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AMA Incubator Invests $10 Million in Blockchain Health Startup

A blockchain startup received $10 million in funding from an American Medical Society backed incubator to develop a healthcare data transfer ledger.

A blockchain startup received $10 million in funding from an American Medical Society backed incubator to develop a healthcare data transfer ledger.

Viola.AI, the A.I Blockchain Marketplace for Love partners with Matchmaking Institute to bring thousands of trained dating experts from 46 countries

The World’s First Blockchain-based Dating & Relationship Project Announces Major Partnership The World’s First A.I-driven marketplace, Viola.AI is happy to announce the exciting and strategic partnership with Matchmaking Institute to bring aboard thousands of certified matchmakers and dating experts from over 46 countries from around the world onto the platform’s ecosystem. Matchmaking Institute, based in … Continue reading Viola.AI, the A.I Blockchain Marketplace for Love partners with Matchmaking Institute to bring thousands of trained dating experts from 46 countries

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The World’s First Blockchain-based Dating & Relationship Project Announces Major Partnership

The World’s First A.I-driven marketplace, Viola.AI is happy to announce the exciting and strategic partnership with Matchmaking Institute to bring aboard thousands of certified matchmakers and dating experts from over 46 countries from around the world onto the platform’s ecosystem.

Matchmaking Institute, based in New York, is the only state-licensed matchmaking school in the world which has certified thousands of matchmakers who then continued to start and thrive in their own matchmaking businesses.

One of the key features of Viola.AI is Community Crowd Wisdom. Viola.AI works with its community to generate dating and relationship content for every user based on their relationship stage. Through this collaboration with Matchmaking Institute, users can gain access to the matchmaking experts and professionals to ask questions, recommendations and even request for their service, wherever they are in the world.

This partnership has enormous benefits for both Viola.AI and Matchmaking Institute. With the vast experience and knowledge from the matchmakers, the community of Viola.AI will grow tremendously. While the matchmakers can interact and communicate with singles who need help and advice on their dating journey directly. Having thousands of matchmakers and relationship experts from over 46 countries also enable them to offer their relevant dating services to the users in the same country.

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Through the interaction and knowledge exchange between users and the certified matchmakers brought in by Matchmaking Institute, Viola.AI will learn from the best and highest rated answers and reward the users and matchmakers with VIOLA tokens for their efforts and wisdom.

This will be the first time that Matchmaking Institute collaborates on an ICO project.

CEO & Co-Founder of Viola.AI Violet Lim said, “I am very excited to share this partnership with Lisa and Matchmaking Institute. Being the first Asian to be certified by the Matchmaking Institute, my certification by the institute gave me a strong foundation that set me on this journey to start my dating company Lunch Actually 13 years ago. I am confident that this partnership, along with the network of matchmakers and dating coaches coming on board will bring tremendous value to the ecosystem of Viola.AI and help billions of singles achieve greater success in their dating journey!”

“What attracted me most to this collaboration is that our network of matchmakers under the Matchmaking Institute will now be able to tap into a global ecosystem and community facilitated by Viola.AI. Together, we can now reach out to help singles around the world find their lifelong happiness,” Founder & President of Matchmaking Institute, Lisa Clampitt concluded.

 Founder & President of Matchmaking Institute, Lisa Clampitt will join Viola.AI as an advisor.

 To read more about The Matchmaking Institute, visit their website here.

For those who have not joined our pre-Token Sales, you can do so here! (get 60% Bonus Tokens!)

Join the discussion on Viola.AI Telegram: https://t.me/ViolaAI

About Viola.AI

Viola.AI is an ever-improving, decentralized and secure A.I. Driven Marketplace that gives data-driven advice, recommendations, concierge and matches to helps singles to be effective and efficient in finding love while also helping couples to sustain and better their relationships with their significant other.

 

Press Contact

Christina Thung
Head of PR
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Viola.AI community: Telegram

 

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MONERO MID-RANGE REVERSAL MAY DISRUPT SHORT TERM BEAR PROJECTION

Like most high cap alt coins, Monero mid-range reversal may disrupt our bear projection. Other than the lower lows visible in NEM-that is justifiable following a blast through $2, we expected sellers to push prices lower this week. This looks unlikely especially now that DASH prices are reversing and turning their guns to $1300. At … Continue reading MONERO MID-RANGE REVERSAL MAY DISRUPT SHORT TERM BEAR PROJECTION

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Like most high cap alt coins, Monero mid-range reversal may disrupt our bear projection.

Other than the lower lows visible in NEM-that is justifiable following a blast through $2, we expected sellers to push prices lower this week.

This looks unlikely especially now that DASH prices are reversing and turning their guns to $1300.

At the same time, there is resurgence in IOTA as buyers bid to close above $4.2 before the end of the week.

Let’s have a look at other charts

NEM PRICES DIP AFTER CLEARING $2.0

NEM prices rockets
XEMUSD 4HR Chart for January 5, 2018

The Fibonacci extension tool is important for determining potential resistances and take profit levels.

It is obvious that NEM buyers are in charge and even after January 3 strong bull candlestick and break out, today’s candlestick couldn’t confirm buy pressure.

Instead, NEM buyers pushed prices above $2, fell short of 3rd Fibonacci extension level at $2.18 and tumbled.

Accompanying this depreciation is a classic stochastic sell signal and with the strength of bears, sellers should aim for $1.35 and last week’s highs of $1.1. These levels offer a fantastic buy opportunity in an overall strong NEM rally.

DASH SHORTS ARE NULL IF BUYERS PUSH AND CLOSE ABOVE $1300

$1300 is important for DASH buyers
DASHUSD 4HR Chart for January 5, 2018

Check out that DASH double bar reversal pattern from the middle BB. Despite the reversal, we are net short but if DASH clears $1300, then our short term correction towards equilibrium in the weekly chart will be null and void.

In light of that, any close above this consolidation high will mean our ultimate resistance is December 18 highs at around $1500.

However, DASH buyers should have a smack at $1400 before pumping up for prize money.

IOTA BUYERS BACK TO $4.2…WILL THEY CLOSE ABOVE IT?

IOTA backto $4.2
IOTUSD 4HR Chart for January 5, 2018

Now here’s the deal with IOTA, short term bears are in charge, long term bulls are definitely in the driving seat.

That’s clear especially if you bring in price action characteristics from Q3-4 of 2017.

Those multi level candlesticks close above will be an open book. After yesterday’s lower lows, IOTA support found a trampoline at the middle BB but as it is, buyers are not yet above $4.2-a strong resistance level in my opinion.

I’m not recommending longs but the moment we have a bull candlestick slicing through $5.5 then it will be right time to load buys and wait for buyers to print new highs.

MONERO MID-RANGE REVERSAL

Monero mid-range reversal
XMRUSD 4HR Chart for January 5, 2018

Yesterday was not beneficial for either buyer or sellers. In fact after Monero lower lows complete with a stochastic sell signal, prices bounced off the middle BB forming a morning star pattern right at the middle BB.

Now, what is our next plot? Well, it’s easy! Let’s wait and see how prices react at $400 before initiating any short or long trades.

On the flip side, any close below the 20 period MA and the minor support trend line will confirm out bear projection.

LTC LOWER LOWS

LTC stalls
LTCUSD 4HR Chart for January 5, 2018

There is a little bit of buy pressure-common across high cap coins- but notice to disrupt the current sell pressure.

Besides that, nothing has changed. Our resistance and support levels are still the same.

However, any shift of trend with LTC buyers ramping up buys mid-trend will surely cancel this short term correction towards $200.

All charts courtesy of Trading View

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Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Surging; More Gains Possible

Key Highlights ETH price is moving nicely and it recently traded close to the $1000 level against the US Dollar. There is a monster bullish trend line forming with support at $960 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX). The pair might continue to move higher and there are chances of more … Continue reading Ethereum Price Technical Analysis – ETH/USD Surging; More Gains Possible

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Key Highlights

  • ETH price is moving nicely and it recently traded close to the $1000 level against the US Dollar.
  • There is a monster bullish trend line forming with support at $960 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via SimpleFX).
  • The pair might continue to move higher and there are chances of more gains above $1000 in the near term.

Ethereum price is super bullish against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD may soon move past $1000 for more gains toward $1200.

Ethereum Price Upside Move

There was no stopping ETH price as it moved above the $970 resistance against the US Dollar. The price traded close to the $1000 level and formed a new high at $991.59. Later, a downside move was initiated and the price dropped by around $80 to trade as low as $910.50. Buyers appeared above the $900 level and prevented further declines in ETH. A fresh upside wave was initiated and the price moved above the $950 level.

It was successful in breaking the 50% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the $991 high to $910 low. On the downside, there is a monster bullish trend line forming with support at $960 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD. The pair is likely to continue higher toward $1000 in the near term. It could even break it to gain traction toward $1100. At the moment, it is struggling to settle above the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the last drop from the $991 high to $910 low. Once it succeeds, there can be a push above $1000.

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis ETH USD

If there is a correction from the current levels, the $950 and $960 support levels are likely to prevent declines.

Hourly MACD – The MACD is gaining traction in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI is currently well above the 50 level and is showing a lot of positive signs.

Major Support Level – $950

Major Resistance Level – $1000

 

Charts courtesy – SimpleFX

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Ripple chief the latest crypto billionaire

The number of new crypto billionaires increased exponentially in 2017, a pattern that is likely to continue into this year. The latest to join the elite club of crypto whales is Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen who is now richer than the co-founders of Google according to a CNBC report. Thanks to the recent surge in … Continue reading Ripple chief the latest crypto billionaire

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The number of new crypto billionaires increased exponentially in 2017, a pattern that is likely to continue into this year. The latest to join the elite club of crypto whales is Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen who is now richer than the co-founders of Google according to a CNBC report.

Thanks to the recent surge in XRP he has now become one of the richest people in America. According to Forbes who cited staff at the company executive chairman Larsen has a personal stash of 5.19 billion XRP and a 17% stake in the company. Taking current rates of XRP trading at $3.16 it will give him a net worth of $16.4 billion. Using Ripple’s record high of $3.80 yesterday he would have been worth almost $20 billion not including the company stake.

Forbes estimated his net worth to be closer to $37.3 billion which would make him the 15th richest American on the 2017 Forbes 400 list as of Monday. This places him level with Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO. CNBC estimated the figure to be around $60 billion which makes Chris Larsen richer than Larry Ellison, but just below Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. It is hard to put an exact figure on it as the crypto prices are too volatile to measure accurately, by the time you have read this article the price of Ripple will have changed again.

Ripple’s gains far outpaced those made by Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017. XRP surged over 38,000% last year from $0.006 to $2.32, the company owns 61.3 billion of the total 100 billion coins making its market value a staggering $235 billion according to CNBC.

Ripple’s success has come largely from a number of partnerships with will established banks in the EU and Asia. It also has ties with Visa and strives to become the blockchain standard for inter-bank payments, replacing the somewhat archaic Swift protocol. Many traders are skeptical of XRP due to its ties with traditional banks and centralized company ownership. However as a technology it has proven to be one of the best to invest in. Those that bought XRP just a month ago will have seen gains of 1200%.

Further reports and speculation that Ripple could be coming to the Coinbase exchange has fueled intense investment and a lot of FOMO. The exchange has yet to officially confirm whether it will be listing XRP this year but in the land of crypto, hype is as good as anything. XRP is currently pulling back from its high of $3.82 yesterday and is trading at $3.16 with a 24 hour volume of $7.8 billion and a total market cap of $122.5 billion.

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Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Breaks Key Support

Key Points Bitcoin cash price declined further and breached a key support at $2450 against the US Dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted important bullish trend line with support at $2480 was broken on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to decline since it is now below $2400 and the 100 … Continue reading Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis – BCH/USD Breaks Key Support

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Key Points

  • Bitcoin cash price declined further and breached a key support at $2450 against the US Dollar.
  • Yesterday’s highlighted important bullish trend line with support at $2480 was broken on the hourly chart of BCH/USD (data feed from Kraken).
  • The pair might continue to decline since it is now below $2400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average.

Bitcoin cash price moved below the $2450 support against the US Dollar. BCH/USD could decline further toward the $2300 and $2200 levels.

Bitcoin Cash Price Resistance

There was no upside recovery in bitcoin cash price yesterday from the $2600 swing low against the US Dollar. The price traded lower and sellers succeeded in breaking a key support area at $2450. During the downside move, many important supports including $2400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average were broken. There was also a break below the 50% Fib retracement level of the last upside leg from the $2218 low to $2780 high.

It opened the doors for more losses and yesterday’s highlighted important bullish trend line with support at $2480 was broken on the hourly chart of BCH/USD. The pair is now below the $2400 support and is eyeing more declines in the near term. On the upside, there is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2400. Moreover, the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the $2780 high to $2348 low is near $2450.

Bitcoin Cash Price Technical Analysis BCH USD

Moreover, the 100 hourly SMA is at $2450. Therefore, it seems like there is a major resistance forming near $2400-2450. There are chances of more declines in BCH in the short term toward $2200 as long as it is below $2450.

Looking at the technical indicators:

Hourly MACD – The MACD for BCH/USD is now moving in the bearish zone.

Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BCH/USD is currently below the 40 level and is showing bearish signs.

Major Support Level – $2200

Major Resistance Level – $2450

 

Charts courtesy – Trading View, Kraken

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The Tokenization of Research: Innovation & Compliance

There is an opportunity to leverage innovative technology and new payment and consumption methods to satisfy the requirements and enable the desirable benefits of both MiFID II research unbundling and Section 28(e) of the US Securities Act of 1934. UAT…

There is an opportunity to leverage innovative technology and new payment and consumption methods to satisfy the requirements and enable the desirable benefits of both MiFID II research unbundling and Section 28(e) of the US Securities Act of 1934. UAT’s Joel Steinmetz and Allan Chiulli examine the structure and operations of a token, smart contract and blockchain-based platform for U.S. equity research that incorporates Section 28(e) practices in a post-MiFID II environment.

ICOs: The Tech Is Here, But Where Are the Standards?

ICOs may be here to stay, but self-regulation can make all the difference for the fledgling industry, the head of Gibraltar’s stock exchange argues.

ICOs may be here to stay, but self-regulation can make all the difference for the fledgling industry, the head of Gibraltar’s stock exchange argues.

Texas Regulator Orders Bitconnect to Cease and Desist Marketing ‘Securities’

Attention shifts from national regulators to states, as Texas Securities Commissioner issues cease and desist order against Bitconnect for marketing unregistered securities to its citizens. #BREAKING

Attention shifts from national regulators to states, as Texas Securities Commissioner issues cease and desist order against Bitconnect for marketing unregistered securities to its citizens. #BREAKING

Coinbase Rejects Ripple Integration Rumors, Currency’s Market Cap Drops $22 Billion

Coinbase has rejected Ripple integration rumors and the company will likely not integrate new assets until the completion of its Bitcoin Cash insider trading investigation. #ANALYSIS

Coinbase has rejected Ripple integration rumors and the company will likely not integrate new assets until the completion of its Bitcoin Cash insider trading investigation. #ANALYSIS

Tron becomes sixth most popular altcoin

The movers and shakers of the altcoin world certainly do move fast. The top ten crypto coins by market capacity shifts on an almost hourly basis with new contenders rapidly ascending the charts. The year has started well for cryptos and some altcoins are showing an early lead, Tron is one of them. Tronix has … Continue reading Tron becomes sixth most popular altcoin

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The movers and shakers of the altcoin world certainly do move fast. The top ten crypto coins by market capacity shifts on an almost hourly basis with new contenders rapidly ascending the charts. The year has started well for cryptos and some altcoins are showing an early lead, Tron is one of them.

Tronix has firmly taken 6th spot on the capacity charts, usurping Nem, Stella and Litecoin. Its market capacity at the time of writing stands at $18 billion. The 24 hour trade volume has been a staggering $5 billion which is immense for a relatively new altcoin. TRX is currently trading at an all-time high of $0.28 rising in an almost exponential curve from $0.003 at the beginning of the month. This represents an increase of almost 7000% in a month.

So what could be the driving force behind Tron’s epic ascent? Jack Ma Hupan University educated founder, Justin Sun, is very active on Twitter and recent posts indicate that another partnership is in the pipeline;

More partnerships are coming! Even #NASDAQ listed companies and the giant companies with more than 100 million users started to contact us for partnership. We will be huge soon!”

We will announce our partnership with a very prestigious public listed company next week. Looking forward to it! We will have a live streaming on January 6th 10am GMT+8 Beijing time. Update you with the latest partnership and tech development. Please don’t miss the show!”

Tron has recently partnered with oBike, an Asian bike sharing company, and Game.com, a leading online gaming platform. The collaboration intends to launch a similar game to CryptoKitties which clogged up the Ethereum network during the peak of its frenzy last year.

Sun has close ties to e-commerce giant Alibaba chief Jack Ma and rumours of a partnership between those two could be fueling speculation.

Tronix is a blockchain based protocol for monetizing the digital entertainment industry. It is traded heavily on Binance which has almost 90% of the total volume. There is a current supply of 100 billion TRX with 65 billion in circulation, according to Coinmarketcap.com TRX is up 140% in the past 24 hours.

Traders and investors are poised for new partnership announcements which are likely to send the price of Tron even higher.

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The Ultimate HODL – BitConnect (BCC)

bitconnect logoMake your Bitcoin (BTC) work for you For all you hard-core believers in Bitcoin (BTC) out there, I have a simple proposition. As you wait your turn for Bitcoin (BTC) to explode alongside 2018’s new, much higher, coin market-cap (sitting comfortably over $750 Billion as I write these words), there’s another way to make serious gains with crypto’s original (and best known) HODL. BitConnect is a tried-and-true way to make interest on your Bitcoin (BTC) capital. Quite simply, BitConnect is a lending service on the blockchain, exclusively utilizing your stashed Satoshi’s as principal. As most of us sat and watched the

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Make your Bitcoin (BTC) work for you
For all you hard-core believers in Bitcoin (BTC) out there, I have a simple proposition. As you wait your turn for Bitcoin (BTC) to explode alongside 2018’s new, much higher, coin market-cap (sitting comfortably over $750 Billion as I write these words), there’s another way to make serious gains with crypto’s original (and best known) HODL. BitConnect is a tried-and-true way to make interest on your Bitcoin (BTC) capital. Quite simply, BitConnect is a lending service on the blockchain, exclusively utilizing your stashed Satoshi’s as principal.

As most of us sat and watched the price of Bitcoin (BTC) drop substantially over the past month (and rise again to some degree), the hard-core users of this reliable and user-friendly lending service have been raking in interest, laughing all the way to the bank.

But it’s no joke. BitConnect is the real deal.

Empowering People Financially
BitConnect is a platform for users to benefit from multiple investment opportunities, with a mission to empower people through the peer-to-peer lending of our most-prized crypto-possession, Bitcoin (BTC). But it  also midnights as a crypto-news platform, bringing education into the forefront for its users.

And of course, Bitconnect has its own coin, BitConnect Coin (BCC). Up nearly 400% since August 2017, the coin still shows tremendous potential heading into the new year (and beyond). The best part, hodlers of BitConnect Coin (BCC) receive interest on their balance in return for helping maintain security of the network. Beat that.

How Does It Work?
The user-friendly platform is full of explanations on the process to start you lending. But it’s easy enough to summarize here (you’re welcome). Basically, there’s a three-step process to start lending (after signing up of course).

First you deposit some of your Bitcoin (BTC) on a given Bitcoin deposit address (don’t worry, it’s legit). Then, you buy BitConnect Coin (BCC) exclusively from the BitConnect platform. Finally, you lend your BCC from the BitConnect dashboard. Simple.

Choosing the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) you want to lend and the schedule for the return of your capital is calculated for you, along with the interest rate, before you invest (a calculator is available on the site). As an example, lending under a thousand bucks worth of BCC for 299 days will net you up to 40% per month in interest (accrued daily). Higher amounts get the same variable interest rate, plus a daily accrual of .1 – .25% on the principal.

Bam. Welcome to financial Independence.

In terms of market cap, Bitcoin (BTC) is still king. And it’s still the best way to secure your long-term gains, despite it’s recent drop in fiat value. As long as the blockchain has a real-world use for the ever-so-coveted Satoshi (where are you Litecoin (LTC)?), Bitcoin will remain the best way to store them over the long-haul. So if you, like me, are holding-on-for-dear-life, waiting for the next doubling before you jeer (once again) at your nay-saying friends (with the all-too-familiar phrase, ‘I told you so’), go ahead and give Bitconnect (BCC) a try while you wait. You can thank me later.