Consensus is the annual blockchain conference which happens in New York. This year it is happening from the 14th to the 16th of May and includes industry leaders and progressive thinkers. Crypto coins which are presented during this time get massive exposure and have an increased probability of rising in price. This is a summary of the Consensus 2018 coins:
Monday 14 May 2018:
Ark (ARK) is a decentralized ecosystem designed to increase user adoption of blockchain technology. Exchanges: Bittrex , Binance and Others
Decentraland (MANA) is a virtual reality platform powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Users can create, experience, and monetize content and applications. Exchanges: Binance , Kucoin, Bittrex and Others
Bancor (BNT) - Provides a way to easily swap coins between all the coins on the Bancor Network.
Agrello (DLT) Makes it simple to create legally binding Smart contracts powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Exchanges: Binance, HitBTC
Stellar (XLM) is a platform that connects banks, payments systems, and people. Integrate to move money quickly, reliably, and at almost no cost. Exchanges: Binance and Many Others
TheKey (TKY) offers an Identity verification (IDV) using Personal Identifiable Information which is exclusively authorised by government authorities. It will work on the NEO blockchain and they also have partnerships with Civic (CVC). Exchanges: Kucoin
Civic (CVC) - The Civic Secure Identity Ecosystem is giving businesses & individuals the tools to control and protect identities. Exchanges: Kucoin, Bittrex and Others
Litecoin (LTC) is a peer-to-peer Internet currency that enables instant, near-zero cost payments to anyone in the world. Litecoin is an open source, global payment network that is fully decentralized without any central authorities. Mathematics secures the network and empowers individuals to control their own finances. Litecoin features faster transaction confirmation times and improved storage efficiency than the leading math-based currency. It can be bought on almost any exchange.
Aion (AION) - Aion is a third-generation blockchain network that will enable any private or public sector organization to send data and value between any Aion-compliant blockchain and Ethereum; Provide fast transaction processing and increased data capacity to all Aion blockchains and to allow the creation of customized public or private blockchains that maintain interoperability with other blockchains.
Exchanges: Exchanges: Binance , Kucoin and Others
Quantum (QTUM) - is a cryptocurrency designed to simplify the use of smart contracts for inter-business and institutional operations. Their goal is facilitating the transition from legacy systems in aging organizations over to blockchain-based solutions that increase automation and decrease cost.
Pundi X (NPXS) - will allow anyone to buy cryptocurrency using fiat (real money), bank card, mobile wallet or Pundi X pass. It also provides a Point of Sale (POS) device which can easily be implemented at any store. This coin is not yet on many of the major exchanges and is only available on Other exchanges.
Zcash (ZEC) is the first open, permissionless cryptocurrency that can fully protect the privacy of transactions using zero-knowledge cryptography. It hides the sender, recipient and the value transmitted on the network. It can be bought on Binance and a lot of other exchanges.
Tuesday 15 May 2018:
Salt Lending (SALT) and Polymath (POLY)
Blox (CDT)
VeChain (VEN)
MedicalChain (MTN)
ZCoin (XZC)
Wednesday 16 May 2018:
Sonm (SONM)
Ethereum (ETH)
Streamr DATAcoin (DATA)
Emercoin (EMC)
Waves (WAVES)
Steem (STEEM)
Enigma (ENG)
In the past 3 years the entire market went up almost 70% within a week or two of the Consensus conference. My guess is that because it is the middle of the month and most people don't have the cash to invest at that time, they wait until the end of the month to buy after receiving their paychecks. People who make the most money are the ones who are aware of the trends, see them early and get in before the rest of the people do.
If you would like to get ahead of the curve consider these coins for your crypto portfolio.
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