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Cryptocurrency Education Week
As part of Financial Literacy Month in the United States, DNotesEDU will be hosting Cryptocurrency Education Week from April 8th - 14th, 2018.
The goal is to raise awareness of the need for free, accurate, and unbiased introductory educational material on cryptocurrency. To achieve mainsteam adoption there needs to be a strong focus on investor protection, and while cryptocurrency education is the key to accomplishing this, it is also a favorite bait of fraudsters and their schemes. Quality educational material is honest about the risks involved, and does not make specific coin or token recommendations. There is no reference to anything that sounds like guaranteed high returns, earn $$ millions, hot tips, secrets that you have to pay for, or any other too-good-to-be-true claims. Educational material should be inclusive and empowering - it should teach you how to make decisions for yourself.
Contests and giveaways
1. During the week, we will be giving away DNotes 2.0 digital currency to random lucky winners that have been sharing DNotesEDU cryptocurrency educational material on social media.
2. Make sure your posts contain #CryptocurrencyEducationWeek @DNotesEDU so we can find you when searching.
3. Keep an eye out for additional contests and random, instant giveaways held throughout the week that will be announced on Facebook and Twitter.
4. At the end of the week, every eligible post has a chance to win a Grand Prize Draw of 5,000 DNotes, plus numerous runner-up prizes!
#CryptocurrencyEducationWeek @DNotesEDU - Posts to share
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Financial Literacy Needs to Include Knowledge on Cryptocurrency - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/financial-literacy-needs-to-include-knowledge-on-cryptocurrency/
If Cryptocurrency Confuses You... Start Here - https://dnotesedu.com/digital-currency/cryptocurrency/
Cryptocurrency and ICO Screening Guide for Investors - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/02/cryptocurrency-ico-screening-guide-for-investors/
Why Coin Age Matters in Cryptocurrency - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/why-coin-age-matters-in-cryptocurrency/
10 Reasons to do Your Homework Before Investing in ICOs - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/01/10-reasons-to-do-your-homework-before-investing-in-icos/
Risk Reduction Strategies in Cryptocurrency Investing: Part 1 - Education- https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/risk-reduction-strategies-in-cryptocurrency-investing-part-1-education/
Risk Reduction Strategies in Cryptocurrency: Part 2 - Research - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/risk-reduction-strategies-in-cryptocurrency-investing-part-2-research/
Risk Reduction Strategies in Cryptocurrency: Part 3 - Diversification - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/risk-reduction-strategies-in-cryptocurrency-investing-part-3-diversification/
Risk Reduction Strategies in Cryptocurrency: Part 4 - Dollar Cost Averaging - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/risk-reduction-strategies-in-cryptocurrency-investing-part-4-dollar-cost-averaging/
Risk Reduction Strategies in Cryptocurrency: Part 5 - Security Precautions - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/risk-reduction-strategies-in-cryptocurrency-investing-part-4-dollar-cost-averaging/
Cryptocurrency Regulation - https://dnotesedu.com/digital-currency/regulation/
Other cryptocurrency educational material from the Digital Currency modules or blog - https://dnotesedu.com/digital-currency/regulation/
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Cryptocurrency Education Week April 8 - 14, 2018
Cryptocurrency Education Week
As part of Financial Literacy Month in the United States, DNotesEDU will be hosting Cryptocurrency Education Week from April 8th - 14th, 2018.
The goal is to raise awareness of the need for free, accurate, and unbiased introductory educational material on cryptocurrency. To achieve mainsteam adoption there needs to be a strong focus on investor protection, and while cryptocurrency education is the key to accomplishing this, it is also a favorite bait of fraudsters and their schemes. Quality educational material is honest about the risks involved, and does not make specific coin or token recommendations. There is no reference to anything that sounds like guaranteed high returns, earn millions, hot tips, secrets that you have to pay for, or any other too-good-to-be-true claims. Educational material should be inclusive and empowering - it should teach you how to make decisions for yourself.
Contests and giveaways
During the week, we will be giving away DNotes digital currency to random lucky winners that have been sharing DNotesEDU cryptocurrency educational material on social media.
Make sure your posts contain #CryptocurrencyEducationWeek @DNotesEDU so we can find you when searching.
Keep an eye out for additional contests and random, instant giveaways held throughout the week that will be announced on Facebook and Twitter.
At the end of the week, every eligible post has a chance to win a Grand Prize Draw of 5,000 DNotes, plus numerous runner-up prizes!
For more details - https://dnotesedu.com/2018/04/cryptocurrency-education-week/
DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Release of DNotes 2.0
DNotes Global, Inc. today announced the production release of its DNotes 2.0 digital currency. The launch comes in the wake of a pre-release on March 18, 2018, and a successful period of alpha testing. The upgraded coin is designed to replace the first-generation DNotes that were first developed in 2014, with new features and benefits for stakeholders.
According to company reports, DNotes will continue to be a blockchain-powered digital currency that provides users with the payment system they need to directly transfer value quickly, efficiently, and at less cost than most third-party payment systems. The upgrades are designed to provide the digital currency with greater value and utility while offering improved benefits for those who own and use the coin.
Perhaps the most noticeable change is the adoption of proof-of-stake (POS) as the currency’s new network consensus algorithm. DNotes had previously relied on proof-of-work for transaction validation. The decision to switch to POS was motivated by a desire to place more influence with the digital currency’s stakeholders and reduce the influence of miners.
With the new system, DNotes owners will have the ability to run network-supporting nodes using their DNotes wallets, and receive payouts based on their coin balance in relation to the total amount of staked DNotes coins.
DNotes Global, Inc. CEO Alan Yong suggested that the new system would provide users with new incentives and increased influence. He also addressed the company’s broader vision and immediate plans for facilitating its long-term goals.
“DNotes 2.0 has been four years in the making, and now is the right time for these changes to take effect,” Yong said. “Though it is true that the digital currency industry remains in a nascent stage, we believe that it has matured enough that a serious effort can now be made to achieve more widespread acceptance and adoption of the technology. This is the beginning of that effort.”
According to Yong, DNotes 2.0 represents the next stage of the company’s development as it continues to develop and expand the DNotes ecosystem. As he notes, DNotes is a different kind of digital currency project, focused on achieving its goal of becoming a globally-accepted payment system and parallel currency that is accessible, inclusive, and financially-empowering.
Much of the DNotes ecosystem will continue to be familiar to long-time users. For example, the company’s innovative cold storage “online fortress” – DNotes Vault – will continue to serve as a primary web interface for DNotes stakeholders, offering quick and easy-to-use digital currency management tools for its users. At the same time, the Vault will continue to provide state-of-the-art protection for those users’ funds, backed by a guaranteed fund that protects those holdings.
Other features will receive a fresh makeover, however. Long-time DNotes holders will quickly notice important changes to the DNotes Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans. The new CRISP payouts will provide those stakeholders with blockchain-generated interest on funds that they hold in their DNotes accounts for a certain amount of time. That interest is expected to be earned at a rate of 0.5% every 30 days.
DNotes 2.0 will also implement a new automated invoicing system that adds a unique transaction invoice number at the blockchain level, to simplify digital currency commerce for online merchants who choose to offer their customers the option to make purchases using DNotes.
“With the launch of DNotes 2.0, we are furthering our commitment to taking a proactive approach to digital currency mass adoption,” Yong said. “Digital currency’s promised benefits will not materialize overnight and will only be realized with active efforts to bring this technology into the mainstream. DNotes intends to lead that effort.”
http://dnotescoin.com/dnotes-global-inc-announces-release-of-dnotes-2-0/
DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Launch of New Website
DNotes Global, Inc. today announced that it had formally launched its company website. The new online portal provides information about the company’s mission and vision for helping to facilitate mass acceptance and adoption of its DNotes digital currency. The site also hosts the recently-released DNotes white paper and pitch deck.
Visitors to the site are greeted with a message that reflects DNotes Global’s raison d’etre: “Paving the Way for Digital Currency Mass Adoption.” In describing the company’s mission, the website makes clear that DNotes Global’s existence is defined by its commitment to facilitating that mass adoption, while protecting the DNotes currency and providing it with intrinsic value that other digital currencies lack.
According to the website, the company has a clear strategy for achieving its objectives:
“DNotes Global accomplishes this goal by offering a comprehensive ecosystem of businesses that operate in the commercial marketplace, and by sharing equity in those ventures with the currency. DNotes Global is committed to bringing a working valuation model to its digital currency, based on real-world financial rules that make investing easier, safer, and more secure. We believe that this approach will be the most effective way to ensure that cryptocurrency’s incredible potential can be enjoyed by everyone around the world.”
The site provides ready access to both the company white paper and pitch deck. The white paper offers readers a detailed explanation of DNotes Global’s strategy for facilitating mass adoption of its digital currency, while the pitch deck offers an effective overview of the company’s plans.
Company co-founder and CEO Alan Yong acknowledged that the DNotes approach may seem unfamiliar to those who are used to jargon-laden, technical documents. “This presentation documentation is unique too, in that it is neither a business plan nor a white paper. It’s a hybrid,” he writes in his introduction to the white paper.
“We want to share with you what we have accomplished so far, with few resources other than the tireless contribution of our dedicated supporters worldwide. We are lean, agile, and collaborative – and committed to a culture of respect. We also share a common mindset that is always striving to be best in class for the mutual benefit of everyone.”
As the website and white paper make clear, the DNotes Global approach is based upon the company’s belief that mass acceptance and adoption of digital currency is not something that will be achieved without some proactive effort to make it happen. The DNotes strategy for accomplishing that objective involves the creation of an integrated ecosystem focused on building bridges between the decentralized world of digital currency – and its many services and benefits – and the real world centralized economy.
Yong says that much of that ecosystem’s foundation has already been laid, but there is still much work remaining. The website’s launch, along with the release of the company’s white paper and pitch deck, mark the beginning of the next stage of DNotes Global’s strategy to “confront one of the biggest challenges of our generation – making mass acceptance of digital currency a reality in our lifetime.”
About DNotes and Alan Yong:
DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.
DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution.
For more information please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/
http://dnotescoin.com/dnotes-global-inc-announces-launch-of-new-website/
DNotes Global, Inc. -- DNotes Ecosystem Preview (video)
DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Release of DNotes White Paper
DNotes Global, Inc. today announced the release of the DNotes white paper, which provides a comprehensive examination of the digital currency’s purpose, objectives, and strategy. According to a company spokesman, the white paper’s release is an important part of the company’s accelerated effort to promote and advance DNotes’ vision of achieving widespread acceptance and adoption on a global scale.
The DNotes white paper is as unique as the DNotes digital currency. Unlike many other digital currency white papers, the one presented by DNotes Global, Inc. focuses less attention on the technology behind the currency and more on how the company intends to achieve the elusive goal of bringing digital currency into the mainstream economy by facilitating mass adoption.
That uniqueness should come as no surprise to those familiar with the now-four-year-old DNotes project. As company CEO Alan Yong notes, “From its inception, DNotes has always been a different type of project. Unlike most digital currencies with a tendency to follow others by being involved in just one or two things, the DNotes team has always been committed to ensuring that the DNotes cryptocurrency would be best in class in every area that matters. Four years later, that commitment remains as strong as it has ever been”
The document’s presentation focuses on simple, understandable explanations, using real world examples and informative graphics to make its case. The result is a white paper that offers not only a look at the coin’s technological benefits, but an explanation of the DNotes Global, Inc strategic plan as well.
Throughout the white paper, readers will discover an in-depth examination of the company’s inner thought processes and receive an introduction to the holistic approach that Yong and his team are applying in their efforts to achieve mass adoption for the DNotes digital currency.
That approach is unique as well. DNotes Global, Inc. is working to expand the DNotes Decentralized network, a developed ecosystem that integrates the network, business and technology consulting, and NextGenVC into one cohesive, unified business enterprise. DNotes’ holistic approach to developing this ecosystem is patterned after the successful business principles promoted by co-founder Yong.
“As a for-profit company,” Yong wrote in his introduction to the white paper, “DNotes Global, Inc.’s core mission is to provide the leadership and management to protect and promote the best interest of the currency. DNotes Global is focused on bringing the DNotes digital currency into the mainstream, with a platform and ecosystem that will give it real intrinsic value like cash.”
As the white paper makes clear, DNotes is a “big bold vision of global scale: to create a truly inclusive supplemental currency that is accessible to everyone in the world.” According to Yong, however, the achievement of that goal is not something that can just be left to chance. He suggested that it is also not something that can be accomplished on a limited scale.
“Realistically, mass acceptance of digital currency cannot be achieved in isolation, on a small scale, with inadequate funding, an unsettled vision, and wrong timing,” he declared. “Arnold H. Glasow said it best when he said, ‘Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.’ DNotes is guided by these simple principles and insights from my book, “Improve Your Odds: The Four Principles of Business Success.”
About DNotes and Alan Yong:
DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.
DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution.
To view the white paper please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/
For more information on DNotes Global, Inc please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/
Media contact
Name: Alan Yong
Email: media@dnotesglobal.com
DNotes Global, Inc. Overview - Pitch Deck video
DNotes Global Inc Unveils New Video Series for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
DNotes Global Inc. today announced the release of a new video series for would-be entrepreneurs and business owners. The series is based on DNotes co-founder and CEO Alan Yong’s book, Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and offers an engaging introduction to many of the main concepts explored within that book’s pages.
According to Yong, the videos are designed to provide viewers with a more generalized overview of the book’s main insights and can serve as an effective entry point to The Four Pillars principles – or as an easily-accessible reference library for anyone who wants to better understand the key elements of business success.
“When I wrote The Four Pillars of Business Success, my goal was simple, “Yong said. “I wanted to share those things I have learned over the course of many decades in the business world. Somewhere between 50 to 80 percent of all new businesses fail within their first five to ten years. The principles outlined in my book and video series can be essential for reversing that trend.”
Alan Yong stars in the videos as well, so viewers will be able to hear the author personally discuss each of the four pillars outlined in his book – as well as additional key strategies and management techniques that he’s tested and refined over the years. The series also includes two videos that offer examples of how he has applied his concepts in real-world business endeavors.
Like the book from which it draws its inspiration, the series is divided into fifteen main parts. Each of those parts contains one main video based on a chapter from the book, with four additional videos that explore new concepts and ideas related to the main episode. That added content helps to expand upon the key insights found in The Four Pillars of Business Success.
“While I wanted to present the book’s concepts in video format, I also wanted to take the opportunity to inspire viewers to consider the broader impact of those insights,” Yong notes. “The supplemental material in this video series offers new details that should help entrepreneurs to better understand how the Four Pillars can apply to every area of their business.”
A spokesman for DNotes Global Inc. confirmed that the video series will be made available on the Four Pillars of Business Success membership website. Membership on the site is free through the end of 2019, and provides members with access to the videos, articles, and other business resources that the company says it will introduce in the months and years to come.
DNotes co-founder Theodore Hauenstein recently suggested that the site’s business resources will be a critical component of the DNotes Global Inc. ecosystem, providing an invaluable resource for their NextGenVC plans.
About DNotes and Alan Yong:
DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.
DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution. DNotes Global, Inc. has plans to launch DNotes 2.0 in early 2018, with improved features and functionality.
For more information please visit: http://dnotescoin.com
Media contact
Name: Alan Yong
Email: Contact@DNotescoin.com
Video - DNotes 2.0 Promo
DNotesEDU Prioritizes Investor Protection in Cryptocurrency Education
Cryptocurrency education platform DNotesEDU has announced a massive upgrade, offering expanded content that provides entry level educational material focusing on cryptocurrency and personal finance. According to DNotesEDU education director Brandon Cheliak, the changes are an effort to address the cryptocurrency market’s current lack of sound information about investor protection and education.
The DNotesEDU platform is focused on empowering individuals with the knowledge they need to be able to make sound cryptocurrency investments. The additional educational material is designed to fill in the gap between what the average ‘mainstream’ investor finds easy to understand, and what the industry considers “beginner friendly”, with the following guide:
If Cryptocurrency Confuses You… Start Here
Innovation That Matters: DNotesVault and CRISP
When we created DNotes nearly four years ago, we knew that we wanted it to be a different kind of digital currency. After examining other cryptocurrencies, it was clear to us that none of them were well-positioned to bring the benefits of digital currency to the mainstream. From the beginning, DNotes was designed to fulfill this purpose. With our four-year anniversary on the horizon, it’s important to remember some of the important milestones that we’ve marked along the way. Two of the most significant of those milestones occurred with the creation of the DNotesVault and the CRISP programs. Both represent the type of innovation that today’s consumers want and need.
The DNotesVault: State-of-the-Art, Secure Storage for the Modern Age
Some cryptocurrency critics have cited security as a point of concern – and with good reason. There have been notable hacks at various exchanges, and crypto owners have ended up suffering financial loss due to those security shortcomings. That’s why experts have advised cryptocurrency users to avoid storing their cryptocurrency on an exchange. Instead, those crypto owners should be maintaining their holdings in their digital wallets, and only keep digital currency on an exchange when they’re actively trading...
Full article - https://dcebrief.com/innovation-that-matters-dnotesvault-and-crisp/
Sorry about the really late reply. We have all been really busy working on various aspects of the DNotesGlobal ecosystem, and I had to give up forum posting for extra work time. There will be a big push to get DNotes listed on more exchanges after the launch of DNotes 2.0. For now it is available for sale on Cryptopia, Nova, and Yo-Bit. If you have any trouble, drop by our forum on Bitcointalk, and I promise you won't wait this long for a reply!!
DNotes Global Announces Partnership with Geneca for Blockchain Technology Development
DNotes Global, Inc. Announces Partnership with Geneca for Blockchain Technology Development
Dec 26, 2017
CHICAGO, Illinois – December 26, 2017 – DNotes Global, Inc. has announced a new partnership with technology consulting firm Geneca. The move will expand the company’s development team as it prepares to launch DNotes 2.0 in the first quarter of 2018, and will provide the DNotes ecosystem with the technology support needed to achieve the firm’s goals.
DNotes Global, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Theodore Hauenstein broke the news in an announcement to the DNotes community Saturday afternoon:
“We have been searching for the best possible firm to expand our development team for DNotes 2.0 and beyond, and we are proud to announce we have acquired the services of Geneca. Geneca shares both our business philosophy and our vision for making DNotes a technology leader, making them the ideal partner for our rapid expansion plans.”
Hauenstein later expanded on those sentiments. “It is rare to find a company that ticks all the boxes on your wish list,” he said. “Geneca does that for us. We are convinced that Geneca is the ideal technology partner for DNotes Global, Inc., and believe that they can help us guide DNotes down a new and exciting path.”
With the addition of Geneca’s technology services, DNotes Global, Inc. will have the expanded capacity needed to complete development of DNotes 2.0. The Geneca team will also provide critical expertise that will aid in further development and upgrades of the DNotes 2.0 platform well beyond its initial release in early 2018.
In addition, DNotes Global, Inc.’s leadership believes that this partnership will help to provide a more supportive environment on the DNotes platform for outside parties who want to develop products on that blockchain.
Geneca is a privately-held technology consulting firm headquartered in Oak Brook, IL. In an industry with a 70% failure rate, Geneca has achieved a strong 92% success rate across 19 years of product creation. Geneca offers advanced strategies, cutting-edge technological solutions, and a simplified approach to project management that focuses on successful product development above all else.
A few of Geneca’s successful partnerships include kiosk development for Redbox, organizational consulting products for Boston Consulting Group, financial products for Mercer, as well as health insurance innovation with Anthem Healthcare
DNotes Global, Inc. co-founder and CEO Alan Yong praised Geneca’s team, as well as his own company’s decision to partner with the technology firm:
“We are extremely pleased to have found a partner like Geneca. As a company, they share our business principles, management philosophy, and strategic mindset. In our conversations with members of the Geneca team, we were struck by how quickly they came to believe in the DNotes mission and vision, and we believe that bodes well for our future work together. We look forward to working closely with them to build the future of money and help shape a better tomorrow for people around the world.”
About DNotes and Alan Yong:
DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.
DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution. DNotes Global, Inc. has plans to launch DNotes 2.0 in early 2018, with improved features and functionality.
For more information please visit: http://dnotescoin.com
To learn more about Geneca, visit: https://www.geneca.com/
Media contact
Name: Alan Yong
Email: Contact@DNotescoin.com
Japan’s FSA: 50 Bitcoin Exchange Registration Applications Received
An announcement from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that at least 50 Bitcoin exchanges have filed registration applications with the agency. Those exchanges are currently being examined by the FSA to ensure that they have taken the right steps to ensure that their customers are properly protected, as required by recent amendments to the nation’s fund settlement law.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/japans-fsa-50-bitcoin-exchange-registration-applications-received/
IRS Reportedly Bought Software to Uncover Bitcoin User Identities
The Internal Revenue Services has reportedly purchased software to assist it in its efforts to uncover the identities of Bitcoin-using tax cheats. The news was reported today by The Daily Beast, which posted a document that appears to be an IRS purchase agreement with an outside contracting firm called Chainalysis. The company provides analysis software to various government agencies and companies in the financial services sector.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/irs-reportedly-bought-software-to-uncover-bitcoin-user-identities/
Australia Moves to Strengthen AML Laws, Regulate Crypto
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) announced several weeks ago that it was bringing a lawsuit against Commonwealth Bank based on some 53,700 violations of the nation’s anti-money-laundering and terrorist financing prevention laws. Late this week, the government announced that it is proposing new reforms designed to strengthen compliance with those laws – including new regulations that will directly affect digital currency exchanges.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/australia-moves-to-strengthen-aml-laws-regulate-crypto/
Congress May Be Considering Cryptocurrency Protections
A report from the Daily Caller suggests that several Republican members of the House of Representatives and Senate may be in the process of drafting a bill that would offer protection from government interference to cryptocurrencies that meet certain specific criteria. The Caller’s report cites unnamed sources from Capitol Hill, who reportedly told the news outlet that one Senator and two Representatives are looking at issues like anti-money-laundering compliance as they work through the process of creating the legislation.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/congress-may-be-considering-cryptocurrency-protections/
Fisco Launches Bitcoin Bond
Japanese firm Fisco Ltd revealed this week that it is launching a new Bitcoin-denominated bond. The financial information provider announced that its digital currency exchange unit has issued a total of 200 Bitcoins for an initial internal trial of the new bond. According to details provided by Fisco, bond holders will enjoy a three-percent annual return, and will be able to redeem matured bonds for Bitcoin.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/fisco-launches-bitcoin-bond/
Coin Analysis: Syscoin
This coin analysis series aims to give readers appraisals and knowledge of cryptocurrencies and platforms that are likely to succeed long-term by delivering real intrinsic value to those who partake in their economy. The author does not own any Syscoin, and this is an unsolicited review.
Read full analysis - https://dcebrief.com/coin-analysis-syscoin/
Falcon Private Bank Expands Crypto Offerings for Clients
Swiss-based Falcon Private Bank announced today that it is expanding its current blockchain asset management services to provide its customers access to three additional cryptocurrencies. The bank made news in July when it began offering its clients the ability to use their bank cash holdings to buy and hold Bitcoin in their bank portfolios. Next week, that service will expand to provide those clients with access to Litecoin, Ether, and Bitcoin Cash as well.
Full brief - https://dcebrief.com/falcon-private-bank-expands-crypto-offerings-for-clients/
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Bitfinex Abandoning US Market
The Bitfinex digital currency exchange announced late last week that it will no longer provide exchange services to U.S. customers. A post on the company’s website provided details about the decision, and confirmed that all services to clients in the United States will end within the next three months. The announcement suggests that this move has been under consideration for some time.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/bitfinex-abandoning-us-market/
Sony Creates Blockchain Platform for Student Data
Sony Global Education and Sony Corporation have partnered with IBM to create a new cloud platform that will allow student records and other educational data to be securely stored and exchanged. The platform utilizes the Hyperledger Fabric 1.0-powered IBM Blockchain and IBM Cloud to provide safe storage for consolidating records and storing “digital transcripts” in a safe environment. Sony expects to release the new platform in 2018.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/sony-creates-blockchain-platform-for-student-data/
Bubbles, Riding Rockets & Falling Knives
Last week saw Bitcoin cross the $4000 mark for the first time in a continuation of a long-term bull-run that has seen it rise from just under $1000 at the turn of this year. Naysayers are drawing comparisons to investment bubbles from years past that were succeeded by crashes: Great Tulip bubble, dot-com & housing, while advocates are pointing to the intrinsic properties of cryptocurrencies finally being reflected in their price.
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/op-ed-bubbles-riding-rockets-falling-knives/
Bitcoin Price Jumps Again, Fueled by Japanese Traders
Bitcoin’s price continued to climb over the weekend, shattering the $4,000 mark on Saturday and climbing to more than $4,200 on Sunday. And though the world’s most well-known digital currency saw its price decline slightly from that high-water mark, the price of one Bitcoin is now more than four times what it was at the start of this year. Bitcoin’s market capitalization has also surged to roughly $64 billion.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-price-jumps-again-fueled-by-japanese-traders/
Russian Company Moves to Challenge Chinese Bitcoin Mining Dominance
Bloomberg has reported that Russia is moving to become a major Bitcoin mining center, openly challenging the current Chinese dominance of the industry. The effort is being led by Russian Miner Coin, which is co-owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s internet ombudsman, Dmitry Marinichev. To finance the move, the company is seeking $100 million in funding through an initial coin offering.
Read the full brief - https://dcebrief.com/russian-company-moves-to-challenge-chinese-bitcoin-mining-dominance/
Cryptocurrency Investment Series Part 4: ICOs, Securities, and Intrinsic value
The last year has seen the ICO become the preferred means of capital acquisition in the crypto industry, with more than one billion dollars of funding raised. While many praise ICOs for their easier access to capital, the SEC has a differing opinion to the many proponents who claim ICOs should be exempt from securities laws that require additional regulatory oversight. Generally ICOs do not issue rights to any equity or future earnings from a project or organization, which begs both a question about intrinsic value, and what mechanism beyond speculative trading could make ICO tokens fairly considered an “investment” or “asset” at all.
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/op-ed-cryptocurency-investment-series-part-4-icos-securities-and-intrinsic-value/
Mitigate Your Risk – How to Invest for Success
Since Bitcoin became the first decentralized cryptocurrency in 2009, digital currencies have been discussed a lot in the media. Much of that discussion has been about the volatile nature of their price. The recent burst of industry growth has not gone unnoticed, and many farsighted investors now see Bitcoin and other currencies as excellent opportunities to make big returns. Many investors, however, find that their lack of technical knowledge can inhibit their ride to the top.
This is partly because cryptocurrencies don’t have central banks regulating their value, and partly because the global economy doesn’t yet price its denomination. Much of this cryptocurrency volatility is the result of cyclical ‘subsequent’ consequences flowing on from what happens in the traditional finance sector. The internal causes within the uncharted territory of the network is anyone’s guess (but this article is to help you get an idea).
In the brave new world of cryptocurrency, previous performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Because the technology is so new, the performance data that due diligence normally requires does not exist in the same way it does for other markets and company stocks. For now, cryptocurrency markets remain speculative, which means investors must avoid emotional trading decisions, and accept their proclivity for risk. Part one and two of this series of articles looked at how money derives its value, and why some digital currencies become worth more than others. This installment of my investment series will help you improve your odds of investment success in cryptocurrency and its related markets.
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How Do Cryptocurrencies Become Valuable?
In part one of this series, I talked about how money derives its value as a medium of exchange, and how cryptocurrency could appreciate in value if adopted by a much broader user base. Currencies like Bitcoin are often used to escape local capital controls, process faster remittance payments, provide improved anonymity and security, and reduce transfer fees. However, Bitcoin—the largest cryptocurrency—remains a long way from mainstream adoption. A significant portion of any digital currency’s price value and demand is purely speculative and based on its potential future superiority over fiat money (government issued currency). Part two of this series will explore the main drivers of short-term digital money market volatility, and explore their emergent qualities in the more distant future.
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The Cryptocurrency Investment Series
Are you considering an investment in Bitcoin? Or considering throwing some spare change at a promising alternative in the cryptosphere? Maybe unsure whether digital currency counts as ‘real’ money? The crypto-industry is rife with exciting developments, rapid environmental changes, and price movements that have made many people very happy, while news stories from less-fortunate people have caused would-be investors and consumers to question the long-term viability of digital money. Many people could have avoided harm if a comprehensive guide existed to inform investors with a base knowledge of cryptocurrency and a rubric for analyzing currencies that goes beyond the general myopic focus on short-term price speculation in the media. This multi-part guide has been compiled to make it easier to understand the value proposition of digital money, and to explain some of the factors that can affect its price and value over time.
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/the-cryptocurrency-investment-series/
"Is this a good place to discuss bitcoin stock plays or is this just bitcoin news? Not sure if there is another board to discuss all bitcoin related stocks."
Hi krazykracker69,
This board is just for news articles on all cryptocurrencies, so people can keep up to date on what is going on in the industry. You can start a 'new message' on the bitcoin forum with the topic of your choice, and bitcoin stock plays sounds like a great topic. The only problem is the topic doesn't stay together, and is posted by message along with all the others. There may already be something similar, I haven't checked.
You may be better off starting a new board here - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/boards.aspx?cat_id=181
Coinbase Announces $100M Series D Funding
Coinbase has recently completed a $100 million Series D funding round, which featured investment from IVP, Draper Associates, Greylock Partners, and others. The company made the announcement via a blog post from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and notified its customers by email. Coinbase has confirmed that the funding will be used to expand its operations.
Read full brief - https://dcebrief.com/coinbase-announces-100m-series-d-funding/
Fidelity Now Allows Clients to See Their Crypto Holdings on Its Website
After successfully testing digital currency viewing with its employees, Fidelity investments Inc is now ready to offer those capabilities to the company’s customers as well. The new offering debuted on Wednesday, and provides the firm’s clients with the ability to see their cryptocurrency holdings on the company’s client accounts pages. The move has been in the works for some time, and will enable those investors to more efficiently track digital currency investments on the same portal they use to monitor their stocks, mutual funds, and other investments.
Read full brief - https://dcebrief.com/fidelity-now-allows-clients-to-see-their-crypto-holdings-on-its-website/
Australian Senators Call for Reserve-Backed National Cryptocurrency
According to a report from the Sydney Morning Herald, a pair of Australian Senators want the country’s Reserve Bank to give official sanction to cryptocurrency. The duo are calling for the Bank to back an Australian digital currency, and warning that a failure to embrace the new technology could put the nation’s financial industry at a competitive disadvantage.
Read full brief - https://dcebrief.com/australian-senators-call-for-reserve-backed-national-cryptocurrency/
Japan’s Marui to Accept Bitcoin Payments
Japan’s retail market appears to be increasingly receptive to Bitcoin, with yet another large chain of stores on track to begin accepting Bitcoin payments. Reports suggest that the Marui fashion department chain has entered into a partnership with the BitFlyer exchange to enable its stores to facilitate the use of Bitcoin. Marui Group will reportedly begin by testing Bitcoin payments at the Shinjuku Marui Annex beginning on August 7.
Read full brief - https://dcebrief.com/japans-marui-to-accept-bitcoin-payments/
As a Financial Advisor, Can You Explain Cryptocurrency to Your Clients?
Lately the subject of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and the blockchain has been garnishing daily headlines around the world. As a financial professional, how much do you really know about it? If the extent of your awareness on this topic comes from sensationalized media headlines, you may want to spend some time updating your professional profile to include a strong knowledge base or certification in digital currency.
Bitcoin earned the distinction of being the best performing currency in 2015. Your clients may be interested in it as an investment , to accept as payment in their business or charity, or they may have questions regarding taxation and other issues. They are relying on you, as they would in any other financial matter, to provide them with accurate and up to date advice, information, and strategies.
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Will Bitcoin Be the Leg That Stabilizes a Failing Retirement System?
The 'three-legged stool of retirement' is a term dating back more than sixty years, and is used to describe the most typical sources of retirement income. Those sources are Social Security, employer sponsored pensions, and personal savings.
Times have changed and none of these legs have the kind of strength needed to support the retirement needs of a nation. All three are facing serious financial shortfalls that will devastate the retirement plans of a significant percentage of the population.
Perhaps the time has come for the old stool to get a new leg...
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/will-bitcoin-be-the-leg-that-stabilizes-a-failing-retirement-system/
Bitcoin and The Long Arm of The Law
Regulation is a touchy subject in the bitcoin industry. Many cryptocurrency idealists who truly believe they are invincible to government reach, also believe that the lack of bitcoin-specific regulation gives them a free pass. They may be in for a nasty surprise when they find out just how long 'the long arm of the law' really is. Governments around the world already have an arsenal of catch-all laws that can be used to fight tax evasion and other illegal activities that attempt to hide behind the anonymity of some cryptocurrencies and related services.
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-and-the-long-arm-of-the-law/
Bitcoin Plays An Insignificant Role In The Tax Evasion Big Picture
Large corporations, particularly multinationals, as well as some of the wealthiest members of society, often go to great lengths to get out of paying income tax. Their unlimited resources give them access to the best lawyers and accountants that can scour the tax code looking for any loophole that will allow them to pay less. Deep pockets and connections allow them to come up with complicated and often convoluted flow of capital plans, that sees their money move in and out of shell accounts in various tax havens around the world.
Tax avoidance and evasion by this elite segment of society has a trickle-down negative psychological effect on everyone. When an individual or small business owner who is barely getting by, sees this privileged group getting away with it, they are more likely to engage in similar illegal or immoral activities.
Read the full story - https://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-plays-an-insignificant-role-in-the-tax-evasion-big-picture/
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