Coinbase Market Report - 2024: https://www.coinbase.com/institutional/research-insights/research/market-intelligence/2024-crypto-market-outlook

The Long Path [Below are developments from the previous two cycles]

Blockchan-Platforms

It took 7 years from the Bitcoin Genesis Block until Ethereum went Mainnet. Now the technological floodgates are open with "trust" meeting "tech" meeting "social" meeting "big money" meeting "global movement" and on it goes...... We try to frame it up as certain directions take shape.

Among some of the top Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Platfroms are the following:

Bitinfocharts - see stats on top chains: https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactions-btc-eth-ltc-bch-xrp.html#3m

Web3: https://blockchainhub.net/web3-decentralized-web/

Beginners Guide to Blockchain and Crypto (quick easy read): https://medium.com/swlh/new-to-cryptocurrency-start-here-44cc5a6d6626

• Cardano (ADA)
• Tezos (XTZ)
• Ripple (XRP)
• Polkadot (DOT)
• Chainlink (LINK)
• NEO (NEO)
• Stellar (XLM)
• Icon (ICX)
• VeChain (VET)
• EOS (EOS)
• Cosmos (ATOM)
• Ethereum (ETH)
• Bitcoin (BTC)
• BASE Protocol
• Zcash (ZEC)
• Energy Web Token (EWT)

Market Sentiment - the Fear and Greed Index: https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/

Newer Platforms

• Chromia (CHR) - Relational Blockchain for the Real World: https://chromia.com/

• Chromia Whitepaper: https://chromia.com/documents/Chromia-_-Platform-white-paper2019.pdf

• Hedgit - Options with non-custodial storage: https://hedget.com/

• Mina: https://gauntlet.network/reports/mina

• Energy Web: https://energyweb.org/technology/token/

  • Good Medium article on Energy Web: https://medium.com/energy-web-insights/the-energy-transition-is-at-stake-ec9f4ececd85

• Theta - Edge Node Video Streaming: https://www.thetatoken.org/

What is Decentralization (by vitalik): https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274

Among some of the top Distributed Ledger Technology Platforms are the following:

• IOTA - The Internet of Things, Redefining Trust, Value and Ownership: https://www.iota.org/

• HEDERA HASHGRAPH - The Enterprise Grade Public - Network for Decentralized Applications: https://www.hedera.com/

• Hedera - Jan 2020 Update: https://www.hedera.com/blog/hedera-january-update-on-business-operations-and-saft-amendment-proposal

• HOLOCHAIN - What comes after Blockchain: https://holochain.org/

• How to claim SPARK (from XRP): https://flare.ghost.io/claiming-spark-faq/#:~:text=If%20you%20self%20custody%2C%20the,months%20of%20the%20snapshot%20date.

Among some of the top Permissioned DLT Platforms are the following:

• The Linux Foundation Projects:

  • Hyperledger Fabric: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/fabric
  • Hyperledger Sawtooth: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/sawtooth
  • Hyperledger Iroha: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/iroha
  • Hyperledger indy: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/hyperledger-indy
  • Hyperledger Quilt: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/quilt

• Corda (Azure): https://www.corda.net/

• IBM Blockchain: https://www.ibm.com/blockchain

• Quorum | JP Morgan: https://www.jpmorgan.com/global/Quorum

• Multichain: https://www.multichain.com/

Blockchain Council - The Top 10 Blockchain Platforms You Need to Know: https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain/top-10-blockchain-platforms-you-need-to-know-about/?utm_source=madmimi&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=maymails

UTILITIES AND BLOCK EXPLORERS

• 10 Blockchain Development Tools: https://dev.to/educationecosystem/11-best-tools-for-blockchain-development-3imk

CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/

Wallets:

• Ledger Nano S (Recommended): https://www.ledger.com/products/ledger-nano-s

• Trezor (Recommended): https://trezor.io/

• Cryptocurreny Wallets Wiki: https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_wallets_list

Tezos

• TezosScan: https://tzscan.io/tz1VHFxUuBhwopxC9YC9gm5s2MHBHLyCtvN1?default=baking
• The Tezos TQ Wiki: https://learn.tqgroup.io/
• An Intro to Tezos (easy follow): https://www.publish0x.com/publish0x-posts/an-introduction-to-tezos-xodegk
• Tezos Explained: https://medium.com/@Melt_Dem/the-tezos-experiment-b97e124e5b38
• StakerDAO (Launched Jan20): https://medium.com/stakerdao/how-stakerdao-works-d1b53cb1e346
• Early release baking explorer: https://tzkt.io/
• Nautilus Cloud - a suite of Tezos Tools: https://nautilus.cloud/
• TEZOS BAKING Calculator: https://www.tezos-nodes.com/calculator

Zcash Block Explorer

• Zchain: https://explorer.zcha.in/

Ripple (XRP):

• Prepping the MetaMask (for Songbird): https://docs.flare.network/en/tutorials/wallets/how-to-access-flare-network-with-metamask
• Flare Metrics: https://flaremetrics.io/ftso

Cardano: Main site - https://cardano.org/

• Cardano Forum - https://forum.cardano.org/c/english/developers/29

• Cardano Block Explorer: https://explorer.cardano.org/en

• Daedalus Wallet - top Cardano Wallet: https://daedaluswallet.io/

• Actus Smart Contract in Marlowe: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/10/13/actus-financial-smart-contracts-in-marlowe/

• Workshop Maybe - A Cardano Marlowe Starter Kit (How to Videos and Links). Marlowe uses Blockly to allow "non-developers" to create smart contracts: https://workshopmaybe.com/learn/cardano-starter-kits/starter-kit-001/starter-kit-001b/

• Marlowe Playground - try and make a smart contract in Blockly: https://alpha.marlowe.iohkdev.io/#/blockly

HYPERLEDGER Main site - https://lists.hyperledger.org/g/main

INTERLEDGER Main Site - https://interledger.org/

• Interledger Blog - https://medium.com/interledger-blog

POLKADOT

• Main Site: https://polkadot.network/

• Join the Testnet: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/blob/master/README.adoc

• Obtaining a Parachain Slot on Polkadot: https://polkadot.network/obtaining-a-parachain-slot-on-polkadot/

• Polkadot Wiki: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/en/learn-launch

• Understaning the Polkadot relationship with Kusama: https://medium.com/polkadot-network/kusama-polkadot-comparing-the-cousins-170e4fe6c280

Quant Overledger

• Main Site: https://www.quant.network/
• Howto (Medium): https://medium.com/@CryptoSeq/quant-networks-overledger-part-one-blockchain-fundamentals-db7fdb43058a

TRACKING BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS / BLOCK EXPLORERS

Portfolio Management

• CoinTracking: https://cointracking.info/
• Cryptocompare: https://www.cryptocompare.com/

Ethereum

• Ethereum Etherescan: https://etherscan.io/

• Ethereum Ethplorer: https://ethplorer.io/

• Ethereum Gas Station: https://ethgasstation.info/

• EthHub - A Guide to PoS on ETH 2.0: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/proof-of-stake/

• EthHub - Article on ETH 2.0 Tokenomics: https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/proof-of-stake/

• Zeppelin - EVERYTHING TOKENS (ERC20 and ERC721): https://docs.openzeppelin.com/contracts/2.x/tokens.html

NFTs - 2020 should be the breakout year for Non-Fungible Tokens (primarily on Ethereum). Track them here: https://nonfungible.com/

Interoperability:

• GaaS and CaaS: Gas as a Service and Confirmation as a Service - REN: https://medium.com/renproject/gatewayjs-caas-and-gaas-7e03817d8034

Bitcoin

• Block Explorer: https://www.blockchain.com/explorer
• Block Cypher: https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/
• Bitcoin Halving Countdown Clock: https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

NEO

• NEO Site: https://neo.org/
• NEOScan: https://neoscan.io/
• SmartBNB (Cross chain bridge between BNB and NEO): https://smartbnb.net/

Icon Network (ICX)

• Main Site: https://icon.foundation/?lang=en
• VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwKslVTk3Ro

Stellar

• Stellar Site: https://www.stellar.org/
• Stellar Dashboard: https://dashboard.stellar.org/
• Stellar Explorer: https://steexp.com/
• Stellar - How it Works Slideshow: https://www.stellar.org/how-it-works/stellar-basics/#how-it-works
• Stellar ICO and Projects being tracked in antb123 Git: https://github.com/antb123/stellarico
• What is a Stellar Memo - must include when depositing: https://support.blockchain.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018797312-Stellar-memos

SonoCoin

• SonoCoin Wallet: https://wallet.sonocoin.io/
• SonoCoin Explorer: https://explorer.sonocoin.io/transactions
• SonoCoin Editor: https://ceditor.sonocoin.io/editor

VeChain Thor

• VeChain Site: https://www.vechain.org/

• VeForge: https://explore.veforge.com/

• VEN to VET Swap: https://huobiglobal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000131862-VEN-Chain-Swap

• VEN to VET Swap on Nano (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/Vechain/comments/96gmdy/guide_swapping_vet_to_ledger/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

• VEN to VET - swap with VechainThor wallet on phone: https://vechaininsider.com/guides/a-complete-guide-to-the-vechain-ven-to-vet-token-swap/

• Toolchain on VeChain: https://www.vechain.com/product/toolchain

• Vetoolchain (2020 - New improved BaaS tools for easy integration with Vechain): https://www.vetoolchain.com/

You can also apply for a free trial or contact a consultant (if you scroll down the page) at Vechain and get a professional opinion. You could also email them at [email protected].

• Your Blockchain Supply Chain: https://medium.com/@pr_11471/vechain-building-the-supply-chain-of-the-future-f91df2bdcaf7

• Would Toolchain benefit my business: https://vechain101.com/2019/05/10/toolchain-revolutionizes-your-business/

• Examples of Vechain / Supply Chain Blockchain adoption: https://vechain101.com/2019/05/01/5-examples-of-industry-adoption/

EOS

• EOS Site: https://eos.io/

• EOS Explorer: https://eostracker.io/

• VIDEO - The Difference Between EOS and Ethereum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxKqKVsLYLA&t=193s

• EOS Beginners - Anatomy of an EOS Account: https://medium.com/@eosgo/eos-beginners-anatomy-of-an-eos-account-8bfff3e1716

• Scatter (which is similar to MEW - but specific to EOS): https://get-scatter.com/

• Telos Foundation: https://www.telosfoundation.io/

• Telos Explorer: https://telos.eosx.io/

Zcash

ZCash is a privacy driven cryptocurrency. It uses the Equihash as an algorithm, which is an asymmetric memory-hard Proof of Work algorithm based on the generalized birthday problem. It relies on high RAM requirements to bottleneck the generation of proofs and making ASIC development unfeasible.

ZCash uses zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive Arguments of Knowledge (zk-SNARKs) to ensure that all information (sender, reciever, ammount) is encrypted, without the possibility of double-spending. The only information that is revealed regarding transactions is the time in which they take place.

• Zcash Main: https://z.cash/
• Zcash - Read the Docs: https://zcash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
• Zcash Block Explorer: https://explorer.zcha.in/