Day: February 17, 2018

Being one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges is not something to take for granted. Coinbase has experienced first-hand how difficult it is to maintain this mantle. While the company tends to make a lot of media headlines, not all of them are positive. With users now complaining about being charged multiple fees for buying Bitcoin with their Visa cards, things have taken another worrisome turn for the company.

More Issues for Coinbase Users

Visa and Mastercard are at war with the cryptocurrency industry. More specifically, both leading card issuers have made it very clear that they want no part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This means there will be no future Visa or Mastercard debit cards issued by crypto companies unless under very strict conditions. Additionally, banks are preventing customers from using payment cards to buy Bitcoin in a growing list of countries.

Surprisingly, this option is still available to individuals in the US and Canada. Given Coinbase’s popularity in both of those countries, it’s not entirely surprising to see people buy as much cryptocurrency with their credit or debit cards as possible while they still can. Unfortunately, this has caused a lot of issues for bank customers. A fair few reports are flooding in concerning individuals being charged two or more times for every purchase made using Coinbase.

According to the exchange provider, these charges are not their doing. Coinbase has put the blame for these additional fees on Visa, even though it remains unclear if that is warranted. Users have been double-charged for previous transactions as well, and some people reported over a dozen different charges appearing out of the blue. It is evident the latter reports should be taken with a grain of salt, as they seem rather outlandish. Even so, Coinbase acknowledges that some things aren’t adding up, yet they have no idea why this is happening right now.

For the time being, it is impossible to tell who is responsible for these mishaps. Users are eager to point the finger at Coinbase, given the company’s somewhat sketchy record when it comes to technical issues. Even though double-charging has happened before, it was never on this scale. Even so, that doesn’t mean Coinbase is responsible for these charges by default. After all, Visa’s position against cryptocurrency has been made rather clear.

Moreover, both Visa and Mastercard introduced additional fees for card transactions not that long ago. We reported on that issue almost a month ago, and at that time, it became clear Coinbase would suffer from those issues at some point. It seems this situation is getting even more out of hand, although it is very likely Visa is to blame for these developments. Whether or not this means we can expect even more of these problems to occur in the future remains to be determined.

For now, there is very little Coinbase users can do other than report erroneous transactions to their banks. It is then up to financial institutions to sort out these problems and relay the necessary information to cryptocurrency users. With Coinbase transactions now being considered cash advances, it is likely that the double charges will remain in place for the time being. It does appear quite a few people have already received refunds, though that’s not the case for everyone.

Over the past few years, we have seen multiple cryptocurrency exchanges issue their own tokens. That in itself is not surprising, even though these tokens may not necessarily appreciate in value as much as some people would like them to. Bibox, one of the smaller exchanges out there, has successfully issued their own token as well. Now is a good time to see what the future holds for this exchange and its native token.

What is the Bibox Exchange?

As the name somewhat suggests, Bibox is a cryptocurrency exchange which uses a few different tools to succeed. More specifically, the company positions itself as an AI-enhanced encrypted digital asset exchange. That is quite a bold statement, even though artificial intelligence can make a big impact in this industry over the coming years. There’s also a convenient app for use with both iOS and Android for easier access to the exchange itself.

How Does it all Work?

Many people may not realize Bibox is a trading platform designed by Chinese blockchain giants including early Bitcoin investors, blockchain adopters, professional traders, and VCs. Even so, that doesn’t mean an AI-enhanced digital asset exchange will succeed automatically. With its focus on security, stability, professionalism, and efficiency, it is evident Bibox has high expectations to live up to.

For now, it is a bit unclear exactly how the company incorporates artificial intelligence. They have not made the inner workings of their platform public, and the core functionality seems very similar to that of existing centralized exchanges. They also allow for peer-to-peer trading in the same fashion as EtherDelta, by the look of things. The ultimate goal is to provide quantitative computation and analysis on trading, risk management, and so forth. Moreover, the trading markets offered by this exchange will further expand to include fiat currencies as well.

Moreover, the user interface of Bibox looks rather similar to that of Kucoin. While there’s nothing wrong with taking this approach, it does show there is still a lot of work to be done as far as this platform is concerned. After all, there isn’t much that indicates the use of artificial intelligence or other innovative technologies applied to cryptocurrency trading as of right now. Hopefully, that situation will change in the future.

The BiBox Token Explained

Bibox mainly came to be because the company’s ICO successfully raised a lot of money. Companies must pay with BIX to have their tokens listed on Bibox, and there are 270 million tokens in circulation. Tokens will regularly be burned until the circulating supply is reduced to 200 million. Additionally, the BIX token will be used for fees on the decentralized platform which will be launched in the future. Last but not least, some “VIP applications” will only be accessible to BIX token holders.

What Comes next for Bibox?

It seems there are no planned milestones for Bibox right now, other than developing the decentralized exchange and incorporating AI technology in a convenient manner. It also appears a lot of the exchange’s current trading volume is artificial, although that may be a wrong impression. For now, it seems there is no real roadmap or timeline to adhere to, which raises a lot of questions. Whether or not Bibox and BIX will be successful remains to be seen.

Total crypto market cap back over $500 bln, BTC, ETH prices also rising #NEWS

If you’ve been following cryptocurrency, you will know that it has quickly become the best-performing asset class of all time, spectacularly outstripping the stock market and other traditional investment methods.

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Indeed, even when Bitcoin’s recent dip is examined, having dropped below $7,000 in value, the asset had still not reached a 200-day low – and not every cryptocurrency in the industry was affected.

This poses a question for the average person – the individual wishing to invest in cryptocurrencies yet not having the knowledge or financial ability to do so: How can I get involved when money is tight?

If you are hoping to benefit from cryptocurrency’s profit margins, but feeling at a loss as to where to begin, the following is a dedicated message just for you.

You may have missed Bitcoin’s spectacular rise from $1 to $100, and then from $1,000 to $20,000 just last year, but the best part of cryptocurrency is far from over. In fact, it is just beginning, and there are hundreds of new digital currencies with incredible growth and positive prospects for the future.

To get involved, you don’t need to have hundreds of dollars set aside. You don’t need to be a financial expert. It is not impossible. You can still invest profitably in cryptocurrency, and this can all be done through a modern twist on the traditional micro-investing platform.

And it’s called Skraps.

What is Skraps?

Skraps is asoon to be released mobile application that will revolutionize the crypto investing world by making the market accessible to anyone. Once downloaded, the you can link Skraps to your bank cards, and each time you pay with them, the transaction will be rounded up and the balance sent to Skraps.

The spare change left over from your card purchases will be invested in your chosen cryptocurrency portfolios, allowing you to select the degree of risk you are comfortable being exposed to.

Off course, the massive profit potential of the cryptocurrency market is not without risk, but Skraps works to balance out the volatility by diversifying your portfolio across a wide number of cryptocurrencies.

Remember, the majority of cryptocurrencies are independent from one another. One might shoot up in value while another remains constant, and a third goes through a dip. Through spreading your investment across different cryptocurrencies, and since the overall trend is positive for the vast majority of the time, you will find yourself making a profit far more often than not.

Why Use Skraps?

A recent Bankrate study found that less than half of Americans aged 30+ save even 5 percent of their annual salaries. Many people don’t think they can afford to save, so most don’t even try.

The beauty of Skraps is that there is no minimum investment amount, allowing anyone at all to save and invest whatever they can afford to part with. Through putting away just a few cents every time you use your card, you are slowly building your investment legacy, one transaction at a time.

Skraps lets you put away amounts so small they’re not even missed, forming what can be considered an entirely passive investment. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised when you open the app and discover how much your spare change has grown.

When Can I Get Skraps?

Skraps is currently in its token sale, and the platform’s development is well under way. The first version of the app will be released to the public as early as April 2018, at which time you will be able to download it and begin investing your spare change.

However, if you would like to get involved and be a part of Skraps’ growth, you can join in the token sale here and purchase SKPR tokens at a reduced rate. These tokens will later be used in the platform, and you will also be able to trade them on exchange after the token sale.

Until then, feel welcome to chat to the team on the official Telegram channel, and get all your questions answered before you start using the app.

Skraps – making cryptocurrency investing accessible to anyone.

Having raised more than 2 million USD hicky.io – blockchain based dating service, that is backed by fintech giant, launched an ICO on the Valentine’s day

Hicky, the Blockchain Dating App,  announced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on Valentine’s Day (February 14). When it comes to relationships, trust is the most important element. In online dating, one must trust that the uploaded information is not misused by the platform and that the information about others is true. With Hicky, all users are “real” as they require a form of biometric verification using voice recognition and face scan technology. This data is then encrypted and stored using in a decentralized database. This means that the uploaded information can only be accessed and shared by the user.

Due to Hicky’s user verification, women are more inclined to join the app as they can be sure that the person they are speaking to is not some sort of creep. Furthermore, the platform uses the Hicky token in order to align incentives between users and platform. When conflicts arise, the community will be engaged to solve these. Users are involved in conflict resolution will be paid in Hicky tokens, while users that have caused the conflict must pay. This ensures that all parties will behave well on the platform.

Both the verification mechanisms and the underlying token economy in Hicky prevent the creation of fake accounts or spam as the cost of these activities outweigh the potential benefits. This creates an overall more trusted and effective network in which the incentives of all parties involved are aligned. Hicky takes the best of both the physical and the digital world to create a superior dating experience.

Hicky has strong partners including NAGA Group AG, a German stock market listed company as well as a former Tinder executive in the advisory board. They will be releasing the first version of the app in the coming weeks.

“Online Dating is broken and we are on a mission to healing it. Hicky redefines online dating by merging online possibilities with offline realities – creating a platform that offers the best of both worlds”

– Kian Schreiber (hicky.io)

“The online dating experience is ruined by those who abuse the system, Hicky has the ability to remove the negative aspects of online dating.”

– Hermione Way (Advisor and former Executive at Tinder)

Contact Hicky:

Kian Schreiber

Berlin

[email protected]

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When it comes to wallets capable of storing various cryptocurrencies, there are a lot of options to choose from. Most hardware wallets which support Ethereum also support ERC20 tokens such as Dentacoin. That being said, there are quite a few other options available to users as well, and they are all worth checking out. For now, there is no paper wallet option just yet, but that may change in the future.

4. Dentacoin Web Wallet

It is quite interesting to see the official Dentacoin website offering a web wallet service. Even though this is a convenient solution for a lot of Dentacoin holders, web wallets are always a security risk. Even a solution offered by the developers themselves may not be immune to hacking attempts. So far, there have been no issues with this platform, but it’s always best to do your own research first and foremost.

3. Coinomi

Coinomi has quickly become a household name in the world of cryptocurrency wallets. It supports a wide variety of currencies and ERC20 tokens. Consequently, it is only normal that Coinomi accepts Dentacoin without any major problems. It is good to have Coinomi on board, even though users will first need to “search” for Dentacoin in the wallet.

More specifically, users should click on “Ethereum”, then swipe left a few times until they see the dApps tab. Once they have arrived there, Dentacoin should be listed as one of the supported tokens. The currency can be added to one’s list by clicking on the “+” symbol at the top right-hand corner. It’s a convenient process once people get the hang of it, even though it could be simplified a bit in our opinion.

2. MyEtherWallet

The MyEtherWallet service supports virtually all cryptocurrencies and ERC20 tokens issued on top of Ethereum, which includes Dentacoin. MyEtherWallet is a pretty convenient and secure solution. There are no modifications to be made whatsoever, as the currency is supported by default. The wallet integrated Dentacoin some time ago, and so far, overall feedback has been rather positive.

1. Ledger Nano S / Trezor

By far the superior solution for storing one’s Dentacoin balance is a Ledger Nano S or a Trezor hardware wallet. Both solutions support Ethereum and ERC20 tokens, including Dentacoin. Moreover, they can be used in conjunction with MyEtherWallet for a more convenient interface, which only enhances the overall user experience. Getting your hands on one of these hardware wallets may be a bit of a challenge, though.

What About a Desktop Client?

That is perhaps the biggest surprise when it comes to Dentacoin, as there is no real desktop client for this particular ERC20 token. Even though that is not uncommon in the world of altcoins and ERC20 tokens, there is a growing need for a bit more effort in this regard. A lot of users would appreciate a native Dentacoin wallet that does not rely on a centralized infrastructure such as the Dentacoin website. Whether or not this situation will change remains to be determined.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — February 17, 2018 — Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm (www.polyswarm.io) today announced an investment from BlockTower Capital, a leading cryptocurrency investment firm. BlockTower Capital launched in August, raising $140 million from backers including Union Square Ventures LLC and Andreessen Horowitz to bring professional trading and portfolio management to emerging digital assets like PolySwarm. PolySwarm is the first marketplace where security experts are incentivized to detect threats and build anti-malware engines to protect consumers and enterprises.

“BlockTower Capital’s support is a huge vote of confidence for PolySwarm’s mission to decentralize IT security through cryptocurrency-based incentives,” said Steve Bassi, CEO of PolySwarm. “We look forward to building on this momentum as we prepare for our public token sale launching February 20.”

Today’s antivirus and IT security market is dominated by single-vendor offerings that often miss emerging threats. PolySwarm incentivizes a global community of 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 that encourages 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.

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The most popular question among cryptocurrency holders sounds like this: Can I hold the most popular coins and tokens in one place and not have to worry about security? Of course, you can. Sounds impossible?

Lumi is the most secure, easy-to-use crypto wallet that suits both new and advanced users. It bundles a user friendly design and high-end functionality that stands out among all of the other existing crypto wallets.

For the purpose of making Lumi even more useful, the Lumi team has integrated the TOP tokens into Lumi wallet and the Lumi team continue to add more and more of them. For now iOS users can hold, send and receive Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, TRON, ICON, OmiseGO, Binance, Loopring, Status, Ethbits, Populous, VeChain.

The Lumi team takes into account that many users want to save time and make token and coin holding simpler. You can add several tokens at the same time and hold them or conduct transactions.  

Thinking of users, Lumi has introduced an option that allows you to select which tokens are displayed by default and hide the rest of the tokens if it is necessary.

The Lumi team respects our users’ opinions and now you can test the web version and leave your feedback. Such opportunities make Lumi wallet 100% client focused.

The Lumi team is developing and improving the wallet for all kinds of users’ needs. They continue to add new tokens and features that make Lumi secure and easy-to-use.

In addition, Lumi dogs will keep you from getting bored! They always let you know about all the lumi news and useful information. You can find them on Twitter.

Check the official page of Lumi wallet here to learn some more info

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Procivis AG, the company behind the VALID project, is pleased to announce that it will seek to incorporate NEO’s native digital identity layer, NeoID, for the development of VALID’s agnostic e-Identity layer and is proud to confirm NEO Council as a key strategic investor in VALID.

With VALID, Procivis is taking personal data management to the next level. At the core is a user-controlled digital identity solution allowing people to transact online securely and seamlessly while safeguarding all their sensitive personal data. Furthermore, the VALID marketplace can directly connect users with data consumers such as product and service companies, brands, researchers and advertisers. With the VALID wallet, users can directly and easily start monetizing their personal data in a fully secure and controlled fashion on the VALID marketplace. In return, data consumers gain direct access to reliable, anonymized data in a compliant and cost-efficient way.

When asked about the decision to experiment with NEO’s digital identity protocol, VALID CTO Giorgio Zinetti said, “We believe that blockchain-enabled digital identity solutions need to become a public utility in the future. The underlying infrastructure needs to be able to handle an extensive number of transactions in a cost-efficient way and NEO is already achieving this. However, we need to build a standard that allows projects such as VALID to integrate easily with NEO. Therefore, we look forward to collaborating with the NEO community to establish a respective NEP standard.”

NEO’s blockchain infrastructure provides several advantages over existing platforms. For instance, NEO’s consensus protocol, Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance currently permits the network to process up to 1,000 transactions per second with the potential to scale up to 10,000 transactions per second in an energy efficient manner.

VALID is continuously exploring new technologies that could support this vision. The number of blockchains that support smart contracts and are operational still remain limited. The VALID token is currently based on Ethereum’s ERC 20 standard and the identity layer would support Ethereum’s ERC725 and ERC735 protocols. But VALID remains agnostic with regards to the identity protocols supported by its platform and the above reasons make NeoID a highly attractive proposition for VALID. As such, VALID is looking forward to exploring the potential to implement a NEO based identity smart contract, allowing VALID to expand its reach beyond the Ethereum world.

ABOUT NEO

NEO is a non-profit community-based blockchain project that utilizes blockchain technology and digital identity to digitize assets, to automate the management of digital assets using smart contracts, and to realize a “smart economy” with a distributed network.

ABOUT PROCIVIS AG

Procivis was founded in 2016 emboldened by a clear mission: to empower individuals everywhere by providing them with trusted and compliant digital identity solutions they can fully own and control. Thanks to its integrated e-government platform eID+, Procivis is already working with governments that are aligned with that mission. But the company is also hard at work preparing for tomorrow’s digital world. With VALID, its blockchain-enabled personal data platform, Procivis is taking the concept of personal data self-sovereignty one step further and aim to become one of the key enablers of the peer-to-peer economy.

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Dentacoin made a significant breakthrough towards its wider acceptance within the industry as it started partnering with Arklign Laboratories, a state-of-the-art full service dental laboratory, based in San Jose, California.

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Arklign: Transforming the Dental Lab Experience

Arklign is an innovative company, uniquely positioned as an end-to-end partner for dental service providers. It connects and transforms the dental lab experience by centralizing workflow and automating communication while simultaneously providing a personalized, hands-on approach to customer service.

Arklign’s offering consists of the dental restorations fabricated by its lab and Arklign Case Relationship Management (aCRM), a proprietary online platform through which customers track and manage the restoration cases handled by Arklign. Arklign’s full-service dental lab offers a comprehensive range of solutions for fixed restorations, removable restorations and implant restorations, and benefits from a distributed global operations model that is driven by technology and automation, allowing for 24-hour operations and maximized efficiency in creating high quality dental restorations in a timely manner.

With Arklign, dental practices benefit from a systemized workflow, data insights and high-volume laboratory capabilities that make their business more efficient.

Arklign Case Relationship Management (aCRM) optimizes the dental lab workflow for Arklign customers by simplifying submissions, centralizing communication with the lab and providing data with actionable insights.

The idea to provide value-based and affordable services within the dental industry through a highly efficient approach naturally led Ray Alde, CEO of Arklign, to Dentacoin. Now Dentacoin is implemented into Arklign’s payment options, allowing dentists to pay a percentage of their bills in the industry-specific currency! In the future, Dentacoin could also be utilized in Arklign’s own rewards program via their Case Relationship Management platform (aCRM), which will be another big step forward!

“After learning that Dentacoin is not just a currency, but a company that develops tools that add value to the dental industry, I saw the potential.” – Ray Alde, CEO of Arklign

We talked to Ray Alde, CEO of Arklign, about his view on Dentacoin, its current applicability and future potential. Here is what he shared to us.

How did Dentacoin grab your attention?

As I was looking into cryptocurrencies to decide if we should implement them into Arklign’s payment options, I was surprised to find one specifically for the dental industry. Initially I was skeptical, but after learning that Dentacoin is not only a currency, but a company that develops tools that add value to the dental industry, I saw the potential. I believe there is a growing need for value-based and low-cost services in the dental industry. If Dentacoin can offer tools that bring us closer to meeting this need, it will have a huge impact on the industry.

How did you decide to implement Dentacoin?

Since we utilize a global supply chain, we decided to look into cryptocurrencies to see if we could minimize the international transaction challenges. When deciding which cryptocurrency to accept at our company, we had to determine which currency would be used and supported by our customers. From a dental supplier/lab perspective, we see that a community-specific coin with a dedicated team of dental professionals behind it can help speed up adoption of the cryptocurrency in dental practices. We will initially launch Dentacoin by allowing our practices to pay a % of their bill in Dentacoin. We will then look to utilize Dentacoin in our own rewards program via our Case Relationship Management platform (aCRM) and see if this incentivizes our dental practices to continue to use Arklign.

How do you see our future cooperation?

Arklign’s vision is to be the global supplier of dental restorations to practices around the world. We feel that adoption of Dentacoin can help us move closer to fulfilling that vision since it can centralize our payment process. I feel there is potential to co-develop tools that can meet the needs of different industry-specific customers, from the lab supplier to the dental practice. For example, the ability for the laboratory to easily/securely access patient data that will help them better understand the patient’s oral condition.

From a near term perspective, I’m interested to see how Arklign can leverage the DentaVox market data to help grow our company. With DentaVox, not only can we gather information from patients, but I can see it being utilized to gather information from other dental practices. I’d also like to investigate how I can utilize Dentacoin in our own rewards program via aCRM.

How do you estimate the future potential of the project?

Since the dental community is small and close, I can see Dentacoin grow rapidly if the key stakeholders in the industry adopt it. Everyone else will follow their lead and adopt Dentacoin and their tools in their practices. I believe Dentacoin has the potential to set the global standard for dental transactions.

Dentacoin is already implemented in seventeen dental clinics around the world, including LifDental (three practices in Buffalo, New York, USA), Aura Family Dentistry (Simi Valley, California, USA), Dental on Flinders (Melbourne, Australia), Quality Affordable Dentistry (Hemel Hempstead, UK), F3T Dental Clinic (London, UK), Studio Toia (Busto Arsizio, Italy), CONTIDENT (Budapest, Hungary), Swiss Dentaprime (Varna, Bulgaria), Dentech Dental Care (Pune, India), Mr. iTeeth (Taipei City, Taiwan), Dentist3 (Selangor, Malaysia), Daily Care Dental (Suva, Fiji), Group Health Dental (Midtown Manhattan, New York, USA), Gramercy Dental Center, Gramercy Park, New York, USA) and Park South Dentistry (Central Park, New York, USA). In their quest to reach all market participants within the dental industry, the Dentacoin Foundation team recently announced a partnership with PCP Dental Recruitment as well, one of the fastest growing dental recruitment agencies in the UK. 

Karbo, the first CryptoNote coin that is not a fork of Monero has released its independently developed mobile wallet. This is a standalone wallet application that holds private keys and wallet files on the device. It is a so called “light wallet” that works with Karbo network through remote nodes and does not store blockchain data on the phone. Thanks to this, the wallet is ready to use upon installation, and provides nice user experience and convenience. Now Karbo users have the ability to pay and get paid using their smartphones with QR codes or NFC. The payments are fast, simple and cheap.

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The development team created wallet from scratch with significant updates to CryptoNote core code to make it compatible with Android OS and ARM processor architecture.

The mobile wallet is an important milestone for the Karbo team, who hope to make their currency not just one of the best privacy coins, but also a widely-used medium of exchange.

There are already a handful of merchants accepting Karbo, its ecosystem already has a payment gateway for merchants, online open marketplace and Telegram chat where people actually sell and buy goods for KRB. The Karbo team considers this a huge accomplishment for their little-known crypto currency, and hopes it bolsters their brand, bringing Karbo one step closer to all people, including non tech-savvy users, enabling them to use Karbo on the go.

Download the Wallet: Karbo Mobile Wallet (Android)

For more information about Karbo:

Official Website: Karbo.io

GitHub: github.com/seredat/karbowanec/releases

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Telegram: t.me/karbo_en

Reddit: /r/krb

Even though we see some cracks in the facade of the recent cryptocurrency uptrend, some markets are still performing well beyond expectations. The Lisk price, for example, is still up by 1109% over the past 24 hours, pushing the value to over $35. This means the Lisk price is still pretty close to its all-time high, although it remains to be seen if that record can be broken.

Lisk Price Remains Pretty Bullish

As is usually the case during the weekend, most of the top cryptocurrency markets go into a sort of consolidation mode for a few days. Bitcoin, Ethereum XRP, and Bitcoin Cash are still in the green, but marginally so. There are very few coins noting any spectacular gains, but the Lisk price is an exception in this regard. Thanks to the overnight 11.09% gain, things are looking pretty good for this particular altcoin as of right now.

Even though the Lisk price is close to its all-time high of $37.80, it remains to be seen if a new record can be set. While the current gain is rather impressive, the previous all-time high earlier this week was rejected pretty quickly. It is evident upward momentum in the cryptocurrency world is hard to come by, especially when it comes to sustaining the price trend for more than a few days. If the Lisk price were to surpass the all-time high, it’s very likely there will be a major sell-off shortly afterward.

These current gains are not just the direct result of the Bitcoin price increasing in USD value either. Although that certainly helps to move things along as we speak, the Lisk price is also in the green thanks to an improvement in the LSK/BTC ratio itself. Over the past 24 hours, that ratio has increased by as much as 3.98%. It may not appear like a stellar gain, yet it does push the Lisk price back over $35 without too much effort.

With just $101m in 24-hour trading volume, Lisk seems to suffer from a fate similar to most other outcomes. A decrease in overall trading volume is still clearly visible across all markets, even though it only seems to be a matter of time until things improve once again. This current volume is sufficient to keep the Lisk price uptrend going for a little while longer, although no one should expect any major gains in the next few hours either.

Lisk is quickly becoming rather popular in South Korea, by the look of things. LSK Can be traded on the country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the form of Upbit. Coinegg comes in second place, followed closely by Binance and Bit-Z. Bittrex is the final exchange in the top five right now. It seems the Lisk trading volume is spread out evenly across all of these platforms,. We also see 14 trading pairs generating over $1m in 24-hour volume, which is rather interesting to note.

For now, it is advised for Lisk holders to cash out profits while the uptrend remains in place. It is difficult to wait until a new all-time high is reached, even though that may not necessarily happen today. In fact, it may take a few more weeks, if not months, until that happens, for all we know. Rest assured this weekend may prove to be quite interesting when it comes to the Lisk price.