Got a mail from Amon that is still alive.


"Hello Amoner!
  
As we are approaching the Card launch we will require all the users to go through a new Identity Verification. The new process will be ready in the next days and we would like you to be up for it! 
 
What benefits do I get?
 
You will get all the superpowers of the Amon Wallet: Unlimited deposits and withdrawals, Unlimited exchanges, Earn product, Card order, Cashback and much more.
 
What documents do I need to submit?
 
You will be asked to submit ID, Passport, Driver license or Resident permission + Proof of address + Selfie.
 
I already submitted KYC before, do I need to submit it again?
 
Yes, the new KYC provider requires us to re-check all the documents from all the existing users. Don't worry, the process will not take you more than 1 minute."



https://blog.amon.tech/how-to-pass-the-n...ocess-kyc/

Guys this is great. This is what I was waiting for.

Soon cryptocurrency users will no longer have to deal with complicated wallet addresses, because .crypto domains will replace these. Instead of sending a bitcoin to 34CpoxRwJzEzBg7D6DtXTbkUVvzPXyTbKQ, people will be able to send it to ‘yourname.crypto’. Software company Unstoppable Domains announced this on Friday.
Read the full story here

I subscribed to get me a domain. just have to find a good name.
If you intend to do so (I would recommend it) use my link below:

https://unstoppabledomains.com/r/f164d94a73ed4c1

If you look at the 24 h volume for the major coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple then they have exploded. Litecoin alone is now having a trading volume of $5,161,471,006 for the last 24 h. That's huge. Don't underestimate Litecoin since a lot of things is happening with them and the for 8 years strait the blockchain have had ZERO downtime. It's fast, it's cheap and and it's stable. Ripple is the same but more focused on banks. A lot of companies now want's to integrate Litecoin to their business so keep an eye out for them.

Ethereum 24h $15,280,767,160
Bitcoin 24 h $40,405,678,378

It's a lot and indicates a bull run is just around the corner. 

The crises in Iran could be the boost to the explosion in trading volume. Not only for Bitcoin but also Ethereum and Litecoin has seen higher volumes.

The article only focus on Bitcoin

"A report published on Jan. 9 by cryptocurrency market research firm Arcane Research, Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes more than doubled in a week.
Per the report, the 7-day average daily trading volume has seen a 126% increase in a week at the start of 2020, with almost $1.5 billion traded just on Jan. 8. The report reads:

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“The market recovered sharply from the disappointing $192 million that were traded on Jan. 1.”

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“Although falling back to fear in the last couple of days, the market is certainly getting more bullish.”

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“The ‘safe haven’ narrative for Bitcoin is starting to become true. However, this short-term price action could also just be spurious correlation and a long-term evaluation must be taken into consideration.”

China want's to promote the development of smart cities and digital economy and therefore launches a blockchain in April.

Read here https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinas-na...april-2020

In November and December, my busiest months, I got involved with a local group of men who promote good mental health amongst men.  To raise some money and awareness we clubbed together and did a virtual e-cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats (this is called LEJOG and it is the two furthest points apart in the UK).  It was a tough cycle as we are all working men with families but we got there and raised over £2000 as well as making the local news.

Just after we finished the cycle, I found out that one of my friends had jumped/fallen to their death. He had suffered from poor mental health for a long time.  We met at university on our first day and became good friends.  Even though our careers took us to differing parts of the UK, we kept in touch.  He was only 40 years old.

Men can cry, we can ask for help. We should not "man up" and pretend all is ok when it is not.  

January is a bad time for a man to be down, what with the cold darkness and there are too many men at risk.  If you know someone, check up on them, see if you can include them in something.

I wish you all, good mental health for 2020 and that you and your men friends support one another.

FYI

Cybersecurity Trends 2020: Technology is getting smarter – are we?

https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-conten...s_2020.pdf

14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Inside Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains
https://www.coindesk.com/fnality-utility...blockchain

I talked about CBDC earlier. An ancient invention by powerful people and organizations. Google it and you will see big names like C. Lagarde and others....

This is also interesting an hopefully something that can break the monopoly of Google and Facebook ads.

"Evan Schwartz, senior software developer at major crypto firm Ripple announced that he is leaving the cryptocurrency company after six and a half years.
On Jan 2, the software engineer took to Twitter to announce that after working 2,328 days at the blockchain giant, today will be his last. Schwartz tweeted:

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“After 2328 days, or just under 6.5 years, today is my last day at @Ripple. Thank you to everyone who helped make it such an exciting ride; I'll be cheering the team on from the outside. Keep on building the #InternetOfValue!”

Does any of you get the picture here.
It looks great but I am not sure I understand the system.
It seems to be based on Monero. Monero is king in privacy.

https://havenprotocol.org/