Monday, November 26, 2018

Where Trust Lies: BlockShow on How to Value Risk

On Monday, a story emerged of a notable trader, Tone Vays, having his BitMEX trading account suddenly terminated, raising speculation as to whether it was a result of comments made about today’s BCH hard fork. With almost 170,000 followers on Twitter alone, Vays is a former VP at JP Morgan Chase and a highly influential voice in the cryptocurrency trading sector, so the closure of his account has fueled a debate around exchange regulations. As all this unfolds ahead of Vays’ appearance at BlockShow’s Asia Blockchain Week, which takes place at the end of the month, it will no doubt raise further questions as to the current economic framework which governs cryptocurrency trading.

The BitMEX terms of service allow accounts to be terminated if they are identified as being owned by US citizens — due to strict SEC regulation on cryptocurrency exchanges — the timing of Vays’ account termination is suspect. Followers chimed in on similar events happening to them, with others who had, like Vays, been using a VPN to access the service, losing funds due to the sudden termination of their accounts. In Vays’ case, his termination came only hours after objectively criticizing the exchange’s stated policy on the Bitcoin Cash fork. Coincidentally, his YouTube channel was also suspended within the same timeframe. We reached out to Vays for more information on all of this, from his perspective.

While the loss of access to BitMEX is not likely to affect Vays significantly, with regards to being an avenue for trading, he was forthcoming in noting that its affiliates program, which incentivizes user growth by offering discounted fees to invited parties and a share of remaining fees to those who onboard them to the platform, served as a large portion of his revenue. Having brought over 900 traders to BitMEX, mainly through invitation links displayed on his live streams, the lack of communication that preceded his account closure seems unjust. We asked if, in light of this, he might share some advice for other BitMEX users, to which he replied:

“The advice for users is no different today than it was 3 years ago. These are unregulated exchanges which you can trade on anonymously and one day that will end. The only major countries where US Financial Regulation has no reach is Russia and China (or sanctioned countries like Iraq or North Korea) so, unless your exchanges are domiciled there and all the employees are citizens there and live there, enjoy the trading while it lasts.”

For readers based in the USA, this will be no surprise, and many will simply continue to use VPN solutions to anonymize themselves and circumvent regulation. What is important to note, however, is that US citizens account for a large portion of traders, with one informal survey putting the number at 23%. While there’s no doubt some of these will operate entirely within the strict requirements which have been put in place by groups such as the SEC — who once called the sector an ‘unregulated mess’ — many more will be operating outside such regulations, depending on VPNs and other tools to access exchanges. Vays continued by musing over the future of these unregulated exchanges, in light of increasing pressure from regulatory bodies:

“Every exchange that lets you trade crypto with just an email address will eventually be in one of these four buckets: they can either go from anonymous to compliant, like Poloniex; try to operate anonymously even after take-down, like BTC-e; the CEO can run away with the money, like Cryptsy; or the CEO might return the money to the traders, like 1Broker after the SEC/CFTC shut them down.”

As any trader will tell you, it’s a terrible idea to keep your funds on an exchange. There’s little to guide your trust and — as happened with Cryptsy — there’s no way to know that your money will be there the next time you log in. To trade, however, we take that risk — we need to trust the platform, even if only for a short while, so how do we determine whether the platform is “safe” to use? When we asked this question to Vays, he responded:

“It depends on your definition of “Safe”. To me the biggest safety risk is Governments knowing how much crypto you have. That means it is “Safer” to trade on anonymous exchanges where all you have is an email and no one can prove who you really are. On the other hand, the chances of losing all your crypto that sits on an exchange are much higher with unregulated exchanges. Not only are the owners of that exchange more likely to run away with it, the risk of a regulatory shutdown and account confiscation is very high.”

So, we are left with another dilemma. Either we retain the privacy that crypto was once infamous for, while risking our funds to shady exchange owners, or risk governments taking an unwanted interest in your trading. This month’s Asian Blockchain Week brings this last issue to debate during a session titled ‘Governments Taking Over Blockchain: What Lessons Can Be Learned From It?’. Now that so Blockchain draws political interest, regulation will only grow stronger. Meanwhile, traders will continue to look for ways to avoid governmental entitlement, an issue which will be addressed during the later BlockShow session, ‘OTC Crypto Trading vs The Traditional Exchanges’.

At the same time as Vays was investigating the termination of his account, his YouTube channel, serving over 75,000 subscribers, was also suspended. It happened around ten minutes after setting up a live stream titled “#OnTheRecord w/ @ProfFaustus — #BCash ( $BCH vs $BSV) Hard Fork”, before the stream even took place. While it seemed to closely related to his BitMEX troubles to be coincidence, we decided to ask Vays for his input:

“While I was not told why my account was shut down for streaming and then reinstated a few days later after I put in an appeal, my best guess is that it was a misunderstood title by google’s AI. The title ended in “Hard Fork” and if I had to guess, they auto flagged it thinking the video was going to be about something other than an interview.”

So, in this aspect of the case, it would seem the conspiracy theories can be dismissed. For Vays, it was a stressful few days and the lack of communication about his contributions to BitMEX’s affiliate program has yet to be resolved. For the rest of us, it’s important to know how the regulatory side of the industry operates — there’s risk involved whether in the ‘gray area’ of unregulated exchanges or under the watchful eye of compliance. With upcoming appearances at conferences such as BlockShow Asia later this month, Vays’ experience should help steer the conversation towards creating models for more reasonable regulation, ensuring traders are educated in the risks of using exchanges or simply toward creating guidelines for trust in the exchanges industry. As Vays said, enjoy the trading while it lasts, the current environment that unregulated exchanges are free to operate in will soon be a thing of the past.

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Cryptocurrencies have shed almost $700 billion since January peak

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The cryptocurrency market is facing an intense sell-off as investors are rattled by heightened talk of regulatory scrutiny and infighting over a schism in bitcoin's most notable spin-off, bitcoin cash.

Prices were hit with an initial downturn last week, ending months of relatively stable trading for the world's biggest and best-known digital asset, bitcoin - an unusual phenomenon for an asset known for its wild volatility.

That move came on the back of news that bitcoin cash's blockchain - essentially a digital ledger with no central authority overseeing it - was set to be split into two, an event known as a "Hard fork."

Forks, which are essentially software upgrades, usually occur when there is a disagreement about how to scale a cryptocurrency to cope with a higher volume of trading, such as the August 2017 fork that led to the creation of bitcoin cash.

Last week's fork saw bitcoin cash cloven into two new, separate virtual currencies, "Bitcoin ABC" and "Bitcoin SV" - short for "Satoshi's Vision" - the latter being the brainchild of controversial entrepreneur Craig Wright, who claims to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

As a result, various cryptocurrencies fell, with bitcoin dropping below $6,000 and multiple other digital assets following suit.


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Bitcoin SV (BSV) Enters the Top 10 Crypto Market on CoinMarketCap at #7 Coin - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

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[uncensored-r/Bitcoin] The good news for HODLrs - We can soak up twice the supply as of last month.

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I really am glad the hash wars and whale dumps brought us this low.

Small retail investors and believers in bitcoin can now soak up that available supply at 2x the rate, more evenly distribute wealth and provide for a 'no coins left scenario' when it finally turns. If we can stay here (which i doubt) for a month or so its like halving our own HALVING event.

Short term it is painful but if you look out 19 months in advance there will be a severe shortage of coins just as demand picks up and LN scales.

Just keep buying a trickle at these lows prices as you work to build this network. :) FAITH! in the underlying fundamentals will prove a good decision down the road.


[uncensored-r/Bitcoin] Not that it matters to us but "Satoshi's Vision" has more daily volume than "BCH".

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You can't have a store of value in a contentious hard fork, and expect it to go well. Stupid moves, get stupid rewards. In an ironic way this really was Satoshi's vision. All these experiments playing out. I'm grateful for Bitcoin's existence. What Satoshi did was a black swan event. Unreplicatable. Everyone that came after is selling you snake oil. Beware.


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You can't have a store of value in a contentious hard fork, and expect it to go well. Stupid moves, get stupid rewards. In an ironic way this really was Satoshi's vision. All these experiments playing out. I'm grateful for Bitcoin's existence. What Satoshi did was a black swan event. Unreplicatable. Everyone that came after is selling you snake oil. Beware.

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[uncensored-r/BitcoinMarkets] Be ready for the next BTC bottom Using this Price Overview

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Hello

I put a post about Bitcoin current price showing a detail overview about the recent events.

https://readbtc.com/blog/price-analysis/bitcoin-goodbye-or-time-to-buy/

We are receiving many questions from our members asking if they should buy, hold or sell. 

The honest answer is no one knows. We see many people who just play with their many, so this post is for you guys to stop gambling and start using evidence to support your statement (regardless of the direction Bitcoin’s goes).


Not that it matters to us but "Satoshi's Vision" has more daily volume than "BCH".

You can't have a store of value in a contentious hard fork, and expect it to go well. Stupid moves, get stupid rewards. In an ironic way this really was Satoshi's vision. All these experiments playing out. I'm grateful for Bitcoin's existence. What Satoshi did was a black swan event. Unreplicatable. Everyone that came after is selling you snake oil. Beware.


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Widely used open source software contained bitcoin-stealing backdoor. Malicious code that crept into event-stream JavaScript library went undetected for weeks

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/11/hacker-backdoors-widely-used-open-source-software-to-steal-bitcoin/

The good news for HODLrs - We can soak up twice the supply as of last month.

I really am glad the hash wars and whale dumps brought us this low.

Small retail investors and believers in bitcoin can now soak up that available supply at 2x the rate, more evenly distribute wealth and provide for a 'no coins left scenario' when it finally turns. If we can stay here (which i doubt) for a month or so its like halving our own HALVING event.

Short term it is painful but if you look out 19 months in advance there will be a severe shortage of coins just as demand picks up and LN scales.

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If Bitcoin does moon to 1 million dollar, Why would I want it?

Let's say, for a moment, we ignore every fundamental rule of economics and nature , and Bitcoin suddenly reach 1 million dollar or more per token.

Now we reinstate the laws of supply and demand, and evaluate the situation. If these coins does reach such value, that means they should be in extreme scarcity, and that the supply of tokens to exist will be under the control of a few people.

Why on Earth would 99% of the population just lay down and accept cryptocurrency as replacement for all of their fiat? Why would they surrender over their possession, life and perhaps dignity to earn such a scarce token?

What kind of resource, goods or service does the owner of Bitcoin offer, that justify the demand for me to obtain the currency from them?

While we await an answer, let's ask the same questions for the US dollars. Why would I want to obtain dollars?

"But Fiat is worthless" is a completely bullshit statement. Simple example: A Chinese man own a business exporting good to the US. He earn US dollars from his venture, and use that dollar to buy property and business in the US, that allow him and his immediate family to earn a residency card and move to the States with it (search up EB-5 program). The Dollar give him access to the US market, its resources, goods and services. This is why the dollar has worth, and not simply because "the government tells you that it has worth".

Maybe spend more than 5 seconds researching into money creation process, than relying on the Google definition of fiat. I'm not gonna deny that inflation and uncontrolled money printing is a big problem. But for most sane people, it's not big enough of a problem to justify switching to a completely new currency system under the control of pedophilic crackheads and shit-eating perverts. (to hedge against inflation, buy bonds, stocks or real estates, put them in 401k etc., most people do not "hodl" large sums of dollars)

BTW, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are exceptions, and not the norm. Don't expect the world market to crash in the same way, unless some apocalyptic event happens. In which case you should be more worried about obtaining water, food, ammo and maybe electricity. (and don't expect reliable internet access haha)

Even if , IF blockchain the the future of currency, then it will created, distributed and regulated by some sort of central authority; one that has the backing of some kind of armed force protecting a physical economy with productive capability; and preferably, Democratically elected to some degree.

I do admit to drinking a bit of the bitkoolaid, and do see the value of a non replicable token with limited supply used as an asset class, just not as a currency controlled by petulant techbros.

Tl,DR: No one want to suck some fuccboi's cock for .00001 Shitcoin.


Be ready for the next BTC bottom Using this Price Overview

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https://readbtc.com/blog/price-analysis/bitcoin-goodbye-or-time-to-buy/

We are receiving many questions from our members asking if they should buy, hold or sell. 

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Crypto Market Sees Major Sell Off Causing Tokens To Lose Value Yet Crypto Ecosystem Is Growing In Size - Bitcoin Exchange Guide

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[uncensored-r/Bitcoin] Copay wallet application targeted in hack attempting to sweep user's coins

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If you're a user of the Copay wallet software, a recent change to one of the libraries that software relies on was just recently discovered to be a malicious exploit attempting to steal Bitcoins from user's wallets.

Keep an eye on that thread for updates; no updates yet from Copay; corresponding issue reported here: https://github.com/bitpay/copay/issues/9346


PSA: Malware injection attack against copay-dash could affect some JavaScript-based cryptocurrency wallets

FallingSnow on GitHub found some suspicious code in a version of an NPM package called flatmap-stream. After further analysis, it appears that the code was targeting users of the copay-dash. Nicolas Noble summed up what this attack does:

So, for people who try to understand what the malicious payload is doing: it's basically crawling your dependencies for a peer dependency on the package copay-dash, and it's an attack basically crafted towards this package. If your overall application has both this malicious package and "copay-dash", then it's going to try stealing the bitcoins stored in it.

https://github.com/dominictarr/event-stream/issues/116#issuecomment-441749105

tldr: if you know how to use GitHub and NPM, check the repo for your cryptocurrency wallet. If it uses an affected version of these libraries, you should raise an issue with the wallet developer.


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Copay wallet targeted by malicious exploit

If you're a user of the Copay wallet software, a recent change to one of the libraries that software relies on was just recently discovered to be a malicious exploit attempting to steal Bitcoins from user's wallets.

Keep an eye on that thread for updates; no updates yet from Copay; corresponding issue reported here: https://github.com/bitpay/copay/issues/9346

UPDATE: Copay developers have marked the issue as resolved, and have mentioned that no released version of the application relied on that malicious package. So, if you have only ever used the released executable for Copay (never built the application from source), you should be good there. However, there are several projects that forked from the Copay source code, including copay-dash and fcash-pay that might be vulnerable still.

The exploit code scraped all public keys from the wallet file upon launch, and then waited for an "unlock" event to be triggered, and grabbed the private key from the response, and sent it to a remote server (presumably under the control of the attacker). Notably, the exploit only attempts to harvest private keys from accounts that have less than 100 BTC or less than 1,000 BCH in them.


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[uncensored-r/Bitcoin] As a 2013 Hodler, here are some observations of what's going on:

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Here are some points so here it goes:

  • Fork. Obviously the BCH fork has caused massive price swings. Whales, bankers, probably the 3 stooges Craig, Ver, and Wu all selling their BTC to make up their agendas thus causing the price to drop, weak hands see this and the price drops even lower. Some conspiracy: Some of these guys did this on purpose to make tons of money shorting and buying at the bottom, if someone could make tons of money who wouldn't?

  • Holidays, TG and Christmas are times of year when people actually need extra money for presents and traveling. Combined with the price drop this is a recipe for people selling out of necessity.

  • Tech has improved. The Bitcoin network is strong, LN is getting stronger. Basically nothing about Bitcoin's inner workings has changed or been compromised which means that it has a bright future ahead of itself.

  • Hodling. All these new people coming in from last year's all time high have not experienced a crash of this size. As a hodler from 2013 this would probably be like the 4th or 5th crash and its just like a rainy day that eventually goes away. If you are new, this whole thing has happened before and it will happen again. Patience is key.

  • Price. This is what everyone is talking about with predictions and which way will it go. Personally I think (which is just an opinion), that the price will go slightly lower due to Christmas time with the whole I need cash thing, but will go higher at some point in 2019 due to the 2020 halvening scheduled for sometime in the middle of the year. People are going to start accumulating in anticipation of this. Every halvening there has been a price increase due to the Block reward cut in half.

  • FUD/Memes. Do not trust anyone (yeah that includes this post) on what is going on. Do your own research and do some critical thinking. FUD is spread around for agendas and getting weak hands to sell. Memes are of course fun and they help refocus on the current matters. Just think for yourself and stick to your own plan.

  • Conclusion. If you made it this far, thank you for reading my rant. Many people are feeling down about the market at this point but the inexperienced do not know this has happened many times before and this will happen again.

The market is very easily to manipulate, it always has been since there is little regulation and oversight on the whole thing. It is a day trader's dream with no regulations and manipulating the market whenever there is an event going on unlike the restrictions placed by the SEC on the stock market.

Put in what you can afford to lose. This means if you throw in $100 on BTC or any crypto consider it gone. This will help ease the mind. When I first started I stared at the numbers going up and down and getting worried all the time. Some advice I read was "Don't worry about the price, if you believe in the future you have nothing to worry about."

If you truly believe in the project you really have nothing to worry about. Just wait and be patient. 2020 will be the next interesting time for Bitcoin.


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Kambria Weekly Progress Update: November 18, 2018

Kambria Weekly Progress Update: November 18, 2018

We had an incredible week here at Kambria. In case you missed it, here’s the replay!

PRESS RELEASE

November 11th — Kambria Connects Pioneers Worldwide at an Innovation, Community and Impact Event in Vietnam

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kambria-connects-pioneers-worldwide-at-an-innovation-community-and-impact-event-in-vietnam-300747981.html

EVENTS

November 10th -11th — Global Blockchain & Data Analytics Hackathon at Fordham University

In case you missed it, we had another fantastic hackathon co-hosted by Kambria in partnership with IDEAS on November 10th and 11th.

The Global Blockchain & Data Analytics Hackathon at Fordham University in New York saw solo developers, coders and startup teams in data analytics and blockchain come together to participate to build exciting projects. Developers and multi-disciplinary teams had two days to hack a project together with their team and compete for prizes.

“We are thrilled to partner with IDEAS and host a hackathon focused on data science, as it supports our core values of growing the development community and accelerating technological advancements,” said Thuc Vu, Kambria CEO and Co-founder. “The Kambria team’s main focus is bringing forth innovation in an exponential manner and providing value to multiple audiences around the world. “

Stay tuned for details about our next hackathon in Austin on December 8th and 9th. In the meantime, please visit https://blockchainhackathon.io/ for more information.

November 14th — Innovation, Community, Impact: Protocol for the Future

This was an incredible event! In partnership with Lixibox, Kambria justed “Innovation, Community, Impact: Protocol for the Future” this week. The event brought together prominent CEOs, successful investors, and other technology advocates to discuss entrepreneurship and how best to create an impact.

There were so many great insights shared by our esteemed guests who included Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss (Gemini Capital), Jack Abraham (Atomic), Jeff Lonsdale (Founders Fund), H.E. Chu Ngọc Anh, Vietnam’s Minister of Science and Technology, Sonny Vu, Minh Le, Sao Lonsdale (CEO of Lixibox) and our very own Thuc Vu, CEO and Co-founder of Kambria.

Check out the awesome sizzle reel by MoonRadius below and the livestream of the event. The conversation starts around minute 30. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8y4MxyAvTc

November 14th — Distributed Capital — Atlanta

Kambria Advisor, Michelle Tsing, spoke at the Distributed Capital event in Atlanta along with Corey McCauley and Angeleen Wilson. Catch a replay of the discussion here: https://www.facebook.com/m1che113/videos/10156810955688770/

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November 15th — “Fueling the Innovation Economy: Startup Pitch and Blockchain Networking Event

Kambria and TomoChain hosted a startup pitch competition on November 15th in Ho Chi Minh City. Eight teams presented their businesses to our panel of judges and received valuable feedback.

You can watch the livestream here:

Part 1: http://bit.ly/2PXStUs

Part 2: http://bit.ly/2zXzG1k

November 15th — What is Bitcoin?

On November 15th, Kambria Advisor, Michelle Wang, spoke with over 2000 students at Emory Goizueta Business School about “What is Bitcoin?”

Articles Published

3 Reasons Kambria is Adopting Blockchain

Blockchain Rising — Adoption, Legislation, and Regulation

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Bitcoin is down more than 80% from last years high, nearing its worst-ever bear market (current BTC/USD price is $3830.14812441)

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Blockchain Rising — Adoption, Legislation, and Regulation

Blockchain Rising — Adoption, Legislation, and Regulation

Can you believe it? Last month, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper. Who could have imagined one decade ago that Satoshi Nakamoto’s peer-to-peer digital cash system would have such a tremendous impact? It took a true visionary to see the future potential of Bitcoin way back in 2008. Fed up with corrupt, centralized banks that caused the 2007 market crash, Satoshi created Bitcoin as an alternative economic system. Bitcoin’s road to mainstream adoption has been long albeit steady. Let’s take a look at the adoption and regulation of Bitcoin to get a better idea of where it will go in the future.

Technology Adoption Phases

Adoption of new innovative technology will go through different phases. According to Everett Rodgers, the author and inventor of the Diffusion of Innovation theory, there are five types of adopters — innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards.

Diffusion of Innovation model by Everett Rodgers

Theories regarding which stage of adoption blockchain technology has now reached vary, as industry professionals have different ideas on whether we are in the early adoption or early majority phase. The fact is that after its initiation in 2008, startups, established companies, and governmental entities have slowly begun researching and testing blockchain technology. According to an article in Forbes, over 50 big corporations are currently exploring the innovative technology as a solution for their business model. The blockchain market grew from having a total market capitalization of $16 billion US dollars at the end of 2016 to a total market capitalization of $212 billion US dollar at the time of writing.

So in essence, the industry’s value has increased exponentially while the global adoption has not yet hit the mainstream. However, it is growing at a slow but steady pace. This past year we keep hearing more and more stories about blockchain adoption by governments, startups and established corporations. The category suited for this phase fits the early adopter phase in my opinion.

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Blockchain Regulation

While worldwide blockchain regulations are becoming more and more common, there is no global standard for how blockchain is being regulated. While some governments are becoming more receptive to blockchain implementations, others are in favor of slowing down or bluntly restricting the implementation of blockchain technology.

One of the countries that is highly conscious of blockchain regulation is the United States. Operation crypto sweep was launched by the NASAA (North American Securities Administrators Association) to find and prosecute fraudulent ICO projects. The result was no less than 35 pending or completed enforcement action. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed various legal actions against companies that do not comply with their regulations. The SEC has even gone as far as to fabricate a scam ICO called Howey Coins full of red flags in order to warn people about malicious practices and businesses extorting money from individual investors. It was their way of showing people that if something seems too good to be true it usually is.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain projects doing business in the US need to be very careful about being classified as a security — even if their project claims to issue “utility” tokens. The distinction between a security token and a utility token is unclear leading some companies to operate as if they are issuing securities but then meeting all of the qualifications of an exemption such as Regulation S, a safe harbor from registration requirements. When it comes to the SEC, it is definitely better to be safe than sorry!

Moreover, various lawsuits have taken place already in which blockchain companies faced legal action for non-compliance with local regulations. The cryptocurrency Ripple has been in an ongoing securities lawsuit against the state of California. Tezos also followed a year-long legal battle with the state of California before they could officially launch their project after raising $230 million dollars in an ICO.

Just last year, China announced a total ban on cryptocurrency, resulting in Chinese-based blockchain companies needing to shift or shut down their operations and find other more blockchain friendly jurisdictions. After China, the Republic of Korea banned initial coin offerings (ICOs). As a frontrunner in adopting innovative technologies, Korea is focused on drafting official rulesand industry standards for professionals in the blockchain industry.

Singapore has always been supportive of blockchain technology and is open to companies adopting it. In November 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a Guide to Digital Token Offerings. The guide offers information for financial institutions on the obligation to obtain a license when offering digital assets to the public.

The European Union is also pretty blockchain-friendly. Switzerland has always been pro-blockchain and its city Zug has been deemed crypto-valley as many blockchain companies are based there (e.g. the Ethereum Foundation, Cardano).

Last month, Kambria COO, Tra Vu, joined Tom Trowbridge, President of Hedera Hashgraph, and Nick Chong, Head of North America at Quoine Exchange, at IF Conference in New York City to discuss blockchain regulation. Quoine is the first global exchange to be regulated by the Japanese government. After the Mt. Gox collapse, the Japanese government decided to regulate Bitcoin and to establish it as an official method of payment. Exchanges have to be regulated to operate in Japan similar to banks and are required to take certain measures to ensure security and storage of cryptocurrency. As a result of regulation, Japan is a leader with respect to crypto regulation and the awareness of Bitcoin in Japan is very high.

But the country that currently ranks number 1 as the most blockchain and cryptocurrency friendly jurisdiction is…Malta! Some refer to it as “the blockchain island.” On July 4, 2018, the Maltese government approved 3 different laws that act as a framework for blockchain, cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Besides blockchain technology, Malta is also a fan of innovations in the robotics and AI industry. They recently initiated an AI task force that will build a roadmap that leads towards granting citizenships for AI. Last year, Saudi Arabia was the first country to officially recognize a robot as a legal citizen within their jurisdiction. The honor goes to Hanson Robotics Humanoid robot, Sophia!

Blockchain Roadblocks

In spite of global progress, blockchain has some roadblocks ahead in pursuing mainstream adoption. The primary issues that slowed adoption last year are referred to as the blockchain trilemma — scalability, security, and efficiency. This came to light last year when interest in cryptocurrency and Cryptokittes piqued. Fortunately, solutions that speed up the network, like Lighting Network for Bitcoin and Plasma and Sharding for Ethereum are now being developed.

Another issue is the fact that blockchain needs to have easy access for every member of our society. New users might get overwhelmed with the extent of cryptographic knowledge that is required to safely make a transaction on a blockchain network. Rookie mistakes include sending someone your private key instead of your public key, depositing a coin into a different coin’s account (BTC vs. BSH), and not doing your own research (DYOR).

There is also the threat of quantum computing. This threat will probably take a while before it will become serious, but it is something to consider in order to move forward with blockchain technology. Various developers are working on creating a quantum resistant ledger. When the time comes, and the quantum computing threat needs to be addressed, a hard fork can be initiated to change to a different quantum resistant ledger.

Blockchain regulation and laws that apply to startups in the blockchain industry and established companies utilizing the technology are essential to mature the market. Regulation will also discourage malicious entities from entering the market. A market with fully-compliant organizations is very healthy to keep the industry moving forward.

Future Blockchain Evolution

When it comes to achieving mainstream adoption, the biggest roadblocks the blockchain industry is facing are solving the scalability, security and efficiency issues and creating blockchain-based payment solutions that are easily accessible to all members of our society. Blockchain technology, with the addition of smart contracts, can have a revolutionary impact on industries like fintech, health, robotics, and AI. Financial products like mortgages and insurance policies are just two of the highly suitable products that can be initiated with blockchain and smart contracts.

Open innovation protocols, like Kambria Network, where community members come together, share resources and work on developing, manufacturing, selling and buying innovative tech products and services are the future and I don’t think anything can stop it. It is just a matter of time before the world practically runs itself through the implementation of blockchain technology.

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As a 2013 Hodler, here are some observations of what's going on:

Here are some points so here it goes:

  • Fork. Obviously the BCH fork has caused massive price swings. Whales, bankers, probably the 3 stooges Craig, Ver, and Wu all selling their BTC to make up their agendas thus causing the price to drop, weak hands see this and the price drops even lower. Some conspiracy: Some of these guys did this on purpose to make tons of money shorting and buying at the bottom, if someone could make tons of money who wouldn't?

  • Holidays, TG and Christmas are times of year when people actually need extra money for presents and traveling. Combined with the price drop this is a recipe for people selling out of necessity.

  • Tech has improved. The Bitcoin network is strong, LN is getting stronger. Basically nothing about Bitcoin's inner workings has changed or been compromised which means that it has a bright future ahead of itself.

  • Hodling. All these new people coming in from last year's all time high have not experienced a crash of this size. As a hodler from 2013 this would probably be like the 4th or 5th crash and its just like a rainy day that eventually goes away. If you are new, this whole thing has happened before and it will happen again. Patience is key.

  • Price. This is what everyone is talking about with predictions and which way will it go. Personally I think (which is just an opinion), that the price will go slightly lower due to Christmas time with the whole I need cash thing, but will go higher at some point in 2019 due to the 2020 halvening scheduled for sometime in the middle of the year. People are going to start accumulating in anticipation of this. Every halvening there has been a price increase due to the Block reward cut in half.

  • FUD/Memes. Do not trust anyone (yeah that includes this post) on what is going on. Do your own research and do some critical thinking. FUD is spread around for agendas and getting weak hands to sell. Memes are of course fun and they help refocus on the current matters. Just think for yourself and stick to your own plan.

  • Conclusion. If you made it this far, thank you for reading my rant. Many people are feeling down about the market at this point but the inexperienced do not know this has happened many times before and this will happen again.

The market is very easily to manipulate, it always has been since there is little regulation and oversight on the whole thing. It is a day trader's dream with no regulations and manipulating the market whenever there is an event going on unlike the restrictions placed by the SEC on the stock market.

Put in what you can afford to lose. This means if you throw in $100 on BTC or any crypto consider it gone. This will help ease the mind. When I first started I stared at the numbers going up and down and getting worried all the time. Some advice I read was "Don't worry about the price, if you believe in the future you have nothing to worry about."

If you truly believe in the project you really have nothing to worry about. Just wait and be patient. 2020 will be the next interesting time for Bitcoin.


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Cryptocurrencies - a relatively new tool for trading. Pt.1

If you are going to trade in cryptocurrencies, look at what distinguishes them from other assets.

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Active reaction to the news

At the moment, various news and events are the main factors influencing the rate of cryptocurrency. One positive news or even a short tweet can cause a cryptocurrency to rise several times, and similarly, negative news can bring down the course or launch a long-term deep correction. For example, John McAfee mentioned the XVG coin in his twitter, and XVG price has grown 50 times in a few days.

The difficulty is to quickly find the necessary news and correctly assess their impact. To do this, you need to have an understanding of the overall picture in the cryptocurrency market and in the blockchain industry, as well as regularly following the news. The best way to track news is to use Twitter and Bitcointalk.org.

Hacks

Surely you have heard about hacking into cryptocurrency wallets and cyber attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges: systematic hacking of Mt.Gox, theft of NEM with Coincheck, hacking and theft of bitcoins from the crypto-mining market NiceHash. The more popular the cryptocurrencies and the higher the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market, the more the interest of intruders to them.

Unfortunately, no service can guarantee you complete security, but many exchanges have a complex security system, so it’s very difficult to hack into them. The security of your account on a cryptocurrency exchange largely depends on what actions you take for your personal security.

High volatility, low liquidity

The capitalization of the cryptocurrency market today is approximately 123 billion, Bitcoin alone is $ 67 billion. There are more than 2000 cryptocurrencies, and many of them are being traded at several exchanges, so there are many cryptocurrencies on various trading platforms, the course of which is fairly easy to move significantly for one player.

For example, on Poloniex, a fairly large and well-known stock exchange, for the Augur (REP) rate drawdown, the cryptocurrency in the top 50 by capitalization, by 50%, there are only about 12 thousand dollars needed:

poloniex.com

Probably, the course will quickly return to the previous value, but such a scenario is not unrealistic. If you decide to trade on cryptocurrencies, you should be prepared for such incidents.

Therefore, technical analysis and strategies based on it do not always work well for cryptocurrencies: these tools emerged and were refined in a market where the crowd psychology works stably, and one player cannot significantly influence the course.

Pumps and dumps

Pump and dump is a sharp price movement up or down, respectively. Public sources or even paid chat rooms publish messages calling to buy some cryptocurrency on a particular stock exchange (as a rule, a little-known coin with a low capitalization). Messages about the purchase can be supported by fake news, pictures with technical analysis, estimates of “experts”. The pumps organizers first buy the coin, then announce the pump and sell the coin at an increased price.

With a very lucky set of circumstances, you can earn money too, but usually pump participants lose money: after a sharp increase in demand and a rise in price, demand returns to the previous level, and the offer grows (as the pump participants want to exit), and the cryptocurrency rate returns to the previous level. As a rule, everything happens in a matter of minutes. Even after that, the pump can be repeated: the participants of the first pump, who did not have time to sell the coin, publish calls to buy cryptocurrency and try to raise the course in order to exit the transaction with a profit.

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[uncensored-r/btc] Hash War Now Ends for Bitcoin SV!

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The massive and chaotic BCH hash war is drawing nearer to a period more than ever, with the Bitcoin SV camp is saying "stop."

In a news press on Nov 26th, CoinGeek, the pushing hand behind the Bitcoin SV, announced that it from now on supports "a permanent chain split from Bitcoin Cash", which it considers as a final chapter to the BCH hash war triggered by the November 15 network upgrade.

In sheer contrast to the previous arrogance from the Bitcoin SV camp, fueled by numerous outrageous statements made by CSW which most notably features "We grind Bitmain into nothing", the Satoshi-impersonator and his allies now muffle their drums and call for a truce.

In the armistice announcement, CoinGeek gracefully refers to Bitcoin SV as "the original Bitcoin", which bears the mission to "restore the original Satoshi protocol for Bitcoin, keep it stable, enable it to massively scale, and allow major enterprises to confidently build on top of the BSV blockchain."

When addressing the now past-tense hash war, the Bitcoin SV dismisses the look-like "defeat" offhand as an "illusion" of rented hash power motivated by its rivalry, and narrates the whole process from the perspective of someone who has a complete control over trending.

Then, CoinGeek furthers to touch on the new implementation of checkpoints and an intention to convert to PoS algorithm by the BCH ABC, which it sees as an abandonment of "fundamental principles of Bitcoin."

Following a series of bashing at ABC, CoinGeek swirls back to highlight its achievements in building a BSV ecosystem within a short time. Furthermore, the end game - replay protection - will be rolled out as part of its plan to guarantee stability, a key priority for users.

In addition, a user guide is in place to explain how users can safely split their BCH coins into ABC and BSV coins. 

Calvin Ayre, founder of CoinGeek as well as a steadfast advocator for Bitcoin SV, concluded with a powerful end line, praising BSV as the only token postured to rise "significantly" in value across the board amidst a persistent bear market. He credited the outstanding performance to the roadmap of Bitcoin SV "for big enterprise usage."

According to CoinNess.com, the price of Bitcoin SV embarks on a roller-coaster, even to hike above $130 at a high point. Currently, it pulls back a bit to $118.06 on Binance, still surpassing ETH's $112.16.

CoinNess.com approached Nishant Sharma, International PR and Communication Director of Bitmain, for comments on the CoinGeek's appeal to truce. "In chain splits it is important for the minority chain to implement replay protection," said he, "so that both chains and their communities can move towards their separate goals without the risk of replay transactions slowing them down."



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Bitcoin makes 14-month low and is now down nearly 40% this month (current BTC/USD price is $3897.51865339)

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Ethereum dropped by 25% and reached a minimum 236 TH/s. What happens next? Read our analytical report to find out

We present to you the report filed by the analysts of our private club for November 19–25, 2018.

1. The key market events in the period from November 19–25, 2018

1) The launch of Bakkt and the start of futures trading with physical delivery are put off until January 24, 2019.
2) A tweet from CEO Binance: “I wish I could tell you my lame story from 2015, when the $btc price “crashed” to below $200, and I just sold my house and bought in at $600 a few months earlier… Well, I am still here.”
3) Hardfork of Bitcoin Cash resulted in losses for the traders of the OKex exchange, which was forced to close Bitcoin Cash futures contracts worth $135 million.
4) Poland introduces a 19% tax on profits from operations with cryptocurrencies, which would apply to individuals and companies.
5) The SharkPool mining pool has declared war on the Altcoins, as it believes that any bitcoin forks contradicts the Nakamoto consensus.
6) Ethereum hashrate fell by 25% and reached a minimum of 236 TH/s. Bitcoin also lost 11.6% of its hashrate when its price dropped.
7) The US Department of Justice initiated an investigation into the manipulation of bitcoin rate during a rally last year; Tether company is the main suspect.
8) Deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science Boris Chernyshov (LDPR) proposed to replace the Unified State Exam with an early talent identification system for schoolchildren, which runs on blockchain.
9) Tobacco shops in France have received government permission to sell small amounts of cryptocurrency starting from 2019.
10) A US mining company Giga Watt went bankrupt, its debt to customers reaches millions of dollars, but the company declared insolvency.
11) The class action lawsuit against Coinbase was updated with information on insider trading within Bitcoin Cash and was again filed with the court on November 20.
12) Saudi Arabia, together with the UAE, will release its own cryptocurrency, which will be used by banks as a payment instrument.
13) Due to the fall of the hashrate in China, ASIC miners are getting disposed of: they are dumped in a heap on the street, and the miners sell them by weight, according to cnLedger.
14) Banks of Europe will be a part of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications of the European Union (IATBA), which will promote the technology and create protocols for it.
15) Ethereum team is preparing a new update, unknown to the general public.
16) The blockchain project of the Telegram Open Network, founded by Pavel Durov, is 70% complete. This became clear from the documents, published online by Button co-founder Mike Dudas.
17) Given the recent drop of the first cryptocurrency, the number of search queries for the word “bitcoin” increased by 30%. However, compared to December values, the current number of search queries for the word “Bitcoin” is very small.
18) Lightning network (LN) is growing exponentially. Over the week, the network has grown twofold.

2. Market analytics from club experts for November 19–25, 2018
The last week turned out to be a real test for all crypto-enthusiasts. The BTC price continued to fall at a fairly stable pace. The total capitalization of the crypto market dropped from $185 billion at the beginning of the week to $120 billion by its end.
The trading volume reached $24.8 billion at peak times, but on average, nothing changed during the week, leaving the volume at $13–15 billion.
The BTC share almost did not change — 56%, reaching 60% only at peak times as traders abandoned altcoins. The price for 1 BTC dropped from $5,615 at the beginning of the week to mere $ 3,800 by the end of it. Sometime during the week, the price remained at $4,600 and some traders already hoped for a reversal, but the BTC crushed that hope and dropped to $4,000. 
In the following days, the BTC continued falling to $3,400–3,600, even dropping to $3,000 on some small exchanges, however, it soon bounced back to roughly $3,850. Altcoins, of course, followed the main engine of the market. The general decline of the crypto market was accompanied by panic sales at some points. ETH dropped to $100! Cryptoinvestors, most of whom do not keep in touch with the global events, have already begun to declare the “bubble burst”. 
Experienced investors, on the other hand, compared the fall in the stock market (it reached 5% for the largest companies, and this is a lot) and the previous BTC price falls, and decided to continue purchasing the coins that was sold in panic. 
Renowned individuals — VC investors, traders and enthusiasts — say the BTC can even drop to $2000–2500, but at the same time, they also have no doubts about the subsequent amazing growth. 
During all difficult times, there were people who succumbed to panic, but hodlers or those who expand their portfolio now will definitely not regret it in the future!

3. Changes in the cost and capitalization of the TOP-10 cryptocurrencies in the period from November 19–25, 2018

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4. TOP-3 growing coins from the long-term portfolio for November 19–25, 2018 (including portfolio updates)

In fact, not a single coin gained in price during the last week. QuarkChain showed some promise due to the launch of testnet and the possibility of mining, but it also fell a bit by the end of the week. Fusion is growing in ETH price, showing zero growth in USD. The bottom is out there.

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[Daily Discussion] Monday, November 26, 2018

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I believe XRP may overtake Bitcoins Market Cap

It does not please me to say this, i am not an XRP fan but i can genuinely see the event where this may happen. I explain why i can see this happening in my most recent video IS THIS THE END OF BITCOIN?

I am not looking for abuse here just looking to see if anyone else sees my point of view?

I also didn’t come here to get mobbed but I’m sure you will mob me anyway, i am not the biggest fan of XRP and i explain why in the video

Remember debate is healthy and good, my mind is open, just mindless abuse childish.

I am looking for a debate.

I would be willing to do this on a livestream IF there is someone out there looking for a good old debate not a sh*t flinging party


Paul Andreev at Blockchain Life 2018 in St. Petersburg

On November 7–8 in Russia, in St. Petersburg, the international forum Blockchain Life 2018 was held.

This event brought together several thousand experts, crypto enthusiasts, representatives of startups and traditional financial institutions.
Paul Andreev, a Crypt-ON CEO, also paid attention to this event and shared his impressions about the visit. First of all, he noted the generally positive feelings of the organization of the event. The forum turned out to be a mass event, as it stated in the programme, a large number of people involved in the blockchain industry one way or another gathered here. It is also worth adding an extensive list of eminent speakers who shared their experience with the audience and raised issues relevant to today’s industry. One of these speakers was Roger Ver — acting CEO of Bitcoin.com, whom Paul Andreev meet not the first time during a visit to essential blockchain events.

During the conference, the prospects of the crypto-currency market, ways of earning, problems of legal regulation and many other issues of concern to the audience discussed. However, there were also frankly empty speeches, the content of which would have been relevant a year ago, but not now at the end of 2018. Also striking was the fact that the companies represented at the forum were mostly either exchanges or ICO-startups, and all would be nothing, but there was catastrophically not enough of investors. Besides, unfortunately, there were no startups that would really challenge the world by offering something revolutionary. Nevertheless, the very organization of the forum was great.

The rest of the forum was mostly similar to other events that held in the Russian Federation and other countries.

However, since we need to look for the pros everywhere, it is a positive side can be considered definitely that Paul was able to see and analyze a significant number of startups, which in theory could compete with Crypt-ON.

Singapore and Asia Blockshow are laid ahead! 
Stay in touch;)

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Hash War Now Ends for Bitcoin SV!

The massive and chaotic BCH hash war is drawing nearer to a period more than ever, with the Bitcoin SV camp is saying "stop."

In a news press on Nov 26th, CoinGeek, the pushing hand behind the Bitcoin SV, announced that it from now on supports "a permanent chain split from Bitcoin Cash", which it considers as a final chapter to the BCH hash war triggered by the November 15 network upgrade.

In sheer contrast to the previous arrogance from the Bitcoin SV camp, fueled by numerous outrageous statements made by CSW which most notably features "We grind Bitmain into nothing", the Satoshi-impersonator and his allies now muffle their drums and call for a truce.

In the armistice announcement, CoinGeek gracefully refers to Bitcoin SV as "the original Bitcoin", which bears the mission to "restore the original Satoshi protocol for Bitcoin, keep it stable, enable it to massively scale, and allow major enterprises to confidently build on top of the BSV blockchain."

When addressing the now past-tense hash war, the Bitcoin SV dismisses the look-like "defeat" offhand as an "illusion" of rented hash power motivated by its rivalry, and narrates the whole process from the perspective of someone who has a complete control over trending.

Then, CoinGeek furthers to touch on the new implementation of checkpoints and an intention to convert to PoS algorithm by the BCH ABC, which it sees as an abandonment of "fundamental principles of Bitcoin."

Following a series of bashing at ABC, CoinGeek swirls back to highlight its achievements in building a BSV ecosystem within a short time. Furthermore, the end game - replay protection - will be rolled out as part of its plan to guarantee stability, a key priority for users.

In addition, a user guide is in place to explain how users can safely split their BCH coins into ABC and BSV coins. 

Calvin Ayre, founder of CoinGeek as well as a steadfast advocator for Bitcoin SV, concluded with a powerful end line, praising BSV as the only token postured to rise "significantly" in value across the board amidst a persistent bear market. He credited the outstanding performance to the roadmap of Bitcoin SV "for big enterprise usage."

According to CoinNess.com, the price of Bitcoin SV embarks on a roller-coaster, even to hike above $130 at a high point. Currently, it pulls back a bit to $118.06 on Binance, still surpassing ETH's $112.16.

CoinNess.com approached Nishant Sharma, International PR and Communication Director of Bitmain, for comments on the CoinGeek's appeal to truce. "In chain splits it is important for the minority chain to implement replay protection," said he, "so that both chains and their communities can move towards their separate goals without the risk of replay transactions slowing them down."