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Network Cardano activated update Shelley

The network’s seventh largest cryptocurrency Cardano long-awaited hardwork Shelley.

The update was activated today at 00:44 GMT, and marked the transition Cardano with federated governance mechanisms at the decentralized. With Shelley in the core network Cardano appears the possibility of staking and delegation of assets. Based on a special test network stacking with tangible rewards was available in a few months before.

For staking, you must have a large volume of ADA, as it increases the chances of his selection as the manufacturer of the unit. He also can delegate his or her assets in favor of third-party pool and to earn a proportionate share of ADA. The company estimates IOHK behind the development of Cardano, the number of stacking pools over time, approaching a thousand. At the stage of launching the updates in the network presents over 450 pools. The first distribution of awards will take place on August 18.

«This is a tremendous achievement, but it does not mean that we do nothing. We intend to achieve phases of Voltaire and Goguen road map Cardano, which will allow to implement reliable control schemes and smart contracts,» said Director of product IOHK Aparna Ju.

«By this time next year we can see hundreds of assets and decentralized applications on the blockchain Cardano», – commented on the achievement CEO IOHK Charles Hoskinson.

Price ADA during the last three months rose by 200% and reached a maximum of 2018, a level above us $0.15. Today, holders of ADA, apparently, decided to «sell on the news», with the result that the rate dropped to 4%.

American banks are allowed to store cryptocurrency customers. But will they do it?

On 22 July, the Office of the Comptroller of the currency (OCC), which is part of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that national banks and Federal savings institutions have the right to remain crypto-currencies to their customers. What this means and how it will affect cryptosphere.

The decision of the U.S. Department of OSS has attracted the attention of the crypto community. So, in the explanatory letter of the Ministry reported that national banks and now Federal savings Association of the United States entitled «the cryptocurrency to provide custodial services for our clients.» Moreover, as noted in the publication American Banker, the decision of the OSS is more of a recommendation, and other U.S. regulators may restrict banks in providing similar services at its sole discretion.

In published OCC document States that:

  •  The credit institution received from the Agency a «green light» to self-provision cryptomaterial services and are not obliged to resort to the services of third parties.
  •  The provision of such services provides that banks «will have access to the unique cryptographic keys that are related to bitcoin storage».
  •  Cryptomaterial to provide services to legal entities only in case when companies are in full compliance with us law.
  •  The banks and savings institutions also must comply with all legislation and conduct an audit of cryptocurrency for their origin. All organizations that decide to provide such services will have to be in constant contact with the OCC and to provide any requested American officials information. Moreover, the legal status of cryptocurrency transactions in the US remains «unclear» on 23 July said in his Twitter veteran wall Street analyst, and Kathleen long.

Interestingly, in the OCC document, special attention is paid to the private keys of customers, it is emphasized that there is a risk that «if a third party will have access to the keys, it will be able to transfer their bitcoin to himself.»

Moreover, the document States that although cryptographicly can be conducted without intermediaries, sales of many coins is carried out through centralized exchanges, some of which are in the US received a banking license to operate as trust banks. This means that in the eyes of the SIS, these centralised financial institutions like national banks are the best entities that the owners of cryptocurrencies can trust the keys to your cryptocurrency. So, the document notes that «the quality cryptomaterial services banks and Federal savings institutions on any asset is a priori better than any of the existing alternatives.»

OSS: banks — best custodians of cryptocurrency

Custodial service for the storage of cryptocurrency is considered OSS as an instrument for enhancing already existing services of financial institutions. Moreover, the Department is confident that the banks can provide secure storage for private keys since there is always the risk that the client will lose access to their cryptocurrency or forever lose it. In fact, this situation in cryptosphere is not uncommon. So, access to about 4 billion of existing bitcoins have been lost forever.

In the end, it is expected that individuals (in particular, the 40 million Americans who already own digital assets), and investment companies that manage cryptocurrency clients can trust private keys from their cryptocell financial structures of the United States. Those, in turn, would ensure their security at the expense of «hot» and «cold» storage.

As a result, expect the representatives of the OSS, US banks will be able to consolidate its position not only on the existing financial market, but also to play an increasingly important role in the cryptocurrency.

Banks and the stock market: what is the world experience?

It should be noted that only U.S. financial regulators are trying to integrate banking institutions in cryptosphere to more rigorous monitoring of the industry.

For example, the German regulator BaFin goes to meet cryptobytes, by 1 January 2020 financial organizations to work with cryptocurrencies and provide cryptomaterial services. And in Switzerland’s fifth largest Bank Julius Baer for the first six months of this year received a record profit due to the launch of services on storage of bitcoin. While Julius Baer is not the only Swiss Bank offering cryptomaterial services. So, since September 2019 in this direction works Arab Bank Switzerland and since June of two banks (Bank Maerki Baumann and Incore Bank) has received permission from the Swiss regulator FINMA on the provision cryptomaterial services.

Congress approved the proposal of OSS

The movement towards the introduction of cryptocurrencies in the classical financial sector finds its support including from the American political establishment.

Welcomed the decision by the OSS congressmen Darren Soto and Tom Emmer, both serve on the Board of the U.S. Congress on the blockchain (the Blockchain Congressional Caucus). In working under government contracts company of new York Chainalysis also responded positively to the changes in order to assist cryptomaterial services, Recalling that the trace cryptocurrency transactions in the public blockchain just so you can more effectively identify suspicious transactions, compared with the analysis of «traditional forms of transmission of values.»

The news about the intention of American financial organizations to provide services to representatives of cryptosphere could not be reflected in the stock market. July 26, bitcoin managed to overcome the psychologically important level of $10,000. Against this background, the dynamic growth demonstrated and the altcoins, with the result that the dominant figure of the first cryptocurrency has gone since the year’s high of 67% to below 60%.

The prospects of the industry

Among the players of the stock market just have a lot of assumptions about what will happen next.

So, the head of the company Three Arrows Capital su Zhu suggested that in the near future in the US, the credit organization will start to turn dollar deposits in stabilini, and then send them to the DeFi to generate income. This is stated in the document the OCC, which States that banks can use cryptocurrency to cryptocurrency staking and credit operations. However, it is also noted that these services will be provided only in case «if necessary to strengthen the traditional financial system».

This indicates that the U.S. government does not expect to start the transformation of the banking sector. And without it, even the «regulatory clarity cryptomaterial services,» which enthusiastically says the managing partner of Morgan Creek Capital Anthony Pompliano will not lead to the recognition of the status of bitcoin as a world reserve currency.

Reaping the «digital disability»

On 23 July, the bitcoin enthusiast Pierre Roshar made a bold prediction: the largest US Bank JPMorgan Chase can acquire Coinbase. In turn, the exchange from August 2019 owns the provider cryptomaterial services company Xapo, which keeps 7% of all outstanding bitcoins, worth about $12.7 billion.

Indeed, buying Coinbase, along with Xapo, would be attractive and logical for JPMorgan Chase. The stock market already has players such as Fidelity Digital Assets and Bakkt that have cryptomaterial services being subsidiaries of classic financial institutions and investment Fund Fidelity Investments (total assets under management were nearly $2.5 trillion) and the Intercontinental Exchange, which manages 12 classic exchanges, including the largest stock markets in the world NYSE.

While Fidelity Digital Assets and Bakkt are on the market cryptomaterial services, along with players such as Gemini, Anchorage and BitGo, which has grown and developed along with cryptosphere. Only one BitGo on terms of storage of bitcoins is on the same level as Haro. While BitGo this year bought two more of cryptomnesia — Harbor and Lumina, as indicated on the plans of cryptococcaceae to build a large ecosystem with a wide range of services. The same way goes on, the company Xapo, which in may announced plans to become «digital Bank».

Thus, the output of American banks on the market cryptomaterial services will be associated with a high level of competition with already existing players. That the US is far behind in this matter compared to other States, said Kathleen long. And the result of this competition is almost guaranteed to be not in favor of the classic US banks.

The integration of classical Finance to cryptosphere

Jake Czerwinski specializing in cryptocurrency matters, the lawyer from Washington, suggests that although banks are «allowed» to go into the world of cryptocurrency, in the near future they do not intend to. A similar statement was made in the Coin Center.

However, all is not hopeless for us banks. Thus, a sufficiently large number of owners of cryptomery may be interested in the fact that the market cryptomaterial services came under the management of classic financial institutions. So, the explosive growth of shopping providers American banks predicts Kathleen long.

While it is doubtful that the classic financial institutions, the U.S. can persist in the same form in which they were presented during the last decades. The fact that the output of American banks on the market cryptomaterial services in most cases will look like an attempt to keep up with the times, however, their success in this field is highly questionable in light of the high competition. Thus, it is likely that cryptosphere will increasingly integrate the classical world of Finance in its structure than Vice versa.

At eToro will have its own debit card

Support trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies investment platform eToro plans to start issuing its own debit cards. Their first owners will be members of eToro Club of great Britain, later the order is open to EU residents and, finally, to everyone who is not a member of the club, writes TechCrunch.

The card Issuer will perform the acquired eToro company Marq Millions license of the operator of electronic money and the main membership in Visa. The transaction value was not disclosed. Marq Millions will be known at eToro Money, the current management of the company will retain their positions.

Also under the deal, eToro will inherit the license of EMI [tooltip: organization-Issuer of e-money] the British FCA (FCA) and the full member of Visa payment system.

According to the publication, planned for release, the map will provide an instant receipt and withdrawal of funds. In eToro note that this way the customer platform will be an additional way to withdraw your profit in Fiat.

Representatives of eToro in December hinted at a possible start of card issuance in the second quarter of this year. Despite the postponement, which could affect pandemic COVID-19, the head and co-founder of eToro, Yoni Assia expects huge interest in the new product from the 14 million registered users of the platform.

We will remind, in April to FINTECH-the Visa to issue debit cards with cash back rewards in bitcoins was joined by the developer of the payment application Fold.

In July on the joint Visa plans to release cards for bitcoin payments reported by the company-developer of the popular Lightning-Zap wallet.

Subsequently, the representatives of Visa declared readiness to actively support the development of digital payments space. The company intends to pay special attention to security and privacy, digital payments and cryptocurrency to support projects and solutions based on the blockchain.

The researchers named the country with the largest scale of the hidden mining

Researchers from Microsoft found that the largest scale of the hidden mining originated in India. In this country the speed of the spread of the malware to cryptogamia more than 4.5 times higher than in other States.

In Asia, first place is held by Sri Lanka and India in this region rests on the second line, according to a study on cyber security.

Recall cryptogamia experts call a hidden mining cryptocurrency. The various ways hackers infect computers or other devices of the victim.

The virus begins to consume the processing power of the equipment to get the tokens. Moreover, the device owner doesn’t even know that it is already infected. It can, however, notice a drop in performance of the smartphone or computer.

The analysts of Microsoft have noted that compared with 2018 the scale of the hidden mining software in the world has declined by about 40%. If the increase in value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continues, again hackers intensify attacks on Internet users, so how to get tokens once again become profitable, predict the authors of the study.

Note that in Russia there are also cases where by means of viruses, hackers infect the computers or other devices for the use of their power for mining. The most common malware programme is for covert mining of cryptocurrency Monero.

Arthur Hayes announced the beginning of the bull market cycle of bitcoin

Doubt the necessity of buying bitcoin? Then listen to the words of CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes. He said that the cryptocurrency market has officially moved into a bullish cycle, that is, in the foreseeable future, the price of BTC will increase substantially. As well as other coins.

What will happen with cryptocurrencies

Last night the price of Bitcoin got a chance to jump to level 11 $ 300. At the time of this writing BTC is trading in line 11, $ 100. Recall that the price of the home cryptocurrency over a month fluctuated around 9200 dollars. On the market was the record low volatility of an asset for a long time.

That is, the cryptocurrency was too quiet, and the movement of her course was too small.

Note that the last week experts noted decrease in this indicator. Then the 30-day volatility of Bitcoin exchange rate fell below 20 percent. And according to analysts IntoTheBlock in the history of cryptocurrency it happened a second time.

Now the situation has changed. Over the last week the exchange rate of Bitcoin has grown at least 2 thousand dollars. Of course, key industry representatives cryptocurrency could not fail to notice what is happening and not to react to it. Among these people was a co-founder and Director of the popular cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes.

Here the quote and tweet of Hayes, which he is quite eccentric, noted the official beginning of the bullish cycle.

This Wed**th bull market, are you ready or what!!!!!

Message to the CEO of BitMEX attached a frame from the film «the Americans», in which the hero of actor Alec Baldwin explains the brilliant strategy of sale of assets. That is, Arthur has made it clear that soon we can expect an excellent probability to reset the stocks of coins at a great price. At least so interpreted the message.

Then Arthur again commented on the events.

I told you all about my pocket-rockets. I will now include the mode of Scrooge McDuck in this market.

That is Hayes truly believes in a new stage of growth of the cryptocurrency market, and plans to make it. We will remind, the exchange including money in transaction fees to users. Therefore, the more people will rush to exchange, the more will be the income of their leadership — and Arthur in particular.

The parade of tweets Arthur finished not comfortable with voice input. It shows the attitude of the person who does not Longuet Bitcoin — that is, does not believe in its growth.

I pity the fool.

But CEO exchange Binance Chanpen Zhao more restrained in their comments on the market situation. It encourages users to be very careful.

Kryptonim already out, and more and more people get into the industry. Please learn risk management. Do not put all your funds on one transaction or even one asset.

In this case his advice Zhao to follow — yet his situation is very different.

I myself do not follow this advice because 99 percent of my capital are associated with a single asset. But I have a big cushion [security]. And I’m still an entrepreneur. Everyone has different situations. Manage your risk accordingly.

Zhao was voiced by the Golden rule every good trader and investor is «not putting all your eggs in one basket». Risk management is perhaps the only technique that has the highest probability of save your money in cryptocurrencies. So try to allocate your capital on a list of assets and not to invest just one coin.

Whatever it was, the promise of cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, we understand. They feel that the market situation has changed, and now we can all speak louder about the impending Bollene. I hope their predictions and statements are true, and the repetition of 2017 we will see in the next few months.

Cryptocurrency in Russia can withdraw as suspicious savings

The Ministry of Finance of Russia proposed to withdraw the citizens of the funds, the legality of which it is impossible to prove in favor of the Pension Fund (PFR). The relevant amendments to the Budget code submitted to the government.

As found «Izvestia», the Ministry of Finance is preparing amendments to articles 46 and 146 of the Budget code of the Russian Federation in terms of clarifying the list of incomes of the budget of the Pension Fund. We are talking about the fact that the FIU has transferred funds in respect of which in accordance with the legislation on combating corruption is not presented the proofs confirming the legality of their receipt. In a press-service of the Ministry of Finance explained:

«In the Civil code we have made clarifying amendments that confiscated in cases that may not be the only property in respect of which no evidence confirming the acquisition of property on the legitimate income and funds — in the absence of evidence of the legality of their receipt. The bill was submitted to the government.»

The bill provides that the new rules can enter into force in December 2020.

Now in favor of the state is withdrawn, only the property if it is purchased with the income, the validity of which has not been confirmed. Note that at the end of last year, the constitutional court said that it could be confiscated from any person, not only officials and members of their families, are subject to the law on control over expenses of state employees.

It is unclear how to check «suspicious accumulation» of citizens. Unknown and the minimum size of these funds to initiate verification.

What about cryptocurrencies?

For cryptocurrency, which has not yet received official status in Russia, despite the recently adopted law «On digital of financial assets (CFA),» the situation is ambiguous. Co-founder of the international investment company EXANTE Anatoly Knyazev says:

«The question is, what property is considered suspicious, is still open. Probably the official status of the cryptocurrency will not receive, but the possibility of forfeiture will appear after the decision of the court.»

He added that the Tax code was amended on the recognition of cash assets that will allow us to confiscate it under the new bill the Ministry of Finance.

The process of confirming the income received in bitcoin may lead to lots of difficulties. For example, if you bought bitcoin a few years ago and since then has increased its digital capital, you will need to gather documents proving the acquisition of the asset on legal means.

Another possible problem is the confirmation of income from arbitrage trading is when a trader earns on the resale of coins at various venues. In this case, it will not be a single database, which can be used to confirm the capital gains.

Note that the process of confiscation of digital assets — a separate issue. Most investors keep their cryptocurrency trading platforms. But if the company is registered in a foreign jurisdiction, perhaps the authorities will not be able to request withdrawals.

Experts believe that with the adoption of the amendments, the majority of investors will put their money in the cryptocurrency. Therefore, we can assume that the market of digital assets go fresh money those who are completely disappointed in the banking system.

Tether, the company printed another $540 million in USDT

Tether, the company has published three games tablconv USDT for a total amount of up to $540 million this is according to the Whale Alert service.

The issue continued for the last three days. The team included a printing press after bitcoin began to rise in price and broke through the psychological mark of $11 000.

300 million USDT team has released network Tron. Another two batches tablconv 120 USDT million each were issued on the basis of Ethereum.

According to General Director of the Tether Paolo Ardoino, the inclusion of the printing press caused by the necessity to replenish the reserves of the company amid the rising cost of BTC.

Issued coins will help to satisfy investor demand if it will soon grow. However, the use of USDT for $540 melon team plans in the next period, wrote Arduino on Twitter.

At the moment the offer tablconv exceed 10 billion it is believed that the inclusion of the printing press Tether is a positive signal for the bitcoin.

One of the supporters of this view Charles Edwards in January stated that the issue USDT creates conditions for more active penetration of investors in cryptosphere. Using this asset as they come on the market and start buying BTC.

Listing Coinbase: why kryptolebias to go on exchange?

A major American crypto currency exchange Coinbase can go to the US stock market before the end of this year or early next. On 9 July, reported Reuters citing three sources close to the company. While Coinbase will likely refuse to spend IPO and direct listing, instead of assuming the issue of new shares the sale of securities of the original investors. Listing kriptolodzhika still must be approved by the Commission on securities and exchange Commission (SEC), but if successful Coinbase will be the first crypto currency exchange, whose shares are traded on the stock market. As the company is preparing for listing, who else is going to go public and whether to wait for the wave of IPO from CryptoStream, understood DeCenter.

Secret training Coinbase to listing

According to sources Reuters, although preparations for the listing of the Coinbase is in full swing, it is not final decision: plans and timelines of the company on the stock market can change. While the stock exchange has not applied for registration, but is already in talks about bringing investment banks and law firms. The press service Coinbase refused to comment on «rumors or speculation,» the SEC also declined to comment.

But beyond the rumors there’s some circumstantial evidence that Coinbase is preparing for listing. So, in may of this year, J. P. Morgan, one of the largest investment banks in the world, began to provide services Coinbase and Gemini. Then the representatives of the Bank hinted that the organization will be able to benefit from future IPO Coinbase. A July 8 Coinbase in his blog announced the appointment as General counsel former Vice President Facebook Sex Grewal to manage relationships with financial regulators. He should «pave the way for the next stage of making the crypto industry.» Coinbase previously denied preparing for an IPO, but noted that it is working on restructuring income.

Also on 14 August, Coinbase plans to hold its first investor Day meeting of management of the stock exchange with investors during which the company talks about his work and plans, and investors ask questions about the activities of the site. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event will be held online. Representatives did not specify whether the investor Day with the rumors about the preparation for the listing, noting that the purpose of the meeting is to provide «a broader understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain» among the participants. However, usually such meetings are held prior to listing on the stock exchanges.

Instead of direct listing IPO

One of the sources told Reuters that Coinbase is considering a direct listing (Direct Public Offering, DPO) instead of the more traditional initial public offering (IPO).

The main differences between the direct listing from the IPO:

 The company creates new shares and sells securities that are already on the OTC market (OTC) — the initial investors of the company, its employees and top management.

 No new funding — they are involved through private investment in public equity.

 No underwriters, who help in the organization of filing and transactions, as well as the first to buy issued shares. Typically, the underwriters are the investment banks. Their absence means that the Issuer does not need anyone to share the proceeds from listing.

 Lower costs — in preparation for the IPO, the company spends more money on auditing, the drawbacks, the work of consultants, lawyers, preparation of documents, preparation of road show for investors, support of transactions, issuing securities and so on. With the direct allocation of these costs is not. The underwriters charge a Commission per share, which may vary from 2% to 8%. This means that a significant portion of the capital raised through the IPO, is to compensate intermediaries, sometimes reaching hundreds of millions for the IPO.

 There is no lock period (Lock up) — the current investors and employees can immediately put their shares for sale. In the case of IPOs they could bring paper to the market within six months.

Direct listing is a convenient way for investors to withdraw their investments in the money. However, he does not exclude a later public offering of shares. It can also make trades more successful. After all, this is the most economical way to provide users with a Coinbase access to company shares, while retaining its legal structure. This method of going public is becoming more and more popular in recent years, especially among technology companies. For example, recently a direct listing held Spotify and Slack.

Direct listing — predictable choice for Coinbase. Recall that the exchange is one of the largest and oldest cryptoplasm on the market. It was founded in 2012, has more than 35 million users in 32 countries. Also, now Coinbase is one of the most regulated markets in the world that allows her to work legally in the United States. According to Crunchbase, since its founding in 2012, the company raised a total of $547 million from 55 investors.

How big capitalization Coinbase is not clear today. Financial statements of the exchange closed, which is typical for private companies. However, according to media reports, in 2017, its revenue amounted to about $1 billion in 2018 and $520 million in 2019 — $488 million and a profit of $146 million In October 2018 after the next round of funding, Coinbase was valued at $7.7 billion.

No matter which method of listing choose Coinbase, the market is in any case will see its financial statements: information about income, expenses and how the company coped with the UPS and downs of the market. And this is a big step for the industry, not differing financial transparency.

Cryptomeria go public

Coinbase is not the only cryptomnesia, which wanted to enter the stock market. In recent years, this trend is observed more clearly.

Mining company. In 2017 on the Toronto stock exchange released a canadian mining company Hive.

Last October, the Chinese mining giant Bitmain has applied to the SEC with the financial support of Deutsche Bank. However, at the beginning of this year, cryptomeria canceled plans to go public — according to rumors, this is due to inspection of the Ministry of justice of its activities.

In November last year, another mining company and the main competitor Bitmain — Canaan held an IPO on the NASDAQ and raised $90 million At the start of the campaign cost $9–$11, now down below $2.

At the end of this June, Chinese manufacturer of ASIC miners Ebang attracted during the IPO of $101 million at a valuation of $685 million After the listing, the company plans to launch its own stock exchange and mining pools.

The crypto currency exchange. In March this year the Australian crypto currency exchange INX, registered in Gibraltar, after two years of preparation, filed documents with the SEC for the IPO in new York. The company hopes to raise $130 million and is working on getting Regulations from the Department of financial services new York. The money raised from the IPO will be used to Finance new crypto currency exchange INX and the new platform security-token INX Securities.

In the same month, the Swedish stock exchange BTCX announced the IPO in the third quarter of this year. The company was founded in 2012 and is one of the largest cryptoplasm Scandinavia.

At the end of this June of its decision to list announced and a large South Korean Bithumb, selecting Samsung Securities as the underwriter. This will be the second attempt by the exchange to go on exchange in the past year, the site tried to make a listing in the US through a deal a reverse takeover, but this did not happen. The company now hopes to hold its placement in the local market. I heard a rumor Bithumb internal problems and doubts about market attractiveness. Also Bithumb trying to challenge the bill from the National tax service of Korea for $69 million for transactions with foreign customers.

Cryptomeria. In November last year, the California scriptbank Silvergate Capital collected through IPO of $40 million on Nasdaq at a valuation of $229 million and plans to raise $52 million Request for listing, the company filed in November 2018, before submitting the documents also on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

At the beginning of this July, the credit blockchain-service BlockFi also said about preparations for the listing in the second half of 2021. To do this, the company is looking for a person for the post of chief financial officer, had 15 years of experience in the financial and stock markets, as well as negotiating with potential investors about additional funding round.

For several years rumors about listing Ripple and Binance. In January of this year at the summit of the world economic forum in Davos CEO brad Garlinghouse said that soon the IPO will become more common in the crypto industry. He also hinted that Ripple itself will be one of the public companies before the end of the year. «In the next 12 months you will see an IPO in crypto and blockchain space. We are not going to be the first, but do not want to be. So I think we will be in touch with leaders… Is a natural evolution for our company,» he said at the forum. Since 2012, Ripple has raised approximately $300 million investment from a dozen investors. During the last round of investment last year the company was valued at $10 billion.

I think investors look forward to the possible return of their investments. If the company is preparing for listing, it is likely that it expects better market conditions and a new round of bull market for XRP. However, IPO does not guarantee success. For example, IPO is hardly a Ripple broke up the price too long falling tokens of the company.

Stock exchange listings cryptomery will affect the industry

The movement to IPO marks a radical shift in how cryptocurrency companies attract capital. An obvious departure from the primary supply of coins (ICO) and other non-traditional ways to get funding. But a few years ago they seemed to be the main way of collecting capital for bitcoin industry. However, tainted reputation and problems with regulators have forced most companies to abandon them. Now startups that are configured for long legal game, clearly prefer listing on a stock exchange or direct funding.

The trend in the listing of important publicity, not just raising capital. To IPO the company needs to provide public access to financial statements and legal information, as well as regularly report on profits and value assets. Therefore, the public status and trade stocks in the stock market is a way to cause me maximum confidence.

Of course, we should not expect that the listing on the stock exchange will become a widespread standard for cryptomery — it is not for everyone. So, most startups in the industry simply will not be able to fulfill all the requirements of the regulators and to pull the associated listing costs, and decentralized platforms possess the wrong structure. But for mining companies the listing is the only way to access the liquidity of the public market.

If the SEC gives go-ahead for listing Coinbase, a key player in North America, exit exchanges on the stock market will be another step towards legitimizing and acceptance of cryptocurrencies. First of all, it will give a signal to institutionalism that the regulator is «reconciled» with the new asset class. It also drew attention to the industry and would, at least indirectly through shares, the market of new investors (for example, in U.S. unskilled retail investors do not have access to investments in nonpublic companies). Moreover, the market would also receive detailed information about the state of Affairs in one of the main exchanges in the market. And Coinbase listing would influence the influx of new funding, increasing liquidity and opportunities for development.

Given the scale of Coinbase, the company’s entry into the stock exchange could have a positive impact on the market as a whole. I think most of the major cryptomery already ready to rise on the stock markets, but wait until regulators provide more clear requirements for industry. Application Coinbase, is also likely to accelerate the adoption of clear legislation regarding cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin price is stuck at $11 000, but the fall is not yet in sight

As a result of aggressive rally bitcoin (BTC) reached a high of $11 394. However, further price growth has stalled, and she began a gradual rollback.

Consolidation after growth

Bitcoin has formed on the daily chart bullish candle absorption, reaching up to a high of $11 394 and thereby breaking the previous long-term area of resistance.

After this candle the rate of BTC has formed a small bearish candle with wicks on both sides. This is an indication of market indecision and the inability of prices to continue rising.

Technical indicators demonstrate that, despite the over-aggressiveness of growth, the trend still shows no signs of abating:

  • Bitcoin is trading significantly above its 50-day moving average (MA), made possible by the scale and speed of growth.
  • The RSI is significantly overbought, but shows no bearish divergence.
  • MACD momentum continues to grow.

Thus, the daily trend remains cautiously bullish.

For shorter time frames (6-hour chart) the signals look very contradictory.

The bitcoin exchange rate is reduced after achieving a high of $11 394, leaving on the chart long wicks on both sides of the body of the candle. Yesterday the market formed a bullish inverted hammer followed by a bearish hammer. Accordingly, these two figures are mutually neutralized each other.

Indicators show weakness, but these signs are not yet enough to signal a reversal. MACD has lost strength, but a bear crossing has not yet occurred. The RSI is beginning to signal a bearish divergence, but they have not yet been confirmed.

Where next?

After achieving the above-mentioned maximum rate of BTC is trading within a symmetrical triangle. Due to the long upper wick of this maximum we cannot accurately determine the slope of the downtrend resistance. Possibly, price has already broken this pattern. The same is true for the slope of the line support.

Formation rising high above $11 200 will be an important indication of bullish breakout and will lead to a new phase of growth.

On a long-term chart the price is trading near the important area of long-term resistance at $11 700. Price could not reach that area, nor break it with Jul 2019.

On the other hand, the market has not tested the support area $10 300, bullish breakout which he recently did. It would be more logical if the first price again tested this area, and then made a bullish breakout of the $11 700.

However, note that this weekly chart. Perhaps in the short timeframe, the price will rise to resistance and then gives way to the support.

Thus, despite the extremely aggressive growth rate of BTC, the pair has not yet shown clear signs of weakening, which would indicate a coming pullback in the short term.

Developers EOS will soon reveal a new roadmap of the project

The developers of the EOS network is preparing to publish an extended road map of the project. As stated by the CEO behind the project Block.One Brendan Blumer, from July of last year, the team managed to achieve most of the tasks and now it’s time to determine the longer-term objectives.

For more information, he promised to reveal soon.

In response to criticism that the primary network EOS not involved in the recently launched social network Voice, bloomer urged not to jump to conclusions.

«EOS remains a key component of our long-term plans, but, as in any decentralized system, our plans depend on the evolution of the EOS, which is not yet defined», — he wrote.

The Head Of The Block.One is also assured that the progress of future development of the network project will focus on improving the performance of token EOS.

In June, researchers Outlier Ventures reported that over the past year, the ecosystem of EOS is gone 85% of developers, and the number of updates to the code base the project on GitHub decreased by 94%.

Previously, the EOS ICO investors filed a class action lawsuit against, accusing them of spreading misleading statements in the course of licensee.


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Friday, April 3, 2009

SA Blog awards

Fun's over! [*5/5/2009: See Footnote for real winners]

SA Blog award results in the categories we were nominated for were won by:

Best Photography:
Best Travel:

And the Overseas category that 66 Square Feet might belong in better:

Read them and weep!

Thank you for nominating 66 Square Feet and for Voting...

*Er, seems the ones above were the 2008 winners...I blame the official website. Anyway the right ones are up there now.

Best travel:
Best photography:

Thanks to Paul from Cape Town Daily Photo for the heads-up.

Now next year, let's focus on best Overseas Blog?

  1. I was just following that on Twitter. Where'd you get your results from?

    Oh well... It's nice that you got to the finals any way. :-)

    PS I've got your "finalist souvenir badge" retouched and ready... ;-)

  2. I googled the awards as I knew they must be over, SA time. Now I forget the website's name. Eish -something...

  3. But I'll take the souvenir badge, thank you...smallboice.

  4. :-) I'll send it to you tonight!

  5. Sorry you didn't win, Marie, but congratulations on making it as far as you did!

  6. Bloody hell.You will always be the best

  7. Siestog, Marie! But enjoy the badge ...

  8. Heh - I wish we did win this year... I think you picked up the results for 2008 blog awards. :)

  9. Jeez, thanks, Paul. I posted these as soon as they went up on the official website, but just went back and I see what you mean!

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

The farm

  1. You're unstoppable, aren't you?

  2. Awesome! It's nice to see Brooklyn folks gardening! When we lived in Greenpoint our landlady never let us plant anything.

  3. Marie,I love your blog. I check everyday to see what you are up to. I love your photos, and I enjoyed my trip to South Africa via your postings. I don't understand why you are being threatened with eviction. Is it because you have a garden on your terrace? That's just twisted. You create an oasis in the desert and someone wants to punish you for it? How does "the farm" help you?

  4. Marie,
    I read your blog every day as well. I love the photos, the stories, the recipes, and everything else you post. When I sit down at my computer early in the morning with a cup of coffee before I begin my hectic day your blog is one of the first things I go to. It's very calming. Good luck with the farm!

  5. In ya face, Brooklyn! Love the wire supports!

  6. mit - mwaaahahahahahahahaha.

    meemsnyc - well, we're holding thumbs...

    Hi halfpintvt - I apologize for leading you up the garden path - it is tongue in cheek. The Brooklyn Scene is about, as Frank put it in another comment, Hyper Local. My tomatoes are my local than yours. If you're not farming, brewing raising chickens, you are not tapped into the main Brooklyn vein :-)

    Hi Susan - that's really nice to know, too - thank you.

    webb - ya, let's hope they stay supporting. It be windy up there.

  7. Well, I guess you can starting raising chickens and pigs there on the roof with the tomatoes. Looks like the slaughterhouse will come to you:

    I'm not sure what your landlord will think of that, but at least you'll keep up with the trend.

  8. Beekeeping seems to be the new Brooklyn venture, looks like you have some space left on your roof.
    Just sayin'
    You do want to be slightly ahead of the "Scene", don't you? :)

  9. Yes, but doesn't this ruin a perfectly good patch of entropy?

  10. Ay Lambert...bees. I had forgotten about local honey. I would love bees. I really would.

    Beence - entro...?

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9/11 Justified Iraq through Cognitive Association

Lets play a game.

I'll say a bunch of words over and over and over again, and you tell me if they are related.

Iraq, Terrorism, 9/11, Saddam Hussein, Al-Queida, Terrorism, WMD, 9/11, Osama bin Laden, Iraq, Terrorism, 9/11..

Then I will repeat it over and over and over again some more. Next thing you know, all of it is tied together in your brain. Psychologically you will now associate all of these issues together. This is exactly what justified the Iraq war.

Even our president associates Iraq and 9/11:
We are at war because of 9/11 attacks: Bush

"We went to war because we were attacked, and we are at war today because there are still people out there who want to harm our country and hurt our citizens," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

So let me get this straight. PNAC urged Clinton to attack Iraq in January of 1998. PNAC is made up of members like Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle, Armitage, etc. And on the very day of 9/11 Rumsfeld, and others, are already pushing for information to tie 9/11 to Iraq. 9/11 is then used to push into Iraq, and we shouldn't question this administrations 'want' for a 9/11 type attack?

In fact, PNAC wanted a major revival in military spending, but saw that as impossible without it being justified by a 'New Pearl Harbor' type attack.

So lets play another association game.

PNAC wanted a major military revival.
PNAC knew this wasn't possible without a 'New Pearl Harbor'.
PNAC wanted a 'New Pearl Harbor'.
PNAC wanted 9/11.

To them, 9/11 was a necessary sacrifice for what they wanted. Arguing that they allowed 9/11 to happen is EASY. Unfortunately, even arguing that they made it happen, and facilitated it happening, is just as easy as well.

If you are new to this site and haven't viewed David Ray Griffin's recent speech on CSPAN about 9/11 please do so.

GUYS AND DOLLS, I know a lot

I know a lot of people visit this website and I could really use some help right now the FEDS have been doing everything to BURY me.

Please read the TRANSCRIPTS at www.martiallaw911.com which is a fraction of what's gone on.

Also visit;

Or google my name and you will get some of the WHISTLE BLOWER letters like those sent to SENATOR FEINSTEIN and others. A couple newspapers are coming out with some articles on what's gone on, but I really ned some help as far too many FEDERAL AGENCIES have involved themselves deep in my life and will not leave.

In response to a WHISTLE BLOWER letter to CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN HUNTER as Chair of the Armed Services Committee, the Department of Homeland Security filed charges against me for "being depressed" and prosecuted me for being "medically/ mentally incomptent" and much more on behalf of this CONGRESSMAN'S offices who is a total WAR-HAWK.

I really could use a letter writing campaign or something, some help as I've really been beaten up pretty badly in all this........

I don't think that anyone can imagine what it is like to be aggressively prosecuted for "being depressed" and have medical records seized and falisifed, homes stolen and so much more..........

Been fighting the ROBBER BARRON'S in court and you would not believe how many parties have JUMPED on me to try and shut me up about what is going on in the US MERCHANT MARINES and other enormous corruptions.

The US FEDERAL SERVICE ACADEMY I attended is a DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACADEMY that Andrew Card, Jr. went to, who is Chief of Staff for this President Bush, and was former Secretary of Transportation under the first Bush. What went on with 9-11 involves people very high up in the Department of Transportation and other Departments.

As a very brief and tangential issues, I was on a FUEL OIL TANKER carrying JET FUEL to ISRAEL that left TEXAS on 09-01-01 under NAVY CONTRACTS to supply the HELICOPTERS and JETS in case all hell broke loose since these guys did not know for sure if the General Public would swallow the LIE, hook line and sinker as so many have. But not all.


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Aaron Skirboll

Author and Independent Journalist

On a search to find answers to the unsolved death of a renowned blues guitarist, author Aaron Skirboll unveils an under-appreciated American icon: Michael Bloomfield.

Though today his name is hardly remembered, it’s Bloomfield’s guitar that glides through “Like a Rolling Stone,” killed folk, and ushered in the age of psychedelia, and it’s his initiative that put Chicago legends Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and B.B. King in front of white audiences for the first time.

The Last Night of the Guitar Virtuoso tells the story of the man before Clapton, Hendrix, Allman, or Page—the original guitar hero— Michael Bloomfield.

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