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_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-14-dashcon.md

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_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-15-fees.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "transaction-fees.jpg"
+title: "How the Top Digital Currencies’ Fees Measure Up"
+original-author: Joël Valenzuela
+original-link: https://www.dashforcenews.com/top-digital-currencies-fees-measure/
+---
+
+When looking for an efficient payment system, one of the most important factors is how cheaply value can be transferred to another party, namely fees. Early Bitcoin boasted fees much lower than any traditional payment method, and many coins still maintain a commitment to this vision. Here are the top digital currencies and how they compare to each other in terms of low fees.
+
+Note: we included the top digital currencies meant, or otherwise used, for use as money. Seven-day simple moving average included for context to show data wasn’t cherry-picked. All data from BitInfoCharts.com
+
+Bitcoin
+Average Fee: $2.91 (Simple Moving Average: $2.44)
+
+Median Fee: $1.83 (Simple Moving Average: $1.36)
+
+As could be expected, Bitcoin’s fees rank the highest in the businesses. A typical transaction now will cost around $2 to move, making small purchases very inconvenient. The situation will likely not improve over the short term, as a 2mb block increase is still controversial, and the scaling solution of choice for Bitcoin moving forward seems to be off-chain lightning networks, which may take some time to implement.
+
+Monero
+Average Fee: $1.64 (Simple Moving Averge: $1.50)
+
+Median Fee Not Available
+
+Surprisingly for a coin with much lower use than Bitcoin, Monero ranks consistently high in fees due to the increased data load of its encrypted transactions. Also due to this encryption, median fees are difficult to ascertain, so we will have to guess that a typical transaction will cost more than $1.
+
+Ethereum
+Average Fee: $0.27 (Simple Moving Average: $0.29)
+
+Median Fee: $0.14 (Simple Moving Average: $0.13)
+
+As the consistent #2 in the cryptocurrency ranking charts, the Ethereum comes under a high network load, sometimes higher than that of Bitcoin. For this load its fees have held up remarkably well, with a typical transaction costing about 14 cents. This does of course vary during periods of high network stress, for example during a hotly-anticipated ICO presale.
+
+Bitcoin Cash
+Average Fee: $0.19 (Simple Moving Average: $0.17)
+
+Median Fee: $0.067 (Simple Moving Average: $0.064)
+
+The result of Bitcoin’s recent chain split, Bitcoin Cash aims to solve scaling by having 8mb blocks. As such, and combined with its relatively low network traffic, the typical transaction will cost about 7 cents. This will likely stay low for the time being, as blocks are very far from being full.
+
+Litecoin
+Average Fee: $0.12 (Simple Moving Average: $0.16)
+
+Median Fee: $0.025 (Simple Moving Average: $0.035)
+
+With a block interval four times quicker than that of Bitcoin, Litecoin has a lot of extra capacity for transactions, ensuring the fees for each one stay low, with a typical transaction costing about 2-3 cents. While no major on-chain scaling improvements are planned for Litecoin, the network will likely move to off-chain scaling solutions like lightning networks, meaning this base fee is unlikely to increase anytime soon.
+
+Dash
+Average Fee: $0.11 (Simple Moving Average: $0.13)
+
+Median Fee: $0.014 (Simple Moving Average: $0.013)
+
+Meant to scale massively on-chain and aimed at a mass-market use case as digital cash, Dash currently has the lowest fees in the game, with a typical transaction costing about 1-2 cents. This fee is set to be lowered later this year, with sub-penny transactions again becoming a reality. Dash has an ambitious scaling roadmap for incentivizing an infrastructure to scale to mass levels over the years, as well as a stated commitment to keeping fees as low as possible, so this trend is likely to continue.

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-16-dashfollows.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "Dash-Coin-Price-Analysis-2017-08-16.jpg"
+title: "DASH Follows Bitcoin's Footsteps, Establishes Fresh All-time High"
+original-author: Jamie Holmes
+original-link: https://btcmanager.com/dash-follows-bitcoin-establishes-fresh-ath/
+---
+
+DASH, one of the most popular altcoins, has surged to a fresh all-time high, following bitcoin higher on August 16 as the price reached $249.00 on Kraken and $234.50 on the Bitfinex exchange. With the price at unprecedented levels, we aim to find a new ceiling for the altcoin.
+The weekly chart below for the Bitfinex exchange shows that DASH-USD could find a new ceiling around $315. The Fibonacci retracement tool is sued for the swing low point above $80.17, the low of May 2017 and the swing high point at $225.55, the peak of the previous bullish run in late June. This week, we have seen the market move above the fractal resistance at $225.55, bringing in a fresh all-time high.
+Given the market has completed an upward move from $80.17 to $225.55 as well as a retracement from $225.55 to $120, we should see the long-term uptrend continue, with an initial target at the 161.8 percent extension level at $315.39. Moreover, a weekly close above $225.55 will give further bullish confirmation.
+
+The weekly outlook for DASH-USD on the Kraken exchange is displayed below. As noted in our weekly cryptocurrency market outlook on August 7, we looked for a buy position if the weekly close was higher than $195.97. On August 14, the weekly candlestick closed higher than this level, at $198.99, confirming the bullish signal outlined in the August 7 report and as we stated, DASH surged to new highs.
+A weekly close above $219 will give further bullish confirmation for the altcoin over the long term. Using the Fibonacci analysis for the price action on the Kraken exchange, we see that resistances are given at $283.27 and $387.27.
+
+Looking at the daily timeframe for the Kraken exchange, we see that a Bullish Saucer pattern is setting up for DASH (the same pattern is also displayed for Bitfinex). The chart below illustrates the bullish signal from the Awesome Oscillator. Given that August 16’s high remains at $249.00, the Bullish Saucer will be confirmed on August 17 and we look to place a limit buy order at $249.01. Once the market triggers this order and moves above $249.00, we should see bullish momentum intensify, as bulls look to target the Fibonacci extension level at $283.27.  
+
+In summary, we look for the Bullish Saucer to be triggered on August 17, with a move above August 16’s high required for confirmation; once the Bullish Saucer signal is triggered, it is likely to spark a fresh bullish run for DASH-USD, with targets near $300 and $380 valid over the long run.

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-16-wordblockchain.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "wbf.jpg"
+title: "World Blockchain Forum add international heavy weights to lineup"
+original-author: Guest Author
+original-link: http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/08/15/world-blockchain-forum-add-international-heavy-weights-lineup/
+---
+
+Upcoming cryptocurrency conference World Blockchain Forum: Investments and ICOs announces new international speakers and a ‘Pitch your ICO’ showcase to their September 25th/26th lineup.
+
+The highly-anticipated event was announced in July and has amassed significant media and community attention. Since then, Keynote has added many heavyweight international speakers to the lineup, including:
+
+Eva Kaili, Member of European Parliament
+Albert Isola MP , Minister of Commerce, Gibraltar
+Brendan Blumer , CEO at EOS
+Diego Gutierrez, CEO at RSK Labs
+Jeremy Gardner, Founder at Augur
+Craig Sellers, CTO at Tether
+Anthony Di Iorio, CEO Jaxx, Co-Founder Ethereum
+They join a lineup more than 40 of the world’s most knowledgeable cryptocurrrency experts from companies such as EOS, Wings, BitAngels, Jaxx, Bitcoin, Augur, Cooley, RSK, eBoost and OAX.
+
+In exciting news for ICO dreamers, WBF speakers will adjudicate two ‘Pitch your ICO’ sessions, consisting of an hour on each day to showcase the most innovative new ideas in cryptocurrency. Exhibitors will present their business ideas on the main stage to a packed house of investors and attendees.
+
+Keynote is also proud to announce The Dash Conference, a partner event taking place on September 24th. The Dash Conference is a one-day forum dedicated solely to the revolutionary digital money system, Dash. With decentralised economies moving towards the mainstream, The Dash Conference is an ideal time to get in on the ground floor with the next big name in cryptocurrency. To see a booming ICO in action, grab your ticket to The Dash Conference here .
+
+Tickets to World Blockchain Forum: Investments & ICOs can be purchased here
+
+A full list of confirmed speakers and the agenda can be found here.
+
+Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article do not represent the views of NewsBTC or any of its team members.  NewsBTC is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied in Sponsored Stories/Press Releases such as this one.ble, so this trend is likely to continue.

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-20-3amigo.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "3amigoagain.jpg"
+title: "3 Amigos Podcast With Guest Jeff Smith"
+original-author: Mark Mason
+original-link: https://www.dashforcenews.com/3-amigos-podcast-guest-jeff-smith/
+---
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ot1KwA3UylY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-20-aheadof250.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "shutterstock_678427411.jpg"
+title: "Dash Price Reaches $250 Ahead of Global Conference in September"
+original-author: JP Buntinx
+original-link: https://themerkle.com/dash-price-reaches-250-ahead-of-global-conference-in-september/
+---
+
+Due to an outsized focus on Bitcoin in the world of cryptocurrency, one almost forgets there are other projects that have been around for many years. One such project is Dash, a currency focusing on anonymity and privacy. Although there is some competition in this space, a lot of people are high on Dash.  Its price has risen substantially over the past few days, and the popular altcoin recently reached a value of US$250.
+
+DASH REACHES A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH
+
+Seemingly every cryptocurrency in the world has reached a new all-time high in recent months. That is not a bad thing by any means, as those currencies with actual potential deserve a lot more praise than they had gotten previously. One of the currencies with such potential is Dash, a cryptocurrency which has been around for quite some time now. With a solid team of developers working on various features to improve anonymity and privacy, Dash has been on a lot of people’s radars over the past year.
+
+It is important to remember that Dash had a good run earlier this year when its value showed sudden signs of life. In February, one could purchase a single Dash for around US$20. Today, that same Dash is worth US$235, a 1,075% increase in value over the past six months. People who had this currency in their portfolio didn’t have to do anything to obtain this value increase. Rather, the market price adjusted automatically, partially thanks to Bitcoin’s price going up by quite a margin.
+
+After setting a new all-time high of US$205 in early July, Dash started dropping in value again to around US$133. A sharp value increase is often followed by a correction, something no currency or asset can avoid. However, contrary to what most people expected, the Dash price subsequently bounced back pretty quickly and now sits at US$235 at the time of writing. This is not the all-time high for this currency, though, as that price was hit earlier this week when Dash was valued at almost US$250.
+
+All things considered, this year has been pretty solid for Dash. With under 7.5 million coins in circulation, there is still a lot of room left for future price gains. Keep in mind that large numbers of coins are locked up in network masternodes, which provide the InstantSend feature and other services to users. Additionally, the Dash iOS wallet was finally approved a few weeks ago, which bodes well for the future of this currency. All it needs now is more trading volume, even though South Korea’s Bithumb exchange is generating its fair share so far. With just US$81 million in 24-hour volume, though, Dash is well behind most other top cryptocurrencies in that regard.
+
+The good news for Dash is that its upcoming conference may attract a lot of positive momentum moving forward.  According to the information we have received, the Dash Conference takes place in London on September 24. It is a precursor of the World Blockchain Forum, which will take place over the following two days. During the conference, we will see various panels and speeches regarding the Evolution initiative, the Dash Debit Card, and the new Dash Labs hardware tech brand. As the currency’s first global conference, the upcoming event will be quite significant, to say the least.
+
+In the end, it is hard to predict what the future will hold for Dash. A lot of puzzle pieces are finally falling into place, which is a good sign. Bitmain recently announced a new ASIC miner to support the network as well, which will get more people interested in this currency. If Dash can somehow find a way to increase its global exposure and improve trading volume ahead of its conference, interesting things will keep happening. For now, the US$235 price is more than respectable, although no one should rule out a potential increase to US$300 or more.
+

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-20-dashath.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "dashath08202017.jpg"
+title: "Dash Jumps to New All Time High on News of Arizona State University Partnership, Reaches Fifth Place in Market Cap"
+original-author: David Dinkins
+original-link: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dash-jumps-to-new-all-time-high-on-news-of-arizona-state-university-partnership-reaches-fifth-place-in-market-cap
+---
+
+Fortune and Dash Force News both report that Dash is launching a “Blockchain Research Lab” in partnership with Arizona State University. The new lab will be hosted at ASU’s Fulton College of Engineering and will focus on such pertinent questions as scalability, mining centralization, Blockchain security and energy efficient mining.
+
+Earlier this year, Dash established offices at ASU’s Skysong Innovation Center, a type of incubator for technology-related startups.
+
+Self-funded
+The Blockchain Research Lab was funded directly by the Dash network to the tune of $50,000. Dash employs an innovative model by which 45% of the block rewards go to miners, 45% go to special nodes called masternodes, and 10% goes to fund the decentralized budget system. At current prices, Dash has a nearly $23 million annual budget.
+
+In his budget proposal, Dash Core CEO Ryan Taylor stated:
+
+“Dash is focused on becoming the first digital currency capable of mass-market adoption. We believe our incentivized infrastructure model offers a viable path to providing the capacity required to operate at massive scale. Validating and improving our approach through rigorous research offers enormous potential benefits to users over the long-term.”
+
+Breaking it down
+Cointelegraph had the opportunity to interview Joel Valenzuela, chief editor of Dash Force News. The transcript below has been lightly edited for brevity:
+
+Cointelegraph: What are your thoughts on Dash’s sudden surge in price?
+
+Joel Valenzuela: To be honest, it was due. Dash has consistently proved to be a valuable power-player in the cryptocurrency space, with a superior user experience, solid development team, energetic and positive community, and long-term plan for mass-market growth. When new cryptocurrency users do their research, it's hardly surprising to see investment flowing into Dash. Dash is a perfect candidate for a user seeking a sleek and cheap payment experience.
+
+CT: While you say this has been a long time coming, do you know of any specific reason it happened now, and so violently?
+
+JV: The creation of a blockchain research lab by the Dash network at Arizona State University was certainly a nice announcement, but it's doubtful that it alone was responsible for such a spike in the markets. Since the Dash surge coincided with that of Bitcoin Cash, my guess is that several large Bitcoin holders switched to Bitcoin Cash, only they diversified into Dash as a backup. That's my guess at any rate, the volatile crypto markets of today can be a bit cryptic.
+
+CT: Many are saying that crypto is in a bubble that's due to pop, and others believe that this is actually the beginning of a multi-year bull market. Still others think that this is the very beginning of mass adoption. Where do you stand?
+
+JV: With all three, as unhelpful as that answer may be. Much cryptocurrency valuation is based on projects which have yet to (and may never) deliver a viable product to end users, and that can certainly be called a bubble. As far as investments are concerned, we are very likely in the beginning of a multi-year bull market as investors around the world are waking up to viability of digital assets. As far as mass adoption is concerned, I would say we are not even at the beginning, not even close. Bitcoin's network congestion hit the pause button on adoption, possibly setting it back years. Dash is taking a good stab at mass market adoption with the upcoming Evolution update. When that happens, we very well may see a crypto rally that dwarfs all those that came before.
+
+CT: What does Evolution do? How will it help bring along mass market adoption?
+
+JV: Evolution will seek to bring a smooth, user-friendly, "even your grandmother can figure it out" experience to cryptocurrency, at the protocol level. Right now, cryptocurrency is difficult and intimidating to use for the average users, with long cryptographic keys and easily misplaced funds. Several companies simplify the process for the regular user, but remain centralized entities. Evolution will bring the PayPal-like experience with all the censorship resistance and power over your own funds that cryptocurrency die-hards have come to know and love.
+
+CT: What are Dash's current weaknesses? Nobody's perfect, right?
+
+JV: In a field driven by hype around the latest and greatest tech, Dash's main offering, a simple and cheap decentralized payment system, is kind of "boring" today, especially in a crowded field with heavy hitters like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. It will take some effort to try to overcome the network effects of several years of crypto dominance. To put it bluntly, Dash is likely not going to be the darling of tech conferences obsessed over the newest intricate creation. It must compete on the simple yet powerful merit of providing wealth and efficient transactions against newer and flashier competitors, as well as the industry old-guard. It's perfectly doable, but will be an uphill battle.
+
+CT: Joel, if you don't mind dusting off your crystal ball, where do you see Dash in five years?
+
+JV: At the current rate of growth and checking out the competition, I would say as one of the dominant payment systems on the planet, and the first global and wildly successful decentralized autonomous organization. In short, as the first "out of beta" crypto whose primary use is in daily economic life rather than experimentation.
+
+Powerful tool
+Dash is certainly a contender to keep an eye on, as a $23 million budget makes it a powerful force. Dash’s budget has allowed it to hire dozens of full-time developers and administrative staff, and scores of part timers. The budget has also funded numerous conference sponsorships, most recently at Bitcoin Miami, Consensus, and Blockchain 360.
+
+The network has already approved proposals to fund Dash’s visit and platinum sponsorship of the BTC & Blockchain International Summit in Beijing and sponsorship of the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Stockholm. Dash will also be hosting its own Dash Conference 2017 in London later this year.
+
+Dash’s budget system also funds a number of community initiatives, such as Dash Force News, and until recently, Amanda B. Johnson’s Dash Detailed show and Dash School video series.
+
+Altcoin News
+Dash

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-21-DashNewsWeeklyRecap.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "ScreenShot2017-08-21.jpg"
+title: "Dash Price Reaches $250 Ahead of Global Conference in September"
+original-author: Dash Force News
+original-link: https://themerkle.com/dash-price-reaches-250-ahead-of-global-conference-in-september/
+---
+
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eYxH_kWBD0E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

_i18n/en/_posts/2017-08-21-marchestowards.md

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+---
+author: tungfa
+layout: post
+image: "shutterstock_679841932.jpg"
+title: "Dash Price Marches Toward the $300 Mark"
+original-author: JP Buntinx
+original-link: https://themerkle.com/dash-price-keeps-pushing-up-toward-the-300-mark/
+---
+
+With so many people paying attention to Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash right now, one would be forgiven for missing the fact that Dash has recently reached a new all-time high as well. It is the first time this popular altcoin has seen its value rise to US$300 and above. It is evident that good and exciting things are happening in the world of Dash right now, even though few people are seemingly paying attention to it. It will be interesting to see if Dash can reach the top 5 cryptocurrencies based on market cap, as the competition is heating up in that regard.
+
+DASH REACHES NEW ALL-TIME HIGH OF $307
+
+It is quite remarkable to see how things have changed in the world of Dash. This privacy-centric cryptocurrency has been around for several years now and has one of the more solid reputations in the innovation department. Several of its features have gotten a lot of positive attention, including the InstantSend feature for anonymous transactions.
+
+Moreover, the Dash wallet for iOS was recently approved, and there will be a Dash-oriented conference in a few weeks’ time. All of this goes to show things are evolving at an accelerated pace as far as Dash is concerned. It is certainly possible the currency will follow a similar price path to Ethereum’s earlier this year. A value of US$400 per Dash would not be entirely overvalued by any means, as it is evident the currency has a lot of value to the right people. Additionally, there are just over 7.5 million coins in circulation, which is a lot lower than most other currencies, including Bitcoin.
+
+One has to keep in mind this low supply also paints a skewed picture when looking at the Dash market cap. Despite a value of US$298.19 per Dash right now, the total market cap is still below US$2.5 billion. That means Dash is only the eighth-largest cryptocurrency when looking at things from a market cap perspective. That is not entirely fair, to be honest, although it is the way things are calculated in the world of cryptocurrency. Real Dash supporters will not be concerned over this ranking by any means, though.
+
+
+There are a few exchange platforms which are pushing up the Dash price as we speak. No one will be surprised that Bithumb has the most volume among exchanges for Dash right now. The Korean exchange has been quite bullish on all currencies it supports right now, including Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and to a certain degree, Bitcoin itself. Right now, Bithumb is generating over 43% of all Dash trading volume, which is more than twice as much as Poloniex and over four times the volume of Bittrex. That is an intriguing development, to say the least.
+
+As one would come to expect, the Bitcoin trading markets are bringing in a lot of volume for Dash, although there is solid USD and USDT trading volume as well. That is quite interesting to see, as it also shows a lot of people have put their faith in USD Tether these days. As Tether is a digital representation of the U.S. dollar value, it makes sense to see it becoming a lot more popular as time progress. A lot of exchanges support USDT trading markets for the top cryptocurrencies as well.
+
+All things considered, things are looking extremely positive for Dash and its supporters right now. Whether or not the price will continue to go up in the coming days and weeks is anybody’s guess. It is certainly possible we would see additional price gains over the coming weeks leading up to the aforementioned conference. Some interesting announcements should be made at that time as well, although it is unclear what the future will hold. It is certainly worth keeping an eye on the Dash price.