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Monero (XMR)
As one of our original picks, we bought XMR in two lots in 2016 for an average price of $8.45. XMR finished 2016 at $13.65, for a nice 62% gain. 2017 was even better as Monero advanced 2,457% to finish the year at $349.03. Congrats to everyone who jumped on Monero. 2018 is shaping up to be another banner year. Developers are working on improvements to security, privacy, and scalability. On the marketing side, Monero plans to continue Project Coral Reef, which has recruited over 50 mainstream artists, including Mariah Carey, to accept Monero.
Action to Take: Hold Monero (XMR).
Steem Power (STEEM)
Steem broke out of an 18-month consolidation when it broke $4 in December. It quickly reached $8 and has since settled in the $4–6 range. One thing we’ve learned over the years is the bigger the base (i.e., the consolidation period), the bigger the breakout. So, we’re holding on tight to Steem. In January, Steem partnered with Datawallet. With Datawallet, you can create a data profile of yourself, which you can then monetize by sharing it with companies. It’s one step closer to taking back our data from the internet giants. Action to
Lykke (LKK)
In 2018, Lykke aims to be the best fiat-enabled and regulated crypto
exchange. It also wants to be the first global marketplace to allow easy
trading of digitized assets. To that end, Lykke is working on Alpha Engine, an
automated trading model that will provide liquidity to the market.
Also in the works are cards and payment systems to bridge the crypto and fiat
world, adding LTC, ETC, BCH, and ERC20 tokens, and a web-based trading
platform.
Action to Take: Hold Lykke (LKK).
Peerplays (PPY)
Last month, we informed you that Peerplays was starting beta testing and its
sports betting decentralized application (dApp) called Bookie. In early
January, Peerplays announced a partnership with iGaming Creative Agency,
Vegas Kings, to build the website. It will go live in the first quarter of 2018 and
the Bookie dApp will be launched later in the year.
In other news, Peerplays also announced a partnership with eXeBlock
Technology. eXeBlock will develop four dApps for the Peerplays platform over
the next 24 months. There are now seven dApps being built for the Peerplays
blockchain, with more to come.
Action to Take: Hold Peerplays (PPY).
Neo (NEO)
NEO finished the year at $75.96. And those who bought at the time of our
original recommendation are enjoying a 60,426% gain.
It was a great year for NEO. It successfully rebranded (from Antshares),
updated its smart contract infrastructure, and developed the NEP-5 token
standard.
The NEP-5 standard is like the ERC20 standard for Ethereum tokens. A
standard token contract makes it easier to list tokens on exchanges. And that
makes it easier for the NEO platform to launch ICOs.
NEO now has over 25 projects preparing to launch ICOs on its platform in the
first quarter of 2018 alone. Continue to hold NEO.
Action to Take: Hold Neo (NEO).
Gas (GAS)
All of the projects coming to the NEO have one thing in common: They’re
going to need GAS to operate on the platform.
That’s why on January 5, we raised the buy-up-to price to $45.
Action to Take: Buy Gas (GAS) up to $45.
Factom (FCT)
Factom got a boost to start the year as security expert John McAfee made it
his “coin of the week.”
He noted Factom’s partnerships with the Bill Gates Foundation and U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. And he mentioned how Factom is one of
the only fully functional cryptocurrencies in existence today.
Thankfully, we told you about all that nine months ago, when Factom traded
at $4.20. McAfee’s tweet sent FCT briefly over $80, and it now trades around
$65.
This one is now above our buy-up-to price. Wait for a pullback before getting
in.
Action to Take: Buy Factom (FCT) up to $50.
Ethereum Classic (ETC)
Ethereum Classic finished the year by releasing its Daedalus wallet. Keep in
mind it’s new software, so use it for low-value transactions for now.
The work on Ethereum Classic will accelerate in 2018. Lead developer
Charles Hoskinson noted how over 2017, they grew the development team
and now have eight full-time developers. And it will continue to grow over
2018.
On tap for 2018 is achieving Ethereum Classic scalability through the use of
sidechains. (A sidechain is a separate blockchain attached to the parent
blockchain.) The team will also be working with third-party developers to build
apps on top of ETC. And the team plans to develop proof of concepts for how
ETC will be used for the Internet of Things.
Action to Take: Buy Ethereum Classic (ETC) up to $25.
Ripple (XRP)
Congratulations to those who followed our January 4 profit sell alert. We sold
50% of our Ripple position, locking in gains of 1,140.7%.
That means if you invested $1,000 in Ripple, you were just able to take out
over $5,700. Plus, you still have a stake worth over $3,000.
Action to Take: Hold Ripple (XRP).
Dash (DASH)
Dash continues its rapid global expansion. Last month, we filled you in on
Dash’s partnership with Uphold. That will enable 94% of the world’s
population to buy DASH. Plus, we informed you of Dash’s partnership with
KuvaCash, which seeks to bring DASH to Zimbabwe.
This month, Dash partnered with Spanish firm Bitnovo. It will enable DASH
usage in over 10,000 retailers throughout Spain. Latin American
cryptocurrency exchange BitInka also added Dash. Now citizens of Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela will be able to purchase
DASH.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price on Dash (DASH) to $800.
OmiseGo (OMG)
The OmiseGo software development kit (SDK) recently went from alpha to
closed beta testing. This is crucial, as it’s one of the final steps before
releasing the SDK. Once released, developers will be able to incorporate the
OmiseGo wallet into their own programs.
Further, one of OmiseGo’s strategic partners, a large multinational company,
is now using the OmiseGo SDK to develop one of the first live use cases.
Expect more news in the first quarter of 2018.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price on OmiseGo (OMG) to $20.
ZenCash (ZEN)
When we originally bought ZEN, we put on just a half position due to its
volatility. The plan was to buy the second half on the first 50% pullback from
the high after we buy.
ZEN never did fall 50%. But with the positive developments we see in the
pipeline, we wanted to make sure everyone got a full position. So on
December 22, we put on the second half of our ZEN position. It’s now well
above our buy-up-to price, but continue to hold ZEN if you own it.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price on ZenCash (ZEN) to $40.
Storj (STORJ)
Storj recently released an upgraded billing platform, and it now accepts
STORJ as a form of payment for storage space. It’s part of Storj’s plan to
increase the utility of its token. Plus, for a limited time, those who pay in
STORJ will receive discounted pricing.
The company also announced a bounty program that covers everything from
development to marketing. The way it works, individuals can earn STORJ for
completing specific tasks. Storj is looking to improve its Libstorj library,
provide more translations, do marketing videos, and more. Expect to see
more of Storj in the news cycle in 2018.
Action to Take: Buy Storj (STORJ) up to $1.
Iconomi (ICN)
Iconomi and the crypto funds on its platform finished the year with $200
million in assets under management. That’s an impressive feat considering
it’s been open less than half a year. And it continues to improve the platform.
DAA managers can invest in even more coins now. Iconomi added 15 new
coins to the platform last month.
Iconomi is now open to users in 187 countries (but not the United States).
That may not matter soon, as funds that meet the minimum requirements will
get tokenized. And that means we’ll be able to buy them on cryptocurrency
exchanges like Binance.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price on Iconomi (ICN) to $2.
NEM (XEM)
We added NEM to the short-term cryptocurrency trading portfolio in early
June. At the time, it traded around 24 cents.
It then went sideways for the next six months. Kudos to all the patient holders
out there. We sent out a profit alert on January 4, selling 50% of our NEM
position at $1.69 and locking in gains of 609.2%.
Action to Take: Hold NEM (XEM).
Wings (WINGS)
Wings, the blockchain platform dedicated to the launching, backing, and
promoting of new cryptocurrency projects, is solving one of the big pain points
for new projects: getting their token listed.
In December, Wings announced a partnership with Aurora, a decentralized
cryptobanking and financial platform. One of its products is IDEX, its
decentralized exchange. Going forward, all projects launched through Wings
will also get listed on Aurora’s IDEX exchange.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price on Wings (WINGS) to $1.
Lisk (LSK)
Lisk holders were rewarded for their patience when we sent out a profit sell
alert January 4.
By selling 50% of our LSK position, we locked in profits of 1,643.8%.
Remember, we advised converting your LSK back into BTC. And holding onto
that BTC for future opportunities.
Action to Take: Hold Lisk (LSK).
Waves (WAVES)
Waves finished the year with a bang. It released its new consensus algorithm,
Waves-NG, which means Waves can now process 1,000 transactions per
second.
It also partnered with Tokenomica to provide a 100% compliant legal
framework for token crowdsales, including private equity crowdsales.
Then it launched the Waves Lab blockchain incubator. The incubator will
provide up to $300,000 for pre-ICO startups.
And finally, Waves launched a blockchain venture capital fund called Basics.
The fund will focus on investing in promising blockchain infrastructure
projects.
Action to Take: Hold Waves (WAVES).
Basic Attention Token (BAT)
Brave, creators of the Basic Attention Token and Brave browser, announced a
partnership with DuckDuckGo, an internet privacy company. The Brave
browser will now have private search tabs, much like Google’s incognito
mode. The integration will happen in the first quarter of this year.
Action to Take: Buy Basic Attention Token (BAT) up to $0.35.
Syscoin (SYS)
Syscoin’s parent company, Blockchain Foundry, recently raised $3.3 million in
a private placement. The funds will be used to expand the software
development team, build new proprietary software products on the Syscoin
stack, and for Blockchain Foundry to go public in the first quarter of 2018.
Action to Take: Buy Syscoin (SYS) up to $0.30.
MaidSafeCoin (MAID)
To end the year, MaidSafeCoin launched its Community Engagement
Program. The program will encourage developers to propose new innovative
functionalities for the platform.
The way it works is that applications for new projects can be submitted on the
SAFE Network Forum. Requests that get enough support will then move to
the proposal stage. And the winning project will be awarded MAID for funding.
Action to Take: Buy MaidSafeCoin (MAID) up to $0.50.
Aragon Network (ANT)
Aragon just established Aragon Nest, a grants program to support the development of the ecosystem. The program is being done in conjunction with Placeholder Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund. It’s led by Joel Monegro and Chris Burniske.Monegro is a former analyst with venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. And Burniske is the former lead crypto analyst at ARK Investment Management. The goal of the grants program is facilitating projects that will not only help Aragon, but the Ethereum network as a whole as well. Another thing to watch with Aragon is its transparency report. Aragon raised 275,000 ETH in its token sale when ETH traded around $125. It’s much more valuable now. As of January 2018, Aragon still holds over 262,000 ETH as well as 7.4 million ANT. Combined, they’re worth $375 million. Meanwhile, Aragon’s market capitalization is $224 million.
Action to Take: We’re raising the buy-up-to price of Aragon (ANT) to $8.
SALT Lending (SALT)
On January 8, we raised the buy-up-to price of SALT Lending. The platform successfully launched on time at the end of December. In thefirst week alone, it funded $7.1 million in loan requests and received funding requests for another $550 million. That’s more demand than anyone expected. Further, the company announced that loans could be paid using SALT tokens. Here’s why that’s important: The retail rate (the rate SALT Lending will accept) is $27.50. At the time of our alert, SALT tokens were trading around $11 in the open market. As news of this deals spreads, we’ll see the price of SALT reach parity with the retail price.
Action to Take: Buy Salt Lending (SALT) up to $20.
Stellar Lumens (XLM)
We’ve now successfully traded XLM twice for gains of 207.2% and 134.8%, both in less than a month. On December 20, we put out a third buy alert on XLM. It has since moved well beyond our buy-up-to price. But continue to hold. We expect good things in 2018. Stellar recently completed its Stellar Build Challenge. It’s a contest for developers to build applications on the Stellar platform. Stellar judges awarded 5.7 million XLM across 35 projects. Also, for those of you who use Ledger devices for storage, XLM is now supported.
Action to Take: Hold Stellar Lumens (XLM).
Aion (AION)
On January 2, we sent out a buy alert for Aion. Its blockchain network focuses on interoperability. It’s developing a protocol to seamlessly integrate blockchain systems. Whoever can solve this problem will become very valuable. We like that Aion is a project of Nuco, a blockchain infrastructure company that’s also a leader of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
Action to Take: Buy Aion (AION) up to $10.
EOS.IO (EOS)
On January 4, we sent you a profit alert, selling half of our EOS position and locking in gains of 696.5%. As an example, someone who invested $400 into EOS at the time of our recommendation would have taken profits of $1,393. That more than covers your original investment and gives you firepower for your next move. Plus, you still have an EOS stake worth $1,590 at the time of this writing.
Action to Take: Hold EOS.IO (EOS).
Binance (BNB)
Kudos to all those who jumped on our December pick, Binance. We’re now up over 1,000%. The cryptocurrency exchange is a classic pick-and-shovels play on the industry. As more people come into the industry, trading volumes will rise, and Binance will be there to capture a good chunk of that volume. Already, Binance has increased its daily volume from less than $100 million in July 2017 to $6 billion per day now.
Action to Take: Hold Binance (BNB).
Qtum (QTUM)
We recently added Qtum to the short-term portfolio on January 8.
Action to Take: Buy Qtum (QTUM) up to $65.
Dragonchain (DRGN)
We recently added Dragonchain to the short-term portfolio on January 8.
Action to Take: Buy Dragonchain (DRGN) up to $5.
Worldwide Asset Exchange (WAX)
We recently added the Worldwide Asset Exchange to the short-term portfolio on January 8.
Action to Take: Buy Worldwide Asset Exchange (WAX) up to $1.40.
Cardano (ADA)
We recently added Cardano to the short-term portfolio on January 12. Action to Take: Buy Cardano (ADA) up to $0.90.
Power Ledger (POWR)
We recently added Power Ledger to the short-term portfolio on January 17.
Action to Take: Buy Power Ledger (POWR) up to $0.85.
Invitae (NVTA)
Invitae announced preliminary full-year 2017 results. Volume grew to over 134,000 samples for year-over-year growth of 127%. And revenues grew 136% to $59 million for the year. For 2018, Invitae is expecting to grow samples to at least 250,000 and revenues to over $120 million. Despite the good news, Invitae dropped on the news. Wall Street was expecting a better 2018 revenue growth rate. Keep in mind, though, that this is just a preliminary assessment and management has yet to finalize expectations for the year. Action to Take: Buy Invitae (NVTA) up to $12. Connecticut Water Service (CTWS) On January 17, we closed out of our long-term holding CTWS. We locked in a 62% profit.
Action to Take: Sell Connecticut Water Service (CTWS).нектикуте (CTWS).