DasCoin set to SkyRocket after launching on Public Exchanges – DasCoin

DasCoin, the global blockchain technology solutions provider, looks set to skyrocket after listing on three public cryptocurrency exchanges following its public event, DasCoin: The Evolution of Money at the O2 Arena, London attracting more than 3,000 crypto enthusiasts.

CoinFalcon (https://coinfalcon.com) is one of the first exchanges to list DasCoin, along with BTC-Alpha and EUBX. The CoinFalcon listing, which appeared live on April 27 2018, includes trading pairs DasCoin (DASC) with BTC, ETH and Euro Trading and is part of the overall plan by DasCoin, branded The Currency of Trust, to bring crypto-currency to the mainstream. Across the three new exchanges, traders will be able to buy and sell DasCoin with USD, Euro, BTC and ETH.

DasCoin, founded in 2016 by visionary Michael Mathias, draws on the strengths of both traditional currencies  and emerging digital currencies while addressing their weaknesses. Its super-fast blockchain has capacity to process up to 100,000 transactions per second and it is built upon Graphene technology and BitShares, a peer-to-peer, decentralized, distributed ledger which has been in use since the early days of cryptocurrency and is used by three of the top 10 Blockchains in the world.

The new exchange listing represents a milestone in the company’s history and is the first in a series of announcements to be made by the company. Forthcoming announcements are set to include further exchange listings, (which could include HitBTC). Up p to 10  new ICO partners, some of whom made presentations at the recent event in London,  are set to utilize DasCoin blockchain. Meanwhile, NetLeaders, DasCoin’s decentralized marketing community, is gaining rapidly in popularity and has authenticated the DasCoin proposition in more than 100  countries worldwide, including Poland, UK, Nigeria, Germany and Philippines.

There has been growing interest in the DasCoin blockchain-powered ecosystem, with its vision to lay down  a global bedrock of trust that unlocks prosperity for everyone. By eliminating the problems of traditional money and adapting trust to the digital age, the team at DasCoin feels this will create a better system for holding and exchanging value and could be the best long-term currency hold as well as one of the biggest gainers in 2018.

The products offered by DasCoin include blockchain-services for entrepreneurs, start-ups, banks, governments and enterprises. DasCoin uses a consortium blockchain to make it faster, more efficient and more secure;

  • Transactions confirmed in just six seconds
  • Network of users authenticated by banking standard KYC procedures
  • Through DasPay, DasCoin to be accepted in millions of merchants worldwide
  • Balanced by a responsive, transparent, system of governance
  • Smart-chip enabled hardware wallet makes DasCoin the most secure digital currency

On April , 2018, DasCoin released its codebase onto Github to ensure that every piece of information in its’ blockchain can be shared or queried, making DasCoin’s blockchain fully transparent.

Additionally, DasCoin are not “mined” like those of Bitcoin and other “proof-of-work” coins. Instead DasCoin utilizes a “minting process” which results in a significant reduction in energy consumption, as well as a more equitable distribution of value.

Michael Mathias, CEO of DasCoin, said: “Public trading is a significant milestone in the DasCoin story, and listing on these initial exchanges is a testament to the interest in our unique blockchain solutions model. It fulfils the promise of a huge amount of work by DasCoin and continues to build upon the launch of our proprietary blockchain in March last year.

Mathias continued: “We are pleased to be partnering with three exchanges, some established and other new innovative market entrants as we continue on this journey.  We look forward to announcing many more as we continue to expand our blockchain alliance.”

It’s a time-tested stock market strategy – snapping up stocks in the hope of earning quick gains once the stocks start trading, so now could be a good time to buy DasCoin. Crypto-currencies have attracted a lot of interest of late with  more than $400 billion of tradable crypto-assets and ICOs raising more than $13bn for blockchain-related start-ups. The first 90 days of launch often sees the biggest gains.

More information on exchanges and trading DasCoin (DASC) can be found at:

BTC Alpha – https://btc-alpha.com/exchange/

Coin Falcon – https://coinfalcon.com/

European Blockchain Exchange (EUBX) – https://eubx.io/

Contact:

Website: https://dascoin.com/

News: https://dascoin.com/news/

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The Currency of Tomorrow is Here

Makor Group Launches a New Crypto Brokerage Firm: Enigma Securities.

The Makor Group (“Makor”) is an international brokerage firm makes its mark on the cryptocurrency market with the launch of Enigma Securities, a specialized broker-dealer giving institutional clients access to the cryptocurrency market.

Makor’s aim is to provide clients with a transparent, liquid and compliant environment in which to trade cryptocurrency. Makor has leveraged relationships with major global banks to provide a custodian solution for institutions who want to trade cryptocurrencies. Through Enigma, institutional clients will be able to sell and settle in crypto as well as in US dollars.

The launch of Enigma is a natural next step for the Makor Group which has been a cutting-edge, independent brokerage and research firm since 2011. Michael Halimi, Makor Group’s CEO, explains, “Crypto is a new asset class and an opportunity that our clients want to leverage, but there are few actionable solutions available in the market. We are excited to be the first independent broker to provide such services to our clients.” Halimi’s goal is to make Enigma Securities, and the Makor Group, a leading global broker dealer and a premier global provider of cryptocurrency market access. 

Enigma Securities will provide liquidity for the main cryptocurrencies in US dollars. Enigma is also building an innovative research product to help Institutional clients manage their market exposure to crypto assets and ICOs. 

Makor Group (www.makor-capital.com

Major was established in March 2011 by Michael Halimi and Avi Bouhadana, two ex-senior managers at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe. Makor is authorized and regulated by the FCA and Makor’s core business is to provide financial Securities research and execution to institutional investors across a spectrum of products including Cash Equities, Fixed Income securities, Derivatives and FX. 

With offices in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Geneva, Gibraltar, Tel Aviv and Singapore, and over 120 group employees, Makor offers its clients 24-hour global trading providing a single point of contact for more than 90 execution venues in cash equities only.

Makor provides its clients with original and innovative trading ideas specializing in risk arbitrage, special situations, relative value and event-driven opportunities for clients and regularly ranks in the Top 3 of the Thomson Reuters EXTEL risk-arb research surveys.

Makor acts only as an agent and is therefore not susceptible to the various conflicts in the industry. Makor takes no proprietary positions and as such acts wholly and exclusively for the benefit of the client.  Makor’s understanding of local markets and extensive client relationships built over 30 years industry experience, allows us to tap into local institutional portfolios in order to maximize liquidity for clients. 

Besides the client relationships Makor has strong relationships with global custodians and prime brokers. These international custodians, which provide essential services across all asset classes, are the oil that keeps the trading engine running smoothly.  Prime brokerage services including custody and trade settlement are as important to the clients as the execution itself and in some cases even more important.  Settlement of trading activity needs to be timely and problem free.

Cryptocurrency Based Online Poker Room CoinPoker Launches the First Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP) with a Prize Pool of 10,000,000 CHP

A poker room built on blockchain technology, CoinPoker is a well and truly on its way to revolutionizing the concept of online poker with the launch of the first Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP). These daily tournaments will take place between May 27 and June 3, offering a total prize pool of ten million CHP (the official cryptocurrency of the platform).

May 11, 2018

CoinPoker, a cryptocurrency-based online poker room built on trust and transparency, is delighted to announce the official launch of the first Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP). This unique poker series has been launched to give back to the adopters that have supported CoinPoker from its earliest stages of development. The series will comprise of daily tournaments taking place between May 27 and June 3, and the total prize pool for it will comprise of ten million CHP, the official cryptocurrency of CoinPoker.

“Join in on a week of daily tournaments taking place between May 27 and June 3. The series kicks off with quarter and half a million CHP prize pools, and ends with an epic final event where 2,500,000 CHP is yours for the taking,” said a senior spokesperson from CoinPoker.

Although the popularity of online poker has increased by leaps and bounds over the last few years, the players still encounter several complex problems such as lack of control over the funds, lack of transparency in technology, problematic withdrawal processes, and high burn rate for the recreational players.

CoinPoker’s online poker platform utilizes a fully decentralized set of contracts to eliminate or limit the major problems faced by the online poker community. Operating on Ethereum smart contract based crypto-currency protocols; CoinPoker recently introduced their new cryptocurrency named CHP. The advantage of this cryptocurrency is that it can be purchased online from anywhere around the world, offers a very high speed of processing, and can be used to play poker on the CoinPoker platform. Since its introduction, the value of CHP token has experienced a steady increase.

Prior to the introduction of the Crypto Series of Poker, CoinPoker attracted the attention of the poker enthusiasts around the world by partnering with some of the largest poker tournaments in Asia. They teamed up with the Japanese Poker Association (JPA) for this year’s Japan Poker Cup that started in April and will continue till August. Nine thousand players from as many as sixty poker venues in Japan are expected to compete for the cup and a probable seat at the next WSOP. By sponsoring Japan Poker Cup, CoinPoker has made significant contribution towards assisting the Japanese Poker Association achieve their vision for making poker accessible to all residents of Japan.

CoinPoker also collaborates with the Asian Poker Tour, one of Asia’s most exciting poker tournaments with the track record of staging more than eighty major events and numerous smaller tournaments mostly in the Asia-Pacific Region.

“On top of the benefits for online poker players, our collaboration with multiple poker leagues in the form of online satellites make live poker events accessible to players in different corners of the world,” says Paulius Mikaliunas, the Head of Poker Operations at CoinPoker. “The release of our upcoming mobile app will help boost these efforts, alongside ambitious plans for diversifying the games on our platform to ultimately give CHP investors and CoinPoker players more value.”

To find out more about the just launched Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP), please visit https://coinpoker.com/promotions/csop

About CoinPoker: CoinPoker is a poker room built on blockchain technology that offers fantastic value for both poker players and cryptocurrency community members alike. The platform also has its own cryptocurrency CHP that can be used to play poker safely and comfortably on the platform. They have just launched the first Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP).

Contact: Sarah Hamid

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://coinpoker.com/

Announcing the launch of ETH/USD Futures

UK TRADING PLATFORM CRYPTO FACILITIES LAUNCHES ETHEREUM FUTURES ETH futures contract to bring greater efficiency and liquidity to crypto markets

LONDON, 11th May 2018 – Crypto Facilities, a world-leading cryptocurrency trading platform, today announced the launch of futures for Ethereum. The new derivatives contract will start trading at 4pm UK time today.

The first Ethereum futures to be offered by a regulated firm, the products will enable market participants to take a long or short position in the cryptocurrency, allowing them to broaden investment opportunities and manage risks more effectively.

The new contract expands Crypto Facilities’ derivatives offering which currently includes Bitcoin and Ripple futures. Crypto Facilities is a world-leading cryptocurrency trading platform for professionals, offering individuals and institutions regulated, transparent and secure trading 24/7/365. The firm provides CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, with the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate that powers CME Group’s Bitcoin futures.

Timo Schlaefer, CEO of Crypto Facilities, said: “Ether is the second most liquid cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, trading in the billions of dollars daily, and we are excited to be launching ETH futures. The Ethereum network is the pre-eminent blockchain for smart contracts, and we believe this new trading instrument will attract more investors and bring greater liquidity to the marketplace.”

Toby Allen, Head of Digital Assets at Akuna Capital, said: “Akuna is excited to be a liquidity provider for the Crypto Facilities ETH futures product and is looking forward to seeing this much-needed product fill a gap in the market. The addition of a futures product enables crypto traders to take both long and short positions in ETH and is another giant leap in the development of the crypto asset class.”

Max Boonen, Founder of B2C2, said: “We welcome the launch of Ethereum futures by Crypto Facilities, a natural next step for the digital asset. The continuing evolution and commoditization we’re seeing in Ethereum will further increase liquidity in the marketplace, enabling participants to exchange assets seamlessly and unlock value. We look forward to providing liquidity for this new product.”

About Crypto Facilities
Crypto Facilities is a world-leading cryptocurrency trading platform for professionals, offering individuals and institutions regulated, transparent and secure trading 24/7/365. The firm is also a leading index provider, calculating and administering the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and Real Time Index powering the CME Group’s Bitcoin Futures. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, Crypto Facilities is authorized and regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. For more information, please visit www.cryptofacilities.com.

About Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a global derivatives trading firm, specializing in market making options and futures across a wide range of asset classes. Akuna is an active participant in the CME and CFE listed Bitcoin futures, as well as operating a flourishing OTC crypto futures and options business.

About B2C2
B2C2 is a leading cryptocurrency market maker. Bridging the gap between traditional financial and cryptocurrency markets, the company is trusted by clients globally for its ability to provide seamless execution in the major cryptocurrencies and fiat currency pairs.

Successful end of Eligma’s crowdsale raising 13,178 ETH. Major e-commerce market disruption is on its way

10 May 2018 – Eligma, a start-up dedicated to solving the issues surrounding contemporary commerce, finished its crowdsale on 9 May 2018 with a highly successful outcome. Its roadmap towards the creation of a worldwide e-commerce platform with smart features based on AI and blockchain technology convinced 1,668 supporters to contribute 13,178 ETH in total. The Eligma team, consisting of diverse experts, developers, partners like Microsoft, and a large advisor pool, is now looking forward to justifying the trust of its contributors and following its ambitious plans to revolutionize offline and online commerce with user-friendly solutions for simplifying both the buying and selling processes. Eligma’s first product, the Elipay cryptocurrency transaction system, is currently in the test integration phase and will be introduced at a number of stores in BTC City, a major European shopping centre striving to become the first Bitcoin City. Elipay aims to become a nationwide phenomenon by the end of the year, with Europe and the rest of the world to follow in the next few years, along with Eligma’s other commerce features.

Success despite market oscillations

After its presale, which effectively reached the soft cap, the crowdsale of the Eligma company proved just as successful. Over the entire campaign, 1,668 supporters contributed a total of 13,178 ETH. Dejan Roljic, Eligma CEO, said: “This is amazing success. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our early supporters who have contributed, and their number is exceptional. Eligma has proved that, despite the uncertain market conditions, a top-notch product and a well-designed roadmap will resonate with the consumer.” The team, deeply convinced of the significance of blockchain technology and their own products as a bridge between the online and offline worlds of commerce, is highly optimistic about their future developments. Over the next few years, their roadmap includes setting up an e-commerce platform enabling an effective smart discovery of best deals in all online stores at the same time in seconds, automatic inventory of one’s purchases, automated listings to sell one’s unwanted possessions at selected online selling sites, and a universal loyalty program rewarding the users with ELI crypto tokens.

Team strongly committed to goals and deadlines

Eligma is a creative hub of scientists, experts, developers, partnerships with major tech players like Microsoft, and a well-rounded global team of advisors – a combination that has effectively convinced the general public to support its innovative commerce solutions. As Eligma CEO Roljic stated: “Eligma’s next step is work and work alone. A big change is needed in contemporary commerce. It requires an optimization of resources and the creation of a user-friendly consumer experience by means of the latest technologies and innovations. We are committed to proving ourselves worthy of the trust of the community and delivering solutions with unique functionalities and value. The transformation of traditional commerce concepts and foundations has begun.”

Disruptive milestones effectively achieved

Since the start of the campaign in late February, Eligma has convincingly followed its roadmap. It has presented an alpha version of some of its AI discovery features that will enable an extremely fast and accurate online search. In April, it test-launched its Elipay cryptocurrency transaction system in BTC City, one of the biggest regional shopping centres, aspiring to make cryptocurrencies part of everyday offline shopping experience and creating a real-life Bitcoin City. The team’s plan is to further Elipay’s impact on the national level till the end of the year, and give it a European and then global dimension in the next few years. Similarly, Eligma’s smart AI-driven product discovery is to be operational in Slovenia till the end of 2018, with one of the further milestones being the expansion to the UK markets in 2019.

To learn more about the AI-driven blockchain platform that is about to transform online and offline shopping, visit www.eligma.io.

EQUI CAPITAL EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS, READIES FOR PUBLIC PRE-SALE – EQUI CAPITAL

EQUI CAPITAL EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS, READIES FOR PUBLIC PRE-SALE

EQUI Capital – the hands behind EQUI Platform, a new Blockchain powered-investment platform – has announced that it has now re-launched with an extended ICO and plans to kick off its Public Pre-Sale on the 15th of May.

The re-launch of the ICO comes after EQUI Capital acquired new partnerships and advisors to expand its vision to accommodate not only technology startups, but further a slew of new asset classes – teasing involvement in “real estate development, to biotech, classic assets and more”.

EQUI Platform leverages Blockchain technology to enable cryptocurrency investors to dip their toes into investment projects such as technology firms, real estate projects, and other opportunities that have previously been the exclusive domain of high net-worth individuals and venture capitalists.

Investment opportunities on the platform are sourced by highly experienced investment professionals from Doug Barrowman’s well established investment group, Knox Group of Companies, who will aggressively target technology advances that address large markets, and further source global real-estate projects and other asset-orientated opportunities.

EQUIToken holders will be able to become accredited investors on the EQUI Platform, and invest in such initiatives using the platform’s native fiat-backed currency EQUIVest (which is pegged to the US Dollar on a 1:1 ratio), which can be received in exchange for EQUITokens. Investors will benefit by receiving a share of generated profits through their EQUIVest holdings, which can later be sold in exchange for EQUITokens or fiat currency.

The EQUI Platform employs smart contracts to store information about various investment opportunities on the Ethereum Blockchain – recording not only capitalisations, project targets, and maturity dates, but further marking participant investments, distributions, transactions, and rewards.

Doug Barrowman, founder and Chairman of the Knox Group of Companies

A re-launched ICO, with renewed confidence.

EQUI Capital first launched in the third quarter of 2017, and succeeded in raising an impressive $7 million USD within days of the project’s private pre-sale, which launched in February this year.

Sensing new opportunity, and after consultation and feedback with both community investors and project advisors, EQUI Capital elected to expand both its ICO and project scope in conjunction with Blockchain and ICO experts to deliver an even deeper offering. The firm’s decision to extend its ICO now offers interested investors with greater chance to participate in the launch of the EQUI Platform.

Leading investment and business figures, too, have come to lend their expertise and voices to the venture. Notably, the project boasts the expertise of Lady Michelle Mone – the Baroness of Mayfair – who is widely respected as one of the United Kingdom’s leading business figures.

Lady Michelle Mone, Baroness of Mayfair OBE

“Over the past 20 years I have had the privilege of working with many entrepreneurs, investors and projects. This has given me the insight to identify truly unique, exciting and globally relevant projects that have the potential to impact industry. Having recently ventured in to the world of Cryptocurrency, my eyes have been opened even further, hence the launch of EQUI, which I really do believe is set to drastically shift the investment landscape. I am honoured to be part of this journey with some incredibly driven and innovative professionals. Watch this space.”, says the Baroness of Mayfair.

The venture has further partnered with leading capital raising agency CoinFabric to assist with the ICO roll-out, as well as Blockchain Advisory, who will work with the team to bridge the gap between the traditional capital era and cryptocurrency.

In an impressive stroke for investors, EQUI Capital’s re-launch arrives with the release of a new website, a one pager, FAQs, an improved team, as well as a new Public Pre-Sale whitelist; and an evolved white paper coming soon. The venture’s MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is slated for beta release this month.

EQUI Capital’s ICO has now been extended until the 30th of June, and the company has now confirmed that its public pre-sale will launch on the 15th of May, and its public crowdsale will accordingly kick off on the 1st of June. Payments are accepted in the form of Ethereum (ETH), or fiat (USD/GBP) via direct wire transfer.

ABOUT KNOX GROUP OF COMPANIES

Since 2008, Doug Barrowman has built Knox Group of Companies. Under Doug’s management, Knox has put together a successful collection of businesses, which cover private equity, property, wealth management and protection, assets management, with assets under management and administration approaching £3 billion. In 2011, Barrowman co-founded the KHG Private Equity Fund. The Knox Group of Companies has over 350 staff in a number of international locations.

ABOUT EQUI CAPITAL

EQUI Capital is the brainchild of Doug Barrowman and Lady Michelle Mone (The Baroness of Mayfair, and one of the United Kingdom’s most Influential business people). After many years of executing successful investments in multiple industries and investment types, Doug and Michelle decided to give the rest of the world an opportunity to share in their vision through the EQUI Platform. The EQUI Platform, backed by EQUI Capital and the Knox Group of Companies, is a Blockchain powered investment platform giving everyone an opportunity to invest in pre-vetted and curated investment opportunities.

Website: https://equi.capital

Whitelist: https://equi.capital

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Disclaimer: This article has been sponsored by EQUI Capital

Win $300 of Ethereum – Every Day until Sunday May 13th

DALLAS, TX – Organizers of the second Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference (which is being held in September at Dallas) are running a special promotion. Every attendee who buys their ticket before 9:59pm each day will be put into a complimentary raffle, where one lucky winner will receive $300 of Ethereum transferred to their wallet immediately. (Considering that, on a typical day, ticket sales range from four to ten, the odds of winning stand at between 10% and 25%.)

“I am stoked about Ethereum’s rally this past month”, said Mr. Jacobs. “Ethereum is up more than 700% year-on-year, and some insiders believe this number two crypto will blow right on past Bitcoin, straight into number one cryptocurrency status. As always, it pays to get in while the gettin’s good, so I’ve decide to run this special promotion. Every day, until Sunday, we’re giving away $300 of Ethereum at 10pm. Every person who bought a ticket will be put in a hat, and we’re going to draw ONE name. If you win, we’ll transfer $300 of Ethereum into your wallet right away.”

This second conference – which follows on from the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference that took place in February – is being held in Dallas on September 14th, 15th, and 16th.

Headline speakers include:

Tim Draper – the billionaire venture capitalist whose firm successfully bet on Skype, Twitter, Tesla, and Space X before they got big, who predicts that Bitcoin will hit $250k by 2022.

Randi Zuckerberg – Founder & CEO of Zuckerberg Media & early Facebook executive, who is now leading several future-tech initiatives, and is one of the most well-connected future-tech professionals in Silicon Valley.

Mark Yusko – the Wall Street money man who not only runs a $4.5 billion hedge fund, but is also betting $500 million of “smart money” into cryptocurrency and blockchain assets.

Nick Spanos – the founder of Blockchain Technologies Corp and an early member of the Bitcoin scene who was featured on Netflix’s Banking on Bitcoin movie.

David Hirsch – an enforcement attorney from the SEC, who’s going to talk about how the world’s most important financial regulator is softening its stance towards blockchain.

Lyn Ulbricht – the mother of Ross Ulbricht, who was unjustly imprisoned for his role in creating the Silk Road marketplace and democratizing commerce.

And many others.

The overarching theme of all their talks, and the entire conference, will be the next crypto and blockchain market cycle. All signals indicate that crypto is heading back into bull territory, and when the new market cycle begins, it’s going to make a new wave of blockchain investors seriously rich. This conference is about discovering how “smart money” is already getting in before the next rush.

Tickets to the Super Conference usually cost $897 but are available a special Summer price of $597:

https://www.thefuturetechexpo.com/register/

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Press contact:

Richard Jacobs

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(888) 448-4590

About the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference II:

This three-day conference will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas from Friday September 14th to Sunday September 16th, 2018. We are expecting more than 1,000 attendees, at least 50 headline speakers, and upward of 50 exhibitors – with talks from founders, developers, and early-stage investors of cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups, including many that are planning ICOs throughout the last quarter of 2018 and 2019. The focus will be on the next crypto market cycle.

More information is available at:

https://www.thefuturetechexpo.com/register/

Bitcoin – Turning money from a legal agreement back to a commodity

Is bitcoin a currency, commodity, or something else? There are a lot of arguments either and every which way. Like a commodity, bitcoin’s value frequently fluctuates, in contrast to the general stability of currencies. Yet unlike traditional commodities, bitcoin can and does facilitate purchasing. One could argue then that bitcoin is a commodity-based currency.

Could this unique nature shift money from being strictly a legal agreement back to being commodity based? Most forms of currency are little more than figments of our imagination. Money has no intrinsic value outside of the paper it’s printed on and the ink used. Despite this, human civilization is primarily organized around the exchange of money. By and large, it seems that imagination itself may be enough to make the world go round.

Still, by examining extreme cases, we can see what happens when people lose faith in money. In 2008, inflation in Zimbabwe hit nearly 100% per day, meaning money would lose half of its value in a single day! Because of this, people refused to keep their money in banks. If they had money, most would spend it immediately as holding onto it meant losing wealth.

Money’s value changes as our views on its value change. Indeed, the values of currencies change every day as exchange rates fluctuate in the massive global foreign exchange (FOREX) market. Currencies that are allowed to trade freely with one another and that don’t derive their value from anything else are called “fiat” currencies.

Yet currencies weren’t always fiat. In fact, through much of human history, currencies derived their value from commodities, such as gold and other metals. Once upon a time, the metal that made up coins was what the money itself derived its value from.

Even paper money was once tied to commodities. From 1944 to 1973, the American dollar’s value was pegged to gold. In theory, you could take your dollars and exchange them for a specified amount of gold (in practice, this was limited). Many other currencies were, in turn, pegged to the value of the dollar. However, the dollar’s strong value and other conditions lead to the collapse of the gold standard.

These days,  no country is using a currency that is directly tied to a commodity. Instead, fiat currencies are legal agreements that derive their value from our imagination. Which brings us back to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Do they count as a “commodity” based currency? Is bitcoin even a currency? Or is it perhaps a commodity?

Views on this are mixed, but  U.S. federal district judge Jack Weinstein recently ruled that “virtual currencies” are, in fact, a commodity. Judge Weinstein was less concerned with jumping into the theory behind money and instead the application of the law. By ruling that bitcoin was a commodity, the judge signified that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission had oversight and could pursue a lawsuit against Coin Drop Markets.

According to judge Weinstein, bitcoin met the “plain” definition of a commodity. What does this mean? One of the defining elements of a commodity is that it’s interchangeable for other commodities of the same type and grade. One barrel of sweet crude oil, for example, is the same as another barrel of the same type. These products are traded in mass on markets.

Sound familiar? This is similar to both bitcoin and traditional currencies. Outside of collector bills and coins, one traditional coin or bill is worth the same as another coin or bill of the same type. Yet currencies are different in that their worth is derived not from any intrinsic use or value but instead to facilitate business and trade.

Bitcoin seems to fall somewhere in-between. While bitcoin was established as a currency, thus far it has primarily been used as an investment asset. Like commodities, one bitcoin is valued the same as any other bitcoin and prices fluctuate dramatically. Like a currency, however, bitcoin’s primary use value is derived from facilitating exchange.

Moreover, like many commodities, bitcoin is “mined” or extracted. A distinct and expensive process, in this case solving algorithms, is used to create cryptocurrencies.  Bitcoin mining powers the entire bitcoin system by maintaining and expanding the public ledger. Mining costs money, principally in the form of electricity. Traditional money supplies, on the other hand, can be expanded at the whims of governments.

Both custom mining rigs (which cost money themselves) and consumer equipment (i.e. your home PC) require electricity to run. Someone has to pay for that electricity bill. This means that bitcoins themselves have an intrinsic and unavoidable cost.  Some argue that this cost gives rise to value.

While this angle is debatable, at the very least, mining costs create a minimal value at which bitcoin is viable. Commodities likewise have de facto viability floors. If the value of a commodity drops too much, people will stop extracting that commodity. For example, a few years ago plummeting oil prices pushed many oil producers out of business.

Commodities are traded through commodity markets. Most of the traders who buy commodity contracts have no intention of actually receiving the underlying commodity, say corn. Instead, they seek to profit off of rising and falling commodity prices.

Many bitcoin traders likewise hope to profit off of changing bitcoin prices. Some traders may go their entire trading career without using bitcoin to make a purchase. This likewise makes bitcoin similar to a commodity. Yet you can use bitcoin to make purchases. Indeed, countless businesses now accept bitcoin as payment. This makes bitcoin similar to a currency. On the other hand, you can’t make payments with bushels of corn or barrels of oil.

This in-between nature makes bitcoin a unique asset. Already, bitcoin is emerging as the next “recession” commodity. Akin to gold, economic and/or turbulence tends to increase bitcoin prices even as stock markets tumble. Bitcoin’s limited supply in combination with the costs of creating it and use-value as an exchange currency has made it attractive for people worried about economic downturns.

Meanwhile, as inflation marches on, reducing wealth where it stands, more people are beginning to question money itself. What’s the point of storing wealth in something that loses money? When currencies were based on commodities, one could hope that the value of the money itself would actually rise, rather than decrease. With governments capriciously increasing the money supply, there’s no real hope for that anymore.

Some have called for the return to the gold standard. Whether this is a wise idea or even feasible is beyond the scope of this article. Yet there might be a more readily available alternative anyways: using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In the marketplace, bitcoin already behaves like a commodity. Yet when it comes time to make a purchase, bitcoin can be used like a traditional currency.

One could argue that bitcoin combines the best attributes of fiat currencies and commodities, thus making it a commodity-based currency. As more people trade and use bitcoin, it could slowly change the way we interact with money. This could portend the move for at least some currencies back to a commodity-like system.

Yodse: Your Open Direct Sales Ecosystem

Ecosystem that brings digital transformation in industrial sector of economy with blockchain technology.

What is Yodse?

  • the first marketplace, connecting manufacturers and consumers of industrial segment of the market.
  • opportunity for manufacturers of industrial product family to enter the global market.
  • direct payments inside the network without intermediaries.
  • symbiosis of long-term experience and creative solutions based on the blockchain  technology.

Yodse project is created with the aim to:

Bring together interests, erasing borders and distances for customers and manufacturers in real economy, increasing efficiency, reducing financial and time costs.

Yodse is a project of the nearest future 2-5 years!

Yodse will help manufacturers to solve marketing issues associated with the need in the big staff of employees and to reduce costs on the own IT infrastructure maintenance and marketing and sale specialists. Yodse differs from other platforms in that it does not retain any fees for manufacturers registration, only in the case of real transaction conducting there is 1% fee as a  reward for the ecosystem’s services. Yodse helps each manufacturer to be represented on the platform due to the set of online instruments. Yodse provides training for people involved in information placement about produced goods, performing sales, control and analytics of sales.

Ecosystem Yodse is open for large business customers as well as private individual and it will also focus its attention on retail buyers of industrial products. Yodse reduces time and efforts in the process of search for essential price and quality.

Ecosystem gives total transparency, excluding intermediaries and as a result reduces risks associated with the fail of delivery or incomplete delivery. Customers will have warranties for the goods from manufacturers and have a clear vision about terms of delivery, will be able to choose optimal terms of delivery and cargo insurance. Thus, Yodse will reduce time expenses for both sides of transaction while carrying out routine procedures connected with concluding contracts and following transaction support. Yodse minimizes paper work and bureaucracy and helps to avoid chain of intermediaries.

Token holders get an opportunity to:

  • pay for platform services;
  • take part in referral program and earn rewards;
  • pay for services and products with manufacturers and vendor services;
  • give token loans and get income in tokens;
  • improve the work of the ecosystem and expand its functionality;
  • to keep assets in secured accounts for sale at a more favorable rate, which will
  • grow by increasing the number of participants in the ecosystem;
  • encourage scaling of the project and real economy sector development;
  • promote project development, which combines economical efficiency and social partnership.
  • Social partnership will consist in cooperation not only manufacturers with customers, but also in attracting to the ecosystem other people who seem to be far from production, business, but whose talents and entrepreneurial activity can help both the project and its participants. For example, copywriters, community managers, marketers and students from South-East Asian may be of benefit to a small, unknown African or Latin American producer to enter their local markets by providing assistance within the framework of the skills and competencies in which they are strong. Both parties will have guarantees on fulfillment of obligations.  Ecosystem includes rating system for reliable customers, manufacturers and participants of social partnership projects.

Finally, we have a decentralized and transparent ecosystem that will raise industrial market segment to a new level due to socially useful marketing that will be provided by a direct communication between customer and manufacturer, excluding imposition of illusive values on the end-product and as a result we receive product improvement based on real consumer demands. This is an evolutionary transformation on the path to the perfect capitalism.

Pre-ICO is carried out from 23 April 2018 and to 06 May 2018 with 30% bonus available within the entire period of the Pre-sale.

ICO from 20 May 2018 to 30 July 2018
20% bonus from 20 May 2018 to 31 May 2018
15% bonus from 01 June 2018 to 15 June 2018
10% bonus from 16 June 2018 to 30 June 2018
5% bonus from 1July 2018 to 15 July 2018
3% bonus from 16 July 2018 to 30 July 2018

To get more information about the project and join 30% bonus token pre-sale please visit: https://yodse.io/

CryptoSolarTech Finishes Successful Pre-ICO with the Goal of Making Cryptocurrency Mining Energy-Efficient Like Never Before

CryptoSolarTech, a blockchain start-up dedicated to addressing the problem of high energy consumption in cryptocurrency mining, has just completed a successful pre-ICO phase of their token sale campaign and broadly surpassed the softcap. A total supply of 1260 million tokens called CryptoSolarTech tokens (CST) is up for grabs during this ICO.

April 30, 2018

CryptoSolarTech is pleased to announce the successful completion of the pre-ICO phase of their token sale campaign. A blockchain start-up, this pioneering venture looks to fix one of the glaring problems of cryptocurrency mining by making it energy-efficient and environment-friendly. Their token sale campaign will continue until July 14, offering a total supply of 1260 million proprietary tokens of the ecosystem named CryptoSolarTech tokens (CST) with a minimum investment of 100 tokens. The collected funds during the ICO will be used to both construct a solar photovoltaic pool and build the biggest mining farm in Spain.

With the rapidly growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, the mining of different crypto coins have become commonplace these days. However, this mining process consumes a huge amount of energy for the necessary complex mathematical calculations. In countries with cheaper energy cost due to the abundance of coal and oil, indiscriminate mining has already resulted in a significant increase in CO2 emissions. There is no denying the fact that in order to ensure a better future for the rapidly growing crypto economy, the problem of high energy consumption must be addressed.

A company based in Spain, CryptoSolarTech proposes to solve the present scenario of cryptocurrency mining by creating a solar photovoltaic pool capable of generating 45,000kW of energy. With this objective, they have already signed a fifteen year power purchase contract with Respira Energía, an organization that provides electricity to consumers at wholesale prices with a guarantee of 100% CO2 free production. Respira Energía will play a pivotal role in CryptoSolarTech’s efforts to make mining sustainable and profitable, without the need for the common form of electricity.

CryptoSolarTech informs that their upcoming solar project will comprise of ten solar plants with an investment of €42.8 million. The mining center will be located in Malaga. Whereas, the solar plants will all be installed in the southernmost and the sunniest region in Spain, Andalusia near Sevilla. The uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that it will have its own solar plants as well as mining infrastructure. Though there have been some similar projects in the past, but they were not equipped with self-mining set-up.

“The operation will be based in one of the sunniest areas of Europe. Our team has an extensive experience of in mining operations,” explains Pablo Alonso, co-founder and CEO at CryptoSolarTech. “We have no doubt that this is a winning package with excellent returns that any crypto enthusiasts will be interested in.”

CryptoSolarTech token (CST), an ERC-20 type token, will be a key component of the CryptoSolarTech ecosystem. “Possession of this digital asset will indicate ownership of a fraction of a cryptocurrency mining farm and a photovoltaic solar energy plant. Users of this platform will be able to obtain their own cryptocurrencies during the CryptoSolarTech ICO in a farm where around three thousand equipment are to be installed” says Alain Aguirre, co-founder and director of the mining operation.

The Ethereum public Blockchain will be used for the management, generation of income and start-up of the physical assets that make up this project. The primary objective of the ongoing ICO is to create a cryptocurrency mining farm and a photovoltaic plant of solar panels to generate electricity. The company informs that 80% of the funds raised through the ICO will be used for the development of the mining platform, the acquisition of land and construction of several solar power plants, the acquisition of an industrial warehouse, and the servers. Pool platform development, licenses, infrastructure issues, and maintenance will consume the remaining 20%.

The future plan for CryptoSolarTech includes applying for an environmental approval request for the project, authorization for the public construction, and grid-connection of the power plants in June, 2018. The acquisition of land and the industrial warehouse is expected to be completed by September. The launch the application for the construction permit for the solar PV projects has been scheduled in October.

Mentioned below are some key points related to the ICO campaign:

Total supply of tokens: 1.260.000.000

Number of Tokens for Sale: 1.008.000.000 (80%)

SOFT-CAP: 983.733 €

HARD-CAP: 71.400.000 €

Accepted Currencies: ETH, FIAT

176, 900,524 CST tokens were sold during the just concluded pre-ICO phase, raising 8.845,026 €.

To find out more, please visit https://CryptoSolarTech.org/en/

About CryptoSolarTech:  CryptoSolarTech is a project oriented towards the development of a platform for clean, ecological and profitable mining with efficient results. It will provide a photovoltaic plant that will generate power capable of obtaining a performance of 45.000 kW. In its fully functional form, the project looks all set to make cryptocurrency mining energy-efficient like never before.

Contact: Sara Picazo

Website: https://CryptoSolarTech.org/en/

Email:  [email protected]