Found on Medium: https://medium.com/perpetualgrowthcrypto/crypto-investment-2018-security-tokens-and-platforms-a99d088b87dbCrypto investors will be keeping a close eye on the development of platforms for executing smart contracts following the wild success of Ethereum over the past two-and-a-half years and the proliferation of tokenized securities and digital securities exchanges. Overstock.com caused a stir in the investment community with the announcement from subsidiary tZero regarding plans to launch an SEC-compliant digital asset exchange. William ‘Bill’ Davis III, managing Director of Tech and Investments at LDJ Capital reports the firm is aggressively pursuing investments in ICO’s and welcomes the legitimacy security tokens can bring to the field of digital assets.
Titan DX (
https://titandx.com/) is one of the exchanges planning on offering digital securities in 2018. The platform currently offers BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP, and DASH trading pairs with new pairs added monthly. Titan DX began offering leveraged trading of up to 5x margin in December, 2017 and plans to release a SEC-registered digital security called Titan TDX representing equity in TitanDX, a TitanDX debit card, and a launch pad for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s) that will enable listing of the tokens upon conclusion of the ICO.
Another exchange to watch will be Qurrex (
https://qurrex.com/), the world’s first hybrid crypto exchange combining the infrastructure of traditional stock exchanges with digital asset trading. Developed by the team behind TradeSharp, the high-performance platform will offer advanced trading functions to include social trading, which allows users to generate income by sharing information about their trades. Partners include the WINGS Foundation and KYC Legal. The private token presale raised $1 million and the public presale runs from February 27th to March 7, 2018. Contributions will be accepted in BTC/ETH/LTC or in fiat via a trustee account at Bank of America.
In addition to enabling the trade of digital securities platforms for smart contracts allow for the development of a wide variety of financial instruments. Globcoin (
https://globcoin.io/) will offer a unique investment opportunity with their tokenized currency baskets enabling users to purchase portfolios of currencies specifically weighted to achieve various goals. The first currency basket on the platform will correspond with the World Reserve Currency (GLX), aiming at investors interested in the most stable currencies. The Globcoin ICO presale runs from February 12th to 16th with the main sale lasting until March 27th, 2018. The sale will require a minimum contribution of .1 ETH and has a hard cap of 10,000 ETH.
Another unique project to watch will be Caviar (
https://caviar.io). The Caviar ICO raised $3,922,763 from 3,710 participants to support the development of a token backed by a transparent portfolio of diversified investments in cryptocurrencies combined with income-generating, short-term real estate loans. The two-pronged approach allows Caviar to act as a hedge against the volatility of crypto markets by enabling them to shift their investments to maximize gains during bearish cryptocurrency or real estate markets.
Investors in digital assets who prefer to deal in regulated markets have turned to services like the Certified Blockchain Based Diamond Exchange (CEDEX,
https://cedex.com/) to invest in tokens backed by actual commodities. CEDEX allows users to invest in diamonds, shares of high-value stones, or a basket of diamonds with a machine learning algorithm for diamond evaluation under development. Registration is currently open for the CEDEX token presale scheduled to begin on March 16, 2018.
Whether your interest lies in diamonds, oil, commodities, currencies, or securities, the coming regulations promised by the SEC and international governments will likely unleash a wave of digital assets promising less volatility and risk than many current tokens. Regulations allowing some digital assets and smart contract platforms to set themselves apart through compliance may attract the attention of more risk-averse investors who have eyed the cryptocurrency markets but been reluctant to invest. No matter what sort of crypto-assets you’re interested in, 2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year.
What projects are you interested in for 2018?
