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[DNotes]

http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-potential-expands-into-energy-and-healthcare-industries/

[Dyna]

http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-potential-expands-into-energy-and-healthcare-industries/

It is apparent that the high level of interest to use blockchain technology will continue. Although, I am skeptical if a lot of blockchain projects are justifiable business models, investment in this space will not likely to slow down. The urge to be “me too’ is just too tempting when there is so much press about the subject. From our prospective, sometimes, it’s better to wait a little and let the dust settles so that we can see more clearly. Our R & D will kick into high gears the 2nd half of this year.

[wiser]

It is apparent that the high level of interest to use blockchain technology will continue. Although, I am skeptical if a lot of blockchain projects are justifiable business models, investment in this space will not likely to slow down. The urge to be “me too’ is just too tempting when there is so much press about the subject. From our prospective, sometimes, it’s better to wait a little and let the dust settles so that we can see more clearly. Our R & D will kick into high gears the 2nd half of this year.

Being willing to wait is one of the many good things that sets DNotes apart

[Chase]

WOW - A Bitcoin IRA was launched today with the chief strategist being non other than Edmund Moy, former Director of the United States Mint.


BitCoinIRA.com Launches Revolutionary “Bitcoin IRA” Investment Product Exclusively for Retirement Accounts

A first-of-its-kind, the “Bitcoin IRA” offered by BitCoinIRA.com, is specifically tailored for inclusion with IRA and 401(k) Plans.

BitCoinIRA.com, a financial conduit pioneering the use of bitcoin as a retirement tool, today announced its official launch of the “Bitcoin IRA.” The company will offer a unique alternative to traditional IRAs for investors who are seeking to diversify their portfolio and protect their retirement savings and 401(k) plans.

Edmund C. Moy, former Director of the United States Mint, serves as the Company’s Chief Strategist, and provides the company with his in-depth knowledge and decades of experience in currency trading and global economic markets.

“Bitcoin is unique in that it’s a completely decentralized currency,” said Moy, who served as the Mint’s 38th Director from 2006-2011. “Thanks to its truly global nature, it has a lower risk of collapse than more traditional investment assets, which depend on the strength of the dollar. I’m thrilled to be working with BitCoinIRA.com at the forefront of this exciting new market.”

The “Bitcoin IRA” is distinct from other bitcoin investment options because it allows investors to possess actual bitcoins from a digital currency exchange in an IRA-designed security wallet. The company is the first to offer real bitcoins as part of a retirement portfolio, as opposed to the more volatile bitcoin-related derivatives such as stocks or exchange-traded funds, which are highly dependent on the strength of the dollar.

“This is a pioneering event in the retirement industry. For the first time ever, IRA owners can hold actual bitcoin in a private and anonymous securitized wallet. This will pave the way for more alternative investments for years to come. We are thrilled to be a part of this moment in history,” says Chris Kline, Chief Operating Officer at BitCoinIRA.com.

To ensure the quality and security of its financial services, BitCoinIRA.com has entered into an exclusive partnership with Palo Alto-based BitGo, the industry leader in blockchain security and multi-signature wallets, which supports over $1 billion worth of transactions every month.

"We are humbled that BitGo's treasury management and policy controls will facilitate the secure storage and safe access of digital currencies for BitCoinIRA.com and its customers. We look forward to the growing use of digital currencies and the portfolio diversification for retail and institutional customers alike," said Jonathan Silverman, Director of Strategic Initiatives for BitGo.

“In these increasingly uncertain economic times, digital currencies like bitcoin will continue to grow in appeal and value,” says Moy. “BitCoinIRA.com offers a way for people to protect themselves against a volatile and unpredictable market.”

http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2016/05/17/bitcoiniracom-launches-revolutionary-%E2%80%9Cbitcoin-ira%E2%80%9D-investment-product-exclusively-retirem#axzz48vEocqLY

[DNotes]

WOW - A Bitcoin IRA was launched today with the chief strategist being non other than Edmund Moy, former Director of the United States Mint.


BitCoinIRA.com Launches Revolutionary “Bitcoin IRA” Investment Product Exclusively for Retirement Accounts

A first-of-its-kind, the “Bitcoin IRA” offered by BitCoinIRA.com, is specifically tailored for inclusion with IRA and 401(k) Plans.

BitCoinIRA.com, a financial conduit pioneering the use of bitcoin as a retirement tool, today announced its official launch of the “Bitcoin IRA.” The company will offer a unique alternative to traditional IRAs for investors who are seeking to diversify their portfolio and protect their retirement savings and 401(k) plans.

Edmund C. Moy, former Director of the United States Mint, serves as the Company’s Chief Strategist, and provides the company with his in-depth knowledge and decades of experience in currency trading and global economic markets.

“Bitcoin is unique in that it’s a completely decentralized currency,” said Moy, who served as the Mint’s 38th Director from 2006-2011. “Thanks to its truly global nature, it has a lower risk of collapse than more traditional investment assets, which depend on the strength of the dollar. I’m thrilled to be working with BitCoinIRA.com at the forefront of this exciting new market.”

The “Bitcoin IRA” is distinct from other bitcoin investment options because it allows investors to possess actual bitcoins from a digital currency exchange in an IRA-designed security wallet. The company is the first to offer real bitcoins as part of a retirement portfolio, as opposed to the more volatile bitcoin-related derivatives such as stocks or exchange-traded funds, which are highly dependent on the strength of the dollar.

“This is a pioneering event in the retirement industry. For the first time ever, IRA owners can hold actual bitcoin in a private and anonymous securitized wallet. This will pave the way for more alternative investments for years to come. We are thrilled to be a part of this moment in history,” says Chris Kline, Chief Operating Officer at BitCoinIRA.com.

To ensure the quality and security of its financial services, BitCoinIRA.com has entered into an exclusive partnership with Palo Alto-based BitGo, the industry leader in blockchain security and multi-signature wallets, which supports over $1 billion worth of transactions every month.

"We are humbled that BitGo's treasury management and policy controls will facilitate the secure storage and safe access of digital currencies for BitCoinIRA.com and its customers. We look forward to the growing use of digital currencies and the portfolio diversification for retail and institutional customers alike," said Jonathan Silverman, Director of Strategic Initiatives for BitGo.

“In these increasingly uncertain economic times, digital currencies like bitcoin will continue to grow in appeal and value,” says Moy. “BitCoinIRA.com offers a way for people to protect themselves against a volatile and unpredictable market.”

http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2016/05/17/bitcoiniracom-launches-revolutionary-%E2%80%9Cbitcoin-ira%E2%80%9D-investment-product-exclusively-retirem#axzz48vEocqLY

Very cool, a first for bitcoin, and a positive move for our industry.

[IMZ]

'Thanks to its truly global nature, it has a lower risk of collapse than more traditional investment assets, which depend on the strength of the dollar.'

This has gotta make you wonder about the behind-the-scenes conversations that have been going on since:

' . . . money that is not issued by governments is always doomed to failure.'

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/a-prediction-bitcoin-is-doomed-to-fail/?_r=0  November, 2013

[Dyna]

'Thanks to its truly global nature, it has a lower risk of collapse than more traditional investment assets, which depend on the strength of the dollar.'

This has gotta make you wonder about the behind-the-scenes conversations that have been going on since:

' . . . money that is not issued by governments is always doomed to failure.'

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/27/a-prediction-bitcoin-is-doomed-to-fail/?_r=0  November, 2013

So, that is NYTimes November, 2013 prediction of Bitcoin doomed to fail.

[DNotes]

http://dcebrief.com/incorporating-your-bitcoin-income-into-your-tax-return-is-now-a-simpler-process/

[Chase]

The Four Pillars of Business Success is on Amazon! 


Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016
by Yong Alan (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463587143&sr=8-3&keywords=the+four+pillars+of+business+success

[Dyna]

The Four Pillars of Business Success is on Amazon! 


Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016
by Yong Alan (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463587143&sr=8-3&keywords=the+four+pillars+of+business+success

Thanks, Chase. You are quick.

[Dyna]

Hello everyone. Thank you for your support and encouragement to see me through in one of my most important accomplishments. My book is now available on Amazon. It will very soon be available in hard cover, paperback, and Kindle Select.

Kindle will have exclusive distribution rights for the first 90 days. Accordingly, the e-book version will not be available on our site until later. We are aggressively promoting worldwide distribution of this book and believe that it will go a long way as an invaluable guide to business owners and other entrepreneur.

The actual publication of this book is significantly ahead of our schedule, making it unnecessary to continue the Kickstarter campaign. In view of that, we are ending our Kickstarter campaign. You will not be charged for the amount you have pledged. I am most grateful for your support.

If you have a chance to read the book soon, you will be doing me the biggest favor by being one of the first to leave a book review on Amazon. Again, thank you very much for your kind support.
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Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016

by Yong Alan (Author)

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The Four Pillars of Business Success is a business book written to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and managers learn to develop the strong foundation every business needs to be the best in its class. The book's author, Alan Yong, utilizes the insights he has gained over the course of four decades in business to offer today's entrepreneurs a roadmap to success. This book is written to help them overcome many of the most common strategic and operational challenges confronting today's companies. In a world where more than two-thirds of all business enterprises fail within their first ten years, The Four Pillars of Business Success calls upon its readers to return to first principles to achieve real and lasting success.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463580632&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Four+Pillars+of+Business+Success+by+Alan+Yong

[TeeGee]

Hello everyone. Thank you for your support and encouragement to see me through in one of my most important accomplishments. My book is now available on Amazon. It will very soon be available in hard cover, paperback, and Kindle Select.

Kindle will have exclusive distribution rights for the first 90 days. Accordingly, the e-book version will not be available on our site until later. We are aggressively promoting worldwide distribution of this book and believe that it will go a long way as an invaluable guide to business owners and other entrepreneur.

The actual publication of this book is significantly ahead of our schedule, making it unnecessary to continue the Kickstarter campaign. In view of that, we are ending our Kickstarter campaign. You will not be charged for the amount you have pledged. I am most grateful for your support.

If you have a chance to read the book soon, you will be doing me the biggest favor by being one of the first to leave a book review on Amazon. Again, thank you very much for your kind support.
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The book will be offered by many retailers worldwide. You will be seeing different price points though our MSRP is the same to everyone.


Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016

by Yong Alan (Author)

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The Four Pillars of Business Success is a business book written to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and managers learn to develop the strong foundation every business needs to be the best in its class. The book's author, Alan Yong, utilizes the insights he has gained over the course of four decades in business to offer today's entrepreneurs a roadmap to success. This book is written to help them overcome many of the most common strategic and operational challenges confronting today's companies. In a world where more than two-thirds of all business enterprises fail within their first ten years, The Four Pillars of Business Success calls upon its readers to return to first principles to achieve real and lasting success.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463580632&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Four+Pillars+of+Business+Success+by+Alan+Yong

Very well done Alan. We are all very proud to have watched and been a part where able. It is great to see the published book online and for sale. I'm beginning to post it around the place. Now to get it into the hands of all the people who need it most.

This is another successful early step in the campaign - we have more work to do. Can't wait to see what's next.

[Chase]

Hello everyone. Thank you for your support and encouragement to see me through in one of my most important accomplishments. My book is now available on Amazon. It will very soon be available in hard cover, paperback, and Kindle Select.

Kindle will have exclusive distribution rights for the first 90 days. Accordingly, the e-book version will not be available on our site until later. We are aggressively promoting worldwide distribution of this book and believe that it will go a long way as an invaluable guide to business owners and other entrepreneur.

The actual publication of this book is significantly ahead of our schedule, making it unnecessary to continue the Kickstarter campaign. In view of that, we are ending our Kickstarter campaign. You will not be charged for the amount you have pledged. I am most grateful for your support.

If you have a chance to read the book soon, you will be doing me the biggest favor by being one of the first to leave a book review on Amazon. Again, thank you very much for your kind support.
---------------------
The book will be offered by many retailers worldwide. You will be seeing different price points though our MSRP is the same to everyone.


Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016

by Yong Alan (Author)

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The Four Pillars of Business Success is a business book written to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and managers learn to develop the strong foundation every business needs to be the best in its class. The book's author, Alan Yong, utilizes the insights he has gained over the course of four decades in business to offer today's entrepreneurs a roadmap to success. This book is written to help them overcome many of the most common strategic and operational challenges confronting today's companies. In a world where more than two-thirds of all business enterprises fail within their first ten years, The Four Pillars of Business Success calls upon its readers to return to first principles to achieve real and lasting success.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463580632&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Four+Pillars+of+Business+Success+by+Alan+Yong

Very well done Alan. We are all very proud to have watched and been a part where able. It is great to see the published book online and for sale. I'm beginning to post it around the place. Now to get it into the hands of all the people who need it most.

This is another successful early step in the campaign - we have more work to do. Can't wait to see what's next.

"We are all very proud to have watched and been a part where able." I agree totally, it has been inspiring to watch this (and every other DNotes project for that matter) unfold. 

[IMZ]

‘ . . . we believe that organizations and institutions that don’t quickly assess the potential of blockchain and begin experimenting with it risk falling behind as the world undergoes what we see as a tectonic shift.’

https://news.bitcoin.com/ibm-govt-blockchain-falling-behind/

In the playgrounds of my childhood, if one kid ‘got one up’ on another, she’d go, ‘Nah nah nannah nah!!!’

Well, all you bankers and suchlike --- like the Australian bank that had its complaints section treat me like dirt for 16 weeks over a simple enquiry about blockchain technology -- ‘Nah nah nannah nah!!!’

P.s.: well done, Alan.

[Dyna]

Hello everyone. Thank you for your support and encouragement to see me through in one of my most important accomplishments. My book is now available on Amazon. It will very soon be available in hard cover, paperback, and Kindle Select.

Kindle will have exclusive distribution rights for the first 90 days. Accordingly, the e-book version will not be available on our site until later. We are aggressively promoting worldwide distribution of this book and believe that it will go a long way as an invaluable guide to business owners and other entrepreneur.

The actual publication of this book is significantly ahead of our schedule, making it unnecessary to continue the Kickstarter campaign. In view of that, we are ending our Kickstarter campaign. You will not be charged for the amount you have pledged. I am most grateful for your support.

If you have a chance to read the book soon, you will be doing me the biggest favor by being one of the first to leave a book review on Amazon. Again, thank you very much for your kind support.
---------------------
The book will be offered by many retailers worldwide. You will be seeing different price points though our MSRP is the same to everyone.


Improve Your Odds - The Four Pillars of Business Success Hardcover – May 15, 2016

by Yong Alan (Author)

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The Four Pillars of Business Success is a business book written to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and managers learn to develop the strong foundation every business needs to be the best in its class. The book's author, Alan Yong, utilizes the insights he has gained over the course of four decades in business to offer today's entrepreneurs a roadmap to success. This book is written to help them overcome many of the most common strategic and operational challenges confronting today's companies. In a world where more than two-thirds of all business enterprises fail within their first ten years, The Four Pillars of Business Success calls upon its readers to return to first principles to achieve real and lasting success.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/Improve-Your-Odds-Pillars-Business/dp/0692718877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463580632&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Four+Pillars+of+Business+Success+by+Alan+Yong

Very well done Alan. We are all very proud to have watched and been a part where able. It is great to see the published book online and for sale. I'm beginning to post it around the place. Now to get it into the hands of all the people who need it most.

This is another successful early step in the campaign - we have more work to do. Can't wait to see what's next.

"We are all very proud to have watched and been a part where able." I agree totally, it has been inspiring to watch this (and every other DNotes project for that matter) unfold. 

The Four Pillars of Business Success is now available worldwide in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle. It is available on Amazon and soon on many other outlets as well. We are also committing to some major book reviews which will take 5 to 8 weeks. This is a significant accomplishment that will open a lot of doors for DNotes. Developing a close working relationship with business owners and their employees is our pathway to mass adoption of DNotes. We are in this for the long term, building DNotes as the trusted global digital currency with a purpose and a clear vision.

We are a trailblazer, not just "me too" followers. It may not always be easy to understand why we are involved in things other than just DNotes the currency. The book explains that in great details in Chapter 15 - The DNotes Story. It also made mention of DNotes Global, Inc., 25% owned by all of DNotes stakeholders at this time. DNotes Global is the major beneficiary of 85% of the revenue from the book. I will personally be paid 15% in royalty distribution. This is the first revenue stream for the company and it could be very significant, allowing us to fund our R & D and further expansion. DNotes is a real life use case (a truly text book case) of the book. I strongly believe that there isn't any other projects of such purpose and vision worthy of mass support and acceptance. We all need to help get the word out.

Our next phase is to focus on some major R & D projects starting the second half of this year. One of the themes of the book is that we do not participate in anything without a full commitment to be equal to or better than the competition. To accomplish that we must use our very precious time wisely. We will be making an important announcement next week after giving serious consideration to various options on how we can make the best use of our time.

[IMZ]

Community Announcement

Firstly, deep breath:

it really really really looks as though Yobit exchange is goin' bad. As a few of you know, IndiaMikeZulu gets around Planet Krypto 'cause we trade a range of coins (as well as our devving). My point is that I trade CBX on Yobit, and other CBX guys and I have been watching the 'slide in zombie-ism' for several weeks: no mod or intelligent responses in the troll box, lots and lots of wallets down, withdrawals not coming through, Support Tickets unanswered.

N.B.: the reason this is no biggie is because Dnotes has a berth a Poloniex. (The CBX guys would sure like a berth at Poloniex!)

So, don't deposit coin at Yobit.

Mark

[IMZ]

Woo hoo! Have scraped up a bit of Bitcoin for C-CEX trading. Although Dyna forgave me for selling Dnotes (to trade), it's our strict rule that we only trade a crypto if we buy more than we sell -- perhaps only a pinch; but it's the difference between 'empty' trading, which is ultimately injurious to a coin, and a defensible form of trading.

So, if both Safecex and Yobit are . . . ahem . . . under a cloud, then C-CEX is the place to add a little volume to Dnotes.

Mark

[Dyna]

Woo hoo! Have scraped up a bit of Bitcoin for C-CEX trading. Although Dyna forgave me for selling Dnotes (to trade), it's our strict rule that we only trade a crypto if we buy more than we sell -- perhaps only a pinch; but it's the difference between 'empty' trading, which is ultimately injurious to a coin, and a defensible form of trading.

So, if both Safecex and Yobit are . . . ahem . . . under a cloud, then C-CEX is the place to add a little volume to Dnotes.

Mark

Sometimes, one has to sell to clear "log jammed" in order to get things moving. We thank you and others for those efforts.

C-Cex is a good exchange. I hope it will eventually get more support from our industry.

[DNotes]

http://dcebrief.com/visa-turns-to-blockchain-development/

[Dyna]

Always strive to be the Best in Class:

No company ever becomes the best in class by accident. You have to position your business to achieve that status, and that is a mission of such size and scope that you simply cannot accomplish it without implementing winning strategies. All of this represents the type of serious commitment that will require the utmost focus, discipline, patience, persistence, tenacity, and leadership skills if you are to be successful. And yes, those are the principles and traits that Jim Collins identified in his book “Good to Great.” He found them all in abundance among level 5 leaders, and referred to this philosophy of duality as the Stockdale Paradox - a reference to the late Vice Admiral James Stockdale’s coping strategy during his imprisonment in a POW camp during the Vietnam War.

Stockdale had described the mental state that it took to survive the camps as one that recognized the importance of acknowledging your current challenges while still maintaining the focus, discipline, patience, persistence, and tenacity needed to maintain faith in your own vision for success.

That is the essential trait of leadership that is all too often lacking in the business world today. It is a principle that recognizes that leaders choose to accept the blunt and brutal facts of their reality, but never lose sight of their belief that the right team and strategy, skillfully executed, can ensure that they prevail when all is said and done.

In business, many fail to meet their goals because they never build the type of foundation that provides them with the complete package they need for success. The ability and discipline to focus on all of the things that matter, along with the passion to excel in every single department, function, and business activity, is absolutely critical for ensuring that you have the optimum opportunity for business success. You cannot afford to let yourself be blindsided by overconfidence due to a misguided faith in your ability to excel in just one or two skill sets - or hope that superiority in those areas will somehow mask your mediocrity in every other area.

It doesn’t really matter if you believe that you have tried your best, or that you have worked hard to do your part. When others on your team fail to bring their skill sets to bear in a way that helps you to excel in every area of your business, then you leave yourself open to failure. One or two areas of competency are not enough to succeed; the true measure of your competitive superiority can only be found in the total of all of your scores.

Everything is interrelated. It might seem as though poor performance in one area of your business is isolated to that function, but that is simply not the case. Poor performance in one aspect of your business degrades performance everywhere else. It means that when you are weak in certain areas of your company’s operations, your scores are not only lower in those areas but they impact the scores of other areas as well. Ultimately, that causes your overall business performance score to suffer.

Remember, your business is a complete system. Every subsystem within your company either helps or harms every other subsystem. All of those components or subsystems have an impact on the output and performance of every business function and the business as a whole. When there is weakness in any area, the business is weaker than it should be. Components that fail to perform at peak levels tend to bring down the performance of other components, and the overall impact is magnified in proportion to the total number of interdependent parts at work within the system. Moreover, the more complex the system is, the more impact each individual component has on the entirety of the company.

Complexity increases interdependence, and magnifies the impact any given component has, whether for good or ill. When components operate at peak performance, greater productivity and positive benefits can be enjoyed. When there are weaknesses, the exact opposite is true.

It can sometimes be hard to envision just how important it is to deliver a complete package, but there is an example that can offer some illumination on the subject. Just think about your favorite talent show or sports competition where winners are determined by a panel of judges, with the total scores from eight different criteria used to make that decision. A competitor who scores 10 out of 10 in two categories, but who has mediocre scores of 7 of 10 in the other six categories will ultimately lose out to the competitor who manages to score 8 of 10 across all eight categories.

And so it is with the world of business. Being the best in class in every category is always a winning strategy whenever it is tried. To be the best in class, you have to realize that everything matters, though there are always a few that matter a lot more than others. The most important of them all are the four pillars of business success; you, your great ideas, your employees, and your customers. Focus on them to improve your odds of business success.

Stay tuned for more:
Please join me in my quest to get the word out. The book is now available:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0692718877/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=&sr=

For more about the book including chapter summation visit:https://fourpillarsofbusinesssuccess.com/