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Game of Threats: Winning Strategies for Proactive Cyber Defense

Too Long; Didn’t Read In the quest for proactive cyber defense, this blog post explores seven distinct approaches to threat hunting. From hypothesis-driven hunts guided by the MITRE ATT&CK framework to the anomaly-based detection of behavioral deviations, hunters are armed with a diverse arsenal. Signature-agnostic hunting goes beyond signatures, seeking malicious behavior, while intelligence-led…

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Tricky Little Time Limits (6/19/2023)

6/19/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage! Read All BitRss.com shares this Contents always with License. Thank you for Share!     #Tricky #Time #Limits

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The Noonification: The Art of Trading Attention: Your Path to eCommerce Glory (4/14/2023) 4/14/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage!Read All https://t.co/gvNUfqC8lw

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Is the Low Code Hype to be Believed? #future-technology #hackernoon-top-story #hello-world #low-code https://t.co/K9cTpfKZlI http://twitter.com/iandroideu1/status/1266285778151157760

Is the Low Code Hype to be Believed? #future-technology #hackernoon-top-story #hello-world #low-code https://t.co/K9cTpfKZlI

— iAndroid.eu (@iandroideu1) May 29, 2020

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One More Turn Of The Screw At Medium

Announced with fanfare a few days ago: Medium Seeks Partners to Launch New Publications. This is jaw-dropping considering how many pivots the company has undertaken, and how many 'partners' it has screwed over in the process.

Medium's current strategy seems to be growing into a media giant, like a redo of the old Huffington Post or Forbes, before those pubs chased away all the flakes. But in the meantime, they are attracting all the 'thought leaders' writing listcicles and self-help manifestos, and on top are trying to create their own 'publications' with paid writers.

The site is maddening, oversaturated, and terrible to navigate.

Sadly, many writers I know and admire write there.

I am involved in a new publishing venture (about which more later) and I had considered publishing it there, but I think I will go a different route. I don't believe Williams.

My friend Rafat Ali tweeted about this:

Since this is Medium, unfortunately this will close down in a year too. Sad to see writers being fooled & falling for this again & again & again. This NYT story is surprisingly context-free. https://t.co/9GyraZ5a3d

— Rafat Ali, Media Operator (@rafat) March 19, 2019

The NYTimes article was a Bittman puff piece with no discussion of the many pivots at Medium. And no mention of the departure of Hackernoon from Medium and Medium's efforts to screw them as they were moving.

I've written about Medium numerous times:

June 2015 What’s Going On At Medium?

January 2017 Medium shifts direction, away from ads and towards … what, exactly?

January 2018 Medium Continues Dismantling Publications

February 2018 Ev Williams Hires Siobhan O’Conner from Time, to continue Transition into Megamagazine

For those who want to review the various zigs and zags in Medium's history, I recommend Medium's Mess: The rise and fall of the site that was supposed to save journalism by Katie Fustich. Here's one long excerpt:

In 2014 the company acquired and relaunched the digital magazine Matter as a general-interest publication with the goal of creating a home for “timely, original journalism that combines the reporting and scope of serious publications with the fun and intimacy of the social web.” Originally a subscription-funded, Kickstarter-launched science publication, Matter got a new editor-in-chief, the veteran GQ editor Mark Lotto, and became the mouthpiece of Medium itself, commissioning glossy, high-budget content that served as a tentpole for the platform. It published elaborate features like an account of lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan’s 2015 lawsuit against Uber, as well as Awl-ish musings on neon signs, and an epically long essay on selfies. (Disclosure: Study Hall publisher Kyle Chayka was a contributor.) The aggressive editorial strategy nabbed Matter a National Magazine Award for Joshua Hammer’s long-form reporting on the Ebola crisis, making it the first digital publication to win the award.

In addition to re-launching Matter, Medium expanded its staff. The site raised $25 million and $57 million in 2014 and 2015, respectively, giving the company a $400 million valuation. Medium also continued to roll out new publications funded by its own capital as well as scattered ad deals, like Re:form, a design blog sponsored early on by BMW.

With a sleek publishing interface and shiny, award-winning content, Medium became an attractive publishing option for media newcomers and websites struggling to make it on their own in the digital platform era. In 2013, comics publisher The Nib launched with Medium under cartoonist Matt Bors, and in 2015, by-and-for women’s news site The Establishment set up shop. Smaller media companies like Pacific Standard, The Awl, and The Ringer also began using Medium’s platform as a content management system, in deals sweetened with guaranteed revenue from Medium’s inchoate ad operations. In 2016, Pacific Standard magazine editor-in-chief Nicholas Jackson gushed, “Moving to Medium was an obvious solution for what we wanted to do.”

But there were persistent tremors of uncertainty. In summer 2014, Medium announced it would be rolling out native ads and sponsored posts, finally answering the question of how the site planned to make money (Williams had previously stated that traditional banner ads would tarnish Medium’s aesthetic). In 2015 Matter began to slow down its publishing, and by 2016 it was crumbling, publishing its final post in November. The title relaunched as an independent media incubator-slash-studio that March, with funding from Williams himself and leadership by Lotto and his wife Hillary Frey, the former executive editor of Fusion (now executive editor at Huffington Post). Then the studio closed abruptly in January 2017 due to management issues, leaving writers with potential collaborative projects—book deals and film aspirations—in the lurch. The studio did, however, produce a trailer and swag for its rebrand logo.

Matter’s sudden shift coincided with the departure of Pacific Standard, The Ringer, and The Awl from the Medium platform. In May 2017, less than a year after joining Medium, Jackson was already explaining that Pacific Standard’s departure from Medium would allow it to increase subscriber growth and develop new features. The Awl departed several months later without much fanfare. Editor Silvia Killingsworth described the publication’s return to WordPress in a post that referred to Medium as “a cool experiment, in my opinion.” She continued, “Personally I missed the ads.” (The Medium detour seemed to help derail The Awl permanently; it shut down in January of this year.)

Medium’s meandering business model meant that in early 2017 it was forced to lay off approximately 50 staffers (one-third of the company at the time) and close offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. Under duress, the company pivoted away from serving as a platform for other media brands and doubled down on its own fraught editorial strategy.

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Market PUMPING! Bicoin (BTC) VS Gold, NFTs vs DeFi, Fuse Network, REN Protocol, VIDT Datalink

Fuse Network and Corion Partnership | REN Protocol Hits $1 Billion USD in Total Volume | VIDT Datalink and NFT Tokenization | Hackernoon suggests NFTs are Bigger than DeFi | Gold as a Safe Haven vs Bitcoin (BTC) | What Are Stablecoins and How do they Work? #NFTs, #Gold, #RenProtocol

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:05 Market Update (+1.4 %) 1:45 Fuse Network and Corion Partnership 2:17 REN Protocol Hits $1 Billion USD in Total Volume 3:49 VIDT Datalink and NFT Tokenization 7:10 Hackernoon suggests NFTs are Bigger than DeFi 9:42 Gold as a Safe Haven vs Bitcoin (BTC) 14:18 What Are Stablecoins and How do they Work?

References:

We are pleased to announce our partnership with @CorionPlatform! Using the Fuse product stack, Corion aims to launch a stablecoin wallet to reinforce the Corion stablecoin ecosystem. More details below!

Medium: https://t.co/LkkviGcMhv#DeFi #ERC20

— Fuse (@Fuse_network) October 16, 2020

https://medium.com/@Corion/corionx-and-fuse-work-together-to-bring-wider-adoption-of-stablecoins-and-decentralized-finance-df4f730563b7

And so much more to come. https://t.co/CNVYVDJ1RX

— Loong (@bzlwang) October 17, 2020

RenVM has surpassed one billion USD in total volume

This also marks a huge milestone for the protocol’s participants, with Darknodes capturing over one million USD in fees in under five months. #RenVM #TresCommashttps://t.co/S2RBK2d2aS pic.twitter.com/yF1y3ZjNbZ

— Ren (@renprotocol) October 17, 2020

https://mainnet.renproject.io/

A great article by @Altcoinbuzzio on how the tokenised world is being revolutionised by @VIDT_Datalink.

Their NFT allow people to tokenise luxury goods, company stocks and a lot more.

Making it easy to prove ownership, authenticity and to trade.$VIDThttps://t.co/NqeYq1BlXk

— YellowBlock (@YellowBlock_io) October 19, 2020

VIDT Datalink Enters the World of NFTs

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/vidt-datalink

Thanks for the write up! https://t.co/myghMbkm4k pic.twitter.com/FItKUG6dcs

— AnRKey X (@anrkeyx) October 19, 2020

"Why NFTs Are Overtaking DeFi as the Hottest Blockchain Trend" by @anrkeyx https://t.co/b4tIUABsXO #defi #esports

— HackerNoon (@hackernoon) October 19, 2020

https://hackernoon.com/why-nfts-are-overtaking-defi-as-the-hottest-blockchain-trend-8kq3z6e https://cryptopotato.com/story-of-a-safe-haven-why-investors-flock-to-gold-during-a-recession/ https://decrypt.co/resources/stablecoins

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Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.  Google announces major incremental upgrades to Android on a yearly basis. And to keep up with the trends and latest updates. Here is a list of Top 50 Android development blogs that cover everything from news updates to tools and language usage for building you very own app in the Android world, useful for both beginners and professionals on an advanced level. Android Developers Blog The latest Android and Google Play news for app and game developers. It is the official blog of the Android Platform and it’s the first place to check for Android announcements. Supported by videos and new launches by android, it is the first place for you to visit for any information regarding android.Link https://android-developers.googleblog.com/ Android Authority This blog is dedicated to guide you to the tips and tricks of android development. Link https://www.androidauthority.com/android-development/ MindOrks This blog consists of a complete roadmap for you to process through your android app. It consists of all the prerequisites you should have, from the languages you must know to release of the app. This blog has it all to transform you into a complete Android developer. Link https://medium.com/mindorks/tagged/android The Commons Blog This blog has been in existence since 2010 and is regularly posting about Android and changes still.  This blog features Android in depth teaching people how to build Android apps. Link https://commonsware.com/blog/archive.html AndroidHive Android Tutorial for Beginners AndroidHive is a paradise for beginners in android development. It has a categories chart containing different domains, and a step by step guide that helps you code and develop your own app similar to other existing apps. Their blog posts are supported by .apk files, videos and screenshots. Link https://www.androidhive.info/ Google News Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage on android development, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. Link https://news.google.com/news/section?q=android%20developer&tbm=nws&* Androiddev- Reddit News for Android developers with the who, what, where, when and how of the Android community. Probably mostly the how. Here, you’ll find: – News for Android developers – Thoughtful, informative articles – Insightful talks and presentations – Useful libraries – Handy tools – Open source applications for studying. Link https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/ The Android Arsenal It is an Android developer portal with tools, libraries, and apps. On every blog post there is a seperate section for Q&A and the resources used. Link https://android-arsenal.com/ Android Weekly Android Weekly is a free newsletter that helps you to stay cutting-edge with your Android Development. The newsletter comes once a week and covers a broad range of topics like tutorials, screencasts, news… just everything that’s awesome in the Android Development world! Link https://androidweekly.net/ The Android Guys The Android Guys talk about products, tips for Android users, the latest news on the operating system, and they have reviews and buying guides for consumers. If you want to know something about a specific Android operating system or a device that runs on Android, this is one of the best places to start your search. Link https://www.androidguys.com/ Styling Android Styling Android is a technical guide to improving the UI and UX of Android apps. Mark Allison, the force behind Styling Android, hasn’t taken a week off from blogging in years, making him by far the most prolific Android blogger. Link https://blog.stylingandroid.com/ Philosophical Hacker Matt Dupree used to be a professor and now he brings his academic lens to Android development. His posts are comprehensive but still easy to read. He has written about cryptography, quotes Nietzsche in his criticism of God Objects, and why he doesn’t use Robolectric. Link https://www.philosophicalhacker.com/ Novoda Novoda works with companies to design great apps. Apparently it is also part of their mission to engage with community. Their blog is all about learning and sharing, with topics like Android Things, Android Wear, and how to really make use of the Layout Preview. Link  https://blog.novoda.com/ Grokking Android Grokking Android is for hardcore hair-splitting of code and all things related to the Android system. Wolfram Rittmeyer is a popular and much-respected Android developer and will teach you how to think about critical software issues and make your app ready for the big leagues (think large-scale, XMPP-style big). Link https://www.grokkingandroid.com/ Antonio Leiva His blog is dedicated to Kotlin for Android developers and has complete insights to Kotlin. Link https://antonioleiva.com/category/blog/ Dan Lew Codes He defines his blog as “Thoughts on life, the universe and the mystery of it all; but actually mostly just code.” Well, it mostly talks about Android, RxJava and Kotlin. Link https://blog.danlew.net/ Medium – Android App Development Read writing about Android App Development. Every day, thousands of contributors read, write, and share important stories on Medium about Android App Development. Link  https://medium.com/tag/android-app-development Gizmodo It covers Android news and offers a range of tips and useful recommendations for Android users. It also has a reviews section on recently launched gadgets. Link https://gizmodo.com/tag/android Android Pub The Pub(lication) for Android & Tech, focused on Development. Even you can submit your articles on this page. Link https://android.jlelse.eu/ Codementor Read Android tutorials and learn to build and enhance your Android app, with tips and insight from top Android developers.There is no better way to begin your Android education. Check out these beginner’s tutorials and build your own Android app. Codementor also provides Android expert help to help you learn more effectively. Link https://www.codementor.io/community/topic/android Android-er This blog is all about android development that covers everything from the basic essentials to mastery. Link http://android-er.blogspot.com Riggaroo Rebecca is a Google Developer Expert for Android. She is an Android Engineer at Over, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rebecca likes to share her skills via her blog with her most recent post at the time of writing being “Getting started with android canvas drawing”. Link https://riggaroo.co.za/ Fragmented Fragmented is the Android developer podcast where Donn Felker and Kaushik Gopal talk about building good software and becoming better Android developers. Link https://fragmentedpodcast.com/ Egor’s Blog Egor Andreevich is a passionate Software Developer, mostly blogging about Android and Kotlin. Link https://blog.egorand.me/ Pushing Pixels An awesome Android design blog, founded by Kirill Grouchnikov. Kirill is a user interface engineer, working with Android team at Google for the past 10 years . Also, he has been doing client side development professionally since 1999 in a variety of UI toolkits and libraries that spans Motif, MFC, VB, Ada, Delphi, Swing and SWT. Link https://www.pushing-pixels.org DroidCrunch DroidCrunch is an android news and tips blog committed to give trustworthy reviews over helpful and new applications as well as on Smartphones and gadgets. Link https://droidcrunch.com/ More is Not Always Better Bill is a software engineer and indie game developer. He has over 20 years experience in Java development and 10 years in Android development and Unity development. His blog posts are tutorials for Android.�� Full source code is included with each example. Link https://blahti.wordpress.com/android-tutorials/ Blundell It is an Android Developer Tutorials and Blog. It is divisioned into Beginners and advanced level for the convenience of readers. Link https://blog.blundellapps.co.uk/ Square Island Maintained by Chiu-Ki-Chan, a software engineer for 6+ years at Google and 1.5 years at two startups, She now runs her own mobile development company.Link http://blog.sqisland.com/ The Android Mania The Android Mania is all about an Android, Android apps, How to, Latest News, Tips and Tricks about android programming,Android Smartphones and the android experience. Link https://www.theandroid-mania.com/ Android Developer Android Developer is a leading, stand-alone Android application development company, powered by a well-versed team of highly skilled and experienced industry professionals holding the capacity to deliver scalable and robust Android app development services that meet your business requirements to the fullest. Link http://www.androiddeveloper.co.in/blog/ Android UI Patterns Editors are Juhani Lehtimäki and Pierluigi Rufo. The goal with this blog is to follow Android UI patterns as they develop and evolve. Juhani wants to point out good implementations and explains how to improve bad implementations of the patterns. Link https://androiduipatterns.com/ Developers A complete collection that teaches you how to build Android apps using APIs in the Android framework and other libraries. Link https://developer.android.com/guide Jeroen Mols Jeroen Mols Android GDE & Lead Android developer at Philips Hue. He has written about unit testing, code coverage, continuous integration, and much more. Link https://jeroenmols.com/blog/ Droids on roids Droids On Roids is a mobile app development company from Poland established in 2011. They deliver full mobile, web, and backend services and have maintained a top notch blog about android developments. Link https://www.thedroidsonroids.com/blog Hackernoon Hackernoon is an android development blog which focuses on languages that are used to build Android apps. They have a high frequency of quality content being published daily. Link https://hackernoon.com/tagged/software-development Diego Torres Milano Active since 2006, this blog features a whole lot of content on android development. Link http://dtmilano.blogspot.com/ Android Mad A platform to help all the people who are eager to learn advanced android concepts. Their main goal is to provide cutting-edge useful application development and designing tutorials that are easy to understand for all beginners. They also provide programming and application development tips to help you to be updated what is the current industry demands. Link https://www.androidmads.info/ Android Central Android Central provides in-depth buyers guides you can trust and detailed help guides you can count on.Link https://www.androidcentral.com/how-to Chris Arriola He specializes in developing mobile apps for both Android and iOS. He is passionate about creating beautiful mobile experiences that reach a global audience. You’ll love his posts which are full of graphics and code examples. Link http://chrisarriola.me/  UpLabs Uplabs Android curates the best of Android inspiration, tools and downloadable resources. Link https://www.uplabs.com/android Mobile Dev Memo Mobile Dev Memo is the site of record for the mobile app development and marketing industry but they also publish their own posts which cover a range of engagement topics. Link https://mobiledevmemo.com Android Police This website has a range of approaches in the world of android. You can find the latest updates, news, launches, devices, etc. If its related to android, you are definite to find it here.Link https://www.androidpolice.com/ TechYourChance Vasiliy Zukanov maintains this blog. He explains his approach for different android app developments.Link https://www.techyourchance.com/ Hidden Brains Hidden brains is a very engaging android development blog as it uses infographics in most their blog posts. It keeps you updated with the latest android needs and trends. Link https://www.hiddenbrains.com/blog/application-development GitHub This is a web-based version-control and collaboration platform for software developers. It allows developers to change, adapt and improve software from its public repositories for free. It also enables social coding by offering a web interface to the Git code repository.It has many management tools for collaboration. GitHub is surely a prominent Android Blog site for software developers.Link https://github.com/ Gizbot Gizbot is an android developer blog dedicated to equip you with all the latest technology news, today’s breaking news on gadgets, mobiles, laptops, tablets, apps, telecom, gaming, cameras, internet, social media. Link https://www.gizbot.com/ ProAndroidDev The blog consists of latest posts from Android Professionals and Google Developer Experts. They have a large number of contributors and writers updating topics everLink https://proandroiddev.com/ TechAhead TechAhead is a leading mobile app development company having a team of highly skilled professionals dedicated to developing & delivering best-in-class mobile app development solutions in their blog posts.Link https://www.techaheadcorp.com/blog/ Infinum Android Sweets Brings you the latest Android related news straight to your inbox every week. Link https://androidsweets.ongoodbits.com/ The Top 50 Android Development Blogs listed here are based on their frequency of posts and quality of content. Read them and stay updated on latest trends of android development because technology today is changing with each passing minute and if you don’t keep up with it, you will fall behind. Interested in earning money on the side by developing Android apps?Truelancer provides you the opportunity to work on various projects and get you paid for it. 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Slashdot: A Large Number of Top Free VPN Apps Either Have Chinese Ownership or Are Based in China

A Large Number of Top Free VPN Apps Either Have Chinese Ownership or Are Based in China Published on January 21, 2019 at 09:25AM William Chalk, reporting for HackerNoon: After big names like Whatsapp, Snapchat, and Facebook, VPNs are the most searched-for applications in the world. "VPN" is the second-highest non-branded search term behind "games", and free apps completely dominate the search results. The most popular applications have amassed hundreds of millions of installs between them worldwide, yet there seems to be very little attention paid to the companies behind them, and very little scrutiny done on behalf of the marketplaces hosting them. We investigated the top free VPN apps in the App Store and Google Play Store. We found that very few of these hugely popular apps do anywhere near enough to deserve the trust of those looking to protect their privacy online. We recorded the top 20 free apps in the search results for "VPN" in the App and Play Store for UK and US locales. In total, these applications have been downloaded 80 million times from Google and 4 million times each month from Apple. Our investigation discovered that over half of the top free VPN apps either have Chinese ownership or are actually based in China, which has aggressively clamped down on VPN services in recent years and maintains an iron grip on the internet within its borders. Furthermore, we found the majority of these apps have insufficient formal privacy protections and non-existent user support.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Blockchain as the Philosophy (6/3/2023)

6/3/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage! Read All BitRss.com shares this Contents always with License. Thank you for Share!     #Blockchain #Philosophy

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The Noonification: What You Need to Know About AI Prompts (3/27/2023) 3/27/2023: Top 5 stories on the Hackernoon homepage!Read All https://t.co/bpRJDCk4AJ

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"Recently on Facebook David Smooke (the CEO of Hackernoon) posted an article in which he listed 2018’s Top Tech Stories. He also mentioned…". Reblog with caption 🙃

[iandroideu]

Will Robots Seize Control of Earth? #ai #data-science #hackernoon-top-story #MachineLearning https://t.co/iqTdBajuzX http://twitter.com/iandroideu1/status/1264383354725515264

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— iAndroid.eu (@iandroideu1) May 24, 2020

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4 Lessons the Cryptocurrency Market Taught Us About Investing

Home » Commentary » 4 Lessons the Cryptocurrency Market Taught Us About Investing

This article highlights 4 lessons the cryptocurrency market taught us about investing and educates us on how we should evaluate the market moving forward. 

Most initial coin offerings (ICO’s) that have launched over the past 2 years have completely, and utterly failed. Yes, I’ve written about why this doesn’t matter – and it may still not really matter. We’ll get more into that in a moment.

But a lot of people – including myself – have lost money in the market. It’s worthwhile to take a look at the past 2 years and see what the cryptocurrency market has taught us about investing.

Here are 5 lessons that every cryptocurrency investor can take into the future.

(See also: Cryptocurrency Investing vs Trading: What’s the difference?)

Lesson 1: Understand What is A Cryptocurrency

This seems like a basic point. Naturally, it seems that most of us understand the basic concept of cryptocurrency. However, it is worthwhile to dive into this a bit further.

The industry is changing so rapidly, that unless you’re trading on a daily basis or working in the industry,  it is easy to overlook the fundamentals of what makes up a cryptocurrency.

As an enabler that facilitates disruption across many different industries and use cases, there are numerous nuances that an individual must understand before diving into the market. The market is filled with various complex technical terminologies and concepts that are confusing to the average Joe.

As any seasoned investor in the traditional markets – bonds, commodities, foreign exchange or otherwise – will tell you, familiarity and comprehension of the market they’re in is a key factor to success. 

The cryptocurrency market is no different. Re-visiting basic concepts in a market filled with extreme sentiment and volatility can truly help you in strengthening your market edge and managing your risks.

That is why we have consolidated a list of helpful resources that aims to simply explain various concepts and terms in the cryptocurrency market here:

Cryptocurrency Guides: Comprehensive List of Crypto Guides For Beginners

(Read also: Top 10 Crypto/Blockchain Infographics You Must Know)

  Lesson 2: Look Beyond the PR and Marketing Hype

We are all human. And as such, there is a certain predictable tendency that we all conform towards. Analyzing the cryptocurrency market in 2017 and 2018, there is a visible pattern of market predictability during the bull run in 2017 and the consequent market crash in early 2018. 

  As Dan Ariely of Predictably Irrational shares in his book, as an individual, we may be unpredictable. However, as a segment of a larger population or group (programmers, tech enthusiasts, cryptocurrency traders, etc.) we are very predictable.

One of our predictable behaviors is being vulnerable to the storytelling hype that connects to our inner core drives. It could be the fear of missing on a huge opportunity, the need to feel liked, the desire to impress one’s peer group or simply the drive to a higher calling.

It is these psychological traits that have driven marketing and public relation (PR) practices for decades. You only have to look back at the father of PR – Edward Bernays – to realize that immense psychological power that went into developing PR. Edward leveraged the insight of his uncle at the time – none other than Sigmund Freud, a psychologist who is widely regarded as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century

These psychological concepts are at the base of what attracts us in the cryptocurrency investment arena. Practices such as massive pre-sale discounts, fluffy claims by projects and paid reviews are a common sight in this largely unregulated industry. The media adds to the flames, sparking our curiosity, concern, and excitement. Unraveling these layers of fluff and hype is a valuable skill that one must acquire in order to differentiate between a fundamentally good project or a bluff.

Here a few questions to consider:

Are the underlying fundamentals of what this company says possible?

Are the underlying fundamentals of this team sound? Are they a good team?

What about this company is verified VS non-verified?

Is the market signaling hype?

Does it seem too good to be true?

Here is a helpful list that would assist you in evaluating the fundamentals of a project:

A Guide To Fundamental Analysis For Cryptocurrencies

(See also: Will A Crash in Bitcoin’s Price Lead to Its Demise?)

Lesson 3: You’ll Lose 9 of 10 “Alt Bats”

The number may actually be more. Investing – from my limited experience – in early-stage tech startups is a risky game. Cryptocurrencies are a highly risky asset class due to its infancy and speculative attraction. 

Investing in a cryptocurrency project entails ‘taking a bet’ on the success of the venture, by assessing various factors that include the strength of the team, the viability of the project, achievability of the roadmap, utility of the tokens and many more. If successful, we would revel in the returns of our investment.

And while the cryptocurrency market is designed to look (and feel) like a stock market, it’s really nothing more than an early stage, unregulated angel investment market (minus the part where you get to own a piece of the company). Therefore, taking regular startup vernacular into play, looking at the failure rate of most startups will tell you that 9 of 10 startups fail in the first 5 years of operation.

We’re 2-years in this volatile market and have already seen 60%+ of previous ICO’s get completely wiped out. The valuation of all coins has taken a huge hit, with prices falling by an average of more than 85% since their all-time highs. It must also be mentioned that scams and Ponzi schemes in the industry are a common occurrence.

(Read more: Coins, Tokens & Altcoins: What’s the Difference?)

Lesson 4: DYOR – Due Diligence

Investing is hard. No one is going to do it for you. No one is going to give you all the right insights. No one has the crystal ball of clarity on where the market is going. You need to take time to do the research yourself. The burden is on you to dig into a project and truly understand what you’re getting into.

It takes time. If we’ve learned anything from the Bitconnect, Bitcoin, and recent QuadrigaCX scandals it’s that every investor must do their own deep due diligence. This requires going further than a website. Further than a white-paper. Further than a LinkedIn check.

As someone who’s had their profile stolen and used for both a white paper and a website, I can assure you that there are companies out there looking to leverage influencers, high-net-worth individuals, credible technology leaders and the like – for scam purposes. If you’re not taking the time to dive into the details of a white-paper, the technical capabilities of the project, the investors and advisors listed – you stand a good chance to lose your money.

We only have to look back at the billions lost over the last couple of years.

(See also: Evolution of Cryptocurrency: Replacing Modern Cash)

Summing it All Up

The landscape is changing. Regulation is coming. And yes, there will be more trends – securitized token offerings (STOs) may just one of the more recent ones.

Until then, here is the summary of the 4 core lessons that every investor in an early-stage, blockchain company can leverage on:

Truly understand what cryptocurrency is all about – and dive into the nitty-gritty of each potential investment.

Look beyond PR & Market hype

9 of 10 early stage startups will fail. Be prepared for this and invest accordingly.

Do your own deep due diligence

Here’s to 2019 investing in great companies in 2019 and beyond.

Cahill Puil is an author, founder and CEO of Byte Media Group. He has interviewed many of the Top 100 Blockchain CEO’s, Founders and influencers. His insights have been featured in dozens of publications – from Hackernoon, Brave New Coin, and Cryptocurrency News to Fintech Weekly, Tabb Forum, and CEO World. His team is currently focused on helping the leading blockchain and technology companies build credibility, exposure, and share stories with innovative thought-leadership and PR.

Beneficial Resources To Get You Started

If you’re starting your journey into the complex world of cryptocurrencies, here’s a list of useful resources and guides that will get you on your way:

Trading & Exchange

Wallets

Read also: Crypto Trading Guide: 4 Common Pitfalls Every Crypto Trader Will Experience and Guide To Cryptocurrency Trading Basics: Introduction to Crypto Technical Analysis.

You can also join our Facebook group at Master The Crypto: Advanced Cryptocurrency Knowledge to ask any questions regarding cryptocurrencies.

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