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Cryptocurrency is a kind of virtual/digital currency that uses cryptography (includes measures such as encryption) for enhanced security. Since its inception and birth in the year 2009 (in the form of Bitcoin), the crypto-currency market has a $500 million worth as of today. But going in blindly may bring you losses. Hence it is better to follow the investors, people who have invested huge sums of hard earned money into the blossoming market and have gained rich dividends. Here are some of the crypto-currency investors that you should follow to be a confident investor yourself. 1. Ari Paul  Ari is the co-founder of the Black Tower Capital, an investment company that specializes in cryptocurrency. You can read his blogs at “The Crypto Investor” website. He is also the CIO of the firm and holds ample of qualification and experience in the investment management segment. 2. Marc Van Der Chijs An investor in the Chinese You-Tube mimicking company by the name tudou.com,...

The digital currencies available today in the form of BitCoin and other Cryptocurrencies have attracted many towards their fruitfulness as a means of wealth management. Certain cryptocurrency financial platforms (including LedgerX) are now federally regulated and hence greater legitimacy has been gained by the virtual currencies. On the other hand, ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings), which are used for raising funds towards a new venture in the digital currency, and a cryptocurrency itself are exposed to the volatility and risks of greater magnitude.  Still, the faster and greater results and profits propel the new capitalists and others to invest in the segment, and leading financial institution and firms of international repute, including JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, are finding Cryptocurrencies a suitable investment option. Like many other investment avenues, the cryptocurrency market has its own share of advantages and disadvantages or Pros and Cons. Pros Here are th...

The growing infatuation for cryptocurrencies around the world has touched new heights. The altcoins are no longer a recent development. The rise in a fever for Cryptocurrencies has started bridging geographical boundaries on the globe. The enthusiasm is such that people have started investing even on startup Cryptocurrencies via- Initial Coin Offerings, or popularly termed as ICOs! Initial Coin Offerings To understand the definition of ICOs you must first understand some basics of Initial Public Offering or IPOs. To gather capital or funds for expansion small companies offer IPOs, where for the first time stocks are sold to the public. The same can be done by big corporate houses as well to raise funds and become publicly traded. Digital Counterpart of IPOs  Initial Coin Offerings are the more or less similar to IPOs with some basic differences like- IPOs payments are in fiat currency, unlike ICOs which have Cryptocurrencies, and fiat currency both as fo...

The gradual but exponential amplification in the values of Cryptocurrencies and the success of initial coin offerings are stimulating people across the globe, to not only get acquainted with them but also engage in their trading.  Envision of a lucrative investment option make Cryptocurrencies the popular universal choice. The undefeated king of the Cryptocurrency market is certainly- Bitcoin, with its current value crossing the $10,000 mark in November 2017.  In the race of being No#1! Bitcoin started the year, 2017, with value at $1000, and surpassed the $5000 milestone in October 2017. With several ups and downs from June’17 to Sept’17, it finally smashed the $10,000 mark in Nov’17. Today, 12th Dec’17, it stands at $16229.50, which is equal to Rs.1046485.95 only. The experts have been warning since it touched the $5000 mark that Bitcoin is in a bubble and can burst anytime. Until today, they are still to witness the blast. Does this mean that Bitcoin will rem...

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been ruling the world of altcoins since last few years and with the viral popularity of the digital currency people are open to exploring new ventures. That has resulted in blockchain startups raising huge funds for projects as enormous as $1.5billion. There are specific reasons behind ICOs touching the sky and you must get acquainted with the learning, which will help you to chalk-out your strategy while investing in one. Superheroes of ICO While studying the top five ICOs in the recent past, it gets clear that blueprint of the project, the team behind, the presentation, and the list of supporter matter a lot in getting overwhelming response for funding. A. Filecoin Astounding fund of $257million raised in just 30days, from 10th Augt 2017 to 10th Sept 2017, Filecoin became the first regulatory-compliant ICO is the US. Apart from being working on a project on “decentralized cloud storage” this altcoin startup had the backin...

While many cryptocurrency enthusiasts may believe that the virtual and digital currency market is immune to external happenings and may regulate itself without any external aid, the reality may be otherwise. The market forces have failed to remove the bad actors as many would believe, and cryptocurrency has its own share of hacks and frauds. No FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) type organization overlooks the cryptocurrency market and the investors may not have any kind of extensive legal protection while dealing with the crypto-currencies (including Bitcoin). Cryptocurrency can offer you astounding returns no doubt, but there are inherent risks (including volatility and absence of regulations) that the enthusiasts of the digital currency would not talk about. Here is a look at some of the aspects, platforms and issues (related to cryptocurrency) that are also real, but few would tell you anything about them. 1. The Bitfinex Thefts  Bitfinex is a well-...