Exactly; the link made it known that it's from a former employee of the company,  not the main company.
Thanks for that correction.

It is obvious that the cryptocurrency community is really having an uphill task with the bear market we all are witnessing.

The last thing we need now will definitely be a competition , as we urge all hands to be on deck in every little way to witness an end of the year bull run, even if it's for a week.

Just today, i got a link from a friend in Canada bearing a campaign about Paypal former employee's plan to launch it's own currency called the Q.

I wanted to believe this innovation will be blockchain and crypto based, but my conviction seems to be deluding me.

Since the link is more of a campaign, i'll stay away from pasting it here,  except if am authorised to.

Please house,  what do you make of this?

I cant help but laugh at the news and the Fear of Uncertainty and Doubt(FUD) affecting several week hands in the community.

It's only a matter of time and Bitcoin will go Mainstream.

The news is one of the needed measures aimed at enhance the usage of cryptocurrency; which will in-turn bring more value to the community.

I see more countries towing this same path; not just because of legislation but associated benefits which they have been missing out on.

I see the ending of 2017 repeating it'self in terms Bitcoin appreciation in value.

Get more Bitcoin before it gets late.

 

I don't think that comparison is fair in anyway.
Bitcoin is basically aimed at executing transactions and hardly will compete with social media in terms of activities.
That cryptocurrency is been battled hits more on bitcoin; with the filters of the effects rubbing off on altcoins.

Whether there is a transaction or not, we must go through one or more articles, post our own articles; either through content creation for bounties or for other purposes.

You get paid for taking part in hobbies that you love; resulting to an expanded community.
I doubt if the holders of bitcoin compares to the massive size that holds steem dollars.

Let's not be too critical of Bitcoin; if the government wants to kill it off why should the community go the same direction?

I thinkit depends on who you're.
A you a weak hand that sales off at the slightest fear of uncertainty and Doubt (FUD)

or

Are you a strong investor that knows his / her Onus about the crypto currency and knows that this is the right period to buy more cryptos at a cheap and sell off when they recover,

Choose what reflects your personality and abide by it.

The strength of the cryptomarket lies in the diversity of the membership

You didn't give the criteria for choosing the favorite.

In terms of product offering; i will go for outofthecloud.com

How can you see a project that offers you something similar to Facebook, Google and Amazon and be looking elsewhere. We are talking about an industry that is worth trillions in dollars.

A look at their ICO offerings is really very promising and they have good measures to ensure a stable and appreciating tokens through their business models.

I just spoke my mind, and will urge you to do your personal research before pushing in your fund anywhere.

Well, your question is really tempting, in the sense that many people will want to cash in on the bull run.
On a second thought, you can can go down the memory lane and see how many people sold off their Bitcoin at the slightest appreciation.

I believe a lot of them regretted that action today.

What i will do;
device a percentage to keep and sell off the other.
Either way, i wont loose out.

KYC is simply an acronym for; "Know Your Customer"
I don't see anything wrong with it provided the process is decentralized and the data not accessible to questionable characters and data harvesting groups out to violate people's privacy.

The excuse that cryptocurrencies should be anonymous has made questionable characters to utilize it in laundering public fund, deal on illicit drugs among others.

These acts should be discouraged by bringing in KYC to the ICO business.

The make up of a team behind a project is no doubt very necessary.
It is one of the parameters that helps the cryptocurrency communities to know if a project can fly and whether the ICO will sell.

When a project is not ready to reveal their team, coming to raise fund from the public becomes suspicious. They should as well raise their funds anonymously, since they laid that foundation in the first place.

For me; a project without a team is tending towards a scam as there is no one you can point to and say he is behind such project.
 

Going by your question; i'd say that it depends on a few factors such as;

The solution the project is providing:
If the project have a well needed solution in the society; they'll have loads of people yearning for their token. While that will maintain the stability of a coin, there is a tendency for a consistent rise in the value of the coin.

 
The competitive advantage they have in the industry:
Where there is a competition in the industry, the competitive advantages will make them to become favorites to clients and hence; increased  patronage of their services; which will no doubt have positive impacts on your investments when you buy into their coin


Your knowledge level in cryptocurrencies:
This is what will make you to even spot the right coin in the first place and know when to HODL and when to sell. With a very good knowledge, you'll do very well in the market


How much you have to invest 
With the above highlights addressed and raring to go, the capital you have with you will go a long way in helping you maximize good opportunities.
Take for instance an investment that have 200% return on investment; someone who has bigger capital will make more profit from the other that have minimal capital.

This goes to show that the amount someone can make will always vary.
There is no rigid valuation to that as far as cryptocurrency is concerned

My brother, there're hundreds of ICO's that will soon be announced.
It's good how you asked the question in the first place to get public opinion.
I'd urge you to see these opinions as a tip which they're and research for yourself with the parameters that determines the success of an ICO such as product offering, team, competition, etc.

With that, i dont see you falling into any situation that will make you shout; "had i known"

Take personalized actions and bear the responsibility!

Note: I'll adjudge you to take a look at https://outofthecloud.com/
You'll be pleased to be part of a project that will bring you close to the reputation of techs like Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc.

I just skimmed through the links you shared here and i think it was a good representation of what junior ranks can do.
Really proud of you and wish you can get a merit for this exloit.
will be taking my time to get more details from the link.

Nice one dude!

How will you come to tell the weak hands in our midst not to panic when they have a purpose they're serving to the community?

The act of panicking is very much beneficial to investors and Long holders of crypto, as they utilize that opportunity to buy more at a cheaper rate. No doubt the advice is a very good one, but how many people will heed to it?

I will be amazed having more than 50% of the crypto community pay heed to this call of yours.

Cryptocurrency is self regulated based on the many activities surrounding it.Let's not push things artificially. 

There has been so many projects that succeeded without engaging in bounties.
There is No doubt saying that bounties have their own positive impacts on projects but projects; but most bounty hunters do shalow jobs and expect been rewarded for that.

I have gone through some contents created by people and comments made on this forum; some of us couldn't even express themselves in good English, how much more showing and displaying tact and intelligence in their engagements of the process.

To your question; as long as bounties still yield the needed impact and as long as there is no monopoly in the  organisation of ICO campaigne, bounty hunting will always thrive. 

My friend, you just want to reawaken the injury that is almost healed.
My friends have been pushing me into cryptocurrency since early 2017 and i was like; "what the hell do they know. It was early this year that i joined crypto and everything seems to be turning bearish. Will you call that a regret or not?
of course that was a very big regret for my.

I wish i had started earlier!

my school economics made it clear that when a commodity is scarce, there's a tendency for the price to go up.
That of cryptocurrency is not far from this principle else; why do you think people are needed to buy into a token? is it not to buy up and create such scarcity. Some projects like the inmusik will even encourage you to hold on their coin for longer period.

Dude; you're right!
But at the loss of project owners who may not get enough fund to complete their projects

This is no doubt a cheering news for the cryptosphere. The masterstroke will make the crypto market market more appealing to other investors, make cryptocurrency readily usable and easily acceptable by rigid fiat fans. With more of this exploit i see the crypto market having an edge in the fiasco being prompted up by various government proponents.
Many of such adventures are what we need in driving the needed pump in the crypto market.

Nice one.

He may be talking from the perception that a bigger chunk of people going into the crypto business lacks the requisite knowledge and skills to adapt. In such situation; crypto is bound to be a risky business.

Which profession do you think one can enter without the requisite skills? Electricity business is even worse yet we embrace it; why cant we embrace crypto as well?

i'm a fan of that school of thought.
How do you expect conscientious investors to come and invest into a system that will contribute to several societal vices.
Most of these investors oversees huge charity contributions etc.

For the sake of humanity, KYC and other minor regulatory hurdles should be well embraced.

When such gets achieved, the outside world will take us more seriously and invest strongly in the system.
At that point; proceeds of fund already invested in the system will also start paying off.

Cryptocurrency is built on the foundation of a decentralized infrastructure. In that regard; i don't see banks playing any unique role in it tomorrow, except as an intermediary for conveyance and exchange of fund.

As regarding tomorrow; i see a cryptocurrency that is better harmonized and free from fraudulent  ICOs, owing to better regulations.

When this is achieved, i see investors pumping in fund into the system resulting in the market been headed for the moon.