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Cryptocurrency Technical Coverage
Jamal Nassar INCEIF
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The taxonomy of Money
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Cryptocurrency Official Digital Currency Encrypted Medium of Exchange A Unit of account A store of Value Token Scarce digital asset Exist on top an existing coin or blockchain Digital Asset Platform/Application, Ethereum Storage Platform SIA Market protocol, Augur
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Type of Token Security Coins ex. DGX-gold
Currency Coin ex. Golem-computing power Equity Coin ex. ICO – startups!
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Satoshi Nakamoto The name used by the unknown person or people who developed bitcoin, authored the bitcoin white paper, and created and deployed bitcoin's original reference implementation. As part of the implementation, they also devised the first blockchain database. In the process, they were the first to solve the double- spending problem for digital currency using a peer-to- peer network. They were active in the development of bitcoin up until December 2010.
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Blockchain technology offers a fundamentally streamlined method of maintaining a secure ledger of transactions compared to a traditional database.
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CoinGecko-2018-Q2-Report-EN-Large.pdf
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Crypto Fund
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Assets Under Management
Fund Name Description Assets Under Management Launch Date Number of Employees Score Polychain Capital Polychain Capital, founded by Olaf Carlson-Wee, the first employe at Coinbase, seeks to provide its investors with "exceptional" returns through active management strategies. The fund invests in digital currencies and not companies. $1.04 billion per Crypto Fund List 2016 10 4.1 Pantera Bitcoin Fund This fund announced in July 2018 that it had generated a lifetime return of more than 10,000%, after fees and expenses, since opening in July (Source: Pantera Capital Medium Post). The fund's lifetime return surpassed 25,000% in December 2017, according to a New York Times Article. $810 million per Crypto Fund List 2013 6 4 Accelerated Digital Ventures Founded in 2016, Accelerated Ventures brings together institutional investors and early stage blockchain startups. It deploys institutional capital to enable startups to develop innovative new solutions in and for the decentralized economy. Investments have included Seedcamp and Techstars. $180 million per Crypto Fund List 20 Galaxy Digital Assets Galaxy Digital Assets, based in New York City, is an investment firm focused on digital assets and blockchain technology. The firm harnesses a hybrid hedge fund/VC fund model to achieve its desired results. It was founded by Michael Novogratz, who previously worked for Fortress Investment Group. $500 million per Crypto Fund List 2017 40 3.7 500 Startups 500 Startups is the most active early-stage venture capital fund in the world. The Silicon Valley-based fund has also invested in blockchain and cryptocurrency startups including BlockCypher and Hijro. $55 million per Crypto Fund List 2014 50 3.5
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$10 million per Crypto Fund List 2012 20 3.4
3iQ Founded in 2012 by Jean-Luc Landry and Fred Pye, 3iQ is a fully-regulated Canadian multi-asset cryptocurrency investment fund that provides accredited investors with exposure to digital assets such as bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin through its 3iQ Global Cryptoasset Fund. $10 million per Crypto Fund List 2012 20 3.4 Altana Digital Currency Fund ADCF uses long and short strategies in an effort to outperform the markets. The firm was founded by Alistair Milne, an entrepreneur and investor, and Lee Robinson, an entrepreneur. $450 million per Crypto Fund List 2014 7 3.3 AME Cloud Ventures Founded in 2012, AME Cloud Ventures is an early-stage investment fund founded by Yahoo!'s Jerry Yang, which invests in early and later stage startups that are working in blockchain solutions. Investments so far have included ShoCard, BlockCypher, and Ripple Labs. $55 million per Crypto Fund List 8 3.2
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Bitcoin Legality – Map of Regulatory Landscape
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Regulation of Cryptocurrency Around the World
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Infrastructure
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Cryptocurrency & AML
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AML? Regulate illegal drug dealing
Regulate money laundering related to criminal activity other than illegal drugs Enforce Know-Your-Customer (KYC) regulations Report large transactions Report suspicious transactions • Maintain records over time crypto_aml_report_2018q3.pdf
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Emerging Threats Online mass customized extortion (spear phishing)
SIM swapping
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https://family-card.info/bitcoin-legal-map/
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Jamal Nassar Ph. D Trainer & Coach Certified NLP Practitioner Jamal
Jamal Nassar Ph.D Trainer & Coach Certified NLP Practitioner
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