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@Galadima 8 September 2020

Good morning to you all Please I didn't know what did I do to someone and he reported me and Mark me as Spam, mute me for three days. If I do you wrong please forgive and forget 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Galadima 4 September 2020

The Unbelievable Story of cryptoqueen If you know a lot about cryptocurrency, you probably already heard about this crazy story otherwise I highly recommend you to pay attention and listen carefully because today I'm going to talk about one of the most wanted people : Dr Ruja Ignatova also know as the Cryptoqueen. And why exactly you might ask, well let me tell you this incredible story of the biggest "cryptocurrency" scam ever. **1. When did it all began :** Let's go back in 2016, the all concept of "what a cryptocurrency really was" started to become more and more popular. One person in particular decided that it could be a great opportunity to create its own cryptocurrency with the objective to compete with Bitcoin, this person is the Dr Ruja Ignatova. Indeed she used terms like "cryptocurrency", "financial revolution", and much more in order to attract investors into its project and it actually worked, One Coin's community became bigger and bigger, and every people/analyst who tried to explain it wasn't going anywhere were silenced by charismatic speakers and blind believers. As a result a huge community of "crypto newbies" started to "believe" in a project they didn't even understand, the objective was clear : destroy the enemy = destroy Bitcoin. Many countries started to invest in One Coin, especially China, with a global volume of over $4 billions, however the project didn’t have a blockchain, it had no fundamentals, no real purpose except "beat Bitcoin", it was build out of nothing but it didn’t stop a lot people to invest in it. **2. How it actually worked :** The One Coin project was based on "packages" which costed between $120 and $200.000. Each package includes “the One Coin's tokens” which can be assigned to “mine” One Coins. The only way to sell the tokens were thanks to the internal exchange that was for users that bought more than just a starter package. In a way One Coin wanted to create the "illusion" that you can sell your tokens, there was no demand so they needed to put selling limits per user, to achieve that only small "selloffs" could be covered by One Coin company. In March 2016, the “exchange platform” was closed, mainly because it wasn’t a real exchange. People were able to trade the tokens for euros with One Coin company, not with the users, which is typically the opposite of what a cryptocurrency aims for. The project also relied on an awful affiliate program, indeed the only way for users to profit from it is by inviting others and getting a commission from it. Like I said all of this was based on a massive illusion, there wasn't a public or a private blockchain, there was only a centralized database of people and the tokens that victims were acquired by buying packages. The One Coin company also managed to "bamboozle" the justice with fake proofs concerning their blockchain by simply buying two blockchains audits and corrupting German lawyers. All in all anyone who knew what a cryptocurrency and a blockchain really is would have quickly understood that something was wrong, and finally the worst happened. **3. The disappearance :** After many conferences full of empty promises the hype around One Coin kept growing until one crazy event, in October 2017 while Bitcoin was bullish, the Dr Ruja Ignatova didn't show up at the Lisbon conference and nobody ever saw her again, she took a flight for Athens and since that we can't find her. Everything was finally revealed to the entire world, the scam of One Coin, the scam of the Cryptoqueen who vanished with the money and the hopes of his foolish supporters. Believe it or not but there are still to this day people who continue to blindly believe in the One Coin project. But overall, anyone who invested in One Coin lost everything. There are many other facts, anecdotes and crazy events around One Coin (even today), and if I have decided to tell you the story it is because when I heard it I was shocked, shocked that such a "bad" scam could work for that many people. It's good to believe in a project, but you have to find enough reasons in order to fully believe in it, every time you wishes to invest in something do your own research, make your own point of view based on what you think and know. We are human after all, we make mistakes, try to be as rational and objective as you can, don't just follow a trend, think deeply before.

@Galadima 4 September 2020

How to create Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrencies have been growing in popularity and seem to have gone past the early adoption phase that new technologies experience. The world is moving towards a decentralized economy with over 1600 cryptocurrencies in the market. https://coinmarketcap.com/all/views/all/ It is now a billion-dollar market and is volatile, which can be corroborated by its 30-day gains and losses exceeding 100% on multiple occasions. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cbovaird/2020/04/08/bitcoin-volatility-reached-a-6-year-high-in-march/#4e0de630ac21 Source: https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/volatility-index/ Analysts have predicted that cryptocurrencies could replace fiat in the coming decade. Now, you might be thinking that it’s a radical idea to create your own money in the form of cryptocurrency. Yes, you are right! This is a radical idea, but there are certain key considerations that one should keep in mind before making a cryptocurrency. In this article, we will learn how to make a cryptocurrency. But first, let’s understand some key terminologies. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/34920/deutsche-bank-predicts-cryptocurrency-could-replace-fiat-by-2030#:~:text=Deutsche%2520Bank%2520predicts%2520cryptocurrency%2520could%2520replace%2520fiat%2520by%25202030,-06%2520December%25202019&text=Deutsche%2520Bank%2520has%2520published%2520its,the%2520fragility%2520of%2520fiat%2520money.   **Coin vs. Token** Though terms like “coin” and “token” might often be used interchangeably, there are some important differences between the two. While a coin refers to a crypto asset running on its blockchain, a token runs on the blockchain of another crypto. Thus, a coin can also be referred to as a native token. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Monero are some well-known examples of coins. ERC20 and BEP2 standards operating on Ethereum and Binance blockchain, respectively, are good examples of tokens. https://changenow.io/tokens#:~:text=As%2520ChangeNOW%2520grows%2520extremely%2520fast,be%2520in%2520a%2520great%2520demand.&text=On%2520April%252023rd%25202019%252C%252050,Tokens%2520free%2520of%2520charge%2520here Generally, coins are generated by a process called mining, which involves several computers working to solve complex mathematical equations. Token, on the other hand, is offered through Initial Coin Offerings, where a company launches the token as a way to offer future rights to a product or service. **How do they work?** Cryptocurrencies (both tokens and coins) use decentralized ledger technology to allow participants of the network to perform secure transactions, without exposing their details. All transaction records are held in a ledger, and its copy is available for every user. Moreover, the number of cryptocurrencies in circulation is always visible across each node in the network.   **How to create a cryptocurrency** One of the easiest and fastest ways to start a new cryptocurrency is by using the Ethereum blockchain. ERC20 is a token standard followed across the industry to generate your own cryptocurrency. It provides a set of predefined methods and interfaces which help you define the functionality of your cryptocurrency.   **How to Launch a Cryptocurrency using Ethereum blockchain** Ethereum is the first blockchain to offer a token creation mechanism. It is one of the most popular blockchain platforms currently in the market. A token on Ethereum can be written using the Solidity programming language. Let’s understand how to make your own cryptocurrency token using Ethereum.   **Step 1: Define the Total Supply, Symbol, and Name of the tokens** You need to download the Ethereum wallet and fund it with Ether. https://ethereum.org/en/wallets/ Next, you need to go to the contracts tab to define a new contract as follows:   contract MyERC20 { mapping (address => uint256) private _balances; string private _name; string private _symbol; uint8 private _decimals; uint private totalSupply; constructor (string memory name, string memory symbol, uint8 decimals, uint supply) public { _name = name; _symbol = symbol; _decimals = decimals; totalSupply = supply; } }   The code above will define the name, symbol, amount of decimal for display purpose, and totalSupply of your cryptocurrency.   **Step 2: Sending of tokens** Once you’ve created the cryptocurrency, you can define a transfer function that will enable you to transfer your cryptocurrency from one account to another.   function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) { require(_balances[msg.sender] >= _value && _balances[_to] + _value >= _balances[_to]); _balances[msg.sender] -= _value; _balances[_to] += _value; }   The above function also has a validation check to ensure you have sufficient balance to transfer.   **Step 3: Create a token transfer event** You also need to define an event named *Transfer,* which maintains the complete record of transfer history.   event **Transfer**(address msg.sender, address _to, uint256_value);   function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) { require(_balances[msg.sender] >= _value && _balances[_to] + _value >= _balances[_to]); _balances[msg.sender] -= _value; _balances[_to] += _value; emit **Transfer**(msg.sender, _to, _value) }   **Step 4: Deploy** Once you have defined the codes within your contract, go back to the contracts tab, click the button titled “deploy new contract”, and select the token you defined above. This will deploy your smart contract on Ethereum blockchain and make your cryptocurrency available for transactions.   **How to make a cryptocurrency without Ethereum Blockchain** Besides Ethereum, you can also create your cryptocurrency token using other blockchains like NEO and EOS. They provide popular tools and are relatively easy to use. NEO: NEO blockchain uses NEP-5 standard. It supports multiple languages like C#, Java, Python, and Kotlin which can be used to create your own token. https://unblock.net/nep-5-guide-what-are-nep-5-tokens/ EOS: EOS token uses the EOSIO.Token standard and supports any language that compiles into web assembly. This blockchain offers great scalability and speed when it comes to cryptocurrency transactions. https://developers.eos.io/welcome/latest/getting-started/smart-contract-development/payable_actions In addition to launching a token using one of the existing blockchains, you can also create your own blockchain to make a cryptocurrency coin. Let’s understand how to make your own cryptocurrency coin:   The first step is to select a consensus mechanism, which is a protocol used to validate transactions and store them in blocks. Then you need to select a blockchain platform. In this step, you have the option of forking an existing blockchain or building one from the ground up. Now you need to design the nodes for your blockchain to determine the functionality of your platform. This includes permissions (private or public), hosting (cloud or on-premises), hardware specification, and more. The next step would be to establish an internal architecture for your blockchain. This is a crucial step because you need to be certain about the architectural dependencies ahead of the launch. You cannot change your blockchain parameters after launch. The decisions include address format, emission model, and Coinbase transaction frequency. The last step is to design an interface by ensuring that FTP servers, web, and databases are up-to-date with seamless integrations between the front-end and back-end logic.   **Legal Standing of your Cryptocurrency** Once your token is ready, you need to define the regulatory framework that fits your business and token model. Some of the most common frameworks include Stablecoins, Payment Tokens, Asset Tokens, Utility Tokens, and Security Tokens. Though the meaning and applicability of these tokens vary from country to country, below is a general definition which could help you understand how to treat a token when considering its legality: **Stablecoins** – These represent a stable value as they are pegged to a standard currency like the US Dollar or British Pound or Euro. **Payment Tokens** – They are only used to pay for services and goods. **Asset tokens** – These are backed by real assets like property, gold, silver, and more. **Utility Tokens** – These tokens allow users to access a product or service offered by the issuing company. **Security Tokens** – These are treated similar to traditional securities as they represent shares in a company, but with the added advantage of utilizing blockchain. However, very few organizations have taken this approach due to a lack of clarity pertaining to the regulatory implications around it.   **Marketing** When you start a new cryptocurrency, development is not the only task! Another important aspect is marketing your cryptocurrency, which requires significant financial resources. While costs differ based on the project, jurisdiction, vendor, and target audience, below is an indicative range of what you can expect. **Conclusion** Hopefully, this article gives you a deeper understanding of the process and considerations when you create your cryptocurrency. Making your own cryptocurrency is not just about the technology, but also about marketing and legal regulations.   Resources https://changenow.io/blog/how-to-create-a-cryptocurrency https://changenow.io/blog/how-to-create-a-cryptocurrency

@Galadima 3 September 2020

Journey to 1000x - Vol.3 scale.  It is happening in both positive and negative ways.  One area for sure to see continued growth is in the area of telemedicine.  **Journey to 1000x - Vol. 3**   ****What is Telemedicine?**** Sure wish it was as developed now back 25 years ago when I was trekking through the Himalaya.  The waiting for someone to hike out to a phone to possibly call for a medivac would be very different. In some form or another, telemedicine has been around for quite sometime, maybe we just called it different names.  It was a phone consult, or receiving advice.   Along with the challenges in prescriptions, aftercare, or emergency triage, we have never seen telemedicine like it is today.  Kits are being developed in every area of medicine that can be housed in a small pelican case or even in your pocket.  Growth is exploding. In a recent article from Medical Economics in July 2020 the author lists 4 key topics highlighting that telemedicine is more than just a pandemic fad through surveys and economic indicators: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/four-new-statistics-that-prove-that-telemedicine-isn-t-just-a-pandemic-fad ****Sustained Growth**** Patient adoption at the beginning of 2020 was up 33% over the previous year, while funding has been booming and the market is expected to reach $185.6 billion by 2026. https://www.doctor.com/blog/the-3-fundamental-steps-to-building-your-virtual-practice-or-clinic?utm_source=medical_economics&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=telemedicine_awareness&utm_content=blog_post https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/telemedicine-companies-saw-a-funding-boom-q1-2020 https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/telemedicine-market-101067 ****Putting Time Back on Your Calendar**** Telemedicine saves patients over 100 minutes of their time compared to an in-person visit. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateashford/2017/01/30/videodoctor/#2fc348df10ce ****Increased Adoption**** More than half would use telemedicine to see a *new* doctor while, predictably, nearly 75% would use it to see a physician with whom they have a relationship. ****Utility of Services Expand**** 93% report that they would use telemedicine to manage prescriptions, and 91% say that telemedicine would help them stick to appointments, manage prescriptions and refills, and follow wellness regimens as dictated by their doctor.   ****Docademic, aka Doc.com (MTC)**** Have you been to the doctor lately?  With insurance or even without, I suspect it was more than $9.99 USD.  Well that premium or less per month is what Doc.com is currently available at with many locations having a much lower rate. Headquartered in Mexico, having started in 2013 according to Crunchbase and slowly grown, Doc.com currently serves thousands of patients across more than 20 countries and 14 territories including; https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/docademic 31 U.S. states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands Latin America (20 countries and 14 territories) minus Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America   Doc.com appears to be making steady growth in South, Central and North America along with the Caribbean. Along with that there have been a few others who have joined in on the discussion. For example John McAfee was tweeting about MTC July 2019;  Depending on your perspective this could be an omen or the kiss of death.  Personally, I find the jury still out but what's interesting is that when I have tracked GhostMcAfee himself with mentions and prices, usually movement appears. It didn't appear so in this case.  BUT, I would also say that he references the long term in his tweet, which would align with bigger long term views when it comes to health care, especially telemedicine. ****2018 Interview with Charles Nader, CEO / Founder**** https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Dk6dRIj31w While the video is a couple years old, it still seems relevant due to alignment with the current version of the white paper as well as the limited social engagement you can see across Twitter and Facebook. By some accounts this may be all you need... DOA... https://cdn.docademic.com/documents/ico/Docademic+White+Paper.pdf https://twitter.com/docademic https://www.facebook.com/925270427579069 What I took away from the video that seems to most align is the strategic view for growth.  He mentions looking at some point to capture veterinary services as well.  Currently in the medical services in a recent July post, the celebrating 1 year of psychiatric services was highlighted.     ****The MTC Token**** Currently the MTC Token is listed on Coingecko with the following stats;   When I was growing up as a small midwesterner, my brother and I would head to this local hill and jump on the rail sled (kudos to you if you have ridden one and survived).  The high and low price range looks more like a sledding hill than anything else.  I'm curious if the ride has ended in a crash at the bottom of the hill or this is just the first run. My brother and I always had to avoid two massive oak trees at the bottom of our sledding hill.  We may have nicked them a time or two.  Still here to talk about it! With the high of $0.40 to where we are today at $0.004, it seems that the ATH could be used as an indicator of what is possible. **Within the Platform Token Holders & Issuers Have the Ability to Access Health Services and Products,** *in addition to subscription holders.*  The question that I still have in the service is how much "referring" is taking place.  If you've had any experience like I have had, one referral can lead to countless others, each taking more and more of your valuable time and hard earned currency. **This Is Where A.I. Supports The Process**. The Underpinning DOCADEMIC Platform’s DOCADEMIC APP are three technologies that are already used by DOCADEMIC daily: 1. User matching Engine (UME) 2. Cross diagnosis HUMAN-AI Engine (CDHAIE) 3. Smart patient Routing (SPR)   Throughout this process it appears that service is a focal key point. And again from the white paper we can see a list of features and success factors for comparison. ****So How Does This Relate to the Tokenomics?**** For starters what is interesting is a potential use case in terms of equipment purchase and capitalization for the medical professionals.  In the age of DeFi and other alternative funding sources, this model from Docademic proves interesting along with the currency token to be used by both or either the provider and the patient. The White Paper delves into more detail about where the funding raised was / is planned to be allocated as well as what the bonus structure looks like for the early adopters. https://cdn.docademic.com/documents/ico/Docademic+White+Paper.pdf I have not looked through etherscan to see what the movement looked like from the early stages today, whether folks just sat in place or if everyone offloaded immediately.  The contract is 0x905e337c6c8645263d3521205aa37bf4d034e745 so it's worth a check if you're more proficient. https://www.publish0x.com/editPost/etherscan.io   ****Overall**** I lived in Alaska for a good number of years which was full of harsh climate and massive changes in seasons where flights and other travel can be delayed for days on end.  A common saying was; If you don't like the weather, then wait 5 minutes... In this situation, I am finding a similar set of conditions.   White paper seems strong Social Presence while minimal has value AI involvement Mission aligned with global need Ambition for basic healthcare provided to everyone Difference between ATH in 2018 and now is about 100x McAfee (say more?) MTC's all time high is about 100x from where it is now.  For it to reach 1000x the price would have to grow to about $4 give or take a few nickels. It seems plausible with what we have seen so far. Also, I would say that it doesn't look like Doc.com has slowed down in their growth. Charles Nader continues to be active on his social media channel;  The rest is yet to come.  What say you?   ****NOTE:**** Thanks for taking a moment to join me on the Journey to 1000x.  If there is a project you are interested in, please feel free to leave it in the comments. None of this should be taken as financial advice. ****Always Do Your Own Research.**** ***Also, see the latest & follow along on*** ***Twitter******.*** https://twitter.com/bry_ri

@Galadima 2 September 2020

The Us Portal Services And Blockchain There is almost no area left that has not been affected somehow by blockchain technology. Almost every industry is harnessing the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency to kickstart things so that they move beyond digital. Possibly anything and everything can be secured with the blockchain.  From finance to the business industry, there is a lot that is currently dependent on blockchain for so many things. Each day innovations are being brought into the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain. Digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin are being used for making digital transactions everywhere.  Recently, we have come across some interesting facts about the United States Postal Services, introducing a secured voting system with the help of blockchain. The news has stirred the blockchain market, and the US government expressed interest too. If you never knew this fact, then, you have a lot to catch up on. So, let’s discover what it entails for the government and the US citizens. **Where Does It All Begin?** When the news came out that Trump is shutting down the United States Postal Services, which has put a stop to the mail-in voting, the US Patent and Trademark Office made a news-worthy announcement. The office has made a public appeal on behalf of the USPS titled “Securing Voting System” insisting on using the blockchain technology with an aim to secure the mail-in voting. It is reported that the patent application was filed by them back in February 2020.  The gist of the idea is introducing a voting system that will be based on the blockchain and mailing system which will facilitate a secured and reliable voting system for this presidential election. All the registered voters will get a computer-readable code via mail, after which they will need to confirm their identity and fill in the necessary ballot information. The voting system will identify the voter, maintain the vote anonymity and eventually safely store all the votes in the distributed ledger of the blockchain.  In the current pandemic situation where gathering together in a public place would not be a feasible option, this voting system will benefit citizens in many ways. Additionally, this voting system will bring a wave of innovation to the elections as well.  **Why is Blochchain The Solution?** No matter how effective and reliable this voting system might seem, Trump’s administration has criticized the mail-in voting system. They expressed concern that it could be impossible to track if the person who votes has provided the correct information about themselves, or even if they did – whether they are who they say they are. There were many doubts arising regarding the integrity of the mail-in voting system.  All the challenges and issues regarding the mail-in voting can be resolved by blockchain. The blockchain identity services are already being developed and aimed at removing the discrepancies in the voting system. When the votes are transferred to a distributed ledger, they will be instantly transmitted, reducing the chances of vulnerability in the ballot. At the time of the paten application appearance, the Postal Services didn’t make any comment.  **The Overview of the Entire Case** The application sent by the US Patent and Trademark Office clearly has illustrated how blockchain technology will be serving the US voting system and securing the entire process. In the patent, USPS mentions that voters generally prefer to vote in a secured and convenient manner. Those who are hosting the elections, on the other hand, wish to ensure that the results are not tampered with in any way. All the received votes must correspond to those who have cast their votes.  Blockchain meets these needs by securing the votes cast and storing them in the distributed ledger. It allows for the tracking of the data in a secured way so that it cannot be altered at any stage.  The Technical Head at the Hedera Hashgraph, Paul Madsen said that blockchain or the distributed ledger technology is fundamentally created for a community to provide them with a shared and trusted view of the data without giving the authority to any single entity. So, the all the parties involved have to come to a consensus with regards to the change in data. Madsen further added, all these benefits can be used in recording the votes in the upcoming elections.  He is completely in favour of the USPS patent and considers that the functions of blockchain would change the way in which mail-in voting used to be conducted. All the votes will be recorded on the blockchain or timestamped to be recorded later. This way, it will decrease the risks of double votes.  Madsen also emphasized that blockchain alone is not a magic solution for all the challenges the voting system faces: identity verification is equally important and more significant at some point.  **How Did Blockchain End Up In the Voting System**? During the Utah Republican Convention, the blockchain technology was first utilized to let the delegates attend the Republican National Convention after it had been decided that the convention would be held remotely. The blockchain technology was first used during the West Virginia elections back in 2018 for the overseas military ballots. However, the MIT report mentioned that there were weaknesses in the vendor software. As a result, the USPS Inspector General looked into the use cases of blockchain to find that identity services are the areas where it is advisable to implement blockchain and influence the voting system in a positive way.  It is believed that the idea of using blockchain in voting stemmed from the 2018 elections, but as it had its share of drawbacks, it took time for the United States Postal Services to actually bring it into action.  **Some Useful Facts About The US Postal Service Patent For Vote By Mail Elections With Blockchain** Let’s check out some of the facts and instances of the whole story: The US Patent and Trademark Office published the application on February 7, 2020.  The application envisioned security and reliability in the elections preventing ballots being tampered with. It mentioned that voters wanted a safe and convenient mode of voting taking into account the current pandemic situation.  The use cases of the applications included: Mailing of token-linked QR codes Sending scannable passcodes for digital voting system Storing voter’s information on the blockchain Safekeeping electronic voting signature and the votes on the blockchain.  At the time of publishing the application, it was still unclear whether the proposal could increase the system’s security and help to avoid potential problems and hacking instances.  The intentions of the United States Postal Services were also unclear at that time. The USPS press officer also didn’t respond at that time regarding when and how they were planning to test the method.  It is quite clear that any minor change in the United States voting system will bring changes at both the state and country level.  The entire incident has emerged as a rhetorical standoff between Donald Trump and the concept of mail-in voting. He claims that mail-in voting can be anything but possible.  **Russia Preparing For The Blockchain-Powered Voting System in The Upcoming By-Elections** Before the US government would take any action regarding the use of blockchain in the voting systems, Russia will host the blockchain-based elections in September. Rostelecom, the Russian telecom company, has finally revealed the details regarding the use of blockchain in the by-elections to be held in September.  Two blockchain voting pilots will be deployed in different regions of the country. Rostelecom will handle one pilot, and the Department of Technologies will manage the other one. The blockchain pilot of Rostelecom will conduct remote voting as scheduled on September 13, 2020, in two regions, Yaroslavskaya and Kurskaya. The voting system is based on the Waves blockchain wherein all the authorized participants will have control over it.  It would be interesting to witness how Russia will conduct this by-election with the blockchain voting system. This use case of blockchain in the voting system will prove to be beneficial for the United States Postal Services, so that they could move forward with their testing. **The Bottom Line** There’s no doubt that blockchain has changed the face of the digital world. The world indeed needed a decentralized technology that can facilitate better security and integrity in the transaction and data management. Blockchain is doing exactly the same for the world. Almost every industry has embraced the benefits of blockchain, and now it’s the United States Postal Services that is trying to leverage the potential of this radical technology. It is primarily aimed at securing the mail-in voting that will play a critical role in the next presidential election. The USPS Office of Inspector General has been encouraging to analyze the benefits that various industries have been enjoying while using blockchain technologies and how they are going to help the postal services. The OIG dug into the 2016 reports of blockchain use cases that highlighted four key areas, including financial management, identity services, device management, and supply chain management. It will be the identity services where USPS can confirm the necessity for blockchain as it would prove to be significant in the mail-in voting.

@Galadima 27 August 2020

Why Consent Matters in Brave & BAT Brave Browser and all other Brave Inc associated products require the consent of their users before ads or other sponsored content is shown to them. Many Brave community members may see this as a positive step towards data protection and privacy. However, this consent system is far more critical to Brave than you might think. Without the consent of users, Brave wouldn't be allowed to show ads at all. Why? because Brave doesn't own the content. Brave Browser shows ads when people use it to browse the web. The content or websites people visit are not owned by Brave. Hence, it is illegal for Brave to show ads in them. If Brave shows ads without user consent, the content producers will sue Brave and forcibly shut it down. In fact, some publishers tried to shut Brave down even before it could materialize. Wired reported on April, 2016: https://www.wired.com/2016/04/brave-software-publishers-respond/ Earlier this year, Eich's company Brave Software unveiled a browser that automatically blocks third-party ads and blocking scripts. Such a tool would be controversial enough on its own, but Brave wants to go further by replacing those ads with its own more privacy-friendly ads and giving 70 percent of the revenue to publishers. Although the preview version of the Brave browser doesn't yet replace ads, publishers already are fighting back. This week the Newspaper Association of America, which represents more than 1,200 newspapers, sent Eich a letter that called his scheme "blatantly illegal" and promised legal action if Brave Software follows through on its plans. ... Because Brave seeks to profit from how it modifies pages, it might be treated differently from other tools that rearrange or otherwise alter web content. ... For example, in the early aughts, software called Gator replaced banner ads with its own advertisements. A coalition of publishers, including Dow Jones and the *The New York Times*, sued the company behind Gator, which settled the case and changed its business model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claria_Corporation The reason they couldn't do anything to Brave is because of the opt-in strategy. Brave's opt-in strategy is a shield against such allegations. **Cause the user is the one making the decision to view Brave Ads** not Brave Inc. In other networks, users do not have a choice to disable ads. Hence, those networks have to serve content produced by or licensed to them. Facebook can't legally monetize videos posted on YouTube. It came under severe criticism after Kurgsagt made a video about how Facebook makes money out of monetizing other people's YouTube content. Some plagiarists were copying YouTube videos and posting them on Facebook to get more views. This is illegal since Facebook is making money out of other people's content without their consent. In the Brave ecosystem, Brave won't have to go through such hustle as the **consent system** ensures that Brave isn't imposing things on its users. Hence, the liability is on the user's end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tA3NNKF0Q It provides a better user experience in the sense that it is allowing the users to choose whether they want to see ads or not. And the users earn money for watching ads which aligns the interests of users with the interests of Brave. Brave has built its business model with user privacy and data security in mind. Brave Ads use client side ad matching that keeps user data in the physical device of the user. The client downloads a catalog of ads from the server. No user information is sent to the servers except those that are absolutely necessary and that too with user consent. Brave also has the option to delete browsing data on exit which many browsers do not offer. You can find that option in settings > clear browsing data. The consent system empowers the users and lets them choose what they want. Here's how Brendan Eich, CEO of Brave explains it: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/1243072090514718721 "Our model is to cut out the adtech middlemen who take up to 70% or more from the gross ad spend by top notch tracking protection,and with opt in, give savings to ad slot owners: users now (70%), and with publisher ads soon, pubs (70%) and users (15%). We thus take fixed and same or lesser fee as user, and give 70% fixed to the ads slot owner (you for user ads if you opt info Brave Rewards; publishers soon for pub ads). This is all consent-based, direct via browser. Never user data or traces in cleartext on our servers. If you don’t like it enough to opt in and stay in, then we lose. By aligning our interests with yours, making <= what you make on Brave Ads, we turn the adtech model upside down & put users first. Will it work? We are not profitable yet but building revenue up via opted-in user growth." - Brendan Eich Thank you for reading. You can download the Brave Browser from here. https://brave.com/lit876

@Galadima 27 August 2020

Earn Project Tokens as you learn with BG learning Bithumb Global is one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world; a global exchange registered in Hong Kong in May of 2019. In the last year of its existence, the exchange has grown immensely by providing a range of services to its users. These services include a user substation, a wallet, front- end support, and safety control. https://www.bithumb.pro/en-us Now, the global exchange has ramped things up and added a new service to its users. BG Learning will make it easier for users on the exchange to learn about premium projects on the platform. In turn, they get to earn the project’s tokens while at it. So, what is BG Learning all about? We uncover all the details of this new extensive feature and how it benefits users in this article. What is BG Learning? From the official website, BG learning is an interactive platform for Bithumb Global users. The development team at Bithumb Global came up with the platform to reciprocate the support from their users. Bithumb Global will use this learning section to promote their premium projects. Users will get all the details they need on the platform and get rewarded for it. https://www.bithumb.pro/en-us/learning The platform will hold interactive question and answer events. These events will help blockchain projects acquire attention faster in the blockchain scene. In the process, users on Bithumb Global will have a better understanding of how the projects work, which is crucial in avoiding investment mishaps that could lead to significant losses.  https://cryptoadventure.org/bithumb-global-a-worldwide-all-round-crypto-exchange-for-beginners/ How Does BG Learning Work? Whenever Bithumb Global wants to hold an event, it will announce an event of the same on the exchange. The exchange will also announce the targeted votes and voting duration for each event. The exchange will use the asset holdings and the transaction amount of its users to calculate the total number of votes. For both asset holdings and transaction amounts, the exchange will calculate the number of votes based on the balance in a user’s account 14 days before the voting event.  When using the asset holdings, users will get votes equivalent to the net asset holdings. Users who have BTC, ETH and USDT token holdings get one vote for every 200 USDT worth of tokens. Other token holdings besides ETH, BTC, and USDT will grant a user 0.5 votes for every 200 USDT worth of tokens. The number of votes allocated on the transaction amount is equal to the total transaction amount 14 days before the voting event. Users will receive one vote for every transaction worth 100 USDT. Therefore, the total number of votes per user will be the equivalent of the total votes from the asset holdings and the transaction amount. https://cryptoadventure.org/what-is-bitcoin-video-guide-for-beginners/ https://cryptoadventure.org/the-beginners-guide-to-ethereum/ https://cryptoadventure.org/the-beginners-guide-to-tether/ During the voting event, users will have to answer questions concerning the project listing. The exchange will consider a user’s votes valid if they answer the questions correctly. Bithumb Global will then tally the total number of votes depending on the valid votes from all users. Users who give incorrect answers will have their votes nullified and will not be eligible for any rewards.  Once the voting event is complete, Bithumb Global will airdrop a specific amount of the project’s tokens. Users who took part in the voting event will then receive their rewards from the airdropped tokens. The proportion of a users’ votes to the total valid votes will determine the number of rewards they receive.  Upcoming Event: PROXI DeFi The second season of BG Learning will feature the PROXI DeFi project listing. PROXI DeFi provides cross-chain derivative issuance and credit lending. The project has its symbol as CREDIT and aims to provide a way for people to invest in derivative assets and earn interests through the decentralized protocol.   https://proxidefi.com/ The upcoming PROXI DeFi event on BG Learning targets 10,000 votes. The platform set aside a 12-hour voting duration on 24th August 2020 from 10.00 to 21.59 (UTC+8). Once the voting duration is over, and the project hits its target, the platform will pass the event and list the CREDIT tokens. BG Learning will airdrop 25,000 CREDIT tokens, which will be distributed among the users with valid votes. Bithumb Global has set the distribution event for 25th August.  Get Paid To Learn About Blockchain Projects The blockchain scene has recorded an influx of new projects as more people worldwide realize the technology’s usability. Often, new crypto enthusiasts will fall prey to projects that are not well defined, causing them to incur significant investment losses. Obtaining critical information about upcoming projects, therefore, becomes a crucial step for crypto investors. https://cryptoadventure.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-investing-in-cryptocurrency/ BG Learning is looking to simplify the process of learning about new projects and how they work. The interactive platform allows users to get all the information they need to help them make a decision. The best part is that you get the project’s tokens as rewards for learning about it! If you ever wondered why you weren’t getting paid to learn, BG Learning provides the best opportunity for you.

@Galadima 27 August 2020

Whale Wallet Analysis - $Based Hello guys, I am back with another Whale Wallet Analysis article - this time for $BASED. I have previously conducted a similar analysis for AMPL, LINK, and Synthetix and today will continue this series for $BASED. https://www.publish0x.com/defi-box/whale-wallet-analysis-ampleforth-xpjxwlp https://www.publish0x.com/defi-box/whale-wallet-analysis-chainlink-xyvmwev https://www.publish0x.com/defi-box/whale-wallet-analysis-synthetix-xzydlze The $BASED rich list is accessible on the Etherscan page for anyone to see. It should not be confused with the old $BASED address (I won’t list it), which migrated recently. https://etherscan.io/token/0xc011a72400e58ecd99ee497cf89e3775d4bd732f#balances Following is a list of hand-picked $BASED whales that I found - I hope you find it interesting; #1 Whale  **Rich List:** 3rd  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 5146/ $622K USD **Total BASED Supply: 5.1461%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0x51ab3dbf9a5089a85e6e3e8252df7c911078dd84 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 512K **Yearn Curve:** ~ $548K USD - Started farming yCRV at the start of August. After experimenting a little, the whale re-entered in the last week of August. - 10.5K **$aZRX:** ~ $7K USD - Lending ZRX on Aave to earn interest. It started on August 20th, 2020. - 16K **$aBAT:** ~ $5.8K USD - Lending BAT on Aave to earn interest. It began on August 20th, 2020. **Whale #1 is a large scale Yield Farmer as he holds $500 on the yCRV pool to farm $YFI. In addition to this, the whale is lending a small volume of $ZRX and $BAT through Aave to earn interest.** #2 Whale  **Rich List:** 4th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 3624/ $438.5K USD **Total BASED Supply: 3.6244%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0xdb043d37333c54fad10fe9fb00a11f4d71f3192b Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 322K **$SNX:** ~ $1.9M USD - Started to invest in SNX in June 2020 through 1inch.exchange and Kyber. Since the whale started, he has added to his SNX holdings every week. - 22K **$sUSD:** ~ $21.8K USD - Started to invest in sUSD at the end of June 2020. **Whale #2 has a vast holding in the DeFi protocol Synthetix. He is holding the majority of these holdings in the $SNX protocol token itself but has used some of these to mint $sUSD, a stablecoin from Synthetix.** #3 Whale  **Rich List:** 8th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 1790/ $216.5K USD **Total BASED Supply: 1.79%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0xdb9a724b36eb63a6343d1f31b8d3434f0d1d2d51 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 295K **$sUSD:** ~ $290.9K USD - Started to buy Synthetix USD around August 20th. - 9.5 **$ETH:** ~ $3.6K USD - A small amount of ETH to cover GAS fees. -127K **$STONK:** ~ $1.2K USD - Invested into a coin called STONK August 20th. **Along with holding quite a large $BASED holding, Whale #3 also invested in the sUSD stablecoin toward the end of August. Interestingly, he also invested in a relatively unknown project called $STONK, a Balancer traded fund, on the same day. Also, I can see he owns a bag of $YAMv2, indicating his interest in the $YAM fiasco.** #4 Whale  **Rich List:** 9th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 1551/ $187.6K USD **Total BASED Supply: 1.5512%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0x0d7d75065a21bd5d6c7517047bc8e9956321728a Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 40.9K **$cETH:** ~ $315K USD - Lent this ETH to Compound on August 19th, 2020. **Whale #4 holds a large bag of $cETH. This is a token that is provided to users who lend their Ethereum tokens to the Compound lending platform to earn interest. On top of this, Whale #4 owns a sizable amount of $BASED.** #5 Whale  **Rich List:** 11th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 915/ $110.7K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.9150%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0xae653682dee958914a82c9628de794dcbbee3d04 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 770 **$aETH:** ~ $296K USD - Lent ETH to Aave in August 2020 while taking little bits out here and there. - 17K **$aSNX:** ~ $102.9K USD - Lent SNX to Aave at the same time. - 2K **$BAL:** ~ $48.5K USD - Bought Balancer in June 2020. **Whale #5 is taking advantage of the interest gained by lending cryptocurrency to Aave as he holds over $400K in assets lent to the platform. Additionally, the whale also owns a relatively large bag of $BASED and a smaller bag of $BAL** #6 Whale  **Rich List:** 12th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 909.9/ $109.9K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.91%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0x9b5ea8c719e29a5bd0959faf79c9e5c8206d0499 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 10.2M **$aLEND:** ~ $7M USD - Whale #6 is lending the Aave governance token, $LEND, to the Aave platform. He started as far back as May 2020 and continued recently in August 2020. - 467.7K **$SNX:** ~ $2.8M USD - Started to buy SNX in May 2020 and has purchased each month since. The majority come from Rewards from providing liquidity. - 55.7K **$NXM:** ~ $2.6M USD - Bought a significant amount of Nexus Mutual in early August 2020. - 167 **$YFI:** ~ $2.23M USD - Started to farm $YFI in July 2020 and has earned rewards since. - 92.7K **$TKN:** ~ $91K USD - Bought the Monolith token in June 2020. **Whale #6 is the first large scale whale on this list, with over $10 million in cryptocurrency holdings. The majority of his holdings are in LEND, which he lent to the Aave platform to earn interest. On top of this, he owns a large holding in the SNX protocol as well as the Nexus insurance token. Additionally, Whale #6 is a farmer and has amassed over $2.2 million in YFI.** **He also has holdings in other projects such as Monolith, sUSD, and DAI.** #7 Whale  **Rich List:** 15th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 809/ $97.88K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.8091%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0xb2db8c4a17309977f5af118af2ee10e948737437 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 24.28KK **$aLINK:** ~ $345K USD - Started to lend Chainlink to Aave in February 2020. Since then, he has continuously added additional LINK to earn interest and has taken little bits out here and there. **Whale #7 has the majority of his holdings in Chainlink, which he has lent out to Aave to earn interest. His $BASED holdings are relatively small compared with $LINK holdings.** #8 Whale  **Rich List:** 18th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 555/ $67.1K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.5554%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0xd8595ac2836b7a8040f046e751b42088436b6365 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 1.8K **$YFL:** ~ $203K USD - Started to farm YFL (YFLink) governance token in early August 2020. This is his largest holding. Surprisingly, he does not own any LINK outright. - 550K **$AUC:** ~ $127K USD - Bought the Auctus token in June 2020 on Uniswap. He took some out through 1inch and Balancer in August 2020. - 450K **$AKRO:** ~ $14.9K USD - Bought Akropolis in June 2020 and has slowly started to remove some funds from there in July and August. - 51K **$JRT:** ~ $7.6K USD - Bought into the Jarvis Network in July 2020. **Whale #8 is mostly concentrated on the YFLink governance token that is farmed through Yearn Finance pools. In addition to this, he owns quite a substantial holding in Auctus token, a decentralized dApp building platform for financial software. He also owns smaller holdings in Akropolis, a DAO platform, Jarvis Network, BitcoinSoV, and Rarible.**  #9 Whale  **Rich List:** 21st  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 456.7/ $55.2K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.4567%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0x6bf97f2534be2242ddb3a29bfb24d498212dcded Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 480.6K **$HAKKA:** ~ $54.2K USD - Started to invest in HAKKA through Uniswap during late-August 2020. - 51.59 **$ETH:** ~ $19.9K USD - The largest ETH holding so far on this list. - 4.8K **$sBTC:** ~ $4.1K USD - Invested into Soft Btc, an ERC-20 version of BTC, in August 2020. **Whale #9 has an exciting portfolio in the sense that he is split equally between $BASED and an unknown project called $HAKKA. On top of this, Whale #9 owns a sizable amount of Ethereum, although not whale level holdings, it is the larges ETH stash on this list.** #10 Whale  **Rich List:** 24th  **Wallet Address:** link **BASED Holdings:** 424.6/ $51.3K USD **Total BASED Supply: 0.4247%**  https://etherscan.io/address/0x94b35d942adabb3c493c58227f5e36e074fdce29 Other notable DeFi Holdings:  - 7.9K **$SBREE:** ~ $106K USD - Started to incest in CoinBreeder DAO in August and has slowly removed some funding. - 64.1K **$SBTC:** ~ $55.6K USD - Starting purchasing Soft Bitcoin in August 2020. - 31.9K **$sUSD:** ~ $31.6K USD - Bought the Synthetix stablecoin in August 2020. - 10.4K **$USDT:** ~ $10.4K USD - Bought Tether as early as Feb 2020 and continued purchasing in August 2020. **Whale #10 has a substantial holding in SBREE (Coin Breeder DAO), a relatively unknown project ranked in the 250th position designed to act as a sandbox for blockchain researchers, developers, and DEFI Yield Farmers. In addition to this, Whale #10 also owns Soft Bitcoin and a bunch of Stablecoins.** **Conclusion** The $BASED whale list is quite impressive in the sense that there are not too many large scale whales here with millions of US Dollars in their wallets (except for #Whale 6 who is a giant whale).  I also found it quite interesting that the majority of these whales barely own any Ethereum that a whale would find substantial. Most of them own less than $6,000 in ETH, which is nothing in Whale terms.  Furthermore, lots of these Whales have lent their funds to platforms like Compound and Aave to earn interest - something that should be expected in today’s DeFi realm. Lastly, some of these Whales hold relatively unknown projects, in quite large amounts. For example, SBREE, Monolith, HAKKA, and AUC are pretty quiet projects still ready to explode.

@Galadima 26 August 2020

Is DeFi Done Already   I heard you shout an answer to the topic question before clicking on this article, well; yay or nay, we got the same answer…depending on your perspective. It’s hard to correctly guess what anyone thinks, but it is easier to understand why they think so, eventually we are actually riding on your thoughts this time around. Decentralized finance cryptocurrency projects are running riot, starting off in the second quarter of the year and extending their space trip to the third quarter of the year, unarguably the best performing crypto assets for the year. Bitcoin maximalist surely have some regrets there and for some reason they are reassessing their orientation of what a ‘shitcoin’ is and how they missed out on that run. I guess a couple of them were able to let go of their ego and shop the market for some ‘yield farmers token’. If we had to go by value, bitcoin is **Currently** not the most valuable asset in the crypto space in terms of worth per token. If you are reading this article then you probably know the new guy at the top, well, for the sake of knowledge, you’ll have to cough out some [$13,000] for one full yearn finance token; Bit20 and NANOX trades at a higher price anyways, but I’m certain you’ll have no need for them, at least not like you would for a yearn finance token. Source https://pixabay.com/illustrations/graph-growth-progress-diagram-3078546/ An average DeFi token did well over 5x in gains, if you’ve been holding on to some Aave, then that will be a peasant gain for you, but that’s a whole lot for anyone. The crypto space bought into the idea of decentralized finance in what has been a perfect display of how the crypto space moves; enormous gains, outrageous predictions, smashed price resistance, propagandas, illusions, FOMO and FUDs. The events surrounding DeFi and its tokens have led to the thrilling price moves, and the only tangible effect of DeFi on the crypto space is the returns on investments. Unlike the privacy coin boom which ushered in a period of amazing technological inventions and clever algorithms which help to keep transactions as private as possible, the DeFi boom is only significant for the price actions they caused, it is hard to remember anything apart from the fact that some cryptocurrencies did a 20x while other notable projects languished in the bear market, LINK moving to position 5 (five) on the charts while LEND trades at approximately 1$ (approximately!). After this run of events, the journey is just getting started…according to many. For some reasons, many still believes the DeFi run is still getting started, frankly, I hope that happens and maybe we will get to see LINk go above Ether. Well, that’s easier said, but the crypto space is a home of possibilites. In terms of development and breakthroughs, the concept of DeFi is just getting started and it will be crazy to say “DeFi is done” in this aspect. Decentralized financial systems comprises applications built on top of blockchains which facilitates permissionless financial services and provides a seamless option for running financial activities. DeFi hopes to introduce the core virtues of blockchain technology to the financial system. The bitcoin blockchain introduced the concept of ‘decentralized means of payment’ which runs on a distributed ledger system, the blockchain. DeFi projects are however, expanding the scope of decentralized financial system, shifting the paradigm from ‘portable means’ of payments to smart contract applications running independently on a parent blockchain and offering advanced financial services such as insurance, lending, wealth management and an array of other financial activities using blockchain resources and exhibiting desired blockchain features such immutability, security, privacy, speed and interoperability. Source https://thefinancialtechnology.com/fintech/what-is-decentralized-finance-defi/ Of these features, ‘yield farming’ has gained its place as the most exciting prospect of decentralized financial systems. The idea of leveraging DeFi protocols to generate interest returns of up to 100% of your initial investment per annum and a couple of other benefits will surely impress any investor. Due to this, DeFi presents an enticing opportunity for mainstream investors to dive into the crypto space—probably why the buzz happened. In this aspect, DeFi is still getting started and very far from done, taking a look at the foregoing, this concept is still being furnished as new DeFi projects are emerging with better offers and solutions to issues faced by existing projects while already existing continue developing their concepts to survive the DeFi market, which is growing tense as each day passes. Many traders are yet to set a stop loss for their DeFi tokens, and you’re probably watching the charts and looking out for a convincing DeFi token to buy and hope for some 10x gains. Once again, cryptocurrency prices are hard to predict and for every reason, it is important to do your research and stick to your intuition. Best way to do it, in my honest opinion. That being said, despite the fact that DeFi as a concept would impress anyone and the idea of high rate interests excites an investor, especially when you are in for a long term. However, the mind-blowing run of gains for DeFi token can be traced down to the usual propaganda and the popular fear of missing out. Well, it will be hasty to say DeFi is done in term of price action, however, it is important to note that things may swing towards any direction now, with the huge gains, some ‘profit taking’ may follow and price might run down in the coming days. While there might still be some gas left in the DeFi rocket, the speed is set to get slower and the bumps ahead may get higher, hence it is advised to thread the DeFi path with caution. The high interest rate maybe enough to cover for any loss by the way, but sometimes this might be too much that it burns hands.

@Galadima 25 August 2020

Crypto Twitter Microcal DeFi Gems As we prepare ourselves with the next Altseason, more and more people flock their Bitcoin into altcoins and microcaps in hope for higher gains. This is more colloquially known as "stacking sats".  **We listened to some of your mentions on our** **twitter** **account and here is a short compilation of that list. If you are a microcap gem hunter, join us in this** **chat****. At no particular order, we have:** https://twitter.com/MICROCAPHUNTERS https://t.me/microcapgemhunters Lition ($LIT) Circulating Supply: 59,424,500 / 119,965,435 **Lition** is a layer 2 blockchain infrastructure for business equipped with deletable data features and an emphasis on scalability. This cutting edge technology enables apps to be commercialized to the public mass. $LIT is rewarded to Node validators or by simply joining a staking pool where the transaction costs are used as rewards to the token stakers. The supply is relatively low in comparison to the rest of the market crypto coins, hence might appear an attractive altcoin to invest. Lition was also integrated as a blockchain solution to Salesforce which explains the recent rally of the price.  **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/LitionEnergy https://twitter.com/Lition_Block https://www.lition.io/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap/0x763fa6806e1acf68130d2d0f0df754c93cc546b2 4thpillar technologies ($FOUR) Circulating Supply: 124,521,358 / 400,000,000  Marketcap: $1,096,045 Gecko link: https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/the-4th-pillar $FOUR is a distributed ledger technology platform with a niche in providing solutions that encompass blockchain-based infrastructure. 4thpillar technologies provide this state of the art technology by leveraging on the trustless technology of the blockchain and provides all the benefits that blockchain has to offer. What caught my attention most is the strength of the team behind the company, all of which have impressive experience in SaaS, BaaS, and in the technology industry. A quick browse on the whitepaper showed plausible solutions backed with a technical approach.  https://www.the4thpillar.io/documents/whitepaper.pdf With its MKTCAP at 1million, you're in early getting this in the bag! **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/the4thpillarofficial https://twitter.com/THE4THPILLARLTD https://the4thpillar.io/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0x4730fb1463a6f1f44aeb45f6c5c422427f37f4d0 PhoenixDAO $PHNX Circulating Supply: 37,504,438 / 110,000,000 We've already written on $PHNX, so this is more of an update than an introduction.  https://www.publish0x.com/hydro-overlord/top-15-microcap-gems-2020-xxovdgw PhoenixDAO has recently rolled out its DeFi staking dApp in the beta test phase; named PHNX Spot Staking, where users can immediately receive interest upon locking their PHNX. Numio.one is also super close in releasing their DeFi products with PHNX token being supported across the board.  https://medium.com/phoenixdao/phnx-spot-staking-dapp-a-complete-guide-b87539975586 https://numio.one/ If you've missed out on the July recap, below is the video of Kyle explaining the events that occurred in July. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dRRE-QjQ_xk $PHNX was also mentioned by Wendy O on her twitter, Bitlord and JRNY Crypto included PHNX in his hidden gem video.  https://twitter.com/CryptoWendyO/status/1296114705136836608 https://twitter.com/JRNYcrypto/status/1295938868491849728 https://www.youtube.com/embed/U2-jtKoT7e0 **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/PHNXDAO https://twitter.com/phnxdao https://phoenixdao.io/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0x38a2fdc11f526ddd5a607c1f251c065f40fbf2f7 DATAMINE ($DAM) Supply: 5,224,083 / 16,876,778 Datamine Network utilizes smart contract to create an ecosystem of the decentralized open-source economic system by implementing the concept of adaptive money. The ecosystem consists of a deflationary DeFi protocol that generates FLUX tokens every 15 seconds. This ERC20 has the following traits:  Based on the above information, $DAM is certainly interesting as you accrue huge interest with the 2 tokens while giving you the option to destroy or sell FLUX tokens. The whole idea sounds fascinating but we're keeping ourselves in the sidelines (& will keep this under the radar) for now as the whole concept sounds experimental.  **Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://twitter.com/dataminenetwork https://datamine-crypto.github.io/realtime-decentralized-dashboard/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0xf80d589b3dbe130c270a69f1a69d050f268786df DexTools ($DEXT) Supply: 87,253,326 / 200,000,000 From its name itself, the functionality and its niche are pretty straight forward. Dextools is a user interface focused platform for DEX traders and offers a myriad of tools for them to get the best rates across all DEXes. From my surface-level research, the tokenomics involve holding of DEXT tokens when they log in via the portal and 10% token burns from the fees the team receives from subscriptions. This bag is a long term hold as the team delivers DExtools v2 very soon and attracting more DEX traders onboard. **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/DEXToolsCommunity https://twitter.com/notifications https://www.dextools.io/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0x26ce25148832c04f3d7f26f32478a9fe55197166 Uptrennd ($1up) Supply: 170,657,318 / 995,554,318 The very first impression when we used Uptrennd was that it looked like the next WEB 3.0 Reddit style blogging platform. With a huge community behind the project, the price of $1up has inclined drastically in the past few weeks. Jeff Kirdeikis has been on the rise on twitter as an up and coming crypto mogul because of his babies' performance in the past few months. With the likes of Jeff behind the success of multiple companies, $1UP sure is going to be one of the most promising altcoins in the upcoming alt season! https://twitter.com/JeffKirdeikis **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/Uptrennd https://twitter.com/Uptrennd https://www.uptrennd.com/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0x07597255910a51509ca469568b048f2597e72504 LAMDEN ($TAU) Supply: 156,250,262 / 288,090,567 Lamden is a platform to create dApps and incentivizes good development on the ecosystem. Lamden platform makes it easier to deploy apps with the help of a simple to learn coding language called Contracting that is built using Python. Contracting language has a UI focused documentation for beginners and advanced developers.   TAU has moved parabolically in terms of price in anticipation of mainnet upgrade. With a market cap of ONLY $14mil, this can easily hit the roof as more dApps are deployed in the ecosystem.  **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Uniswap****.** https://t.me/lamdenchat https://twitter.com/LamdenTau https://lamden.io/ https://app.uniswap.org/#/swap?outputCurrency=0xc27a2f05fa577a83ba0fdb4c38443c0718356501 NIX ($NIX) Supply: 47,156,372 / 102,000,000  In gist, NIX is a multi-layered interoperable platform for the next-generation privacy cryptocurrency which focusses on anonymity in dApps, privacy swaps, and smart-contracts while providing the option of adding a state of the art privacy layer to any existing blockchain network. The platform also includes a governance system in voting or proposing for decentralized applications or infrastructure changes to be built.  This crypto is unique for its technology following through the PoS/LPoS Consensus mechanism. Chico crypto also covered this privacy coin on youtube! https://wiki.nixplatform.io/home/getting-started/consensus https://www.youtube.com/embed/4a0IWzBLn4g **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Kucoin****.** https://t.me/nixplatform https://twitter.com/nixplatform https://nixplatform.io/ https://www.kucoin.com/ucenter/signup?rcode=2stt3 PEGNET ($PEG) Supply: 1,879,138,120 / ∞ PegNet is a fully decentralized network of stable coins leveraging on third party oracles to agree on the prices of fiat currencies and real-world assets. PEG tokens are used for trading pAssets in order to access Stablecoins while balancing one's portfolio and staking of pAssets in order to arbitrage or to add liquidity to the PegNet network. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UcR6pojGDyo **TG****.****Twitter****.****Website****.****Bilaxy****.** https://t.me/PegnetOfficial https://twitter.com/getpegnet https://pegnet.org/ https://bilaxy.com/trade/PEG_USDT *Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency & penny cryptos are highly volatile & risky assets. Please do your own research before investing. This article does not serve as a financial advice. All content found in this article is purely the author's opinion and NONE of the companies mentioned in this article paid to be mentioned.

@Galadima 25 August 2020

How Algorand Enhance The Performance of Decentralized Finance? Algorand is a trustworthy Boston based open-source Software Company specialized in the successful efforts towards building a borderless economy. This company has developed the pure proof of stake protocol with permissionless nature and open participation, transaction finality, security, and stability.    You may be a beginner to this open-source public blockchain entirely based on the proof-of-stake consensus protocol designed to support the scalability as well as transaction finality. It is a suitable time to explore Decentralized Finance popularly known in the crypto space as DeFi in terms of decentralized, custody-level, inclusive, and fully open. In general, decentralized finance is the movement designed to leverage the decentralized networks for transforming the old financial products into transparent and trust-less protocols that run devoid of any intermediary.   The DeFi ecosystem is made up of a wide range of financial applications built on top of the blockchain. These may include peer-to-peer payment systems, decentralized exchanges, automated loans, and several others. DeFi can be used for lending and borrowing, monetary banking services ( eg. issuance of US-pegged stablecoins, insurance, and mortgages), and decentralized marketplaces to facilitate the exchange of digital assets. **Explore the basics and main attractions of Algorand**  Today’s decentralized finance is not much decentralized. This is because smart contracts have central admin elements, a single entity available to control so many smart contracts, everyone in this network relies on a somehow centralized source of truth. The future of decentralized finance is even more centralized as the majority of the DeFi projects belong to the bank and finance intermediary category.  Algorand is providing the necessary and advanced tools to carry out financial business processes much efficiently and securely. The standard asset innovation on Algorand blockchain provides limitless functionality and creates room for the tokenization of any real-life assets on the blockchain. This allows enterprises and developers to issue an asset to use it in DeFi applications and as well makes the asset usable by all regardless of geographical locations. Not long ago, Algorand partnered with Circle to issue a FIAT backed stablecoin to Algorand to enable customers of Circle Business Account to seamlessly moves funds to USDC on Algornd blockchain. Algorand Standard Assets (ASAs) are customizable. Issuers of an asset can put constraints on an asset or define the terms and capabilities associated with an asset to conform to their business processes. These assets on Algorand are fast, secure, and low cost to execute. Issuing assets on Algorand for DeFi will subject the asset to all benefits of ASA. The Algorand smart contract in Layer-1 (ASC1) is an execution environment designed for interpreting scripts written in a high-performance language for transaction execution. This system provides essential functions to express legal terms and conditions in the form of computer code which requires no humans supervision with regards to execution. Smart contracts play an important role in the DeFi ecosystem. The usual traditional finance business processes such as lending and borrowing are written in computer codes (smart contracts) which executes when conditions and terms specified in the contracts are met. They are preferred and used for DeFi applications due to their reliability, speed, automatic execution, security, and the possibilities it brings to encourage the development of innovative financial instruments. Developers and teams with the desire to build sophisticated and frictionless financial applications, processes, and services can directly tab into Algorand’s pure proof-of-stake Blockchain Protocol as it’s permissionless, open, and utilize ASC1s for building high throughput, cost-effective, scalable solutions. Furthermore, after issuing your asset on the Algorand blockchain, you can enjoy fast transactions and settlement as all ASAs inherent the properties of ALGO which is the native currency of Algorand. DeFis function without any centralized authorities and as such atomic transfers on Algorand is a perfect combination. This is because atomic transfers ensure ASAs and ALGO are sent in full or not at all while eliminating central entities acting as facilitators. Unlike exciting blockchain that is killing DeFi users with exorbitant fees, atomic transfers on Algorand are extremely low cost and still fast. Building DeFi applications on Algorand will ensure fast and secure multi-transfers in Layer 1 and at a relatively small cost. **Make a well-informed decision**  Almost every organization partnering with Algorand in our time is realizing the entire potential of this company from decentralized exchanges to asset tokenization and digital securities. This successful company supports enterprises to embrace decentralized finance. Every member of this company has proficiency and years of experience in this sector. They provide the best-expanding methods for transactions as well as the exchange of value. They provide the framework to help build new financial tools, services, and processes as per the ever-increasing requirements of their clients. They improve their routine efforts to bring new financial assets on-chain and innovate on the public and private solutions’ intersection.   The Algorand network has relay nodes designed to let highly efficient communication paths and participation nodes that propose and vote on blocks. These nodes are designed to simultaneously optimize the decentralization and also high transaction throughput. Algorand developed the blockchain compression technology Vault to reduce storage and bootstrap costs.  A cryptographic primitive Verifiable Random Function from Salil Vadhan, Silvio Micali, and Michael Rabin maps inputs to the provable pseudorandom outputs.  Algorand uses this system to perform all secret cryptogenic sortition to choose committed and run consensus protocol.          Algorand in our time is well-positioned for empowering the current and new businesses to exchange values devoid of intermediaries. Innovative economic models of this company pave the best way for the adoption of widespread blockchain and realize the potential of a borderless economy.  Everyone has the chance to build prosperity regardless of the location in the easy, secure, transparent, and inclusive nature of the borderless economy system.

@Galadima 22 August 2020

The Play2Earn Report - Power Of The Referral After I've broken my hand last Sunday, this last week has been a rather sobering experience. It's going to take 4-6 weeks before I'm allowed to use my left hand again. While my single handed typing speed improved considerably over the week, writing anything longer than a few sentences is still highly annoying and I've all but refrained from writing any articles other than my weekly report and I'll probably keep doing so until my left hand is fully functional again. I've tried some different pieces of dictation software but ultimately they did not really work for me. While I consider my written English to be somewhat good for a non-native, my spoken English is a mess and with my strong German accent the results have been utter rubbish. That said, my blockchain week has been a rather pleasant one with some nice surprises along the way. Rising Star https://www.risingstargame.com/?referrer=khazrakh Rising Star has been the undeniable star of my Play2Earn week. As planned, I changed my investment strategy a bit. I concentrated on buying cheap vehicles off the market, considerably increasing the amount of permanent fans I had. For some reason, especially the Touring Coach was severely under-priced, allowing me to buy 500 permanent fans for a mere 7000-9000 Starbits.     My skill is now close to 32,000 and I easily reach (and cross) that number with drunken fans daily. For now, I'm doing drum lessons every night and will resume buying more fans as my skill allows it. What I did not invest I converted to Hive again. The Starbits price has been very stable this last week, so I managed to make all sales for 5 - 5.2 Hive per 10,000 Starbits. My total earnings from that accumulated to **about 120 Hive**. While I'm really happy with these results, I don't think these numbers are sustainable.     As you can see, I'm earning about 350 Starbits every 5 minutes and the top player out there probably earn 4 to 5 times as much. Starbits inflation has been a looming threat for quite some while now and I think it's becoming apparent that some changes are needed to make reinvesting Starbits more interesting. One idea I saw floating around was to make the skill missions cost Starbits. I'm not sure if that would be sufficient, but in my opinion it would be another step in the right direction. In other news, I've found another 5 referrals this week and all of them are active so far. The player retention rate in Rising Star is plain impressive and I'll focus on bringing more players to the game whenever I can! Splinterlands https://steemmonsters.com/?ref=khazrakh I had some lucky findings in my daily rewards and so I managed to increase my collection power quite a bit and am now only 9,500 points away from being able to play in Gold I once the update hits. I'll see how that works out for me. If I don't have any problems winning there, I'll probably start investing a bit to push towards the Diamond collection power as fast as possible. This season I'm already close to Champion II and will probably make the push to Champion I within the next week. Getting there is a little frustrating in times as my nature deck is the only really competitive splinter at that level with Fire and Life being *okayish*. So whenever I have to play Water or Death, it gets pretty awkward.     I still consider the solution to be a little lazy and would have preferred a more elegant one, but in the end I have to admit that it was and is a clever and much needed change. Only two weeks ago, I would have started to withdraw parts of my earnings as long as I finished in Champion I every time. Obviously, this would not have been sustainable. Instead, I'm now probably going to reinvest everything earned (and then some maybe) for several months to come. I managed to find another two referrals but again, nobody bought the spellbook. Once the bot-situation is (hopefully) fixed, onboarding and player retention has to be the number one priority for the game. eXode https://exodegame.com/?ref=5ea4142 It's been a slow week for eXode with none of my cards sold on the Starbase Market this week. I'm not really worried about that, though. @elindos has been making some amazing progress and we are getting ever closer to the release of version E. This should help to build a lot of momentum and while I obviously hope to make some deals along the way, I'm mostly just looking forward to play the game. https://hive.blog/@elindos https://peakd.com/hivegaming/@elindos/exode-shares-a-new-feature-interactive-crew-creation     On a related note, I think Battle Games is doing an awesome job with their Battle Raffles! The idea is pretty simple: Whoever offers the most Battle gets all cards from a single contract drop. In my opinion, this could be an cool and innovative part of eXode's economy moving forward. Instead of buying individual cards, you could rent the whole contract and collect some drops youself. https://peakd.com/gaming/@battleraffle/nft-auction-002-tom-settler-contract-drop-exode Ideally, this would be an integrated function for the Starbase Market but I don't want to wait that long to test it. So, if you interested in buying a contact drop, just let me know in the comments or in eXode's Discord! For now, I offer Tom Settler and Rekatron contract drops at a limit of 1 of each contract per person and I only sell the drops to Captains that don't own the corresponding contract. https://discord.gg/4mKBHG We'll see what the right price for a drop is but since I'm eager to test it I'll start of cheap: The price for a contract drop is **5 Hive OR 5** **EXOFUEL** **OR 5** **Dark Army Tokens** https://hive-engine.com/?p=market&t=EXOFUEL https://hive-engine.com/?p=market&t=DAT The obvious downside is that you'll have to trust me on this and I have nothing but my good name in the eXode universe to offer. A promise is a promise though: If I open an Elite Happy Five in your contract it will totally be yours. Also, considering any single Epic from both contracts sells for considerably more, this price is probably a steal... Cryptobrewmaster https://www.cryptobrewmaster.io/game/invite?ref=ebeec16610c44cce9d350c96afafd829&code=AlphaBonus I'm still pretty hyped for Cryptobrewmaster. I've found some more referrals for the game and now have an unbelievable total of 88 referrals in the game. It took me only 5 days to earn all rewards currently available in the referral rewards program. Luckily, the developer set the system up in a way that you keep earning reward levels even after you claimed everything available right now. This means that I'll be able to basically claim everything added to the program in the foreseeable future.     A you can see in the above screenshot, we still have the issue of not enough beer being drunk so right now the pub is fully stuffed. I think some changes to the energy and CBM costs are needed to fix this. Then again, this is early Alpha and there's no selling pressure at all so I'll just hold on to my beers for now and wait for the next updates. Rollercoin https://rollercoin.com/?r=ka2tmi3i With my broken hand, I'm severely limited in the things I can do and so I ended up checking up on some sites I had tried over the last months but stopped using. Back in May, I did an article on the site where I basically concluded, that it's not worth your time and the site is not very interesting. https://www.publish0x.com/crypto-tcg/is-it-worth-your-time-a-closer-look-at-rollercoin-xxoookz?a=5xe7r3Gd7r     Fun enough, it seems I have not been very convincing in that conclusion. Not only did I get a lot of refs from the article, some of them even spent fiat or crypto money on the game! That allowed me to buy the mining gear you are seeing above. Together with my daily referral earnings I now make about 200 Satoshi daily without doing anything - fun times! While this is obviously great for me, I'd still advise everybody else to not invest anything into the game, it would take forever and then some to make it back! Conclusion In terms of Play2Earn, it's been another great week for me. I now have 1,764 Hive powered up and I'm right on track to meet my goal of having 2,000 Hive powered up by the end of the month. Once eXode takes off, things should accelerate even more. My plan has always been to use my contracts to help onboard new players but I'm still going to earn more Hive along the way so the future is looking really bright right now. Don't forget about the contract drop sale and thank you all for reading and commenting!

@Galadima 22 August 2020

Basic Attention Token (BAT) - My #1 Bey & Why Basic Attention Token (BAT) arguably has the strongest following of any cryptocurrency created in the last three years since its launch in 2017. I would call it third only to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), regardless of what the numbers say at this moment in time. Having the backbone of the Brave browser to keep the community strong has been highly effective for the token.  I expect larger gains than as of late, **which are substantial**. **Update 8-21-2020:**  It appears my assumptions were correct.  BAT went against the market during dips and continued to flow in the positive during the rises which **had the token peak out at $0.43c** USD - ***the highest the token price has gone in two years***! **8-20-20: BAT is currently up over 25% this week, reaching a high of $0.43c USD and now holding around $0.38-$0.41c USD after being hard-stuck under $0.27c for most of August:** The initial pump earlier this week: I've supported and promoted the token while HODL'ing for over six months now.  I wish I'd hung onto all of my BAT, but bills had to be paid - I accumulated well over 1,000 BAT just by being an author here on Publish0x between tips and Brave content creation via browser promotion. **Talk about being lonely on the profit board this morning; BAT is a real odd-ball today:** I get quite a lot of ad rewards each month, as well.  However, now that I am back at work that will all slow down. Almost the entire market is down today while BAT remains up; it's an obvious flex from the token in Q4, I am hoping to see a wild end of the year with crypto in general - but **I am betting on it with BAT**. I'm waiting for market drops and now investing in crypto via work income and I am not taking my eye off the ball when it comes to BAT. Ethereum 2.0 remains extremely promising and the DeFi markets have been great for flipping.  I highly recommend you use ChangeNOW alongside CoinbasePro and use Stellar Lumens (XLM) for your exchanges and general transfers. It's faster, cheaper, and better for the environment! At least now that I am back at work, I add to my portfolio - I don't dip into it; I'll get anything I lost back and more. I got the day off work today and I'm going walleye fishing with my best buddy - my bosses son.  A rare thing now that we both have adult lives, lol - I am only 30 and damn did it fly by. How are you fellow BAT HODL'ers out there liking the uncorrelated boost? Let me know in the comments! **-Thomas Wolf** **The REAL Coinpot Roller Trick with PAYMENT PROOF!** ***My article on grinding to Rank 71 on Cointiply with earning techniques*** ***Honeygain*** ***- #1 Passive earner &*** ***My article on HoneyGain Legitimacy*** ***FaucetPay &  My Top Picks of their Legitimate Linked Faucets:*** *FaucetPay* *- Microwallet Platform* *AdBTC* *- The #1 FaucetPay faucet,* ***check out their Ad Surfing****!* ***Others:*** *Mellowads* *- Use faucet claims to create free ad campaigns for referrals* *TipNano* *- A mobile earning & faucet App that pays instantly in Nano* https://www.publish0x.com/wickedthewolf/the-real-coinpot-roller-trick-with-payment-proof-xmqjqz https://www.publish0x.com/wickedthewolf/the-grind-to-rank-71-on-cointiply-xzmmyq https://r.honeygain.money/WICKE4AD94 https://www.publish0x.com/wickedthewolf/honeygain-is-legit-payment-proof-xovwgl https://faucetpay.io/?r=378126 https://r.adbtc.top/1480591 http://mellowads.com/faucet/?ref=E9548AD3DC50 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bdf.tipnano&referrer=8UXVLP ***My Crypto Exchanges & Brokerage App:*** *Coinbase* *- Receive $10 in Bitcoin when you buy or sell $100 or more.* *Robinhood* *- Free stock worth up to $200 when you sign up and deposit $100.* *ChangeNOW* *- Anonymous, secure, fast, lowest-fee crypto exchanges!* https://www.coinbase.com/join/reisne_xy https://join.robinhood.com/thomasr3274 https://changenow.io/?link_id=0569dd2c746344

@Galadima 22 August 2020

Cardano : The underdog? I think you might be familiar with Cardano (ADA) but nothing more, a lot of people seems to underestimate Cardano especially when the XLM vs XRP vs ADA debate is brought to the table. However, recent news indicated that Cardano could enter in a new dimension and will certainly be taken more seriously. Let's jump straight into it.  **1. Cardano entering its third era :** Quick reminder, Cardano was created back in 2015 and is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform who combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies. The main objective of Cardano is to restore trust to global systems through security & transparency. On August 14 Cardano entered the third era which was a massive step forward for this asset, it means that for the first time external stake pools have been authorized to validate blocks (beyond the federated nodes of IOHK and Emurgo). It also means external stake pools will validate 10% of all the blocks and the federated nodes will validate the remaining 90%. It will ultimately lead to a fully decentralized system instead of a federal system. Moreover a 1.18.2 version was announced by the developers because the 1.18.1 version went through some issues in extreme conditions, this new version will add a quality control, upgrades to the wallet and to Dedalus. A massive step forward again because the main network of Cardano quicly reached 1.000 registered stake pools.  **2. The path to a full decentralization :** After all these events IOHK presented a program who will ultimately lead to this full decentralization objective. Cardano made a huge progress for Shelley's launch & the 1.000 registered stake pools objective. According to what the team stated 50% of all the blocks should be created by the stake pools by November 1st, the entire network should be fully decentralized by March 2021. Yesterday Hoskinson announced two new functions : the “one-to-many” and “delegation portfolios”. Cardano’s inventor had already presented both ideas a week ago and explained that the one-to-many delegation allows ADA holders to delegate ADA to several stake pools representing different ideas and initiatives with a single portfolio. New features should be added during the next weeks, the "multisig pledge" which will allow small groups of players to work together and then a "KES gestion" which will improve the entire administration.  **3. Encouraging figures :**  Cardano is still in the Top 10 (ranked #9 as I'm writing this now), with a $3.5 billion market cap and a 24h volume of $400 millions and a value of $0.133 (a first time since August 2018). After a long period of "inactivity" in terms of price Cardano seems to recover well, in addition to the decisions and changes made by the developers team Cardano could easily enter a bullish trend, especially when we know that the crypto market is going to be bullish soon enough. To conclude I will say that the project finally takes the right direction, Cardano has a solid team and a devoted community, and will surely benefit from the global up-trend of the crypto market. Overall we should definitely keep an eye on Cardano in the future.

@Galadima 19 August 2020

Could Bitcoin failed Whether or not Bitcoin will fail entirely depends on your definition of failure. Is the price of Bitcoin indicative of whether or not it has succeeded? If bitcoin ever becomes $.10 per bitcoin, will it be a failure then? Probably not. To me, Bitcoin has already succeeded. The ripple effects of bitcoin having being created will have more positive benefit than anyone could possibly imagine. I feel the same way about the internet, after all, blockchain technology is fundamentally built on internet protocols. What about if we talk about failure in the strictest sense of the word? Is it plausible to imagine a scenario where the government shuts down all the bitcoin nodes in the world? What about a scenario where a massive coronal mass ejection bursts from the sun, frying every electronic device on earth? Those scenarios actually seem way more likely than bitcoin reaching $0. Let's explore them anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_mass_ejection **Read the Full Story on goFullCrypto.com** https://gofullcrypto.com/blog   The Go Full Crypto Vision We want to help people opt-into the world of cryptocurrency, one dollar at a time. In order to do this, people must need a reason. They need their own "why" behind discarding their government currency for the world currency of the future. Go Full Crypto is putting out content to help people discover the reason why they want to get involved in cryptocurrency. https://gofullcrypto.com/resources Download Episode 6 of Go Full Crypto - What Will Make Bitcoin Fail? https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NFS4nwTH1hdNailjsLzHL If you like our content, and want to see us produce more, consider donating to our podcast. We are ad-free and would like to keep it that way. BTC - 1H3mLLktD8hhaZCKfVKrgF2fRSYYbnsptC ETH/ERC20 - 0x7E51bd8BBb9B85A477F3244a29290E2F579A2bAa Please rate, subscribe, and leave a comment for our podcast. We can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.  https://open.spotify.com/show/3BisJb751WnAv8EPtt22D2 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/go-full-crypto/id1522215534 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2dvZnVsbGNyeXB0by9mZWVkLnhtbA

@Galadima 19 August 2020

What is Algorand Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. It goes without saying that slow transactions and high fees make blockchain unsuitable for microtransactions, and interfere a wide adoption. The cost of transactions can exceed several dollars. It is unlikely that it would suit you when you want to pay for coffee. https://nownodes.io/blog/what-is-algorand But there are blockchains that solve these problems. We will tell you about one of such platforms in today’s article. Frictionless Finance Algorand is an open blockchain platform designed to create a decentralized economy without any restrictions. The main goal of Algorand is to create an economy without borders and remove barriers to mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. The platform’s developers strive to create an ecosystem where everyone can participate and achieve their personal goals. Most public blockchains can’t provide this. Bitcoin mining requires large investments, and many PoS coins set a high threshold for investors to enter, which makes them dependent on large nodes. The creators of Algorand solved the trilemma that has long defied the developers of various blockchain networks, and created a scalable platform with high transaction processing speed, while maintaining decentralization. As a result, users get transparency, high bandwidth, security, and low transaction fees in a single blockchain platform. How Algorand works The platform introduced to the world an instant consensus Protocol based on the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism, known as the Byzantine Agreement. Developers have solved the problem of slow transactions by reducing voting cycles. Consensus in the Algorand network is reached within just one round of voting, resulting in blocks being formed almost instantly. The Algorand network is capable of processing 1000 transactions per second after the main network is started, with a delay of less than 5 seconds. In other words, network nodes can negotiate with each other “on the fly”. This eliminates the additional work that nodes do after the block is distributed among them. In the Algorand blockchain, consensus is reached immediately when the block is distributed. However, with this approach, there are doubts about the security of the network. But the developers managed to resolve this and resist a lot of attacks, quickly recovering from elongated network partitions-attacks at the network level that prevent interaction between users of the blockchain. The network partition can be extended indefinitely during attacks, but at this time the generation of new blocks stops until the hacker’s costs increase to such an extent that it will no longer be profitable for him. In older blockchains based on the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, this scenario is unlikely. Attackers who take over the network will be able to create a separate chain and transfer all transactions to it. This type of attack is known as double spending.  Where can Algorand be applied Use cases for Algorand blockchain can be invented indefinitely: from decentralized exchanges to tokenization of assets such as shares, raw materials, products, or property. The company presented several real cases of using the platform, showing how widely it is possible to use the Algorand network. Recently, the blockchain was joined by Tether, which developed the first and currently the largest stablecoin by capitalization — USDT. Tether has integrated the ASA Algorithm 2.0 technology and launched the first stablecoin based on the Algorand blockchain. Transactions from the main Tether Omni network could not boast of high speed and cheapness, which did not provide them with any advantages over conventional bank transfers, except for use on exchanges to protect against cryptocurrency volatility. But after switching to the Algorand blockchain, users received instant transactions with low fees, which makes Tether suitable for conducting micropayments. In addition, Algorand has partnered with the well-known Circle company to provide enterprise-level solutions to simplify the conversion of USD Coin-based stablecoins (USDC) into traditional currencies. Wallets that support Algorand will also be able to support stablecoins transferred or created on the basis of Its blockchain network. Solutions developed by Algorand have also been implemented by major organizations such as Attestiv, Verady, PlanetWatch and WorldChess, which uses the platform to develop the gaming capabilities of chess players around the world and plan a hybrid IPO on the LSE and the Algorand blockchain. Other Algorand achievements The company made it to the final of the NIST competition and developed two encryption algorithms for quantum computers that pose a serious threat to the blockchain due to Shor’s algorithm: the NTRU public key encryption model and the Falcon digital signature, which allows the use of post-quantum ring signatures that will increase the anonymity of blockchains.  Algorand has developed several new features for ISDA that allow developers to create innovative applications for DMC and tokenize assets. The platform also launched a blockchain accelerator, which will select projects for developing solutions in the Algorand and Web3 ecosystem. Selected projects will receive initial funding of $15,000 and the right to additional $250,000 to sell their products. Developers have updated the indexer, which simplifies the work of application developers and provides horizontal scalability. In addition, you can now easily find transactions, blocks, accounts, and other information recorded in the blockchain. And the new Algorand API offers an expanded set of features and makes it easier to search for data, making it more efficient. Final thoughts Undoubtedly, the Algorand blockchain will become one of the key figures in widespread distribution of decentralized products, providing users with obvious advantages over traditional financial instruments. Algorand opens the way to a new limitless economy, free from centralized intermediaries and the restrictions of outdated blockchains.

@Galadima 18 August 2020

Mediconnect - the safety net for patients, pharmacies on blockchain **Who is MediConnect?**     **MediConnect is a safety net for patients, prescribers, pharmacies and drug manufacturers. Our vision is to become the gold standard blockchain solution approved by the Pharmacy and Medicine regulators for the prevention of obtaining multiple prescriptions from online and offline pharmacies.** **In addition, through the MediConnect blockchain solution the identification of counterfeit and recalled drugs and their distribution can be prevented. Protecting patients and the industry whilst ensuring potentially huge cost savings for the Pharma world. After seeing the impact of the oversupply of medication, via the National Health Service (NHS) and private routes,** **in January 2018 an online pharmacy owner and a superintendent pharmacist, discussed what could be done to stop these patients buying across multiple online and offline pharmacies.** **Mediconnect CEO : Dexter Blackstock** ( former Premier League Player ,playing for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers, and Nottingham Forest. He has also played at the international level for the England Under-21 side and the Antigua and Barbuda national team. Following his successful sporting career, Dexter has focused on new technologies and how they can be applied to the pharmaceutical industry. )     **Connecting the Pharma World**   MediConnect is the only **blockchain solution** intended to revolutionise the use of medication in the UK. It will **prevent the over-prescribing** to patients of medication from multiple pharmacies, reduce addiction, provide traceability of drugs from manufacturers, wholesalers, prescribers and pharmacies all the way through to patients. This will enable the **removal of false medicines** and the easy recall of drugs within the Pharma system.   **How does Mediconnect blockchain WORKS?**     **Supporting Industry Change**     **The MediConnect Live pilot is in partnership with the newly formed Addiction Safeguarding Committee. The ASC is a collaborative not-for-profit organisation.** The primary outputs for the ASC will include, but are not limited to: The initiation of a Feasibility Trial to include 8-10 local private and NHS pharmacies to scope the data concept in the real world. The creation and mandatory use of “one” evidential-standard and “tamper-evident” transaction records that are highly distributed and potentially visible to all in the chain of distributing and prescribing. Identification of a protocol that can be extrapolated onto a national stage. MediConnect have agreed a contract with the newly formed Addiction Safeguarding Committee, providing the blockchain solution to help them meet their challenge through a pilot scheme to share data across both independent and NHS prescribers & Pharmacies in the East Midlands. Members of the local Healthcare professional bodies, **CQC**, **LPC**, **GPhC**, and Public Health England have been invited to meet to scope out the framework for the Addiction Safeguarding Committee within the Nottinghamshire area, under the Chairmanship of Professor John Hunt, BSc, PhD, DSc. FRSC. https://cqc.org.uk/ https://lpc-online.org.uk/ https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/ The purpose of this collaborative ASC working group is to identify, analyse, report on and recommend requirements to local health authorities to help address prescription drug addiction challenges through the better use of quality data across a community of local government, industry, local organisations and patients. MediConnect is quite clearly best placed to support the requirements of the ASC, to not only reduce time and monetary cost for healthcare providers, it could also improve ‘Patient Confidence’ in the system, as well as fulfilling the professional ‘Duty of Care’. MediConnect have agreed in principle a 5-year service agreement to support the requirements of this local initiative starting in Q2 of 2019.  Whitepaper can be downloaded from here https://mediconnectuk.com/Whitepaper.pdf  **Token Details** Symbol / Ticker **MEDI** Max Supply **500,000,000 MEDI** Platform **Stratis** Exchanges **Coindeal / WhiteBit**   **Contact details :** Website : https://mediconnectuk.com/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/mediconnectuk Discord : https://discord.gg/jEvaYH Telegram  : https://t.me/joinchat/G28yZkwgea1XT-Ns66exJg Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/mediconnect Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mediconnectuk/

@Galadima 18 August 2020

Blockchain Oracles explain Originally published in the NOWNodes blog. Each ecosystem has three main components, and in the absence of one of them, it ceases to function. Any infrastructure consists of users (customers or consumers), the system itself, and the personnel who maintain and maintain it. If you remove even one link from this chain, the system will stop. https://nownodes.io/blog/blockchain-oracles-explained Imagine a situation when you are in a foreign country and want to visit local attractions. You are a tourist, i.e. a user. A city is an ecosystem. But in order to fully use it, you need a guide and translator who understands your language. The guide serves as a bridge between tourists and urban infrastructure. Oracles are such a bridge for blockchain. In this article, we will talk about what blockchain oracles are and why they are needed in the DeF and Web3i ecosystem. What are Blockchain Oracles? Blockchain oracles are the same translators and guides that link data sources from the outside world (the Internet) and the blockchain. Oracles accept information from various sources and convert it into a language that is understandable for smart contracts-programs that independently process transactions on the blockchain. In other words, oracles serve the entire Web3 ecosystem. Among the data received by the oracles, there may be such as the current network state or the current cryptocurrency exchange rate. Smart contracts use this data in accordance with the rules laid down in the source code, and then broadcast to users and control transactions based on them. Without oracles, blockchain and smart contracts would not be able to access data from the outside world, since it is not embedded in their protocols. Oracles significantly expand the scope of smart contracts due to the fact that they can work with data outside of the blockchain. Oracles can not only accept data from external off-chain sources, but also send it back. The functionality of oracles is determined by developers depending on the purpose of their use. Depending on the principle of operation there are several types of oracles: Human oracles are people who manually verify data and send it to a smart contract; Incoming or outgoing oracles are those that either transmit information to smart contracts or to external sources from smart contracts. Oracles can also be hybrid. Contract oracles — designed for one specific smart contract. Such oracles cannot be used for other smart contracts. This may be due to the mechanism of individual smart contracts. Centralized or decentralized oracles — run by a single company or community. Everything is clear here: decentralized oracles eliminate the risk of third-party interference. How Oracles are Used There are many ways to use oracles. Previously, the functions of smart contracts were limited. The program tracked and controlled the fulfilment of the transaction conditions only within the blockchain. For example, when purchasing tokens, the seller must ensure their delivery. If one of the users does not fulfil them, the transaction will not be completed, and the reserved coins will be sent back to the owners. But what if you need to perform verification from other sources outside of the blockchain? And here oracles come to the rescue, which provide compatibility of on-chain data from Web3 and the regular Web. Let’s imagine a situation where two players are arguing about what rate Ethereum will reach by the end of 2020. Player A bets that the cryptocurrency will grow to $1000, and player B-that it will fall to $200. They place a bet and fix the deal using a smart contract. However, the smart contract could not obtain data about the rate. Then the oracles intervene, which receive data about the cryptocurrency exchange rate via the exchange platform API or via a service for monitoring rates in real-time. The smart contract receives data, compares it with players ‘ forecasts, and transfers coins to the winner who was closest to the correct answer. By the way, the reliability of cryptocurrency quotes is another problem that can be solved with the help of oracles. If the players’ forecasts are close to each other, the result may be erroneous, since the rates on different platforms differ. To solve this problem, the Chainlink blockchain was developed, which consists of a decentralized network of oracles. Oracles get data from various sources and compare them with each other. Only then is the information sent to the smart contract. In this way, smart contracts get more reliable and accurate information than when working with a separate Oracle. In addition, this approach eliminates any manipulation of data. https://chain.link/ But this global problem is not the only one. Oracles act as intermediaries between users and smart contracts, so the final result depends on the reliability of the Oracle data. If it is compromised, the smart contract will also execute an incorrect transaction. The Chainlink solution eliminates dependence on one particular Oracle, promoting decentralization. Another striking example of using oracles is Provable. The platform provides ready-made Oracle-based solutions for developers of decentralized applications (dApps). Provable allows you to integrate solutions such as a blockchain-based GCH for gambling, a reliable data provider, and a military-level Provable security module for the most important processes. The Provable blockchain allows you to make sure that the data is received in its original form and has not been modified. https://provable.xyz/ Conclusion Blockchain oracles increase the scalability of the blockchain ecosystem by merging it with the outside world and increasing data transparency. This mechanism favourably contributes to the mass implementation of decentralized solutions in traditional systems. The oracles built an unbreakable bridge between the on-chain and off-chain ecosystem and established compatibility between them.

@Galadima 17 August 2020

How to add nodes on stratis wallet sometimes you may encounter a peer connection error. Please find below the video that it will help you to add more connections to your wallet and to sync it without any issues. Steps to follow : Steps : 1. Open wallet and log in 2. Open browser and paste in it : http://localhost:37221/swagger/index.... https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=TzSTnE2q-Zw&q=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A37221%2Fswagger%2Findex.html&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblM1bWNsZHpOVFVSZ0tEb1FsTU5TUE9EUlhqd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUVpwRTU5SzRua2Z4RFh2U3hKVDhDSkVPOGxHTUNGY2pkM2tDajNJWGxFbVYzRHZwQWhrNjlUcFFyUVVTcjZSUURldl9Ka0xDbms5LVZFQm9HZlQwcFBRSmZUUzRNRkdIYTN0S1VjTDZlUnpGTndSbw%3D%3D 3. Go to Connection Manager and press " GET" 4.In the right corner press : "try it out" 5.On field command write : add 6.In ENDPOINT FIELD add one by one IP : 51.140.231.125 13.70.81.5 191.235.85.131 46.22.163.55 86.173.103.49 137.116.46.151 40.78.80.159 52.151.86.242 40.74.67.242 7. After you put 1 IP press Blue button "EXECUTE" , and then again EXECUTE 8.Repeat the steps with ip and execute 9 Watch on your wallet if you get any connections 10. That's all !     https://www.youtube.com/embed/TzSTnE2q-Zw   There's also a new wallet in beta testing : https://github.com/stratisproject/StratisCore/releases/tag/2.0.0.0-RC2 Problems for peers are resolved in RC2.0.0.0   Tips in strat : `Sjw4y1Hh4gCSTMgGWttzzbnimwRcwadH6S`

@Galadima 17 August 2020

Complete Guide to Defibox *Cover Image Source* https://pixabay.com/photos/boy-sitting-lantern-outdoors-asia-1822614/ DeFi or decentralized finance is the latest buzzword in the blockchain space. DeFi has almost become a movement in the crypto world and it is leveraging all decentralized networks to implement traditional financial concepts in a trustless and transparent manner. Majority of DeFi movement is happening on Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum gas price has sky-rocketed due to this. DeFi activity has surged in some other blockchains also. EOS is one blockchain where DeFi eco-system is being developed at a sheer speed. I’m a fan of Uniswap, launched in 2018. The way it allows hassle-free swapping of ETH to any ERC-20 token and vice versa seems to be really awesome. Uniswap was the first successful fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum. **Defibox is just like Uniswap but on EOS blockchain.** What is Defibox? Defibox is projected as a one-stop DeFi application platform on EOS. It is managed by Defibox Foundation. Newdex, a multi-chain DEX and most popular EOS DEX, is an investor into this project. Defibox is built on the simple concept whereby liquidity for exchange transactions is provided in the form of on-chain pools. This on-chain pools are equal in value for both EOS and a single EOS token traded. Trades are executed against these on-chain pools and an automated market-making (AMM) protocol. Defibox allows swap of EOS to any EOS token and vice versa. Defibox is an EOS DAPP which can be accessed from any EOS wallet like TokenPocket, MYKEY, MEET.ONE etc. Defibox can be accessed from Newdex EOS DEX interface also. Here is the link to their whitepaper. https://newdex.io/ https://support.newdex.net/hc/en-us/articles/360046066792-Defibox-Whitepaper-V1-2 How to swap on Defibox? If you have performed swap on Uniswap or any similar DAPP, you’ll find the similar experience on Defibox. The swap prices are provided real-time and an automated market-making protocol (AMM) helps to exchange one token to another. Swap can be performed by the below mentioned easy steps: • **Step 1:** Open Defibox from any EOS wallet like TokenPocket or MEET.ONE using the Web3 browser. • **Step 2:** Select swap pairs and quantity. Here I want to swap EOS to NDX. The screen automatically shows you conversion quantity. https://defibox.340wan.com/ • **Step 3:** Check slippage. There is an option of slippage protection here. I’m selecting 3% slippage protection. It is important to avoid unnecessary losses. • **Step 4:** Press the swap button and sign the request. • **Step 5:** Your swap is done. You need enough CPU resources in your EOS account to perform the swap. How to provide liquidity? Trades on Defibox faces price slippage. When the trade volume is big, the chance of slippage often becomes more. For proper functioning of the platform, sufficient liquidity is needed. Here, the users only provide liquidity. For example, a liquidity provider of EOS/USDT trade pair is anybody who supplies an equal amount of EOS and USDT to the exchange contract. The liquidity providers can withdraw their proportion of the liquidity at any time. **When a trade takes place, a trader pays 0.2% fee to Defibox.** This fee is distributed to all the liquidity providers as per on the percentage of their contribution to the liquidity pool share. This way, the liquidity providers earn passive income. Liquidity can be performed by the below mentioned easy steps: • **Step 1:** Open Defibox from any EOS wallet like TokenPocket or MEET.ONE using the Web3 browser. • **Step 2:** Click on “Add Liquidity” and select token pair. Here I’ve selected EOS/NDX. https://defibox.340wan.com/ • **Step 3:** Select the quantity of one token. The system automatically calculates the amount of the other token. • **Step 4:** Press the confirm button and sign the request. • **Step 5:** Job is done. You need enough CPU resources in your EOS account to perform the job. Why do I make a loss after providing liquidity? The value of the liquidity provider’s stake can go down after providing liquidity. Don’t be surprised. This may happen even when you keep on earning fees. **This is called impermanent loss.** Impermanent loss happens due to large price movement of any token. The impermanent loss prevails in the early stage of market-making or unilateral market. The effect of this temporary loss gets eliminated or minimized after a certain duration and market-making gains are realized. The same thing is applicable for any AMM based DEX. *Here you can see that after providing liquidity I’m having a net loss of 218 NDX after some days. This is impermanent loss* Governance token – BOX BOX is the governance token of Defibox. BOX holders vote for the governance of the platform and take part in important decision making. Presently, BOX is not getting traded anywhere. The users can earn BOX by providing liquidity on Defibox. Overall Defibox looks cool. You can perform a swap with ease and you can earn fees for providing liquidity. Currently it supports swap of many EOS tokens. After Ethereum, EOS eco-system seems to be ready with various DeFi projects. If you love EOS, give it a try. *Note: The images (if not cited) are created from screenshots and free vectors.*

@Galadima 16 August 2020

Atomic wallet coins VS. Trust wallet Token Atomic Wallet Coin Vs. Trust Wallet Token By Cryptonator`s Airdrop Hunt | Cryptonator`s Airdrop Hunt | 18 hours ago https://www.publish0x.com/@Cryptonators-Airdrop-Hunt https://www.publish0x.com/cryptonators-airdrop-hunt $1.93 **A few weeks ago, we could witness the massive pump of Atomic Wallet Coin. Yesterday also Trust Wallet Token made a first massive move. In this post, I am going to compare these two tokens that I consider to be the most popular Wallet Coins.** Both wallets are multi-coin wallets supporting all of the main blockchains. They work with any ERC20 and BEP2 token. You can use them to withdraw the ERC20 tokens that you have earned on Publish0x. Atomic Wallet Coin is the older token of both, issued in January 2019. Trust Wallet Token is a very young token that was issued in April 2020. Is it possible that both Wallet Tokens are similar in their development and that TWT will moon-rocket in the future like AWC a few weeks ago? Use-Cases The main differences between Atomic Wallet Coin (AWC) and Trust Wallet Token (TWT) are their use-cases. The AWC and TWT use-cases are giving several different benefits to their users but these benefits are sightly different. **Membership And Cashback** The **Atomic Wallet Membership** program is based on AWC. All customers holding AWC-BEP2 receive rewards for using a built-in exchange service. The amount of cashback depends on membership status. The minimum requirement is currently 300 AWC. The cashback rewards will be distributed on a monthly basis and shown automatically on your AWC balance. https://atomicwallet.io/membership **Trust Wallet** is planning a membership and cashback program but it is not active yet. TWT holders will benefit from discounts on DEX services and purchasing crypto within the app. https://share.trustwallet.com/wow4Vi The cashback will also work on Trust Wallet`s Collectible Marketplace. This means that anyone who is interested in trading, selling, or buying digital collectibles can also utilize the token. **Airdrop And Invite Friends** AWC was also used for bounties and airdrops for new sign-ups and invited friends. While you can still receive a 5 AWC bonus for the first time using the exchange, the airdrop for inviting friends is currently suspended due to massive abusing. Atomic Wallet is planning to reopen the program once the verification system for legit users is improved. TWT is also used for bounties and airdrops for new sign-ups and invited friends. The good news is that this one is also active right now! Simply go to settings and tap on the “Invite a Friend” button to join. **When a new user** **downloads Trust Wallet with your referral code** **and purchases at least $50 worth of crypto in the app, both will receive 125 TWT to their wallets.**  https://share.trustwallet.com/wow4Vi This means that when you use **my referral link to sign up**for Trust Wallet and you buy at least $50 worth of crypto, you and I, we both will receive 125 TWT. These are the win-win situations I like the most. https://share.trustwallet.com/wow4Vi **My referral link** will lead you to this page, where you have to provide your phone number to receive a one-time password to download the Trust Wallet App. https://share.trustwallet.com/wow4Vi **Staking** The most popular and the most important use-case of AWC is probably staking. Such a staking feature is not existing and not planned for TWT. You can stake your BEP2-AWC tokens directly in Atomic Wallet and earn up to in amazing 23% in staking rewards. The current minimum amount for staking is 10 AWC. Your yearly profit depends on the amount of AWC that you are staking. 10 - 999 AWC = 17% yearly 1000 - 10,000 AWC = 20% yearly Over 10,000 AWC = 23% yearly As I already mentioned, there aren`t any plans for TWT to make it stakable like AWC. **Governance Features** It is planned that TWT works as a governance token for coin listing and features. Once this governance component is activated, TWT can be used by anyone who wants to take part in making decisions for adding new blockchain support, tokens, and product features. Furthermore, it is planned that TWT will also be used for DApp reviews and promotions. The goal is to incentivize developers to work on DApps that contribute to further adoption of Web 3.0 on mobile devices. So far, there are no plans for an AWC governance feature. Buy And Sell It is not possible to buy AWC by using Atomic Wallet`s implemented exchange. Instead, you have the possibility to buy AWC with Binance Coin (BNB) when you go to the settings tab in your Atomic Wallet. This is probably the easiest way to purchase AWC and it works on the desktop version as well as on the mobile version. This service will place an order directly on Binance DEX with the market price. Currently, you can buy and sell your AWC on four different exchanges. **Binance DEX** is the current most active market trading AWC. You can also trade it on **Hoo exchange**, **mxc****,** and **idex**. https://www.coingecko.com/en/exchanges/binance_dex https://hoo.com/ https://www.mxc.com/trade/easy#MX_USDT https://idex.market/eth/idex And how can you acquire some TWT? Well, it is not possible to buy and sell TWT by using Trust Wallet`s implemented exchange. The funny part is, that it is possible to buy and sell AWC by using Trust Wallet`s implemented exchange. Trust Wallet`s implemented exchange is probably Trust Wallet`s best feature because you are actually trading directly on Binance DEX! **HotBit** is the current most active market trading TWT. There aren`t many more exchanges yet and Trust Wallet has no plans yet to list the tokens on exchanges by themselves. This may eventually change in the future, depending on the governance system that will be set up. https://www.hotbit.io/register?ref=722940 Final Conclusion I believe that AWC still has some potential to unlock in the upcoming months. Also, TWT`s potential is huge. At the moment TWT is still undervalued because there are no benefits for HODLers right now. As soon as TWT is giving the planned benefits to its holders it will also increase in price. In the CoinGEcko price comparison widget, you can see the blue line at the bottom of the chart. If TWT unlocks its potential by introducing the new use-cases then its potential is definitely huge, even if there is no TWT staking feature coming. Remember, that when AWC started one and a half years ago, one AWC was worth three cents. Today the new Trust Wallet Token is worth three cents. With this in mind, do you also see the potential for huge TWT pumps within the next months? I hope that I could provide you with some valuable information about the similarities and differences of Atomic Wallet Coin and Trust Wallet Token. Remember that you can use **my referral link to sign up**for Trust Wallet. When you buy at least $50 worth of crypto after signing up by using my invitation link, you and I, we both will receive 125 TWT, that`s a win-win. You can choose from a brought variety of different cryptocurrencies to buy. https://share.trustwallet.com/wow4Vi Who knows, maybe the 125 TWT that you will get for free will turn into $125 after a nice pump? Just HODL it! **Finally, thank you guys for reading, liking, following, and tipping 👍** If you like, you can also follow me here on **Twitter**. https://twitter.com/mindleading You may also like: **TOP 5 Staking Wallets To Grow Your Assets 2020** https://www.publish0x.com/cryptonators-airdrop-hunt/top-5-staking-wallets-to-grow-your-assets-2020-xjjmxql Resources https://www.publish0x.com/cryptonators-airdrop-hunt/atomic-wallet-coin-awc-a-big-bubble-or-is-it-the-most-profit-xyvwdrq https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/atomic-wallet-coin https://atomicwallet.io/token https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/trust-wallet-token https://community.trustwallet.com/t/invite-a-friend-earn-trust-wallet-tokens-twt/4125

@Galadima 15 August 2020

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@Galadima 13 August 2020

The best way to position your self for this super circle **It Has Indeed Begun** We can now look back on weeks of tremendous gains within the altcoin market, specifically the DeFi space! DeFi projects have been pumping at amazing multiples and we are probably only 2% into this super cycle. In the perfect scenario, Crypto enthusiasts should have their bags packed and boats ready so that when the tide rises, they are ready to start taking advantage of this bull run. However, that is probably not the case for some, so let us look at some ways to get better positioned. I believe the that we are in the very last stages before BTC breaks 14K. In my opinion, this is merely weeks away. I want to say that in the worst case scenario it could be months but I don't really believe that. I truly believe it is only a matter of weeks. **A Small Allocation To Potential Moonshots** A lot of my most recent articles have been mainly aimed at finding new and or small cap alts that have massive upside potential. Obviously, this is very speculative and very risky. This should never take a majority holding in any portfolio. Allocations of 5%, perhaps 10% if you are a seasoned Crypto trader or investor. Some of these articles and the projects they cover are listed below. EDG - My Latest Exposure - From The Polkadot Network! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/edg-my-latest-exposure-from-the-polkadot-network-xvrzkyd Kusama - Polkadot's Wild Cousin! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/kusama-polkadots-wild-cousin-xmdjnkx TrustSwap - Subscriptions & Automated Payments Are Here! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/trustswap-subscriptions-and-automated-payments-are-here-xvrpqze Parachute - 5200% In 30 Days - DeFi Powerplay! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/parachute-5200-percent-in-30-days-defi-powerplay-xjjxjwm Akropolis - A Great DeFi Project With Great Partnerships! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/akropolis-a-great-defi-project-with-great-partnerships-xnlweom DIA Looks Set To Challenge DOS and Band! https://www.publish0x.com/sapphire-crypto/dia-looks-set-to-challenge-dos-and-band-xejnyvn There are many more to investigate but let's keep it short. Many of these are up in the hundreds of percents since I shared them, especially EDG. Allocating small amounts to projects with potential upside does not have to be that risky. Start very small and add to the winners, in this way you get to remain in profit.  **Trading In Crypto Settled Derivatives** When it comes to futures trading, you want to deposit Crypto and not Fiat in a bull run. Contracts that the deposit and settlement are in Crypto are the best for a bull market. Let me explain. Let's say I deposit 12K in USD or tether and the price of BTC at the time of my deposit is 12K. I trade throughout the bullmarket, taking my profits out every week. Two years later, the price of 1 BTC is now 100K. If I deposited USD as my trading funds, then I would be able to withdraw my $12K and if I deposited BTC, then I would be able to withdraw 100K. That is a massive difference! One of the best Exchanges for futures trading in Crypto settled trades is Bybit. Dedposit ETH, trade ETH against USD and receive profit in ETH! This is the best way to trade in a bull market. **Get Your Hands On Great Staking Projects With Good Rewards** Accumulating great staking projects before prices take off is very important to get done early. This is imperative if you want to see massive Crypto passive income from your tokens that will see a great increase in value. A token or coin that generates 8% per year becomes 80% per year if the coin does a 10X. So, in little over a year, an investor can regain their initial investment by just cashing in on the staking rewards.  There are a lot of solid projects offering great staking rewards and are soon going to be more aggressively scooped up as prices rise further. Devise a clear plan for the road ahead, do your own research and remember that this is not investment advice, purely entertainment.  All the best for the super cycle ahead!

@Galadima 11 August 2020

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@Galadima 11 August 2020

Analysis of BTC,ETH,XRP(11-8-20) Yesterday morning, buyers were unable to increase buying volumes and the growth stopped at the daily high point of 12080.00 USD. The zone of the August 2019 high remains, as before, out of reach for bulls. The sellers extinguished yesterday's attempt to break into the zone of the annual high with a bearish impulse, which pushed the pair back to the support of 11500.00 USD. However, the bitcoin price quickly rebounded above the average price level, and today buyers are ready to try again to refresh the annual maximum. If buyers find support in the 2-hour EMA55 area, they may form another bullish impulse. If the bears push through the average price level, the pair will return to the 50% fibo support (11394.15 USD). **ETH/USD** Ethereum price yesterday failed to overcome the resistance of 400.00 USD. During the day, buyers tested it for strength several times, but it did not work to overcome this psychological level. If the two-hour EMA55 continues to act as a support, attempts to break through to the 420.00 USD area will be repeated today. If the sellers push the pair below the average price level, then the pullback will stop at the support area of ​​360.00 USD. **XRP/USD** Buyers were unable to break above the 0.300 USD resistance yesterday morning. A decrease in their activity in the first half of the day led to a pullback to the support area of ​​0.280 USD. However, the pair managed to recover to the mid-price area and consolidate in a narrow sideways range until the end of the day. At night, another attempt to break through the 0.300 USD level is seen. In the morning, the Ripple price is trying to gain a foothold above this psychological level. If the attempt is successful, then the growth will continue to the zone of the monthly maximum, and if the psychological level does not withstand the onslaught of sellers, then the pair will return to the area of ​​average prices

@Galadima 10 August 2020

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@Galadima 8 August 2020

What is read.cash **read.cash** is a platform where you can publish content (articles with images and videos) and earn **Bitcoin Cash** cryptocurrency (ticker: BCH) for doing so. If a reader likes your content - he or she can upvote your post by sending some amount of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to your online wallet. https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/explanation-of-bitcoin-cash-for-normal-people-0e84fa10 After you **sign up** we will automatically create a Bitcoin Cash wallet that will exist just in your browser. No need to download or install anything. https://read.cash/register Useful read: **How to actually make money blogging (on read.cash or anywhere)** https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/how-to-actually-make-money-blogging-on-readcash-or-anywhere-2372d3f6 **Sponsors of Read.Cash** **See more** Become a sponsorGet sponsored https://read.cash/become-a-sponsor/Read.Cash https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/get-sponsors-a2b66c10 Earn cryptocurrency for articles, images, videos https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#earn-cryptocurrency-for-articles-images-videos **If you are a writer or creator of any kind** - write an article about something interesting, add **images** and **video** - anyone who upvotes your post will send you Bitcoin Cash to your online wallet and you can use it buy stuff (like any gift cards via **eGifter**, book hotels and airline tickets with **Travala** or exchange it to any other money using **local.bitcoin.com**). https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/images-on-readcash-ebd4e6dd https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/embedding-youtube-vimeo-videos-90b973c5 https://www.egifter.com/buy-gift-cards-with-bitcoin-cash https://www.travala.com/ https://local.bitcoin.com/ There are **many more uses and reasons to have Bitcoin Cash**. You can also use **Coinbase** to reliably convert your BCH to USD or EUR. Use the "Send your Bitcoin Cash" from top-right menu to send your money to any of those services, you can even send to BTC wallet (using **our sideshift.ai integration**). https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/whats-so-great-about-bitcoin-cash-26bdb6f0 https://www.coinbase.com/ https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/you-can-now-deposit-and-withdraw-other-cryptocurrencies-9a9c5f67 If you are most interested in getting paid, but don't know what to write about - **here are a few ideas**. https://read.cash/@sjbuendia/my-first-post-in-readcash-self-introduction-will-it-work-fe107b46#comment-cd63d934 Support your favorite authors with crypto as a reader https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#support-your-favorite-authors-with-crypto-as-a-reader If you are a reader, you can support the authors you like by sending them money via the upvote button. 90% goes to the author, 10% goes to read.cash to support the development and promotion of the platform. **Fair warning:** read.cash is a very young project (born October 2019), so we lack quite a few things (see our **Roadmap**) and there might be bugs that affect your Bitcoin Cash, so don't expect miracles (yet) and don't keep more than $5-$10 in your online wallet. You've been warned. https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/readcash-roadmap-9c51de71 Why do I see USD amounts if you tell me that my wallet is in Bitcoin Cash? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#why-do-i-see-usd-amounts-if-you-tell-me-that-my-wallet-is-in-bitcoin-cash You have only Bitcoin Cash on read.cash. We **don't have anything** in US dollars here. All amounts you see are Bitcoin Cash, but to make site more user-friendly we **display** amounts in US$ at **current** exchange rate, which you can see **here** or at many **other sites**. https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin-cash https://coinlib.io/coin/BCH/Bitcoin+Cash The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) varies constantly. One BCH on December 6th, 2017 was about $1500, one BCH on October 22nd, 2019 is around $230. This is why your balance may look like $5.00 today, but $4.98 tomorrow (because the current exchange rate got lower) or $5.02 (because the current exchange rate got higher). Until BCH stabilizes it's still going to be very hard to think in terms of 1 BCH. For example, give me 0.015 BCH now. How much is it? It's about $3.50. How about 0.00065 BCH? It's about 15 cents. See? It's quite hard to think in terms of fractional BCH denominations. That's why we **display** the amounts converted to USD equivalent at the time you see them. But that leads us to some weird situations, like... Why do I sometimes send $0.01, but the wallet decreases $0.02 or more? And sometimes I'd send $0.01, but my wallet is even bigger after sending? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#why-do-i-sometimes-send-001-but-the-wallet-decreases-002-or-more-and-sometimes-i039d-send You don't actually hold any USD amounts, only Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The amounts are shown for reference only. **The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH)** varies from time to time. https://coinlib.io/coin/BCH/Bitcoin+Cash Imagine you had 2.00 BCH in your waller, the price is $230 (USD per BCH). You see that you have $460.00 (2 BCH) in your wallet. Now, you want to send $ 0.01. That's about 0.00004348 BCH. You click the "upvote $0.01" and send this amount, you now have 2.00 - 0.00004348 = 1.99995652 BCH left. You also just sent a small amount to miners (about $0.0006). After sending $0.01 you reasonably expect to see $459.99 in your wallet. In the meantime the price of BCH changed slightly and now it's $229.80 (instead of $230 previously). You have 1.99995652 BCH left, that's 1.99995652 * $229.80 = $459.59. Woah! That's pretty far from $459.99 you've expected to see. It's almost like you've sent $0.40 instead of $0.01. But in reality you've sent $0.01, but due to the exchange price change - your balance in USD equivalent has changed. You still have the exact amount of BCH, sent the exact amount of BCH, but the display amount in USD changed due to the change in the exchange rate. Are posts stored on-chain? Is this site censorship-resistant? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#are-posts-stored-on-chain-is-this-site-censorship-resistant No, **the posts are stored in a regular database**, the only on-chain thing we do is peer-to-peer upvote payments. These are done on-chain and censorship resistant. https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/why-dont-we-publish-articles-on-chain-7faed7aa As for the site: no, it's not censorship-resistant. **Our goal is to help creators get paid for their work**, not fighting censorship. We don't like censorship, but it's just not the scope of this project. Read the "Reason 2" in "**Why don't we publish articles on-chain**" for more extensive explanation about censorship-resistance. https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/why-dont-we-publish-articles-on-chain-7faed7aa What can I publish on read.cash? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#what-can-i-publish-on-readcash We strive to build a place with great content to read and watch, where authors can be compensated by their readers, **not the place with never-ending fights or spam**. **Don't** post anything obviously illegal, especially illegal according to European Union, anything hate-filled, no porn, erotic content or sexuality. No name-calling, trash-talking, personal attacks or insults. We will remove such content. We don't yet have a set of fixed rules, so just keep the site clean. The rule of thumb: if you are uncomfortable printing out your article in big print along with all pictures and hanging it on your front door - don't publish it. Do I need to give my real name? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#do-i-need-to-give-my-real-name No, use any nickname you'd like. Can I have more that 1 account? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#can-i-have-more-that-1-account If you are using it to post different content in different topics - sure, why not. If you are trying to make it look like many people agree on something, when in reality - it's just you - that might get you banned. I have re-installed my browser and my money is gone! I remember you've said something about seed words, but I lost/didn't write them. Can you help? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#i-have-re-installed-my-browser-and-my-money-is-gone-i-remember-you039ve-said-something-about-see No, as we told in the introduction after you signed up - your "seed words" were the keys to your Bitcoin Cash and if you lost them - nobody would be able to help you. The access to that money is gone forever, nobody can use it now. Like we told you: **Write down your seed words and don't tell them to anyone, only use them to restore access to your money.** How can I use my seed words backup to access Bitcoin Cash? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#how-can-i-use-my-seed-words-backup-to-access-bitcoin-cash You can import the seed words into **Bitcoin.com wallet**. (**See the tutorial**) https://wallet.bitcoin.com/ https://read.cash/@Telesfor/how-to-integrate-readcash-wallet-into-bitcoincom-wallet-80747c24 Is Bitcoin Cash a scam? Are you funded by Roger Ver? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#is-bitcoin-cash-a-scam-are-you-funded-by-roger-ver No and no (at least as of this writing - Nov 29, 2019). Though, Roger Ver seems like a nice guy to us. Never met him though. As for the "scam" part. Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) are different projects - everybody understands this now. The scam accusations were always targeted at the use of the name "Bitcoin" in name, but for us - it makes sense. People wanted bigger blocks in Bitcoin, but Bitcoin's developers didn't and they split off from the Bitcoin (BTC) to make another coin that they named Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Actually, this project (at least as of October 2019) uses the free service **rest.bitcoin.com** to do the on-chain transactions. Free for us, not free for Roger Ver's bitcoin.com (so, he kind of subsidizes the development of many things related to Bitcoin Cash, not just ours). https://rest.bitcoin.com/ Why Bitcoin Cash (BCH)? Why not Bitcoin (BTC)? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#why-bitcoin-cash-bch-why-not-bitcoin-btc Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has low fees by design. Bitcoin (BTC) has high, unpredictable fees *by design*. Yes, *by design*. The fee to send Bitcoin **reached $50 in December 2017**. That's for simple transactions. Complex ones could have costed upwards of $1000. https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactionfees-btc-bch.html Some of the proponents of Bitcoin (BTC) claim that something like $100 fee per transaction is not just ok, but great! Obviously, you wouldn't be happy paying $50 to send somebody an upvote of $0.10. That's where Bitcoin Cash shines. Typical (median) fee for Bitcoin Cash is $0.0006 (as of October 2019). Typical fee for Bitcoin (BTC) at the same time is $0.10, which is not huge, but still 166 times higher that in BCH. The main problem, though, is that when Bitcoin (BTC) usage grows - this fee skyrockets. This is an unacceptable risk for us. We want Bitcoin to grow, but not at the expense of $50/transaction. It's not the same with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) - the fee there is more or less constant. It will grow if the price of BCH increases, but not as dramatically. And the developers made it a point to keep the fees under 1 cent. Also check this out: **What's so great about Bitcoin Cash?** https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/whats-so-great-about-bitcoin-cash-26bdb6f0 Who is behind this project? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#who-is-behind-this-project The team. We prefer to stay anonymous for now. We don't think it matters that much though. The upvote payments are done peer-to-peer on Bitcoin Cash blockchain, the private key is kept in your browser only, so you don't need a reason to trust us that much. We don't store your money (your browser does), we don't transfer them (your browser does). How do I contact you? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#how-do-i-contact-you Send an email to **hello@read.cash** or via Reddit - send a message to **u/readcash**. We also have a public reddit for discussions at **r/readcash**. https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=readcash https://www.reddit.com/r/readcash/ How can I donate to further the development? https://read.cash/@Read.Cash/what-is-readcash-faq-7b0bfcfc#how-can-i-donate-to-further-the-development Upvote this article or write another article (about anything) and upvote it yourself. 100% of such upvote goes to us. Upvote the articles of other people and 10% goes to us.

@Galadima 7 August 2020

Better life Ahead It is absolutely critical at this point to bear in mind that the world is facing a double calamity- a devastating health crisis that has already led to an economic crisis. Add to that the precarious state of many in Africa from a health and livelihood perspective even before the pandemic and it becomes clear how much effort, thought and commitment we all require to pull through the coming years. May we overcome it with the will of God Good morning friends and subscribers.

@Galadima 6 August 2020

My Photography The culture of Northern

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@Galadima 5 August 2020

My photography Nature of Gembu Located at northern Nigeria

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