in the hundreds of USD, of which we do not want people buying into because of higher chance of becoming bagholders.  Decent volume and liquidity is a must if an investor wants to get out of a trade due to various reasons.

Positive and negative feedback are now allowed as long as they're not shills and FUD.  Feedback must be articles or blogs from known devs that you might have read about a platform/project, negative or positive.  One example is this one:  http://bitcoinhivemind.com/blog/case-against-augur/.  I'm sure there are many more.  Please post them.

Update (05/18/2017):  Added Augur, Gnosis, Golem and Waves.

** The list is not official and is subject to change. **

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[ArticMine]

Ethereum https://www.ethereum.org It will be interesting to see what they deliver and on what schedule.

[tokeweed]

Right!  How could I forget.  How much funding did they get?  Over 5m USD?

Edit:  They got 31,531 BTC.  Added in OP.

[tokeweed]

What about NEM?  How much funding did they have from their ICO/IPO?  Over 100,000 USD?

[0nlyBTC]

What about NEM?  How much funding did they have from their ICO/IPO?  Over 100,000 USD?

Good question.

[tokeweed]

What about NEM?  How much funding did they have from their ICO/IPO?  Over 100,000 USD?

Good question.

63 BTC from the Nem thread.

[Este Nuno]

Shouldn't Bitshares be 6.5 million there instead of 500k? That's what Stan said in your link there.

[tokeweed]

Shouldn't Bitshares be 6.5 million there instead of 500k? That's what Stan said in your link there.

I think he meant 6000 total donations from supporters.  But I asked for a clarification, so I'll change it later if it is not correct.

[tokeweed]

Bitshares updated.

[tokeweed]

Added Mastercoin.

[0nlyBTC]

Great post thus far 

[ciappa]

Great list. Thank you

[tokeweed]

Added Neucoin.

[tokeweed]

Added GetGems.

[BitcoiNaked]

These are also the most successful Cryptos based on crowdfunding and have some sort of innovation going on.

[patmast3r]

It would prob make sense to convert it all to USD or EUR or whatever. BTC has gone down A LOT in the last year so you can't really compare most of the raised BTC values.

[tokeweed]

It would prob make sense to convert it all to USD or EUR or whatever. BTC has gone down A LOT in the last year so you can't really compare most of the raised BTC values.

Yeah.  But the value of BTC raised changes day by day if listed in USD.  So I decided to list them in BTC unless fiat donations were made.

[tokeweed]

Anyone know anything about BanxShares?  They have a crowdsale going on http://banxshares.com/investors/

And what happened to BitBay?  I think they did well in their IPO/ICO.  Never mind.

[patmast3r]

It would prob make sense to convert it all to USD or EUR or whatever. BTC has gone down A LOT in the last year so you can't really compare most of the raised BTC values.

Yeah.  But the value of BTC raised changes day by day if listed in USD.  So I decided to list them in BTC unless fiat donations were made.

You could just list the USD price of  BTC at the time. That way it would be comparable. No need to update it to current prices.

[tokeweed]

It would prob make sense to convert it all to USD or EUR or whatever. BTC has gone down A LOT in the last year so you can't really compare most of the raised BTC values.

Yeah.  But the value of BTC raised changes day by day if listed in USD.  So I decided to list them in BTC unless fiat donations were made.

You could just list the USD price of  BTC at the time. That way it would be comparable. No need to update it to current prices.

How long was the NEM IPO/ICO and how much was BTC on the last day?

[patmast3r]

It would prob make sense to convert it all to USD or EUR or whatever. BTC has gone down A LOT in the last year so you can't really compare most of the raised BTC values.

Yeah.  But the value of BTC raised changes day by day if listed in USD.  So I decided to list them in BTC unless fiat donations were made.

You could just list the USD price of  BTC at the time. That way it would be comparable. No need to update it to current prices.

How long was the NEM IPO/ICO and how much was BTC on the last day?

Don't know any exact numbers. I think it ran from January to March. It's also a little more annoying to calc as NEM accepted BTC and NXT.

[tokeweed]

Please post a more accurate figure how much total in BTC and I can also put a figure average in USD.

Also how much NXT was made in the ICO?

[dhimasnk]

wow wow, I did not expect that the developer a cryptocoin got so much money.

[tokeweed]

wow wow, I did not expect that the developer a cryptocoin got so much money.

There's actually a team behind those projects not just a developer.

[tokeweed]

Added Swarm.

[tokeweed]

Charts added.

[MrPortMan]

Wow XEM over 63 BTC O_O

It was very little enclosed for such cryptoplatform. I thought about 3 000 000 dollars if were invested no more. NEM team good fellows!

[spartak_t]

Bitbay? Don't really remember, but I think that they gathered over 1000 BTC (despite the scam behind it).

[Este Nuno]

Bitbay? Don't really remember, but I think that they gathered over 1000 BTC (despite the scam behind it).

Well, their IPO resulted in 3000 BTC worth of BAY sold. But we know that BTER and Bob were just faking the volume and taking the BAY back for themselves or whatever. Not sure how much actual BTC was netted and by whom. I think dzimbeck got paid like 100 BTC and x amount of BAY for him to develop.

[spartak_t]

Bitbay? Don't really remember, but I think that they gathered over 1000 BTC (despite the scam behind it).

Well, their IPO resulted in 3000 BTC worth of BAY sold. But we know that BTER and Bob were just faking the volume and taking the BAY back for themselves or whatever. Not sure how much actual BTC was netted and by whom. I think dzimbeck got paid like 100 BTC and x amount of BAY for him to develop.

I think that Bob took about 600 BTC from the IPO.

[tokeweed]

Bitbay? Don't really remember, but I think that they gathered over 1000 BTC (despite the scam behind it).

Yeah.  But they f*cked it up http://www.newsbtc.com/2014/12/12/newly-launched-decentralized-marketplace-bitbay-turns-huge-scandal/

dzimbek should have focused on Halo.

[tokeweed]

SuperNet and Viacoin added.

[Pecunia non olet]

Funding isn't important. What's important is talented and commited devteam aswell as a fair product with high quality. "Funding" is overrated.

[yshin365new]

Funding isn't important. What's important is talented and commited devteam aswell as a fair product with high quality. "Funding" is overrated.

Yeah.
(Output÷Input) is more important than funding(Input) itself.
It proves dev team's ability which will show the coin's future.
And had better refer https://www.coingecko.com/en in relation with Output.

[tokeweed]

Funding isn't important. What's important is talented and commited devteam aswell as a fair product with high quality. "Funding" is overrated.

Which projects among the top funded have the best teams?  Can you give a review?  The main purpose of this thread is to give more info for everyone.  So a review from all of you is really appreciated.

[tokeweed]

Funding isn't important. What's important is talented and commited devteam aswell as a fair product with high quality. "Funding" is overrated.

Yeah.
(Output÷Input) is more important than funding(Input) itself.
It proves dev team's ability which will show the coin's future.
And had better refer https://www.coingecko.com/en in relation with Output.

I'll put this in the OP.  Thanks!

[tokeweed]

Just a heads up.  Factom is having a presale thru Koinify until May 15, 2015.  Around 2300 BTC have been collected so far.

[tokeweed]

Funding isn't important. What's important is talented and commited devteam aswell as a fair product with high quality. "Funding" is overrated.

I agree.  A good team is very important.  But calling funding "overrated" is a bit too much.  Good funding can take you a long way, especially in these hard times in crypto.  I think we haven't seen the worst of it.  The war of attrition is just beginning.  It's probable that within a few months we'll see altcoins, dapps, dacs, dao's, etc drop one by one due to lack of funding.

[spartak_t]

Viacoin added.

Viacoin was presale (crowdfunding), not exactly funding.

[tokeweed]

Viacoin added.

Viacoin was presale (crowdfunding), not exactly funding.

For lack of a better word for the title, I used "funding".  But you'll see in the OP that it is specified as presale.

[tokeweed]

Team for each crypto added.  I couldn't find the teams of some please post the link here.

[kodtycoon]

Team for each crypto added.  I couldn't find the teams of some please post the link here.

http://blog.nem.io/overview/

that holds the info you require for nem, though it is mixed with other info.

[tokeweed]

Ok thanks.

[tokeweed]

GetGems review from Coindesk. 

Basic summary:

GetGems is a decentralized social messaging app built on open-source software provided by popular encrypted messenger Telegram. The app allows users to send and receive both bitcoin (BTC) and its native digital token, GEMZ.

Billed as "the first messaging app that pays you", users earn GEMZ by helping to grow the network, with rewards of 25 GEMZ given for every referral that generates a new participant. Additionally, 27,500 GEMZ are distributed to users daily, with users receiving a part of this amount proportional to the number of users they have invited to the network.

As the app is updated, users will have more ways to earn, including viewing in-app ads.

A token created on top of the Counterparty protocol, GEMZ are currently traded on exchanges such as BTER and Poloniex at a press time value of $0.01 per GEMZ.

Complete review here http://www.coindesk.com/review-getgems-ios-app-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoinDesk+%28CoinDesk+-+The+Voice+of+Digital+Currency%29

[tokeweed]

Bad news for Ripple

FinCEN Fines Ripple Labs for Bank Secrecy Act Violations

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Ripple Labs and its subsidiary XRP II a combined $700,000 for "willful violations" of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

According to a 5th May press release by the US regulator, Ripple Labs failed to register as a money services business (MSB) with FinCEN prior to selling XRP, a digital token used to settle payments on the Ripple network. Additionally, the company is said to have failed to implement appropriate anti-money laundering (AML) procedures concurrent with its responsibilities as an MSB.

Complete article here  http://www.coindesk.com/fincen-fines-ripple-labs-700000-bank-secrecy-act/

[reRaise]

GetGems review from Coindesk.

Basic summary:

GetGems is a decentralized social messaging app built on open-source software provided by popular encrypted messenger Telegram. The app allows users to send and receive both bitcoin (BTC) and its native digital token, GEMZ.

Billed as "the first messaging app that pays you", users earn GEMZ by helping to grow the network, with rewards of 25 GEMZ given for every referral that generates a new participant. Additionally, 27,500 GEMZ are distributed to users daily, with users receiving a part of this amount proportional to the number of users they have invited to the network.

As the app is updated, users will have more ways to earn, including viewing in-app ads.

A token created on top of the Counterparty protocol, GEMZ are currently traded on exchanges such as BTER and Poloniex at a press time value of $0.01 per GEMZ.

Complete review here http://www.coindesk.com/review-getgems-ios-app-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoinDesk+%28CoinDesk+-+The+Voice+of+Digital+Currency%29

Am i the only one who thinks this is the only alt that has a decent chance to reach the average joe, teens, girls etc? I mean it's the simplest one to use and available on iOS which is unheard of from an alt (besides some tickers), it has to do marketing in non bitcoin related channels, but the app is not ready yet.

[spartak_t]

Am i the only one who thinks this is the only alt that has a decent chance to reach the average joe, teens, girls etc? I mean it's the simplest one to use and available on iOS which is unheard of from an alt (besides some tickers), it has to do marketing in non bitcoin related channels, but the app is not ready yet.

I don't think it's the only one and you can tell that people still don't believe in it. GEMS is declining since day 1.

[reRaise]

Am i the only one who thinks this is the only alt that has a decent chance to reach the average joe, teens, girls etc? I mean it's the simplest one to use and available on iOS which is unheard of from an alt (besides some tickers), it has to do marketing in non bitcoin related channels, but the app is not ready yet.

I don't think it's the only one and you can tell that people still don't believe in it. GEMS is declining since day 1.

Which others, i'm curious, because i don't see any other app besides dogerain on the app store, you can't reach people with just a desktop wallet.

For me and millions of others it's about user experience which is rising, the app is slowly getting polished but isn't ready yet because the iOS version is in public beta with the main features not implemented yet. I think if this app gets popular, rivals will start to get mad because it's disturbing their whole advertising model where users are the product unlike getgems where advertisers must directly pay the users and not the company like fb, google etc.

[tokeweed]

GetGems review from Coindesk.

Basic summary:

GetGems is a decentralized social messaging app built on open-source software provided by popular encrypted messenger Telegram. The app allows users to send and receive both bitcoin (BTC) and its native digital token, GEMZ.

Billed as "the first messaging app that pays you", users earn GEMZ by helping to grow the network, with rewards of 25 GEMZ given for every referral that generates a new participant. Additionally, 27,500 GEMZ are distributed to users daily, with users receiving a part of this amount proportional to the number of users they have invited to the network.

As the app is updated, users will have more ways to earn, including viewing in-app ads.

A token created on top of the Counterparty protocol, GEMZ are currently traded on exchanges such as BTER and Poloniex at a press time value of $0.01 per GEMZ.

Complete review here http://www.coindesk.com/review-getgems-ios-app-review/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CoinDesk+%28CoinDesk+-+The+Voice+of+Digital+Currency%29

Am i the only one who thinks this is the only alt that has a decent chance to reach the average joe, teens, girls etc? I mean it's the simplest one to use and available on iOS which is unheard of from an alt (besides some tickers), it has to do marketing in non bitcoin related channels, but the app is not ready yet.

I like the idea, and it has potential imho.  But spartak is right.  It's been declining and there's no volume.  But it's not because 'people don't believe in it' (again imho).  I think the problem lies in the lack in marketing and promotion.  Maybe they're still trying to make the app perfect before going on a full blown marketing campaign.

[tokeweed]

Added Storjcoin in the OP!

[kodtycoon]

you should post white papers of each project on the OP if they are available..

[tokeweed]

Good idea!  I will do that later..

[kodtycoon]

Good idea!  I will do that later..

ok great. il mail you the nem one once its out.. save you looking.

[spartak_t]

I don't think it's the only one and you can tell that people still don't believe in it. GEMS is declining since day 1.

Which others, i'm curious, because i don't see any other app besides dogerain on the app store, you can't reach people with just a desktop wallet.

For me and millions of others it's about user experience which is rising, the app is slowly getting polished but isn't ready yet because the iOS version is in public beta with the main features not implemented yet. I think if this app gets popular, rivals will start to get mad because it's disturbing their whole advertising model where users are the product unlike getgems where advertisers must directly pay the users and not the company like fb, google etc.

Well, I was not talking about app. I was talking about adoption, because this is what GEMS aims at first place - to be adopted. Every coin or asset is doomed to die if it's not adopted. Technology behind it is not that relevant. It's like comparing Windows with Linux for example. Linux may be better OS, but Bill Gates is richer than Linus Torvalds.

[tokeweed]

Added Ziftr!

[tokeweed]

Net Neutrality and the Safe Network

Per Wikipedia, “Network Neutrality” is the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. Essentially, the concept calls for a level playing field for all users, whether they be individuals or providers of high-bandwidth services like Netflix, HBO, etc., or whoever.

From an egalitarian perspective, the answer as to whether net neutrality is a good idea or not is easy: of course, it is good.

From the perspectives of companies which wish to provide high-bandwidth services, as well as the customers who are willing to pay extra to receive those services in the best possible quality, the answer is not so clear. Why, for instance, can’t such services as Netflix, and thus the customers who use them, pay more so that high-access-streaming channels can be built up, taking traffic off of the other lines, thus being better for everyone?

Full blog here http://blog.maidsafe.net/2015/05/06/net-neutrality-and-the-safe-network/

[ThomasVeil]

....
Team:  Looking for the page

NXT Core Dev Recognition Guide

[tokeweed]

Thanks.

[tokeweed]

Beyond Basic Income: The Power of Networks Putting People First

The Basic Income in Brief

Swarm basic income is valued on the basis of the total production of the community. There is one base unit, the Swarm membership, and then a number of tokens which represent the value of other projects. This is similar to the old idea of each community or project having its own unit of account which represents the aggregate value.

At the moment, invitations are sent out manually based on existing human networks of trust. As reputational systems evolve this web of trust will be extended into many other areas as well.

Failures of Governance 1.0
Past notions of basic income typically relied on governmental involvement. This meant, by definition, a centralized control mechanism deciding when and where capital should be allocated.

It also typically involved an old idea of currency, the issuance of which was controlled at will by this same centralized mechanism.

Unfortunately, none of these mechanisms possess dynamic methods of accountability. The systems are not designed by nature to be transparent, and so there is always the possibility of some third party inserting themselves into the mix and taking control at a crucial stage.

Full blog here https://medium.com/@Swarm/beyond-basic-income-the-power-of-networks-putting-people-first-dbb97416d7a6

[tokeweed]

Stellar Report: Stellar.im, Bitcoin Indonesia, and South Africa

Bitcoin Indonesia now supports the stellar. Folks can use IDR to get stellars.

Stellar Educator Vanessa taught a workshop on reimagining the future of money. Attendees came up with creative models of currency to think about how we might improve financial systems.

Professor David Mazières gave a talk on the Stellar Consensus Protocol at Stanford’s annual security workshop.

Stellar cofounders Jed and Joyce visited South Africa and spoke at MIH Media Lab at Stellenbosch University.

Complete blog here https://www.stellar.org/blog/

[tokeweed]

Demo Day Recap: 5 Boost VC Bitcoin Startups on the Rise

Reveal

"Coin-first is the new mobile-first."

Such was the opening salvo of Reveal CEO Matt Ivester's enthusiastic introduction to Reveal, a social networking company billed as the first to use its own integrated cryptocurrency, revealcoin, which is an asset on the Stellar network.

The founder of college gossip website JuicyCampus, Ivester had reason to be confident at the event, having already closed the majority of its seed funding from investors including Resolute Ventures and Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

While light on technical details, the pitch seems telling of the company's strategy to come. Reveal has so far sought to target everyday teenagers outside the bitcoin community while courting unidentified "social media celebrities" to the service.

"We believe that users should share in the value they help create," Ivester said. "We can do things that no other social network can. We can create true community ownership, we can directly incentivize viral growth."

Designed for quick sharing, Reveal allows users to design two-layer messages, the first of which can be peeled away to reveal a picture or drawing. Reveal aims to monetize through a similar strategy as the messaging service GetGems, mandating advertisers on the network pay with revealcoin.

Users can in turn earn revealcoin for promoting the network, interacting with ads or by reading priority messages from other users.

"We can solve spam, access and messaging," Ivester said. "Eventually we can be the way millions of teens are introduced to cryptocurrency."

Reveal is currently operating in beta with an eye to launch this fall.

Complete article here http://www.coindesk.com/boost-vc-tribe-5-demo-day

[tokeweed]

Storj update

DriveShare Test Group B Plan

Dear Storj Supporters,

Test Group B is the first time we will be rewarding DriveShare users for participating in the Storj network. Test Group A got us usable data on network latency, disconnects, uptime, and other factors. In this test group we will be specifically testing out reward mechanisms, and expanding the storage capacity of the network as a whole.

Full blog here http://blog.storj.io/post/118706366258/driveshare-test-group-b-plan

Join the community here https://storjtalk.org

[tokeweed]

SendChat Crowdfunding Campaign Goes Live on BlockTrust

Social messaging applications are playing an ever-increasing role in our daily lives, as we want to be in contact with the rest of the world at any given time. Most everyday consumers have a few different messaging apps on their devices. This growing prevalence of social messaging could be beneficial for Bitcoin adoption. SendChat wants to capitalize on this potential, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to make its app available for both iOS and Android users.

Complete article here http://insidebitcoins.com/news/sendchat-crowdfunding-campaign-goes-live-on-blocktrust/32518

http://sendchat.org

[tokeweed]

Ok.  I'll post all whitepapers in the OP if I'm not lazy...

[nextgencoin]

Demo Day Recap: 5 Boost VC Bitcoin Startups on the Rise

Reveal

"Coin-first is the new mobile-first."

Such was the opening salvo of Reveal CEO Matt Ivester's enthusiastic introduction to Reveal, a social networking company billed as the first to use its own integrated cryptocurrency, revealcoin, which is an asset on the Stellar network.

The founder of college gossip website JuicyCampus, Ivester had reason to be confident at the event, having already closed the majority of its seed funding from investors including Resolute Ventures and Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

While light on technical details, the pitch seems telling of the company's strategy to come. Reveal has so far sought to target everyday teenagers outside the bitcoin community while courting unidentified "social media celebrities" to the service.

"We believe that users should share in the value they help create," Ivester said. "We can do things that no other social network can. We can create true community ownership, we can directly incentivize viral growth."

Designed for quick sharing, Reveal allows users to design two-layer messages, the first of which can be peeled away to reveal a picture or drawing. Reveal aims to monetize through a similar strategy as the messaging service GetGems, mandating advertisers on the network pay with revealcoin.

Users can in turn earn revealcoin for promoting the network, interacting with ads or by reading priority messages from other users.

"We can solve spam, access and messaging," Ivester said. "Eventually we can be the way millions of teens are introduced to cryptocurrency."

Reveal is currently operating in beta with an eye to launch this fall.

Complete article here http://www.coindesk.com/boost-vc-tribe-5-demo-day

Reveal looks interesting but if they never sell the coins then they will hold almost all the coins so what's to stop them selling them off when they want?

is there a bitcointalk thread for reveal?

[tokeweed]

Yeah, I was thinking that too. I'm still waiting for more info on them and will post them here asap.

[tokeweed]

Ripple Labs Raises $28 Million in Series A Round

Digital currency startup Ripple Labs announced today that it has closed a new $28m Series A funding round.

The company drew support from a mixture of new and existing investors, including the venture arms of US futures and options exchange CME Group and data storage firm Seagate Technology.

Other participants in the round include AME Cloud Ventures, ChinaRock Capital Management, China Growth Capital, Wicklow Capital, Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., Core Innovation Capital, Route 66 Ventures, RRE Ventures, Vast Ventures and Venture 51.

The company said that it planned to use the funds to fuel international expansion efforts, most notably in Asia.

Full article http://www.coindesk.com/ripple-labs-raises-28-million-in-series-a-round/

[tokeweed]

From Ethereum's blog...

Ethereum vs. Bitcoin

As a starting point, and only as a reference, we could begin by comparing Ethereum to Bitcoin, because Bitcoin seems to have been understood, at least by those who wished to understand it.

At first sight, one can easily be duped by apparent similarities because both Bitcoin and Ethereum are open source platforms that have four common staples: an underlying cryptocurrency, an inherent blockchain, a decentralized consensus-based proof mechanism, and miners that support the network; therefore they must be similar. But that is a wrong conclusion. As soon as you dig deeper, reality reveals that Bitcoin and Ethereum are more dissimilar than similar. Each one of these 4 staples has a fundamentally different purpose in terms of what it enables, and for that reason, Ethereum is headed into a different direction than Bitcoin.

For background, Bitcoin was originally designed as a decentralized cryptocurrency network for transacting monetary value, and the main purpose of the Bitcoin blockchain was that backbone of trust for these financial transactions. It was only more recently that Bitcoin’s blockchain started to find use cases in non-financial applications relating to decentralized trust and as a store of value. Therefore, the programmability aspects of the Bitcoin blockchain itself were almost an after-thought, although sidechain proposals are hoping to make this programmability a little easier. In contrast, Ethereum was conceived from Day 1 as a software development platform for decentralized applications, and its blockchain was specifically designed to support executing apps on it. So, the Ethereum design had the luxury of learning from Bitcoin’s experience and remedied some of its shortcomings. For example, the Ethereum blockchain is faster at performing verifications, down to a typical range between 5 and 30 seconds, as compared to Bitcoin’s 10 mins...

Full blog here...  https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/05/24/the-business-imperative-behind-the-ethereum-vision/

[Netnox]

Demo Day Recap: 5 Boost VC Bitcoin Startups on the Rise

Reveal

"Coin-first is the new mobile-first."

Such was the opening salvo of Reveal CEO Matt Ivester's enthusiastic introduction to Reveal, a social networking company billed as the first to use its own integrated cryptocurrency, revealcoin, which is an asset on the Stellar network.

The founder of college gossip website JuicyCampus, Ivester had reason to be confident at the event, having already closed the majority of its seed funding from investors including Resolute Ventures and Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

While light on technical details, the pitch seems telling of the company's strategy to come. Reveal has so far sought to target everyday teenagers outside the bitcoin community while courting unidentified "social media celebrities" to the service.

"We believe that users should share in the value they help create," Ivester said. "We can do things that no other social network can. We can create true community ownership, we can directly incentivize viral growth."

Designed for quick sharing, Reveal allows users to design two-layer messages, the first of which can be peeled away to reveal a picture or drawing. Reveal aims to monetize through a similar strategy as the messaging service GetGems, mandating advertisers on the network pay with revealcoin.

Users can in turn earn revealcoin for promoting the network, interacting with ads or by reading priority messages from other users.

"We can solve spam, access and messaging," Ivester said. "Eventually we can be the way millions of teens are introduced to cryptocurrency."

Reveal is currently operating in beta with an eye to launch this fall.

Complete article here http://www.coindesk.com/boost-vc-tribe-5-demo-day

I'm really curious about such monetising system like GetGems or Reveal is doing, it's a new innovation in the crypto and instant messaging space and the main excitement of this app, i don't know how it will pan out but i definitely want to participate in the experiment.

[tokeweed]

Factom added in the OP.

Factom - 2287 BTC from presale
Chart:  N/A
Blog
Team

[tokeweed]

CommBank starts using Ripple digital currency network – what it means for Australian fintech

Just when we thought the digital currency opportunity was moving offshore, the Commonwealth Bank has stolen a march on London, New York and Hong Kong with CommBank CIO David Whiteing’s announcement it would be using the Ripple digital currency network.
 
This has been noted around the globe and has significant positive implications for financial innovation in Australia. While other global banks including HSBC and Santander have hinted at participation, CommBank is the largest bank by a wide margin to form an innovative strategic partnership with a major digital currency network.
 
If the momentum can be carried through with enabling policy and investment, innovation at this institutional level can provide significant consumer savings as well as opportunities for Australian fintech investors and entrepreneurs. Consuming these new sources of instant liquidity opens the opportunity for entrepreneurs with the technical know-how to offer a variety of new services, from very fast, low-cost cross-border remittances to new hard asset mobile digital currencies.

Full article http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/commbank-starts-using-ripple-digital-currency-network-what-it-means-for-australian-fintech/2015052914837.html

[SuplexCity]

Just bought 4k Ripple Coins. We've been watching it all day on TrollBox. Whats interesting is the price is being manipulated heavily by bots. Try to buy Ripple coins below market value on Bittrex or Polo and see what happens. I'm really interested to see where this winds up.

[box0214]

out of all those coins. it seems nxt had the least funding at 21 btc. why is it that certain coins even with alot of funding doesn't even come close to what nxt has so far? im really curious to why this is.... is it really not the funding that plays a factor? so what is it? i mean all those coins have talented devs too.

[Bizmark13]

out of all those coins. it seems nxt had the least funding at 21 btc. why is it that certain coins even with alot of funding doesn't even come close to what nxt has so far? im really curious to why this is.... is it really not the funding that plays a factor? so what is it? i mean all those coins have talented devs too.

The NXT IPO happened during a completely different time vs. the IPOs which came after it so they're not really comparable. NXT was the first IPO coin in existence and the success of the NXT IPO for its initial investors is the main reason why IPOs since then have been so huge in the first place.

NXT was also pretty much the first 2.0 platform as well which gave it a massive head start back when there were very few other competitors around and those that did exist were still under development (eMunie anyone?). Back then, most coins were just scrypt and SHA-256 clones based on Litecoin/Bitcoin with a logo stamped on top. NXT succeeded because BCNext created an innovative product with innovative features but few people took notice of it or believed its claims when it was first announced.

Lastly, there is also jl777. He's not a core dev but instead, he develops services that exist on top of the core protocol. jl777's assets have popularized the asset exchange and in turn developed it into NXT's greatest strength. Without him, NXT probably wouldn't be as successful as it is today.

[tokeweed]

Stellar Enters Legal Dispute With Bitstamp, Ripple and Jed McCaleb

The legal battle over roughly $1m in disputed funds continues between Ripple Labs and founder and ex-employee Jed McCaleb, with a flurry of new court filings over the past month setting the stage for conflict between the two sides.

In total, $1,038,172 is currently being held by digital currency exchange Bitstamp, an amount that both Ripple Labs and the Stellar Development Foundation, McCaleb's current employer, are now seeking.

Both sides have weighed in on whether the court should grant Bitstamp’s request to be discharged from the case after it filed a complaint for interpleader on 1st April. As part of that request, dated 13th May, Bitstamp asked the court for permission to transfer the funds to Stellar.

Full article:  http://www.coindesk.com/stellar-enters-legal-dispute-with-bitstamp-ripple-labs-and-jed-mccaleb/

[Daedelus]

out of all those coins. it seems nxt had the least funding at 21 btc. why is it that certain coins even with alot of funding doesn't even come close to what nxt has so far? im really curious to why this is.... is it really not the funding that plays a factor? so what is it? i mean all those coins have talented devs too.

The NXT IPO happened during a completely different time vs. the IPOs which came after it so they're not really comparable. NXT was the first IPO coin in existence and the success of the NXT IPO for its initial investors is the main reason why IPOs since then have been so huge in the first place.

NXT was also pretty much the first 2.0 platform as well which gave it a massive head start back when there were very few other competitors around and those that did exist were still under development (eMunie anyone?). Back then, most coins were just scrypt and SHA-256 clones based on Litecoin/Bitcoin with a logo stamped on top. NXT succeeded because BCNext created an innovative product with innovative features but few people took notice of it or believed its claims when it was first announced.

Lastly, there is also jl777. He's not a core dev but instead, he develops services that exist on top of the core protocol. jl777's assets have popularized the asset exchange and in turn developed it into NXT's greatest strength. Without him, NXT probably wouldn't be as successful as it is today.

jumanji

This is a good, clear explanation. There were only ~35 coins on CMC (Sep 2013) and it was pre-BTC pump to $1200 that brought so many of us into crypto (too many of them were destined to be shark food in 2014, unfortunately).

I jumanji'd it so I could search and find it later in my posts 

[tokeweed]

Cryptocurrency Platform GoCoin Announces Merger With Ziftr

International cryptocurrency payments platform GoCoin has announced a strategic merger with a cryptocurrency-based e-commerce company Ziftr. With this merger, both the companies will aim to increase mainstream acceptance of virtual currencies.

CEO and Founder of GoCoin, Steve Beauregard said that Bitcoin is facing a major adoption problem.

“Loyalty points play a key role in a consumer’s choice of payment method, and with the ziftrCOIN loyalty platform integrated into the ziftrWALLET, I believe we can finally give consumers the right experience to choose digital currencies over cards at checkout.”

ziftrCOIN is a digital coin designed to push more consumers to start using cryptocurrency as a mode of payment. ziftrWALLET is a mobile cryptocurrency wallet which combines the security of a desktop wallet with the speed of a cloud-based wallet.

Ziftr anticipates that its merger with the world’s leading cryptocurrency transaction platform will empower it to offer highly lucrative incentives to customers, increasing the probability that their next purchase is via cryptocurrency and not fiat cash.

But even with low-cost benefits, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies haven’t really been able to gain traction from consumers worldwide. Most fear that Bitcoin is too volatile for them while another big section expects them to be regulated first.

Full article here...  http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/06/11/cryptocurrency-platform-gocoin-announces-merger-with-ziftr/

[Hollingsworth]

Thanks Tokeweed for this informative thread.

Regarding the Ripple stuff you posted, I can say that there is a lot of recent positive news brewing, from the XRPtalk forum.

And as always, the Dude abides...    

[tokeweed]

Reveal Raises $1.5 Million for Crypto-Powered Social Network

Cryptocurrency-powered social network Reveal has closed $1.5m in seed funding from investors including Mike Hirshland of Resolute Ventures, Boost VC, Digital Currency Group and the Stanford StartX Fund.

Founded by Matt Ivester, former CEO of social network Kindr as well as college gossip news site JuicyCampus, and Kindr CTO Josh Beal, Reveal is perhaps best described as a visually oriented, Q&A social mobile app.

Like Instagram, SnapChat, Vine and other new social media incumbents, Reveal targets users in high school and college. Unlike these market leaders, Reveal's posts offer a unique combination of doodles, photos, video and cryptocurrency.

It's biggest asset according to its founders is reveal coin. A cryptographic token traded on the Stellar network, Ivester and Beal believe reveal coin will serve as a user engagement tool that will resonate with their target audience.

Full article...  http://www.coindesk.com/reveal-1-5-million-crypto-snapchat/

[HCLivess]

You promise charts. There are no charts.

[tokeweed]

You promise charts. There are no charts.

Got lazy.  So I linked some cryptocoin charts up there.  Anyway, which projects do you think have excellent teams in your opinion?

Thanks.

[montaga]

its wrong because usd had to be converted to btc on the day of funding not today at 266 anyway

Code:

 
bitshares 7500 btc
digibyte 940
ethereum 31531
fatcom 2287
getgems 2633
madsafe 12200
mastercoin 4700
nem 63
nxt 21
ripple 112782
stellar 11278
storj 910
supernet 5737
swarm 1200
viacoin 610
ziftr 3700

[tokeweed]

Anything new?  Anything to be added or deleted on the list?

Thanks.

[reRaise]

Anything new?  Anything to be added or deleted on the list?

Thanks.

GG article http://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-kibbutznik-who-wants-to-disrupt-the-global-banking-system/

Maybe you can mentioned the Crypto projects which got VC backing aswell.

[BitcoiNaked]

Anything new?  Anything to be added or deleted on the list?

Thanks.

GG article http://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-kibbutznik-who-wants-to-disrupt-the-global-banking-system/

Maybe you can mentioned the Crypto projects which got VC backing aswell.

I think the app looks beautiful

[tokeweed]

Update (06/08/2016):  Removed the platforms/projects with super low volume in the exchanges.  Those that were removed had daily trading volume that stayed only in the hundreds of USD, of which we do not want people buying into because of higher chance of becoming bagholders.  Decent volume and liquidity is a must if an investor wants to get out of a trade due to various reasons.

Positive and negative feedback are now allowed as long as they're not shills and FUD.  Feedback must be articles or blogs from known devs that you might have read about a platform/project, negative or positive.  One example is this one:  http://bitcoinhivemind.com/blog/case-against-augur/.  I'm sure there are many more.  Please post them.

Removed platforms/projects:

GetGems
Omni (Mastercoin)
Neucoin
SuperNet
Swarm
Viacoin
Zifter

Added platforms/projects:

DigixDAO
Lisk
The DAO
Waves

Please suggest projects that might be good to add in the list.  Thanks!

[tokeweed]

Stellar Co-Founder Joyce Kim resigns as executive director

Thank you, it’s been stellar.
A little over two years ago, I co-founded an ambitious nonprofit to create infrastructure that communities could use to freely design and create their own financial services. Now, the time has come for me to move on to my next project. I will be passing the torch to my co-founder, Jed McCaleb, and I will continue as Chairperson of the Board.

I have always looked at the tech industry as a powerful tool in shaping and advancing our society. I started Stellar.org because it is a technology that can make the world truly and meaningfully better. Digital currency is a great disruptor, but for me, it is time to find a new challenge. Still, the experience has been meaningful for me me both professionally and personally.

https://joycekim.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/thank-you-its-been-stellar/

[tokeweed]

Just for this thread's record...  Got it from another thread.  Thanks to From Above and froggy. 

Charles Hoskinson joins Lisk as a Senior Consultant

https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-adds-charles-hoskinson-steven-nerayoff-as-senior-advisors-to-facilitate-product-development-5a2260613699#.30mpyftik

[lermontov]

Why no Augur?

[tokeweed]

Why no Augur?

Very low volume in the Gatecoin exchange.  And now, not listed in any exchange afaik after the hacking.

[tokeweed]

Will The DAO Become Ethereum's MtGox?

Tual founder of Ethereum startup Slock.it which created the code on which The DAO is built told CoinDesk:  "You don’t want a bad story about Ethereum. If [The DAO] were to crash, people would compare it to Mt Gox."

http://www.coindesk.com/dao-can-keep-becoming-next-mt-gox/

They really need to figure this out ASAP.

[tokeweed]

Just posting some of the updates in the crypto scene this past week.  Enjoy.    And please give some suggestions of other platforms you want posted in the OP.  Thanks!


The Ethereum Foundation welcomes Microsoft as the Premiere Sponsor of Devcon2, Shanghai 19-21 September, 2016

Source


DigixDAO Company Update — 10 Jun 2016

Source


MaidSafe and Yuanbao Forge Asset Trading Partnership

Source


Who or What is DAOhub.org?

Source


Wavesplatform mainnet launched.

Source

[tokeweed]

Hello guys.  Another weekly update straight from the blogs of their respective platforms/projects.  

It's really sad seeing what happened with Ethereum.  But in the long run, as far as the whole world of cryptocurrencies is concerned, it's a good thing.  Hacks and exposing security issues must happen now and it's better that way.  The earlier these issues are known, the earlier the devs can find a fix and everyone to learn from them.

Thinking About Smart Contract Security

Source


Republishing the Security Audit Report for DigixDAO contracts

Source


DHS S&T Awards $199K to Austin Based Factom Inc. for Internet of Things Systems Security

Source


Early Adopter Bounties and First Day Rewards DistributionEarly Adopter Bounties and First Day Rewards Distribution

Source


Seven Leading Banks Join Ripple’s Global Network

Source


Important: You can no longer split from the DAO, you will lose ALL of your tokens!

Source


Among the projects listed there's two that caught my eye and might make profitable trades.  BTS and XRP.  They look to go on a trend reversal as the volatility of both are starting to increase at the same time the prices are going up.  That means there's interest in these two again.  

But the interest is more pronounced in XRP because the volume increase is huge across the board on Polo and the Ripple gateways.  That plus the news of 7 banks join Ripple and 90 more coming.

Here are some charts.  Encircled are the possible points of trend reversals.



BTS




XRP

On a final note, these are not recommendations to buy but are just my thoughts for fun and discussion purposes only.  Thanks.

[tokeweed]

The Ethereum Foundation Releases The Soft Fork Update

Source

Geth (the reference Ethereum implementation) reached version 1.4.8, the update will give the users the option to support a temporary freeze of the funds linked to The DAO accounts (this includes the address of the hacker). This will affect the users who made legitimate DAO splits, Szilágyi said:

As such – if the community votes to enact the soft-fork – we propose a follow up patch to the soft-fork that will whitelist all DAOs split according to the intent upheld by the enacted soft-fork.

It's very wise of them to let the community 'decide'.  That way, the people really responsible for this fiasco are eased of any more problems that was caused by the attack after the fork.

And of course, their community would decide to support the soft fork (that will lead eventually to a hard fork) in order to protect their invesments.  They are royally screwed either way, might as well go to the option where there is a 'fix'.

Edit:

On a side note.  Stellar Lumens is breaking out, albeit with small volume but still could be 'safely tradable' by placing a smaller position.

[tokeweed]

Hey guys, just recently been adding more links under each platform.  Specifically a community link which goes to their reddit page and a github link which goes to their github.

One good habit of getting into before deciding to buy a coin/token is to visit their community and see how active it is.  An active and vibrant community is usually a good sign that there's a lot of support for the platform.  And that's a good thing for grass roots, organic growth.

Another thing you should do is check out their github.  See if their devs are actively working on the project.  If you see the project has not been active for over a year (or a few months), then it's better to stay away and do further research and find out why it's inactive.

And finally of course, know the team!  Knowing the people behind the project is a must.  You should know their background and what their past projects/work are, be it crypto related or not.  A good team is as much as good as the platform or company itself.  If you have a team full of B and C players, then you could be producing a mediocre product.

With all that said, you should also be looking at the charts.  A downtrending chart should be avoided and also avoid predicting the bottom.  You're only exposing yourself to unnecessary risks by doing so.  Another thing is volume and liquidity.  The higher the better as it makes trading in and out easier.

[tokeweed]

Stellar:  Deloitte Partners with Stellar for Affordable Payments, Extensive Reach

Source

Deloitte, one of the largest purveyors of professional services in the world, has integrated with the Stellar network to build a revolutionary cross-border payments application.

Launched at the Consensus conference in New York in May 2016, the Deloitte Digital Bank is now available to power instant payments across borders.

As mentioned couple of days ago, XLM (still labeled STR in Polo) was breaking out and could start to trend.  Well today there was a spike in volume coupled with an increase in price in which the signs are pointing that there is indeed a possibility of a trend coming.  The volume isn't really that huge.  But it's good enough.

XLM (or STR in Polo) Chart





Also...  What's up with NEM?  That chart looks solid!  Props to the people who are holding since the beginning.  Congrats!

XEM Chart

[tokeweed]

Nxt announces: ‘ARDOR’

Source

The Nxt core dev team is letting anyone get into the blockchain space with a new child chain platform, ARDOR, which will incorporate the technologies proven for years by the Nxt 1.0 cryptocurrency and blockchain. Soon, anyone will be able to create their own solutions using the blockchain technology with the Ardor child chains.

...

How to get Ardor

You’ll be able to participate in Ardor right away. As Ardor continues testing and development, Nxt 1.9 will be released. With Nxt 1.9, you’ll get your first chance to own a piece of Ardor. All those who hold an amount of NXT will also get a piece of Ardor. Snapshots will start be taken on an hourly basis, starting on July 14th to October 12th. Then, your total NXT will be averaged, and you’ll receive that amount in Ardor tokens on October 12th, which will be freely tradeable up until the Ardor system launches.

Looks like there's early interest in NXT's new platform as it showed in the current breakout of NXT.  But then again, it could be traders taking advantage of the recent news as most of the volume is from NXT/CNY at BTC38.  And in my experience, the Chinese love to pump it real good given the opportunity.  But I wish the NXT team good luck with Ardor nevertheless.



Either way, the price more than doubled in a span of a week or so and I wish I got in the trade.  

NXT Chart



 

[tokeweed]

A little update on BTS.  Although there's little volume, the price has started to move again.  This could be a start of a breakout.

There's no news about BTS as of now.

BTS Chart



Volume is low, but decent.  Majority of the volume comes from BTS/CNY at BTC38 and Poloniex.  Could this be another speculative trade by Chinese traders?

[tokeweed]

Possible short opportunity on ETH coming.  Weakening price action + lower than usual volume are early signs that it's starting to go down.  As we have seen, it was really supposed to go down as a lot of holders dumped their ETH tokens and are not touching this at the moment.  But I speculate the price has surged artificially by the insiders in order to save the platform.  And rightly so, they have to protect their entire investment.  

The question is how long would it last though.  We still haven't heard from the attacker in days and he could still be there lurking and waiting for the right moment to strike.

ETH Chart

[Nxtblg]

Possible short opportunity on ETH coming.  

Relevant link: "Ethereum's DAO Wars Soft Fork is a Potential DoS Vector"

But that noted, an ETH short is a risky bet because community sentiment seems to be solidifying in favour of a hardfork. To be frank, I don't know what's going to happen to ETH: the riskiness on both sides has gotten me leery. But then again, I'm not much of a trader.

[tokeweed]

Possible short opportunity on ETH coming.  

Relevant link: "Ethereum's DAO Wars Soft Fork is a Potential DoS Vector"

But that noted, an ETH short is a risky bet because community sentiment seems to be solidifying in favour of a hardfork. To be frank, I don't know what's going to happen to ETH: the riskiness on both sides has gotten me leery. But then again, I'm not much of a trader.

Risk is always a factor in trading.  It's nothing new, and it won't really make sense if your trading decision changes because of it.  I mean isn't that what we trade for?  To take calculated risks...?

On another note, let's say Ethereum does the hard fork.  Will that stop people from attacking the network again?  The DAO hack was just a precedent.  Expect people to try these attacks again and again.  And if discovered and proven that the fundamental flaw is in Solidity itself, expect the worst.

[Nxtblg]

Risk is always a factor in trading.  It's nothing new, and it won't really make sense if your trading decision changes because of it.  I mean isn't that what we trade for?  To take calculated risks...?

Awright, then: too risky for my blood.

On another note, let's say Ethereum does the hard fork.  Will that stop people from attacking the network again?  The DAO hack was just a precedent.  Expect people to try these attacks again and again.  And if discovered and proven that the fundamental flaw is in Solidity itself, expect the worst.

I honestly don't know if the hard fork will stop any attacks: the soft-fork vulnerability was recently discovered. Hacking Distributed is prolly your best source on the subject.

http://hackingdistributed.com/

They're the guys who found the soft-fork vulnerability, so they're the best source to check.

[tokeweed]

A week in review.


DigixDAO:  Will a hardfork affect Digix?

Source


Ethereum:  Security Alert – DoS Vulnerability in the Soft Fork

Source


Lisk:  Early Adopter Bounties Distribution — June 26, 2016

Source


Stellar:  Making Blockchain Technology Real: Why We’re Giving Away Lumens

Source


Storj:  What is Storj? (Part 1)

Source


From what I gathered, there are still no signs of light from what I see on the Ethereum platform fiasco.  There was even a comment from someone that "This fiasco was engineered right from the beginning."  I guess there's no choice but a hard fork aka a roll back is needed then?  What do you guys think?   

[Foex]

Plutus... It finished yesterday

BCT Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1521838.0

[tokeweed]

Plutus... It finished yesterday

BCT Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1521838.0

I will look into that once it gets listed in an exchange.  I usually give new projects and platforms the benefit of the doubt, but it would be a big factor if it can maintain a decent amount of daily trading volume.

[ICOcountdown.com]

If anyone wants to see new and upcoming ICO's check out my site: http://icocountdown.com

You can also see all my due dillgence conducted at the top of the site or here:

https://medium.com/@icocountdown/

[tokeweed]

Peter Todd comments on Ethereum in an interview.  It's not good. 

Source

Cliff notes:

- Solidity has bizarre constructs

- Having that kind of flaw (in Solidity) causing the DAO bug seems bizarre

- Discourages clients to use Ethereum due to fundamental issues

- Ethereum environment difficult to write applications that will scale

- Dapps will have performance issues as the number of transactions go up

- Needs to move to a different model to scale up

[AceOfPentacles]

If anyone wants to see new and upcoming ICO's check out my site: http://icocountdown.com

You can also see all my due dillgence conducted at the top of the site or here:

https://medium.com/@icocountdown/

Thanks for the info, really good consolidated resource for an ICO newb like myself. Prior to this I was just on Smith&Crown.
Keep up the due diligence. I am tuned in!

[GreenBits]

I noticed the R3 consortium is going with its own proprietary block chain now. Was this the case before the DAO debacle, or is this a result?

[tokeweed]

I noticed the R3 consortium is going with its own proprietary block chain now. Was this the case before the DAO debacle, or is this a result?

I don't think R3 commited in using Ethereum.  Sure they did some tests and research using the platform, but I don't think they found it as something they would use.  R3 apparently hired Peter Todd as a consultant.  Please listen to the interview posted a couple of posts above.  He basically bashed Ethereum and Solidity specifically.

[GreenBits]

I noticed the R3 consortium is going with its own proprietary block chain now. Was this the case before the DAO debacle, or is this a result?

I don't think R3 commited in using Ethereum.  Sure they did some tests and research using the platform, but I don't think they found it as something they would use.  R3 apparently hired Peter Todd as a consultant.  Please listen to the interview posted a couple of posts above.  He basically bashed Ethereum and Solidity specifically.

Thanks man, laying next to the misses on the mobile so I can't play any sound ATM, but I will take a listen to this over my morning cup

[Nxtblg]

Peter Todd comments on Ethereum in an interview.  It's not good. 

Source

Cliff notes:

- Solidity has bizarre constructs

- Having that kind of flaw (in Solidity) causing the DAO bug seems bizarre

- Discourages clients to use Ethereum due to fundamental issues

- Ethereum environment difficult to write applications that will scale

- Dapps will have performance issues as the number of transactions go up

- Needs to move to a different model to scale up

Good summary, of the parts about Ethereum.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review.

Bitshares:  Bitshares GUI release 2.0.160702

Source


Ethereum:  Vlad Zamfir's Thoughts On The Hard Fork

Source


Lisk:  Interview with Max Kordek

Source


Maidsafe:  Community Engagement Program

Source


NEM:  A Major Announcement

Source


Ripple:  Managing the Integration of Distributed Ledger Technology

Source


Storj:  Storj Labs adds Michael Cohn, Tyler Scriven and Warren Weber to Technical Advisory Board

Source


The DAO:  Vitalik Buterin weighs in on the ethereum blockchain hardfork options

Source


Waves:  Weekly development update

Source



I haven't read them thoroughly yet, although I came across a quote which I will post and attempt to discuss it later with you guys and will ask you what you think.

[tokeweed]

I came across a blog of Vlad Zamfir that said

If we place community cohesion above all of our other values, however, then in the long run it will be impossible to prevent a majority from controlling the protocol in a way that runs against our core values. If we place our values ahead of community cohesion, then when there’s an attempted majority takeover, or an irreconcilable difference in values between subsections of our community becomes evident, then the community will split and maintain separate blockchains.

My question is, isn't it the other way around?  By having a cohesive community you get a group that's easily manipulated by its leaders, while a more anarchistic group is very much harder to control and manipulate.

What do you guys think?

[tokeweed]

A quote from Mage's statement.

Source

Vitalik, you are what Charlie Lee is to Litecoin and Satoshi is to Bitcoin. You are the guidance, leadership, and vision to Ethereum. Being in such a position of power influences the future of Ethereum, to include forks. The mere suggestion to fork (short of a major bug in the base software) in your circumstance is irresponsible. Because you are the lead developer and creator, involvement of any type would again set a dangerous precedent in uncharted territories. This could have consequences worldwide in legislation, where I fear your actions today will be debated tomorrow in every congress in democratic states. A developer’s influence shapes a coin’s community and developers worldwide should stand up with me and announce their disapproval of any action on your part. Developing the code and throwing it into the wild in order for the community to decide whether to fork or not does not abstain you from the future of Ethereum due to your influence. Once the word “fork” leaves your lips for others to hear, you have already swayed the masses to a degree.

The program was set up as a contract, pointing to the code as the final word. Therefore, interpretations of the code (including bugs) are tantamount to the legalities of the “attacker(s)”.

In other words, I personally believe that the attacker was well within his rights to exploit this contract. And now the community suffers for a poor implementation of a contract.

I mentioned this before, we haven't heard from the attacker since the fiasco waned.  He could be a move or two ahead of Vitalik and co. and a hard fork will put them in more of a rut than out of it due to legalities.

The attacker may get no monetary reward from all this when lawyers get involved, but I don't think that's his (or their) primary objective.  As to what that is I don't really know.  The plot will thicken.

[tokeweed]

BTS and FCT are trying to breakout (again) on decent volume.  Let's see if this trends this time around.  I will post charts if I can later.  I have a cold at the moment.  So I'm staying in bed.  Hehe.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  To fork or not to fork
Source

                 ConsenSys is Hiring!
Source


Factom:  Factom Series 'A' - Making The World's Systems Honest
Source


MaidSafe:  Dev Update 12th July 2016
Source


NEM:  Calling for Resources
Source


Ripple:  Watch Real Money Cross Borders in Real Time
Source


Storj:  Storj and Counterparty Test Near Instantaneous Bitcoin Micropayments
Source


Waves:  Public Full Node Release Candidate
Source


I'm thinking of adding LBRY, Synereo and Steemit on the list soon.  I'm still watching how much daily trading volume they average in the market.  If it's decent enough, I'll add them.

Edit:

I would like to add that BTS (Bitshares) and FCT (Factom) still look good to buy in my opinion.  They seemed to hit their lows and are looking to start trending up now.

BTS


FCT

[ttookk]

Wow… I had to doublecheck that those charts are not the same. Crazy.

[tokeweed]

Check out DGB on Poloniex.  It looks like it's going to breakout.  Keep in mind this coin's volume is on the lower side, so expect a faster run up.  I will post a chart later.

[tokeweed]

It's moving right now and poised to breakout barring a surge up in BTC.  If BTC continuous to go sideways/trend slowly down then getting in DGB now could make some profit.  But be wary, its volume is on the lower side but decent.  Be ready for any spikes up.

DGB

[tokeweed]

Just a little news update.  It looks like the Ethereum Foundation needs to do another hard fork.  What in the world is happening?!?

Poloniex Nullifies Replay Attacks By Properly Separating ETC and ETH
Source

No Replay Attack Vulnerability On Poloniex

One of the biggest points of confusion revolves around the so-called “replay attacks”, which is an issue that should have been addressed by ETH developers months ago. Unlike the Ethereum developers, Poloniex made sure they separated ETH and ETC as best they could, resulting in the failure of replay attacks. Every address used on the Poloniex exchange exists on only one of the two blockchains.

On the Ethereum blockchain, however, ETH and ETC are still linked together. The developers assumed ETC would lose traction, while the opposite has happened over the past few days. As a result, ETH will need to implement another hard fork to rectify this sloppy coding by the developers. Never make assumptions in the world of cryptocurrency, they will come to haunt you.

That being said, users who make a deposit to Poloniex are still vulnerable to replay attacks. That is, assuming they haven’t taken the precaution of separating their ETC and ETH funds themselves. The Poloniex system will funnel funds accordingly to direct the balances to their unique addresses on the right blockchain, though.

The best way to solve this problem is by having users do everything they can to separate both wallets at an early stage, preferably before sending funds to the exchange. Most people use the Ethereum Mist wallet, which can be utilized as a sole ETC wallet by declining activating the hard fork code during setup. Do keep in mind parity client is still in development as well.

For the time being, there are still some interesting things that will need to happen shortly. First of all, the Ethereum developers will need to clean up their code to ensure the replay attacks will be invalid by default. Secondly, Ethereum Classic will not go away even though some people may want it to. There is support for this initiative, and the interest continues to grow.

[zana]

If anyone wants to see new and upcoming ICO's check out my site: http://icocountdown.com

You can also see all my due dillgence conducted at the top of the site or here:

https://medium.com/@icocountdown/

Great info!!! Thank you.

[omegaaf]

Can you do an analysis of LIR. I would love to read it.

https://yobit.net/en/trade/LIR/BTC#1M

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1511021.0;topicseen

 

[tokeweed]

There was another attack on Ethereum recently?  Which chain the classic one or the fork?  I thought the fork one was already fixed from any more attacks.

New Attack Against The DAO Reveals Sloppy Coding By Slock.It
Source

Not too long ago, it appeared somebody has been draining funds from the DAO again. This is the third time such an attack took place in less than two months. More worryingly, it appears very similar attacks have been used in all three instances. Luckily, this final attack seems to be “white hat hacker probing”. Then again, they did reveal some very worrying parts about The DAO’s code, which may spell doom for the project altogether.

The DAO Has Some Very Bizarre Coding

It is safe to say the Ethereum community received a nasty surprise when The DAO was under attack for the third time. An unknown entity was withdrawing funds from the project’s account, even though the balance should have been zero after the hard fork. For some reason, there was close to 38,000 Ethereum in the balance, and funds were being transferred to a different account through a recursive bug.

As it turns out, one of the “white hat hackers” probing The DAO’s contract code was responsible for moving this funds out. But that was not the worrisome part, as further research unveiled sloppy coding that should not be there in the first place. Sometimes, it is tough to believe this project raised US$150m, as this was a honeypot waiting to be emptied by the look of things.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

DigixDAO:  We do not recognise DGD classic. DGD will stay on the proFork chain.
Source


Ethereum Classic:  Charles Hoskinson is back to contribute in Ethereum...  Classic.  



Ethereum:  Onward from the Hard Fork
Source


Factom:  SmartContract + Factom Announce Collaboration
Source


Lisk:  Lisk Community Meeting Summary — July 30th
Source


NXT:  Nxt 10.0.0e released! This is an experimental release introducing the new light client and roaming client features!
Source


Waves:  Development Update
Source



I also removed the DAO from the list.

[tokeweed]

It could be XRP's turn to rise and shine under the sun.  I think it has reached its current bottom and there's no way but up.

XRP/BTC


Triple bottom found in XRP/USD at .0052 - .0053 USD.  Seems like a solid hold and support and it bounces up from that range.

XRP/USD


What do you guys think?

[tokeweed]

Ethereum Splitter from ShapeShift

https://split.shapeshift.io

Split your ETH safely with this tool and avoid losing funds in the process.  Instructions can be found at the site.

[tokeweed]

Some good news for you guys and I hope it stays that way...  You know how the markets are, especially in cryptos.  I was kinda thinking twice if I post these charts and show you what's going on with them because I might jinx it.  But what the hell.  

MAID and FCT are now slowly trending.  What's good about them is they're slow trends.  The kind that you don't panic getting into.  So it's good placing a limit order below the current price without fear of getting left behind.

MAID/BTC


FCT/BTC


Now another crypto showing a little spunk is XRP.  This has been trading on decent volume and there are some traders who seem to be in a hurry getting into this taking them to bad entries.  But I've been watching this as you guys have seen in my posts prior.  

XRP/BTC


I also am thinking of taking Digibyte off the list.  There's not enough updates on the project and they seem to be hanging by a very thin thread.  

[Nxtblg]

Way to go with the Factom call! Of course, I'm saying this as someone who loaded up on it earlier.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review.

DigixDAO:  Progress update 2/8/16, Partnership with SilverBullion secured and Other News
Source

Ethereum:  Alex van de Sande on the White Hat attack - "I've had no Involvement since the first."
Source

Factom:  It’s time to move your factoids off an exchange
Source

Lisk:  Lisk Community Technical Meeting — August 13th, 2016
Source

Maidsafe:  MaidSafe Dev Update
Source

Stellar:  Stellar.org evangelises platform to Financial Institutions in Nigeria
Source

Waves:  URGENT: withdrawals from Waves ICO site will soon be disabled
Source

Way to go with the Factom call! Of course, I'm saying this as someone who loaded up on it earlier.

Thanks!  I hope some more of you got in!  Enjoy the trade.  

[DecentralizeEconomics]

Why haven't you listed Synereo AMPs yet?

[tokeweed]

Why haven't you listed Synereo AMPs yet?

I haven't looked into it because the volume of AMP is kinda low and inconsistent.  I'm also not aware that they have a running platform unless I missed something.

[tokeweed]

Hello Altcoin fans.  Just a little update.  I removed Digibyte, DigixDAO and Storj from the list.  DigixDAO and Storj have mostly low volume and with Digibyte, I feel that it is getting behind the rest of the pack.  It generally feels like it's still a 1.0 coin despite their efforts.

I might be adding ETC and STEEM soon.  That should be two good additions to the list.

[adhitthana]

Stratis recently raised 915 BTC
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1512202.0

[tokeweed]

I will look into it.  But as far as I know Stratis isn't listed in any exchange yet.  I usually wait a month or two after a coin's listing in an exchange (preferably at Polo) and observe its volume.  If it's good or decent then that's a good sign, I put it in my watch list.

Anyway MAID broke out!  I will post charts later.

[alnoor1231]

I will look into it.  But as far as I know Stratis isn't listed in any exchange yet.  I usually wait a month or two after a coin's listing in an exchange (preferably at Polo) and observe its volume.  If it's good or decent then that's a good sign, I put it in my watch list.

Anyway MAID broke out!  I will post charts later.

Stratis is listed on bittrex.

Check out https://nimirum.org for a nice upcoming ico.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Factom:  DataYes + Factom Announce Collaboration
Source

Lisk:  Hello Berlin! Hello WeWork! Hello LiskHQ!
Source

MaidSafe:  SAFE Network Alpha Release
Source

Waves:  Making Blockchain Waves With National Currencies Mobilizing Centralized Order Matching
Source


A little update on BTS, FCT and MAID.  FCT and MAID broke out and are trending right now, but there's still time to get in.  You just have to pick your spots right.  While BTS is kinda trending but it's still waiting for that little nudge to take it to break out land.    It's the kind of price action that I like though.  It makes it easier to buy.  Just make a limit order and wait for it to get filled.  Simple.

By the way, in case you guys are wondering at what exchange these altcoins are good to buy, almost all the volume is at Poloniex right now.  That's the only exchange I would currently recommend if you're a newbie in trading altcoins.  I hope they list Waves over there soon.  

But keep in mind, the altcoin scene is very dynamic.  What's good yesterday will change tomorrow real quick.  So it's good to always get updated.

BTS/BTC



FCT/BTC



MAID/BTC


So who's next?  Please make it XRP.  

Stratis recently raised 915 BTC
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1512202.0

I will look into this.  Their debut on Bittrex looks good the last time I checked.  It's just a matter of maintaining high/decent volume consistently. 

Ever hear of PeerPlays

You will when it becomes the first profitable DAO

Yup I've heard about it.  But I'm afraid it's not trading with a high enough volume.

help full post 100+ point for this post


thanks

Lol.  Thanks, I guess. 

[tokeweed]

It's moving right now and poised to breakout barring a surge up in BTC.  If BTC continuous to go sideways/trend slowly down then getting in DGB now could make some profit.  But be wary, its volume is on the lower side but decent.  Be ready for any spikes up.

DGB

Well will you look at that?!?  

I posted about DGB weeks ago only to let go of it a few days later because it hit my stop loss and didn't give it a second look.  I even removed it from my watchlist because I felt there wasn't enough going on behind the scenes with it in terms of further development or interests from start ups.  It felt like it is just there waiting, but nothing was coming.

Anyway this has been going on for the last couple of days.  Notice the spike in price and volume.  I wish I got back in.  But oh well...

DGB/BTC




If you want a little something something from the old school coins, take a look at Doge (not on my watchlist).  This is better than DGB, it has more volume, way more liquidity but it can spike the same way DGB does without the fear of holding the bag last because all that liquidity makes it easy to let it go without upsetting the price too much.

Doge/BTC

[BayernRobben]

Good analysis, I think you will like Stratis soon, because it is no.1 volume coin in bittrex for many days. 

[tokeweed]

There it is!  BTS broke out .00001 BTC.  I honestly thought this would never happen this month as there are some whales that are controlling the price on Polo.  Now I hope it could maintain its price above .00001 BTC and see it trend from there.

Notice the spike in price and volume.  That's usually a good sign and hopefully it comes more and more from now on.

BTS/BTC

[tokeweed]

Lisk broke out in case some of you didn't notice.  It started as a slow steady price rise which was almost flat.  Then followed by a sudden surge in volume and a faster tempo going above .0005 that started around. 00048ish.  Congrats to those who accumulated under .0004.  Charles Hoskinson must be licking his chops right now, "Rise riiiiise my little pet".  Lol j/k. 

I will post a chart later for visualization's sake.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Lisk:  Announcing Lisk Nano
Source

Ripple:  SBI Ripple Asia Announces Japanese Bank Consortium
Source

Waves:  Why is Waves not listed on Poloniex?
Source


Ok, here's the chart of LSK.  It is being accumulated right now, maybe even by a trading group...?   

Notice the spikes in volume and the price every time they make their buy orders in.

Anyway there's profit taking going on right now, naturally.  But I still think LSK still has some legs and it's still on its way up.

LSK/BTC

[tokeweed]

If you're not into Lisk yet and you're looking to buy, don't.  There's a whale setting up huge sell walls to disrupt trading.  Whatever his motivations are it's not good for the price overall.  That's funny because wouldn't that make his holdings less valuable?

[XbladeX]

There it is!  BTS broke out .00001 BTC.  ...

BTS/BTC

IT is BTS kind of abandoned project ? When last i was on their forum devs were preparing BTS2.0 ...
It is pump for pump or they will revive project ?
You know with dead projects for months is really easy make some noise and do 300% any volume make huge price jump
at markets.

[tokeweed]

Nope BTS is not abandoned.  It's now running Graphene that's developed by Cryptonomex and is now dubbed as 'Bitshares 2.0'.  The platform has been upgraded but the stake distribution has not been changed.  So BTS is Bitshares 2.0 in case you really didn't get it.

[Nxtblg]

There it is!  BTS broke out .00001 BTC.  I honestly thought this would never happen this month as there are some whales that are controlling the price on Polo.  Now I hope it could maintain its price above .00001 BTC and see it trend from there.

Notice the spike in price and volume.  That's usually a good sign and hopefully it comes more and more from now on.

It spiked up but fell back; I remember that well. The reason for the jump is is, Peerplays is doing a sharedrop. They're picking a random time between September 1st 00:00 GMT and September 16th 00:00 GMT for a blockchain snapshot which they'll use to allocated the shares dropped. You'll get a tl;dr at the top of this post:

https://steemit.com/bitshares/@steempower/comparing-price-action-of-bts-and-nxt-sharedrops-peerplays-vs-ardor

Peerplays' full announcement is here:

https://steemit.com/peerplays/@peerplays/announcement-bts-snapshot-date

FWIW, I'm trading Bitshares and writing about my experiences here:

https://steemit.com/@nxtblg

One post per day, goes live in the evening (Eastern time.) The time varies depending how long it takes me to write & proofread it.

P.S.: Congrats again for spotting Factom! It had a really good run, altho' it looks like the pump is over. Sell-on-the-good-news effect.

[tokeweed]

Cool and thanks.  I'll make sure to drop by your Steemit from time to time.  I think I should start using that regularly too.  How easy is it to get followers and upvotes? 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic: 

Ethereum Classic Kickoff (London)
Source

Millions of Dollars Worth of ETC May Soon Be Dumped on the Market
Source

Factom:  Factom at the Blockchain Industry Conference in Beijing, China
Source

Lisk:  Community Meeting Summary
Source

Ripple:  Leave No Customer Behind
Source


Hi guys, I removed Waves from the list.  They have no running blockchain AFAIK.  But please correct me if I'm wrong.  I added Ethereum on the list and will add Steemit later.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Solidity v0.4.0 Released
Source

Ethereum Classic:  CHBTC contributes funds to foster growth
Source

Maidsafe:  MaidSafe Announces Equity Funding Round on BnktotheFuture
Source

NXT:  Period of Reflection
Source


I will post some charts later or tomorrow of some of the interesting movements of some of these platform tokens at Poloniex.  Enjoy!

[tokeweed]

I believe it might be the beginning of a downtrend back to test .012 - .013 for ETH/BTC.  I know I could be wrong here but granting that BTC will continue its recent rise, it is very much possible.  Nothing special is happening with ETH's price right now in both ETC/BTC and ETH/fiat so everything is depending on how BTC behaves.  If BTC keeps going up, I could see an argument for shorting ETH starting at around .0186 - .0189.

ETH/BTC


Note:  The sudden fall to .01708 yesterday was caused by the surge of BTC to 620+ USD.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Factom Will Use Both The Bitcoin and Ethereum Blockchain
Source

Apple Approves Steem, Lisk and Digicash for App Store; Rejects Ethereum Classic
Source

State of NEM: September 2016
Source

Several Global Banks Join Ripple’s Growing Network
Source

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

The Ethereum network is currently undergoing a DoS attack
Source

Ethereum Classic London - Meet Charles Hoskinson
Source

Factom at 18:  Top 20 Global Blockchain Technology Companies
Source

Nem:  DragonFly starts Cross-chaining and Designs KYC
Source

Ripple:  Chris Larsen on the Internet of Value
Source

Just a heads up.  That list of the top 20 Blockchain technology companies is "based on social media influence, a secret recipe, and Klout scores", that's why it looks retarded.  But it just shows what the mainstream knows about the world of cryptocurrencies and what companies and websites are visible to them.  So that should have some value for the blockchain companies in that regard.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  DevCon2 Summary
Source

Ethereum Classic:  ETC Weekly Development Report
Source

Maidsafe:  Glasgow University Students To Use The SAFE Network
Source

Ripple:  Standard Chartered slashes cross-border payment times with Ripple
Source

Are we going to enter an altcoin bear market?  All the coins and tokens seem to be flat or are starting to go down except for maybe a few ones.  XRP seems to be having a decent run but it's kinda choppy.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Geth 1.4.16 Released to Prevent DoS
Source

Ethereum Classic:  ETC is Now Apple Approved
Source

Factom:  Tim Draper Leads Series A Funding Round
Source

NXT:  Ardor Will Be Launched as NXT Asset ARDR on October 13th
Source

Ripple:  Fed Panels to Evaluate 19 Proposals for Faster U.S. Payments
Source

Stellar:  Announcing the Winners for the Stellar Build Challenge
Source


Can anyone suggest which ICO platforms or projects to add in the list?  It's pretty crazy that most or maybe all of the recent Ethereum based ICO's have accumulated over a million USD.  I wonder what would that mean for Ethereum itself.  I'm guessing more DOS and other attacks as the platform gets more and more popular.

[aidia]

Can anyone suggest which ICO platforms or projects to add in the list?  It's pretty crazy that most or maybe all of the recent Ethereum based ICO's have accumulated over a million USD.  I wonder what would that mean for Ethereum itself.  I'm guessing more DOS and other attacks as the platform gets more and more popular.

ICONOMI collected over 10m USD in their ICO and is about to issue their token next week.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Announcement of Imminent Hard Fork for EIP150 Gas Cost Changes
Source

Lisk:  Lisk Nano v0.1.1 — Release Announcement
Source

NXT:  The ARDR Token is Trading
Source

Stellar:  Where to Be at Money20/20
Source

Another week of market prices plummeting.  But hey at least we have some shorting opportunities and earn some profit.  Please visit my speculation thread here:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1622909.0

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Update on HF 2 and Client Optimizations
Source

Ethereum Classic:  Gas Reprice Hard Fork on ETC Block 2500000 (October 25)
Source

NXT:  Ardor Token Distribution Uses 'Snapshot' of Existing Value in the Network
Source

Blockchain for Content in the Cloud: LeFinance & Stellar Partner to Improve Efficiency for Billions
Source

Here's a small update for everyone following the altcoin scene.  Please suggest more projects or platforms to add in the list.  Thanks. 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Security Alert – Solidity – Variables can be Overwritten in Storage
Source

Ethereum Classic:  Instead of The Halvening, A Tithing for ETC
Source

Lisk:  v0.4.1 — Release Announcement
Source

MaidSafe:  Dev Update – November 1, 2016
Source

Ripple:  Former AOL Exec Named Ripple CEO as Chris Larsen Steps Down
Source


I'm thinking about adding Synereo soon to update the list and I'm also thinking of removing NXT.  It seems to be dying now even after Ardor.  And to my knowledge the developers will abandon NXT and will concentrate only on Ardor.  Is that true?

[aidia]

Interesting to see if LiSK pumps soon for Ark ICO since they have 1st day +120% deposit bonus for LSK.

[anonbit992]

Interesting to see if LiSK pumps soon for Ark ICO since they have 1st day +120% deposit bonus for LSK.

Expecting to see a pump in LSK very soon. I think it's good to take a position into LSK even if you are not going to join ARKDAO. This seems like a good short term trading opportunity for all crypto traders.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Bitshares:  ‘Co-Founder’ Of BitShares Involved In Banx Scam'
Source

Ethereum:  [ANN] Hardfork No. 4: Spurious Dragon
Source

                 Ethereum Smart Contract Issues Frustrate Developers with Fatal Bugs
Source

Maidsafe:  Dev Update – November 15, 2016
Source

Stellar:  FinTech, Educators, NGOs: Get a Sponsorship from Stellar.org
Source


Hey guys, I wasn't able to do the weekly update last week because I was kinda busy and there wasn't really any worthy news to post anyway.  I finally decided to add Synereo in the list, I will do that after I get some stuff irl done.  I think their social media feature could find its market niche in the future.

And for you guys who like charts and price analysis, I have a thread running in the speculation section.  Just go in here My Speculation Thread

[Joint Force]

Of course my ICO will be huge. Unlike other coins I'm going to have a product ready to launch prior to ICO.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Hard Fork No. 4, Spurious Dragon
Source

Ethereum Classic:  ETC Development Report
Source

Factom:  Factom, Inc. Receives Grant to Create Secure Medical Records
Source

Maidsafe:  Dev Update – November 22, 2016
Source

Synereo:  Project 11 Appetizer #01
Source



I'd like to ask the community what they truly and honestly think...  Is NXT dead/dying?  The platform was a regular fixture in the top 10 of Coinmarketcap, but now it's at 33rd and falling.  The Ardor platform is also not doing too well in market cap, I reckon.

Any analysis or opinions?  I'd like to hear them.

[Mvaporis1961]

Thanks for this kind of thread. This is very helpful for us especially on those newbie traders and who are looking for a stable coin to invest in or to trade off. More power to you OP. Keep it up!

[bbc.reporter]

I'd like to ask the community what they truly and honestly think...  Is NXT dead/dying?  The platform was a regular fixture in the top 10 of Coinmarketcap, but now it's at 33rd and falling.  The Ardor platform is also not doing too well in market cap, I reckon.

Any analysis or opinions?  I'd like to hear them.

This is only my opinion and I want to make things clear that I say this without any rancor towards the NXT community and the platform itself. Maybe a little rancor towards the people who are scamming the cryptosphere community as a whole by giving those poor people hope that the project is still "alive".

My answer is yes, NXT is really dying. The signs are already there just like the cryptocoins of before who were in the top 10 but that are now out and forgotten by the community because it really has no value. Maybe like most cryptocoins, it was only good for earning some bitcoins by trading the hype behind each of them.

[tokeweed]

Thanks for this kind of thread. This is very helpful for us especially on those newbie traders and who are looking for a stable coin to invest in or to trade off. More power to you OP. Keep it up!

Thanks for following the thread and the support.  I know it ain't much but I do what I can to keep everyone updated.  Please suggest any more platforms to add in the list.  The more the merrier as they say. 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Security Alert [11/24/2016]: Consensus bug in Geth v1.4.19 and v1.5.2
Source

Ethereum Classic:  Updates and New Monetary Policy
Source

Lisk:  Decentralizing the Network by Removing Genesis Delegates Plan
Source

NEM:  NanoWallet Version 1.2.2. Released - Apostille Updated
Source

Ripple:  CME Group Executive Miguel Vias Joins Ripple
Source



That's it for this week's updates.  If you noticed, all the platforms' tokens mentioned are all going down or have already gone down.  Do they even have a chance or are we just scamming ourselves?  You decide.  

[Dr.Osh]

Well, frankly, ico has altcoin project are very promising, and could make a huge advantage for any person who invested the money they have. Well, ICN, steller, LSK, NXT, and many more coins ever or until today to make people who use it to become rich. Well, this is really very good for traders or investors who wish to participate in ico

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Ethereum Research Update
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/12/04/ethereum-research-update/

Ethereum Classic:  ETC End of Year and Monetary Policy Event: London, December 13th
https://ethereumclassic.github.io/blog/2016-12-04-monetary-policy-event/

Lisk:  Max Kordek touts sidechain flexibility for 2017
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lisks-max-kordek-touts-sidechain-flexibility-2017-1594856

Maidsafe:  MaidSafe Dev Update – December 6, 2016
https://safenetforum.org/t/maidsafe-dev-update-december-6-2016/11921

Adel Fintech Incubator Unveils Crowdfund Using Nxt's Blockchain
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2016/12/06/adel-fintech-incubator-unveils-crowdfund-using-nxts-blockchain/#4528826f5388

Fed Distributed Ledger Tech Report Singles Out Interledger
https://ripple.com/insights/fed-distributed-ledger-tech-report-singles-interledger/

Stellar:  Stellar Emerges From Shadow of Bitcoin to Find a Home Overseas
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/bitcoin-stellar/


That's it for this week's updates folks.  So now for the good news:  Bo Shen was hacked and the hacker dumped the stolen ETH and REP.  The hacker also mocked the REP team using Bo Shen's hacked Twitter account.  If you guys are wondering he Bo Shen is, he's basically a Bitcoin whale in China.

More good news, Gregory Lucius Meredith of Synereo, founder of the platform has quit the project causing a price meltdown at Polo.  I feel sorry for all those people who invested in their ICO pricing at .0003 BTC per AMP only to see the value of their holdings fall.  AMPs are now at a tad over .00005 BTC.  But who was stupid enough to buy into their ICO at .0003 BTC when the price at Polo was lower than that at around .00026 - .00028 BTC or something.

Anyway, please post below for your thoughts.

[housebtc]

Thanks for this news update, Augur hack is another major blow to Ethereum platform and I hope all these come to an end soon so as to restore investors faith in the project. Concerning Synereo drama it is really shocking, I really don't understand that some people will dumped at 5000sat what they bought few months ago at 33000sat.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  ETC Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ethereum-classic-forges-new-path-revamped-monetary-policy-could-be-next-1481656302

Stellar:  The Philippines is Now Connected to Stellar
https://www.stellar.org/blog/global-partnerships/

Synereo:  Synereo Update
https://blog.synereo.com/2016/12/03/synereo-update/

That's it for this week's updates and review.  There's really not much happening this week as there are no hype, pump and dumps going on in scene at the moment. 

Don't worry, the happy days will be back soon enough.

[tripwirearmpit]

What's the best running ico today for an investment of the next 6-9 months. Any insight there.

[daneranon89]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  ETC Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/ethereum-classic-forges-new-path-revamped-monetary-policy-could-be-next-1481656302

Stellar:  The Philippines is Now Connected to Stellar
https://www.stellar.org/blog/global-partnerships/

Synereo:  Synereo Update
https://blog.synereo.com/2016/12/03/synereo-update/

That's it for this week's updates and review.  There's really not much happening this week as there are no hype, pump and dumps going on in scene at the moment.  

Don't worry, the happy days will be back soon enough.

This is cool man! I just found this thread. Good place to find the developments in Cryptos and what you need to know. Thanks for updating it frequently.

What's the best running ico today for an investment of the next 6-9 months. Any insight there.

I having being saying this in most of my today's post. But since you're a newbie I am going to repeat again. Running ICO would be WINGS in my choice. Other tokens to invest would be ICONOMI  (ICN) and Singular DTV (SNGLS).

[mace15]

Thanks for this. I got some information here. Ico project
is worth investing for. Giving some fair distribution who
advertise the projects will surely be interesting more.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Security alert [12/19/2016]: Ethereum.org Forums Database Compromised
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/12/19/security-alert-12192016-ethereum-org-forums-database-compromised/

Ethereum Classic:  BTCC mining pool adding to ETC hashrate
https://twitter.com/benvh/status/810755489621491712

Factom:  Factom Releases Next Version of Software
https://www.factom.com/blog/factom-federation-release


Here's the weekly update.  There's nothing interesting really going on across the scene as far as alts are concerned.  Bitcoin is making a move up though, so let's see how that affects the rest of the markets.

[tokeweed]

I've been observing and looking for updates on the altcoin scene for quite a while now.  As an avid trader, I believe in being updated and reading the news and info available help in making better trades.  That's not to say that I take all the news and info at face value.  There's always an ulterior motive on why they release such news or blogs.  So it's always good to read between the lines and know when they're hyping or not.

But for this week I find it weird that there's almost no updates (or hype) lately.  Is it because of Bitcoin's price surge or is it because everybody is busy during the holidays?  Maybe some of them are giving up? 

Please discuss.

[tripwirearmpit]

A good ico project right now is purevidz. Check it out.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  CEO of Coinbase Recognizes ETC and Might Add it.
https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/816049577132310528

Factom:  Immutability and Transparency
http://coremedia.info/index.php/blockchain-news/item/376-factom-immutability-and-transparency

Lisk:  Financial Report 2016
https://blog.lisk.io/financial-report-2016-7e68cdd13b12?source=collection_home---4------0----------



It's nice to have some small updates from the different projects around the space from time to time.  There was a point when I thought we were being overloaded with too much info, shoving them in our throats.  Now that there's not a lot, I kinda miss it.

Anyway what's up with Synereo?  There are some people in their Reddit that are saying that they feel that they were scammed.  It's probably the people who bought their ICO at .0003 BTC per AMP?  That was a poorly run ICO.  They were offering them at an ICO price of .0003 BTC a piece when Poloniex had it traded at a price lower than that.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Introduction of the Light Client for DApp developers
https://blog.ethereum.org/2017/01/07/introduction-light-client-dapp-developers/

Ethereum Classic:  Silbert may be interested in building a publicly traded ETF for the ETC chain
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/barry-silbert-shares-digital-currency-group-s-perspective-on-ethereum-announces-etherscan-investment-1483989140

NEM:  NEM/Mijin Blockchain Technology Briefing January 2017
https://blog.nem.io/nem-mijin-blockchain-technology-briefing-january-2017/

Ripple:  Bitstamp Now Trading XRP
https://ripple.com/insights/bitstamp-now-trading-xrp/

The big surprise here is Bitstamp's decision to list XRP in their exchange.  Why didn't they do this 2 -  3 years ago?  I don't know if this is really good news because it might show that Bitstamp is in desperate need of more channels to earn more revenues thru fees.  As we all know Bitstamp was hacked and around 6m USD (? not sure) was stolen by the hacker/s.  But then again this could really be good news and Bitstamp knows what's up behind the scenes.  I'm still excited where it goes.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Factom:  New Factom Foundation Wallet is Out
https://github.com/FactomProject/distribution

So we only have one 'worthy' update from the world of altcoins, it seems.  I've been doing this for a while now and one thing I noticed is as a project gets older and older, they have less and less updates or news released to the public.  Shouldn't it be the other way around?

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  An Update on Integrating Zcash on Ethereum (ZoE)
https://blog.ethereum.org/2017/01/19/update-integrating-zcash-ethereum/

Ethereum Classic:  Grayscale Investments Opens Ethereum Classic Trust Fund
https://news.bitcoin.com/grayscale-to-launch-ethereum-classic-trust-modeled-bitcoin-investment-trust/

NXT:  NXT is the new generation Bitcoin – Bas Wisselink – Dave Pearce
http://www.thepercept.com/nxt-new-generation-bitcoin-bas-wisselink-dave-pearce/

Synereo:  A New Beginning: Synereo’s Roadmap and Mission Statement
https://blog.synereo.com/2017/01/20/a-new-beginning-synereos-roadmap-and-mission-statement/

The Ethereum Classic news seems the most interesting among this week's updates.  I thought that Barry Silbert wasn't really serious when I heard he was dipping his toes in Ethereum Classic.  I have heard an interview of Peter Todd where he said that Ethereum is basically f*cked due to some of its technical limitations.  I assume that ETC has inherited these limitations and that Barry Silbert knows full well that they're there.  But why still go ahead and make an ETC Trust even?  Does he know something we don't?

[WandersonSC]

Smith + Crown is the best place for in depth information about new ICOs.

Smith + Crown has revamped our ICO dashboard page. We maintain a curated list of current and past ICOs with links to summaries and in-depth analysis. Our goal isn?t to recreate project white papers or the ICO announcements. We draw on independent research and interviews to provide potential investors with the essential information they need before deciding whether to invest.

https://www.smithandcrown.com/new-ico-page/

If you have any suggestions, questions or comments, let us know.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Solidity 0.4.9 Released - watch out for file prefixes
https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/tag/v0.4.9

Factom:  Factom Receives Second DHS Grant For Blockchain IoT Project
https://www.ethnews.com/factom-receives-second-dhs-grant-for-blockchain-iot-project

NEM:  A Short Announcement From The NEM.io Foundation
https://blog.nem.io/a-short-announcement-from-the-nem-io-foundation-2/

Here are this week's updates guys.  I was wondering what you guys think of QTUM?  I'll be participating in their ICO.  I won't be risking a lot.  Maybe one or two BTC worth of their tokens, depending on my mood.  

Smith + Crown is the best place for in depth information about new ICOs.

Smith + Crown has revamped our ICO dashboard page. We maintain a curated list of current and past ICOs with links to summaries and in-depth analysis. Our goal isn?t to recreate project white papers or the ICO announcements. We draw on independent research and interviews to provide potential investors with the essential information they need before deciding whether to invest.

https://www.smithandcrown.com/new-ico-page/

If you have any suggestions, questions or comments, let us know.

Thanks for the heads up.  Will check out later.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  Why Ethereum Classic May Surpass Ethereum
https://www.reddit.com/r/EthereumClassic/comments/5qebcu/why_ethereum_classic_may_surpass_ethereum/

Factom:  Blockchain Pioneer Medici Ventures Invests in Factom, Inc
http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/blockchain-pioneer-medici-ventures-invests-in-factom-inc-20170207-01462

Lisk Blockchain Applications — The Future of the SDK
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-blockchain-applications-the-future-of-the-sdk-1db83ee518d0?source=collection_home---4------0----------

Maidsafe:  Podcast w/ CTO of MaidSafe, Viv Rajkumar
https://safenetforum.org/t/safe-crossroads-podcast-35-viv-rajkumar-cto-maidsafe/12379

NXT:  Ardor – Advanced Users of Nxt Give a Hand in Tuning it Up
https://nxter.org/nxt-news-february-2017-i-if-you-want-something-new-you-have-to-stop-doing-something-old/#community_testnet

There you have it.  This week's updates.  Please take the time to read the Ethereum Classic discussion on Reddit.  The OP made interesting points but there has to be some overexcitment  there somewhere and a little bias.  Read it and post a comment below.  Have fun! 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Vitalik Buterin Issues Update on Ethereum's 'Metropolis' Upgrade
http://www.coindesk.com/vitalik-buterin-issues-update-ethereums-metropolis-upgrade/

NXT:  Ardor Testnet is Now Live
https://www.ardorplatform.org/

Stellar:  50 million Lumens awarded for the second Stellar Build Challenge
https://www.stellar.org/blog/build-winners-jan17

Not much updates for this week.  If you have one please post it below thanks.  I don't do this solely for the community's account, I do it for myself too and get myself updated with the news.

Anyway, MAID is on a tear this past few days.  Any news on how their Alpha testing is going and developing? 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Ethereum Economics Gets Spotlight in Vitalik Buterin EDCON Keynote
http://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-economics-gets-spotlight-vitalik-buterin-edcon-keynote/

Ethereum Classic:  A Brief Update on ETC and Grothendieck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IBwDvxMnBc&feature=youtu.be

Lisk:  Lisk 0.6.0 — A Major Uplift
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-0-6-0-a-major-uplift-8d9a61461ec1?source=collection_home---4------0----------

Ripple:  BitGo Builds Enterprise Wallet for XRP
https://ripple.com/insights/bitgo-builds-enterprise-wallet-xrp/

Stellar:  50 million Lumens awarded for the second Stellar Build Challenge
https://www.stellar.org/blog/build-winners-jan17

Here's this week's update folks.  But sadly since Bitcoin is rising, the altcoins must decline.  If Bitcoin does surge above the recent high and holds, I think I won't invest in Qtum's ICO.  I'll rather hold everything in BTC and wait for it to be listed at Polo, Trex or Kraken where I can buy or sell them at less risk.  I feel iffy using a Chinese exchange that might get my BTC trapped in case the PBOC decides to change the rules again. 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Factom:  Factom Past, Present and Future
https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/guides/factom-past-present-and-future/

Lisk:  Some Thoughts on Lisk
https://hoskinsoncharles.blogspot.com/2017/02/some-thoughts-on-lisk.html

Maidsafe:  Maidsafe Developer Conference 2017
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/02/23/maidsafe-developer-conference-2017/

NEM:  Apostille vs Factom
https://blog.nem.io/factom_vs_apostille/

Ripple:  Forty Seven Japanese Banks Move Towards Commercial Phase Using Ripple
https://ripple.com/insights/forty-seven-japanese-banks-move-towards-commercial-phase-using-ripple/

Hello.  I suggest you guys read the Lisk update, especially if you're an LSK holder.  If you're a holder, you will not like what you read.  Charles Hoskinson is basically washing his hands of the project and will not let his name get dragged in the mud once the community catches on on what's really up.  I'm not saying Max Kordek is scamming the LSK ICO buyers.  But from Hoskinson's blog, there sure is some mismanagement going on with the way they're running things.  What a waste of around 4M USD (at ICO prices) worth of BTC.

[tuvok007]

A Week in Review

Factom:  Factom Past, Present and Future
https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/guides/factom-past-present-and-future/

Lisk:  Some Thoughts on Lisk
https://hoskinsoncharles.blogspot.com/2017/02/some-thoughts-on-lisk.html

Maidsafe:  Maidsafe Developer Conference 2017
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/02/23/maidsafe-developer-conference-2017/

NEM:  Apostille vs Factom
https://blog.nem.io/factom_vs_apostille/

Ripple:  Forty Seven Japanese Banks Move Towards Commercial Phase Using Ripple
https://ripple.com/insights/forty-seven-japanese-banks-move-towards-commercial-phase-using-ripple/

Hello.  I suggest you guys read the Lisk update, especially if you're an LSK holder.  If you're a holder, you will not like what you read.  Charles Hoskinson is basically washing his hands of the project and will not let his name get dragged in the mud once the community catches on on what's really up.  I'm not saying Max Kordek is scamming the LSK ICO buyers.  But from Hoskinson's blog, there sure is some mismanagement going on with the way they're running things.  What a waste of around 4M USD (at ICO prices) worth of BTC.

Lol dude  I always like to read your topic but this time you are wrong. That Charlie guy also quit ethereum in the early days, he left the building, he abandoned "the sinking ship" while eth market cap was only 50 something million ,  him abandoning lisk is only a good thing, not bad  

[tokeweed]

Lol dude  I always like to read your topic but this time you are wrong. That Charlie guy also quit ethereum in the early days, he left the building, he abandoned "the sinking ship" while eth market cap was only 50 something million ,  him abandoning lisk is only a good thing, not bad  

So from Charles Hoskinson's inside knowledge of what's going on you don't think there's some form of mismanagement going on at Lisk?  Read the blog, it's all there as clear as night and day.

And by mentioning Ethereum are you trying to insinuating that LSK will follow ETH's price?  Maybe, I'll give you that, but those are two different projects that are going thru two different situations.  Whatever is going on at Lisk, the price is indicating that it's not good.  

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Bitshares:  Bitshares - State of the Network - 7th March 2017
https://steemit.com/bitshares/@steempower/bitshares-state-of-the-network-7th-march-2017

Ethereum Classic:  Can Ethereum Classic Classic Become Ethereum Classic’s Ethereum Classic?
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/can-ethereum-classic-classic-become-ethereum-classics-ethereum-classic/

Factom:  Factom Harmony
https://factom.com/index.php?p=blog/factom-harmony

Lisk:  The Future is Bright for Lisk
https://blog.lisk.io/the-future-is-bright-for-lisk-5918701ee4e6?source=collection_home---4------0----------

Synereo:  Fighting For Your Attention – How Publishing Got Where It Is, And How We Plan to Change It 
https://blog.synereo.com/2017/03/08/fighting-for-your-attention-how-publishing-got-where-it-is-and-how-we-plan-to-change-it/

There it is boys and girls.  This weeks updates.  Nice comeback reply from Max Kordek and co. after Hoskinson left the project as an adviser.  This should also be a wake up call for Max to pick up the pace on Lisk development.  They have something potentially good going, they better not eff it up.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Discusses The New Viper Smart Contract Programming Language
https://ethereumclassic.github.io/blog/2017-03-13-viper/

Lisk:  Lisk 0.7.0 — Lighter, Smarter, Safer and Faster
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-0-7-0-lighter-smarter-safer-and-faster-90d5c9e59761?source=collection_home---4------0----------

Maidsafe:  The Power of the Crowd Series – Part One: The Problem
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/03/10/the-power-of-the-crowd-series-part-one-the-problem/

NEM:  NEM.io Foundation Ltd Gets Going
https://blog.nem.io/nem-foundation-inauguration/

Synereo:  Ramping Up User Testing for Synereo’s First Release
https://blog.synereo.com/2017/03/15/ramping-up-user-testing-for-qrator/

There you go folks.  This week's updates.  Why do I have a funny feeling that many of you are busy counting your money?  Is it because of the current bull rush? 

There were trades I saw that passed because I thought at those prices, they were over valued.  But look at where ETH and Dash now... 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  JS Ecosystem Updates
https://blog.ethereum.org/2017/03/21/ethereum-js-ecosystem-updates/

Ethereum Classic:  Investment Thesis Released by Grayscale  ** For US Investors Only **
https://grayscale.co/ethereum-classic-investment-thesis-march-2017/

Factom:  Factom Has Had SegWit From the Beginning, Due to a Compromise
https://medium.com/@BrianDeery/factom-has-had-segwit-from-the-beginning-due-to-a-compromise-db72b388d99e#.3x66glwme

Lisk:  Lisk-JS 0.3 — A Grand Overhaul
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-js-0-3-a-grand-overhaul-ce4bf2eab981#.gatp7j3y1

Maidsafe:  The Power of the Crowd – Part Two: The Tricky Questions
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/03/16/the-power-of-the-crowd-part-two-the-tricky-questions/

Ripple:  Ripple Selected to Participate in the Bank of England FinTech Accelerator’s Exploration of the Use of Blockchain for Global RTGS
https://ripple.com/insights/ripple-selected-to-participate-in-the-bank-of-england-fintech-accelerators-exploration-of-the-use-of-blockchain-for-global-rtgs/

Synereo:  Bringing Decentralization to the Giants: A New Economy for UGC
https://blog.synereo.com/2017/03/20/epiphytian-decentralization-a-new-business-model-for-ugc-publishing/


There's decently lots of updates this week!  Maybe it's because they, the project leaders, want more and more investors to buy up their respective altcoins and tokens.  I don't blame them, and I have bought some of the rising coins too.  Hopefully the rest of you did as well and is finally making a bit of BTC in the process.

Anyway, I will add Waves in the list soon.  I just found out that they have their full nodes released.  So...  Is Polo gonna list them now?

[puremage111]

wow thanks alot for the inforgraphics, nxt's ico fund is so impressive, 21 btc and they maintain till now, ripple funding is huge too

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Factom:  Shuqin Technology : Further Cooperation with Factom
https://baoquansite.wordpress.com/2017/03/29/shuqin-technology-further-cooperation-with-factom/

Lisk:  Lisk to Rebrand its Platform with Design Agency Taikonauten
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-to-rebrand-its-platform-with-design-agency-taikonauten-617863d1132?source=collection_home---4------0-----------

Maidsafe:  The Power of Crowd – Part Three: The Consequences of Change
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/03/24/the-power-of-crowd-part-three-the-consequences-of-change/

Synereo:  A Liberated Network is Born
https://blog.synereo.com/2017/03/27/a-liberated-network-is-born/


It's a good thing Lisk decided to do a rebrand.  But is there a need to get a design agency at this stage?  That would be a waste of money imho.  Overall it's still good because we finally can see a new logo.  The old crystal one looks like it was straight from World of Warcraft according to some people here.  I wonder who proposed that be the logo in the first place. 

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  White Hacker Group to Claim $4.4 Million in Controversial DAO Refund
https://news.bitcoin.com/white-hacker-groupl-claim-4-4-million-controversial-dao-refund/

Lisk:  Lisk 0.8.0 — Squashing Bugs, Increasing Performance and Modularity
https://blog.lisk.io/lisk-0-8-0-squashing-bugs-increasing-performance-and-modularity-e8579b6426eb

Ripple Hires Former Business Director at SWIFT gpi Marjan Delatinne
https://ripple.com/insights/ripple-hires-former-business-director-swift-gpi-marjan-delatinne/


I will be making some sort of filter on what ICO projects are still worthy to follow and what should be considered irrelevant.  I want a list made up of platforms that would have better chances to still be there after 10 years.  Let's face it, some of them don't deserve our time and money anymore unless you're purely trading for BTC/fiat profits.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  ETC Weekly Newsletter: New All Time Highs as ETC Surges!
https://ethereumclassic.github.io/blog/2017-04-19-newsletter/

Factom Market Valuation Jumps to Record $63 Million Following New Series A Funding Round
http://www.razor-forex.com/2017/04/factom-market-valuation-jumps-to-record.html

NEM:  How to: Setup an Azure account for a NEM Supernode
https://blog.nem.io/azure-supernode/

Ripple:  Q1 2017 XRP Markets Report
https://ripple.com/insights/q1-2017-xrp-markets-report/


Here is this week's updates.  Finally ETC is on the move as I bet heavy on it the past couple of months.  I usually don't do it, but it feels like it's gonna be a 'long play' (or 'con' ) so might as well follow it all the way.  I can't wait for developers and start ups to start using the platform for their ICO's .

I'll be adding new platforms and projects soon just to get the list updated.  I haven't looked at CMC for months and I was surprised to see the new top 20 cryptocurrencies today.  NXT is out and so is BTS.  I guess I won't be posting any news about them until they become relevant again by way for market cap.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum:  Google Explores Concept Of Ownership Using Ethereum Blockchain
https://www.ethnews.com/google-explores-concept-of-ownership-using-ethereum-blockchain

Ethereum Classic:  U.S. investment firm launches $10 mln ethereum classic private fund
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-funds-grayscale-blockchain-idUSKBN17S2AZ

Lisk:  Community Q&A Youtube Livestream — Meet the Developers!
https://blog.lisk.io/community-q-a-youtube-livestream-meet-the-developers-c4630fbf7fb7?source=collection_home---4------0-----------

NEM:  Makoto Takemiya - Our Clarification
https://blog.nem.io/makoto-takemiya-our-clarification/

It looks like something's going on in the world of NEM concerning a Makoto character.  Now that it's out in the open can somebody share any juicy details of what's really going on with them concerning Makoto?  I honestly thought he was instrumental to the huge price upswing until I read that blog.

[tokeweed]

A Week on Review

Ethereum:  Solidity Version 0.4.11 Released
https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/tag/v0.4.11

Ethereum Classic:  Why You Should LOVE Proof Of Stake Systems — Hybrids!
https://ethereumclassic.github.io/blog/2017-05-01-proof-of-stake/

It looks like the Ethereum Classic developers are trying to come up with a better solution than Ethereum's Casper.  That is, if Ethereum does make the switch to POS.  I haven't been following Ethereum lately other than the price and its performance on the market, so I ask, how's the development going behind Casper?  Will we all see a POS Ethereum by January 2018?

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  Updated version of Ethereum Classic investment thesis released
https://grayscale.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Grayscale-Ethereum-Classic-Investment-Thesis-May-2017.pdf

Maidsafe:  Development Progress Summary - May 2017
https://blog.maidsafe.net/2017/05/04/safe-network-development-summary-may-2017/

Ripple:  Joel Katz Highlights Some Details Regarding XRP Supply Lockup
http://www.livebitcoinnews.com/joel-katz-highlights-details-regarding-xrp-supply-lockup/

Stellar:  Cellulant – Banking the Unbanked Across Africa
https://www.stellar.org/blog/financial-inclusion-africa-cellulant/


Hi guys, here's this week's updates for your ICO based altcoins.  I will be adding more to the list like Waves and Stratis. If you have any suggestions on what altcoins to add, now is the time as I tend to get lazy.  

And yes, it has been a crazy week for all cryptos.  Nem is now at the top 5 with a billion market cap and Stellar is back in the top 10.  Who would have known?  

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

ETH and ETC:  Chinese crypto exchange Yuanbao set to list ETH and ETC
https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2017/05/16/chinese-crypto-exchange-yuanbao-set-list-eth-etc/

NEM:  Massive news for NEM and Mijin in Japan
https://www.reddit.com/r/nem/comments/6bt0nt/massive_news_for_nem_and_mijin_in_japan/

Ripple:  Ripple to Place 55 Billion XRP in Escrow to Ensure Certainty Into Total XRP Supply
https://ripple.com/insights/ripple-to-place-55-billion-xrp-in-escrow-to-ensure-certainty-into-total-xrp-supply/

Stellar:  How Barclays Aims to Bring a Billion Unbanked into the Fold
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/how-barclays-aims-to-bring-a-billion-unbanked-into-the-fold

Waves:  MobileGo becomes largest blockchain crowdsale in history!
https://blog.wavesplatform.com/mobilego-becomes-largest-blockchain-crowdsale-in-history-c953fcc96b96?source=collection_home---4------0-----------


Here are this week's updates for you to read and kill the time with if you're bored are have nothing better to do. 

Well it looks like this crypto bull run has made a lot of cryptocurrency followers slightly richer.  I think some of you might even be 'crypto retired' now and have accumulated enough to live on comfortably for quite a while.  Congrats!

The most impressive project that I'm seeing right now is NEM.  I think they started from the grassroots, with not a lot of funds and backing.  I saw them first selling stakes of NEM using the NXT platform.  Those investors who bought then should be pretty pretty rich by now.

Anyway I would love to hear more about NEM's humble beginnings and its history.  If somebody knows, or better, experienced it, it would be nice of you to drop by and tell us about it.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Augur: Augur Kicks Off Collaboration With Global Design Firm IDEO CoLab & Begins Contract Auditing
https://medium.com/@AugurProject/augur-enters-design-partnership-with-ideo-begins-contract-auditing-22bde9827760

Bitshares:  Chinese Blockchain Company, ViewFin Inks Deal with Denmark’s OpenLedger
http://www.maxkeiser.com/2017/05/chinese-blockchain-company-viewfin-inks-deal-with-denmarks-openledger/

Ethereum:  Roundup Round III
https://blog.ethereum.org/2017/05/24/roundup-round-iii/

Ethereum Classic:  Using Blockchain Tech to Keep Concert Ticket Prices Honest
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/using-blockchain-tech-keep-concert-ticket-prices-honest/

Golem:  Pre-Brass Golem 0.6.0 Released
https://blog.golemproject.net/pre-brass-golem-0-6-0-released-a6501ed8f178?source=collection_home---5------0-----------

Stellar:  30 million lumens awarded for the third Stellar Build Challenge
https://www.stellar.org/blog/30-million-lumens-awarded-third-stellar-build-challenge/


Here's this week's updates guys.  Enjoy!  

I think, just by checking and judging on the comments of some of the platform's community comments on Reddit, that we're going to see the bubble pop soon.  Some people on /r/Ripple can't believe why they bought XRP at .35 - .40 USD.  Well there's always the greater fool.  Even in BTC.  It all has to go down sooner or later, right?

And ffs somebody change Lisk's logo.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Augur:  Augur Weekly Development Update — May 31st
https://medium.com/@AugurProject/augur-weekly-development-update-may-31st-eebdea0f0196

Ethereum:  Ethereum Developers Stymie Blockchain Spammer's Latest Attack
http://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-developers-stymie-blockchain-spammers-latest-attack/

Pizza restaurant Gusto DiVino accepts WAVES!  <--- Really?  Lol.
https://blog.wavesplatform.com/pizza-restaurant-gusto-divino-accepts-waves-ba1512c254a1?source=collection_home---4------0-----------

Here are the only updates that I found 'hohum', 'lol', and 'wtf' this week and in that order.  First of all Augur.  Don't you guys think it's taking them too long to get a final release online?  I get that everything should be good and ready, but with Gnosis now fighting for a piece of the pie, I think they have to get a final public release going.

Ethereum getting spammed.  So if the platform itself goes slow, I assume it affects all the services built in it?  So it's like the whole internet slowing to a crawl in the Ethereum world?  Tsk tsk.

'A restaurant accepting Waves'.  Lol.  Come on guys...  I mean I know the game is also about marketing too, but that?  

Edit:  Oh...  And BCT mod hilariousandco is organizing a betting pool for the English Premier League 2017/18 season.  Should be fun.  If you guys wanna join feel free.  Everyone's welcome, just go in this thread:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1931295.0

[tokeweed]

Hey guys, for this week I would like to share Chris DeRose's interview with Vlad Zamfir of Ethereum.  We all know Chris DeRose asks all the tough questions and almost attacks the interviewee, just short of strangling the truth out of them (I dig it ).  But surprisingly the interview turned out well and a lot of issues were talked about and I have def learned more about what Ethereum is not by watching the interview than reading thru the Ethereum articles/blogs which sometimes border on propaganda.

Enjoy!  

Vlad Zamfir of Ethereum talks Scalability, Extraordinary Claims, PoS, & Responsibility - Part 1 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj_Qpvx-GPM

Vlad Zamfir on Ethereum's Pumps, Marketers, & ICOs - and the Problems They Create - Part 2 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIMFvqYA5Ec

Vlad Zamfir: Is Ethereum's Proof of Stake Actually Deliverable? And do we even want it - Part 3 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCHIMq0UT-4

Ethereum's Culture, Ethics, and the Lack of Skepticism + Sharding with Vlad Zamfir - Part 4 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj1PTYukql8

Blockchain Sharding, and correlations with Proof of Stake with Vlad Zamfir of Ethereum - Part 5 of 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfS_QA6Fqnk

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Lisk:  LISK Rebranding will be Huge If You Look at the Number of Items That LISK Team is Working On.
https://twitter.com/MaxKordek/status/875651867048464384

Maidsafe:  Dev Update, June 15, 2017
https://safenetforum.org/t/maidsafe-dev-update-june-15-2017/14281


Hey guys, there aren't not much interesting updates this week.  But there are two which caught my eye.

Lisk dev crew, please start the rebranding by changing that ugly logo of yours.  You should fire the guy who made your current logo.  Lol.

On the Maidsafe side, it's been years already and still there's no working product.  And according to that update, a (another?) developer left the team.  This doesn't look good for your investors.  But hey, it's an unregulated market so they really can't do anything about it.

[tokeweed]

A Week in Review

Ethereum Classic:  Chinese Bitcoin Giant BTCC Launches Global Crypto Exchange ‘DAX’ with Ethereum Classic
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/chinese-bitcoin-giant-btcc-launches-global-crypto-exchange-dax-ethereum-classic/

Ripple:  @AmerBanker.  Ripple is one of the companies working to make that [IMF's] vision a reality
https://twitter.com/RyanZagone/status/878247824831520768

Stratis:  Stratis - Red Flags Abound
https://cryptoizzy.blogspot.de/2017/06/stratis-coin-redflags-abound-in-short.html


Here's this week's updates folks.  As we might be starting to enter bear territory, all the hype tends to fade out and then expect the doom and gloom stories to come after.

Anyway, I wonder why BTCC listed ETC ahead of ETH.  Are they seeing something that the rest of the Chinese exchanges are missing? 

Check out that tweet about Ripple by @AmerBanker.  It looks like one of those tin foil hat scenario they want happening...  Maybe it is. 

And finally Stratis.  It's better if you yourself should read it as the writer is making some compelling arguments on why it could be a scam.  The ICO buyers made a decent clip tho.  Congrats!  Lol.

[tokeweed]

Removed some of the ICO projects like Factom, Maidsafe and Synero.  Left the ones that you can actually use to start your own ICO.    Plus a couple of others.

Anyway, it's a funny thing I've noticed.  The news was building about how awesome all these ICO's are going into Consensus 2017.  Then right after that, nadda.  Even the market is the same.  It seems we have stagnated near the top and all it takes is just one huge sell down for one of these in the market and down they go like dominoes.

What do you guys think?

[Erickvand]

I'm making an offer for you guys, that there is one good project of their platform. and they are now still in presale, if you want to join this is your best chance : https://www.bitboost.net/pre-sale/index.html

[yillusion]

this make no sense to me now for the regulation, i just come to see you guys making a fortune, maybe there will be good projects in the current situation

[sturec]

Hi .. first, I would like to suggest to do a deep research before you invest in any ICO. I have searched so much, I think Genesis (GEN) is a profitable coin on long term investment.

[Vova.vova]

   In my opinion, it’s best to invest in ICO Vireo in 2018! This project is very promising and reliable. In keeping with ICO Vireo you can’t worry about the safety of your money.

[vivuta116]

There's a whale setting up huge sell walls to disrupt trading.  Whatever his motivations are it's not good for the price overall.

[Vova.vova]

   If you want to invest in ICO, then pay attention to the project Vireo. This ICO is very interesting and promising! Try it!