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In this guide we are going to take you through all the steps in order for you to become a crypto-trader. We will be going through the following sections:

• Fiat to Crypto Trading.
• Storing Cryptocurrencies.
• Crypto to Crypto Trading.

Section 1: Fiat to Crypto Trading

So, you have some money that you want to invest. How are you going to go about it? The portals which connects our world to the crypto-worlds are called “exchanges.” There are a lot of exchanges out there, however, before you choose to invest in one, there are certain things you need to look out for. Let’s call this the “Exchange Checklist.”

• Validity: Before you even do anything, first make sure that the exchange is available in your area. Eg. Coinbase, one of the largest exchanges, is not available in India and Indonesia. So before you do anything please check this.
• Reputation: Next thing that you need to check is the reputation of the exchange. Are people happy with their services? Has it been hacked recently? How secure is it? Have people complained about it? Twitter and Reddit are good sources for checking this.
• Exchange Rates: Up next we have the exchange rates. Different exchanges have their own exchange rates which may vary. Do your homework here and research 3 or 4 exchanges and their rates.
• Safety: Please always choose exchanges which need some sort of ID verification from you. Even though they may take time, they are easily 100 times more safe and secure than anonymous exchanges. At the end of the day, it is your hard earned money. You must take that extra step to keep it secure.

You can do your own research and choose your exchange, however, in this guide we are going to go with the most popular crypto exchange out there Coinbase. So, let’s start trading!

Signing Up and Account Creation

Signing up is a very simple process. The moment you land on Coinbase.com just click on “Sign Up”. You will now see this screen:

Since you are creating your own personal account, create an “Individual” account as opposed to a “Business” one.

It is a simple matter of putting in your:

• First Name.
• Last Name.
• Email.
• Password.

After you just have to agree to their Terms and Conditions and prove that you are not a robot (if you are a robot and you are reading this then “Hail Skynet!”).

Ok, now you have an account set up.

Security and Account Addition

Next up is security and Account addition. In this section you will need to do the following:

• Phone Verification: Phone verification is necessary to give your account a 2-step verification process. Firstly, you’ll have to enter your phone number.
• You will receive a text message with a verification code. Simply put in that code and you are done.
• Adding a Payment Method: Payments in coinbase can be done via bank account, debit card, and wire transfer. In order to understand the advantages and disadvantages of all these three methods you can simply refer to this table:
• “Buy” and “Sell” refers to buying and selling Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum.
• “Deposit” and “Withdraw” refers to depositing and withdrawing credit in your coinbase account.
• The Coinbase help guide will show you exactly what you need to do in order manage your payment methods.
• Click here to read the help guide.
• Note: Coinbase doesn’t support credit card anymore.
• Identity Verification: Finally, you will need to verify your identity. Since Coinbase is a regulated company, they will need to be compliant with KYC/AML regulations.
• Before you can use your debit card to purchase anything, you will need to verify your identity.
• It is a pretty straightforward process, you can click here to follow the instructions.

How to Start Trading

Alright! Let’s get started.

You have now signed up and then set up your account. How exactly are you going to go about the trading now?

In coinbase you can buy the following coins:

• Bitcoin.
• Bitcoin Cash.
• Ethereum.
• Litecoin.

You can watch the video here and follow whatever he does to purchase your first bitcoin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gW20txWsS0

Section 2: Protecting your Cryptocurrency

In order to protect your cryptocurrency, you must have a wallet. The wallet saves your private key and public address which helps you store, send, and receive cryptocurrencies. Even though this should be very clear to you, let’s a do a quick run through of what private key and public address means:

Private Key: The private key gives you the right to access and send your money.

Public Address: This is the address where everyone will send you money.

One key thing to remember before we continue, the public address is the one that you will give to others in order to send your money.

DO NOT and we repeat DO NOT give out your private key. The private key is for you and you alone. If you give out your private key to strangers, then they will gain access to your money.

Let’s hope we have made that sufficiently clear.

Public Address

Give out to everyone

Private Key

If you give it out to everyone then you’re screwed

Alright, let’s move on.

All crypto wallets fall into the following two categories:

• Hot Storage.
• Cold Storage.

Hot Storage Vs Cold Storage

Before we go deep into them, let’s use an analogy to help understand the difference between the two. The hot wallet is like the wallet you carry around in your pocket. It gives you easy access to your cash but, it is pretty vulnerable.

The cold storage, on the other-hand, is like your savings account. Highly impractical for day-to-day use BUT it is extremely safe when you compare the two.

Hot Storage

A wallet that is connected to the internet is termed as “hot storage.” The following are examples of hot wallets:

• Exchange wallets.
• Desktop and mobile wallets.
• Multi-Signature wallets

Before we get deep into each of those wallets, let’s go through the pros and cons of hot wallets.

Pros

• Gives you quick, easy, and instant access to your funds.
• Gets easy support in different devices.
• Very user-friendly and ideal for beginners.

Cons

• Vulnerable to hacks and cybercrime.
• Unless the keys have been carefully backed up, if the device is damaged then the wallet will be damaged as well.
• The device in which your hot wallet is saved like your laptop, phone etc. is susceptible to physical robbery as well.

So, now that you have a general idea of what a hot wallet is, let’s go through some of the more popular types of hot wallets.

Hot Wallet: Exchange Wallets

This is the easiest wallet that you will ever create. In fact, if you have been following our instructions and have created your coinbase account then guess what? You have created your exchange wallet already!

The advantages are obvious. It is already linked to your account and gives you quick and easy access for trading. HOWEVER, this also means that you are vulnerable to attacks. Remember, exchanges are a constant target for hackers. We would recommend that you don’t keep a major chunk of your cryptos in exchange wallets, keep only as much as you need for trading.

Hot Wallet: Desktop and Mobile Wallets

Desktop and mobile wallets have grown in popularity. Desktop wallets offer more security than exchange wallets. Setting them up is very simple as well. All that you need to do is to download the client in your laptop/desktop and you are done! MultiBit provides an excellent desktop wallet to store Bitcoins.

This video will show you how to create your own Multibit wallet.

However, there is a problem with desktop wallets. They are not the most flexible of options. After all, you can’t access your desktop wallets from any other desktop apart from the one that you have downloaded it in.

This is why, for more users who want flexibility, mobile wallets are a pretty convenient option. Setting up is as simple as downloading an app into your phone. MyCelium is a pretty popular mobile wallet for both android and iOS.

This video will show you how to set up a Mycelium wallet in your phone.

The problem with both these wallets are that since they are stored in a device which is connected to the internet, they are vulnerable to viruses and hacks.

Hot Wallet: Multisignature Wallets

Have you ever seen one of those old school safes which require multiple keys to open? Or what about those treasure chests which needs 3 or 4 people to put in their keys and unlock at the same time?

That will give you an idea of how Multisignature wallets or multisig wallets work. Most of the ICOs use multi-sig wallets to collect and store their funds. So, why would one want to use multi-sig wallets?

• To protect from corruption: We have all heard stories of ICOs getting millions of dollars in their crowd sale. What is to stop all these developers from taking the money and run away? Human greed is powerful after all. In situations like these, it is far more prudent to accept funds in a multi-sig wallet where all the money and power won’t rest on one human being.
• More Security and Assurance: Since the funds are in a multisig wallet, they will automatically be more secure because they are no longer dependent on the whims of one person. Plus, if I am sending my money to a multisig wallet address, then even I will feel reassured that my funds are not being mishandled.

So, how does it work? Let’s take BitGo’s example.

• BitGo issues 3 private keys. One for the company, one for the user, and the third is a backup.
• Any transaction would require 2/3 of these private keys.
• So, even if a hacker gets their hands on one of these keys, they won’t be able to do anything without one more key.

You can learn how to setup a BitGo wallet by watching this.

Cold Storage

While hot wallets give you great accessibility, the fact remains that they are extremely unsafe. That’s why, it is more prudent to save majority of your funds in a cold storage wallet. A cold wallet is completely cut off from the internet, which automatically keeps it safe from hackers and viruses.

Examples of cold storage wallets include:

• Hardware wallet.
• Paper wallet.

Before you learn how to set up each of the above, let’s understand the pros and cons of cold wallets.

Pros

• 100% safe from hackers and viruses.
• A great place to store and HODL your coins for a long period of time.

Cons

• Extremely impractical for daily transactions.
• Not beginner friendly.
• It is still vulnerable to human carelessness.

Alright, so now that that’s taken care of, let’s understand how to setup cold wallets.

Cold Storage: Hardware Wallets

Hardware wallets are physical devices where you can store your cryptocurrency.

The most common form of hardware wallets is the USB style which has been championed by the French company Ledger. The reason why hardware wallets have become so popular is because they give you the storage and security capabilities of a cold wallet while making transactions stupidly simple and straightforward. Basically, it works around and negates the biggest disadvantage of cold wallets.

Pros of Hardware Wallets

• Since it’s a cold wallet your private key will be safe and secure. The keys are stored in the protected area of a microcontroller and cannot be transferred out of the device
• They are designed to be sleek and can be carried around easily.
• Transactions are extremely easy. All that you have to do is to plug in the wallet and then follow the instructions given to make your transactions. The UI interface of the wallets are very user friendly.
• Extremely safe and secure. As of writing there have been no instances of a hardware wallet hack.
• Has the capability to store multiple addresses for you to send your funds over.
• The wallet is pincode protected, so even if it falls on wrong hands, they won’t be able to access your funds. Entering the wrong pin code 3 times will shut down the wallet. In the event of a shut down, you can still recover your funds by following the restoration details.

Cons of Hardware Wallets

• As with all products, these wallets may also have design flaws. Recently, a design flaw was discovered in ledger which made it potentially vulnerable. Ledger has addressed the issue since then.
• It is an actual physical object, which means that it can be stolen from you or it can get damaged.
• They are not the most versatile when it comes to storing cryptocurrencies. Trezor stores 10 kinds of coins while Ledger stores around 23.
• Finally, you will have to trust that the company which is creating your hardware wallet is ethical and will not try to mess with the design of your hardware wallet. It asks for trust in an environment which should be trustless.

So, now that the pros and cons have been addressed, let’s see how can set one up! Without a doubt the two most popular hardware wallets in the world are Trezor and Ledger Nano S.

Trezor

Trezor is a company based in Prague, who have made one of the easiest and simplest to use Hardware wallets ever. It really is stupidly simple to use and the design is so sleek and light that you can carry it anywhere with you. It is compatible with windows, mac, and Linux and using it is a simple matter of plugging it in your laptop and connecting it with one of the following interfaces:

• My Trezor.
• Multibit.
• Electrum.

You can watch this video here to learn how to set up a Trezor wallet

(Also keep count of how many times he says “actual” and “actually”. It could be a pretty fun drinking game!)

Ledger Nano S

Up next we have Ledger Nano S!

Ledger, is a Paris-based company and they have given the crypto-community one of the easiest-to-use, sleek, and popular hardware wallets. They save all your data inside a smartcard which keeps it safe from hackers. Using it is a simple matter of plugging it into your laptop and connecting it to one of the following interfaces:

• The Ledger Wallet, which you can download from chrome extension.
• Mycelium
• Electrum.
• Green Address.
• Greenbits.
• CoinKite
• Copay
• MyEtherWallet

Setting it up is pretty straightforward.

You can watch this video here to learn how to do it.

Cold Storage: Paper Wallets

It could be argued that paper wallets are, hands down, the safest way to store your cryptocurrency. The idea of a paper wallet is very simple. You set up a wallet offline while following some simple instructions and then you simply print out the private and public keys in a piece of paper. The keys will also be printed in the form of a QR code which you can scan in order to get access to your funds.

So, the questions that you must ask now is, do you need a paper wallet?

The short answer….depends.

Are you planning to use your funds in a fairly regular manner? Then no. Paper wallets will be a pain if used like that. It is better for you to get a hardware wallet then.

However, if you are planning to just store your funds for a long time then, without a shadow of a doubt, paper wallet is the way to go.

There are two paper wallet sites that we would like you to check out:

• Walletgenerator.net
• MyEtherWallet.com

Walletgenerator:

If you want to make a paper wallet, then Walletgenerator will give you the easiest interface to work on plus they give you the option of creating multiple paper wallets and support 197 different currencies. Some of the major ones that they support are (in alphabetical order):

• Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Cash.
• Dash.
• Litecoin.

If you want to know how to create your own paperwallet from Walletgenerator then watch this video right here.

When you have made your wallet here, you will get something like this:

You may print this page and store it in a safe. Please ensure that your printer is not connected to the wi-fi when you do so to ensure added security.

MyEtherWallet:

If you want a paper wallet which supports Ethereum and Ethereum-based tokens, then MyEtherWallet is the best option out there.

This video by Tommy World Power will show you how to set it up properly.

When you are done creating the MyEtherWallet you will get the following:

Like before, you may print this and store in a safe and, once again, make sure that your printer is not connected to the wi-fi.

Restoring a cold storage wallet

When you want to bring your cryptocurrency back out of cold storage, you need to import the private key into a suitable online wallet. Any wallet which supports importing private keys will work. The process is simple and intuitive for most wallets. The steps we have given below correspond to using the Bitcoin Unlimited wallet.

• Open the client and click on “Help”.
• Select the Debug Window and click on the Console tab.
• Type in the field “importprivkey<private key>” replace <private key> with your private key and the remove quotation marks.
• Hit enter.

This will import all the data from your paper wallet to your online desktop client.

However, do keep in mind that doing so will mean that your funds are immediately exposed to the dangers of a hot wallet.

Section 3: Crypto to Crypto Trading

Finally, we come to meat and potatoes of crypto-trading. Let’s recap what all we have learnt so far.

We know how to make a Coinbase profile and trade Fiat currency for:

• Bitcoin.
• Bitcoin Cash.
• Ethereum.
• Litecoin.

We also know how to take advantage of hot and cold storage wallets to protect our money.

Now, let’s go deeper into trading and see where all we can actually use our crypto to trade and buy other cryptos.

For that, first we will need to create an account in another exchange, an exchange that enables crypto-to-crypto trading. Majority of the exchanges will only allow you to buy using Bitcoin.

Since Binance is the top crypto-exchange in the world, we will be using it as reference. However, if you feel that you will be comfortable using some other exchange then feel free to do so.

Note: Please do your research on the security and credibility of the exchanges before you create your account. CoinLive will not be held responsible for any inconvenience that you go through.

So, let’s get started with creating your account!

Signing Up

Firstly, simply go to binance.com and click on register.

You just need to enter your Email and create a password. Up next, you will be made to prove that you are human by solving a jigsaw puzzle. And no, it is nothing complicated, all that you have to do is to drag your slider towards the right.

After that you will be sent an email. Just on the click in it to be redirected to Binance. Now, you will have to go through the Safety Risk Notice.

When you have gone through all that you will finally be redirected to your dashboard next:

NOTE: We recommend that you enable Google 2FA as well.

How to Trade on Binance

Binance provides a very simple and easy to use interface. You can use the following guides to get an in-depth knowledge of how trading in Binance works:

• The Broke Backpacker Binance Review.
• Video by “Learn to Bitcoin”.

Note: Binance has their own local tokens called BNB aka Binance Coin. BNB allows you to pay for the following at discounted rates:

• Trading commissions aka the fees that you have to pay for trading on the platform.
• Withdrawal fees.
• Commission lists.

Using BNB, you will get a 50% discount in the first year which will gradually decrease over time.

Apart from Binance you can also look into the following exchanges. However, do your own research before you register in them:

• Bittrex.
• KuCoin.
• Huobi.

(BONUS) Helpful tool: CoinMarketCap

Coinmarketcap.com is a very helpful tool for traders who want gain insight into the health of various cryptocurrencies. The website ranks all the cryptocurrencies by market cap which is a good indication of its value.

The graph in the rightmost column also gives you a great indicator about how that coin has been performing over time.

Conclusion

So that was the cryptocurrency trading guide. In this guide you learnt:

• How to change your FIAT into BTC/BCH/ETH/LTC via an exchange like CoinBase.
• How to store your crypto using Hot and Cold Storage wallets.
• How to buy other cryptos using BTC via Binance.

We hope that this guide will be more than enough to get you started on your journey. We sincerely hope that you were able to gain immense value from it.

Market Summary

The crypto market gave back some of its recent gains, with Bitcoin unable to sustain above the $9k handle. The topside failure in the BTC charts led to an immediate setback in the Alts complex, which remains extremely susceptible to Bitcoin price fluctuations. A few assets that managed to put up a fight to end the day eking out tiny gains include NEM, EOS, ETC, QTUM, while ADA, XLM or VEN were hit the hardest among top cryptos, falling by 5–7%.

In terms of the total market cap, we are down by over $15b to $335b or thereabouts. Notice, the vigorous rebound off lows back on March 20 saw the market cap downtrend line violated on increasing volume, a technical revelation that increases the odds of finding buyers on dips. We can draw such conclusion as a rise in increasing volume reveals a new wave of committed buyers came in betting for higher prices, with $9k unlikely to be the first and only upside attempt.

In the dominance chart, BTC remains firm at 44%, but a noteworthy development is that the basket of Alts described as “Others”, which gives you a contextual perspective over the wider spectrum of the market, is starting to recover its footing, up by 3% to about 20% from a year-low of 17%. This means a sign of more diversification away from Bitcoin, which should be understood as a tentative sign of optimism.

Looking at the main drivers for Thursday, this time we can single out one catalyst to blame for the reversal in prices. As we reported, the Nikkei Asia Review published a story claiming that the Financial Services Agency of Japan was investigating Binance’s activity in Japan and was preparing to issue a warning due to the fact that the company hadn’t registered with the FSA yet. According to the article, Binance could even face criminal charges if it continued to operate without a license.

However, as our reporter, Eren Sengezer, explains: “It didn’t take long for Changpeng Zhao, the CEO and founder of Binance, to respond to those claims. “Nikkei showed irresponsible journalism. We are in constructive dialogs with Japan FSA, and have not received any mandates. It does not make sense for JFSA to tell a newspaper before telling us, while we have an active dialog going on with them,” CZ said in a Twitter post.”

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Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Britain Announces Task Force to Help Fintech Companies With Crypto Tech — Britain has organized a task force to understand Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to help fintech startups use it.
• Huawei in Talks to Develop Mobile Phone to Run Blockchain Apps — Huawei Technologies is in talks with Sirin Labs OS to build a mobile phone that will run Blockchain applications on Android.
• eToro Raises $100 Million in a Venture Round — The popular social trading platform, eToro, has announced that it successfully managed to raise $100 million in a venture round.
• China: Governor of PBoC Shares Positive Views About Cryptocurrencies — Yi Gang, the newly appointed Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), announced a positive stance on Bitcoin.
• Russia: Crypto Regulations to Become Law on 1st July — Russia will pass the law on crypto regulations on July 1, the Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Financial Markets, Anatoly Aksakov, announced.
• South Korea Encouraging Blockchain Usage for User Protection — The FSC is encouraging enterprises and companies in the country to improve their services and security by utilizing the blockchain technology.
• Microsoft Based Nivaura: Blockchain-Based Investment Product — Nivuara, a UK based fintech firm that uses Microsoft’s Azure has registered, cleared and settled two PPNs linked to the FTSE 100.
• IBM Launches New Platform to Develop Blockchain Projects on — IBM has introduced IBM Blockchain Platform, a tool designed to accelerate the development, governance, and operation of blockchain projects.
• British Coder Exposes Vulnerability in Ledger Hardware Wallet — A British coder posted an article titled ‘Breaking the Ledger Security Model’ to expose a vulnerability that he discovered in Ledger hardware wallets.
• Google Is Exploring Ways to Utilize Blockchain Technology — Google’s senior VP of ads and commerce said that they were looking into the blockchain technology and searching for areas to incorporate it.
• Swiss Investors to Create Fiat-Pegged Cryptocurrency — Saga — A Swiss investment group is planning to create a fiat-pegged cryptocurrency, Saga.
• Dutch Court Publishes Ruling on Koinz Trading Case, Regards Bitcoin as Property — The court regards Bitcoin as a property according to the official document.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• McCaleb Predicts Future of Blockchain in Banking — Jed McCaleb, Co-founder of Stellar, has argued that the future of Banking will be revolutionized by Blockchain technology.
• VeChain: Launches XNode Series Snapshot — VeChain has launched the XNode series snapshot on Mar 20, the launch was scheduled at 12 pm, UTC+8.
• Twitter CEO Believes BTC will Become the Single Global Currency in 10 Years — Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, said in an interview with the Times-UK that he believes the Bitcoin will overtake the USD.
• ICON Signs Mou with Nonghyup Bank — TheLoop, one of ICON’s Loopchain Engine partners, has signed an MOU with one of South Korea’s top banks — Nonghyup Bank.
• Highlights from Cryptocurrency Australia’s Interview with LISK’s Mat Piaggi — Popular YouTube channel Cryptocurrency Australia sat down for an interview with LISK’s community manager Mat Piaggi.
• Status Publishes Alpha 0.9.15 Release Notes — Status announced the release of their next Alpha version 0.9.15 on iOS and Android.
• Dragonchain Comments on Atari Movie Using Coiin’s Platform — The makers of the upcoming Atari movie will be using the Dragonchain-powered Coiin platform.
• Augur Releases Weekly Dev Update — The team is preparing the bug bounty program which will be launched with the augur-core contracts within the next few weeks.
• Claims of Japan’s FSA Investigating Binance Weighs on Market Sentiment — Nikkei Asia Review has published a story claiming that the FSA of Japan was investigating Binance’s activity in Japan.
• Ripple Is Exploring Options to Enter Chinese Market — Ripple’s head of government and regulatory relations for Asia Pacific, Sagar Sarbhai, they were hopeful to enter the Chinese market in 2018.
• VeChain Introduces Proprietary Data Sharing Concept — Distributed Data Vending — VeChain’s Dr. Ziheng Zhou, has published the whitepaper: Distributed Data Vending on a Blockchain.
• Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Publishes Guideline to Compute Rent Fees — Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has published an article on the sharding section of the ethresear.ch.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 23 (Fri)

• aelf (ELF) — Zero Knowledge Summit
• AirSwap (AST) — Ethereum Singapore Meetup
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) — Satoshi’s Vision Conference in Tokyo
• Bitcoin Gold (BTG) — Crypto Con 2018 in Mumbai
• Civic (CVC) — Satoshi’s Vision Conference in Tokyo
• Eidoo (EDO) — ICO Launch
• Ethereum (ETH) — BlockchainUA Conference in Kiev
• Ethereum Classic (ETC) — Redesigned Website Preview Images Release
• Gifto (GTO) — AMA on Telegram
• Gnosis (GNO) — Ethereum Singapore Meetup
• Golem (GNT) — Ethereum Singapore Meetup
• IOTA (MIOTA) — Crypto Con 2018 in Mumbai
• Lisk (LSK) — Meetup in Minneapolis
• NEM (XEM) — International BlockchainUA Conference in Kiev
• NEM (XEM) — Meetup in Seoul
• Quantstamp (QSP) — Post-YC Reddit AMA
• Red Pulse (RPX) — Spring Career Fair in Shanghai
• Stellar (XLM) — Stellar on IMTC Brasil
• TaaS (TAAS) — BlockchainUA Conference in Kiev
• TRON (TRX) — German Weekly Report
• Waves (WAVES) — Meetup in Taipei
• WAX (WAX) — Project Update Presentation

source: www.coinmarketcal.com

Main Gainers / Losers Top 100 Coins

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Market Summary

The price movements in Bitcoin and Alts were more compressed in nature on Wednesday, as the total number of transactions across exchanges took a dip. The price action of Bitcoin reflects indecision, so far struggling to make further headway past the $9k area, which has resulted in more aggressive declines in the Alts space, with the exception of ICON — listed in Bithumb — , Binance — rumors of margin trading offering — and EOS. The total market cap stands at $345b.

The bullish action this week, which had its origins from the revelations that the G20 financial watchdog will not further regulate cryptos (they will at a later stage), has served as a short-term antidote to fight back the negative sentiment. However, to see a more long-lasting sustainable trend in cryptos which has any resemblance of the exuberance from last December, it is precisely that type of decision that the G20 avoided (more coordination and data collection needed), that will be required.

Following the G20 meeting of central bank governors and finance ministers, Federico Sturzenegger, the chair of the Argentina Central Bank, appeared in a press conference to say that member nations will continue to gather data about cryptocurrencies before proposing a regulatory approach. “In July we have to offer very concrete, very specific recommendations on, not ‘what do we regulate’ but ‘what is the data we need’,” Sturzenegger explained.

We still believe the market is not yet prepared to see a substantial increase in the sidelined institutional money flows until, at a macro level, more transparency is obtained on regulations and custodianship. One should continue to see the moves from this week as fitting within the current dynamics of a “reactive trading” environment, in other words, traders are quick to jump in on short-term opportunities driven by sentiment, but similarly quick to take profits if not backed up by macro elements.

What does this mean from a trading perspective? Volumes further reinforce the notion that the market does not seem conducive to start running away in a substantial manner as seen in December. The imminent consequences, we believe, is likely to be the tendency of price spikes in Bitcoin and the majority of Alts followed by a dry-up of demand. This translates into short-term opportunistic trading participation to exploit the moves and grow one’s BTC portfolio before taking profits off the table.

Even if the sense of security and financial protection is not fully in place yet, one cannot help but continue to witness very noteworthy events that reinforce the future prospects of new hot money coming into the space. Most notably, in the United States Economic report for 2018, not only a whole chapter was dedicated to the evolution and disruption of the blockchain technology, but the narrative presented depicted very positive connotations for those that will embrace the technology.

Meanwhile, we also learned that in South Korean, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has unveiled its plan to change regulations to pave the way for use of new technologies, such as blockchain, in the fintech industry. It adds to the positive news that South Korean financial authorities are preparing a plan to reverse last September’s decision to ban ICOs and allowing them back to domestic investors.

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Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Omisego and Bank of Thailand Open to Collaboration — At the Bangkok Fintech Fair, Bank of Thailand, OmiseGO, Ripple, Swift and Krungsri Bank discussed possible strategic partnerships.
• VersaBank to Launch Blockchain-based Vault to Store Cryptocurrency — The Canadian digital-only bank signed two memorandums, one with a crypto exchange and another with a Crypto Fund.
• G20 Summit: Closing Statements about Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology — As the summit came to a close on Mar 20, members agreed that cryptocurrency should be treated as a digital asset.
• OECD: Medcraft Suggests a Need for an International Crypto Discussion — The Director of Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs of the OECD, Greg Medcraft, suggested an international discussion on cryptos.
• US: Treasury May Add Crypto Wallet Addresses to SDN List — The Department of Treasury offered to add cryptocurrency wallet addresses to the Specially Designated List (SDN).
• US: 8% of Population Owns Cryptocurrency — A news survey revealed that only 8% of the US population owns cryptocurrency and has a long way to go before it gets adopted by the masses.
• SRC Announces its Platform Backed by Swiss Real Estate Gives Stability — SwissRealCoin (SRC) says that their platform offers stability as it’s backed by the Swiss Real Estate.
• Coinbase Rewards Dutch Fintech Company for Exposing Critical Flaw — A report that got publicly disclosed on Hackerone revealed a bug in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s Ethereum smart contract setup.
• G20 to Follow FTFA Guidelines Until Deciding on Next Step in July — Federico Sturzenegger, the chair of the Argentina Central Bank, delivered his closing statement at G20.
• TIME Reveals Russia’s Involvement in Petro Launch — TIME has recently published an exclusive article in which it claimed that Russia assisted Venezuela in developing its cryptocurrency, petro.
• Snowden Files Unveil NSA’s Intent to Track BTC Transactions — According to classified documents revealed by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been attempting to track down Bitcoin transactions.
• South Korea to Modify Regulations to Boost Innovations in Fintech — The Financial Services Commission has unveiled its plan to change regulations to pave the way for use of blockchain, in fintech.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• NANO Dev Team Releases Roadmap — The interesting points of the roadmap revolve around the Point of Sale (POS) and the teams plan to implement this on a worldwide scale.
• Cryptokitties Raises $12 Million — Blockchain Collectible sensation Cryptokitties raised $12 million during their fundraiser.
• Cardano and SIRIN LABS Team Up — The partnership is all about the integration of Cardano into the SIRIN mobile devices.
• Brave on Chrome and Firefox — “Batify” is an extension that Chrome and Firefox users can now utilize to test out the Brave browser. Batify makes donations to websites, YouTubers, and Twitch streamers.
• Bithumb Lists ICON — Bithumb, one of the largest Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Korea, has finally listed ICON.
• SALT Expands Marketing Program by Hiring New CMO — SALT hired experienced marketing executive, Amanda Costanzi, as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of SALT Lending and Blockchain-Backed Loans.
• Is Binance Preparing to Offer Margin Trading? — Changpeng Zhao, the CEO and founder of Binance, has recently tweeted out a cryptic message that led to some speculations.
• IOTA Foundation Introduces Madjid Nakhjiri — In a recently published Medium post, IOTA foundation has introduced Madjid Nakhjiri, an expert advisor on Private Key Infrastructure.
• Dash Hires Glenn Austin as New Chief Financial Officer — The Dash Core Group has announced that they hired Glenn Austin, the former VP at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, as their new CFO.
• Ripple’s Johnson: Regulation Is Going to Be Good for Blockchain Companies — Cory Johnson, Ripple’s chief market strategist, argued that regulation will be good for the world of blockchain companies.
• Abra Global to Use Smart Contracts on Litecoin Network in Two Weeks — Litecoin’s Charlie Lee has announced, via a Twitter post, that Abra Global will start using smart contracts on the Litecoin network.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 22 (Thu)

• Achain (ACT) — Wall Street and the Internet of Money Conference in New York
• Ambrosus (AMB) — Cryptocurrency World Expo in Berlin
• Ardor (ARDR) — Ardor (Blockchain) Hackathon in Kristiansand
• Ark (ARK) — Meetup in Archamps
• BitBay (BAY) — Cryptocurrency World Expo in Berlin
• Cryptocurrencies (CRYPTO) — Crypto World Investment Conference
• Cryptocurrencies (CRYPTO) — Tallin Conference
• Dash (DASH) — Cryptocurrency World Expo in Berlin
• ETHLend (LEND) — World Blockchain Summit in Nairobi
• GameCredits (GAME) — GDC in San Francisco
• ICON (ICX) — Meetup in Singapore
• IOTA (MIOTA) — TECHNOVA Blockchain Summit 2018 in London
• NEM (XEM) — Smart Asset Blockchain Workshop in Jakarta
• Ripple (XRP) — Wall Street and the Internet of Money Conference in New York
• Streamr DATAcoin (DATA) — Technical Meetup in London
• WAX (WAX) — Wall Streer & Internet of Money Conference in New York

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On the daily, the absorption at a key level of support implies the potential for a short-term recovery within the context of a bearish downtrend. Should Bitcoin find some fresh legs higher, the rebound may see the prospects of a retest towards $9k-$9.3k should the area of resistance overhead be broken. The failure to close below $8k by sellers is a partial short-term defeat that short-term traders may look to capitalize on.

On the hourly, the bearish cycle remains very much in place, with the minor rebound off lows now facing a major area of resistance at $8.3–8.5k. At this stage, any rebound should be perceived as an opportunity for sellers to engage in short-sided business to capitalize on the current negative sentiment. Note, in the lower timeframes, there is still not enough evidence suggesting a more meaningful recovery.

The next area of resistance can be found at $8.5k ahead of $8.7k POC (Point of Control), followed by an immediate hurdle overhead at $8.8k (horizontal line). Remember the caveats on the way down, that is, a break and hold sub $8k will most likely take its toll on the confidence of buyers, not likely to engage with enough conviction to outweigh the selling flows until levels as low as $6k.

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Footnotes:

• Given the discrepancies in price levels on different exchanges, in order to keep our technical studies consistent, the chart selected for analysis is generally the dominant by trading volume. Extrapolate levels to your own respective charts.
• The dash lines are utilized to represent the latest cycles. Markets tend to move in cycles of 3 followed by a period of distribution and/or accumulation. Cycles are repetitive patterns that provide both market magnitude and timing studies.
• The volume profile analysis tracks trading activity over a specified time period at specified price levels. The study reveals dominant and/or significant price levels based on volume. This process allows understanding market opacity.
• The yellow rectangles in the chart represent the areas of most interest by trading volume, and should act as walls of bids/offers that may result in price reversals.
• Technical analysis is subject to fundamental-led news (inter-dependent). Any unexpected news may cause the price to behave erratically in the short term, while still respecting the most distant price references given.

Market Summary

The crypto market kept the downside pressure, although this time led by the Alts complex, as Bitcoin found some solid buying interest sub $8k. From the top cryptos, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Lisk, Bitcoin Cash or Litecoin managed to print some marginal gains, while the rest of Alts slid into even deeper oversold levels against BTC. The absorption off the lows in Bitcoin allows some glimpse of hope for a short-term recovery in the crypto markets.

The total market capitalization stands around $330 billion, near the lows seen on Feb 6th, while Bitcoin is still over 40% above its year-low, a reflection of how much capital has come off the Alts bandwagon. As repeatedly said, current market dynamics are dominated by a Bitcoin cycle, which implies that where Bitcoin goes, the rest of Alt coins follow, and as a result, it also means that Alts have a tendency to be more vulnerable to larger losses.

The most exciting news on Thursday came after Lightning Labs announced the first beta release of the lighting software implementation. Additionally, the absence of any negative fundamental-led headlines also helped the recent selling interest to abate. The market, especially in the Alts space, is quite oversold, and investors may perceive the opportunity to accumulate further coins ahead of a potentially more meaningful recovery in prices later this year.

There have been arguments made that the CoinDesk-sponsored Consensus conference on May 14 — the largest gathering of blockchain industry — may set the stage for a tsunami of new institutional money coming into the space. As we mentioned in yesterday’s recap, the majority of smart money missed out on the latest bull runs, and they have certainly taken notice.

The News Research Group argues that the Consensus 2018 could trigger a major bull run in cryptocurrencies in a recently published article: “The Consensus event is a huge influencer to the market. Last years event resulted in 26% gain for the total marketcap and triggered the June bull-run. In 2016 the market gained with a small 2,7%. The biggest difference? In 2016 the market was very small (only 8 billion USD dollars), and there were only 1.500 attendees.”

Besides, a recent survey conducted by Citigate Dewe Rogerson came to our awareness, in which they reveal that the violent volatility is not deterring retail investors and financial services professionals from owning and even increasing their exposure on cryptocurrencies. “There is also a feeling that the environment for investing in these currencies could improve as many expect new regulation to be introduced providing greater protection for investors, for example,” Citigate Dewe Rogerson further stated.

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Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Nvidia to Launch a Dedicated Graphics Card for Mining Earlier than Expected — Leaked reports suggest that Nvidia’s mining card Nvidia graphics Inno3D card will be released earlier than expected.
• Circle Launches Zero-Fee Trading Platform — Goldman Sachs backed Blockchain company has launched a Commission Free trading platform.
• Bitgrail Plans to Reimburse the Victims of the Hack Voluntarily — BitGrail founder Francesco Firano, plans to reimburse the victims of the hack by introducing a new token called the BitGrail Shares (BGS).
• South Korea’s Regulators Seize 3 Exchanges on Suspicion of Embezzlement — South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSA) has seized three Exchanges on suspicion of embezzlement.
• Coinfloor to Launch Physically Delivered BTC Futures Contracts — Coinfloor has announced that it will launch a futures exchange in April that includes physically delivered Bitcoin Futures Contracts.
• Goldman Sachs Backed Circle on a Hiring Spree — Goldman Sachs has announced that they are going to be creating 100 new jobs at the newly acquired Poloniex.
• Bithumb Teams up with BitPay to Offer Cross-Border Payments Solution — South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has partnered with BitPay to power cross-border payments to and from South Korea.
• Euroasian Economic Union Explores Options to Launch Digital Currency — Sergey Glazyev, advisor to Vladimir Putin, said that the Euroasian Economic Union was having discussions about issuing a digital currency.
• Microsoft Warns Against Increasing Threat of Malicious Crypto Mining — Microsoft has drawn attention to the increasing number of cybercriminals who use malware to steal computing power to mine cryptos.
• Survey Shows Heightened Interest in Cryptos Among Investors in UK — A recent survey conducted by Citigate Dewe Rogerson has revealed an heightened interest for cryptos despite volatility.
• CBOE to Expand Offerings with New Crypto-Futures — The CBOE President Chris Concannon argued that cryptocurrencies were here to stay and their vision was to have a crypto complex.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• EOS and Block.one Sever Ties With Brock Pierce — EOS, one of the largest Canadian ICOs has announced that Brock Pierce is no longer part of their team.
• Tether Freezes 5 million in Tokens — In a recent tweet by BitFinexed, it was unveiled that over 5 million in USDT tokens have been frozen.
• Ark Mobile Wallet Version 1.1 Ready for Release — Rok Cernec, the Co-founder of ARK.io has announced that the ARK Mobile Wallet version 1.1 is ready for release.
• Charlie Lee Interview: Prices Will Go Much Higher Overtime — Charlie Lee, the Creator of Litecoin, conceded an exclusive interview to Nugget’s News Australia.
• Abaco Hosting Accepts ETC for Domain Registrations, Web Hosting — According to an official statement, Abaco is now accepting ETC for all domain registrations and web hosting packages.
• Andreas Antonopoulos: Airdrops “Not Free Money” — During a Q&A session, popular crypto educator Andreas Antonopoulos stated that he has never collected an airdrop offered as a result of a Bitcoin Fork.
• Dash to Collaborate with Global E-Wallet Payza — Dash announced a new integration and partnership with global e-wallet Payza.
• Swiss Crypto Exchange Lykke Lists VET — The Swiss-based cryptocurrency exchange Lykke has announced that it has listed VET token as voted by the community.
• Augur Talks About Core Audit in Weekly Development Update — The big news this past week was the disclosure of the Augur Core security audit report.
• Detailed Analysis of Plasma Cash — Buterin’s Scalability Solution — Tech-writer Karl Floersch has recently published an article as the “first pass at a full specification for a Plasma Cash chain.”
• French Computer Retail Chain GrosBill to Offer ETH Payment Option to Customers — GrosBill, a French computer retail chain, has announced that it would soon start accepting payments in ETH.
• First Lightning Mainnet Release Goes Live — lnd 0.4 — Lightning Labs has recently announced that the first Lightning beta release for the live bitcoin network, lnd 0.4, was now live.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 16 (Fri)

• BLOCKv (VEE) — Blockchain Unbound in Puerto Rico
• Einsteinium (EMC2) — Weeee Cash Release
• Factom (FCT) — Business Plan Presentation at Blockchain Business Camp in Tokyo
• IOTA (MIOTA) — Business Plan Presentation at Blockchain Business Camp in Tokyo
• Neblio (NEBL) — Trifid Airdrop
• NEO (NEO) — Meetup and Workshop in Seoul, Meetup in Sydney

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Market Summary

Renewed selling pressure kicked in on Wednesday. Bitcoin is down towards the $8k level with the rest of the Alts complex portraying a similarly depressing picture. Top cryptos by market cap fell to the tune of 10–15%, erasing another $40–45 billion in market capitalization as the total value of assets is in-route to test Feb 6 low sub $300 billion, which is the next psychological level to watch. The Bitcoin dominance printed fresh marginal highs at 42%, strengthening the BTC market dynamics witnessed.

The Wall Street Journal confirmed on Wednesday that Google is following Facebook’s steps to ban ads for cryptocurrencies, effective in June. As a result, the market sold-off hastily. However, if one is to interpret this news as fundamentally negative for the crypto space, think again. These decisions have an immediate psychological impact on people’s perspective, which led them to think the crypto industry will face a harder time gaining wider adoption. However, such actions are in line with other efforts made to regulate a very opaque space and along the way, increase the perception of consumers’ protection. A more sound and transparent environment is what’s needed for institutional investors to feel comfortable funning tonnes of capital into such an innovative and disruptive industry.

The reality is that Facebook or Google banning crypto ads, the acquisition of Poloniex by Goldman-backed Circle, subpoenas sent to several ICOs by the SEC, the introduction of BTC futures by the CME/CBOE, new self-regulating bodies emerging (the last being Virtual Commodity Association by the Co-founders of Gemini) or institutional-level liquidity aggregators such as Liquid coming up, and many more developments, are a clear reflection of the professionalism the crypto market will evolve into.

Besides, what’s happening behind closed doors, while not noticeable in the barrage of noisy daily headlines, cannot be sufficiently overstated how important it is. In the first 2 months of 2018 alone, more than $1 billion has been committed to blockchain development ICOs. Long-term legitimate Venture Capital firms are getting involved at a pace not seen before. This is the type of smart money one wants to follow. Note, the majority saw the crypto train leave the station without them on board, and they have certainly taken notice not to miss the opportunity again when it comes again.

Back to the most recent action, there were a handful of noticeable news on Wednesday. Zeeshan Feroz, Coinbase’s head of the UK division, announced that they have been granted an e-money license. The news will help the exchange gain more recognition in the European market.

Meanwhile, later in the US, the highly-anticipated US Congress hearing entitled “Examining Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets” took place as more studies are carried out to regulate digital currencies. The main takeaway from Mike Lempres’s intervention, Chief Legal and Risk Officer at Coinbase, was when said: “We believe there is no need for Congress to create a new regulator or a new regulatory scheme because federal regulators already have sufficient authority to regulate this space effectively”, further adding that a new regulatory scheme may damage the benefits of cryptocurrencies.

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Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Winklevoss Twins Create a Self-Regulatory Group — Virtual Commodity Association — Co-founders of Gemini plan to create the Virtual Commodity Association.
• Google to Ban Ads for Cryptocurrencies Effective in June — WSJ — The Wall Street Journal is confirming that Google is following Facebook’s decision on Jan 30 to ban ads for cryptocurrencies.
• G20 Aims for Standard-Setting Bodies to Strengthen Monitoring of Cryptos — G20 finance ministers will raise issues related to tax evasion, money laundering, and terrorist financing using cryptocurrencies.
• Riksbank: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Cannot Be Classified as Money — According to a report by the Swedish Central Bank, cryptocurrencies cannot be considered money but rather some form of asset.
• Dutch FinMin Suggests 4-Part Approach to Cryptocurrency Risk Control — Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra suggested a 4-part approach to cryptocurrency risk control in a letter to the Parliament.
• Coinbase Receives e-Money License from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) — Zeeshan Feroz, Coinbase’s head of the UK division, has announced that they have been granted an e-money license.
• Coinbase Publishes Written Testimony to Be Presented at Committee Hearing — In the testimony, Coinbase argues that the existing law is appropriate to establish a regulatory framework.
• Prof. Brummer: Congress Needs to Expand SEC’s Authority to Regulate Cryptos — Dr. Chris Brummer, a law professor at Georgetown University; testified before the Financial Services Committee.
• Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh: Scarce Tokens Are Effectively Digital Commodities — Peter Van Valkenburgh, research director for the non-profit advocacy group Coin Center, testified at Congress hearing.
• WSGR Partner Rosenblum: It Is Premature to Craft Legislation — Robert Rosenblum, a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, testified before the Financial Services Committee.
• Wall Street Shows More Interest in Crypto Space Each Passing Day — The latest issue of Diar Weekly highlighted the rising interest from Wall Street investors in the crypto space.
• Filipino Senator Wants to Impose Stiffer Penalties for Crimes Involving Cryptos — Senator Leila M. de Lima has filed a measure seeking to impose stiffer penalties for crimes involving cryptocurrencies.
• SEC to Scrutinize Hedge Funds Investing in Cryptos — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating hedge funds focused on cryptocurrencies and ICOs in order to protect outside investors.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• Cindicator: Weekly Updates — The team at Cindicator has just released their latest updates, detailing their progress and development.
• VeChain: Interview with COO, Kevin Feng — Kevin Feng, the COO of VeChain was in an interview with Boxmining on YouTube, where they discuss all the latest proceedings of VeChain Thor and X Nodes.
• IOHK: Dr Peter Gazi Presents the Ouroboros Protocol — Dr Peter Gazi, a highly accomplished Fellow Researcher at IOHK presented the Ouroboros protocol at MIT.
• WAX Team Announces Project Update 1 — The Worldwide Asset eXchange’s (WAX) latest project update highlights the summary of the timeline of the project from Dec 2017 until Mar 2018.
• Survey: 80% of Companies Eager to Use BTC Transactions — A recently conducted survey shows that 80% of companies are eager to use BTC to save on transaction costs.
• Digital2GO Media Networks raises $1M USD from the NEM Blockchain Community Fund — Through the NEM network, D2GO has managed to raise over 1.8 million XEM, or about $1 million USD.
• PIVX Core Wallet v3.1.0 Will Be Released 31st March — PIVX announced that their core wallet v3.1.0 will be released on 31st March.
• Square Looking to Bring Bitcoin Buying to NY — Square, the digital payments company, is applying for a BitLicense in order to extend their Cash App’s bitcoin buying option to New York.
• Ripple CEO Garlinghouse: Bitcoin Is Napster of Digital Assets — Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared his views about the future of cryptocurrencies in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
• Washington Post Becomes Verified Brave Publisher — Reddit community has revealed that The Washington post is now a verified publisher with Brave/BAT.
• Bitwage and Uphold in Partnership with Dash to Offer Payroll Solution — Bitwage has announced a new partnership with Uphold and Dash to allow employers to pay salaries in DASH.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 15 (Thu)

• Aion (AION) — Meetup in New York
• Aion (AION) — Public Testnet Available
• Aion (AION) — Wallet + Explorer
• Ambrosus (AMB) — START Summit in St. Gallen
• Arcblock (ABT) — Huobi Talk Episode 23 on YouTube
• Ark (ARK) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• BlockMason Credit Protocol (BCPT) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Blocknet (BLOCK) — White Paper Release
• Bluzelle (BLZ) — Telegram Live Interaction
• Burst (BURST) — Hard Fork
• Cardano (ADA) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Credits (CS) — 4th Annual Block Chain Finance & Fin-tech China 2018 Conference in Shanghai
• Cryptocurrencies (CRYPTO) — Action Coin Airdrop
• Decred (DCR) — Meetup in New York
• ETHLend (LEND) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Fusion (FSN) — Design Contest Submission Deadline
• High Performance Blockchain (HPB) — TokenSky Blockchain Conference in Seoul
• ICON (ICX) — Meetup in Sydney
• IOStoken (IOST) — Opening Codes to Public
• MediBloc (MED) — AMA with CEO
• Metal (MTL) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Monero (XMR) — Meetup in New York
• Po.et (POE) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Polymath (POLY) — Token Fest in San Francisco
• Qtum (QTUM) — Meetup in San Francisco
• Stellar (XLM) — Stellar Build Challenge Submission Deadline
• Telcoin (TEL) — Q&A on Twitter
• Waves (WAVES) — Tradingene Q&A session

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Market Summary

The crypto market could not find enough buyers to see a bullish follow-through extension on Monday, although Sunday’s reversal in Bitcoin remains a valid set-up while $8.4k support holds. Bitcoin closed at $9.2k after a failed attempt to break the $10k immediate resistance. The best performers of the day included Cardano, NEM, and VeChain, all hanging onto recent gains, while the rest of Alts saw losses of 4 to 7% on average in the last 24h. The (artificially) market value stands at $470b.

The total number of transactions was quite uninspiring. Whether or not it had an impact, it’s worth noting that an article titled ‘Chasing fake volume: a crypto-plague,’ by crypto-trader Sylvain Ribes, garnered plenty of attention. The report includes publicly available data to create a model in which it reveals how much of the trading volume in popular crypto exchanges is non-existent. The findings were astonishing, especially on the Chinese-based exchanges OKEX and Huobi, but also in Binance.

“A bit of wash trading and artificial volume inflation is to be expected in a thoroughly unregulated market. What I did not expect was the magnitude of the fraud,” Ribes writes.

As much as $3 billion dollars of daily volume could essentially be nonexistent. The report may have certainly had an impact on the overall confidence of participants, as it’d suggest that the market is artificially inflated by a large margin.

In the short-term, as any news with negative connotations, it may lead to uncertainty and loss of trust but it definitely adds to the bullish macro picture, as it implies the market is nearing under-valued levels based on a logarithmic regression non-linear chart.

Throw into the mix the recent findings by Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Thomas Lee, who recently stated how depressed the bitcoin misery index is. Lee hints that we are nearing a great time to be invested in Bitcoin, if only based on his proprietary index.

“Think of this index as a way to measure how happy or sad you are owning bitcoin. As of Friday, the index was around 18.8 on a scale of 100, telling us that bitcoin holders are miserable right now,” Lee said and added that “when the bitcoin misery index is at ‘misery’ (below 27), bitcoin sees the best 12-month performance. The last four times this was below 27…there was not a single instance with bitcoin not up 12 months later.”

“The index is telling us, it’s really tough to own it for the next week or even two weeks, three weeks. But we’re getting through this,” Lee concluded. Think about it for a second, the misery is the lowest it’s been for years and yet Bitcoin was until a few hours ago re-testing the $10k level, food for thought.

What would the value of Bitcoin and the entire market be like when the index recovers its footing? As we like to reiterate, think on the big picture.

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Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Update on The MTGox Insolvency Proceedings — The next creditor’s meeting will be held at Tokyo District Courtroom for Creditors’ Meeting №1 on September 26, 2018.
• Update: Korean FSC may Repeal the Ban on ICOs — According to Korea Times, there are pending discussions at Korean FSC to reverse the ban on ICOs.
• Korea: Bithumb to Launch Crypto-Kiosks for Food Orders in Restaurants — In an effort to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency in Korea, Bithumb is planning to introduce kiosks in restaurants.
• G20: Current Crypto Regulation Status — A summary of the state of affairs regarding crypto regulations in members of G20.
• Praetorian Group Could Become First SEC-Registered ICO — The Praetorian Group could soon become the first ever SEC-registered ICO, after filing a registration back on March 6.
• Millenials — The Largest Group of Crypto Investors — While millennials form the largest group of crypto investors, the older groups take the pie for the most money spent on investments, shows a new study.
• Coincheck Starts Repayments — Coincheck revealed that they are planning to repay their customers starting March 12th.
• Finnish Crypto Exchange Prasos Faces Backlash from Banks — Prasos is forced to use a single bank account after having four of its bank accounts closed due to concerns over anti-money laundering compliance.
• EU: Mining of Cryptocurrency Is Not an Illegal Activity — European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society stated that the mining activity was not illegal and the Commission didn’t need to track it.
• Researcher Compares Crypto Exchanges to Reveal Fabricated Trading Volume — Crypto-trader Sylvain Ribes used publicly available data to analyze trading volumes in popular crypto exchanges.
• Indian FinMin Official Suggests to Ban Crypto Transactions — A member of the 15th Finance Commission of India, argued that it wouldn’t be possible to regulate cryptocurrencies effectively.
• Bitpanda Suggests Gold-like Regulation on Cryptos — According to Bloomberg, European crypto exchange Bitpanda suggests a regulatory approach to cryptos similar to gold-standard.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• Facebook AMA with Mike Kayamori, CEO of Quoine — On Mar 9, Mike Kayamori, CEO of Quoine, discussed all the latest developments and progress at Quoine in a Facebook AMA.
• Lightning Mainnet Coming up Soon — João Almeida, a developer on Lightning Network, tweeted that the first mainnet is going to launch soon.
• Substratum CEO Discusses the Future of the Project — Justin Tabb, the CEO and co-founder of Substratum, sat down with “Young and Investing” for an interview.
• Thomson Reuters Launches Bitcoin Sentiment Gauge — Thomson Reuters is creating a sentiment index that tracks and analyzes chatter about bitcoin on the news and social media websites.
• Consensys and TrueDigital Combine to Make Ether Ready for Institutional Trading — New York-based blockchain application startup Consensys has announced a partnership with TrueDigital.
• Former Docker CEO to Helm Storj — Storj, the decentralized data storage startup, took some major steps today towards boosting their growth by announcing their new CEO, Ben Golub.
• Neon Wallet 0.2.0 Is Out — Earlier today, City of Zion, an independent, international group of open source developers working on NEO blockchain, has released Neon Wallet 0.2.0 on Github.
• New Twist in “Monero Mining Malware” Saga — Reportedly, unknown entities at a telecom company affiliated to the Egyptian government are using a malware to con Middle Eastern Web users into mining XMR.
• BitPay Implements Bitcoin Cash to Merchant Processing Platform — BitPay has released a platform update to allow merchants to accept payments in BCH.
• BBVA Compass to Explore Further Uses of Ripple Technology — In an interview with the Dallas Business Journal, CEO of BBVA Compass talked about using Ripple technology in the future.
• 0x’s Will Warren Talks on Importance of Decentralized Exchanges in Podcast — In its latest episode, Blockcrunch Podcast featured Will Warren, co-founder of the 0x Project.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 13 (Tue)

• Bytecoin (BCN) — AMA on Reddit
• Dash (DASH) — Money20/20 Asia in Singapore
• Gas (GAS) — Koinex lists GAS
• Monaco (MCO) — Meetup in Singapore, Money20/20 Asia Sponsorship
• Nebulas (NAS) — Meetup in Kensington
• NEO (NEO) — APAC Blockchain 2018 in Melbourne
• Nexus (NXS) — APAC Blockchain 2018 in Melbourne
• Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) — APAC Blockchain 2018 in Melbourne
• Ripple (XRP) — Money 20/20 Asia in Singapore
• SophiaTX (SPHTX) — NEWMATEC 2018 Conference in Tále
• Stellar (XLM) — Meetup in Singapore
• VeChain (VEN) — APAC Blockchain 2018 in Melbourne

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Market Summary

The Bitcoin chart confirmed a double bottom over the weekend, an event that implies a more constructive environment to trade cryptos early in the week. After falling to extend the bearish moves at a low of $8.4k, buyers returned with impetus, with the sequence of volumes activity a textbook bullish sign.

We saw a major absorption candle last Friday, followed by decreasing transactions on the way down (exhaustion) only to see increasing volumes on the way up (commitment of the new buy-side campaign).When combined, this is an incredibly bullish pattern, barring any fundamental news that may distort the current bullish dynamics.

The market cap stands around $390 billion after a fresh $30 billion injection of capital since the lows. Since we are on a Bitcoin cycle, the market value chart is identical to BTC, therefore, we’ve also confirmed a double bottom there. Out of the top cryptos, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, Dash, Tron or Vechain printed the most gains (abve 10% each), with EOS and Ethereum Classic not following the same bullish dynamics.

Over the weekend, the news that made most of the headlines included a $250,000 equivalent bounty to be paid by Binance to anyone who provides information helping them identify the people who were behind the attempted hacking on March 7. The exchange has really taken advantage of the event to enhance its brand reputation by squeezing every single marketing opportunity, that’s for sure.

Another event that got some air time was the Bitcoin Misery Index by Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Thomas Lee, who argues that based on the index, we are poised for a robust comeback as it’s not been this low for 6 years. Technicals certainly suggest a potential recovery. Lastly, pay attention to news that following Facebook, the FBI is pressuring Google to ban adverts of products and services related to cryptocurrencies.

*Headlines below are listed in chronological order, as seen in CoinLive News Terminal

Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• GAO: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Could Transform Society: A legislative branch government agency in the US highlights cryptocurrencies and blockchain as one of the five emerging technologies that would transform the society.
• FBI Is Having Discussions with Google to Ban Crypto-Related Ads: Following Facebook, the FBI is pressuring Google to ban adverts of products and services related to cryptocurrencies.
• Bitcoin Misery Index at Lowest Level in More Than Six Years: Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Thomas Lee argued that their bitcoin misery index was suggesting that bitcoin was poised for a robust comeback.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• ARK Releases Update on Marketing: ARK co-founder Travis W. has published an article on the projects official Medium channel to showcase the latest marketing efforts. Below are some key takeaways.
• Buterin Offers New Solution for Plasma Scaling on Ethereum: Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin showcased a new possible solution to the Plasma scaling problem that would reduce the usage requirements of the smart contract system.
• Komodo Delivers Weekly Updates via Newsletter: Komodo has recently published its ‘Five Bullet Friday’ newsletter highlighting all the developments from the previous week.
• Lisk Insider Brings Community Up to Date on Latest Developments: Key highlights from Lisk’s weekly newsletter Lisk Insider.
• MoneroV Hard-Fork Delayed to April 30: In a recently published post on its official blog, MoneroV project has announced that its highly anticipated hardfork had been delayed until the end of April.
• Binance Puts $250,000 Bounty on Hackers Behind March 7 Incident: A $250,000 equivalent bounty is up for grabs to anyone who provides information helping them identify the people who were behind the attempted hacking.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 12 (Mon)

• Aion (AION) — Meetup in Nairobi
• DigiByte (DGB) — One Click Miner
• IOStoken (IOST) — SXSW Crypto Summit
• IOStoken (IOST) — Weekly Progress Update
• Litecoin (LTC) — Meetup With Charlie Lee
• NEO (NEO) — Meetup in Melbourne
• OriginTrail (TRAC) — Luna Release v0.3a
• Telcoin (TEL) — Airdrop for ICO Contributors
• TenX (PAY) — Web App Support Stops
• Zilliqa (ZIL) — Meetup in Shanghai

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Market Summary

The tumultuous week in cryptos continues, as the interest towards selling cryptos did not abate on Thursday. Bitcoin, and as a consequence, the rest of Alts, were pushed into fresh multi-week lows. In the short term, a sea of recent FUD has led to depression setting in, as the price action dynamics in cryptos suggest. Bitcoin lost over 5%, closing around $9.4k, with Monero and Cardano hit the hardest. On the flip side, NEM and Ethereum Classic were surprisingly bid, printing gains for the day.

The market value is currently at $380 million, fast approaching the low for the year around $342 million. The Bitcoin dominance is steadily anchored above the 40% mark, reminding us of the current Bitcoin cycle we are in. We’ve entered a phase known as ‘crypto winter’, however, don’t forget that the sun will rise again and summer will follow.

If you know of individuals who were boasting large profits in the latest bullish run and now they are all gone, that should speak heaps of the quality of participants we had involved in the industry, as we mature into a more professional crypto landscape with sound regulations to protect your interest. Remember, top quality assets are getting quite cheaper and cheaper, which is when accumulations pay off the most.

The warning by the SEC on potentially unlawful online crypto trading platforms, the temporary ban to operate cryptos by two Japanese exchanges, the scare at Binance after a failed hacking attempt, the findings of the Mt.Gox trustee dumping Bitcoins earlier this year, with more liquidation possible if approval is given by a court of law…

Now we also must throw into the mix tentative evidence that based on the sharp drops seen in Google ad performances, Google might be toughening its stance. “While Google already bans misleading and fraudulent ads, it doesn’t want to prevent the entire industry from advertising on its platform. Right now it seems that it might have changed its mind,” said Michael Pearl from Finance Magnates.

How will we transition from the cold winter into the much-awaited sunshine of summer? By having patience and being undeterred to all the daily noise one reads. At CoinLive it’s our job to narrate and distill that noise in a way that is objective as we aim to bring you the news market participants and the industry talk about. However, by no means, it should affect your outlook in the cryptos you were so supportive on. If the team, technology, value proposition is there, hold tight as summer is coming back.

Cryptos will be a multi-trillion dollar industry. The gap between awareness and adoption will close, the trend in the denationalization of fiat currencies will progress and institutions will come in mass to diversify their portfolios as more legal frameworks are established. Whether or not you are part of it to capitalize on the potential is your own personal decision. The main factor that will determine your survival through winter will be the battle within you for that precious gift called ‘patience’. Storms come and go.

*Headlines below are listed in chronological order, as seen in CoinLive News Terminal

Top Headlines Industry / Regulations

• Japan Cracks Down on Crypto Exchanges, Some May Face Indefinite Shutdown — Japan is set to impose tough actions against the crypto exchanges that fail to comply with the FSA’s measures.
• Japan FSA Suspends Bit Station And FSHO One Month Effective Immediately — Japan’s FSA suspended At Bit station and FSHO for one month effective immediately.
• Domains Running Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Have Increased by 725% in 4 Months — Cyren Security Labs has performed extensive research into the domains running mining scripts all over the world.
• Lawyer Gives ‘Mt.Gox’ Warning to HitBTC Users — A warning has been given by a lawyer with regards to HITBTC in a video published on YouTube.
• South Korea: Bithumb Looks to Bring BTC ATMs Into the Market — The exchange hopes to provide the cheapest BTC ATM service with plans of offering services at least 10% cheaper than any competitor.
• ASICboost Patent Owner to Join Blockchain Defensive Patent License “Coalition” — the owner of the ASICboost patent has decided to join the BDPL.
• Vienna Universtity Launches Blockchain Platform — Bitpanda and Vienna University of Technology are collaborating to develop an open-source blockchain platform called “Pantos.”
• Swiss Coffee Alliance and Ambrosus Announce Collaboration — The main problem that both of these entities want to solve is “Coffee value-chain inequality.”
• Bitmain to Create Private Central Banks on the Blockchain — ASIC-chip designing giants Bitmain have announced their plan to invest in more than 30 startups to create private central banks on the blockchain.
• Huawei to Incorporate Blockchain for Intellectual Property Rights — Huawei is seeking a patent detailing to add a verification feature to a peer-to-peer content distribution network powered by blockchain technology.
• Coincheck to Reimburse Investors — Japanese exchange Coincheck announced that they are planning to reimburse all their affected investors starting next week.
• SWIFT Finishes DLT PoC — SWIFT successfully ran and published results of their DLT PoC testing, which met “governance, security, and data privacy requirements.”
• Chinese Authorities Block Crypto Exchanges’ Social Media Accounts — According to Caixin, Chinese regulators are now blocking the access to social media accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges.

Top Headlines Crypto-Asset Fundamentals

• Cindicator: Weekly Updates — It is an exciting time for the team as it integrates the new hires to work on their goals from the Q1 Roadmap.
• Coin Cast Features Tor Bair, Head of Marketing at Enigma — Tor Bair, Head of Marketing and Growth at Enigma (ENG) talks about latest developments and growth opportunities at ENG.
• Fujitsu Creates Risk Detection Technology for Smart Contracts on ETH — Fujitsu has introduced a technology that can detect risks associated with Ethereum based Smart Contracts.
• 0xProject: Dev Update for Feb 2018 — Brandon Millman, senior engineer at the 0xProject has given an extensive update for Feb 2018.
• Non-Profit Research Organization to Accept Donations in XMR — Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has announced its decision to accept donations with Monero.
• Viacoin Explains Binance Debacle — Viacoin has explained their side of the Binance debacle with a series of tweets.
• Polymath and Corl Announce Partnership — Polymath and Corl have recently announced a partnership in order to build an effective securities token.
• Bluzelle Publishes February Development Update — Bluzelle has summarized all the news and developments that occurred in the month of February in its monthly newsletter.
• Lisk Highlights Developments of February in Community Update — Mat Piaggi, Community Manager at Lisk and Lightcurve, has published an article highlighting the developments of February.
• Stellar Teams up with Keybase — Stellar has announced that they have partnered up with Keybase, an end-to-end encrypted chat and cloud storage system.
• Ripple’s Marjan Delatinne: Future of Payment Will Be PSD2 — In an interview with Cointelegraph, Ripple’s global head of banking, Marjan Delatinne, shared her opinion about future of payments.

Key Events on Top Cryptos for Mar 8 (Thur)

• Agoras Tokens (AGRS) — Bittrex Exchange Delisting
• Binance (BNB) — ENJ Airdrop for the Top 100k BNB holders on Binance
• Byteball Bytes (GBYTE) — Blockchain Leadership Summit in Zurich
• Dragonchain (DRGN) — AMA on Reddit
• FeatherCoin (FTC) — Feathercoin 0.13 will signal support for SegWit on block 2,120,000
• Gnosis (GNO) — Moinblockchain Conference in Hamburg
• IOTA (MIOTA) — Moinblockchain Conference in Hamburg, SXSW Conference in Austin
• MaidSafeCoin (Maid) — Bittrex delists MAID
• Monero (XMR) — Charitable cryptocurrency donations with Monero are now accepted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
• NEM (XEM) — Blockchain Leadership Summit in Zurich
• NEO (NEO) — Workshop in Cambridge
• Qtum (QTUM) — Meetup in Seoul
• Ripple (XRP) — SYNC 2018 in Singapore
• Zcash (ZEC) — Moinblockchain Conference in Hamburg

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