Large companies dominating the industry may think we're crazy; we think what we're doing is just right.

Let's start by getting the obvious out of the way; building a self-governed P2P marketplace is a complete paradigm shift. Today, shopping online requires three or more entities to be involved just to complete a sale. That's crazy! The market leaders have been perfecting customer retention, personalized recommendations and last minute deals for over two decades now. Online shopping has become so refined that buyers and sellers hardly even talk unless a problem arises, but at what cost?

Predicting what customers would like to buy isn't just a lucky guess; it's largely based on their personal shopping and browsing history. Customer metadata is collected, harvested and applied to algorithms built to maximize the bottom line. It may seem pretty cool and handy from the outside but the truth is that it is a trust-based system in which the customer usually has no choice but to accept in order to shop online. This trust extends all the way to each company's infrastructure (servers) and their ability to protect your personal data from bad actors. One could argue, "Doesn't this turn Me into the product?"

So why reinvent an entire industry that has perfected a good, logical and profit-generating business model that appears to have the customers' best interest in mind? Simple! Choice. At this time, every eCommerce platform is essentially the same. There is at least 1 payment processor who needs to be involved, collect data and charge a fee. Depending on the platform, there is at least 1 more company involved with listing the item, collecting data and charging a fee. Anytime you are not in control of your personal data and/or money, you run a huge risk of that information being manipulated, misused or hacked by a third-party. The latter can lead to embarrassing or precarious situations, for example the huge Ashley Madison leak.

Particl has a place in this industry and the time for us is now!

What is Particl?

This is a hard question to answer at first take. 

"Hey, look everyone, here's a startup now taking on many Goliaths." Amazon and eBay have 20+ years head start on the team and multiple-times over many more resources. This is a battle every startup faces and history has shown that the public responds well when what you're doing is the right way to do it.

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Market Analytics

The best companies in the eCommerce sector have gotten to the top through stellar market analytics. However, these are only valuable to centralized companies. Strong market analytics are necessary to continually grow revenue and profits. Particl is a decentralized platform that barely collects fees to list or transact. We'll never be a bloated company with outrageous executive payrolls or lucrative stock options. The team is lean and focused on research and development in an open source environment. All fees generated on the platform are automatically redirected to the community of people keeping the network secure by running nodes and staking.

Product Recommendations

Another aspect of market analytics linked to customer retention is personalized recommendations. These added "features" rely 100% on user metadata. On Particl there is absolutely no way to collect user metadata for recommendations since everything is encrypted. Only the buyer and seller know that a transaction has ever taken place. On the public ledger, it reads like any other generic transaction. Anything from both the buyer and seller's data, the purchase history, the terms of a sale, and more are encrypted and private. We take metadata leakage very seriously, which adds a level of complexity to this project that traditional eCommerce platforms don't have to deal with.

Particl's overall competitiveness to mainstream marketplaces will take time and that's okay. Not only are we providing tools that give people a choice in an otherwise black and white 20+ year old industry, but we are also extending a helping hand to those who never did have such a choice.

Particl does offer benefits even the biggest industry leaders can't offer at this time and that is a positive way to start our journey. On top of working in an open source environment the project also offers:

• passive income for users operating nodes and helping to secure the network.
• zero-to-low fees
• freedom to list almost anything
• ownership of the platform through self-governance
• private listings
• 2 party trustless (MAD) escrow — whitepaper
• end-to-end encrypted communication

Why not build Particl on Ethereum?

This is a valid question and one that would be more applicable if we were building Particl from scratch. The MVP prototype was built on Bitcoin code along with upgrades and innovations from the Shadowcash code. The Bitcoin codebase isn't causing any issue or roadblock to the development of the platform and our upgrade to the latest bitcoin codebase is only going to enhance the performance and security of Particl, as well as add a bunch of new features. I appreciate Ryan X Charles' point of view when discussing jumping ship versus solving problems. While the protocol may be more advanced than Bitcoin, moving to Ethereum would produce additional problems to solve and slow the progress on bringing the Particl platform to market. For example: Ethereum still runs on a PoW consensus algorithm while Particl runs on PoS consensus, which is a value added feature to our network ownership, governance and reward structure.

Video Particl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQvFUYrdDJU

Reports are emerging that an agent for an Indian law enforcement agency has been arrested for stealing bitcoins tied to a drug bust.

According to the Times of India, an officer for the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is alleged to helped steal more than 400 bitcoins originally confiscated during a 2015 seizure. Specifically, investigator Satyendra Kumar Singh is said to have been accused of unfreezing those funds at the behest of one of those arrested.

The media source claimed that it was the first such case in India – though the cryptocurrency world is no stranger to rogue agents siphoning bitcoins obtained during criminal investigations.

The NCB reportedly alleged that Singh consulted with Deepak Manguikya, one of the accused drug dealers, after he was released on bail in 2016. In July 2016, Singh then helped Manguikya forge documents which would allow for the unfreezing of the accounts where the bitcoins were stored. After being unfrozen, the accounts were emptied and liquidated with Singh allegedly receiving 50% of the proceeds.

Officials noticed the missing coins while working on a report regarding the status of the seized funds. Subsequently, the NCB moved to suspend and arrest Singh, and an investigation into his role in the heist is said to be ongoing.

Count yourself lucky if you are reading it right now. Lunyr is a platform which is gradually promoted with an octane team of experts - for next generation decentralized applications with artificial intelligence, virtual reality and augmented reality. 

Lunyr is an open source base of information which is blockchain based. 

Lunyr is a future oriented API; an open source platform for application developers is based on capturing authentic information of the reality world by offering LUN- to attract peer reviewing and pure information contribution on this platform by users. 

What is LUN?

LUN is also known as Lunyr tokens. This is a very astounding concept for the anonymous. The LUN concept articulates around a business model where Lunyr tokens are granted applicable mandate for ads. 

The Lunyr tokens are aimed to be endorsed to the users of this platform as their rewards for their honest review and information contribution to enable Lunyr attracts more traffic. 

Lunyr Business Structure

A cleverly designed business program blockchain based. The open source computing system is Ethereum oriented to crowdsource genuine information of reality world to develop its API {app program interface} to create artificial intelligence, argumented reality and virtual reality. 

The decentralized crowdsourced information works on next generation decentralized applications. The creation of decentralized applications need reality world information hence Lunyr has designed a model to attract reality global on this information. 

The platform target ads business. The set protocols' of the platform is to attract high rise visiting audience like for example the Wiki platform so as to generate revenue from the ads since ads are purchased by using LUN{Lunyr tokens}. 

LUN follows ERC20 token standard! 

Lunyr Long Term Vision

Augmented Reality: a knowledge bank platform where all your curiosities are answered by just a tap of the knowledge base. The Lunyr platform API is developed with a decentralized distribution of Ethereum based crowdsourced information which generates augmented reality. 

Virtual Reality; visceral vs. intimate is an experience generated and articulated by the decentralized applications based on factual information base. The Lunyr API is decentralized to design and paint the picture in your head anytime a user source a given virtual reality. Artificial intelligence; an art of designing a platform where the applications program interface are decentralized in nature with a global reality crowdsource information. Lunyr model is geared in the same league of amazon where reality, accurate and facts are gathered and reviewed so as to feed the users with meaningful information. 

Lunyr Team

The Lunyr platform is created and supported by a solid team of common interest. The team is composed by a chain of different expertise ranging from technical administrators, successful advisors and serial investors working down and up to ensure growth and development of Lunyr prosper. 

Final remarks

Let us cut to the chase and summarize it up by saying, Lunyr platform is a factual information bank targeting marketing audience. The API is decentralized with decentralized distribution of deeply crowdsourced and reviewed information to attract purchase of ads by using LUN. 

However, by rewarding LUN for your reviews and information contribution, is aimed at creating next generation decentralized applications. The long term vision is manifested in achieving virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence. 

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Gone are the days when investors searched the web and newspaper for trustworthy clients. Welcome to 21st century where money makes the mare go and there's little time to waste on fraudulent scammers. 

Presenting TaaS: A service which issues tokens based on a benefit sharing brilliant contract. TaaS presents an inventive plan of action which allows financial specialists to gain promising revenue, by the rise of digital blockchain markets without worrying about potential dangers related with owning and exchanging of cryptocurrencies. By using the sound technology of Ethereum blockchain and cryptographic audit toward it's financial specialists, TaaS promises to be a service the investors were in dire need of. 

Fifty percent of quarterly benefits are gained by token holders. 25% of benefits will be reinvested again into the store to develop the capitol pool. This permits the Net Asset Value (NAV) of a token, to increment after some time, making TaaS the principal blockchain token to expressly fix towards the execution of a parent. Dispensing with section boundaries and permitting financial specialists to securely subscribe to the reserve's wage stream, TaaS presents a "Token-as-a-Service" (TaaS) plan of action. 

TaaS formulates an in-house strategy of Cryptographic Audit (CA) -an innovation which offers a direct path for using resources into non-Ethereum tokens.CA is a composition of check and balance tools which let any public individual to effortlessly monitor and approve exchanging history of transactions and portfolio equalizations. Among different arrangements, it incorporates regular blockchain Snapshots, Proof of reserves and resources, and a complete log of API keys. Cryptographic Audit is worked to set high security targets for cash stream in blockchain ventures. TaaS considers it to be a huge turning point in fates of methodical approaches of future ICO's. 

The key strength of TaaS lies in the public power of validating TaaS trading history, much similar to a peer to peer blockchain which offers a decentralized public ledger. In this case, service is being provided by a Cryptographic audit is a complex software which monitors trading activity and hashes data onto the block chain. TaaS takes the responsibility of providing authentic reserves and genuine non-exchange accounts. Specific transactions will determine the proof of ownerships. Since data in large quantities is already being transferred in cryptocurrency, this is not a security risk and quite a brilliant strategy by TaaS to provide a complete list of API keys and aggregate account information of dealings. In addition to that, daily snapshots would be taken to honor the permanent smart contract. This is done as a proof to the statement that no-one mismanages the data in between the dealings. 



Initial coin offerings to interested parties will take place in March 2017 while beta version of Kepler is to be released in December 2017. Kepler will be surrounding the entire horizon of digital trade i.e. from keeping investments, towards successful management of orders and finally to outputs of probability analysis. 

Built by a team of dedicated software experts and visionary entrepreneurs, TaaS invites potential investors to join them and become a part of global financial revolution. 

While it may be early to say anything about the upcoming venture, the idea is certainly unique and looks promising. If the kind eye of potential investors falls upon this entrepreneurial gym, this may turn into a multi-million dollar global business. 

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Minexcoin (MNC) is a low volatile crypto currency payment system that is part of Minex ecosystem. Due to its stable exchange rate, the coin is a reliable means of exchange. The fact that its growth can be controlled makes it attractive choice of storage because its value increases every time Controlled by a central-bank like algorithm, the coin's volatility and price growth can be maintained. The exchange rate margin builds the coin instead of damaging it This has made the traders earn from it big time. 

Minex platform allows simple and safe infrastructure to operate online payments and digital asset exchange. It also offers an investment platform. 

Attractive Features of the MNC

Unlike other crypto-currencies, Minexcoin is a stable low volatile currency with a controlled annual growth. As per 2016 it has grown up to33.6% and it is not coming down for its value is controlled. It will be ever increasing. So, if you want to trade with it, carry out you daily financial activities or commit to a long term investment, you will always be gaining value. 

Should they accept it as a means of payment, it will be an alternate coin that will never depreciate in value. 

Since it is a stable currency, not only will everyone enjoy its profits but also those who are willing to use it for long and short term investments. This is specifically so because Minex coin has controlled annual growth that is always gaining value. 

The entire algorithm governing Minexcoin is like that of central bank. it makes it stable and be of low volatile value. 

How It Works

You should note that Minexcoin is the product of Minex bank that is responsible for its control. Therefore, the bank ensures low volatility of the currency through parking and interventions. 

Parking is the temporary suspension of certain amounts of coin that you have deposited in your account or wallet as it is known. When that is done, you are able to receive interest whose rates change according to the chosen parking period supported by the current supply and demand curve. This functions as an incentive to the investors because the more they park the more the interests is to them. 

An intervention on the other hand, is when Minex bank decides to conduct buying and selling in order to remove market pressure. It completely uses its own reserve to do this and not the traders investment on the currency. 

The Future Of Minexcoin

Developers of the Minexcoin concept (economists), speculate that there will be a major drive to make the coin be in constant demand when certain functionalities are added to it This will create an ecosystem that will grow and feed Minexcoin forever. Such functionalities are applications like: 

Minex market: 
- where buyers and sellers of the coin meet. 

Minex exchange: 
- where traders will be able to earn through currency exchange program. 

Minex platform: 
- where all the asset nature of Minex coin will be explored to gain its maximum potential. 

Basically, the evolution of Minex coin will be as follows: 
Subscription IC0 - Minexcoin - Minex bank - Minex platform - Minex exchange - Minex market. 

Want To Be Part Of This Exciting Adventure?

Then, be part of the performing team by joining the second round of ICO where only 150000 MNC will be sold after which the market price for Minex coin will be determined before its entry into the exchange. Follow their link, sign up and participate. You may be the lucky one to be rewarded. 

Roadmap:

Whitepaper:

https://minexcoin.com/html/download/wpeng.pdf

The Asian country, Korea, developed a self-evolving cryptocurrency which will govern systems that are decentralized. The meaning of this is that BOScoin will utilize block chain and advanced technologies way of solving the underlying problem in systems that are decentralized. Set to begin operations on April 17, 2017, BOScoin will function through these two ways: 

1. Trust contracts:
The dawn of the internet era positively impacted everything and everyone, but it also came with the increase in cyber crimes. BOScoin has been able to come up with a new approach to dealing with this problem using its predefined programs known as trust contracts. Trust contracts were developed by carefully selected languages such as Web Ontology Language (OWL) and Timed Automata Language (TAL). Its purpose with this nature of languages is aimed at creating a general purpose language on the block chain to give access to an individual who wants to modify, upload or execute contracts. These well-known languages also verify mathematically that trust contracts are transparent in nature. Therefore, when the decentralized systems break or make a mistake then BOScoin will be there to ensure security for smart contracts on the block chain as it is. 

2. The Congress Network: 
This refers to the governance body that makes all the decision in the house. When all or some of the decentralized systems break, chances of baseless decisions being made are very high. The congress network has all node operators that help the decentralized system continuously change according to change in the ecosystem. Therefore decisions will be well calculated, and risk analysis was done. 

BOScoin has the following features

1. It has two languages which are very powerful when it comes to developing Trust Contracts. They are OWL and TAL. Another language is SDLang. 
2. It has a Democratic Congress where one node is equal to one vote. Therefore, decisions are made by node owners who can either accept or deny a proposal brought up. Therefore, the process of making a decision is democratic therefore giving room for sustainability and growth of BOScoin. 
3. When it comes to the consensus algorithm, BOScoin utilizes modified FBA (Federated Byzantine Agreement) to be able to do the following: 
• Give room for anyone who wants to participate in the decision-making process by eliminating any authority dictates 
• Use the most minimum time possible to be able to reach consensus at timescales
• Making everything transparent such that the user will be able to interact with parties, trust each other and form partnerships. 
• Provides asymptotic security where to protect against cybercrimes 
• Ensure that the protocol is followed during governance 
4. The target transaction speed is 1000tx/sec. 
5. The block size is dynamic Conclusion BOScoin primary goal is to bring civilization to all corners of the world. It believes in the rights of every individual and proper governance for a human. Being cautious in the decentralized system is what BOScoin tends to figure out and replaced it with the calmness that created the excellent governance. BOScoin, therefore, strives to curb the cyber security menace when dealing digital assets or money kept in offshore accounts. 

A scaling solution originally developed for the bitcoin blockchain may soon get its first trial run on litecoin.

The percentage of the litecoin network signaling to enact the Segregated Witness (SegWit) upgrade reached record highs today according to Litecoinblockhalf.com, climbing to 58.33% of nodes and miners operating the software.

The figures mark a notable jump from last week when only around 25% of devices keeping track of the network's history were signaling for activation. Much of the increase comes from large mining pool F2Pool's decision to signal.

According to Litecoinpool.org, F2Pool currently produces over one-third of the hashing power behind the litecoin network.

While the figure marks an impressive uptick, SegWit still requires 75% of the network agree to adopt the proposal, a figure that is 20% below bitcoin's required 95% threshhold. Because of this differential, many view litecoin as a potential "sandbox" for discovering potential bugs and vulnerabilities possibly hidden in the nascent software.

Originally proposed in December 2015, SegWit sought to boost the bitcoin blockchain's transaction capacity by cleverly altering how data was stored by the network. Still, it has become mired in controversy, as a small group of vocal bitcoin users have pushed for alternative solutions.