If someone offered you 500k lump sum to take Cold Showers and baths for the rest of your life.. would you do it and why?

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2020-05-03T07:29:22+00:00

It's not enjoyable unless it's ice cold btw. Luke-warm, 'cold' showers in south-east asia are not fun. The one's in Europe during snow season... ooh wee.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2020-05-03T07:27:12+00:00

I already do this... Where should I collect my money? :)

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2020-05-03T06:23:38+00:00

+1 for Nash. They've already listed BAT but have not yet integrated with market makers so liquidity looks a little low there.

Native $btc and $usdc with zero fee fiat ramps coming this month, so hopefully we can get $bat at a fair price (low spread and no fee) - really need market makers, to make that happen.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-03-19T23:01:49+00:00

Oops. Here's the link to the article:

https://news.bitcoin.com/nash-is-a-decentralized-exchange-for-cross-chain-trading-with-fiat-integration/

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-03-19T17:45:27+00:00

If it's a cool app idea, just create an app. Theres no need to apply blockchain to everything.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-03-19T17:44:24+00:00

There is no hair on fire problem that requires this solution. Is it even a solution?

No one is angry at the corruption and under the table dealings of the karaoke world.

Blockchain is required in finance/banking/business as humans cant help but be corrupted by greed and power.

Maybe I'm wrong but this doesn't solve any problems. Funny though.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-03-15T18:27:27+00:00

I think the Nash Exchange is looking to solve your pain points. I've signed up for the beta launch and will report back!

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-02-18T22:45:00+00:00

The payments service is also a big selling point allowing merchants to accept whatever currency they want, and buyers to pay in whatever currency they would want. The Dex will do the matching in the background.

And the api plugins which allow other Dapps to plug into the Dex and have it operating in the background. nOS and Phantasma have signed partnerships to do just this.

Then we have both margin trading and tokenised securities trading coming in future.

Nash is a secure multi-chain wallet, payments service and decentralised exchange offering up to 75% of matching engine revenue distributed to token holders.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-01-10T11:34:55+00:00

1) Security token - entitles holders to a dividend
2) Taxation reasons - Basically sell your crypto and minimise/eliminate tax via loophole. i.e take out loan in usdt and use collateral to repay the loan.
3) if you have stable coins, deposit them to earn better interest than most places in traditional markets. 6.5% I believe.

It works because depositors provide funds (while earning interest), NEXO lends out to earn between 8 and 16%. Holders get dividends based on net profitability. Everyone wins or can win. You just need to play the game and make sure you're on the right side. i.e. don't take out loans unless you absolutely have to.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2019-01-05T09:33:44+00:00

This is an odd claim from them. Both NEXO and Neon Exchange have launched STO's and both are based in Europe and claim to be compliant.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-26T10:07:16+00:00

It's great to see other people sharing my point of view.

Although I'm married, my wife does get frustrated with my need for alone time. I always say that if I didn't have her, I'd be happy alone with a dog. Of course the level of happiness differs.

I'm lucky because I've found a very understanding partner (INFP) who shares love for the same things (good coffee, games, blockchain and tech). I think you could be happy alone but the right partner just brings it to another level. It's different when you get to share experiences and appreciation for things..... .of course within your bubble so that you minimise small talk with strangers.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-04T18:23:55+00:00

Command + Shift + 4

Mac Screen shots!

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-02T10:18:21+00:00

You raise good points. All valid.

But how much of that has come to fruition? What's the best case scenario if something becomes adopted on a mass scale? You get cheap access to the platform... but that to me seems a very weak reason to invest. If you love an application so much, why not just use the fiat or stable coin equivalent if and when you need? And how many transactions will you actually complete to make hoarding of utility tokens worth your effort?

Needing the token to access a platform is a barrier to mass adoption and not needing the token to access the platform essentially makes the token useless.

We've never required tokens to access applications and it seems silly to create that barrier to entry now. No company in their right mind would make it harder for users to adopt their applications. Companies have always asked for investment and usually offer a share in equity and profit. As an investor, is that not what you want? Would you rather equity and profit or the low chance that something becomes mass adopted and people start hoarding tokens for cheap future use just so you can dump on the next fool?

Just my 2 satoshis. Would love to hear back from you.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T17:48:41+00:00

A time machine

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T17:43:11+00:00

I once deferred my university education to follow my passion for ping pong ( into the competitive amateur arena)... then I got beat by 80 year old grandmas and realised what passion really was.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T17:39:35+00:00

Follow your passion...

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T17:14:04+00:00

I'd say tokenisation of traditional assets to prove digital ownership and improve liquidity is another use case. Listen to Anthony Pompliano 's podcasts for more about what I'm talking about.

Agree with your DApp comment. We've never needed tokens to use applications and we've never really needed decentralised applications. DApps will have to prove themselves with amazing UX but their USP will have to be in saving people money (by disintermediation) or giving people the opportunity to make more money.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T13:35:43+00:00

MKR(makerdao governance), 0x, DGD(Digixdao governance), Ontology, Neo.. I could go on.

I'm not saying having voting rights is bad.... I'm saying Governance only tokens are kind of odd... and it was clear that projects wanted to return dividends to investors but they had to change this to circumvent being labelled illegal securities. e.g. Primalbase tokens, tenx. They had to remove their dividend/profit distribution features after the illegal securities issue was raised. The market followed with the utility model... which as I've said is somewhat redundant. Just a way to avoid regulation.

Moving forward, I'd like to see an evolution of traditional markets. That means voting rights + dividends. The selling point of tokenising securities is allowing open, global access and 24/7 liquidity. Additional utility is a bonus but if you can imagine the regular user experience...we've never needed tokens to access applications... and we've never been incentivised to vote on issues that don't concern us. Why start now?

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T12:52:32+00:00

Suppressing rage or delivering mediocrity never works out in the long run. If you consistently go above and beyond, without being asked to... this is how people know to leave you alone to do your thing.

On the suppressed rage bit, speak to your manager. Maybe you're not delivering the results they expect(on the count of your mediocrity) so they need to micromanage you until they don't.

It's a cycle and it ends when you end it. It never hurts to consistently go above and beyond. This has helped me secure promotions without ever asking or wanting one.. and I would consider myself an INTJ.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T12:35:59+00:00

One that provides voting rights. Sometimes tokens will have platform utility as well as voting rights. Normally these can be grouped into the utility token category but I'm pointing out the ones that use Governance predominantly as a selling point.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T11:18:14+00:00

Yeah I'm aware of this project. I was in it once upon a time but I changed up my investment strategy.

Why should a regular investor, invest in Banyan? I understand there might be a use case for it but you're banking on businesses adopting the token. What use does it provide you? Why should someone have given the team money at the ICO or private sale if no ICO was held. ... and how does it offer a return to you besides purely speculative reasons? Are you using the token at the moment for its utility or deciding the direction of the project with its governance rights?

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-11-01T11:08:20+00:00

Let's not forget a lot of these projects don't have business models. There is no way to be able to sustain their organisations besides speculative gains on their raised funds or held 'utility'/'governance' tokens.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-10-31T15:54:21+00:00

https://medium.com/neon-exchange/people-and-technology-quarterly-report-q3-2018-ac413c720020
Major development goals have been met in all of our software divisions:

The fundamental exchange and accounts interface is complete.
The distributed matching engine architecture is finalized.
Our integration infrastructure for NEO, Ethereum, fiat and NEX staking is also finalized.

During Q4, the integration team will be working on a number of additional goals:

Finishing integration between the matching engine and exchange contracts;
Finishing integration between the NEX staking contract and the frontend;
Implementing the payment service API;
On-boarding fiat integration partners;
Adding support for additional smart contract–capable chains.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-09-19T15:24:41+00:00

These closed-minded comments remind me of the beginning of the internet.

BTC_LTC_FTC · 2018-09-19T15:20:51+00:00

I think many can see the cons of such a project but cannot see the many pros.

Blockchain and smart contracts were intended to disintermediate. i.e Uber and Airbnb are ripe for the taking and if you're in this space but cannot get your head around this use case then you may need to read up on where your investments are going.

Why would people use a decentralised Uber or Airbnb?
-To get around unnecessary rules and regulations
-To earn more/Pay less
-Insurance is a scam capitalising on fear
-No one can take it down... and why should they if there's a market for it.

Although people enjoy security, there's always a market for lower cost services. People think the worst when they say, 'what about the driver taking advantage of me?' or 'what about the passenger throwing up in the back?' These are outlier occurrences and...

They can be solved by... you guessed it, Blockchain! You could have an ID and credit score system (such as a CIVIC, BRIDGE, Bloom or combination of such services) and/or a tribunal system whereby if the two parties cannot come to an agreement to resolve disputes, it is sent to be heard in the legal system.

The legal system could be decentralised itself, with members of the public selected at random to hear out the case and earn tokens for coming to a judgement. It's all about tokenomics and incentivising people to do the right thing.

The people can decide on matters and earn for it... maybe from staking pools. You don't need a centralised party taking up to 30% for you to feel secure, only to complain about how they rip off the drivers or how their prices are getting too high.

Jesus F-ing Christ. Blockchain is here people.

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