I thought it would be really cool to have an ultimate guide for those new to crypto currencies and the terms used. I made this mostly for beginner’s and veterans alike. I’m not sure how much use you will get out of this. Stuff gets lost on Reddit quite easily so I hope this finds its way to you. Included in this list, I have included most of the terms used in crypto-communities. I have compiled this list from a multitude of sources. The list is in alphabetical order and may include some words/terms not exclusive to the crypto world but may be helpful regardless.
2FA
Two factor authentication. I highly advise that you use it.
51% Attack:
A situation where a single malicious individual or group gains control of more than half of a cryptocurrency network’s computing power. Theoretically, it could allow perpetrators to manipulate the system and spend the same coin multiple times, stop other users from completing blocks and make conflicting transactions to a chain that could harm the network.
Address (or Addy):
A unique string of numbers and letters (both upper and lower case) used to send, receive or store cryptocurrency on the network. It is also the public key in a pair of keys needed to sign a digital transaction. Addresses can be shared publicly as a text or in the form of a scannable QR code. They differ between cryptocurrencies. You can’t send Bitcoin to an Ethereum address, for example.
Altcoin (alternative coin): Any digital currency other than Bitcoin. These other currencies are alternatives to Bitcoin regarding features and functionalities (e.g. faster confirmation time, lower price, improved mining algorithm, higher total coin supply). There are hundreds of altcoins, including Ether, Ripple, Litecoin and many many others.
AIRDROP:
An event where the investors/participants are able to receive free tokens or coins into their digital wallet.
AML: Defines Anti-Money Laundering laws**.**
ARBITRAGE:
Getting risk-free profits by trading (simultaneous buying and selling of the cryptocurrency) on two different exchanges which have different prices for the same asset.
Ashdraked:
Being Ashdraked is essentially a more detailed version of being Zhoutonged. It is when you lose all of your invested capital, but you do so specifically by shorting Bitcoin. The expression “Ashdraked” comes from a story of a Romanian cryptocurrency investor who insisted upon shorting BTC, as he had done so successfully in the past. When the price of BTC rose from USD 300 to USD 500, the Romanian investor lost all of his money.
ATH (All Time High):
The highest price ever achieved by a cryptocurrency in its entire history. Alternatively, ATL is all time low
Bearish:
A tendency of prices to fall; a pessimistic expectation that the value of a coin is going to drop.
Bear trap:
A manipulation of a stock or commodity by investors.
Bitcoin:
The very first, and the highest ever valued, mass-market open source and decentralized cryptocurrency and digital payment system that runs on a worldwide peer to peer network. It operates independently of any centralized authorities
Bitconnect:
One of the biggest scams in the crypto world. it was made popular in the meme world by screaming idiot Carlos Matos, who infamously proclaimed," hey hey heeeey” and “what's a what's a what's up wasssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuup, BitConneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeect!”. He is now in the mentally ill meme hall of fame.
Block:
A package of permanently recorded data about transactions occurring every time period (typically about 10 minutes) on the blockchain network. Once a record has been completed and verified, it goes into a blockchain and gives way to the next block. Each block also contains a complex mathematical puzzle with a unique answer, without which new blocks can’t be added to the chain.
Blockchain:
An unchangeable digital record of all transactions ever made in a particular cryptocurrency and shared across thousands of computers worldwide. It has no central authority governing it. Records, or blocks, are chained to each other using a cryptographic signature. They are stored publicly and chronologically, from the genesis block to the latest block, hence the term blockchain. Anyone can have access to the database and yet it remains incredibly difficult to hack.
Bullish:
A tendency of prices to rise; an optimistic expectation that a specific cryptocurrency will do well and its value is going to increase.
BTFD:
Buy the fucking dip. This advise was bestowed upon us by the gods themselves. It is the iron code to crypto enthusiasts.
Bull market:
A market that Cryptos are going up.
Consensus:
An agreement among blockchain participants on the validity of data. Consensus is reached when the majority of nodes on the network verify that the transaction is 100% valid.
Crypto bubble:
The instability of cryptocurrencies in terms of price value
Cryptocurrency:
A type of digital currency, secured by strong computer code (cryptography), that operates independently of any middlemen or central authoritie
Cryptography:
The art of converting sensitive data into a format unreadable for unauthorized users, which when decoded would result in a meaningful statement.
Cryptojacking:
The use of someone else’s device and profiting from its computational power to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge and consent.
Crypto-Valhalla:
When HODLers(holders) eventually cash out they go to a place called crypto-Valhalla. The strong will be separated from the weak and the strong will then be given lambos.
DAO:
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. It defines A blockchain technology inspired organization or corporation that exists and operates without human intervention.
Dapp (decentralized application):
An open-source application that runs and stores its data on a blockchain network (instead of a central server) to prevent a single failure point. This software is not controlled by the single body – information comes from people providing other people with data or computing power.
Decentralized:
A system with no fundamental control authority that governs the network. Instead, it is jointly managed by all users to the system.
Desktop wallet:
A wallet that stores the private keys on your computer, which allow the spending and management of your bitcoins.
DILDO:
Long red or green candles. This is a crypto signal that tells you that it is not favorable to trade at the moment. Found on candlestick charts.
Digital Signature:
An encrypted digital code attached to an electronic document to prove that the sender is who they say they are and confirm that a transaction is valid and should be accepted by the network.
Double Spending:
An attack on the blockchain where a malicious user manipulates the network by sending digital money to two different recipients at exactly the same time.
DYOR:
Means do your own research.
Encryption:
Converting data into code to protect it from unauthorized access, so that only the intended recipient(s) can decode it.
Eskrow:
the practice of having a third party act as an intermediary in a transaction. This third party holds the funds on and sends them off when the transaction is completed.
Ethereum:
Ethereum is an open source, public, blockchain-based platform that runs smart contracts and allows you to build dapps on it. Ethereum is fueled by the cryptocurrency Ether.
Exchange:
A platform (centralized or decentralized) for exchanging (trading) different forms of cryptocurrencies. These exchanges allow you to exchange cryptos for local currency. Some popular exchanges are Coinbase, Bittrex, Kraken and more.
Faucet:
A website which gives away free cryptocurrencies.
Fiat money:
Fiat currency is legal tender whose value is backed by the government that issued it, such as the US dollar or UK pound.
Fork:
A split in the blockchain, resulting in two separate branches, an original and a new alternate version of the cryptocurrency. As a single blockchain forks into two, they will both run simultaneously on different parts of the network. For example, Bitcoin Cash is a Bitcoin fork.
FOMO:
Fear of missing out.
Frictionless:
A system is frictionless when there are zero transaction costs or trading retraints.
FUD:
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt regarding the crypto market.
Gas:
A fee paid to run transactions, dapps and smart contracts on Ethereum.
Halving:
A 50% decrease in block reward after the mining of a pre-specified number of blocks. Every 4 years, the “reward” for successfully mining a block of bitcoin is reduced by half. This is referred to as “Halving”.
Hardware wallet:
Physical wallet devices that can securely store cryptocurrency maximally. Some examples are Ledger Nano S**,** Digital Bitbox and more**.**
Hash:
The process that takes input data of varying sizes, performs an operation on it and converts it into a fixed size output. It cannot be reversed.
Hashing:
The process by which you mine bitcoin or similar cryptocurrency, by trying to solve the mathematical problem within it, using cryptographic hash functions.
HODL:
A Bitcoin enthusiast once accidentally misspelled the word HOLD and it is now part of the bitcoin legend. It can also mean hold on for dear life.
ICO (Initial Coin Offering):
A blockchain-based fundraising mechanism, or a public crowd sale of a new digital coin, used to raise capital from supporters for an early stage crypto venture. Beware of these as there have been quite a few scams in the past.
John mcAfee:
A man who will one day eat his balls on live television for falsely predicting bitcoin going to 100k. He has also become a small meme within the crypto community for his outlandish claims.
JOMO:
Joy of missing out. For those who are so depressed about missing out their sadness becomes joy.
KYC:
Know your customer(alternatively consumer).
Lambo:
This stands for Lamborghini. A small meme within the investing community where the moment someone gets rich they spend their earnings on a lambo. One day we will all have lambos in crypto-valhalla.
Ledger:
Away from Blockchain, it is a book of financial transactions and balances. In the world of crypto, the blockchain functions as a ledger. A digital currency’s ledger records all transactions which took place on a certain block chain network.
Leverage:
Trading with borrowed capital (margin) in order to increase the potential return of an investment.
Liquidity:
The availability of an asset to be bought and sold easily, without affecting its market price.
of the coins.
Margin trading:
The trading of assets or securities bought with borrowed money.
Market cap/MCAP:
A short-term for Market Capitalization. Market Capitalization refers to the market value of a particular cryptocurrency. It is computed by multiplying the Price of an individual unit of coins by the total circulating supply.
Miner:
A computer participating in any cryptocurrency network performing proof of work. This is usually done to receive block rewards.
Mining:
The act of solving a complex math equation to validate a blockchain transaction using computer processing power and specialized hardware.
Mining contract:
A method of investing in bitcoin mining hardware, allowing anyone to rent out a pre-specified amount of hashing power, for an agreed amount of time. The mining service takes care of hardware maintenance, hosting and electricity costs, making it simpler for investors.
Mining rig:
A computer specially designed for mining cryptocurrencies.
Mooning:
A situation the price of a coin rapidly increases in value. Can also be used as: “I hope bitcoin goes to the moon”
Node:
Any computing device that connects to the blockchain network.
Open source:
The practice of sharing the source code for a piece of computer software, allowing it to be distributed and altered by anyone.
OTC:
Over the counter. Trading is done directly between parties.
P2P (Peer to Peer):
A type of network connection where participants interact directly with each other rather than through a centralized third party. The system allows the exchange of resources from A to B, without having to go through a separate server.
Paper wallet:
A form of “cold storage” where the private keys are printed onto a piece of paper and stored offline. Considered as one of the safest crypto wallets, the truth is that it majors in sweeping coins from your wallets.
Pre mining:
The mining of a cryptocurrency by its developers before it is released to the public.
Proof of stake (POS):
A consensus distribution algorithm which essentially rewards you based upon the amount of the coin that you own. In other words, more investment in the coin will leads to more gain when you mine with this protocol In Proof of Stake, the resource held by the “miner” is their stake in the currency.
PROOF OF WORK (POW) :
The competition of computers competing to solve a tough crypto math problem. The first computer that does this is allowed to create new blocks and record information.” The miner is then usually rewarded via transaction fees.
Protocol:
A standardized set of rules for formatting and processing data.
Public key / private key:
A cryptographic code that allows a user to receive cryptocurrencies into an account. The public key is made available to everyone via a publicly accessible directory, and the private key remains confidential to its respective owner. Because the key pair is mathematically related, whatever is encrypted with a public key may only be decrypted by its corresponding private key.
Pump and dump:
Massive buying and selling activity of cryptocurrencies (sometimes organized and to one’s benefit) which essentially result in a phenomenon where the significant surge in the value of coin followed by a huge crash take place in a short time frame.
Recovery phrase:
A set of phrases you are given whereby you can regain or access your wallet should you lose the private key to your wallets — paper, mobile, desktop, and hardware wallet. These phrases are some random 12–24 words. A recovery Phrase can also be called as Recovery seed, Seed Key, Recovery Key, or Seed Phrase.
REKT:
Referring to the word “wrecked”. It defines a situation whereby an investor or trader who has been ruined utterly following the massive losses suffered in crypto industry.
Ripple:
An alternative payment network to Bitcoin based on similar cryptography. The ripple network uses XRP as currency and is capable of sending any asset type.
ROI:
Return on investment.
Safu:
A crypto term for safe popularized by the Bizonnaci YouTube channel after the CEO of Binance tweeted
“Funds are safe."
“the exchage I use got hacked!”“Oh no, are your funds safu?”
“My coins better be safu!”
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Sats/Satoshi:
The smallest fraction of a bitcoin is called a “satoshi” or “sat”. It represents one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin and is named after Satoshi Nakamoto.
Satoshi Nakamoto:
This was the pseudonym for the mysterious creator of Bitcoin.
Scalability:
The ability of a cryptocurrency to contain the massive use of its Blockchain.
Sharding:
A scaling solution for the Blockchain. It is generally a method that allows nodes to have partial copies of the complete blockchain in order to increase overall network performance and consensus speeds.
Shitcoin:
Coin with little potential or future prospects.
Shill:
Spreading buzz by heavily promoting a particular coin in the community to create awareness.
Short position:
Selling of a specific cryptocurrency with an expectation that it will drop in value.
Silk road:
The online marketplace where drugs and other illicit items were traded for Bitcoin. This marketplace is using accessed through “TOR”, and VPNs. In October 2013, a Silk Road was shut down in by the FBI.
Smart Contract:
Certain computational benchmarks or barriers that have to be met in turn for money or data to be deposited or even be used to verify things such as land rights.
Software Wallet:
A crypto wallet that exists purely as software files on a computer. Usually, software wallets can be generated for free from a variety of sources.
Solidity:
A contract-oriented coding language for implementing smart contracts on Ethereum. Its syntax is similar to that of JavaScript.
Stable coin:
A cryptocoin with an extremely low volatility that can be used to trade against the overall market.
Staking:
Staking is the process of actively participating in transaction validation (similar to mining) on a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. On these blockchains, anyone with a minimum-required balance of a specific cryptocurrency can validate transactions and earn Staking rewards.
Surge:
When a crypto currency appreciates or goes up in price.
Tank:
The opposite of mooning. When a coin tanks it can also be described as crashing.
Tendies
For traders , the chief prize is “tendies” (chicken tenders, the treat an overgrown man-child receives for being a “Good Boy”) .
Token:
A unit of value that represents a digital asset built on a blockchain system. A token is usually considered as a “coin” of a cryptocurrency, but it really has a wider functionality.
TOR: “The Onion Router” is a free web browser designed to protect users’ anonymity and resist censorship. Tor is usually used surfing the web anonymously and access sites on the “Darkweb”.
Transaction fee:
An amount of money users are charged from their transaction when sending cryptocurrencies.
Volatility:
A measure of fluctuations in the price of a financial instrument over time. High volatility in bitcoin is seen as risky since its shifting value discourages people from spending or accepting it.
Wallet:
A file that stores all your private keys and communicates with the blockchain to perform transactions. It allows you to send and receive bitcoins securely as well as view your balance and transaction history.
Whale:
An investor that holds a tremendous amount of cryptocurrency. Their extraordinary large holdings allow them to control prices and manipulate the market.
Whitepaper:
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A comprehensive report or guide made to understand an issue or help decision making. It is also seen as a technical write up that most cryptocurrencies provide to take a deep look into the structure and plan of the cryptocurrency/Blockchain project. Satoshi Nakamoto was the first to release a whitepaper on Bitcoin, titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” in late 2008.
And with that I finally complete my odyssey. I sincerely hope that this helped you and if you are new, I welcome you to crypto. If you read all of that I hope it increased, you in knowledge.
my final definition:
Crypto-Family:
A collection of all the HODLers and crypto fanatics. A place where all people alike unite over a love for crypto.
We are all in this together as we pioneer the new world that is crypto currency. I wish you a great day and Happy HODLing.
-u/flacciduck
feel free to comment words or terms that you feel should be included or about any errors I made.
Edit1:some fixes were made and added words.

1)It is possible to change the code through a miner vote or a fork and change the total supply or anything. DASH did it : they reduced the total supply from 84M to 18.9M a few years ago. They could also increase it to 999 Trillions if they wanted to so that millions of DASH are mined every week.
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2)You can also fork bitcoin anytime , start over from 0 and claim it's the real bitcoin. (BCH , BSV , BTG , LTC , BCD etc)
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3)Why would you pay $10,000 for a digital collectible unit called BTC when you can use BCH or TRX or LTC .. you name it. They work just as fine and cost less. There is no rarity like in gold.
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4)Think of any amount you hold in ethereum as a gift card to use smart contracts on the ETH blockchain. Ridiculous. You’d rather hold a wal mart gift card or even simply cash.
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5)Private keys may be bruteforced as we speak. Quintillions entries a second. When they’ll have enough bitcoins under control , they could move them all at once instantly.(At least 45,000 ETH have been stolen this way for now through ethereum bandit)SHA 256 is too old , bitcoin is 10 years old , it is not secure enough , quantum computing could potentially break it.
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6)And that’s if people don’t find a way to create an infinite amount of coins to sell on exchanges.. it happened with monero , stellar , bitcoin , zcash , zcoin , eos , etc..
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proofs :
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“Bitcoin , Coindesk : “The Latest Bitcoin Bug Was So Bad, Developers Kept Its Full Details a Secret”an attacker could have actually used it to create new Bitcoin — above the 21 million hard-cap of coin creation — thereby inflating the supply and devaluing current bitcoins.”
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Stellar : “Stellar Inflation: Glitch Leads to 2.25 Billion Extra XLM Printed”
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Monero : “A bug in the Monero (XMR) wallet software that could enable fake deposits to exchanges has been recently brought to public attention through a Medium post”
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Zcoin : Forged coins were created, but not exceeding 1% of the circulating supply. We will release further details on exact numbers when Sigma is released.
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EOS : “Hackers Forge Billion EOS Coins to Steal Real Crypto From DEX “
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Zcash : “Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug” etc..
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7)Segwit , and especially Lightning network is a very complex technology and it will inevitably have flaws , bugs , it will be exploited and people will lose money. That alone can cause bitcoin to drop very low levels.
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8)Then miners may be losing millions so they will stop mining , blocks may be so slow , almost no transaction will come though , and bitcoin may not have enough time to reach the next difficulty adjustement. This is reffered to as a death spiral. Then every crypto even those with no mining involved may crash hard.
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9)Many crypto wallets are unsafe and have already caused people to lose all their investment , including the infamous “parity wallet”.
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10)It is NOT trustless. you have to trust the wallet you’re using is not just generating an address controlled by the developper , you have to trust the node the wallet connects to is an honest node , you have to trust a Rogue state or organization with enough computing power will not 51% attack the network. etc..
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11)Bitcoin is NOT deflationary. Bitcoins are created every blocks (roughly every 10 minutes) and you wil be dead by the time we reach the 21 million current hard cap.
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12)Bitcoin price may artificially be inflated by Tether.
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13)It’s an energy waste , an environmental catastrophy.
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14)The only usecases are money laundering , tax evasion , gambling , buying on the dark net , evading sanctions and speculation.
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15)Governments will ban it if it gets too big , and they have a big incentive to do so , not only for the obscure usecases but also because it threatens the stability of sovereign currencies. Trump could kill bitcoin with one tweet , force fiat exchanges to cease activity.
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16)Most cryptos are scams , the rest are just crazy speculative casino investments.
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17)It is pyramidal : early adopters intend to profit massively while last comers get crushed. That's not how money works. The overwhelming majority of crypto holders are buying it because they think they will be able to sell it to a higher price later. Money is supposed to be rather stable. That's why the best cryptocurrencies are USDT USDC etc..
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18)The very few stores accepting bitcoin always have the real price in the local currency , not in bitcoin. And prices like 0.00456329 BTC are ridiculous !
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19)About famous brokers listing bitcoin : they have to meet the demand in order to make money , it doesn't mean they approve it , some even short it (see interactive broker's CEO opinion on bitcoin)
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20)People say cash is backed by nothing and losing value slowly , and yes it is very flawed , but there is a whole nation behind it , it's accepted everywhere , you can buy more things with it.
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21)Everybody in crypto thinks that there will be a new bullrun and that then , they will sell. But because everybody thinks it will happen , it might not happen. The truth is past performance doesn’t indicate future performance and it is absolutely not guaranteed that there will ever be another bullrun. The markets are unpredictable.
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22)Also BTC went from about $0.003 to the price it is today , so don’t think it’s cheap now.
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23)There is no recourse if you’re scammed/hacked/made a mistake in the address etc. No chargebacks. But it might be possible to do a rollback (blockchain reorganization) to reverse some transactions. BSV did it.
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24)In case of a financial crisis , the speculative assets would crash the most and bitcoin is far from being a non speculative safe heaven ; and governments might ban it to prevent fiat inflation to worsen.
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25) Having to write down the private key somewhere or memorize it is a security flaw ! It’s insane to think a system like this will gain mass adoption.
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26) The argument saying governments can not ban it because it is decentralized (like they banned drugs) doesn’t work for cryptos. First , drugs are much harder to find and much more expensive and unsafe because of the ban , and people are willing to take the risk because they like it. But if crypto is banned , value will drop too much , and if you can’t sell it for fiat without risking jail , goodluck to find a buyer. Fiat exchanges could close. Banks could terminate every crypto related bank account. And maybe then the mining death spiral would happen and kill all cryptos.
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27) Crypto doesn’t exist. It’s like buying air. It’s just virtual collectibles generated by a code. Faguzzi, fugazzi, it’s a whazzie, it’s a whoozie.. it’s a.. fairy dust. It doesn’t exist. It’s never landed. It’s no matter, it’s not on the elemental chart. It… it’s not fucking real!
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28) Most brilliant guys have come out and said Bitcoin was a scam or worthless. Including Bill Gates , Warren Buffet , The Wolf Of Wall Street…
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29) Inflation is necessary for POW , BTC code will have to be changed to bypass the 21M cap or mining will die ! If BTC code is not changed to allow for miners to be paid reasonably , they will cease mining when the bitcoin block reward gets too low.Even monero understood it ,the code will have to be changed to allow for an infinite bitcoin supply (devaluating all current bitcoins) or the hash will decrease and the security of bitcoin will decrease dramatically and be 51% attacked
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30) Don’t mix up blockchain and cryptos. Even blockchain is overrated. But when you hear this or that company is going blockchain , it doesn’t mean they support cryptocurrencies.
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31) Craig Wright had a bitcoin mining company with Dave Kleinman (he died) and on january 1 2020 he claims he will be able to access the 1.1M BTC/BCH/BTG from the mining trust. He may or may not dump them on the market , he also said BTC had a fatal flaw and that by 2019 there will be no more BTC.
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32) Hacks in cryptos are very common and usually massive. Billions of dollars in crypto have been stolen in the last 6 years. In may 2019 Binance was hacked and lost 7,000 BTC (and it’s far from being the biggest crypto hack).
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33) Bitcoin was first. It's an ancient technology. Newer blockchains have privacy, smart contracts, distributed apps and more.Bitcoin is our future? Was the Model T the future of the automobile? (John Mc Afee)
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34) IOTA investiguating stolen funds on mainnet. IOTA shuts down the whole network to deal with trinity wallet attack.
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35) Compared to bitcoin other cryptos work just as fine and don't waste so much energy.
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36 ) Everytime miners disagree on the updates it will create another version of bitcoin : problem of governance and legitimacy.
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37) Cryptos are only legitimate if they act as a credit for a redeemable asset like USDT or gold backed coins.
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While the native language of the writter is not english , I think you get the point and it doesn't make it any less relevant.

This is what NANO has been up to lately. I don't think I lie if I say it has been quite an amazing year!
See you soon and happy new year! Something nice is coming soon that I have been working on for a while, stay tuned..

December 2019

• .NET API for Nano RPC
• Kappture launched new website with cryptocurrency page
• Nano is now available on the crypto payments platform CycleBit
• Nano Wallet Company apps shutting down on February 10th, 2020
• Nano Added to Atomic Wallet
• Introducing Pippin - a High Performance, Production-Ready Developer Wallet for Nano
• Nano got added to Pionex exchange
• Nano Round the Globe – The Power of Digital Money (nano)
• ShareRing sharing service adds Nano
• Happy Christmas from The Nano Center - The Nanoxmas tree is live!
• The Ultimate Discord Bot for NANO - Upgraded to Graham 4.0
• Nano now supported on Coinify

November 2019

• NANO added to the exchange part of the iOS Cake Wallet
• Nano added to Magnum Wallet with Ledger support and more!
• Travala partners with Booking.com - Use NANO to pay for Booking.com
• Kappture introduces self-service kiosk supporting Nano
• Nano start trading on Binance US Nov 21st
• Nano Node V20 Performance Improvements
• Introducing One Nano Host - A domain name service for your Nano projects
• Nano has been added to Binance's Trust Wallet app
• Announcement: Nano V20 Lydia is now live on the main network
• Wirex expanding its travelcard in Asia with 4000 Nano giveaway
• Nano Foundation launching a new redesigned Nano.org
• Nano listed on Kraken Exchange with USD, EUR, BTC and ETH pairs
• Siliqua - first release of modular light wallet with CLI interface
• Nano Foundation adding a new Communications Coordinator Graham Cull

October 2019

• Nanonymous: A Proof of Concept wallet for Android of a privacy-focused wallet
• Excellent new video from Patrick: Nano in 60 Seconds
• Announcement: New Nano Forum
• ProBit Exchange Lists Nano - Trading starting Nov 4
• All NanoJam Projects Announced and voting started
• Lydia V20 Release Candidate 1 - now on the beta network
• 5000+ Nano donated to the Teamtrees.org
• Trading has arrived in BrainBlocks Wallet
• NANO promoted to the KuCoin Plus Trading Area
• Natrium v2.1 is Released! — Security Audit & More
• Nano available on changelly.com
• Blockchain Central: interview with Colin and Andy
• Nano video review by Coin Bureau
• Community Spotlight: James Levelle - Race for Future
• The NanoCenter Project Update: Google Ads Completed
• The Nano plugin for Unreal Engine 4 has been released
• New client-side Javascript library for Nano for offline & external key management
• Hashing It Out Podcast featuring Nano CEO Colin LeMahieu
• Nano got added to Exodus Wallet
• DragonEx Adds NANO/USDT Trading Pair and Trading Pair List Sorting
• Why Nano is The Next Bitcoin - A video by Patrick Luberus
• Colin LeMahieu releasing details of the upcoming NanoPoW

September 2019

• Nano Foundation sponsoring James M Levelle as part of the RaceForFuture
• Nano is one step closer for being implemented into Appia payment system - Beta release of Manta
• Introducing Nano Jams! A Nano building competition for everyone!
• NANO Reaches 100 Principal Representatives
• NanoGhana out showing local businesses Nano
• Nano PoW - The Essentials
• Adam Edwards joins the Nano Foundation
• A Look at Lydia v20 and the new memory-hard PoW algorithm
• Nano principal representatives just became more decentralized than Bitcoin mining pools
• Nano added to Metalpay cryptocurrency marketplace
• Kappture cryptopromo video. Steps towards adoption!
• Nano has been added to mobile crypto POS app MoonPos
• The Nano Center Project for Community Funding: Nano Venezuela Billboard
• The Nano Center Project for Community Funding: Twitch Distribution Games and Faucets from TriggerHaven
• Technical interview with Colin LeMahieu on Crypto Finder

August 2019

• Feed birds with Nano - Live stream
• Nano listed on Uphold
• Nano listed on Crypto.com
• Playalondon.com (Clothing company) has added Nano as a payment option
• Concept demo: Passwordless Authentication using Nano transactions
• NanoWallet.io departure from BrainBlocks
• Prototype Nano/Airtime bot being used in Ghana
• Introducing NanoTicker - Real-time analytics and health status for the Nano network
• Development Update: Beta Network Refresh
• Introducing NanoPixelWall - Advertise your pixels for Nano
• Video demo of the upcoming Unreal Engine 4 plugin for Nano
• Kappture + PoS + Natrium + NFC = True
• Nano is being evaluated to be put on Binance.us
• Brainblocks Wallet left beta
• NanoLinks celebrating 1 year online with a treasure hunt
• The Nano Center Google Ads Project Funded & Live!

July 2019

• Nanocurrency proudly presents Nano specific community awards!
• Introducing Nanocards - The world's first physical card game where you pay/win cryptocurrency
• Community manager Guilherme Lawless has joined the Nano Foundation team
• NanoVault Desktop Upgrades to v1.2.0 - v19 Ready
• Nanocast returns from a long pause!
• Announcement: The Nano Center Google Ads Campaign (Round 2)
• Kappture point-of-sale continuing to innovate with Nano and NFC
• Nano UK meetup full length professional videos now on YouTube
• Nano Wallet Desktop 1.8.0 Releases (Compatible with V19)
• nanocurrency now has more subscribers than raiblocks
• The Nano Center — Celebrating 1 year of Projects, Proposals and Progress
• Nanoverse.io launches a node API
• Solidus pushing down transaction time to 0.27 second - 2.5x faster than v18
• A comprehensive Nano AMA with Colin LeMahieu: Summary
• A comprehensive Nano AMA with Colin LeMahieu: Original
• Nano listed on a new EletroPay ATM
• Professional video recap from London 2019 meetup
• Nano listed on Indian crypto exchange WazirX
• Nano Node Graphics updated for v19 with new CPS and Cemented blocks charts
• v19 shaving off another 30% confirmation time - now with a median below half a second!
• NANO/BTC now live on qTrade
• Nanopy python library updated for v19
• Solidus (node v19) is now live on the Nano network!
• Community Spotlight: Nano-Faucet.org/NanoVisualizer
• A successfull stress test at beta network was performed with new records recorded
• Nano Foundation adding a new communications team member - Brian White
• New Australian Exchange to buy NANO with AUD
• Affy’s Steakhouse Nano Meat-Up Promo Video
• Kappture releases its official ‘white paper’ about how they are integrating Nano into their Point of Sale systems

June 2019

• Adoption meetup: First? burger ever purchased with Nano at Affy’s Steakhouse in Brooklyn
• Nano Node v19 RC5 released with really promising test results
• Natrium v2.0.9 Released - Fixing "Unreceivable" Funds
• Arduino WiFi Module triggered by Nano transactions - Guide/Documentation
• Penny/Nano Exchanger - Guide/Documentation
• CaribbeanMacfly won the $5000 worth of Nano giveaway!
• Colin LeMahieu Joins The Crypto101 Podcast
• Unofficial recap and summary of the London Meetup
• Media: Emerging Economies Are Our Target Market: Nano Founder Colin LeMahieu
• Demo: Pay Nano to play on an arcade
• Demo: Nano penny exchange
• Appia presents PoS device at London event
• Kappture is going all in Nano on their PoS system
• Steakhouse in Brooklyn, AFFYs Premium Grill, accepting Nano
• BrainBlocks wallet enters open beta
• Natrium v2.0.8 Released Introducing Mnemonic Phrases, RTL Layouts, and More.
• Announcing DPoW V3 Beta
• Nano has been added to Qtrade
• Nano Unity3D Plugin Fully funded + First Weekly Update
• NWC Nano Wallet 1.1.0 released (iOS & Android)

May 2019

• Spam Mitigation - Dynamic proof of work - Explained in detail
• Community Spotlight: Reddit Tip Bot
• Multi asset wallet Hodler now supporting Nano
• Appia sneak peek reveal: Paving a new road for payments
• 290 Nano and 15 pizzas donated to strangers in millionairemakers and Assistance
• Releasing Snapy.io - Easy & Free NANO API for Developers
• Updated and Published fresh Nano Protocol Documentation
• Nano Foundation Adding a New Full Stack Engineer - Marko Sabec
• BrainBlocks Wallet - First beta release
• Announcing CryptoAccepted - A place to discover who accepts cryptocurrencies
• Bold mission: Peter Ryszkiewicz porting the Nano node to TypeScript/JavaScript
• Natrium v2.0.6 Released - Performance Improvements, Import Seed from QR Code, and More
• Announcing: NanoPaperWallet.com - A newly designed way to generate and print wallets
• Updates to Nano Visualizer
• Natrium Update - New/Rewritten Server Backend Deployed
• Nano Celebrates its 5th Github Anniversary

Apr 2019

• Node v19.0 enters beta testing stage
• Nano Round the Globe - Proof of Concept
• Nanostream.eu, a live visualization of the Nano Blocklattice
• Node v19RC1, Solidus hitting beta
• Presenting Nano Network-Block Visualizer
• New Release: Accept Nano Payments on Wordpress
• Mynano.ninja launches Public Node RPC API for Developers
• Natrium 2.0 now in both iOS and Android store
• Launching Donano: Patreon Like Crowdfunding Service
• Introducing Nanopurse: A payment service with privacy
• Booking Flight and Hotels now possible in AnchorX
• Introducing VANO: A NANO light-wallet browser extension for Chrome/Brave/Firefox
• Binance Adds NANO/USDT Trading Pair

Mar 2019

• Travala - Nano added as a native payment option
• Nano Foundation Adding a New Community Manager - RockmSockmJesus
• Nano transaction speed demo mobile to mobile with a comparison to email and SMS
• Minnesota Cryptocurrency Q&A with Nano Founder Colin LeMahieu
• Introducing Natrium 2.0 - Available on the iOS App Store
• NanoVault 1.1.3 Released: Official mirrors toggling, improved node status UI, nano_ prefix, and more!
• Arduino controlled by Nano Callback System
• Digital money is here: Introduction to Nano tipping services
• Pynanocurrency - Python library for the Nano protocol

Feb 2019

• Nano Foundation Adding a New Community Manager - Brian White
• Reddit Tipbot Announcement
• Massive speed improvements in v18 - From 12 to 0.7 seconds
• Node v18.0 Released - Major confirmation time improvement, smart and clean
• First reddit tipping party with 1.4k comments
• Nanex update: Ongoing issues and fixes
• Nano Callback system - Initiate actions based on Nano transactions
• Nano implemented into the Wirex ecosytem, giving access to 40 million outlets plus fiat gateway
• Book 550,000+ hotels worldwide with $NANO using the Travala.com crypto payment gateway
• Successful Nano Security Audit: Summary and Full (43 pages) Report
• NanoVault 1.1.2 Released: Desktop Ledger Support and more

Jan 2019

• Natrium wallet - Successful campaign and iOS news
• The Bitgrail Exchange Ruling: A Win for the Exchange Users
• Nano Brand Guide V2.1 Released
• Node v17.1 Released - Peer stability, Improved transaction processing
• Goingate allow buying Nano via SEPA Bank transfer, mobile balance or QQPay
• Nano Center announcing new website
• Nano Foundation Adding a New Community Manager - Joohansson
• WordPress Bloggers Can Now Receive Payments in NANO
• The Nano Foundation welcomes a new core protocol developer, Wesley Shillingford
• Nano Plugin for Unreal Engine - Teaser
• Brainblocks vision for 2019 and beyond

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More news here: https://nanolinks.info/news
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ABOUT HUOBI :
Huobi is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in China in 2013. Currently, Huobi is based in Singapore because this country has friendlier cryptocurrency regulations. The company is registered in Seychelles. Before leaving China due to a cryptocurrency ban, the exchange was responsible for 90% of Bitcoin trading volume in this country. Now Huobi is an international platform with offices located in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, and Korea. In China, the company provides blockchain consulting services. Huobi has sub-exchanges: Huobi Korea, Huobi US, etc. Huobi Global is the biggest Huobi exchange. In November 2019 Huobi Global had to shut down all the accounts belonging to the US customers due to strict cryptocurrency regulations of the USA. This exchange is one of the top 50 cryptocurrency exchanges by trade volume. On the Coingecko chart of exchanges, Huobi Global occupies the third position. The exchange has more than 500 markets and supports over 220 cryptocurrencies. As Huobi provides an option to buy cryptocurrency with fiat money, this exchange is a gateway for people who enter the cryptocurrency world .
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FEATURES :
Huobi Global has a really wide range of functions. First off, this exchange provides an opportunity to buy cryptocurrencies with fiat money using a credit card and other payment means. This option is delivered in the over-the-counter trading section (OTC). There is a menu line in the upper part of the website. It begins with "But Crypto". That's where one can see the OTC offerings provided by Huobi. One can buy or sell the following currencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tether (USDT), EOS, XRP, Litecoin (LTC), Huobi Token (HT), Huobi stablecoin (HUSD), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Please note, that there are not so many offerings especially for certain currencies. Normally there are many options for buying BTC or USDT. The prices and payment methods vary from one trader to another. You can pay with a credit card, some traders accept payments via Western Union, AliPay, and other services.
There is a cryptocurrency exchange with hundreds of crypto-to-crypto pairs. The exchange supports market, limit and stop-limit orders. It gives traders some control over the situation and helps to secure the assets from trading in loss to some extent. In general, the exchange interface of Huobi is quite generic.
Those who have experience of trading on several other exchanges will find the interface familiar. It has a trading view with a candlestick chart on the left and the list of orders updating in real-time on the right. Under the charts, there is an order history. Under the list of market trades, there is a section where users can place orders. The candlestick chart is powered with numerous analysis tools and indicators.
What makes Huobi Global more attractive for traders is the support of margin trading. In all margin trading pairs the currencies are traded against Tether (USDT). There are 6 cryptocurrencies that can be traded with x3 leverage: Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, Ether (ETH), and EOS.
Huobi Global is aimed to provide service both to small investors and institutional traders. That's the reason why the platform offers institutional accounts with special opportunities for corporate customers. Among these features, there are colocation options and other tools that provide the opportunity of seamless high-frequency trading. Additionally, institutional accounts can get special OTC loans.
One more feature is trading derivatives. Huobi provides two separate interfaces for that purpose: Swap trading and Futures trading platforms on Huobi DM. Moreover, it is possible to participate in IEO trading via the Huobi exchange. This feature requires the use of the Huobi Token.
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ASSETS AND INSTRUMENTS:
As mentioned, there are two types of instruments that you can trade on the Huobi derivatives platform. These are your traditional futures as well as the perpetual swaps or futures.
With these instruments, you are trading crypto on margin. This means that they are leveraged and your exposure is often many multiples of the amount that you have put down as collateral.
Now that we have a brief understanding of leverage, let’s take a look at the instruments on offer at the Huobi exchange.
Futures are instruments that allow the holder to buy or sell some asset in the future. Essentially, you are trading some future price of the instrument on the chose delivery date. In terms of expiry dates, they have weekly, bi-weekly and Quarterly which settle every Friday. In terms of expiry dates, they have weekly, bi-weekly and Quarterly which settle every Friday. When it comes to the specifics of the contract, they differ according to which asset is being traded. You should also take a look into the contract specifics in the Huobi docs. This includes such information as the index reference for the prices as well as your last trading price. The latter can only be done up till 10 minutes before the expiry.
Perpetual swaps are leveraged instruments that do not have have a delivery date. They are marked to market everyday and settle 3 times a day. They are sometimes also called “perpetual futures” at other exchanges.
The reason that they are called “Swaps” at Huobi Derivatives is because you are swapping the returns of one asset for the returns of another. Here, you are swapping crypto returns for returns on the US dollar.
At Huobi DM, the Perpetual swaps have leverage up to 125x and they are written on 5 different assets. These are Bitcoin and Ethereum with other coins to be added soon.
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HUOBI APPS:
Huobi mobile app for iOS and Android are available. Similarly, the Huobi mobile app features most of the functionalities available on the web platform also. You can even complete tasks like account registration and verification directly via the app. In Google Play, the Huobi Global app has an average rating of 4.1 stars out of 3,730 reviews. However, in December 2018 and January 2019, some users have said that the Android app won’t let them login due to an error with Captcha. On the Apple App Store, Huobi boasts an average rating of 4.9 stars out of over 4,800 reviews.
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API :
For those of you who are programmers, you will be happy to learn that Huobi global API can be used on the Futures and Swap markets.
There is both a websocket as well as a REST version available. It is suggested that you use the REST for one off operation to trade and withdraw. You should use the websocket for market data & order updates. You should also note that you can be a market maker on through the API.
If you want to start using the API then you will to get yourself an API key. This can easily be done in the API management of your account dashboard. Here you can select whether you would like it to be a read-only, Withdraw or Trade. You can also bind an IP address to this API so you can ensure than no other person will use your account even if compromised.
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HUOBI FEES :
Huobi has a 0.2 % fee that applies to both market makers and takers for amounts between $0 and $5,000,000 over the course of a 30-day period. In comparison, other top exchanges like Binance have 0.1 percent fees. Actually, it has a fair trading fees structure and easy to remember also. Meanwhile, GDAX has 0.3 percent fees.
In January 2019, Huobi Global launched a tiered fee structure that significantly reduces fees for higher-volume traders. This is relatively competitive when compared to other exchanges. Users also have the option to reduce trading fees on Huobi by becoming a VIP member. This involves paying a monthly payment of HT, which varies depending on the membership level (1-5).
Like most exchanges, Huobi has no fees on deposits. However, Huobi does have withdrawal fees minimums that vary from coin-to-coin. For example, withdrawing Bitcoin (BTC) costs 0.001 BTC, with a minimum withdrawal amount of 0.01 BTC. For Tether (USDT), the flat fee is 5 USDT. And the minimum withdrawal amount is 20 USDT. Overall, the meaning- Huobi fees are generally higher than most exchanges for lower withdrawal amounts. A few exceptions exist. For example, TUSD has a withdrawal minimum of $20 but a withdrawal fee of only $2.
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IS IT TRUSTWORTHY?
In contrast to other exchanges, Huobi receives a favorable score. First of all, it is incorporated and operated from Singapore. As we all know crypto regulations are advanced there. And promote blockchain startups always. Second, Huobi does provide users with multiple ways to safeguard their accounts. Although it is not enough. Essentially, 2-factor authentication is available using both SMS and authenticator apps. The platform does not require any special confirmation if the account is logged into from an unfamiliar IP address or location. There is no option to whitelist addresses for asset withdrawal, allowing funds to be sent to any address input. Furthermore, Huobi was never hacked. Even though they do present a lucrative target for attackers. Meaning, Huobi has adopted a decentralized exchange structure, which helps to resist DDOS attacks. And we believe the exchange takes these threats seriously and does everything in their power to protect the exchange from hackers. Also, Huobi does store user funds in cold storage to restrict access to them. Actually, the exchange stores around 98 percent of funds in cold wallets.
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SUPPORT :
Something else that is crucial to the entire trading experience is the level of support that the exchange provides. There is nothing more frustrating than having to wait hours for response from support.
When it comes to Huobi, there are actually quite a few options to reach their customer support. Perhaps the quickest and most effective way is through their live chat function. Firstly, they will try to help you with the available resources. If that does not work then you can reach out to a live agent.
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CONCLUSION:
So, in summary. We really liked the Huobi futures products. It is not only highly functional but is also secure and leverags the expertise that the team have at the main Huobi exchange.
For the futures instruments, there is a decent range of assets and leverage. Markets are also pretty liquid and these are all traded on a simplistic yet technically able trading platform. It’s also great that you can trade on PC programs and mobile apps as well.
When it comes to security, they have taken all of the same precautions that are used on the main exchange. Their 20,000 BTC strong insurance fund keeps them well protected and they have not had a single clawback of trader funds since their inception.
Yes, there are areas for improvement but the exchanges is still evolving and building out functionality. One can only hope that they take trader suggestions into account.
So then, is it worth considering?
Well, if you are looking for a highly functional and secure futures exchange that is backed by one of the biggest names in the business, then it is well worth a try.
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Huobi Website: https://www.huobi.com/en-us/topic/invited/?invite_code=czdh5
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Huobi Indian Community: https://t.me/huobiglobalindia
Huobi Global Community: https://t.me/huobiglobalofficial

As you might remember, last month, I took all Top100 coins and categorized them into their 12 markets. https://www.reddit.com/CryptoCurrency/comments/8a8lnwhich_are_your_top_5_favourite_coins_out_of_the/
This was all done with the goal in mind to find a portfolio that can return 100x in 2018.
The assumption for this portfolio is that Bitcoin will go up by 4x ($32,000) until the end of 2018 amassing a total market cap of 3$ trillion as a conservative estimate in comparison to our 6 last bull runs, which were

Number	Multiple	Period	Year	Price	Correction	Correction period
1	9x	5 days	2010	$0.008-$0.08	0%	-
2	10x	5 months	2010	$0.08-$1	-30%	2 months
3	40x	2 months	2011	$0.07-$30	-90%	5 months
4	14x	3 months	2013	$15-$213	-65%	3 months
5	12x	2 months	2013	$139-$1132	-85%	13 months
6	20x	7 months	2017	$1000-$19,800	-70%	3 months
7	17x	4 months	2018	$5,800-100,000?	-70%	5 months

Source: www.99bitcoins.com/price-chart-history/
As you can see, a 17x bull run on Bitcoin happens on average around once a year. Many altcoins went 100x in the last bull run, since altcoin always grow much stronger than the behemoth Bitcoin.
Building a strong portfolio always boils down to the following 3 factors:

1. Pick the best assets. In order to do that, I analyzed all top 100 cryptocurrencies, and picked the best ones within each market. Then, I looked for other coins that are within the Top1000 and that are actually better than the leaders in each market from the top 100, due to their short time in the market and being underdogs
2. Diversify The whole portfolio is designed to catch 2-3 really good coins that return 300x-1000x. The rest of the coins will probably return 20x, 50x or some even only 2x. That's why you need at least 10 coins to make sure you to catch your top performers. 5 coins would be too few, since you might only catch 1 top performer if at all.
3. Centralise You need to diversify, but also don't diversify too much, because then you are spread too thin. That's why 20 coins would be too many, because even if if you catch 3 top performers, you would only have 15% of your money in it.

For these 3 reasons, the number of coins is set at 14 and is divided into

1. 26% High risk high return coins
2. 50% Medium risk medium return coins
3. 24% Low risk low return coins

Portfolio

All coins are listed on Binance or KuCoin and their weights are listed on the second tab of my excel spread sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s8PHcNvvjuy848q18py_CGcu8elRGQAUIf86EYh4QZo/edit#gid=1597706888
High risk high return 26%:
The point of a high risk high return portfolio is to catch one 1000x-coin among them. These 3 coins give a 1000x return when going to a $10B market cap for BNTY and Elix. These are the best <$10M from my research. Other contenders were Xspec, Sumo, Snovio, DeepOnion, Masari.

1. 10% BNTY is a platform where you can earn money through finding bugs, a bug bounty. BNTY soon wants to expand into “bounties” for gigs, to become the new fiverfreelancer.com.
2. 10% Elix is a lending platform with a unjustified tiny market cap in comparison to its competitors LEND, SALT.
3. 6% Havven is a stable coin. There are already 3 other stable coins with higher market caps, Maker, DGD, Bitshares, however, Havven is the 4th one with a 30x smaller market cap. Investing in a stable coins isn't investing in the coin itself obviously, since it is supposed to stay stable, but in the company that launched the stable coin.

Medium risk medium return 49%:
These coins are the backbone of the portfolio. They are all legit projects with a product out already, a strong team, strong community and a potent market. All of these coins will probably make a 20x return and some a 100x-200x return, possibly PRL, GAS and ENJ, that’s why they have more weight than the others.

1. 10% PRL is in the decentralized data storage market as Siacoin, Gbyte, Maidsafecoin, Storj, only that it has a 5x smaller market cap and that it actually makes the storage useful by allowing people who store other people’s files to renounce ads and instead make their money through storing files.
2. 13% It has been rumoured that GAS market cap will surpass NEO’s. For that reason, investing in GAS it is the same as investing in NEO, LISK, ARDR, etc. only that is has a 20x smaller market cap. If GAS ever only to 50% of Neo's market cap, it will have returned 7,5x more profit than NEO.
3. 8% ENJ is the investment in the gaming market. Enjin has a platform with already 20 million players and has is already being used as a currency in Minecraft since 1 month ago.
4. 6% Enigma is privacy for smart contracts on Ethereum
5. 5% Req is in the currency and liquidity exchange market just as QASH, Loopring, Cryptonex, Bitshares, Kyber network, Bancor, ZRX, Achain, only that Req has probably the strongest community of all, best partnerships and is also more feature rich
6. 6% Steem is a social network, very similar to reddit, only that you can upvote with tokens/money. Steem has already an Alexa rank of 1,000. What's more, Steem also has a stablecoin, Steem Dollar, which adds additional potential to this investment

Low risk low return 25%:
These are the safest bets with a working product, a large community and among the most potential within the Top100. Out of these, BNB is probably the safest bet of all, because it is directly tied to Binance, the exchange that has made it as the undisputed number 1 exchange due to excellent professionalism, transparency and intelligent leadership.

1. 8% Vechain is a supply chain platform and the coin with the most and strongest partnerships closed within the cryptosphere.
2. 4% Nano is probably the fastest and most lightweight cryptocurrency right now with instant transactions, zero fees and one millionth the energy use of Bitcoin due to it’s 3rd generation blockchain, the block lattice.
3. 8% IOTA is similar to Nano with instant transactions, zero fees, very low energy usage thanks to its 3rd generation blockchain, the tangle. While it has bigger potential than Nano, it also still has some bugs and security issues to work out.
4. 5% BNB, is probably the safest of all bets. It is among the only 5 cryptocurrencies that have turned a 10%+ profit this year. https://www.cointimemachine.com/top-100-best-cryptocurrency-list-2018/

Here are the coins categorized into their respective markets.
Currency 12%

1. 4% Nano
2. 8% IOTA

Platform 26% =38%

1. 8% Vechain
2. 5% Req
3. 13% GAS

Ecosystem 10% = 48%

1. 10% ELIX

Misc 10% = 58%

1. 10% BNTY

Privacy 6% = 64%

1. 6% Enigma

Data Storage 11% = 75%

1. 11% PRL

Gaming 8% = 83%

1. 8% ENJ

Fee token 5% = 88%

1. 5% BNB

Social Networking 6% =94%

1. 6% Steem

Stablecoin 6% = 100%

1. 6% Havven

The only market not served is Cloud computing. Apart from that all other 11 markets are served, yielding a balanced portfolio with the best coin(s) of each market.
I published the portfolio on cryptocompare at an investment of $1,000 for comparison: https://www.cryptocompare.com/portfolio-public/?id=385438

A NanoCharts driven update for those who want to take control of their Nano and select a rep for their voting weight.
For new community members, its worth pointing towards this video to learn about the ORV consensus system that Nano uses: https://youtu.be/LZ8TZFfYDcY
Ideally you are taking your coins off Binance (as number 1 rep in terms of weight and you can’t pick a rep there) or removing weight from another larger rep/or a rep controlled by a large entity. Most wallets let you pick a representative, and are even starting to provide additional functionality; surprisingly the NWC mobile apps don’t allow for representative selection right now.
Finding a rep can be easy using two main sources:

• https://nanocharts.info
• https://mynano.ninja

Nanocharts is a useful view from top reps in terms of weight and below; if you scroll down around the 133K Nano mark you’ll potentially find some reps who only need a but more weight to become a RR. NanoCharts also can help you find a rep, using its ‘need a representative’ function near the top of the page.
My Nano Ninja itself is linked from NanoCharts and gives users a great source for further digging into a reps details. Its pioneered the scoring system to help users choose reps, and has even forked the ever popular NanoVault with NinjaVault (which integrates some key functions such as the scoring system).
https://arewedecentralizedyet.com also gives us a wider perspective on decentralisation against other cryptos. I think the number of nodes we have without a monetary incentive is a good stat... and the it draws on the key Nakamoto coefficient from https://repnode.org/representatives/nakamoto (how many entities could collude to form a majority on the network - this number is ideally getting bigger). Unfortunately, they don't always pull the latest stats into their main screen.
Further help on Nano decentralisation could be found in the #decentralise channel on Nano Discord.
https://discordapp.com/invite/JphbBas
As a general rule, personally I would consider the following when picking a rep:

• Uptime
• Weight
• Specs
• Green Energy
• Active in Community
• Associated with a service you admire
• Been around for a long time
• Provider is fairly underused - we don’t want everyone on Digital Ocean
• Geographic area is under represented - different jurisdictions around the world to spread risk
• Confident (as possible) that the rep is not malicious

Current Status

We currently have 88 Principal Representatives (RR) that help secure the network (that have over around 133K Nano voting weight) and not all of those are online right now. It would be a good milestone to have 100 RRs, and even better to have 100 RRs that are online.
Since my last update (roughly) or worth mentioning:

• 5 less PRs than last time. I suspect the Bitcoin run has forced many to swap Nano for Bitcoin to join the fun. We've seen similar impact on PRs in the past.
• https://mynano.ninja/map provided a nice overview of Nano's spread. Hopefully we'll see PRs in South America soon, then some growth in Africa/Asia.
• Binance #1 has gained 200K Nano weight. Check out: https://reddit.app.link/OB1225lDDW from nanoissuperior for some guidance.
• NanoVault #2 gained 43K Nano weight. Its a great service (personal favourite) but please utilise its PR selection functionality as by default NanoVault will continue to gain weight as the Hardware Ledger wallet. We should take advantage of its functionality to decentralise Nano. See Cronoh’s previous video when it was in development - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/370266023905198085/559916782953955348/VaultReps.mov
• https://mynano.ninja/account/please-switch-to-an-active-representative is no longer voting (not sure who this was before the name change...). Please swap if you delegate to xrb_14hww1gr4d56ba5m9o4wukq648hhonu5camofscyr4p3icajy9b7od1u8dfy as it still has 193K Nano weight.
• Banano Airdrop is still in the PR range but they have good uptime so this will increase their Ninja score as the age increases.
• PR Gini co-efficient (a measure of how the voting weight is spread in the PRs) remains around 0.76

Notable Representatives (IMO) Not Rebroadcasting

• NanoQuake South America

https://mynano.ninja/account/xrb_34jodkgq6dko31s4hj7a18kf6ax8ax8n6c98eb5jqq56s9kt7bi9g4fidwbx
One I’m involved in and driven by a great little team of Nano (and Quake) enthusiasts. Setup by the indomitable jayycox (so its newness isn’t a concern for me). After a recent push, this is now only 28K Nano away from becoming a rebroadcasting rep.
Most importantly for me, this would be a good presence in South America (see https://mynano.ninja/map) if we can get this at PR status.

• Nano Peru Latino America

A newcomer to the Nano ecosystem, but their hardware seems pretty impressive and they intend to stick around the Nano ecosystem.
https://mynano.ninja/account/nano-peru-latinoamerica
It would be another presence in South America.

• Nano Node London

https://mynano.ninja/account/xrb_18bpu81x4oyqsjjsyaeb7ek4rag1bw8gerhaiumookzc4t5prrm4d7zg56ww
Good Ninja Score, just below the requirement.

• BitDesert

https://mynano.ninja/account/bitdesert
Creator of mynano.ninja. Another 50K needed here.

• VANO

https://mynano.ninja/account/vano
A new wallet on the scene that is building up its Ninja score but could be a worth selection. Another 80K needed for this to reach PR status, a 30K improvement over last month.

• Libertarian Node

https://mynano.ninja/account/xrb_3nnogsx1u7ye6snntq9fi1aakb489dsk94zyex8fdd5ioubmhep3o9sr7zsk
Good Ninja Score, just below the requirement.

• Norway Node

https://mynano.ninja/account/xrb_1hzoje373eapce4ses7xsx539suww5555hi9q8i8j7hpbayzxq4c4nn91hr8
Good Ninja Score and has fell just below the 133K requirement, and a good foothold in Norway.
https://mynano.ninja/account/norway-node

• And of course there is still the NANOODLE rep that can be bolstered:

https://mynano.ninja/account/xrb_1e6e41up4x5e4jke6wy4k6nnuagagspfx4tjafghub6cw46ueimqt657nx4a

Final Thoughts

• Anybody from Africa considered running a node? Be good to get on the continent. Or maybe an official node could be spun up/moved there? Did u/Soluchain set up a rep in South Africa?
• What if the dev fund voted for a a non official rep with good hardware and knowledge of Nano e.g. repnode, nanocrawler? Would this help increase our Nakamoto coefficient? Long term, I imagine the aim is to have no “Official” reps (which sounds centralised as a title).
• With version 19 in beta, and with recent resurgence of the markets, now could be a good time go tell people about Nano and ORV! Comments in general crypto currency groups sometimes sight us not talking about decentralisation even though we are in a good position to make our ecosystem quite decentralised.
• Those below Principal Representative (PR) level to make themselves more known in the community so that we can get to 100...
• V19 will give us a better opportunity to measure the voting latency for PRs as a proxy for the quality of the underlying nodes (websockets will hopefully help). This could be an important factor in future Ninja scores so that users pick powerful nodes to support the network.
• Another codebase that supports hardware wallets (which would be impressive for the ecosystem) or more awareness of the NanoVault derived variants so NanoVault isn’t the only place for Ledger support.