Day: February 13, 2018

Don’t forget your VR glasses! MARK.SPACE starts a 3d-apartments design contest with a token reward. #SPONSORED

Meet the first international sports team to start advertising Bitcoin on its kit and equipment at the Winter Olympics 2018. Where else could you find crypto in Pyeongchang? #ADOPTION

As we are probably all well aware, since 2013, ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) have become a highly popular method of fundraising worldwide. In the past two years alone, they have raised a total of US$3 billion for various entrepreneurs and business owners, thereby forcing government agencies around the globe to analyze their security profiles and see whether they violate any existing financial laws.

Polymath is an all-new securities token platform that makes use of a blockchain-based system to provide users with tools that allow for:

• Easier coordination between potential investors so as to increase ICO participation
• The launching of financial services on the blockchain

Through the use of Polymath, the blockchain can be opened up to legally-compliant securities offerings. It provides users with a decentralized protocol that ensures seamless trading of security tokens, as well as a privacy module that requires investors and institutions to authenticate their identity, residency, and accreditation status before taking part in any of the security token offerings (STOs).

Moreover, this platform allows legally nominated delegates to bid on new offerings on behalf of issuers in a completely legal manner. Polymath also matches issuers automatically with developers who are willing to translate issuers’ Security Offering parameters into secure code, thereby allowing for the easy creation of ERC20 compatible tokens.  

Lastly, the Polymath system also has the capacity to be modified and altered to suit the needs of particular users. Its key parameters can be set in accordance with the needs of participants, assets, and marketplaces.

Overview of Polymath

• The project has a good online presence as well as active community members.
• It allows for the launching of ICOs in a completely legal manner.
• It’s governed using a native currency which only verified members can purchase.
• It is currently one of the only ST (Securities Token) exchanges in the world.

Key Features

Polymath’s platform has four key components, namely: the protocol, app, legal, and exchange layers.

Visual representation of the layer structure used by Polymath

As the name suggests, the protocol layer is Polymath’s core governance strata which takes care of all the computational aspects of the system. It runs using smart contracts and has KYC/AML accreditation baked into its framework. Not only that, it also makes use of a permission model that determines a defined subset of securities that each individual user is allowed to hold. Lastly, the protocol layer also comes with a decentralized shareholder registry.

The Application Layer is designed to allow interested parties to create their own securities-backed tokens. To simplify the process, one can use the “Create-A-Security-Token Wizard”.

The third layer is the Legal Layer. It comes packed with a suite of compliance tools that can be used by companies to see whether their tokens meet all of the regulatory and compliance standards that are required for the successful launch of an ST.

At the very end comes the Exchange Layer. It can be thought of as a closed-ended KYC compliant on/off ramp that offers all of its users instant liquidity options.

How Does Polymath work?

The Polymath ecosystem makes use of a native token (POLY) to govern all of its internal transactions. Issuers, investors, and developers must use the currency to not only access the system, but also to use and develop their STs on the platform.

Overview of the platform (courtesy of the Polymath Information Deck)

To start off with, issuers are required to pay a small fee in the form of Poly tokens to create and issue their securities tokens. The investors in turn must pay a small transaction fee in order to complete the KYC/AML verification, as well as to interact with the Polymath network (buy/sell/trade STs).

Since the platform uses an incentive-driven model, all of the developers who use this platform to create or review initial offering contracts will receive a small revenue stream for their participation.

Visual representation of how Polymath works (courtesy of the Polymath Information Deck)

At this point, it is also important to mention that issuers can make use of delegates to place bids and proposals during the course of the compliance process. Additionally, to make use of Polymath, all of the provided Ethereum addresses must match the ones supplied by investors when filling out the KYC docs during the sign-up process.

About Polymath

Since the introduction of this project last year, Polymath has garnered a good deal of attention within financial circles all around the globe. Since it is one of the only platforms looking to merge the securities domain with the blockchain, it seems to have a good future ahead of itself.

The project is headed by Trevor Koverko, a Silicon Valley-based crypto entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and has held positions in various established ventures such as ShapeShift.io, Luminex and Royalty Exchange. Other noteworthy affiliations include:

• CEO of Digital Assets International
• CEO of eProf Education Inc.
• President of Skyline Capital Management.

Token Performance History

Since the native Polymath token (POLY) has only been on the market for a little over a week, it is hard to assess its future market potential.

POLY token lifetime performance chart (courtesy of CoinMarketCap)

Released at a base value of US$0.789, the price of a single coin jumped to US$1.34 within just a couple of days. However, as of February 13, 2018, its value currently stands at US$0.796.

Final Thoughts

While this platform is still in its nascent stages, it promises to offer the global financial markets a highly promising crypto avenue that can merge traditional securities-based assets with the blockchain sector.

However, before choosing to invest in such projects, it is of utmost importance that potential investors do a bit of research on their own, as it is their own money which is at risk.

If you’d like to start investing in Polymath, POLY trading pairs are currently being offered on IDEX and EtherDelta.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO —  FEBRUARY 13, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced a partnership with Vector 35, makers of the reverse engineering platform Binary Ninja. Through this partnership, PolySwarm will support the development of Binary Ninja, whose world class analysis capabilities will be provided to security experts in the PolySwarm ecosystem.

“This partnership ensures PolySwarm will have a vested interest in helping Binary Ninja become the world’s most valuable and advanced reverse engineering platform,” said Jordan Wiens, co-founder of Vector 35.

“We’re excited to be working with Vector 35 to bring Binary Ninja into the PolySwarm ecosystem. This partnership will allow us to offer security experts a more powerful toolset so they can spend more time analyzing malware and protecting users,” said Steve Bassi, CEO of PolySwarm.

As part of PolySwarm’s Malware Bounty Program that rewards security experts in Nectar tokens for uploading malware samples, 100 Binary Ninja student licences will be given away to the first 100 security experts who earn 5,000 tokens. Thousands of dollars worth of tokens are being awarded every day from a $300,000 USD reward pool.

Today’s antivirus and IT security market is dominated by single-vendor offerings that often miss emerging threats. PolySwarm incentivizes a global community of information security experts to disrupt the $8.5 billion cyber threat intelligence industry, providing enterprises and consumers with unprecedented speed and accuracy in threat detection. By introducing a platform  encouraging innovation and competition, the market will reward experts who are best able to protect users.

PolySwarm’s founders built the company out of Narf Industries, LLC, an information security firm that recently completed a blockchain-based identity management project for the Department of Homeland Security as well as cutting-edge information security projects for DARPA. PolySwarm’s advisory board includes former McAfee CIO Mark Tonnesen, alongside renowned information security and blockchain experts Dan Guido, Chris Eagle, Dr. Sergey Bratus, and Carl Hoffman.

The PolySwarm market runs on Nectar (“NCT”), an ERC20-compatible utility token that makes it easy to submit and classify potential threats on the PolySwarm market. Nectar replaces traditional, outdated antivirus and threat-scanning subscription payments. The Nectar token sale begins February 20, 2018.

ABOUT POLYSWARM

PolySwarm is the first decentralized marketplace allowing security experts to build anti-malware engines that compete to protect you. PolySwarm incentivizes a global community of information security experts to

disrupt the $8.5 billion cyber threat intelligence industry, providing enterprises and consumers with unprecedented speed and accuracy in threat detection. The PolySwarm market runs on Nectar (NCT), an ERC20-compatible utility token. For more information, please visit https://polyswarm.io.

MEDIA CONTACT: [email protected]

This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views held by any employees of The Merkle. This is not investment, trading, or gambling advice. Always conduct your own independent research.

Exenium has just started their ITO campaign, offering excellent benefits for the early investors. This is the world’s first fully functional cryptocurrency exchange that has been implemented as a chatbot for the most popular messengers, including Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Discord.

Feb 13, 2018

Exenium is delighted to announce that their Initial Token Offering has just gone live. A multiplatform cryptocurrency exchange for the sale and purchase of cryptocurrency, this platform comes with a comprehensive set of tools for multi-currency investor portfolio management. The creators claim that in Exenium, they have built the world’s first ever chatbot trading platform that supports messengers such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Discord. The just launched ITO provides an excellent opportunity to acquire the exchange’s liquidity guaranteed promotional token called XNT.

Exenium was created with the goal of delivering a service that will solve all the complex requirements of today’s volatile cryptocurrency market. Though there has been huge buzz about ICOs in the recent times, during the crowdsale stage, almost 85% of these projects lack a minimum viable product. Moreover, with new cryptocurrencies hitting the market every now and then, almost 99% of the tokens experience a price drop because of an excessively high supply and low demand.  Exenium looks to solve this crisis by creating an ecosystem where all the spent tokens will be withdrawn from circulation. This mechanism will not only increase the token’s capitalization, but also influence the token price throughout its circulation phase.

Most of today’s cryptocurrency exchanges are also crippled by difficulties such as DDos attacks and unstable service, hacker attacks and  insider leaks, steep learning curves, poor or no customer support, and issues related to regulatory policies. Interestingly, Exenium has done well to come up with a solution for each of these problems.

• Exenium is capable of withstanding DDoS attacks of any length and process up to ten thousand order creation requests per second, with an unlimited amount of simultaneously connected users.
• The platform has successfully passed a rigorous stress testing process for the security of the servers.
• With an intuitive and easy to use interface, Exenium allows users the freedom to choose the instant messenger of their preference to work with the exchange interface.

• 24/7 technical support for each customer inquiry directly through the messenger chosen by the user.
• Fully compliant with the AML and KYC requirements imposed by exchange regulators.

“In order to hack Exenium, one will first have to hack the core of Telegram / Facebook Messenger / WhatsApp etc. and then identify the IP of our bot. Our bot sends requests to the messenger every second, requesting whether it is still working,” explains a senior member of the Exenium team. “If there is no signal, it stops working and our core changes the IP address of the bot. Therefore, finding the IP address of Exenium core is an extremely difficult job. Exenium core works only with whitelist IPs, and there is some more security levels that we would not like to disclose at this stage.”   

Exenium platform comprises of several key modules as mentioned below.

• Wallet: Allows users to hold cryptocurrency and fiat, and transfer to others within the exchange as well as directly to the messenger account.
• Trading: Allows creating orders and exchanging currencies.
• Affiliate Program: Provides access to a personal referral link with the ability to track partner rewards.
• ICO/ITO:  Offers tools for conducting Initial Token Offerings for the exchange and various other utility tokens.  The listing of tokens is cheap and quick without any bureaucratic interference.
• Investment Management System: Provides a toolset for investment funds to manage multi-currency portfolios.
• Statistics: Data support to keep track of funds in deposit accounts, number of open and closed orders, trading volume for each currency pair, and Top-5 best tickers.
• Verification: Helps ensure AML and KYC compliance.
• Payment System: Provides fiat gateway.  

All services available on Exenium can be paid using Exenium’s own token named XNT. While making any payment with XNT, there will be an addition of 5% of its exchange rate value as discount. The XNT digital token will be released on the Ethereum platform, as per the ERC20 standard. The token contract will be released after the ITO, when the emission quantity will be established.

More about Exenium and their ongoing ITO campaign can be found at https://exenium.io/

About Exenium: Exenium is a fully functional cryptocurrency exchange implemented as a chatbot for Telegram and other popular messengers. It has all the features of traditional exchanges, such as wallets, fiat and cryptocurrency funding, KYC verification and others, wrapped in a quick and intuitive interface. It uses powerful servers to ensure stability, handling up to 10,000 simultaneous order submissions.

Contact:

Alexander Korzhanov

Website: https://exenium.io/

Email: [email protected]

This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views held by any employees of The Merkle. This is not investment, trading, or gambling advice. Always conduct your own independent research.

In the time where cryptocurrencies are getting a solid adoption We are still lacking a tool that would connect all those currencies and enable seamless and secure transactions between users – until now! Menuva will try to bring the last bridge needed for a massive adoption!

Anyone who used cryptocurrencies is familiar how much great it can be and how many advantages it has compared to traditional ways of centralized payment solutions like PayPal,Skrill, Neteller and others. But sadly there are also few drawbacks. Price fluctuation, number of different coins, trust issue, lack of payment plugins and many more are just a small partition of the problems that currently exist in the crypto world.

Luckily we recognized those problems and created a solution, the last bridge, that was missing from creating a complete crypto ecosystem. We created MENUVA.

“Menuva is a simple to use decentralized payment platform. It is one of a kind solution for every need in the cryptocurrency space. Both buyers and sellers will be thrilled to see this feature packed solution for crypto payments. “

WHY DO WE NEED THIS?

Cryptocurrencies were invented as a payment solution but lately we don’t see it much used. Sellers are afraid of constant price fluctuations and while the whole market is still in a longterm uptrend they do not want to put their money at stake since they are sellers in the first place and not traders! There is also a problem of which currency to select as one person has ETH the other BTC or even some other asset. You would have to register multiple wallets and install multiple payment plugins on Your site to automate the payment processing system.

All of these things will be resolved with our system. Menuva developed a unique DAC (Dynamically Adjusted Currency) protocol. That means You will be able to accept all the popular currencies with only one payment plugin. At that the value of those are fixated at the time of sending the payment so this mean You will never lose a penny due to price fluctuations! All of that for a fee that will never surpass 2% !

IS THIS PLATFORM ONLY FOR MERCHANTS?

Absolutely NOT! All of these features were aimed at pleasing the buyers. They will also be able to use the above mentioned solutions. They can opt out for sending the payments directly or via ESCROW system. What escrow allows is that the money is held until the prearranged conditions are not met! You will not have to worry about not receiving Your paid product or someone scamming You for Your hard earned money. When a problem occurs 2 random chosen arbitrators will be chosen to resolve the conflict. Everything will be available on the ethereum blockchain paired with few other solutions like P2P decentralized chat. So that means You will be able to rate the people who You had transactions with so other can be assured with whom they are dealing.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR ICO PARTICIPANTS?

We know that getting noticed in the overcrowed ICO space is very difficult and the projects that do get recognized usually spend million’s on marketing! We do not have that kind of budget nor we want to spread the word in an artificial way. Because all of that We will highly reward our early adopters.  All the rewards are available in our whitepaper (page 17).

WHEN CAN I JOIN?

Our Pre-Sale started on 8th of February 2018. Because of regulations we needed to exclude USA, Canada, China, South Korea and Singapore citizens but that means that for rest of the participants taking a part of the ICO will be really simple. There is no registration form as we only need Your ETH address and email address for contacting purposes. Pre-sale will have a hardcap of 400 ETH and the public one 6100 ETH totaling in a 6500 ETH!

Participate now and help Menuva bring safety to crypto payments!

https://www.menuva.net
[email protected]
https://twitter.com/ProjectMenuva
https://www.reddit.com/r/Menuva/
https://medium.com/projectmenuva
https://t.me/projectMenuva
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2869882

This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views held by any employees of The Merkle. This is not investment, trading, or gambling advice. Always conduct your own independent research.

Even with all of the innovation potential that the blockchain space has to offer, it is quite striking to see that developers are not making full use of the crypto domain due to factors such as the cost of integration and maintenance. However, with the rise of next-gen blockchain networks, it seems that the development and deployment of dApps will become significantly easier and more streamlined.

Neblio can be thought of as being a decentralized peer-to-peer network of nodes designed to facilitate the exchange of information via a proprietary transaction module. What makes this platform unique is that it stores transactions on an immutable distributed ledger, thereby allowing each individual node to possess a copy of the ledger at all times.

While legacy blockchain networks have become immensely popular worldwide, they seem to have stagnated and been relegated to the realm of transactions and payment solutions. In contrast, Neblio is a new blockchain solution that focuses primarily on fostering technological innovation to support the needs of large enterprises globally. Its intuitive blockchain platform and developer ecosystem can help facilitate the rapid utilization of dApps that utilize distributed ledgers instead of traditional database architectures.

Overview of Neblio

• Utilizes the Proof of Stake consensus module
• Serves as a channel of communication between IoT-based digital devices
• Utilizes a secure information management protocol that ensures data is protected at all times
• Provides large businesses and enterprises with a host of design and dAPP construction options
• Has an easy-to-use UI

Key Features

When looking at the digital architecture of the Neblio public network, it becomes clear that the platform possesses an incentivized model to run its node system. Additionally, it employs a security protocol that protects the network from third-party miscreants. To further elaborate, native Neblio tokens are staked by trusted parties that set up the private network. As a result, the network is as trustworthy as the individual parties that use it.

Unlike traditional database storage services, the Neblio blockchain makes use of various advanced architectural modules that allow for distinct advantages such as:

• Streamlined records management
• Easier auditing
• Safer life cycle verification

All of this is possible due to the fact that key information is always stored on this blockchain via additions, rather than through the modification and recycling of existing data. Moreover, dApps will be able to view any version of the information by simply visiting the required block within the network.

Also, Neblio’s scalable framework makes it perfect for enterprise and business customers running Tier 1 applications, as transactions can be processed in a much faster manner.

Neblio nodes are meshed with each other through the use of relaying blocks. Each individual node possesses a copy of the entire blockchain, thereby dramatically increasing the performance of dApps built on the network.

Lastly, the global scale on which the Neblio network has been envisioned and designed aims to provide good overall resiliency. The nodes have the ability to join or leave the network at will without having any major effect on the overall performance of the network.  

How does Neblio work?

The Neblio platform utilizes a mesh network wherein each node that would like to record information within the ledger has to start by broadcasting the transaction throughout the network. As a result, all of that information will be relayed to all other nodes on the blockchain.

Visual representation of the mesh framework employed by Neblio

Subsequently, a chosen node within the network will be required to compile all new available transactions on the network, which will then be added to the blockchain. This action is non-reversible, and every time the ledger needs to be updated, a new transaction will be added to the blockchain rather than the previous information being altered.

The APIs currently being developed for the Neblio platform are open source-based and simple to use. Developers who are adept at using RESTful APIs will be able to switch to the Neblio API suite without much difficulty.

Lastly, in order to foster innovation, the Neblio API suite will support uniform core APIs that are most commonly used by some of today’s popular programming languages including Python JS, .NET (C# and VB.NET), Objective-C, Java, Node.Js, Go and PHP.

About Neblio

Neblio was established in the first quarter of 2017 and has since gained a significant amount of traction within blockchain circles worldwide. It is headed by lead developer Eddy Smith who holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and has nearly a decade’s worth of experience in the software development domain. Ann Jackson is the project’s business ops manager. She holds an MBA and has previously worked as a head for various supply chain operations, marketing, and business teams.

Token Performance history

Since its inception, the NEBL token has seen a steady rise in its market value.

NEBL token lifetime performance chart (courtesy of CoinMarketCap)

While it launched at a price of US$6 per coin, NEBL saw its value soar to a peak of US$44.09 on January 6, 2018. However, the price has since stabilized, and the value of a single token stands at US$13.52 as of February 13.

Final Thoughts

With Neblio offering users next-gen blockchain services such as easier dApp development and faster transactions, it will be interesting to see how the market responds to this platform in the near future.

As seen in the token performance chart, NEBL has huge monetary potential. However, past market performance should never be the sole driving force behind one’s investment decisions.

If you’d like to start investing in Neblio, NEBL trading pairs are currently being offered on Binance.

Users generate valuable data every single day. An average person creates approximately 0.5 GB of information per day from their internet likes, posts, tweets, location, commerce, meta-data, and more. This amount is actually increasing by 45% each year as more of activities and transactions go online. Thousands of companies worldwide collect, analyze, and resell data, often without the consent or knowledge of the original owner. Generally, people have no idea as to what data they generate or how it is used, and they receive no benefit from it. Biotron corrects this, by giving back control and transparency to the person who created the data. Their ethos is that the person who creates the data should also get to share in the revenue that it generates.

 “People must have the power to control where their data flows. Biotron will not only help them do this, but they’ll also receive shares from the revenue their data generates,” says Pavol Magic, CEO of Biotron.

Once installed, the Biotron mobile application and web browser extension are able to collect user information automatically to create highly accurate and complex user profiles. Biotron users can also choose to manually input data to make their information more useful and valuable. User profiles that are created are then uniquely matched with location data to generate a wide variety of analytics products. Blockchain allows Biotron to provide transparency within their platform while facilitating the instant micro-transactions needed to pay the users. The model developed by the Slovak-based technology brand already complies with the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (EU) that protects the data privacy of EU citizens.

Thanks to the explicit user consent inherent in Biotron’s data collection process, they can quickly collate information that is validated and highly accurate. No funnel of data collectors, brokers, or other low-key entities exists between the data creator and the consumer. Data goes directly from user to Biotron, where it is processed, and then on to the customer. The solution creates a wide range of analytics and surveys covering marketing intelligence, financial intelligence, health-care analytics, fraud detection, and more. The analysis provided ensures that the business intelligence their customers receive can be quickly actioned, for a fast return on investment. When customers purchase a Biotron product a ‘smart contract’ is created. This smart contract exists within the blockchain and ensures that the revenue generated is distributed back to users, leaving Biotron its commission.

About Biotron

Biotron is a user-permissioned and revenue sharing personal data warehouse benefiting from blockchain transparency to provide the most accurate user analytics, helping organizations make timely and correct decisions.

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The much anticipated merging of two groundbreaking technologies, VR and E-Commerce, may soon become a reality with the recent launch of MARK.SPACE.  This blockchain based VR/3D platform empowers all online retailers to enjoy the benefits of VR regardless of their size, by eliminating the need for expensive VR-equipment or any other significant investment.

13th February, 2018

The advent of VR is considered to be a gamechanger for the future of the global e-commerce industry. Though VR is increasingly being adopted by both large online retailers and world’s most popular fashion brands around the world, creating an industrially viable combination of VR and E-Commerce is still at a very early stage of development. However, the recent launch of MARK.SPACE, a 3D and VR open source platform powered by blockchain, has created new hopes in terms of making this dream a reality.  

The e-commerce industry can benefit immensely by utilizing the unique capabilities of VR to increase sales, expand the base of loyal customers by increasing customer satisfaction, create more attractive advertising, and add psycho-emotional elements to the shopping experience. VR will also make it possible to eliminate the some major shortcomings of both physical stores and e-commerce platforms. In its present form, online shopping does not provide the visibility and interactivity that the brick-and-mortar outlets offer. The hybrid of physical and online stores in the form of a platform for VR e-commerce can really solve these problems.

Mentioned below are some of the ways in which some organizations have already made use of the very lucrative alliance of VR and e-commerce technologies to enhance the popularity and relevance of their brands.    

• Allowing consumers to travel around the world in seconds, visiting virtual versions of their flagship stores and making purchases there.
• Increase the desire to purchase goods by offering virtual fitting rooms and virtual areas for planning home decorations.
• Creating online, interactive showrooms and virtual exhibition halls

In spite of being an extraordinary technology, the large scale application of VR has been somewhat stifled due to the need for expensive specialized equipment. MARK.SPACE was designed to overcome these limitations by delivering a tool that helps launch all types of VR/3D projects that can be accessed from PCs, laptops, tablets or smartphones through any web-browser. Most importantly, there is no need for a VR headset.    

The project MARK.SPACE works on the blockbuster, distributing the load among the servers and allowing the owners to code the internal crypto currency. Towards the end of 2017, the company raised $ 5 million during the preliminary stage of their token sale.

Over the last few months, MARK.SPACE has hit the headlines on a number of occasions. Evgeni Malkin, the NHL Club Pittsburgh Penguins player, has invested $ 4 million over the last two years for the development of the “virtual universe” on the blockroom by MARK.SPACE.  

“The founders were so excited by the project that I believed in the team earlier than in the idea, and when I saw the prototype, all doubts fell away,” says Evgeni Malkin.   

The MARK.SPACE founders refer to their project as the “next generation Internet.”Interestingly, this is an improved version of the popular online game Second Life that currently has over one million active users. “Inside our world, the same economic principles and laws apply as in life,” says Vladislav Utushkin, the Director of Marketing and Product at MARK.SPACE. “Digitized avatars of people can buy real estate, communicate, buy goods and learn.”

MARK.SPACE informs that the prototype of the virtual universe is already operational, and the launch of the full version is planned for the end of 2018. According to Utushkin, the company is currently receiving around one hundred applications per day from individuals interested in purchasing “virtual real estate.”

More about MARK.SPACE can be found at https://mark.space/

About MARK.SPACE:  

MARK.SPACE is a new generation of the Internet: compatible websites that, on the one hand are independent (since they have their own domain) and on the other are united by a common transaction and accounting system on the Blockchain and a global search engine. In addition, any user can visit and even have his own the 3D / VR / AR (virtual reality / augmented reality) space inside the universe MARK.SPACE for free.

Contact: Utushkin Vladislav, CMO MARK.SPACE

Website: http://mark.space/

Email: [email protected]

This is a sponsored press release and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or views held by any employees of The Merkle. This is not investment, trading, or gambling advice. Always conduct your own independent research.

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology will oversee a hearing on blockchain applications on Valentine’s Day.

Cryptocurrency market volatility has been viewed negatively by a number of people, many of whom consider crypto to be a bubble about to burst. However, volatility can actually result in greater profits for cryptocurrency traders. Crypto’s high volatility, strong correlations, multiple markets, and developing derivatives can serve as excellent instruments for quantitative trading.

Dr. Changhe Qiao has years of experience trading cryptocurrencies and views the high volatility of the crypto markets as an opportunity for the development of “decentralized hedge funds.”

“High volatility is an enemy to individual investors, but a friend to hedge funds,” Dr. Qiao told me.

Dr. Qiao is the co-founder of Alpha Protocol, a cryptocurrency startup based in Singapore headed by a team of quantitative researchers and mathematicians who are developing strategies to generate excess returns from the cryptocurrency markets. Alpha Protocol is a decentralized hedge fund that uses digital assets to generate returns. Profits are then shared with the Alpha Protocol community.

How a Decentralized Hedge Fund Works

Unlike traditional hedge funds that are typically managed by fund managers within one single enclosed entity, decentralized hedge funds offer an open platform allowing many more crypto investors and strategists to participate. Decentralized hedge funds also create a strong sense of community within their networks.

Alpha Protocol serves as an agreement between strategists and investors, connecting these two communities together. The network consists of crypto investors, who hold digital assets, and quantitative strategists, who apply math and other techniques to generate returns from these assets.

In order to participate in the Alpha Protocol network, users must hold ALP (Alpha Protocol Tokens). Investors on the Alpha Protocol network are called “ALP Holders”, and strategists are called “Alpha Producers”. Exchanges take place using the ALP tokens in a digital currency pool called the “Alpha Pool”. The ALP token facilitates the entire implementation of the Alpha Protocol network.

The overall mission of Alpha Protocol is to develop a decentralized community of crypto investors and quantitative strategists. Once this community is developed, Alpha Protocol will encourage strategists to contribute low-risk strategies and tools to the crypto markets for gaining excess returns.

This will provide crypto investors with a low-risk crypto fund, encouraging institutional investors and others to enter the crypto markets. The Alpha Protocol community will then coordinate with all participants to generate economic growth. This growth will later be returned to the community via the ALP token.

Benefits of Blockchain Technology

In a way, decentralized hedge funds are similar to traditional hedge funds, yet they come with the benefits of blockchain technology.

By utilizing blockchain technology, decentralized hedge funds are able to bring together a large number of people within a network to cast bets/votes based on their market research. Once a trading period is over, bets are evaluated based on the returns made. Participants are then rewarded.

Traditional hedge funds are different, as these platforms receive investment from investors and rely on a limited amount of strategists to generate excess returns. Traditional hedge funds also have drawbacks such as high fees, low liquidity of assets invested, and the fact that sometimes the interests of the hedge fund and those of investors are not aligned.

Decentralized hedge funds solve these problems using blockchain technology. For instance, the use of smart contracts creates digital trust and full transparency between strategists, crypto investors, and the fund itself.

Also, the volatile nature of crypto markets provides many fleeting shorting opportunities. The blockchain allows for instant, peer-to-peer exchanges between crypto investors and strategists to ensure that trades are quickly facilitated.  

Additionally, blockchain technology enables hedge funds to remain decentralized. This means that the risks and benefits involved for both investors and strategists are equal. For example, black swan events are known to occur frequently in the crypto markets. The community envisioned by Alpha Protocol aims to diversify digital asset holdings for each individual. This allows individual investors to better withstand risk from market events and gain the highest possible level of stability.

Why The Crypto Community Needs Decentralized Hedge Funds

As the cryptocurrency markets continue to gain traction, a bridge is being formed between traditional financial models and the world of crypto. Just as hedge funds are used in the traditional financial world, crypto investors and traders require a platform to benefit from the volatile nature of the crypto markets.

Decentralized hedge funds provide a protocol for connecting crypto investors and traders to hedge funds that benefit the entire community. As blockchain technology continues to advance, traditional hedge funds may just start transforming into protocol-based commonwealths exhibiting decentralized models.

Betrium, the worldwide bookmaker & betting exchange, has successfully raised 982 ETH so far in its pre-ICO, ending on February 14, 2018. Only a day left to get a chance to win the jackpot by participating in its on-going Betrium ICO and invest in the platform’s further development. The pre-ICO will end on 14^th February 2018 at 19:00 EST. It is the last call for interested participants to hurry up to be part of exciting opportunity.

About the Platform

Betrium is a worldwide bookmaker and betting exchange offering zero fees, innovative Volatility Stabilization System for professional traders, API for developers and a platform for event organizers. With all these features, the platform is all set to revolutionize a $1 trillion industry segment in the near future.

Betrium has already launched the desktop demo (MVP) of the sports betting platform, which is available on http://sport.patyplay.ga.

Betrium’s Upcoming Marketing & Promotion Activities

Betrium successfully sponsored a racing car on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East race in Abu Dhabi on 2nd of February 2018.  The platform has also made plans for full participation in different popular roadshows in March 2018 as a part of its marketing and promotion campaign. As per the company’s recent announcement, the Betrium team is going to visit the following conferences as an exhibitor:

• d10e, Seoul, South Korea, 3-6th of March 2018.
• Vietnam Blockchain Week, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 7-8th of March 2018.
• Money20/20 Asia, Singapore, 13-15th of March 2018.
• Token29, Hong Kong, 20-21th of March 2018.

In addition, Betrium will be an exhibitor and sponsor of APAC Blockchain Conference to be held in Melbourne, Australia from March 13 to 15 2018.

Betrium To Be Seen in FIFA World Cup 2018

The company is planning to be associated with the world’s most popular and much-awaited sports event FIFA World Cup 2018, by offering betting lines for customers. The betting will start as early as in May in order to earn first revenue and some traction.

Betrium has already entered into a partnership with VAVEL.com, a leading sports media group. Vavel is the official sports media and information partner of Betrium and will endorse the platform all through the World Cup event.

CEO Javier Robles, the CEO of VAVEL Media, says:

“For VAVEL, this partnership with Betrium guarantees, our willingness to support and backup a project since its inception is called to revolutionize the sports betting industry from scratch given the brilliant idea of decentralizing the way to bet making it accessible globally without depending on different international laws and regulations. We believe in Betrium because of the ease with which its users can perform transactions through cryptocurrencies and their roadmap is frankly hopeful. VAVEL trusts Betrium simply because it is the future of betting in sports.”

Luke MacDonald, well-known professional gambler with over $1.9 mil turnover, supported Betrium and entered to Advisory board of the project. Betrium’s mission is to expand and to become a global key-player in the gambling market and the 982 ETH raised so far in the on-going pre-ICO indicates that the company is going to achieve its mission successfully.

The pre-ICO is ending on February 14, 2018. It’s the high time to participate. For participation and more information, please visit https://betrium.co/.

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