Day: March 17, 2018

An original “shark” on the hit TV show Shark Tank and the pioneer of the ‘As Seen on TV’ brand, joins SportyCo, the decentralized sports investment ecosystem, as business advisor and co-owner.

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Kevin Harrington, the creator of the infomercial, co-founding board member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization and one of the original “sharks” on the TV show Shark Tank has joined the SportyCo team as business advisor. Mr. Harrington, whose work behind-the-scenes of business ventures has produced well over $5 billion in global sales, will help the SportyCo team in the process of building the world’s premiere sports investment ecosystem. He will join the team as a full time consultant, and will also enter SportyFi Ltd, the company behind the SportyCo platform, as a co-owner.

“I believe in empowering entrepreneurs to succeed, to fulfill their vision in building better products, platforms and services for consumers. SportyCo is an idea with immense potential, leveraging the power of the blockchain with the passion of sports, and I am proud to be a part of this story.”

Kevin Harrington sensed a passion for business from an early age, starting his first business at age 15 and building his first million-dollar enterprise by his first year in college. Through his entrepreneurial experiences, Kevin realized his talent for turning underutilized assets into growth opportunities, which lead to the launch what later came to be called the infomercial, making phrases like “As seen on TV” and “Wait, there’s more!” part of the cultural landscape. He was also an original “shark” on the hit TV show Shark Tank , where he continued to live out his passion—empowering entrepreneurs to greatness. Kevin believes that there’s a little bit of creative entrepreneur inside every person and that every entrepreneur deserves the opportunity to see his or her dream become reality.

At SportyCo, he will join a team supported by several sports heavyweights, like football superstars Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos, former NBA center and Cleveland Cavaliers scout Primož Brezec, and ski jumper Noriaki Kasai. SportyCo is also advised by notable names from the world of cryptocurrencies, including Charlie Shrem, Phillip Nunn and Robby Schwertner, among others.

SportyCo’s mission is to open up the $1.3 trillion sports industry to small investors, democratizing sports investment and opening a new chapter in the sports industry. The SportyCo platform, currently in beta and on track for a Q1, 2018 launch, will enable small sports investors to invest into prospective athletes via long-term smart contracts.

For more details check out the SportyCo Website and come chat with the team on Telegram.

ICOs are big money and big news these days. From virtually nothing a few years ago to raising $5.6bn last year a totally new form of financing has truly arrived on the scene. This success has brought its fair share of pretenders, with “scam ICOs” becoming increasingly prevalent.

How can investors protect themselves from scam ICOs – some answers have been proposed by one successful blockchain entrepreneur. First – it’s necessary to truly understand that an ICO has a strong day-to-day core executive team. Second – transactions in the ICO should be transparent, as today only a few ICOs actually show you all the incoming transactions during the tokensaleso this should be of paramount importance. Thirdly – discounts and special offers during a tokensale that seem too good to be true are generally just that – too good to be true. But even three simple rules aren’t enough for the shark tank of ICOs in early 2018.

What might shine the path for “smart money” in the new world of crypto is the expertise of the old world of institutional investors when such funds highly selectively decide to support an ICO. Such investments have thus far been few and far between but that fact could well change this year.

The core concept of a truly valuable ICO is investment in a decentralized network (rather than investing in a traditional corporation) and there is no reason why VCs wouldn’t be interested in such moves.

Part of the attraction may lie in the fact that there is so little value to be found in traditional centralized companies. Tech IPOs were rare in 2017. Snap’s IPO raised almost $20bn last year, and paid its CEO $638 million. As Snap is clearly not some revolutionary technology, the lesson is clear – there is too much money chasing quite few quality companies in the traditional sector. The logical consequence of this is clear – VCs will move into new sectors such as crypto, augmented reality and virtual reality looking for value beyond the fantastical valuations at Snap and elsewhere.

Which ICOs will be the ones to attract “old world” moneyand conservative private equity firms like Carlyle, Fortress, Ardian, Mangrove? Surely one of traditional investors’ most important criterions will be projects which are built upon the foundation of real world use cases where decentralized networks solve the shortcomings of traditional business models. With venture capital funds sitting on over $120bn in available funds for investment and traditional sectors such as metals & mining still underperforming, a hunt for yield is surely underway in technology.

This change in attitude is possibly best exemplified by JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon who went back on his comments where he slammed Bitcoin as a “fraud”, to say that, in fact, he is a strong believer in blockchain(the technology behind the cryptocurrency).Dimon put it well, saying “[ICOs] you have to look at individually” .

In 2018, institutional investors are sure to be looking at individual ICOs for value many times greater than offered by Snap and the like.

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After a successful, sold-out private sale, the 1^st phase of GIFcoin’s ICO started on March 16, 2018. The token sale brings a massive opportunity for investors to leverage upon the fastest growing gambling market and earn impressive ROIs. GIFcoin’s Gambling Investment Fund (GIF), is a platform backed by an already functioning website — VitalBet.com, embedded with all popular industry features including casino, live casino, sports betting, IN-Play betting, eSports and virtual sports.

About GIFcoin

The recently launched ICO of GIFcoin invites investors to participate in a real token, backed by a real project, and managed by an industry expert and experienced team. The investors have been showing great interest to participate in the existing moneymaking business characterized by a long-term sustainable growth. GIF token holders are entitled to earn 80% of the VitalBet’s annual profits every year.

Why Should You Invest in the Gambling Industry?

The gambling industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, reaching more than $500 billion in 2017, where sports betting alone is accounted for $220 billion. The industry, with an existing growth rate, is believed to achieve an annual growth rate of 3.3% by 2020, according to experts. The sports gambling, in particular, has been projected to reach new heights due to an increasing access of population to the internet, and legalization of online sports betting in many countries including the U.S.A.

What Makes GIFcoin Unique on the Market?

Unlike the majority of other ICO campaigns, GIFcoin is backed by a real, working betting website – www.vitalbet.com. The revolutionary project offers investors the exclusive opportunity to earn a share of the gambling industry’s enormous profits by participating in its ICO and buying GIF tokens. The GIFcoin team has been negotiating with the largest cryptocurrency exchanges to feature GIFcoin immediately after the ICO has finished. GIFcoin tokens will be sent immediately to the investors’ ETH Wallet.

About GIF Tokens’ Distribution

The GIFcoin is an ERC20 token and a smart contract system built on the Ethereum Blockchain. A total of 300,000,000 GIF tokens have been generated, including 10,000,000 sold out in a Private Sale, and 260,000,000 being offered in the ICO. Another 20,000,000 will be shared between the founders of the GIF token, while the remaining 10,000,000 will be generated for advisory, bounty, and PR pools. The unsold GIF that will be created for sale during the ICO will be destroyed. GIF tokens are not mined by users or any other companies.

 

Benefits for the Early Investors

The Team, consisting of seasoned professionals in online betting, sports affiliate marketing, Blockchain development, branding, marketing, odds, and eSports, has announced the following bonus structure for the early investors. The earlier you invest; the more bonus you will earn:

• Stage 1 – 60% bonus
• Stage 2 – 40% bonus
• Stage 3 – 30% bonus
• Stage 4 – 20% bonus
• Stage 5 – 15% bonus
• Stage 6 – 10% bonus
• Stage 7 – no bonus

ICO Details

The token price set during the first stage of the ICO is 1 ETH = 10,000 GIF + 60% bonus, with cryptocurrencies being accepted are ETH, BTC, and LTC. The company has set the Soft cap at 5,000 ETH and the Hard cap at 24,000 ETH, with a minimum purchase limit of 0.5 ETH until stage 5. The platform has no maximum purchase limit in place for the ICO participants.

To know more about the platform, participate in its going-on ICO, and earn 60% bonus, please visit https://www.gifcoin.io/. You can also access its official White Paper and Lite Paper, or connect to the team via Telegram, Bitcointalk, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, https://medium.com/@gifcoin/.

For more queries, please email at [email protected] .

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Major Canadian bank filed a patent for a Blockchain-based credit score system that will allow for more data points as well as “transparency” for consumers. #NEWS

Meet Cecilia Paolino – Uboldi a Strategic Advisor toZeroEdge Bet

Cecilia Paolino is currently the head of commercial affairs at SlotGuru and is excited for her role as a key advisor in everything from cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology, to business strategies, new technologies and so much more. With close to two decades of experience in the online gambling and gaming industries, we feel that Cecilia is a wonderful addition to our team of top advisors here at ZeroEdge.

Cecilia’s insatiable passion for seeing companies succeed in developing and growing their unique ideas or brands is an invaluable asset to ZeroEdge, and with her unique set of skills and experiences, we believe she is more than capable of advising on the best technologies in various aspects of our dynamic 0% house edge gaming concepts. Cecilia originally hails from Uruguay and has lived all over the world in her various roles and professional capacities. She speaks no less than six international languages and can communicate on just about any level you could think of, business, technological, social and of course, gaming.

ZeroEdge.Bet – Revolutionary online gambling platform with 0% house edge games

ZeroEdge is a unique concept set to revolutionize the way you gamble online. Currently, all online casino games come with a house edge, i.e. the advantage that the casino has over you, which varies between 1% to 10% or more, depending on the game. ZeroEdge’s solution – offer games with 0% house edge and give players a completely fair chance of winning. In other words, playing at ZeroEdge.Bet is literally free, you don’t have to pay anything to the casino like it’s with traditional online casino sites.

The most amazing part is that Zerocoin value increases as more people join the world first 0% edge gambling platform. It is all achieved by creating a closed-loop economy in which high demand for 0% games drives Zerocoin’s value up. This model is also known as Metcalfe’s law which was originally invented in 1993 and can be seen in the actual Bitcoin’s price growth. Zero Edge offers a unique gambling model which potentially could revolutionize the $70 Billion gambling industry. Players won’t be losing money but instead earning from the increasing Zerocoin value.

We have made a survey & asked hundreds of people about their gambling preferences & experiences.  The main finding was that 99 % of them stated that they would choose 0% house edge games to play if such games were available. High demand for the world’s first 0% house edge games will increase the Zerocoin value exponentially. An important task for us will be to educate the players and raise their attention to this beneficial concept.

Zerocoins (ZERO) will be available to investors during an upcoming ICO. Visit https://tokensale.zeroedge.bet to find out more.

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It is evident a lot of cryptocurrency users are hoping for the markets to recover sooner rather than later. As of right now, there is some minor positive momentum forming on the charts, although things are still not looking too great. Other than Bitcoin Cash, very few currencies are making a positive impact. The VeChain price is showing some signs of life as of right now, though.

VeChain Price Momentum is Forming

Over the past 24 hours, we haven’t seen too much positive momentum across all cryptocurrency markets. Most of the currencies, including Bitcoin, are subject to a lot of bearish momentum, and it seems this trend will not relent anytime soon. For the time being, any small uptrend seems to be squashed pretty quickly. With the VeChain price now moving up slightly, it will be interesting to see how long the momentum lasts.

More specifically, the VeChain price has increased by 5.37% over the past 24 hours, That in itself is not all that spectacular, but given the overall bearish sentiment across the entire industry, it is evident any small gain is a major success as of right now. Whether or not this means the VeChain price will remain above $4 for very long, is a different matter altogether. Right now, the trend seems to be positive overall, albeit it is a matter of time until people take profits and cash out.

It is also worth noting how the VeChan price is on the rise mainly thanks to gains over both Bitcoin and Ethereum. As both of those major currencies are still stuck in sideways momentum right now, this is an excellent time for altcoins to start making inroads in this regard. Unfortunately, most of the gains over either Bitcoin or Ethereum will usually dissolve pretty quickly. Whether or not this will be the fate of VeChain, is unknown. Should that happen, the VeChain price will certainly take a bad spill.

With $78.82m in 24-hour trading volume, it is evident the demand for VeChain is pretty solid. This is especially true when looking at how the overall cryptocurrency trading volume has now dipped below $12bn. As this overall volume continues to dwindle, it is only normal some of the smaller currencies will usually suffer from fewer trades. In the coming hours, the trading volume will have an impact on the VeChain price in one way or another.

As of right now, Lbank is the largest exchange when it comes to VEN trading volume. Their BTC pair is well ahead of Binance and Huobi in this regard. In fact, Lbnak generates over  69% of all VeChain trades right now, which is rather impressive and worrisome at the same time. Without this exchange, the demand for VEN would be a lot lower, which is more in line with how all other markets are performing right now.

It is unclear how high the VeChain price can go, given the current overall market sentiment. While surpassing $4 is a positive sign, one should always remain realistic in terms of future VeChain price expectations. as long as the Bitcoin price continues to underperform, there will be no major gains for any altcoins in the long run. Temporary trends such as this one can always form on the charters, but that doesn’t mean they will remain in place for more than a few hours.

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GAWOONI utilizes the foundational business model already established by game developers. GAWOONI is an international game developer and it has managed to create the very first ecosphere for gamers and serves both B2B as well as B2C clients.

GAWOONI is a well-known name in the Asia-Pacific region. It is well recognized in the Indian, Chinese and Indonesian markets. Its primary focus is to emerge in the South Asian and South American markets. It aims to revolutionize the gaming industry through their ecosphere for gamers which functions on the basis of the in-built tokens and coins which are currencies in the games ecosphere. This one currency can be utilized by gamers in all games and activities involved in the game. The games developed by GAWOONI and games from third parties joining the ecosystem will also be listed. Additionally, the platform will invite its users to new gaming experiences. The users can give their valuable input to new games and test them before the games are launched.

Games To Be Published By Gawooni

Two games have already been developed and they are ready to be published. The games are called “Tuk Tuk Rush” and “Jungle Rush”. “Tuk Tuk Rush” is set to be announced while working hand in hand with the Tourism Authority of Thailand since the country is portrayed in an interactive way in the game. The game is already being followed by loyal gamers in the industry on Facebook. More than 70,000 gamers in Thailand are keeping themselves updated with news related to a game such as date of launch and updates in the game via Facebook. The games are available on both mobiles as well as PCs. There are other games which are going to be published in the future as well. Let’s get a more in-depth analysis of the games to be published.

• Tuk Tuk Rush

A ride in a Tuk Tuk is always an unforgettable experience. Anyone who has had the privilege to visit Thailand knows these vehicles function similar to mini taxis, as it recklessly weaves through congested streets. A Tuk Tuk ride is a lot of fun and GAWOONI wanted to convey this exact excitement to its gamers through the game. In the game, the player is allowed to create a unique individual Tuk Tuk and experience the land of Thailand. As the game progresses, the player will get to discover more than 40 sites in the country of Thailand. It is probably the first time that a game is combined with an interactive travel guide.

• Jungle Rush

Jungle Rush explores endangered animals; it is a great initiative by the developers of the game to increase the wildlife protection awareness. The game features 10 endangered species.  GAWOONI has teamed up with several animal welfare associations around the world because of this particular game.

• Casino Rush

An interactive slot machine game developed by GAWOONI. One of the main advantages of this game is that the coins won can be utilized by the players for other games prevalent on the GAWOONI gaming platform.

Benefits Gawooni Participants Are Subjected To:

• Tremendous third-party cooperation offers; which include blockchain based set-ups or Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality as well as Virtual Reality solutions.
• A utility token (GWON) and a coin that opens up doors to several opportunities and offers more than a one-dimensional in-game payment solution.
• A reliable list of endorsements and references.
• One of the few platforms that cater to both B2B and B2C clients.

On the basis of the above-mentioned points, it can be concluded that GAWOONI is set to achieve great heights in the gaming industry.

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However distant it may seem, powerful quantum computers have the potential to ruin cryptocurrency, and developers are already devising solutions.

The crypto revolution may be happening in real time, but that doesn’t mean that definitions, while not final, can shape our understanding today.

It is evident things are not looking great in the world of cryptocurrency. With most markets still suffering from small to medium losses as of right now, getting excited about things is fairly difficult. As of right now, Bitcoin Cash is the only top currency making any positive impact. Whether or not this trend will continue for some time to come, is a different matter altogether.

Bitcoin Cash Price Momentum Provides Some Relief

Anyone who has looked at cryptocurrency markets over the past week will have noticed the color red is fairly dominant. All markets are struggling for traction, mainly because Bitcoin can’t catch a break whatsoever. Assuming the Bitcoin price won’t pick up the pace in the very near future, these declines will most likely continue to pile up. That in itself is not a positive development by any means. Right now, Bitcoin Cash is the only top currency successfully bucking this trend.

More specifically, the Bitcoin Cash price has managed to hit nearly $1,000 at the time of writing. Although this is lower than the earlier Bitcoin Cash price of over $1,040, everyone will acknowledge most small to medium gains are quickly turned into dips. This is effectively happening to virtually all markets as we speak, as it seemed Bitcoin would see some minor upward momentum yesterday. Unfortunately, that quickly turned into further declines.

With the Bitcoin Cash price showing some positive momentum, we may see a semi-decent weekend after all. Bitcoin Cash has not only gained 6.32% in the USD value, but it also has gone up by 6.59% against Bitcoin. Any altcoin looking to decouple itself from Bitcoin will need to make some moves in the coin/BTC ratio as soon as possible. Now is the time to strike, so to say.

With $483m in 24-hour trading volume, things are not looking all that bad for Bitcoin Cash right now. Especially when considering how the global cryptocurrency trading volume has dropped to $12bn over the past few days, it is evident there will be very few markets with any impressive trading volume in the next few hours and days. Considering we saw well over $40bn in trading volume for the second half of 2017, the current trend further confirms the overall bearish trend.

The way things look right now, HitBTC is the leading exchange by BCH trading volume. While their lead over OKEx’s BTC and USDT pairs is less than $1m, it is still one of those trends which will only occur whenever the weekend comes around. Even so, we see no fiat currency markets in the top three, as Bitfinex’s USD market is the first one, in fifth place. Whether or not this is something to be concerned about this weekend, remains to be seen.

For the time being, it remains unclear what the future will hold for the Bitcoin Cash price. As of right now, things are not looking all that impressive, but the overall trend seems to be more positive compared to most other altcoins on the market. Whether or not the Bitcoin Cash price can surpass $1,000 again later today, remains to be determined. It is certainly possible we will see a bit more positive momentum in the coming days, but for now, the markets remain extremely shaky.