Crypto Cooldown: Icelandโs Bitcoin Miners Turn to Blockchain Enterprise
Iceland has long been a prominent hub of bitcoin mining due to 98% of its electricity coming from renewable geothermal energy and a cold climate favoring mining farms which must be kept cool can run massive air conditioning bills in warmer areas.
The power usage effectiveness (PUE) of the country is as low as 1.03, almost twice as cost-effective as many nearby countries in continental Europe where the average is 1.78. As such, Iceland is home to international mining firms like Genesis and BitFury which have set up in the nation to capitalize on the natural advantages and now dwarf many of the local mining enterprises. The establishment of these enterprises was motivated in some cases by the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the Icelandic economy which wiped 60% of the value from the Iceland krone, the local fiat currency.
Bitcoin mining is so prevalent that the energy consumption of mining in Iceland is set to overtake that of the households of the 340,000 locals living on the small island. 600 mining rigs were famously stolen in a major heist earlier this year, making headlines across the world and drawing attention to the scale of some of the local mining farms.
However, bitcoin mining took a huge hit after the market crashed in December 2017, sending the price of one BTC from an ATH of $19,783 to $6,362 at the time of writing and causing many mining enterprises around the world to mine BTC at cost or even at a loss, leading to speculation that the days of the Icelandic mining boom were over.
Halldรณr Jรถrgensson, chairman of Borealis Data Center confirmed this in a recent interview with Red Herring, stating that the infrastructure has now been created in Iceland to pursue other blockchain-related business ventures:
โThe demand isโฆshifting more towards the pure blockchain business. So you could say that the bitcoin wave, the big wave of bitcoin demand, has helped us to build out really fast, because there were really aggressive or interested parties who wanted to do things and we managed to do the build-out.
We strongly believe that when the whole bitcoin thing has settled down to some kind of a level that is not as crazy as it was a year ago โฆ another wave that crops up that will utilize these infrastructures that have been built up during the bitcoin mining phase.โ
It may well be that bitcoin mining will suffer a permanent decline in the country, but instead of closing up shop completely, those already working in the cryptocurrency space are now exploring other options โ blockchain enterprise, a growing industry that is set to reach a value of $2.3 billion by 2021.
Iceland has long been a prominent hub of bitcoin mining due to 98% of its electricity coming from renewable geothermal energy and a cold climate favoring mining farms which must be kept cool can run massive air conditioning bills in warmer areas.
The power usage effectiveness (PUE) of the country is as low as 1.03, almost twice as cost-effective as many nearby countries in continental Europe where the average is 1.78. As such, Iceland is home to international mining firms like Genesis and BitFury which have set up in the nation to capitalize on the natural advantages and now dwarf many of the local mining enterprises. The establishment of these enterprises was motivated in some cases by the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the Icelandic economy which wiped 60% of the value from the Iceland krone, the local fiat currency.
Bitcoin mining is so prevalent that the energy consumption of mining in Iceland is set to overtake that of the households of the 340,000 locals living on the small island. 600 mining rigs were famously stolen in a major heist earlier this year, making headlines across the world and drawing attention to the scale of some of the local mining farms.
However, bitcoin mining took a huge hit after the market crashed in December 2017, sending the price of one BTC from an ATH of $19,783 to $6,362 at the time of writing and causing many mining enterprises around the world to mine BTC at cost or even at a loss, leading to speculation that the days of the Icelandic mining boom were over.
Halldรณr Jรถrgensson, chairman of Borealis Data Center confirmed this in a recent interview with Red Herring, stating that the infrastructure has now been created in Iceland to pursue other blockchain-related business ventures:
โThe demand isโฆshifting more towards the pure blockchain business. So you could say that the bitcoin wave, the big wave of bitcoin demand, has helped us to build out really fast, because there were really aggressive or interested parties who wanted to do things and we managed to do the build-out.
We strongly believe that when the whole bitcoin thing has settled down to some kind of a level that is not as crazy as it was a year ago โฆ another wave that crops up that will utilize these infrastructures that have been built up during the bitcoin mining phase.โ
It may well be that bitcoin mining will suffer a permanent decline in the country, but instead of closing up shop completely, those already working in the cryptocurrency space are now exploring other options โ blockchain enterprise, a growing industry that is set to reach a value of $2.3 billion by 2021.
๐ Mobu (MOBU)
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
๐ถ Documents:
๐ Whitepaper โ Mobu Whitepaper
๐ถ Additional links:
๐ Website โ mobu.io
โ๏ธ Telegram โ t.me/mobuCHAT
๐ Twitter โ twitter.com/MobuICO
๐ Facebook โ facebook.com/MobuICO
๐ฃ Reddit โ reddit.com/r/Mobu/
๐ธ Instagram โ instagram.com/MobuICO/
๐ฑ Github โ github.com/mobuadmin
๐ฃ Bitcointalk โ bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
๐ Bitcoin Wiki โ en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
๐บ YouTube โ Mobu YouTube channel
๐ Medium โ medium.com/mobu-io
๐ถ ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
๐ถ Our Score:
๐๐๐๐๐ 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
๐ถ Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
๐ถ Documents:
๐ Whitepaper โ Mobu Whitepaper
๐ถ Additional links:
๐ Website โ mobu.io
โ๏ธ Telegram โ t.me/mobuCHAT
๐ Twitter โ twitter.com/MobuICO
๐ Facebook โ facebook.com/MobuICO
๐ฃ Reddit โ reddit.com/r/Mobu/
๐ธ Instagram โ instagram.com/MobuICO/
๐ฑ Github โ github.com/mobuadmin
๐ฃ Bitcointalk โ bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
๐ Bitcoin Wiki โ en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
๐บ YouTube โ Mobu YouTube channel
๐ Medium โ medium.com/mobu-io
๐ถ ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
๐ถ Our Score:
๐๐๐๐๐ 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
๐ถ Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
Circle Internet Financial Ltd. is launching a USD-backed digital token dubbed the โUSD Coin,โ Circleโs blog reports Wednesday, September 26.
A consortium called Centre โ which includes Bitmain Technologies Ltd. among its members โ will act as a platform for deposits and fiat conversions for the stablecoin. Bloomberg notes that although Centre is a โwholly owned subsidiary of Circle,โ there are plans in plan to turn it into an independent organization.
The USD Coin will reportedly be available on Circleโs Poloniex exchange, as well as Huobi, OKCoin, KuCoin, and digital wallet and exchange Coinbase. As per Circleโs release, over 20 companies are about to announce support for the USDC, while others might add trading through the open ERC-20 standard.
A consortium called Centre โ which includes Bitmain Technologies Ltd. among its members โ will act as a platform for deposits and fiat conversions for the stablecoin. Bloomberg notes that although Centre is a โwholly owned subsidiary of Circle,โ there are plans in plan to turn it into an independent organization.
The USD Coin will reportedly be available on Circleโs Poloniex exchange, as well as Huobi, OKCoin, KuCoin, and digital wallet and exchange Coinbase. As per Circleโs release, over 20 companies are about to announce support for the USDC, while others might add trading through the open ERC-20 standard.
Chinese tech giant Baidu releases โSuper Chainโ white paper
Chinese search engine and web services company Baidu has released the Baidu Blockchain White Paper V1.0 on Wednesday, September 26, which describes the development of a โSuper Chainโ network system.
Baidu Blockchain Lab released the blockchain white paper focused on โthe independent development of the โSuper Chainโ network system.โ The paper introduces the idea of commercializing the Baidu cloud blockchain blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform in addition to six applications based on the Super Chain; Totem, Degree Universe, Baidu Association, Treasure Chest, Encyclopedia Online, and Hubert.
According to the white paper, Baiduโs Super Chain is more efficient than a traditional blockchain in that performs with a higher degree of hardware utilization. Per Baidu, Super Chain nodes โuse multi-core parallel computing to maximize CPU utilization and increase throughput.โ
The Super Chain is a stereo network that supports parallel sidechains. There is a root chain, which manages parallel chains and the operating guidelines of the entire network, that supports data exchange with each chain.
The Super Chain operates on what is dubbed a โpluggable consensus mechanism.โ Within the network, the Super Chain allows different parallel chains to choose their own consensus mechanisms. It also supports consensus escalation through a voting mechanism.
The white paper states that Baidu will focus on applying the technology in food safety, product quality, new retail, new manufacturing, supply chain finance, intellectual property and trading, travel, tourism and social networking.
Modular services with the Baidu Super Chain will include scenarios in certification, digital rights, clearing and settlement, supply chain finance, digital assets, and games.
In June, the internet search giant revealed its Super Chain protocol in the context of reducing energy consumption in cryptocurrency mining operations.
Chinese search engine and web services company Baidu has released the Baidu Blockchain White Paper V1.0 on Wednesday, September 26, which describes the development of a โSuper Chainโ network system.
Baidu Blockchain Lab released the blockchain white paper focused on โthe independent development of the โSuper Chainโ network system.โ The paper introduces the idea of commercializing the Baidu cloud blockchain blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform in addition to six applications based on the Super Chain; Totem, Degree Universe, Baidu Association, Treasure Chest, Encyclopedia Online, and Hubert.
According to the white paper, Baiduโs Super Chain is more efficient than a traditional blockchain in that performs with a higher degree of hardware utilization. Per Baidu, Super Chain nodes โuse multi-core parallel computing to maximize CPU utilization and increase throughput.โ
The Super Chain is a stereo network that supports parallel sidechains. There is a root chain, which manages parallel chains and the operating guidelines of the entire network, that supports data exchange with each chain.
The Super Chain operates on what is dubbed a โpluggable consensus mechanism.โ Within the network, the Super Chain allows different parallel chains to choose their own consensus mechanisms. It also supports consensus escalation through a voting mechanism.
The white paper states that Baidu will focus on applying the technology in food safety, product quality, new retail, new manufacturing, supply chain finance, intellectual property and trading, travel, tourism and social networking.
Modular services with the Baidu Super Chain will include scenarios in certification, digital rights, clearing and settlement, supply chain finance, digital assets, and games.
In June, the internet search giant revealed its Super Chain protocol in the context of reducing energy consumption in cryptocurrency mining operations.
โโHow many more cagings, assaults, deaths, and genocides will occur before decentralized technologies save humanity from its centralized institutions of violence?
๐ฃRoger Ver, crypto enthusiast, Bitcoin Cash promoter.
๐ฃRoger Ver, crypto enthusiast, Bitcoin Cash promoter.
โโ๐The Red Belly blockchain, that was developed by the State Association of Scientific and Applied Research was able to process 30,000 transactions per second.
Testing was carried out on the basis of the cloud services infrastructure Amazon Web Services.
In previous tests, the blockchain demonstrated much more impressive results - up to 660 thousand transactions per second, which is ten times higher than the performance of the Visa payment system. However, at that time the experiment was conducted on the basis of a local network of 300 machines.
The last test was conducted on the basis of 1000 virtual machines from 14 geographical regions, including the countries of North America, Europe, South America and the Asia-Pacific region.
Testing was carried out on the basis of the cloud services infrastructure Amazon Web Services.
In previous tests, the blockchain demonstrated much more impressive results - up to 660 thousand transactions per second, which is ten times higher than the performance of the Visa payment system. However, at that time the experiment was conducted on the basis of a local network of 300 machines.
The last test was conducted on the basis of 1000 virtual machines from 14 geographical regions, including the countries of North America, Europe, South America and the Asia-Pacific region.
โโNOAH PROJECT: the most mind-blowing project of 2018
๐ The first ever crypto city? A crypto resort on the finest beaches of the Philippines? Thatโs what the Asian Noah Project is doing! The key to all these is Noah Coin (NOAH).
Having NOAH, you get access to:
- high-tech Noah City with crypto accepted everywhere
- a tropical Noah Resort in the Philippines
- Noah Wallet (for free on iOS, Android)
๐ The worldโs first crypto city is currently being built within Horizon Manila in the Philippines, and will welcome the first visitors by 2020-2022. There you could spend crypto everywhere, getting discounts and special privileges for using NOAH. Sounds perfect, doesnโt it?
๐ดHaving NOAH, beach lovers could visit an exotic Noah Resort and enjoy breathtaking landscapes and endless leisure activities. Isnโt it a crypto paradise for travellers?
๐ To store and transfer NOAHs and other cryptos hurry up to try Noah Wallet, already available for free on iOS and Android.
Thinking of getting NOAH? Jump to 6 large exchanges - HitBTC, Changelly, Livecoin, Mercatox, Yobit and BTC-Alpha.
โ๏ธ Donโt wait - join hot discussion on Telegram chat
โ๏ธ Visit the website
๐ The first ever crypto city? A crypto resort on the finest beaches of the Philippines? Thatโs what the Asian Noah Project is doing! The key to all these is Noah Coin (NOAH).
Having NOAH, you get access to:
- high-tech Noah City with crypto accepted everywhere
- a tropical Noah Resort in the Philippines
- Noah Wallet (for free on iOS, Android)
๐ The worldโs first crypto city is currently being built within Horizon Manila in the Philippines, and will welcome the first visitors by 2020-2022. There you could spend crypto everywhere, getting discounts and special privileges for using NOAH. Sounds perfect, doesnโt it?
๐ดHaving NOAH, beach lovers could visit an exotic Noah Resort and enjoy breathtaking landscapes and endless leisure activities. Isnโt it a crypto paradise for travellers?
๐ To store and transfer NOAHs and other cryptos hurry up to try Noah Wallet, already available for free on iOS and Android.
Thinking of getting NOAH? Jump to 6 large exchanges - HitBTC, Changelly, Livecoin, Mercatox, Yobit and BTC-Alpha.
โ๏ธ Donโt wait - join hot discussion on Telegram chat
โ๏ธ Visit the website
โโโUntil 2023, the German car manufacturer Porsche AG plans to increase investments in blockchain, Artificial intelligence and VR-startups for $ 176 million.
The automaker will give priority to startups engaged in "user experience, mobility and digital lifestyle" at the intersection of advanced technologies. Thus, the company intends to gain access to trends, new technologies and business models.
"Today, innovations are largely provided by technology. They are closely related to our core competencies, so it is vital to create a reliable ecosystem with competent partners, "said deputy chairman of Porsche AG's finance and IT board of directors.
He also added that with the help of blockchain, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, the company intends to make fundamental changes in its business model.
The automaker will give priority to startups engaged in "user experience, mobility and digital lifestyle" at the intersection of advanced technologies. Thus, the company intends to gain access to trends, new technologies and business models.
"Today, innovations are largely provided by technology. They are closely related to our core competencies, so it is vital to create a reliable ecosystem with competent partners, "said deputy chairman of Porsche AG's finance and IT board of directors.
He also added that with the help of blockchain, artificial intelligence and virtual reality, the company intends to make fundamental changes in its business model.
Orvium - Open and Transparent Science Powered By Blockchain
It is time to get involved and get the control back of the human knowledge.
Orvium is more than another startup โ you are about to participate in a project driven by top engineers and scientists with many years of experience driving innovation at CERN, the birthplace of the Web, and NASA.
Orvium aims to disrupt one of the most lucrative industry world-wide, with profit margins reported to exceed those of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple, while making science more transparent, universal and open than ever. Orvium creates a unique decentralized platform powered by blockchain, decentralized storage, big data and artificial intelligence to create an unprecedented decentralized solution to process, validate, disseminate and preserve scientific knowledge forever.
We want you to be part of our future: Our TGE offers you the unique opportunity to buy ORVIUM tokens and join an excellent team. With your participation, we are going to scale science and become the leading publication platform while returning the benefits of science to society. The Web was originally designed to meet the demand for transparent and automatic information sharing between scientists around the world, lets do it now and for all.
Early-birds will be rewarded with a 10% bonus during our pre-sale.
Join us and be part of this exciting journey:
https://t.me/orvium
https://orvium.io
It is time to get involved and get the control back of the human knowledge.
Orvium is more than another startup โ you are about to participate in a project driven by top engineers and scientists with many years of experience driving innovation at CERN, the birthplace of the Web, and NASA.
Orvium aims to disrupt one of the most lucrative industry world-wide, with profit margins reported to exceed those of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple, while making science more transparent, universal and open than ever. Orvium creates a unique decentralized platform powered by blockchain, decentralized storage, big data and artificial intelligence to create an unprecedented decentralized solution to process, validate, disseminate and preserve scientific knowledge forever.
We want you to be part of our future: Our TGE offers you the unique opportunity to buy ORVIUM tokens and join an excellent team. With your participation, we are going to scale science and become the leading publication platform while returning the benefits of science to society. The Web was originally designed to meet the demand for transparent and automatic information sharing between scientists around the world, lets do it now and for all.
Early-birds will be rewarded with a 10% bonus during our pre-sale.
Join us and be part of this exciting journey:
https://t.me/orvium
https://orvium.io
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Circle Internet Financial Ltd. is launching a USD-backed digital token dubbed the โUSD Coin"
A consortium called Centre โ which includes Bitmain Technologies Ltd. among its members โ will act as a platform for deposits and fiat conversions for the stablecoin. Bloomberg notes that although Centre is a โwholly owned subsidiary of Circle,โ there are plans in plan to turn it into an independent organization.
The USD Coin will reportedly be available on Circleโs Poloniex exchange, as well as Huobi, OKCoin, KuCoin, and digital wallet and exchange Coinbase. As per Circleโs release, over 20 companies are about to announce support for the USDC, while others might add trading through the open ERC-20 standard.
A consortium called Centre โ which includes Bitmain Technologies Ltd. among its members โ will act as a platform for deposits and fiat conversions for the stablecoin. Bloomberg notes that although Centre is a โwholly owned subsidiary of Circle,โ there are plans in plan to turn it into an independent organization.
The USD Coin will reportedly be available on Circleโs Poloniex exchange, as well as Huobi, OKCoin, KuCoin, and digital wallet and exchange Coinbase. As per Circleโs release, over 20 companies are about to announce support for the USDC, while others might add trading through the open ERC-20 standard.
Raincheck-Global loyalty & rewards points exchange aggregator on ๐ Stellar
Want to be able to transfer your existing reward/loyalty points into one digital unit that can be used at any scheme? How about accurately monitoring your points, with the flexibility of transferring them at any time, on a fast and secure network? RAIN Token will give you this power at a fraction of the cost of other providers. Built on the Stellar Blockchain your secure transactions will go through within seconds at the cost of one cent per 100,000 transactions, whereas Ethereum based projects still cost around $0.20-1.45 per transaction. RAIN Token is the seamless and inexpensive experience youโve been waiting for.
Built by a team with diverse backgrounds in full stack software development, data/cyber security, global payments, retail, travel, finance and investment; Our two founders pioneered the internet in the early 90โs, founding several tech startups and have a combined 50+ years experience in the ICT sector. The RAIN Token team recognises the faults in current loyalty/rewards schemes and with their wealth of knowledge, and experience, have created a solution.
Plus, unlike some exchanges, RAIN Token has your back if you get stuck. A dedicated customer service team is available 24/7. No more submitting a support ticket and waiting 2 weeks to get an automated response.
The RAIN Token is all about simplifying the reward/loyalty point systems and giving power back to the consumer, allowing them to attain the best value - Creating opportunities for retailers, and customer, alike. Get in on this awesome project before it takes off.
https://raintoken.org/
https://t.me/getraincheck
Want to be able to transfer your existing reward/loyalty points into one digital unit that can be used at any scheme? How about accurately monitoring your points, with the flexibility of transferring them at any time, on a fast and secure network? RAIN Token will give you this power at a fraction of the cost of other providers. Built on the Stellar Blockchain your secure transactions will go through within seconds at the cost of one cent per 100,000 transactions, whereas Ethereum based projects still cost around $0.20-1.45 per transaction. RAIN Token is the seamless and inexpensive experience youโve been waiting for.
Built by a team with diverse backgrounds in full stack software development, data/cyber security, global payments, retail, travel, finance and investment; Our two founders pioneered the internet in the early 90โs, founding several tech startups and have a combined 50+ years experience in the ICT sector. The RAIN Token team recognises the faults in current loyalty/rewards schemes and with their wealth of knowledge, and experience, have created a solution.
Plus, unlike some exchanges, RAIN Token has your back if you get stuck. A dedicated customer service team is available 24/7. No more submitting a support ticket and waiting 2 weeks to get an automated response.
The RAIN Token is all about simplifying the reward/loyalty point systems and giving power back to the consumer, allowing them to attain the best value - Creating opportunities for retailers, and customer, alike. Get in on this awesome project before it takes off.
https://raintoken.org/
https://t.me/getraincheck
Bloomberg: RIG trend lines indicate Bitcoin may see a Multi-Week Bull Run
Leading financial news outlet Bloomberg, which is well-regarded for both its fundamental and technical analysis across markets, believes that one technical chart indicates that a Bitcoin(BTC) bull run could be just around the corner.
According to a recent articleby Bloomberg, RIG trend lines, a technical indicator that analyzes the relative strength index (RSI) compared to the momentum gauge, the price of Bitcoin could be gearing up for a multi-week long bull run.
โThe momentum gauge crossed the relative strength index (RSI) gauge, which could be indicating a positive price movement is on the horizon,โ noted Bloomberg. โBitcoinโs price rose the past three times the two gauges crossed.โ
Is the fourth time the momentum gauge has crossed the RSI gauge in 2018. After each time this has occurred, Bitcoinโs price has risen in the following trading sessions. Notably, the last time this occurred in mid-August, Bitcoin surged over 21% over the next three weeks.
Since making the technical call, Bitcoinโs price has jumped from $6,503 to over $6,700 as bulls regain control. BTC currently has a $116 billion market cap, the largest cryptocurrency in the AltDex 100 Index (ALT100).
Leading financial news outlet Bloomberg, which is well-regarded for both its fundamental and technical analysis across markets, believes that one technical chart indicates that a Bitcoin(BTC) bull run could be just around the corner.
According to a recent articleby Bloomberg, RIG trend lines, a technical indicator that analyzes the relative strength index (RSI) compared to the momentum gauge, the price of Bitcoin could be gearing up for a multi-week long bull run.
โThe momentum gauge crossed the relative strength index (RSI) gauge, which could be indicating a positive price movement is on the horizon,โ noted Bloomberg. โBitcoinโs price rose the past three times the two gauges crossed.โ
Is the fourth time the momentum gauge has crossed the RSI gauge in 2018. After each time this has occurred, Bitcoinโs price has risen in the following trading sessions. Notably, the last time this occurred in mid-August, Bitcoin surged over 21% over the next three weeks.
Since making the technical call, Bitcoinโs price has jumped from $6,503 to over $6,700 as bulls regain control. BTC currently has a $116 billion market cap, the largest cryptocurrency in the AltDex 100 Index (ALT100).
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๐ฃEric Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift.
๐ฃEric Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift.
โโ๐ทNow Coinbase supports the pound sterling (GBP) for all services, including Coinbase Pro and Coinbase Prime.
The update will allow British users of the trading platform to enter and withdraw pound sterling. Transactions with GBP, according to representatives of Coinbase, will take less than 30 minutes.
Adding support for GBP will significantly reduce the transaction costs for users, saving them from the need to convert sterling to euros and back.
Representatives of Coinbase noted that to access the wallet you need some account settings. So, the UK should be indicated as a jurisdiction.
The update will allow British users of the trading platform to enter and withdraw pound sterling. Transactions with GBP, according to representatives of Coinbase, will take less than 30 minutes.
Adding support for GBP will significantly reduce the transaction costs for users, saving them from the need to convert sterling to euros and back.
Representatives of Coinbase noted that to access the wallet you need some account settings. So, the UK should be indicated as a jurisdiction.
โโ๐ญBitcoin billionaire Zhao Dong has stated that the next 15 months are perfect to invest in cryptocurrencies, moreover, you need to keep your assets for , approximately, three years to get the most out of it.
Thanks to prolonged bear market situation it is an excellent opportunity to include undervalued crypto assets into a long-term investment portfolio.
Real value investors prefer a bear market in order to choose good undervalued projects and take advantage of them. Of course, this does not mean that you just need to buy good coins cheaply. You need to hodl for a long time.
Thanks to prolonged bear market situation it is an excellent opportunity to include undervalued crypto assets into a long-term investment portfolio.
Real value investors prefer a bear market in order to choose good undervalued projects and take advantage of them. Of course, this does not mean that you just need to buy good coins cheaply. You need to hodl for a long time.
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How Drones Can Optimize Surveying & Mapping Projects
The geospatial companies were immediate adopters of drone tech, 'It soon became obvious that drones could optimize workflows, improve safety, project results and realize considerable savings.'
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How Drones Can Optimize Surveying & Mapping Projects
The geospatial companies were immediate adopters of drone tech, 'It soon became obvious that drones could optimize workflows, improve safety, project results and realize considerable savings.'
https://buff.ly/2DCtTDI
Medium
How Drones Can Optimize Surveying and Mapping Projects
When commercial drones were first introduced, the geospatial industry immediately adopted them. Equipped with different types of sensorsโฆ
โโ๐ Ripple will be supporting carefully selected educational science, engineering, mathematics and financial technologies projects with the help of recently established $105 million fund.
The biggest part of the allocated funds will be gathered from the investors.
The partner of the initiative will be the non-profit organization RippleWorks, which coordinates volunteer and community work.
๐ฃKen Weber, head of social programs at Ripple: Education is a key driver that will lead to a wider dissemination of innovation in business, finance and computer science. First of all, our work is aimed at people with limited access to banking services.
The biggest part of the allocated funds will be gathered from the investors.
The partner of the initiative will be the non-profit organization RippleWorks, which coordinates volunteer and community work.
๐ฃKen Weber, head of social programs at Ripple: Education is a key driver that will lead to a wider dissemination of innovation in business, finance and computer science. First of all, our work is aimed at people with limited access to banking services.
๐ Mobu (MOBU)
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
๐ถ Documents:
๐ Whitepaper โ Mobu Whitepaper
๐ถ Additional links:
๐ Website โ mobu.io
โ๏ธ Telegram โ t.me/mobuCHAT
๐ Twitter โ twitter.com/MobuICO
๐ Facebook โ facebook.com/MobuICO
๐ฃ Reddit โ reddit.com/r/Mobu/
๐ธ Instagram โ instagram.com/MobuICO/
๐ฑ Github โ github.com/mobuadmin
๐ฃ Bitcointalk โ bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
๐ Bitcoin Wiki โ en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
๐บ YouTube โ Mobu YouTube channel
๐ Medium โ medium.com/mobu-io
๐ถ ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
๐ถ Our Score:
๐๐๐๐๐ 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
๐ถ Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
Mobu is a decentralised platform and end-to-end solution for launching compliant security tokens - "The Future of Security tokens".
The 80 Trillion dollar big securities market is coming to the blockchain. But there are still plenty of problems which occur when launching a security token. One of the main problems which arise when planning on launching a security token is the fact that it is a legal, regulatory and technical nightmare launching one. Furthermore, until now there is also no trusted competitive environment for ICO service providers to ensure lower pricing and better quality.
Those problems MOBU aims to solve.
MOBU is an ecosystem/marketplace that implements a unique MOB20 standard protocol to ensure compliant security tokens and similar to how the HTTP protocol defined the internet, the MOB20 protocol aims to define a set of commands that a compliant security token should implement!
Mobu uses the blockchain technology to create a set of rules that govern the issuance of security tokens while programming them into smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. This way they are transparent and immutable. And they decide on security tokens due to the lower fees, the more complex versions of dividend policies and voting rights, the possibility to execute deals faster and succeed cross-border funding within a larger investor base, as well as suffering fewer manipulations by financial institutions.
In the Mobu ecosystem the token issuers(real future companies on MOBU) post bounties to get service providers, Developers earn MOBU tokens for creating smart contracts, KYC providers pay MOBU tokens to join the network/ecosystem, Investors pay MOBU tokens for KYC process, legal representatives and escrow providers earn MOBU tokens for offering services. Mobu additionally will steel bank partnerships to ensure FIAT can easily be converted to crypto all around the world and MOBU tokens can be earned worldwide. Furthermore, Lockup utility will ensure scarcity of MOBU tokens!
The Pre-ICO with up to 25% bonus will start on 1st of September, you can already put yourself on the interest list on their website by clicking "Register Your Interest" and filling out your data.
๐ถ Documents:
๐ Whitepaper โ Mobu Whitepaper
๐ถ Additional links:
๐ Website โ mobu.io
โ๏ธ Telegram โ t.me/mobuCHAT
๐ Twitter โ twitter.com/MobuICO
๐ Facebook โ facebook.com/MobuICO
๐ฃ Reddit โ reddit.com/r/Mobu/
๐ธ Instagram โ instagram.com/MobuICO/
๐ฑ Github โ github.com/mobuadmin
๐ฃ Bitcointalk โ bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4726508.0
๐ Bitcoin Wiki โ en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/MOBU
๐บ YouTube โ Mobu YouTube channel
๐ Medium โ medium.com/mobu-io
๐ถ ICO-Dates:
Symbol: MOBU
Token type: ETH (ERC20)
ICO Price: 1 RBY = 0.15 USD
Min purchase: 0.1 ETH
Total supply: Tokens are only issued when physically sold
(350,000,000 tokens maximum possible supply, as per smart contract)
Soft cap: 1,000,000 USD
Hard cap: 35,000,000 USD
ICO Start date: 1st of December 2018
The Pre-ICO starts on 1st of September and comes with an up to 25% Bonus, visit their website and click on "Register Your Interest" to keep informed.
๐ถ Our Score:
๐๐๐๐๐ 4.5/5
The Mobu project, which delivers a product which is genuinely needed, is managed by a strong team and advisory board with lots of experience in a broad spectrum. They have a detailed whitepaper and a clear vision while entering a vast market where up until now none competitor is active. Security tokens are apparently "the future of Crypto", and thus, we expect Mobu to be a strong player and a success story in this area. The MVP is announced for this month, just before the Pre-Sale starts, and once we had a chance to test the platform, we will consider to higher the current rating.
๐ถ Promotional video: https://youtu.be/ydlXE_E2UUo
Twitter
MOBU (@MobuICO) / Twitter
Technology-enabled digital investment bank to streamline capital markets. The full infrastructure solution for the next generation of assets.
๐ฅ Tom Lee: Ethereum will โrally stronglyโ up to $1,900 by the end of 2019
Major altcoin ETH is about to see a โtrend reversal and rally stronglyโ up to $1,900 per token by the end of 2019, according to Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee, as Bloomberg reported September 27.
In a note to clients of Fundstrat Global Advisors, Lee noted the โoverly negativeโ sentiment on the Ethereum market, which he says will be a basis for its strong rebound in the near future.
In his prediction, Lee has referenced the historical performance of Ethereum, citing that the times when the altcoin โunderperformed peers by two standard deviations,โ the price trend saw a subsequent reverse.
Lee concluded that Ethereum will reach $1,900 by the end of 2019 โ a price point that is at least 40 percent higher than Ethereumโs all-time high of $1,349, recorded on January 13, 2018. The price of Ethereum is $230 at press time, meaning that the altcoinโs price will surge by 726 percent by the end of the year, according to Lee.
Major altcoin ETH is about to see a โtrend reversal and rally stronglyโ up to $1,900 per token by the end of 2019, according to Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee, as Bloomberg reported September 27.
In a note to clients of Fundstrat Global Advisors, Lee noted the โoverly negativeโ sentiment on the Ethereum market, which he says will be a basis for its strong rebound in the near future.
In his prediction, Lee has referenced the historical performance of Ethereum, citing that the times when the altcoin โunderperformed peers by two standard deviations,โ the price trend saw a subsequent reverse.
Lee concluded that Ethereum will reach $1,900 by the end of 2019 โ a price point that is at least 40 percent higher than Ethereumโs all-time high of $1,349, recorded on January 13, 2018. The price of Ethereum is $230 at press time, meaning that the altcoinโs price will surge by 726 percent by the end of the year, according to Lee.
Binance to launch decentralized exchange at the start of 2019
With a string of ongoing declarations, it has turned out to be confident that Binance plans to fill this developing hole, by presenting its very own decentralized platform in due time.
In spite of its relative youth, Binance has immediately ascended to the highest point of the crypto leaderboards, building up itself as a multinational, all around regarded cryptocurrency platform that has the early crypto industry to its most significant advantage. Even though the firm, which is as of now headquartered in the island country of Malta, has picked up acknowledgment for its centralized exchange that hosts ten million clients, it has turned out to be evident that it is quickly pushing forward with it intends to make and effectively dispatch a DEX.
In the appended video, which was a short however sweet six minutes, the CEO, who told watchers โto not expect excessively,โ featured the companyโs โeasygoing, harsh and pre-alphaโ demo that had no graphical UI (GUI) to talk about. Regardless of the absence of purchaser benevolent highlights, Binance designers were as yet ready to exhibit that the platform was useful by making, posting and trading a testnet crypto asset in only a couple of minutes.
With a string of ongoing declarations, it has turned out to be confident that Binance plans to fill this developing hole, by presenting its very own decentralized platform in due time.
In spite of its relative youth, Binance has immediately ascended to the highest point of the crypto leaderboards, building up itself as a multinational, all around regarded cryptocurrency platform that has the early crypto industry to its most significant advantage. Even though the firm, which is as of now headquartered in the island country of Malta, has picked up acknowledgment for its centralized exchange that hosts ten million clients, it has turned out to be evident that it is quickly pushing forward with it intends to make and effectively dispatch a DEX.
In the appended video, which was a short however sweet six minutes, the CEO, who told watchers โto not expect excessively,โ featured the companyโs โeasygoing, harsh and pre-alphaโ demo that had no graphical UI (GUI) to talk about. Regardless of the absence of purchaser benevolent highlights, Binance designers were as yet ready to exhibit that the platform was useful by making, posting and trading a testnet crypto asset in only a couple of minutes.
YouTube
*SNEAK PREVIEW* Binance Chain / DEX
Binance CEO, CZ, shares a sneak peak of the current progress of Binance Chain and Binance's future Decentralized Exchange. https://www.binance.com/
โโโโCRYPTOCARZ IS THE WORLD'S FIRST BLOCKCHAIN-ENABLED VR RACING EXPERIENCE
CRYPTOCARZ IS A MULTIPLAYER, VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)-ENABLED RACING EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPED USING THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN.
To play, users will have to load the car assets into the game from an Ethereum wallet, where they are stored as an ERC721 token. The ERC721 token has paved the way for a new class of digital assets called non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These allow users to own, customise and maintain control in the
same way as in the physical world.
Blockchain Studios contends that this new asset class opens up new opportunities for user engagement and ownership. We believe that the first wave of innovation will come from gaming. CryptoCarz is the first platform to bring together blockchain, VR and gaming technologies. By giving gamers new options to visualise, own, adapt and race their own car, we think a new era in gaming has arrived.
WE BELIEVE GAMING IT WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RISE โ AND INTEGRATION โ OF THREE TECHNOLOGIES: BLOCKCHAIN, E-SPORTS AND VR.
Each of them, independently, represents a paradigm shift for game development and consumption. Their attributes will make technology more individual, inclusive and immersive. The combination of these technologies will give rise to new scenarios, where gamers can own, modify, trade and play in an unprecedented way
THE CONCEPT
Cars, gaming and cryptocurrency are shared passions at Blockchain Studios, so combining them was a natural choice when we started working on CryptoCarz. We see strong synergies between the cryptocurrency community and gamers and we believe there is a market for a game that blends racing, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. CryptoCarz is a multiplayer, fully immersive, VR-enabled racing experience, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. To race in the game, a user will have to demonstrate ownership of a car that is modelled and stored as an ERC721 Ethereum token in the gamerโs private wallet. The car will then be loaded into the game via integration with MetaMask and other proprietary tools
The game will initially offer 20 car models representative of the top cryptocurrencies. Each model will have a maximum of 650 units, hard-coded and numerically defined in the smart contract.No further cars in these models will be produced in the future.
Links:
Telegram Group: https://t.me/cryptocarz
Website: www.cryptocarz.io
Whitepaper: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_WP.pdf
One pager: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_1P.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptocarz
Medium blog: https://medium.com/@cryptocarz
CRYPTOCARZ IS A MULTIPLAYER, VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)-ENABLED RACING EXPERIENCE, DEVELOPED USING THE ETHEREUM BLOCKCHAIN.
To play, users will have to load the car assets into the game from an Ethereum wallet, where they are stored as an ERC721 token. The ERC721 token has paved the way for a new class of digital assets called non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These allow users to own, customise and maintain control in the
same way as in the physical world.
Blockchain Studios contends that this new asset class opens up new opportunities for user engagement and ownership. We believe that the first wave of innovation will come from gaming. CryptoCarz is the first platform to bring together blockchain, VR and gaming technologies. By giving gamers new options to visualise, own, adapt and race their own car, we think a new era in gaming has arrived.
WE BELIEVE GAMING IT WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RISE โ AND INTEGRATION โ OF THREE TECHNOLOGIES: BLOCKCHAIN, E-SPORTS AND VR.
Each of them, independently, represents a paradigm shift for game development and consumption. Their attributes will make technology more individual, inclusive and immersive. The combination of these technologies will give rise to new scenarios, where gamers can own, modify, trade and play in an unprecedented way
THE CONCEPT
Cars, gaming and cryptocurrency are shared passions at Blockchain Studios, so combining them was a natural choice when we started working on CryptoCarz. We see strong synergies between the cryptocurrency community and gamers and we believe there is a market for a game that blends racing, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. CryptoCarz is a multiplayer, fully immersive, VR-enabled racing experience, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. To race in the game, a user will have to demonstrate ownership of a car that is modelled and stored as an ERC721 Ethereum token in the gamerโs private wallet. The car will then be loaded into the game via integration with MetaMask and other proprietary tools
The game will initially offer 20 car models representative of the top cryptocurrencies. Each model will have a maximum of 650 units, hard-coded and numerically defined in the smart contract.No further cars in these models will be produced in the future.
Links:
Telegram Group: https://t.me/cryptocarz
Website: www.cryptocarz.io
Whitepaper: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_WP.pdf
One pager: https://www.cryptocarz.io/docs/CryptoCarz_1P.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryptocarz
Medium blog: https://medium.com/@cryptocarz
