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EOS Gains $10 Billion in Market Cap Within Days, 5x in Two Weeks, But is This a Facade?

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EOS Gains $10 Billion in Market Cap Within Days, 5x in Two Weeks, But is This a Facade?
Eos gains $10 billion in market cap within days, 5x in two weeks, but is this a facade?

The ethereum based EOS taken has suddenly risen to great new heights 0f more than $17 billion from around $4 billion just a few days ago, in quite a Dan…

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IOTA (MIOTA) Not Out Of The Game Yet
Eos gains $10 billion in market cap within days, 5x in two weeks, but is this a facade?

IOTA (MIOTA) had been temporarily edged out of the number 10 slot by Tron (TRX) yesterday but has since recovered it albeit with a narrow gap in terms of market capitalization. Only $30 Million separate the two cryptocurrencies that are trading at levels of $2.03 and $0.085 at the moment of writing this.

It is with the current momentum of Tron (TRX) that a trader might be tempted to consider that IOTA is on its way out of the top coins on coinmarketcap.com.

However, this is not the case considering the fact that Tron has a bunch of announcements and events lined up between now and the 26th of June this year. The momentum is with Tron 100%.

IOTA is still in the game and has made some major strides in the crypto-verse as I shall highlight.

The April 29th IOTA Snapshot

Earlier today at 6am UTC, there was an IOTA snapshot to reduce the size it takes for nodes to save the entire Tangle. The snapshot compacts the Tangle by removing parts of its history, except addresses with value. If you followed the instructions during the snapshot, you should be good. But if you did not, your wallet might show a zero balance. But do not despair, complete instructions on how to go about correcting this can be found here.

IOTA Real Life Use With Elaad

IOTA and Elaad have partnered in revolutionizing how electric vehicles are charged in Netherlands. Elaad specializes in the field of smart vehicle charging infrastructure. IOTA and Elaad worked together on a patent made by Elaad and powered by IOTA’s Tangle. What bore fruit is that now IOTA users in the Netherlands can now be able to use the first ever crypto-charging stations for electric vehicles which is both eco-friendly and cost effective.

The charging is done in a way that the user’s IOTA wallet is linked to the application that enables instant payments for the charging being done. Machine to machine communication finishes the transaction on the Tangle without much input by the user.

Tangle Being Tested By InnoEnergy (Europe)

IOTA and InnoEnergy have partnered through a Memorandum of Understanding to explore and demonstrate the efficacy of the IOTA Tangle and in creating smart community solutions. IOTA has been pushing for the Internet of Things on the Tangle network. With InnoEnergy focusing on efficient systems and smart energy, this will surely yield some favorable results for both companies.

InnoEnergy’s main goal is to bring sustainable energy to Europe. With the Internet of Things on the Tangle Network, wind turbines or even solar panels will be able to know what the cities demand is in terms of energy, and adjust appropriately. Perhaps another solution would be for household electronics to be turned off automatically when not in use and while on the IOTA Network.

In conclusion, the IOTA project is making considerable partnerships and progress in solving real life problems. The coin is also slowly recovering from the market correction of the past few months and shows more promise as we go down the second quarter of 2018.

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Crypto Hedge Funds Might Soon Wet Institutional Investors’ Appetite

bitcoin’s value has increased spectacularly, outperforming all the existing fiat currencies. Indeed, for the last two weeks in a row, bitcoin’s value has broken all-time record highs. However, most institutional investors remain unfamiliar with the cryptocurrency. They are skeptical,  and they have not yet started to tap bitcoin’s fantastic potential.


Institutional Investors Need to Learn About bitcoin

Retail investors are increasingly pouring money into bitcoin, and the value of bitcoin in the financial markets reflects this trend. However, significant money is not yet being channeled into the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Specifically, institutional investors, such as pension funds, money managers, and insurance companies, have so far avoided holding the cryptocurrency in their portfolios, according to a Reuters report.

Experts suggest many reasons for explaining why institutional investors do not have bitcoin on their radar screens. One main reason is lack of familiarity. bitcoin represents an entirely new paradigm, which it is still alien to most financial leaders. Hence, they distrust it.

One of these leaders is James Dimon, Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase. He revealed his lack of familiarity with the cryptocurrency, proclaiming that “bitcoin is a fraud.” This behavior has prompted calls from some business leaders to recognize the value of bitcoin and try to understand the benefits that the new era of Fintech brings.

In this connection, Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Wamda Capital Fadi Ghandour said:

[bitcoin] is here to stay. Jamie Dimon needs to recognize that before he talks about it from a fraudulent point of view.

Moreover, confirming skepticism, Trevor Greetham, Asset Manager at Royal London Asset Management, said:

While cryptocurrencies are probably here to stay, they are difficult to analyze, wildly volatile and some may be prone to fraud.

bitcoin’s Illiquidity Attribute

However, bitcoin’s limited liquidity feature is by design. And it is one of bitcoin’s virtues.

To make the cryptocurrency inflation-resistant and to incentivize miners, only 21 million bitcoins will ever be mined. Therefore, no government and no financial entity, no matter how powerful, can arbitrarily increase the number of bitcoins.

Veteran Fund Managers are Now Focusing on Crypto Hedge Funds

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The good news is that some key, experienced asset managers are now slowly but surely starting to venture into cryptocurrencies. Some of these managers are creating new instruments, such as cryptocurrency hedge funds, that could eventually attract the attention institutional investors.

Consistent with this sentiment, Dan Morehead, CEO of Pantera Capital, a bitcoin investment firm, declares:

We believe digital currency is at an inflection point, making it the right time for a transition to more institutional management.

Paul Brodsky, the founder of Macro Allocation Inc., is now joining Pantera Capital to set up a new office in New York. On October 18, 2017, Bloomberg reported that Michael Novogratz, formerly a hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group, is planning to launch a $500 million USD hedge fund to invest in the cryptocurrency market.

According to CNBC, these hedge funds provide institutional investors, who are unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies, a vehicle into the digital currencies world. As a result, a flood of big money entering the cryptocurrency market could be just around the corner.

Do you think cryptocurrency hedge funds will attract the attention of institutional investors? Let us know what you think in the comments below.


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Rbi bars banks from doing business with crypto firms

RBI Bars Banks From Doing Business With Crypto Firms

RBI Bars Banks From Doing Business With Crypto Firms India’s central bank said Thursday that the banks and financial institutions it oversees will no longer be allowed to work with cryptocurrency exchanges and other related […]