Ubanx Announces the First Blockchain Retail Platform with Physical Location – Ubanx

Ubanx bridges the gap between a mainstream audience and the blockchain world.

During the Money Summit conference, Pablo Orlando, Ubanx’ President & Chairman, announced the world’s first one-stop blockchain place offering an easy onboarding to blockchain technologies. The company plans to open a network of retail stores, known as Ubanx Spaces, where the public will access a curated selection of the best blockchain products and financial services.

Ubanx Space concept store

Ubanx connects a mainstream audience to the blockchain world, ensuring friendly, secure, frictionless and compliant experiences. Via strategic partnerships, Ubanx will provide a one-of-a-kind blockchain experience. Partners will provide market-ready, proven solutions to integrate into the Ubanx value proposition, including: hardware wallet providers, education institutions, frequent flyer programs, co-working spaces and exchanges just to name a few.

BANX token holders can enjoy the following benefits, along with using a cryptocurrency as money to be spent or exchanged:

  • Your First Blockchain Account, easily buy or sell cryptocurrencies, and access the best financial services on blockchain, such as P2P lending or remittance.
  • Access to PriorityPass, the world’s largest independent airport lounge access program.
  • In-Store Retail Products, at the Spaces customers will find a selection of the best blockchain hardware equipment, including trading terminals, mining equipment, and hardware wallets in partnership with Trezor™
  • Ubanx Express Locations and ATMs, a network of Pop-up Spaces, featuring the essential infrastructure to onboard customers. Operated by third parties like shopping malls or co-working spaces.
  • Ubanx University, a place where the community will get an approach to the blockchain through training and courses in a seamless and secure way.
Shop Trezor hardware wallets on a Ubanx Space

Firstly, Ubanx will open exclusive flagship stores, called Ubanx Spaces, in key cities around the world, where local customers can learn and access the latest developments in financial services and instruments. Similar to the perks that are common at most co-working spaces, Ubanx Spaces will provide free private meeting rooms for customers, an auditorium for meet-ups and startup-related presentations, and an amazing support team made up of fintech and blockchain experts.

In addition, with the BANX token as a medium, the Community will be able to operate a Ubanx Space via Ubanx RTOs (Right to Operate). They will participate in auctions -run in BANX- for exclusive rights to operate Spaces in their locations, and receiving the help they need from the Ubanx HQ Team while running them.

Furthermore, Ubanx plans to launch an incubator, Ubanx Accelerator, to work with the Ubanx’ community to encourage customers to start their own blockchain-based businesses. Customers that join the Ubanx Accelerator will benefit from the company’s network of partners while Ubanx will invest in the top projects.

Key dates include: BANX Token Presale starts on April 17th 2018 and ends when all tokens are sold or on May 31st 2018. Public Token Sale starts one week after Presale and lasts 2 months.

About Ubanx

The first blockchain retail place. By deploying a network of prime brick-and-mortar locations, Ubanx connects the mainstream audience to the best blockchain financial products in the industry. Ubanx is launching a Token Sale to issue tokens, called BANX, during the Presale and the Public Token Sale.

Learn more about Ubanx on its official site.

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ARK Core v2 Codebase and DevNet Release Date

Yes, this is the moment most of you have been waiting for – the release date of the new ARK Core v2 codebase for public testing on DevNet (our public test network). This is not a MainNet release, only for our testing DevNet, but the code for v2 will finally be available for the world to see, test and contribute to.

“We have completely rewritten our core to make it faster, more scalable, more modular, easier to work with and some great new features. Such as Dynamic Fees and Multisig support. This rewrite has been months in the making and we are very proud to show the world what the next level of DPoS can do!” – ARK Co-Founder Travis Walker

Although most of you are familiar with our motto “ARK Gives No Dates”, this latest release needs coordination with those running DevNet delegates and relay nodes. Anyone running a DevNet node needs to be on board and prepared prior to release. Before we tell you the date, let’s review the steps that will occur during the upcoming months.

1. Release of ARK Core v2 Codebase

First, we will release the ARK Core v2 code on our public GitHub repository. This will be accompanied by a detailed blog post on the date specified for public release.

Repository will be available at : http://github.com/arkecosystem/ark-core

Current ARK Node codebase will as such become deprecated, not maintained and replaced with the new ARK Core v2 repository.

2. Preparations and installation of ARK Core on DevNet

Next, our community and delegates who are running v1 DevNet nodes on the current codebase (ARK Node) will need to update their servers with ARK Core v2.

Don’t worry, we’ll release a detailed guide on how to install/replace your current ARK Node on DevNet. It will be much simpler to install the new Core and will now support different Operating Systems (including Windows). Be prepared for many new features to test!

With this, public testing of ARK Core v2 will begin! Test it thoroughly, try the most unimaginable of things, stress it, attacking the whole dev network, catch every issue you can, report bugs, provide improvements to the code, … and the end result will be a truly stable foundation for MainNet release. But who are we kidding, DevNet is where all the fun will be at so make sure you join in!

Note that the first iteration of the new ARK Core will be 100% backwards compatible (no new transaction types that are detailed in AIP-11). You will still be able to run your old ARK Node on DevNet, but we of course want you to switch to new code as soon as possible and help test it.

3. Transition from DevNet to MainNet

After DevNet testing is complete, we will provide another date anouncing transition of the ARK Core v2 to MainNet. From ARK gives no dates to ARK gives two dates, we know this is new for us too.

Predicting a date for MainNet at this time is highly unlikely as it all depends on how the testing on DevNet will go — on how many things that need to be modified, fixed and improved. Running on an internally controlled TestNet is a different beast from a live environment with real parameters and in a more distributed manner.

4. AIP-11 Hardfork

AIP-11 types (timelock, multipayments, IPFS, delegate resignation) will be part of a hardfork that will occur after we get our initial v2 release running on the MainNet. AIP-11 will require all delegates to update in order for the network to switch and support the new transaction. This hardfork will NOT be backwards compatible (and again it will be tested beforehand on DevNet).

The timing of the AIP-11 hardfork also depends on when we get the initial ARK Core v2 update onto MainNet. We expect to start testing the hardfork as soon as possible on DevNet after v2 is running on MainNet.

So batten down the hatches, furl those sails … all hands on deck as we prepare the ARK for stormy seas as our voyage continues….

Since most of you didn’t read any of this and just scrolled down for the date, ARK Core v2 codebase will become available on: 

Thursday, the 14th of June 2018, https://ark.io/countdown

To learn more about the ARK project visit these links:

Website- https://ark.io

Blog- https://blog.ark.io/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/ArkEcosystem

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpc2k6zOOutGT9y56urDClg

Slack Chat- https://ark.io/slack

Steemit Blog- https://steemit.com/@arkecosystem

TaaS partners with OSA DC To Build Global Smart Consumer Platform

May 24, 2018–Singapore–Token-as-a-Service (TaaS), the world’s first tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to blockchain assets, has entered into a partnership with OSA DC, a tokenized AI and blockchain solution for the retail and supply chain industries with an ambition to build the largest global  consumer retail community.

As a closed-end fund, TaaS is dedicated to the development and enrichment of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The service features a smart-contract profit sharing model that awards TAAS token holders with shares of its capital fund gains, a cryptocurrency fund managed by a team of TaaS traders and investors. In addition to this capital fund profit sharing, the service contributes to and invests in promising blockchain projects, and it also serves as an advisory arm for rising stars in the industry to help them accomplish their long-term business development goals.

TaaS first took interest in OSA DC through the D10E conference series. The series brings together hundreds of decentralized and FinTech projects in venues all over the world, and TaaS has cooperated with D10E to invest in the promising start-ups it brings to its events. After OSA DC won 1st place at the D10E conference in South Korea for best start-up, TaaS approached the project for a partnership. TaaS finds value in OSA DC’s AI-driven marketplace and smart contract solutions, and given the proven success of OSA DC’s mother company, the OSA Hybrid Platform, which has delivered results to over 20 retailers and manufacturers around Europe, TaaS has faith in the future success of the product.

“OSA DC promises major developments for the retail industry with global data market place and  practical, real-time solutions to retailers, manufacturers and consumers, which is certainly worth the support of TaaS, that focuses on supporting blockchain projects that will disrupt global industries” Ruslan Gavrilyuk, co-founder and president of TaaS said regarding the partnership.

The partnership shows that TaaS assists OSA DC in its recently launched token sale, that has started on May 21st,  as well as assist in future business development.  TaaS offers its expertise to best advise OSA DC in the sale and the maturation of its blockchain services. Such extensive experience and knowledge about token economics and decentralization will be invaluable to OSA DC as the start-up continues to grow.

“TaaS has a proven track record of offering quality advisory and token services to successful blockchain projects. We’re excited to begin the next chapter of OSA DC’s development with TaaS as a partner, and we’re confident that the organization’s assistance will help us to achieve a synergy with AI and blockchain that will truly disrupt the global retail industry,” Alex Isaiev, co-founder and business development lead of OSA DC stated.

The long-term partnership will bring value to the decentralized and retail industries alike, as both organizations work to enrich OSA DC’s solutions for the betterment of the international community.

Learn more about TaaS:

https://taas.fund/

https://t.me/taasfund

Learn more about OSA DC:

https://osadc.io/en/

https://t.me/osadecentralized

Thaler.One brings blockchain benefits to transform real estate investing Zurich based Thaler.One to issue security tokens

25 May 2018, Zurich – Thaler.One is launching a blockchain real estate platform, offering institutional and private investors the combination of high-grade European real estate investment with the liquidity, flexibility and low transaction costs of the blockchain.

This represents the democratisation of investing into real estate, a proven high-performing asset class worth $220 trillion globally, as funds, private family offices and individuals can create a balanced portfolio of assets without the need to buy whole properties.

Thaler.One has the scalability to accommodate over $10 billion in assets and has already attracted high interest from institutional investors with aggregate assets under management (AUM) exceeding Euro 76 bn.

Thaler.One operates upon stringent fund governance standards and is EU-licensed, with an SEC-compliant token placement. By incorporating this level of governance from the outset, Thaler.One creates an institutional grade platform for investors keen to explore the advantages that blockchain technology has to offer.

The Thaler.One platform consists of two parts:

  • The Thaler Fund – with digital units (Thaler Tokens) representing Fund units. The proceeds from the sale of Thaler Tokens are used to acquire real estate assets for the Fund’s portfolio.
  • The Thaler MarketPlace – where digital units (ThalerBlock tokens) will be issued for every real estate asset listed on the MarketPlace, allowing smaller investors to build real estate portfolios of their desired return and risk profile.

Early investors with the Thaler Fund will receive a return higher than that of traditional real estate, due to the rental yields from the Thaler Fund portfolio combined with income from the MarketPlace operations.

Investors in ThalerBlock tokens on the Thaler MarketPlace will be given the power of choice in selecting their own diversified real estate portfolio. Seasoned cryptominers can lock in their profits by linking them to different physical real estate assets, which each pay ongoing yields.

All investors will be able to buy and sell Thalers across the Thaler MarketPlace and, later, select crypto exchanges, providing the liquidity and low transaction costs not traditionally available in real estate.

Thaler.One was founded by experienced real estate individuals who have previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Cushman Wakefield and EY, with advisors from Credit Suisse, JLL and the Crypto Valley Association, Switzerland.

Unlike other crypto market participants, Thaler.One is a clearly defined security token offering, with the company adhering in all aspects to the regulatory framework required to make it legally compliant.

A full breakdown of Thaler.One’s legal structure, as well as a demonstration of how investor funds are used, is included as standard by the company.

Will Andrich, Co-founder and CEO of Thaler.One, commented:

“Our vision is to transform and democratise real estate investing. Thanks to the governance standards instilled within our offering, we are already seeing initial interest from institutional real estate investors, family offices and seasoned crypto miners. Our blockchain based approach offers confidence and security, which investors appreciate, as well as additional rewards to early supporters.

Our income model means that we need very low leverage on our assets – typically only 30-40% Loan to Value (LTV), so we can generate an overall higher income, which is then passed to our investors.”

ENDS

For more information, visit: http://thaler.one/

Media enquiries

Yellow Jersey

Adam Wurf: [email protected]

Georgina Whittle: [email protected] 

About Thaler.One

Thaler.One is a new generation real estate investment vehicle which combines an EU-licensed fund with a crowdfunding marketplace, incorporating blockchain-based technologies to fundamentally improve investor access and control.

It is transforming real estate investing by offering investors access to core European real estate with the management experience, network and governance of institutional real estate, alongside blockchain based technologies to give investors greater control and flexibility with lower costs.

The Thaler.One advisory board comprises some of the world’s most successful real estate and blockchain investors, including Michael Lange (Managing Partner at ACG, Former Chairman of the Board at JLL), Mattia Rattaggi (Swiss Crypto Valley Association, former UBS Group executive), and Saydam Salaheddin (Head of EMEA Real Estate, Credit Suisse).

How Blockchain Technology Can Solve the Challenges of Coordinating Large Groups

One of the key factors that separates humans from animals is our ability to collaborate and coordinate ourselves to achieve a common goal. Human beings are not the fastest or strongest animals – we also lack furs, claws, or teeth to survive alone in the woods. However, our intelligence has been instrumental in helping us combine resources to be on the very top of the value chain.

However, as our groups get larger, it becomes increasingly more difficult to manage cooperation between people who often end up developing conflicting interests and ideas. It is much easier to coordinate 4 people towards a common goal than it is to coordinate 4000 people towards the same goal. In fact, many social studies have highlighted the challenges of coordinate large groups as follows:

3 Challenges that organizations face as they scale up

  • Coordination Costs

Coordination costs, an offshoot of transaction cost economics maintain that one of the key costs that organizations incur is the need to keep all stakeholders united towards a common purpose. In effective coordination often results in missed opportunities, wasted revenue, and redundant processes. For instance, Marshall L. Fisher, professor of operations and information management at Wharton in his 2006 paper titled “What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product?” observes that “poor coordination among supply chain partners was wasting $30 billion annually. Supply chains in many other industries suffer from an excess of products and a shortage of others owing to an inability to predict demand.”

  • Motivation costs

Motivation simply refers to the will to work; however, the performance of people in an organization is often a function of their abilities and the kind of motivation they get. At the magical Dunbar’s number of 150, organizations start seeing employees having a “us” VS “them” mentality in relation to management. Employees start to lose their motivation when they stop feeling like an indispensable part of an organization.

  • Relational loss

Relational loss for an organization is similar to motivational costs in that individuals in larger teams tend to perform worse that individuals that work out of small teams. Unfortunately, as an organization gets bigger, it runs the risk of seeing a disconnect between its leadership/management and its employees/foot soldiers. In fact, social loafing predicts that people will start to exert less effort to reach a goal when they are part of a group then when they work alone.

Using blockchain technology to run organizations without a C-Suite

As much as it is interesting to watch the bull/bear market run of cryptocurrencies, business executives across different industries must start paying attention to the potential disruption that blockchain can bring to organograms through DAOs. A DAO is simply a decentralized autonomous organization which is capable of running effectively through the use of smart contracts encoded on blockchain technology.

DAOstack is offering businesses a blockchain-based platform to run their operations effectively without necessarily needing to have a CEO or a C-Suite. DAOstack bills itself as a toolkit for exponential organizations that want to explore the possibilities of building a thriving DAO ecosystem. DAOstack wants to set up shop as the WordPress of blockchains by giving companies the tools to create a DAO without spending much time writing code from scratch. DAOstack is positioning itself as a tool for different kinds of organizations but its biggest use cases are for large-scale organizations. Hence, enterprise clients can leverage its modular governance plug-ins to create different entities on an as-needed basis.

DAOstack is uniquely positioned to power the DAO economy with stack categorization of its process. The fact that contributors on DAOs built on DAOstack platform will be incentivized through its token economy also helps to promote the platform as a tool for decentralized collaboration.

The DAO economy has the potential to birth new organizations that will change the course of history in much the same way that internet-based organizations such as Facebook, Amazon, and Google changed the world. For one, decentralized decision-making in organizations will birth new types of structures that makes it easy for the wisdom of the crowd to shine as opposed to the current model where it is hard to judge if people have the best interest of the company at heart.

How do commission-free exchanges make money?

The number of cryptocurrency exchanges has exploded since the Mt. Gox days. They were one of the first big digital currency exchanges, handling 70 percent of global Bitcoin transactions in 2014.

However, Mt. Gox fell to hacks and controversy, opening up a new pipeline of crypto-clients for new exchanges. Fast forward just four short years and the number of exchanges is in the hundreds.

Coinbase has been a steady force in the crypto-space. But as the number of available digital coins rise, people want more than the four lonely, run-of-the-mill coins on Coinbase. There have been rumors of Coinbase adding Ripple, but nothing has happened thus far.

The rise of cryptocurrency value and the number of digital coins on the market has caused an unprecedented boom of exchanges. This has made competition fierce among them, opening the door for commission-free exchanges.

Commission-free exchanges can capitalize on a relatively high commission-based marketplace. How do they work? How do they make money? Is it really commission free? Let’s take a deeper look.

Commission-Free Exchanges May Not Be Completely Transparent

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is all about transparency. Commission-free exchanges may not be completely transparent. No fee transactions sound great, but fees may be hidden elsewhere.

Earlier this year, Robinhood, a brokerage startup launched commission-free crypto trading via Robinhood Crypto. Robinhood was all about making the stock market accessible, and moving into the crypto market made sense.

They made Bitcoin and Ethereum easily accessible with no commission fees. This separated them from Coinbase, an exchange with transaction fees ranging from 1.5 percent to four percent. However, the lack of transparency is concerning. How is Robinhood recouping the costs of no fees?

Turns out that Robinhood Crypto’s revenue structure is a bit shadowy. For instance, they charge interest on user account funds, users need to pay for premium access, and digital coins have an added percentage, as high as five percent, during trading.

Digging a little deeper and you’ll find that commission-free is associated with other revenue distribution tactics users just don’t see. This lack of transparency supports an unfair promise, and they are not the only exchange using this “No Fees” tactic.

Circle Invest Uses Built-In Fees on Transaction

Another exchange that boasts commission-free trading and transactions is Circle Invest. However, they are recouping costs by adding percentage fees to the cryptocurrency value.

For example, if you use Circle Invest to purchase Bitcoin, you are not making purchases at market value. Instead, you are buying Bitcoin at a percentage markup. If Bitcoin is say $9,000 during the time of purchase, you may be paying $9,200 with Circle Invest.

“Indeed when you buy Bitcoins with Circle you won’t pay a fee but it seems that circle $500 don’t come up as $500 worth of Bitcoins,” Ofir Beigel of 99Bitcoins explained. “It seems that Circle doesn’t guarantee the exchange rate at the time of placing the order.”

If you think the big name exchanges are better, think again. In fact, there have been issues with Coinbase users having their transactions cancelled. The cancelled transactions are conveniently aligned with spikes in the crypto market.

Commission-Free Exchanges Offer Limited Flexibility

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will continue to be lured in by commission-free promises. There are other baited promises used by exchanges to pad member numbers, like flexible, easy trading.

For instance, by promoting the integrated app of an exchange builds upon that easy, anytime and anywhere trading. Circle Invest and Cash by Square both do this. Unfortunately, those integrated apps are nothing different than the desktop platform. Most users can either buy or sell, that’s about it.

Transparency and Flexibility Trumps Commission-Free Option

Doing your due diligence and not falling victim to commission-free and integrated app promotional hype is the first step to securing a cryptocurrency exchange that works for you. The competition is fierce among exchanges, and they’ll be slightly less transparent to secure your membership.

When looking for a transparent exchange that works for you, keep these essential elements in mind:

  • The exchange is very transparent about fees and policies
  • They have a stellar reputation in the industry
  • The exchange is security conscious for both themselves and users
  • They have a wide range of cryptocurrency and fiat currency to choose from
  • You are buying and selling digital coins at current market value

Choosing an exchange or digital wallet platform doesn’t have to be challenging. There are a number of alternative options with lower fees and high levels of transparency.

Large exchanges, like Coinbase, and their four lonely digital coins is also not you’re only option. There is nothing more tedious than needing multiple exchanges to buy and sell the digital currency you want.

You want to have a robust cryptocurrency portfolio. You also want the control to do what you want with your digital coins or fiat currency, when you want. Remember, not all exchanges and digital wallets are created equal. Do your homework and ensure your funds are in capable hands.

Expert Opinion: How Can Blockchain Address the Issues of the Modern Job Market?

Lucas Hubert, CEO LifeTask

Innovation and globalization have radically changed life in society, including when it comes to finding a job. The problem is that modern staffing methods are not keeping up with these changes, and the gap between new needs and old approaches grows wider every year.

So what are the difficulties faced by the modern labor market? First off, the processes are ineffective while requiring large investments of time and money. Staffing is either outsourced to centralized recruiting agencies and head hunters or assigned to HR departments. A specialists reviews a database of résumés and chooses several candidates, each of which the employer calls in for one or several interviews; the primary criteria for evaluation, as in years past, still come down to the job seeker’s past experience and education. Under this model, the risk of error is high, as are expenses associated with staff turnover by attrition.

From the candidate’s point of view, this process is just as complicated. Candidates looking for jobs can send out dozens of résumés without getting a single response, and even if they are called in for an interview, there is no guarantee that they will be hired for the job they want or that the job will match their expectations.

Another issue on the job market is the general lack of trust. Candidates send their résumés to a recruiter or upload them to a website. From then on, they have no idea where and how their information is being stored and what it is used for. Recruiting companies store the candidates’ personal data (including contact info and data on past jobs and salaries) in a central location, with no encryption. But in our day and age, this data is a precious resource in high demand, one that is actively being sold and resold. A leak could lead to marketing calls, spam mailings, or even scams and fraud.

On the other hand, employers are also frequently faced with false information in candidate résumés, which is another factor that leads to errors when choosing who to hire.

The labor market needs new technologies that will help create an even playing field for all users and allow for direct interaction without unnecessary middlemen. The next-generation competence-seeking platform must offer features such as reliable digital identity verification, a transparent rating and skill confirmation system, as well as smart search that would reduce human error and potential mistakes to a minimum. And, of course, such a platform would have to be easy to use.

Blockchain applications have long since expanded beyond the limits of the financial sector. The distributed ledger technology is rapidly developing and finding applications in all sorts of fields. How could it be used to improve the labor market situation?

One of the base principles of blockchain is database immutability. Each new block stores information about all the preceding blocks, and any violation quickly becomes apparent. This principle will help solve the problem of trust and information asymmetry. The impossibility of

falsifying blocks makes blockchain an excellent tool for verifying identity and checking document authenticity, as well as creating a fair ratings and recommendations system.

Blockchain makes it possible to do this without middlemen and excessive commissions: all interaction between its participants can be regulated via smart contracts. Meanwhile, the distributed storage technology and ability to encrypt blocks reliably protects all personal data.

These new systems will offer the ability to use a more flexible staffing approach, taking into account all the candidate’s competences, knowledge, and experiences, as well as their location. Combined with a smart search matching system, which is quicker and more economical, these systems will accurately identify ideal competence providers for each task and ideal tasks for each competence provider.

Answering the pressing demands of the job market was the impetus behind creating LifeTask, the first decentralized platform for competence provision and staffing, which puts candidates’ competences first. LifeTask is a modern blockchain-based solution that offers both corporate and private clients convenient search based on competences, artificial intelligence and affordable prices: an individual candidate posts his or her data for 200 LTS tokens (roughly €9.90), while employers can access information about the specialists for the cost between 500 and 1000 LTS (€25 and €50). Candidates will receive bonuses for each time a third party gets an approved access to the competence providers contact.

All the payments within LifeTask system are made with LifeTask tokens (LTS). LTS token pre-offer starts 28th of May, 2018, and the main offer will continue for two months between June 27th and August 26th. One LTS token will be worth 0.0001 ETH; early buyers are eligible for bonuses. Minimum purchase volume is 0.1 ETH or equivalent, maximum purchase permitted is 30,000 ETH. ETH and BTC will be accepted as a payment as well as major fiat currencies.

The funds raised during ICO will be used for further development of the platform, its testing and launch.

To learn more, please visit the LifeTask website page -​ ​https://lifetask.io/

Thaler.One brings blockchain benefits to transform real estate investing Zurich based Thaler.One to issue security tokens

25 May 2018, Zurich – Thaler.One is launching a blockchain real estate platform, offering institutional and private investors the combination of high-grade European real estate investment with the liquidity, flexibility and low transaction costs of the blockchain.

This represents the democratisation of investing into real estate, a proven high-performing asset class worth $220 trillion globally, as funds, private family offices and individuals can create a balanced portfolio of assets without the need to buy whole properties.

Thaler.One has the scalability to accommodate over $10 billion in assets and has already attracted high interest from institutional investors with aggregate assets under management (AUM) exceeding Euro 76 bn.

Thaler.One operates upon stringent fund governance standards and is EU-licensed, with an SEC-compliant token placement. By incorporating this level of governance from the outset, Thaler.One creates an institutional grade platform for investors keen to explore the advantages that blockchain technology has to offer.

The Thaler.One platform consists of two parts:

  • The Thaler Fund – with digital units (Thaler Tokens) representing Fund units. The proceeds from the sale of Thaler Tokens are used to acquire real estate assets for the Fund’s portfolio.
  • The Thaler MarketPlace – where digital units (ThalerBlock tokens) will be issued for every real estate asset listed on the MarketPlace, allowing smaller investors to build real estate portfolios of their desired return and risk profile.

Early investors with the Thaler Fund will receive a return higher than that of traditional real estate, due to the rental yields from the Thaler Fund portfolio combined with income from the MarketPlace operations.

Investors in ThalerBlock tokens on the Thaler MarketPlace will be given the power of choice in selecting their own diversified real estate portfolio. Seasoned cryptominers can lock in their profits by linking them to different physical real estate assets, which each pay ongoing yields.

All investors will be able to buy and sell Thalers across the Thaler MarketPlace and, later, select crypto exchanges, providing the liquidity and low transaction costs not traditionally available in real estate.

Thaler.One was founded by experienced real estate individuals who have previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Cushman Wakefield and EY, with advisors from Credit Suisse, JLL and the Crypto Valley Association, Switzerland.

Unlike other crypto market participants, Thaler.One is a clearly defined security token offering, with the company adhering in all aspects to the regulatory framework required to make it legally compliant.

A full breakdown of Thaler.One’s legal structure, as well as a demonstration of how investor funds are used, is included as standard by the company.

Will Andrich, Co-founder and CEO of Thaler.One, commented:

“Our vision is to transform and democratise real estate investing. Thanks to the governance standards instilled within our offering, we are already seeing initial interest from institutional real estate investors, family offices and seasoned crypto miners. Our blockchain based approach offers confidence and security, which investors appreciate, as well as additional rewards to early supporters.

Our income model means that we need very low leverage on our assets – typically only 30-40% Loan to Value (LTV), so we can generate an overall higher income, which is then passed to our investors.”

ENDS

For more information, visit: http://thaler.one/

Media enquiries

Yellow Jersey

Adam Wurf: [email protected]

Georgina Whittle: [email protected]

About Thaler.One

Thaler.One is a new generation real estate investment vehicle which combines an EU-licensed fund with a crowdfunding marketplace, incorporating blockchain-based technologies to fundamentally improve investor access and control.

It is transforming real estate investing by offering investors access to core European real estate with the management experience, network and governance of institutional real estate, alongside blockchain based technologies to give investors greater control and flexibility with lower costs.

The Thaler.One advisory board comprises some of the world’s most successful real estate and blockchain investors, including Michael Lange (Managing Partner at ACG, Former Chairman of the Board at JLL), Mattia Rattaggi (Swiss Crypto Valley Association, former UBS Group executive), and Saydam Salaheddin (Head of EMEA Real Estate, Credit Suisse).

First Kuwaiti Bank to join Ripplenet for instant blockchain payments

Ripple’s Blockchain solution for cross-border payments will bolster the banks Shari’a compliant products

kuwait finance houseAnnounced today, Kuwait Finance House has joined RippleNet, a move which will enable the bank to provide cross-border payments using Ripples blockchain technology.

The RippleNet partnership is a world’s first in the Kuwaiti banking system and is part of a framework strategy to adopt blockchain technology to provide a cutting edge customer experience.

Customers will now be able to make rapid international transfers with considerably lower transaction fees.

Kuwait Finance house is a global leader in Islamic banking with operations spanning seven regions, 485 branches, 1,000 ATM’s and more than 15,000 employees.

“This is great news for the Kuwait Finance House, as it continues to add solid foundations to the major banking partnerships. The fact that KFH is the first bank in Kuwait to operate in this way will pave the way for more customers to access services through the RIBL network”

With adoption continually growing, Ripple is fast becoming the blockchain solution of choice for many pioneering banks.

WISEBITCOIN LAUNCHES THE FIRST EVER CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING PLATFORM WITH LEVERAGE LEVELS UP TO 20:1

Cryptocurrency trading just became faster and easier than ever before with the launch of Wisebitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency trading service offering leverage levels up to 20:1 utilizing the MetaTrader 5 trading engine.

KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENTANDGRENADINES MAY 26, 2018— Wisebitcoin is pleased to announce that their pioneering cryptocurrency trading platform is now up and running. The platform utilizes the MT5 trading engine, and has earned the distinction of becoming the first ever crypto trading platform with leverage levels that may extend up to 20:1. The team behind the creation of this start-up have a wealth of experience in the margin trading industry and are now applying their expertise to the cryptocurrency domain.

While cryptocurrency trading commonly begins solely with a buy to open order, margin trading allows the traders to open orders by either buying or selling. This means that depending on their views, the traders can take advantage of the market’s volatility by taking short or long positions. Moreover, margin trading also allows taking more cryptocurrency positions compared to the funds in the margin account. Though extremely profitable and popular, experts suggest a cautious approach to trading with the margin accounts, because if the trader’s equity drops below the minimum required margin, excessive leverage may lead to losses.

Wisebitcoin has built a user-friendly platform where traders thrive in a sound and secure trading environment. The primary areas of emphasis for this platform are fast and secure executions and proactive customer service. The company has partnered with several global cryptocurrency exchanges to offer the industry’s most reliable and secure trading environment. Wisebitcoin has already adopted a plethora of popular cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, BitcoinCash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, Dash, Augur, Gnosis, Melon and many others. They also have over 40 names in the trading venue.

Some of the most important features of Wisebitcoin include:

  • Leveraged trading and long or short positioning
  • Anywhere from 1:1 to 20:1 leverage levels, depending on the instruments
  • The option to either buy or sell to open
  • Deposit and withdrawal via bank wire, e-wallet, credit card, or crypto
  • Universally standardized MT5 Mobile/Webtrader/Download

Wisebitcoin currently offers three different types of product groups:

  • Crypto Currency 5d: Ideal for short-term momentum traders using highly liquid major coins
  • Crypto Currency 7d: Suitable for Alt Coin traders and long-term investors in major coins
  • Token Trading: Great choice for Bitcoin/Ethereum holders using the service for margin requirements to facilitate long/short positions in a larger selection of coins

 

Wisebitcoin is part of Land Prime Group, which owns well established financial institutions including Land-FX UK, Land-Liquidity, Land-FX of St Vincent and Grenadines.With subsidiaries all over the world, the group is known for its emphasis on safety and soundness in FX margin trading. With their support, Wisebitcoin has built a team of top notch engineers and developers to meet the ever increasing demand for online security and reliability.

“For the first time in the industry, our platform is exclusively designed to facilitate the needs of Cryptocurrency trading in a way no other margin trading exchanges have before,” claims  a senior spokesperson from Wisebitcoin. “With such exclusivity, we are confident that we can help our users trade without any friction.”

About Wisebitcoin: Wisebitcoin is the first ever crypto trading platform with leverage levels up to 20:1. This user-friendly platform allows traders to take advantage of the global blockchain market’s rapid growth and offers a sound and reliable trading environment with an emphasis on fast and secure execution and customer services.

For more information about Wisebitcoin’s revolutionary approach to cryptocurrency trading, contact Lucian Mihalachi at [email protected], or visit https://wisebitcoin.com/.