“From at least 2013 through the present, Defendants sold over 14.6 billion units of a digital asset security called “XRP,” in return for cash or other consideration worth over $1.38 billion U.S. Dollars (“USD”), to fund Ripple’s operations […] Defendants undertook this distribution without registering their offers and sales of XRP with the SEC as required by the federal securities laws, and no exemption from this requirement applied”, — 20 Civ. 10832 case complaint filed [1].
In actual fact, the definition of “security” in potential is much broader than it even could be imagined. The regulators strengthen de facto their…
Ladislav ‘GuardiaN’ Kovács has become yet another superstar of the Bitterplay.com beta program with further superstars playing CS:GO (for now), other games and industries are coming. Bitterplay is a card-based platform to hang out with favourite streamers and e-sportsmen on FACEIT.
1. In a stunning way, games are finally becoming the backbone of the future entertainment and yet another tool for communication between friends, stars, and fans across all major entertainment industries, including mass sports (F1 Esports Chinese Virtual Grand Prix) and music (Marshmello, Travis Scott, BTS concerts in Fortnite).
2. Streaming has changed the way players interact with games…
Хаотичный сборник полезных мыслей других
[…] Любопытство — мощная сила во Вселенной. Оно соединяет нас с космосом, протягивая нить сквозь пространство и время. Много тысячелетий люди совершенствовали свой способ удивляться, доведя его поистине до лазерной точности. Столкнувшись с тайной, они предлагали разные объяснения, сравнивали их, критиковали и проверяли, насколько они применимы к реальному миру. Плохие объяснения отбрасывали, хорошие усовершенствовали. А потом хорошие объяснения легли в основу устройств, которые способны увидеть то, что недоступно человеческому глазу, от клеток до галактик. Люди называют все это «наукой». И все это время в тысячах световых лет от нас через пространство неслась волна. Незримая дрожь пронзала все, чего она касалась…
The paradigm of relationships has already changed. A friend of mine from Google told me dating was the easiest and the most gainful niche to launch a new business on the Internet. Andrey from Badoo shares this point of view, too. Let’s discover market whys and hows together!
Why to Launch
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2017, the median age at first marriage had reached its highest point on record: 29.5 years for men and 27.4 years for women (1). For the most part, people today view online dating positively. About six-in-ten (59%) say it is a good way to meet people, and 47% agree that it is easier than other ways of meeting.
Mashable considered online dating as basically the best thing that ever happened to introverts in the era of Introvert Revolution (2). Digital love is a new black (3). It is a very hot and interesting…
The youth is changing everything all over our magic globe. Spending more than $65 billion each year and influencing upward of $1 trillion in total consumer spending, Millennials are just founding the whole new industries. They say that laziness is an engine. Well, youth is described, by others and themselves, as “spoiled,” “lazy” and “entitled,” according to the Axios.
There are less entertaining activities in the era of social media. The underlying reality is traditional media are no longer a source of information or entertainment, as the amount of time spent by the young people on their smartphones, or the…
We are launching the platform to buy matches against world champions at esports games — FROM $0,99. The first buyer will play at CS:GO vs famous Arsenij ceh9 Trynozhenko with live streaming in December. You need a card to access the match. Only the one popular card with a higher grade will be available for sale. Become the first candidate to buy it. Applying for a card is totally free. You can activate the Magic Box with your friends! …
Myopia is a growing threat for the developed and developing countries. The best way to prevent it is to live a healthier lifestyle in accordance with D-I-A-L therapy. That is why we share the free desktop apps that notify people to have a rest at work.
Futurestan is my point of view on future products. I study huge problems and try to find simple but effective solutions. Here is a first short story on a pretty huge problem — “How AI-connected home might become a healthcare-oriented system”.
Smart home solutions have become something customary for families. These products have been effectively integrated into a habitual order of things now. They are fair, cheap, and rich enough in a sense of a user experience (UX). That is why seed and scaling stages are changed by a blitz-scaling using really big distribution channels like Amazon is. It hasn’t been the first case ever. Everybody knows Google x Nest Labs and Samsung x SmartThings deals.
A few references on the current financial disbalances
- Before “The Great Recession” (1), world economies were supported by the consumption fever, financed primarily by loans and supported by the real estate market bubble. Citizens could live beyond their means, believing that property prices will always grow. Now no one thinks so.
- The growth model came to the end, and there is nothing on the horizon that would replace it (2). After the securitization model collapse, it seemed that it was possible to use debt steroids, but music had not lasted long. Global debt has set a new record high of USD237 trillion (3).
- One of the life truths…
Just some words to structure my current thoughts
- The main execution factor to succeed is a will (persevering). It means that somebody must be internally disciplined and strong. Succeeding = overcoming of different difficulties during the process.
- Now young people all over the world fail in the goal-setting and its execution. It is because of non-understanding the goals and the will importance with discipline on fearless overcoming is a priority.
- The sooner this reality is accepted, the better. It is not a sweetie toy. There are lots of skills and circumstances that should take place. If there are no necessary probabilistic factors — they should be created on your own.
- Be honest with yourself. Make deep reflexions. Try, fail, throw out uninteresting things. Use Trello to organise your life. Train yourself with sport, Coach.me, PumpUp, Aaptiv, Lucid, Calm.com et cetera.
Yaroslav Levishchev
Working hard in the PE & VC field. Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum @WEF.
