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      "body": "![6Tr6xKr8c.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcbhwAJKwjYVdDiCALSy7pWE3wQdHrrAoj6J132Ktn6DH/6Tr6xKr8c.png)\n\nThe rise in interest in the cryptocurrecy market has been good for many reasons. It has not been without challenges but I think for the most part things are looking up.\n\nOne of things I'm most found of is the rise in alternative sites for information that are coming up in this space. There are more and more sites out there that show token data in ways that matter to users of cryptocurrency — whether as an investor for store of value, or trader or as an active everyday user or all the above. The number of resourceful sights is growing. \n\nOne of the hardest things to figure out when I first started out in crypto what which coin to buy. I'd start by following the hype then digging deeper into the hyped coins to see if they were real projects and also to find out what kind of growth they've had so far to see if there is potential for more growth in the near future. I've found two websites that track token data from ICO that I find very useful:\n\n[TokenStats.io](www.tokenstats.io)\nAllows you to view prices in USD, BTC or ETH. Has the usual sorting options. Only list completed ICOs. They also have a Telegram channel for news.\n\n[TokenData.io](https://www.tokendata.io/)\nThey also track tokens and coin from ICO. Prices are in USD only. Their advantage is that they allow you to create at account so you can track your portfolio. They list active and planned ICOs. They also link to all the project whitepapers for reference. They also have a blog and Telegram Channel you can join.\n\nI like these two sites very much because they show the growth of each coin/token since launch. So when lambo? When moon? Well, according to these sites you'll need to hold for at least a year if you want good returns, and that's assuming the ICO you are buying into now has a solid team and project. There are many that have flopped as you will see in the lists.\n\nSo if you are already high on your favourite ICO, or the ICO favoured by your favourite YouTuber, I suggest you take time to sober up, and hold on to your day job! Lambo and moon may come (or not), but it's not tomorrow when the coin hits the market, or next week when the CEO speaks at a conference. Nor is it in three months when the main net launches. Give that coin at least a year — if it's a good one.\n\nthanks for reading,\nsee you on the next post\n\n-pink dust\n\n*my places*\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----[CEX exchange](cex.io) load account directly with visa/mastercard + withdraw with a chargeback\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto\n\nimage from: http://clipart-library.com\n\nThis is not financial advise.",
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      "body": "It is becoming increasingly difficult to run an ICO, and to participate successfully. In the beginning, all a company had to do was make an announcement. Provided they had a good product in the works and promising team, there would be and endless number of people from around the world ready to give their money towards a project and speculate on the value of it's tokens.\n\n![906655664.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdaTeuYXcbSNRpnft3DFGFDFzHQ7L4cgZ5Zt7kmnRaX3J/906655664.jpg)\n\nIn 2017 the interest in investing in ICOs grew exponentially. The number of ICOs also grew and with them the number of scams and scammers ready to trick people out of their contributions.\n\nIt used to be easy to identify a good ICO, now it requires serious work. It's not enough to read the white paper and be satisfied that the idea and plans \"look good\" or will be \"disruptive\" to it's target industry. We now have to research the teams extensively, check on their code on Github (or find a useful Youtuber that know how to check code, or read messages on reddit), join the telegram group to get a feel for the team/company. You may also want to check in on the AMA (ask me anything) event with the CEO to find out if that guy really has a vision. Oh!... and do they have a working product yet?\n\nThe work to find the good ones is no longer an activity for an hour or so at the end of the day, it's a full time job. It's exhausting. Once you find the right one you also need to be vigilant, make sure you're getting your information from the official channels only. Scammers are rampart!! And you may also spend some time blocking scammers that try to get in touch with you on Telegram!\n\nIt's muddy waters out there! For the ICO companies and the investors.\n\nWith regulators beginning to hover in the crypto space, KYC processing has become the new normal. Proof of identity is now a requirement to participate in an ICO. Some ICOs go as far as requiring proof of address in order to be approved to participate. \n\nICOs are also stepping up their whitelisting processes. The good ICOs get oversubscribed very quickly, and they look for ways to make participation fair while avoiding gas wars. Limits are quickly becoming the new norm in ICOs. The crypto whales are understandably upset by this, some opting not to participate in ICOs,  instead they wait and buy the tokens when they enter exchanges and get dumped by weak hands. The Telegram groups can get quite comical. But please don't spend too much time in there. Ask questions, get your answers and stick to the announcement channels, or you'll simply waste a lot of time going through messages about mooning and lambos!\n\nWe are starting to see ICOs add extra steps to their KYC processes in order to manage the number of subscribers and investors at the TGE. The [Seele](Seele.pro) ICO is the first one I've seen to give a quiz during their whitelisting process for their ICO. They asked questions, it would seem, to determine what kind on investor you are? Do you understand what the project is about and what they're trying to achieve, or are you just following the hype and looking for moon + lambo?\n\nLast week we had a surprise announcement from [Ontology](https://ont.io/) which was due to hold it's ICO on the NEO platform. They decided they would simply give away their tokens instead. They surprised everyone by cancelling their ICO and air-dropping the ONT tokens to the whitelisted participants and NEO holders.\n\nWe then have [NEX](neonexchange.org), the most anticipated ICO of the year so far. The [NeonExchange](neonexchange.org) ICO that opened their whitelisting this week on Monday has opted for a lottery system. If you desire to participate you first register your NEO wallet address for the lottery. They will only select 25,000 people. If you get selected, you will then be asked to submit your KYC information. They are clearly more interested in having a fair, unbiased and efficient process. Saves them the task of going through more KYC submissions than necessary too I suppose.\n\nThe [Metronome](metronome.io) ICO is expected to start end of march sometime, and they are not doing a whitelist. Even participants from countries that have banned ICOs can participate! How you ask? Well, It's not an ICO in the usual sense, they're holding a *descending price auction*. You can [read all about it here on their post](https://medium.com/@MetronomeToken/what-is-a-descending-price-auction-8c0770bb6a71)\n\nOne thing is for sure, there is no one way to hold an ICO anymore, there is no standard. We can expect companies to come up with all sorts of hurdles for investors to jump through in order to minimise their work, as well as to secure the process better than it has been in the past. 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      "body": "![download.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmecx1ojGsFdscW1F4APbJikFdPjdHxiV4KgPKLVqDgJ1L/download.png)\n\n[Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839) has announced that they are realising a public blockchain on which they will build a decentralised exchange. I have seen some posts online that talk about [KuCoin.com](https://www.kucoin.com/#/?r=1yJJ2) having the similar plans and Bitfinex has also recently announced that they are also making plans to launch a decentralised version of their exchange. Adding all these to the already existing decentralised exchanges means more competition in this space so we will start to see better built, user friendly decentralised exchanges.\n\nAs a result of the announcement yesterday, the Binance coin has soared over night in total defiance of this bear market. If you hold some BNB congratulations! Those are some good returns. Currently trading at $10.37 with a 27.29% increase in the last 24 hours according to [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/binance-coin/) at the time of writing this post.\n\nBinance mentions in their announcement post that the end of centralised exchanges is not soon by any means. We are simply entering an era where both centralised and decentralised exchanges will co-exist. It will be a while before we can do away with the centralised exchanges completely. \n\nThat's it for now, see you on the next post!\n\n-pinkdust\n\n*Articles around the web:*\nhttps://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001668872\n\nhttp://bitcoinist.com/bitfinex-build-eosfinex-first-decentralized-exchange-eos-io-platform/\n\nhttps://itsblockchain.com/kucoin-is-the-next-revolution-in-dex/\n\n\n-**my places**\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----Get paid daily interest on your coin [here](https://portal.zoukcoin.com/sponsor/pinkdust)\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto\n\n\n(image: https://coindigo.io/cryptocurrency-news/binance-review-average-user/attachment/unnamed/)",
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      "body": "![download.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmecx1ojGsFdscW1F4APbJikFdPjdHxiV4KgPKLVqDgJ1L/download.png)\n\n[Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839) has announced that they are realising a public blockchain on which they will build a decentralised exchange. I have seen some posts online that talk about [KuCoin.com](https://www.kucoin.com/#/?r=1yJJ2) having the similar plans and Bitfinex has also recently announced that they are also making plans to launch a decentralised version of their exchange. Adding all these to the already existing decentralised exchanges means more competition in this space so we will start to see better built, user friendly decentralised exchanges.\n\nAs a result of the announcement yesterday, the Binance coin has soared over night in total defiance of this bear market. If you hold some BNB congratulations! Those are some good returns. Currently trading at $10.37 with a 27.29% increase in the last 24 hours according to [CoinMarketCap](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/binance-coin/) at the time of writing this post.\n\nBinance mentions in their announcement post that the end of centralised exchanges is not soon by any means. We are simply entering an era where both centralised and decentralised exchanges will co-exist. It will be a while before we can do away with the centralised exchanges completely. \n\nThat's it for now, see you on the next post!\n\n-pinkdust\n\n*Articles around the web:*\nhttps://support.binance.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001668872\n\nhttp://bitcoinist.com/bitfinex-build-eosfinex-first-decentralized-exchange-eos-io-platform/\n\nhttps://itsblockchain.com/kucoin-is-the-next-revolution-in-dex/\n\n\n-**my places**\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----Get paid daily interest on your coin [here](https://portal.zoukcoin.com/sponsor/pinkdust)\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto\n\n\n(image: https://coindigo.io/cryptocurrency-news/binance-review-average-user/attachment/unnamed/)",
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We now have to research the teams extensively, check on their code on Github (or find a useful Youtuber that know how to check code, or read messages on reddit), join the telegram group to get a feel for the team/company. You may also want to check in on the AMA (ask me anything) event with the CEO to find out if that guy really has a vision. Oh!... and do they have a working product yet?\n\nThe work to find the good ones is no longer an activity for an hour or so at the end of the day, it's a full time job. It's exhausting. Once you find the right one you also need to be vigilant, make sure you're getting your information from the official channels only. Scammers are rampart!! And you may also spend some time blocking scammers that try to get in touch with you on Telegram!\n\nIt's muddy waters out there! For the ICO companies and the investors.\n\nWith regulators beginning to hover in the crypto space, KYC processing has become the new normal. Proof of identity is now a requirement to participate in an ICO. Some ICOs go as far as requiring proof of address in order to be approved to participate. \n\nICOs are also stepping up their whitelisting processes. The good ICOs get oversubscribed very quickly, and they look for ways to make participation fair while avoiding gas wars. Limits are quickly becoming the new norm in ICOs. The crypto whales are understandably upset by this, some opting not to participate in ICOs,  instead they wait and buy the tokens when they enter exchanges and get dumped by weak hands. The Telegram groups can get quite comical. But please don't spend too much time in there. Ask questions, get your answers and stick to the announcement channels, or you'll simply waste a lot of time going through messages about mooning and lambos!\n\nWe are starting to see ICOs add extra steps to their KYC processes in order to manage the number of subscribers and investors at the TGE. 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      "body": "Or so they claim on their homepage.\n\nJust came across [Current](https://tokensale.current.us/?mwr=6402-602a3454), an interesting project that aims to combine all our beloved social media platforms onto one. Not just that, they will also reward us to do what we already do with some currency. Booom! Now all those rabbit trails may actually be worth it. They will still be a waste of time but at least you'll get paid.\n\nThey sound like an interesting project. Here is their video that talks a little bit about how it works:\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/dV_ydsmnh7Y?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>\n\nThey have many industry heavyweights on their advisors & investors list. Their ICO coming up soon, registration is still open. Go ahead and [check out their whitepaper](https://tokensale.current.us/?mwr=6402-602a3454) then [sign up](https://tokensale.current.us/?mwr=6402-602a3454) if you like the project.\n\nsee you on the next post!\n\n-pinkdust\nps: This is not financial advice\n\n*places I like*\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----Get paid daily interest on your coin [here](https://portal.zoukcoin.com/sponsor/pinkdust)\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto",
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      "body": "Honestly I did not see this one coming. The number of subscribers in some ICOs is insane, But I guess with the influx of noobs and everyone looking for the next coin that’s “going to moon” if was bound to happen. I’ve attempted to participate in 3 ICOs this week and they were all over subscribed. \n\nThe first was [Bee Token](www.beetoken.com), the second was [WePower](https://www.wepower.network/), the third was [MedicalChain](https://ico.medicalchain.com). I have so many mixed feeling about all three. The up side is they all managed to raise the funds they needed for their projects, the down side was the experiences.\n\n**For Bee Token**, whitelisting and KYC was done well ahead of time, and they were very clear about how they would release their contract address to ensure no one got suckered by phishing attempts. They also set individual caps for all participants so that everyone would get a chance to get some BEE tokens. 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      "body": "The [Bee Token](www.beetoken.com) ICO started about 3 hours ago. Their registration was so oversubscribed that they had to cap individual contributions for the first 24 hours in order to allow everyone who went through the KYC process and was approved, a chance at getting the token. \n\nThe ICO opened and scammers were ready!\n\nThey have hit hard! I don't know how but they even got my email address. I suspect that the Bee Token guys may have been hacked and their database stolen. Whatever happened the scammers seem to have email addresses of people who had completed the KYC process and were approved.\n\nThe telegram group right now is a hot mess. Admins are deleting everyone's posts. If you're fast enough and you read the messages you'll see the complaints about the phishing email, guys have lost so much ETH. I've seen a post that said \"Just lost 4eth!\" another that said \"30 eth gone!\"\n\nThis is the phishing email as I received it:\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.00.00 AM.png]\n(https://steemitimages.com/DQmNMEVpzqY3D4yDh7dXBQcHoxgi9b6SP2fzjwooYHByhMo/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.00.00%20AM.png) <br>\n\nThe pinned message in the telegram group claims that they have not been hacked, that the database is safe. So how did the hackers get all these email addresses?\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.01.58 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUxaafbBhdPDNKAy94b6QJGu2yiv62hN7EsSRxDwQpwQN/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.01.58%20AM.png)<br>\n\nTo be fair they did repeatedly warn everyone to get the contribution address directly from their website, where there would be a video of the CEO reading out the address. That was very well set up. Currently all new messages in the Telegram group are being deleted. I wish they would respond to the community instead.\n\nThe phishing scam was well set up. The e-mail was in my inbox at the exact time that the token sale opened.\n\nI would like to see a response from Bee Token team. How do they explain how so many emails from their database ended up with the scammers?\n\nIt's a sad day for ICOs. So much loss. The [WePower](https://wepower.network) ICO opens up in about an hours. Let's see how it will go.\n\nI leave you with a few screen shots I managed to capture from the telegram group before the admins deleted the messages. As you will see, there were also scammers in the telegram group, sending warning emails with the wrong contract address. I've marked over names and faces of non-admin members. Admins and scammers are not covered.\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.08.38 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYmqHoCfSPZR6pW5RLywZTgfQPxpGNRU3Nfsgr6AuieuK/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.08.38%20AM.png)<br>\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.13.35 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmczQ5dZArWR2sc4HhszMSfwt1ybq47gDAgMPMLFEukyLe/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.13.35%20AM.png)<br>\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.13.24 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmamwDiJrEMzCT6d6pCo2Y4FXs1qMUgKhdmw7CMBqfuc82/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.13.24%20AM.png)<br>\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.10.21 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbVssZgRX4pYmMz4p1YzZ6bkZqPhRKH97QCSxDtKxwsoA/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.10.21%20AM.png)<br>\n\n![Screen Shot 2018-02-01 at 1.14.58 AM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRzwE6md25Be5QWp9mqPTthidDxVPpo1MSXccEp8p3heu/Screen%20Shot%202018-02-01%20at%201.14.58%20AM.png)\n\n\nBe careful out there people. \n\nSee you on the next post!\n\n-pinkdust\n\n*places I like*\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----Get paid daily interest on your coin [here](https://portal.zoukcoin.com/sponsor/pinkdust)\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto",
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      "body": "Being new in the crypto world can be very overwhelming. I know it was for me and it still is sometimes. Just when you think you have a good understanding of what's happening you discover 10 more new things! \n\nI just wanted to share a video and a channel that have really helped me understand what all this is about. First thing is to understand blockchain. What is blockchain, and what is mining? where does the mining happen? Can you mine? etc. This video here will cover a lot of your questions. It certainly helped me when I was just starting out. My awesome bro sent it to me actually, really helped.\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/bBC-nXj3Ng4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>\n\nThis second video is investment advise. When you're new and you look at all the crazy numbers on [CoinMarketCap](coinmarketcap.com) you can think that it's as easy as throwing your money at a coin and wait for it to 10x! But that is not the reality. Investing in crypto is a high risk business — yes, there can be awesome rewards, there can also be some serious losses. Be prepared for both. That said, here is an awesome video from the [Ready Set Crypto](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLVg3gS_lVVWhr23omBwAKg/videos) channel that will lay out a good way for you to operate. Subscribe to their channel BTW, high quality vids, always very useful information.\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xwnUCKF_onI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen></iframe><br>\n\nHappy investing!\n\nSee y'all on the next post!\n\n-pink dust\nps: this post is not financial advise\n\n\n*places I like*\n--Trade alt coins! Join [Binance.com](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11021839)\n---[BUY BTC/ETH](https://www.coinmama.com/?ref=pinkdust) with visa/mastercard \n----Get paid daily interest on your coin [here](https://portal.zoukcoin.com/sponsor/pinkdust)\n-----[Get fiat](https://membership.saltlending.com/register?r=mnvc4) without cashing out your crypto",
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