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NEM Price Momentum Continues as $0.5 is Within Reach

NEMAs we have almost grown accustomed to these days, the cryptocurrency markets are still in a state of flux right now. All major currencies have lost value over the past 24 hours, although the NEM price continues to note some positive momentum. More specifically, the NEM price is up by another 8.7% over the past 24 hours. The NEM Price Continues to Surprise No one will deny any cryptocurrency rising in value right now is well worth keeping an eye on. Even though the NEM price has seen its fair share of negative momentum this year, it also seems to

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As we have almost grown accustomed to these days, the cryptocurrency markets are still in a state of flux right now. All major currencies have lost value over the past 24 hours, although the NEM price continues to note some positive momentum. More specifically, the NEM price is up by another 8.7% over the past 24 hours.

The NEM Price Continues to Surprise

No one will deny any cryptocurrency rising in value right now is well worth keeping an eye on. Even though the NEM price has seen its fair share of negative momentum this year, it also seems to bounce back rather regularly. As of right now, we are looking at a NEM price of $0.485, which is a nice increased compared to the $0.32 a few days ago. Reaching the all-time high of nearly $2 will be quite a challenge, though, but things may finally be heading in the right direction as of right now.

With these 8.7% gains over the past 24 hours, things are looking pretty interesting for NEM. Although few people expected the NEM price to go up in value over the past few days, it has become evident there is a growing demand for this particular currency. Ever since the currency become subject to a major hack a few months ago, things have improved dramatically for the currency.

It is also worth noting the NEM price rise is the direct result of another NEM/BTC increase in favor of the altcoin. More specifically, NEM has gained 11.2% over Bitcoin in this regard, which is a more than welcome change. Whether or not any of these gains can be sustained for a longer period of time, is a different matter altogether. As of right now, the momentum remains firmly locked in place, but things are always subject to change in the world of cryptocurrency.

With $186.83, in 24-hour trading volume, things are still improving for NEM as we speak. Just yesterday, this volume was close to $50m lower, which further confirms the global demand for NEM is still on the rise as of right now. It does seem to be a matter of time until the NEM price momentum reverses and people start to cash out profits accordingly. When that happens, the buyers will have a tough time sustaining this momentum in the coming hours and days.

As one would come to expect, very little has changed in terms of exchanges ranked by NEM trading volume. Upbit, Zaif, and Bittrex are still in the top three, although the gap between Upbit and Zaif is widening a bit. Bittrex is $30m below Zaif in volume, seemingly confirming the influx of fresh capital in this altcoin market right now. At the same time, it seems NEM is mainly popular in South Korea and Japan, whereas the rest of the world isn’t too bothered by this altcoin, for the time being.

It is a bit unclear what the future will hold for the NEM price. The momentum is still pretty firm, and it seems the gains in the NEM/BTC department may continue to push the price higher throughout the rest of the day. At the same time, people will start taking profits eventually, and when that happens, the NEM price may even drop to $0.4 rather quickly. An interesting market to keep an eye on.

The Miami Aftermath, Golden Nudity And Ethereum London

My previous longer article was about the January Miami BTC conference and the promised follow up is Al Capone style criminally overdue. The event moved at breakneck speed and had such a driven, positive vibe. Dealing with the atomic aftermath took till now to become a cohesive-ish write up. In short, the journey was a … Continue reading The Miami Aftermath, Golden Nudity And Ethereum London

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My previous longer article was about the January Miami BTC conference and the promised follow up is Al Capone style criminally overdue. The event moved at breakneck speed and had such a driven, positive vibe. Dealing with the atomic aftermath took till now to become a cohesive-ish write up. In short, the journey was a f**k yes, as I tend to vulgarly state in social occasions seemingly inappropriate for the expression. I’ll keep this punchy.

Coming To My Senses

Having scored the perfect Airbnb place 5 minutes from the conference center (actual balcony view pic below), I was pumped to get going but jet-lagged beyond available bodily resources. Getting everything ready for a two fair trip, including an overnight ‘stay awake painting’ just before the flight, took its toll. The free flow whiskey pouring by my generous hosts was a welcome edge smoother but not too many before a 48hr crypto sprint. Right? The fleeting pleasure of alcohol was replaced by a sauna, jacuzzi, and a city view pool. I realised also that I was staying with people who run a high-end print place. This trip is going to roast like a Run The Jewels track.

Being new to blockchain conferences, the hunger for the next new thing felt all around was inspiring. No joke. The integration solutions to the ‘real world’ in service prospects or made human connections were a much-needed chilli infusion for the brain. Much respect for Keynote for sponsoring the booth and helping me get physically visible in the scene.

Out of talking so much, my voice blew out halfway conference. At one point I got badly distracted from talking to a Coin Telegraph guy due to another conversation starting with a couple who represent the graffiti artist Banksy. Apologetic as I was about it to him upon this dawning on me, it was a good problem to have. It felt like being able to charge my phone from the surrounding air alone.

Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe

The buzz around my booth gave me a sense that I’m really onto something with crypto art. It’s nothing short from being able to tell the story of a vast societal change in visual form. To uniquely communicate it to insiders and outsiders alike. One of the chance encounters was Eben Pagan popping by the space with his lovely wife Annie Lalla. It was a strange moment, as I must have spent thousands of hours with his material since 2004 and he hadn’t a clue the other way around. I rarely loose my cool but embarrassingly enough, this was one of those times. Appropriately so I think.

Far too many memories struggling with childhood trauma, depression, figuring out relationships and finding my way in life in general came flooding in talking to him. During those times, the abundance of value Eben delivered to my life through video seminars was a 100% unparalleled. There is no way my other platform Artevo, the LUX project nor my engagement would have happened without the influence his work had on me.

Some people in the crypto space, who think Lambos are the answer, could greatly benefit from his ‘ManTransformation’ program for example. There is a bunch of millionaires within the community still living their ‘Sweet 16’ at 30 and beyond – during global crisis times. Some really need to wake the hell up to smell the ‘more to life than a bit of money’ monologue. As he came to my booth space, I interrupted him eating a sandwich by asking: “Eben Pagan. What are you doing here?” He simply replied: “I’m eating”. Glad to know he is into crypto and I’ll make a better first impression next time.


Eben, Annie and their daughter in Miami.

The Emerging Collector Class

The nr.1 “T(r)opical – Gold Edition” piece, central to the booth picture, was sold to the striking model Gabriella Katia and her entrepreneur husband Matt Crown via Litecoin. By chance encounters, the three of us would all later on end up at a club for a night out. I’d spent a full month working my ass off to be ready for the trip and the official business of the conference was done. It was time to let loose before the coming AFL fair.


Matt & Gabriella

The other awesome person at the afterparty, clearly responsible for me drinking straight from the vodka bottle at the end of the night, was my new collector Michael Jonsson. After mentioning this personal responsibility disclaimer I can admit to literally waking up with my boots still on the following morning. A true flashback to some 20 years ago at a University party in Newcastle. We decided to meet up on Miami Beach for some breakfast to follow up.

His Bitcoin 1/1 piece “Unblocked” is now safely in Toronto being float framed.

A Worthy And Relevant Sidenote

The whole trip was quite an investment so could’t hodl all the benefits. Now if only Coinbase would sort out their customer service I could actually use the converted money trapped behind their non-service lines. Anyone else have this with them or just me?

Bit rude to hold someone else’s money for over a month, not reply to emails and then ask them to ‘rate their service’ – if you are really asking. The survey request was two weeks ago and I’m yet to hear back from them. Ok. Enough complaining. Still with me? Golden nudity ahead.

A 5m$ Home Full of Art Anyone?

Next up was the Tranter-Sinni Gallery organised participation with Art Fort Lauderdale. This fair was our first collaboration with the gallery. They had a few of my large Artevo pieces in their multi-million dollar homes loaded full of art, facilitated a keynote spot and a temperature rising performance at the W Hotel titled ‘Kintsukuroi’.


Watch the performance here

It was rejuvenating to be in front of people performing again so felt it best midway through to drown my suit in gold paint, with a little help from a fellow performer Dayanis Mondeja.

Much love also to the phenomenal dancers of the other performance Carlos Torres and Evelyn Robaina. They did a more classical dance performance version of the same theme. The passionate professionalism of all three performers blew me away. Thanks also for Alexis Espejo at W Fort Lauderdale for facilitating this madness. The plan is to repeat these at crypto conferences all over the world. It’s appropriate as the blockchain is helping to fix money.


Youtube here.

Mom, I’m on TV.

The below segment of the Deco Drive TV show features the Artevo works, the houses and quite prominently, the back of my head. Both Evan Snow and Andrew Martineau did an ‘all in’ job getting this whole fair organised so props to those guys for pulling it off. Bring on AFL 2019.

Watch it here

Crypto Giveth and Crypto Taketh Away

And will likely soon giveth again. Some of you might have seen the previous announcement for the crypto art tour with 4NEW as the primary sponsor. Unfortunately, the recent events in crypto forced them to focus on their live ICO for now, so the mentioned tour is now open for a new main sponsor. 

I’ll be attending the crypto investor show this coming Saturday here in London regarding this. The tour is ready to take off and everything is in place with regards to the gallery and most locations. All that is needed is a funder ready to make some international waves with guaranteed traditional and blockchain press. On April 18th at 5pm I’ll also be presenting at the Ethereum London slot of the London Blockchain conference. Big ups for Stephan Tual for giving me my first crypto keynote opportunity. More to come this year as this fresh speaker page suggests.

2018 is going to be a massive year for me personally and about as exciting as it gets for crypto. None of the people, organisations or businesses in this article have paid to be mentioned. In case you are wondering if what you just read was news, promotional, a blog or something else, all I can say is that I don’t represent legacy media.

This is  the circle of transparent good stuff.

 V E S A
Visual Artist
London / Helsinki
@artbyvesa
Art: www.artforcrypto.com
Merc: www.artforcrypto.live
Artevo: www.artevo.org

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Binance Chain is Exchange’s Answer to Hacking Attempts

The cryptocurrency ecosystem is always changing and evolving. Some of those changes are major surprises, yet often turn out in a positive manner. The decision by Binance to launch a new decentralized exchange came as a bit of a shock. At the same time, the company acknowledges their centralized infrastructure isn’t suitable to cope with … Continue reading Binance Chain is Exchange’s Answer to Hacking Attempts

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The cryptocurrency ecosystem is always changing and evolving. Some of those changes are major surprises, yet often turn out in a positive manner. The decision by Binance to launch a new decentralized exchange came as a bit of a shock. At the same time, the company acknowledges their centralized infrastructure isn’t suitable to cope with the current demand.

Binance Surprises the World

No one will deny Binance has become one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Their user base has grown significantly over the past six months. As such, their infrastructure needs to be capable of handling this increased pressure. As of right now, it seems the exchange is almost reaching its limit in this regard. While no outages are expected, it is evident things need to be taken to a whole new level pretty soon.

Doing so is not all that easy these days. For Binance, the obvious solution is to embrace a decentralized business model altogether. It seems that is their current goal. A new project, known as Binance Chain, has been announced earlier today. It is a new public blockchain to transfer and trade digital assets. A decentralized exchange model can offer a lot of advantages, including removing the need for a third party to hold and trade funds.

It is evident this news comes at a rather opportune time. With cryptocurrency exchanges getting hacked quite regularly a centralized business model is a risk rather than a convenience. Solving that problem will take some out-of-the-box thinking. Decentralized exchanges such as Binance Chain are the future for cryptocurrency. We need to get rid of these central points of failure as soon as possible.

What we Know About Binance Chain

For the time being, a lot of information surrounding Binance Chain remains shrouded in mystery. There is no launch date, no list of supported currencies, and so forth. We do know Binance’s BNB Coin will be used as “gas” to power all of the Binance Chain transactions. BNB is the “transaction fee currency” of the decentralized exchange, which will be quite interesting to keep an eye on.

The decision to launch Binance Chain makes a lot of sense given the company’s recent issue. Last week, Binance was targeted by hackers and phishers. An official investigation regarding those attempts is being conducted as we speak. A bounty of $250,000 for any information on the hackers is also in place. With Binance Chain, such attempts are no longer a cause of concern. There is no centralized infrastructure and no custodian of funds.

For the time being, it will be interesting to see how Binance Chain unfolds. With the development of this project underway, its release seems imminent. Pinpointing an exact date is pure speculation at this point, though. With more and more entities focusing on decentralized exchanges, cryptocurrency is entering a new era altogether.

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PR: The Safinus Platform will Unite Cryptomarket Newcomers and Experienced Investors!

Bitcoin Press Release: The Safinus project team announced the start of the main stage of its TGE, which will begin on the 2nd of May, 2018. The projects Pre-sale token event has been successfully completed well in advance by reaching the Hard Cap of half a million dollars. Which speaks volumes about interest towards the project. …

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Bitcoin Press ReleaseThe Safinus project team announced the start of the main stage of its TGE, which will begin on the 2nd of May, 2018. The projects Pre-sale token event has been successfully completed well in advance by reaching the Hard Cap of half a million dollars. Which speaks volumes about interest towards the project. Yet, the agiotage continues on, and at this very moment, individuals are actively Whitelisting in order to have the opportunity to acquire bonus tokens during the main tokensale.

March 14th, 2018. Cayman Islands: A week prior to the start of the Token Generation Event (TGE), the Safinus team plans on making its platform MVPpublicly available, so that token buyers will have the opportunity to test out the pilot version of the Safinus platform.

The main feature of the project is the unique mechanism which allows newcomers to join profitable investment portfolios and receive profits commensurate with their investments. Thus, the Safinus platform unites beginner and experienced investors on mutually beneficial terms.

Thanks to the platform, experienced investors will be able to significantly increase their volume of managed capital and earn profits off of commissions. While crypto funds will be able to attract clients from any part of the planet, thus, expanding their reach.

For the Novice and the Veteran

Newcomers will not have to educate themselves on all of the intricacies common to the crypto industry, as well as each cryptocurrency on an individual basis. There will be no need to fear scammers, as it will simply be enough to pick an attractive investment portfolio, based on average portfolio ratings on the platform, and join it in just a few clicks.

The crypto industry will win as a whole from such an approach, the Safinus platform will literally open doors for investing to the masses, who did not have the opportunity to easily and securely invest their funds in this niche.

Aside from the portfolio joining mechanism, the platform will also host its own crypto exchange and a row of other functional elements that will help experienced investors manage funds with increased effectiveness.

Inside the Platform

Access to orders on multiple exchanges through a unified platform interface.

External exchanges will connect to the Safinus platform using API’s so that traders can work with orders on various exchanges through one, universal interface. This will simplify their work and save them time.

Traditional stock market technical analysis tools will be available on the platform. Certain operations will also be automated, this will allow one to react to market changes more proactively. All of this will greatly simplify the work of traders.

Safinus and the Native SAF Token

The platform released its own tokens with the SAF indicator. Commissions from the profits made by a portfolio manager off of managing newbie investor assets will be taken in the form of tokens. All internal exchange commissions from operations will also be taken in SAF tokens.

A Hard Cap of 16 000 000 USD has been established. The base price of 1 token during the TGE period will be 1 USD. The token generation event will start: May 2, 2018 and draw to a close on June 2, 2018 or when the Hard Cap is reached. Discounts available on

Days 1 – 3: 1 SAF = 0,8 USD (20% discount) Days 4 – 14: 1 SAF = 0,9 USD (10% discount) Days 15 – 31:  1 SAF = 1 USD (0% discount)

Media Contact
Name: Alexey Scherbin
Location: Cayman Islands
Email: [email protected]

Visit the Website: https://www.safinus.com
Read the Whitepaper: https://www.safinus.com/whitepaper/
Chat on Telegram: https://t.me/safinus
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SafinusICO
Join on Facebook: http://fb.me/SafinusPlatform
Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2371459.0
Medium: https://medium.com/@safinus.com
GitHub: https://github.com/SafinusICO/ico-contract/blob/master/Safinus.sol

Safinus is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest

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PR: IPSX Token Sale Ended Successfully. Demo Version of the Platform Coming Soon

Bitcoin Press Release: IPSX, the core component that aims to create distributed network layer in the new web 3.0 movement, has recently completed its Token Generation Event. March 14, 2018. Hergiswil, Switzerland: The IPSX Token Generation Event started on February 28 and ended on March 5, successfully reaching its objective. During the event, the whitelisted participants were able to …

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Bitcoin Press Release: IPSX, the core component that aims to create distributed network layer in the new web 3.0 movement, has recently completed its Token Generation Event.

March 14, 2018. Hergiswil, Switzerland: The IPSX Token Generation Event started on February 28 and ended on March 5, successfully reaching its objective. During the event, the whitelisted participants were able to buy IPSX Tokens, with the starting price of 0.0000141 ETH. Almost 50% of IPSX Tokens were sold for 9,500 ETH, approximately 8 million USD. The result establishes a promising trajectory of the project. Moreover, the company recently announced the launch of a demo version of the platform (MVP) for sharing IP addresses.

IPSX, the first fully-decentralized IP Sharing platform, was founded on blockchain capabilities and its goal is to meet the high market need for IP addresses for both users and organizations.

IPSX will primarily create a secure IP address sharing marketplace, fully transparent and decentralized, an ecosystem that will allow entrepreneurs and developers to use IPSX embedded tools (SDKs and APIs) in order to develop custom applications that require a large number of IP Addresses. As a result of these functionalities, IPSX will play a major role in the next phase of the web.

From the B2B point of view, IPSX addresses mainly Data Centers, VPN providers and businesses that rely on extensive Data Acquisition.

As it combines flexible and easy to integrate tools, SDKs and APIs. Due to its privacy and high level security, IPSX allows VPNs and Data Centers exchange IPs.

Currently, VPN providers encounter some problems, such as:
limited number of IP Addresses, uneven geo distribution of IP Addresses, which may result in IP crowding, lack of IP time usage options (most VPNs don’t provide the option to pay for as much as an IP is being used); clients are unable to provide feedback for the IP address;

All of these result in poor quality service. IPSX was designed to solve these problems. Here is how:

IPSX will offer VPN Providers Scalability

IPSX platform will enable VPNs to provide customers with the highest quality services and to meet the high demand for IP address usage from various locations across the globe.

IPSX platform gives users the option to pay for the IP usage time.
Therefore, if a user needs a remote IP for 10 minutes, he will not have to pay for an entire subscription, but only for the 10 minutes of using the IP. This pretty much fixes the lack of IP availability that both users and VPN providers encounter.

All transactions that will take place on IPSX platform are permanently registered in the blockchain, thus offering full transparency and high levels of security.
This will help keep a constantly updated register of all users, IPs and the purpose of their use. IPSX will partner with VPN vendors around the world to help them reach as many customers as possible.

IPSX platform will be a marketplace that sets at the same table IP Address providers and VPN providers and will establish the contractual agreement between the two parties.

Also, having an internal economy and being an ecosystem, IPSX will enable Data Centers to share a full range of unused IPs in order to win real-time FIAT exchangeable IPSX tokens in a safe way.

As far as Data Acquisition is concerned, there are thousand of companies that rely on Data Mining on Big Data. The core activity of those companies is Data Acquisition and part of the process is being done via Web Scraping.

Large volumes of IP addresses are needed by the actors involved in the mining process, in order to be able to scrape the data from different sources.

IPSX addresses this specific need of the Data Mining industry and offers businesses the ability to rent large volumes of IP Addresses and plenty of usage options, such as:

IP addresses from different geolocation;
Different IP address classes/host names;
IP addresses with a specific speed;
Different usage time for IP addresses (from 5 seconds, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year);
Accessing IP addresses via different protocols (Socks, Http);
Competitive pricing on IP address sharing based on all the above filters;

The successful token sale enables IPSX team to develop and perfect the platform as an important part of the next phase of the web, as a distributed network layer. Join us on Telegram!

Media Contact
Name: IPSX
Location: Hergiswil NW, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]

Visit the IPSX Website: https://ip.sx
Read the Whitepaper: https://ip.sx/dist/Whitepaper-IPSX-05.pdf
Chat with IPSX on Telegram: https://t.me/IPExchange
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ipexchange1
Subscribe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IPExchange/
Join IPSX on Medium: https://medium.ip.sx/

IPSX is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest

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Google To Ban All Crypto-Related Ads Starting June 2018

Crypto-related ads will have no place on Google starting in June 2018, according to a policy update to reduce “consumer harm” #NEWS

Crypto-related ads will have no place on Google starting in June 2018, according to a policy update to reduce “consumer harm” #NEWS

Bitcoin Sinks Toward $8K and Faces Further Sell-Off

The bulls’ failure to capitalize on bitcoin’s recent price recovery has left the doors open for a sharp sell-off to February lows.

The bulls’ failure to capitalize on bitcoin’s recent price recovery has left the doors open for a sharp sell-off to February lows.

Bull Weakness Leaves Bitcoin Facing Further Sell-Off – CoinDesk


CoinDesk

Bull Weakness Leaves Bitcoin Facing Further Sell-Off
CoinDesk
Following the bulls’ failure to capitalize on bitcoin’s recent price recovery, the cryptocurrency could be in for another sharp sell-off, the technical charts indicate. The cryptocurrency found a temporary low of $8,371 on March 9 and jumped above $9


CoinDesk

Bull Weakness Leaves Bitcoin Facing Further Sell-Off
CoinDesk
Following the bulls' failure to capitalize on bitcoin's recent price recovery, the cryptocurrency could be in for another sharp sell-off, the technical charts indicate. The cryptocurrency found a temporary low of $8,371 on March 9 and jumped above $9 ...

Indonesian Bitcoin Investors Set to Outnumber Stock Participants – Bloomberg


Bloomberg

Indonesian Bitcoin Investors Set to Outnumber Stock Participants
Bloomberg
The biggest Indonesian platform to buy and sell digital currency may soon have more members than the nation’s century-old stock exchange. Indonesia Digital Asset Exchange, formerly known as Bitcoin.co.id, will have 1.5 million members buying and

and more »


Bloomberg

Indonesian Bitcoin Investors Set to Outnumber Stock Participants
Bloomberg
The biggest Indonesian platform to buy and sell digital currency may soon have more members than the nation's century-old stock exchange. Indonesia Digital Asset Exchange, formerly known as Bitcoin.co.id, will have 1.5 million members buying and ...

and more »

Is Universal Identity Storage the Solution to Personal Privacy Issues?

Your Identity Is Now Safe: The Decentralized All-In-One Safeguarding Solution Threats to the sanctity of users’ privacy with regards to digital data are more prevalent now than they have ever been. It’s a logical conclusion that can be deduced from certain facts, such as increased adoption of technology by all age-ranges and the continued growth … Continue reading Is Universal Identity Storage the Solution to Personal Privacy Issues?

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Your Identity Is Now Safe: The Decentralized All-In-One Safeguarding Solution

Threats to the sanctity of users’ privacy with regards to digital data are more prevalent now than they have ever been.

It’s a logical conclusion that can be deduced from certain facts, such as increased adoption of technology by all age-ranges and the continued growth of industries which require the sharing of sensitive information.

Although large corporations may use arguments such as anonymity of the individual to justify metadata, these organizations own cross-platform data monopolies. These can be cross-referenced to achieve an, arguably invasive, level of user identification and trends prediction.

It’s bad enough to think of this data being shared without our permission to a deluge of interested advertisers – but when these databases become prime targets to malicious actors such as hackers, the potential results seem quite devastating.

Not to mention Apple’s recent decision to move to China [1] – a communist country where the state has control over the data as well as economy.

It’s a problem for small businesses too

Additionally, having to enter your personal information, as well as payment details, into every store that you visit is something of a laborious process and one which benefits neither the customer nor the individual merchant. The rise of protection seals stands testament to the effect that privacy and data protection concerns have had on consumer confidence.

Another result of this is a sense of customer ‘immobility’. This is to say that customers are less likely to spread their purchasing habits amongst multiple online stores or other such platforms (forums, comment boards on blogs, etc) because of effort and risk.

It’s a phenomenon that has further contributed to the dominance of innovation-stifling giants like Amazon, which now reportedly accounts for over 75% of all online spending in the USA [2].

When it comes to implementing effective measures to safeguard customers’ private information, there is an enormous financial barrier facing smaller online business owners.

The situation is also not helped by the fact the information individual retailers hold on each customer is perceived by many to be more extensive than is needed.

‘Safein’, or the forthcoming blockchain / ICO solution

Safein is a brand-new innovator, and Ethereum based decentralized blockchain effort, by a team from Lithuania who hope to disrupt both e-commerce and identity verification industries in one fell swoop.

Their ambitious roadmap includes becoming the first payments provider to support both fiat and cryptocurrency payments, and they have applied to become the first combined fiat/crypto payments provider to obtain an Electronic Money Institution in the EU.

To combat the problem of data-sharing across countless different websites and remembering each respective username/password, Safein aims to become an all-in-one, one-click verification service.

Their token-based platform will additionally reward both customer and merchant token holders, with the former enjoying a lucrative referral scheme and the latter receiving free transactions, which should encourage subscriptions from both parties.

SafeIn’s ICO begins on April 25th. Their soft cap is 4,000 ETH and hard cap is 37,500 ETH. Furthermore, pre-ICO is planned for 1 April 2018. Pre-ICO amount: 2,000 ETH.

You can test out their functioning MVP (Minimum Viable Product) now, which includes a demo of the customer benefits provided in terms of privacy and ease-of-use. You can get the latest news at their website, or on their social media platforms (Facebook / Twitter / Medium).

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Ethereum Is Throwing Out the Crypto Governance Playbook

An ethereum event provided evidence that when it comes to a path forward on governance, the world’s second-largest blockchain is going its own way.

An ethereum event provided evidence that when it comes to a path forward on governance, the world’s second-largest blockchain is going its own way.

Cardano Price Technical Analysis – ADA/USD Could Test $0.25

Key Highlights ADA price is slowly rising higher and is currently trading above the $0.2100 support against the US Dollar (tethered), but faced sellers near $0.2230. There is a key connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $0.2150 on the hourly chart of the ADA/USD pair (data feed via Bittrex). The pair may continue … Continue reading Cardano Price Technical Analysis – ADA/USD Could Test $0.25

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Key Highlights

  • ADA price is slowly rising higher and is currently trading above the $0.2100 support against the US Dollar (tethered), but faced sellers near $0.2230.
  • There is a key connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $0.2150 on the hourly chart of the ADA/USD pair (data feed via Bittrex).
  • The pair may continue to rise and it could break the $0.2350 resistance for a test of $0.2500.

Cardano price is trading above key supports against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ADA/USD could rise in the short term towards the $0.2500 level.

Cardano Price Support

There was a nice support base forming above the $0.1800 level ADA price against the US Dollar. The price traded higher and broke the $0.2000 and $0.2100 resistance levels. It even traded above $0.2300 and formed a high near $0.2324. Later, it corrected lower and moved below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $0.1893 low to $0.2324 high.

However, the downside move was protected by the $0.2100 support and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Moreover, the 50% Fib retracement level of the last wave from the $0.1893 low to $0.2324 high acted as a support. At the moment, the price is trading higher back towards $0.2324 high. It seems like it could break the $0.2350 resistance and trade towards $0.2500. Above $0.2500, the price may even trade towards the $0.2800 level.

Cardano Price Technical Analysis ADA USD

On the downside, there is a key connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $0.2150 on the hourly chart of the ADA/USD pair. The pair remains well above the $0.2100 level and the 100 hourly SMA. If it fails to remain above the $0.2100 level, there is a risk of a downside push back towards $0.1800.

Hourly MACD – The MACD for ADA/USD is slowly gaining pace in the bullish zone.

Hourly RSI – The RSI for ADA/USD is currently well above the 50 level.

Major Support Level – $0.2100

Major Resistance Level – $0.2350

 

Charts courtesy – Trading View

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