What if I told you that you can easily change your surroundings regardless of where you are with a single touch on your smartphone or tablet or that you could be anywhere in the world while sitting on your couch? Sounds amazing, right?! These and many more opportunities will be available in a blockchain-powered augmented reality (AR) ecosystem called Arcona.

So what exactly is Arcona? We have heard a great deal about virtual reality, while the concept of augmented reality still didn’t quite penetrate the masses. Augmented reality merges real world and virtual reality in one, enabling us to create virtual content in actually existing places around the globe. Arcona will create an AR ecosystem — Digital Land, that will incorporate AR into diverse kinds of businesses such as advertising, media, education, real estate, entertainment and many more.

Arcona will provide an interactive experience based on real-life places and objects, available through various devices facilitating cross-country and cross-continent business opportunities. Places in Digital Land can be bought, sold, rented and leased. You can create and add your own content without any programming knowledge, attend events, sell and buy services: possibilities of Digital Land are virtually limitless.

The ultimate idea of the Arcona Ecosystem is to build an accessible platform which can be used by end-users for monetizing their creativity, building and presenting their projects to the public. Blockchain technology will provide safety and play a role of a ledger (recording transactions, content, etc.).

Arcona Ecosystem is being developed by a team of Piligrim XXI, an IT start-up that operates in the tourism sector of an international augmented reality market since 2014. Piligrim XXI already has 8 AR outdoor parks in 6 countries (Russia, France, Latvia, Italy, Estonia and Bulgaria). Arcona Ecosystem marketplace will be launched in 2018. In 2019 an AR grid positioning systems will be introduced and digital land will be available for sale in 10 world largest cities (London, New York, Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, etc.).

Initial Coin Offering details:

ICO: in progress, ends on July 15, 2018 (until now 7104 ETH is already collected)

Token name: ARCONA

Total number of tokens for sale: 81,000,000 ARCONA

Token price: 1 ARCONA = 0,0025 ETH

Currencies accepted: ETH

Soft cap: 2746 ETH (if not achieved, funds are refunded)

Hard cap: $25 million

Minimum investment: 0,025 ETH

Bonuses: available

If you are interested in new technologies, virtual and augmented reality and immense opportunities Arcona has to offer, please check: Arcona website, Telegram, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, BitcoinTalk ANN Thread, Whitepaper

The cryptocurrency market seems to be slowly returning to its last year glory, hence new investors, projects and people opt to become a part of this cryptocurrency-driven economy. Did you know that there already 1592 altcoins[1] available on the market while in December 2017 there were 1368[2]? That’s a 16% growth over less than 4 months! The number of crypto/fiat and fiat/crypto exchanges is increasing accordingly and soon we will have an acute need to go beyond services that an exchange has to offer. Bitrex is foreseeing this demand and creating a decentralized crypto bank that will offer a wide range of services to customers all over the world.

What services Bitrex will offer? Well, along with the classic banking services (applied to cryptocurrencies) such as providing ledgers, trading, making various transactions, platform users will also be able to take crypto loans providing cryptocurrency as collateral. Besides, the system of physical payments for goods and services will be enabled in merchant stores with BitexPay cards, Powered by Bitex partner cards or mobile app. Moreover, Bitex is planning to provide a network of ATMs in countries where it operates.

Bitex is based on two main components: EZBitex is responsible for banking infrastructure and exchange operations, while BitexPay provides safe payment system. In the beginning only the following four cryptocurrencies will be accepted — BTC, ETH, LTC and XBX, — but the list will be expanded later on as new cryptocurrencies will be trading on the EZBitex exchange. All transaction fees will be collected in Bitex tokens (XBX).

Where will Bitrex operate? Bitex is aiming to provide services on a global scale, but for a start it will concentrate on Asia and the Middle East. It will operate through franchise agreements with already established local institutions in order to achieve high market penetration and to make sure the platform complies with local laws and regulations. Bitex has already raised $2,76 million from the sale of franchise to institutions in the following countries: Hong Kong, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and the UAE. That’s where Bitex will start operating in mid-2018. Currently, Bitex is based in Singapore.

Some technical details. The development of the platform has already started, the platform will be Ethereum based with the ERC-223 compatible token. The security of the EZBitex platform will be provided by a well-known security firm with military grade solutions (that wanted to stay unnamed). Beta test and launch of some components of the platform as well as the mobile app will be held in Q2 2018.

Initial Coin Offering details:

Pre-sale: starts on April 18 2018, 12:00 pm GMT

Main sale: starts on June 16 2018 (yet to be confirmed)

Token name: Bitex Coin (XBX)

Total number of tokens for sale: 210,000,000

XBX token price: 1 XBX = 0,5$, 0,7$, 0,8$, 0,9$ or 1,0$ depending on the stage of the ICO

Currencies accepted: cryptocurrencies BTC and ETH or fiat — CHF, EUR, USD, GBP, DKK and SGD

Soft cap: 1,000,000 XBX (if not achieved, funds are refunded)

Hard cap: none

Minimum investment: 50 XBX

Unsold tokens: gathered in the Bitrex company account and released monthly to the community in a form of airdrops, bounties, ads, etc and used for platform development.

White list is already available, you will need to go through KYC in order to participate in this ICO.

For more information check:

Bitex Whitepaper, official website, BitcoinTalk thread, Twitter, Telegram, Facebook, Youtube

[1] https://coinmarketcap.com/all/views/all/

[2] https://www.justcryptonews.com/120/how-many-altcoins-are-there

What if I told you there is an app being built that would enable investing in cryptocurrencies straight away after a simple registration? That’s right, no more hustle over safety of wallets, exchanges, checking your balance non-stop and researching which cryptocurrency to invest in next. savedroid will do that for you.

What is savedroid? savedroid is a self-learning AI algorithm that will offer app users easy access to cryptocurrencies: you will be able to save, invest and spend various cryptocurrencies without worrying about exchange orders and bid-ask spreads. A unique self-learning AI algorithm will help you make best investment decisions based on your preferences and build a diversified crypto portfolio. The main cryptocurrencies that will be supported will be Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Litecoin, IOTA, Dash, Stellar. Besides, the cryptocurrency credit card will allow you to make purchases even in those stores, where cryptocurrency payments are not yet accepted.

Who is savedroid for? For all crypto enthusiasts who have smartphones and value their time. savedroid aims to eliminate technological barriers and provide an easy access to cryptocurrencies.

Why choose savedroid? Let me give you some history. Savedroid AG was founded in Frankfurt (Germany) in the end of 2015 as a FinTech company. In one-year time, the company successfully launched free Android and iOS apps in Germany. Today, savedroid app has more than 200K downloads and more than 10 million saving transactions and that is only in Germany.

Initially, savedroid app, that also possesses a self-learning AI algorithm, was aimed to “analyze and optimize user’s personal finances to fulfill their wishes and maximize their lifestyle”[2]. In other words, the app would help you save your money by learning your habits (creepy, huh?) and developing your own savings rules — so-called “smooves”. For example, if you have a pattern of doing a certain sport on a weekly basis, for every attended training session savedroid would send a certain amount of money to your automatically created free savings account. Isn’t it an incentive? In this way, by doing simple everyday deeds, you are able to increase your saving in the most simple and effective way.

Apart from the app that just blows my mind, Savedroid AG has a well-developed partner ecosystem. Among others, there is Deursche Börse, Wirecard Bank, telecommunication company Drillisch, Check24 etc.

Initial Token Sale details:

Pre-sale: it was scheduled to last till Jan 26, 2018, but was sold out in 7 hours

Main sale: Feb 9 — Mar 9, 2018

Token name: savedroid token (SVD)

Total number of tokens for sale: 6,000,000,000 (unsold tokens will be burnt)

SVD token price: 1 SVD = 0,01 EUR

For more information check:

savedroid roadmap, website, whitepaper, BitcoinTalk ANN , Twitter, Telegram, Facebook

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/647374/worldwide-blockchain-wallet-users/

[2] Whitepaper, p. 4, https://ico.savedroid.com/savedroid-ico-whitepaper.pdf

Have you always wanted to learn something new, but never had time? Did you think of joining some online learning platform, but could never find an appropriate one? MindLink — an e-learning, blockchain based platform — might have what you are looking for.

What is MindLink? MindLink is an educational online learning platform that is based on blockchain and enables its users access to various software tools such as video learning, private and public chat groups, online seminars, reading materials, etc. all in one place. Blockchain and smart contracts technology brings transparency and trust to the mix. The platform doesn’t have any restrictions on subjects that can be taught and allows for an easy start. Besides, it can be used whenever it’s comfortable through your laptop or smartphone.

Who is MindLink for? Naturally, MindLink is for everybody. You are an accomplished teacher who is interested in online tutoring? Or a passionate professional who desires to share his/her knowledge with others? Or a student that is tired of traditional outdated learning practices? Then MindLink is for you. The platform’s easy-to-use tools will allow you to make an effective and efficient teaching/learning process.

Payment options. As various other blockchain based platforms, MindLink will emit its own cryptocurrency during ICO — MindLink (ML) token. All users will be able to determine prices of their courses. The preferred payment option will be ML tokens, however, other payment options will be available as well. The use of ML tokens on the MindLink platform will be encouraged with various discount and bonuses.

ICO details.

Pre-sale: Feb 16 — Feb 23, min investment 0,1 ETH, bonus 5%;

Main sale: Feb 23 — Mar 23, min investment 0,1 ETH, no bonus;

Soft cap: 2 000 ETH;

Hard cap: 10 000 ETH;

MindLink token price: 1 000 ML = 1 ETH;

Total MindLink token supply: 20 700 000 ML.

For more information check:

MindLink official website, MindLink whitepaper (also available in Turkish, Arabic and Romanian), MindLink Twitter, MindLink Facebook, MindLink Bitcointalk ANN