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22/02/2022

J.P. Morgan is building a blockchain that is resistant to the threat of being hacked by a quantum computer.

American Bank J.R. Morgan Chase announced the start of work on the creation of a blockchain that is resistant to cyber attacks using quantum computers.

To improve the security of the network, it will implement the method of quantum key distribution (QKD) to encrypt information.

According to the results of preliminary tests, the data transfer rate in the blockchain reaches 800 gigabits per second, and it supports up to 258 communication channels with AES-256 symmetric block cipher algorithm. In this case, the key for decrypting messages changes every second.

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18/02/2022

"Instead of trying to" find the fish "at the bottom, we encourage investors to be wary of high-risk securities that are not included in the current stock price. Our top stocks include Kuaishou, Tencent, Baidu, JD, Meituan and NetEase, ”said JPMorgan analysts led by Alex Yao.

Throughout 2021, the shares of many Chinese companies fell sharply amid tough measures to regulate the country's government. For example, shares of China's largest online retailer Alibaba fell 47% last year, shares of technology giant Tencent fell 17%, shares of Baidu and JD. com by 27.46% and 16.4% respectively, and shares of TAL Education fell by 95.3% over the same period, according to trading data.

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17/02/2022

Invest in the papers of large-cap companies that have a driver of economic growth. We don't know what will happen for Apple or Google to become zero. Shares of large companies are not as volatile as others, but you can invest large amounts in them with less risk.

It is necessary to take into account risk management in the market. When creating a portfolio, you need to keep securities from different sectors and for comfortable amounts of investment, no more than 5%.

Calculate all the nuances in advance: if the price drops, what will I do. What part of the position will I close and at what level, how can I protect myself from risks. All this can be written in excel-tables.

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16/02/2022

JPMorgan was the first Wall Street bank to launch its presence in the metaverse, joining a diverse group of brands including Samsung and the Barbados embassy. Now JPMorgan Chase & Co. there is a living room in the metaverse. Visitors are greeted with a digital portrait of Jamie Dimon and a roaming tiger. Go upstairs and you will see the CEO's presentation on cryptoeconomics.

The hall is located in the Metajuku mall in Decentraland, a browser-based metaverse maintained by the Digital Currency Group.

We remind you that JPMorgan also released its JPM coin.

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02/02/2022

Fund Manager Simplify Volt Robocar Disruption and Tech Tad Pak.

He noted that the high performance of the electric car sector in the third quarter is likely to continue in 2022. Tesla is the fund's largest asset with a share of almost 20%. About 2.4% of the capital is distributed among other manufacturers of electric vehicles - Lucid and Rivian. Potential Tesla's competitors if they can overcome the semiconductor shortage and supply chain problems. Other assets in the fund's portfolio include shares of graphics processor maker NVIDIA, industrial company KUKAY and Brazilian mining company Vale.

Norizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries Portfolio Manager James Davolos.

The largest asset is the pharmaceutical company Charles River, with a share of 5.71% in the fund's portfolio. Another leader is Techas Pacific Land. Davolos said that "as other companies scale up, the costs of inflation will increase." In contrast, Tehas Pacific Land has minimal commercial and administrative costs.

"We hold shares in Meta Platforms, but we are more interested in new companies that will change the augmented reality industry in the coming years, as they provide the best investment opportunities.

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01/02/2022

1. You need to invest that share of your assets, the revaluation of which or the loss of part will not cause significant pain.

2. It is necessary to invest funds that will be free in the near future. This is done so that you do not have to go out with securities and catch a moment of negative revaluation or, simply put, with losses. Initially, the amount of investment should be small. 5-10% of your assets to understand how it works to try. Then this proportion can be increased.

3. It makes sense to go the first way for a novice investor with a small amount to see where the extra costs arise.

4. A novice investor should not actively trade during the day, trying to guess the direction of quotations (many newcomers lose money trying to outwit the market). It is better to start with investments "in the long run". You need to carefully select companies and find out what the company lives, how it develops. Then find the best time to sell stocks.

5. It is not necessary to invest all the money in certain assets, it is desirable to have a diversified long-term portfolio of shares. This is the approach. which, most likely, can bring a good result.

6. You need to invest in those sectors of the economy and specific companies that you understand. And here we need to look not only at the big names and events, but also at the prospects of these areas of the economy. And it is important to study a particular company well.

As Warren Buffett said, "If you haven't been able to own these stocks for 10 years, don't even think about buying them for 10 minutes."

7. The most important thing is to continue to engage in self-education in investing, so that investments are not hype, based only on rumors and unverified information. There are a lot of analytics available now, and not all of them are professional. The most important investment you can make is to invest in yourself.

Of course, following these fairly simple rules does not guarantee the success of the investment. But this makes investing in risky assets such as stocks as understandable and safe for the average investor.

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26/01/2022

CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) is a digital currency issued by the central bank. It will be a commitment of the Fed. In essence, this means risk-free CBDC. In addition, the Federal Reserve will not pay interest on the money stored in it.

Pros and cons - two sides of the coin.

The advantages of the new digital currency are the acceleration of the electronic payment system and the reduction of the cost of financial transactions, especially remittances abroad.

The most notable advantage of CBDC is the speed of the Fed-controlled system to quickly obtain incentive payments to people and provide financial services to people who do not have access to banking services.

Disadvantages include risks to financial stability and difficulties in protecting confidentiality while protecting against fraud and other illegal activities.

The advent of the digital dollar could have implications for commercial banks. If people prefer to keep the new currency in "digital wallets" from payment service providers, rather than use banking services, the size of bank deposits will be reduced.

The promotion of the digital currency of the US Federal Reserve stimulates competition with China, which is actively developing its own digital yuan.

The report says the introduction of the CBDC will be an important innovation that could significantly change the structure of the US financial system by renewing the roles and responsibilities of the private sector and the central bank.

Therefore, the process of considering the possibility of implementing the digital dollar will be long, no deadlines have been set. Publishing the report is only the first step, now there will be a 120-day comment period.

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18/01/2022

1. It takes a lot of money.

Of course, if you want to invest in different assets, diversifying your risks, you will need significant funds. For example, a Microsoft share costs about $ 278, an Arple share - $ 145. However, there are now tools on the market that allow you to invest in a wide market without having a large start-up capital. Alternatively, you can buy different ETFs - open-end investment funds, the shares of which are traded on the stock exchange.

2. A sign of success - to beat the market.

You don't have to beat the market to make money. If you start investing early enough and achieve a return of + 7% to inflation for the year, this will be enough to raise capital for retirement. If you still dream of beating the market, you can allocate 5% of your portfolio to speculative trading using high-risk instruments. That way, mistakes won't crash you.

3. Sell in May and walk until the fall.

Some traders believe that May is the worst month of the year, and summer is calm. In the summer months, most often the activity really decreases. However, there are no obstacles to working in the stock market. Do not become hostage to stereotypes and false theories. Follow the general market situation, and do not focus on the seasons.

4. Brokers cheat.

Brokerage companies, like no other, are interested in making their clients earn money. The larger the amount of funds from investors, the larger the commission the broker receives. In addition, brokerage firms value their reputation - they seek to win the loyalty of their customers, not vice versa. Of course, there are not very honest professional participants in the market. So, when choosing a brokerage company, focus on large industry representatives with extensive experience.

5. The rise is followed by a fall, and vice versa.

Buying securities just because their market price has fallen does not guarantee that this goal will be achieved. If the cost of paper has fallen, it is worth finding out the reasons. If this is a corrective decline after a reasonable increase in fundamental factors, buying may indeed be a good idea. Study the fundamental factors, do not focus only on graphs. Paper sagging can be a good reason to buy shares in a successful corporation, but in no case should these fluctuations be the only factor that determines your choice.

6. Speculation is the key to success.

Bidders have been studying the behavior of the market and individual securities for years to form their trading models. In addition, the psychological aspect is important. Beginners "speculators" are waiting for many emotional traps. If you are really interested in "Speculate" and understand from your own experience what it is, just allocate 5-10% of the amount you plan to invest. In this case, the losses will not be catastrophic for you. In the case of "Decent" profits, you can use it to continue speculative trade.

7. "Buy and keep."

You can expect as much as you want and probably your children will get a return on your investment, but it is worth remembering about the "lost income". For example, by acting solely as part of this strategy, you may miss out on interesting ideas and trends in the market. It is best to divide your investment capital into several parts and leave one of them for "pension savings", and the other - for more active trade. Long-term investments are best made in bonds, securities of companies that consistently pay dividends. Do not forget about the periodic rebalancing of the portfolio.

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12/01/2022

🌐We continue.

✳️Advantages of new ETFs. The emergence of new ETFs will pave the way for cryptocurrency investments for pension and hedge funds that cannot hold bitcoin, explains CrossTower CEO Kapil Rathi. Some parts of client portfolios will now be able to be converted into bitcoin by financial advisers.

✳️Bitcoin-ETF can also be considered by private investors: such funds are useful for those who still want to earn on the dynamics of the price of cryptocurrency number one, but do not want to take risks associated with its storage.

✳️Last but not least, the new ETFs will smooth out cryptocurrency price fluctuations.

🌐Disadvantages of bitcoin funds.

✳️All ETFs charge customers a fee. According to Decrypt, y ProShares Bitcoin Strategy and Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy, the exchange commission's commission is 0.95%. That is, if you buy a BITO for $ 1,000, $ 9.5 will be debited to the commission each year.

✳️This is more than in many ETFs on traditional assets, because the futures exchange fund has higher costs.

✳️Each futures contract has an expiration date, and in the case of BTC contracts are specified for six consecutive months.🌐

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08/01/2022

🌐 What is Bitcoin-ETF Futures?

✳️Spot cryptocurrency markets are virtually unregulated, while futures market rules provide some clarity for investors. After all, in the case of ProShares bitcoin futures contracts, the rules are set by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

✳️There are significant differences in the work of spot and futures ETF. Conventional spot bitcoin-ETF tracks the price of real physical bitcoins. Bitcoin-ETF is backed by futures.

✳️Futures are contracts that guarantee that the buyer will acquire the asset at a specified time, in the specified amount, at a pre-agreed price. Such contracts can be traded and they guarantee the fulfillment of agreements.

✳️In general, the difference between these two types of ETF can be narrowed down to two points. First, spot ETF is supported by real bitcoin, and futures ETF by derivatives (in this case - bitcoin futures).

✳️Second, the price of bitcoin futures may differ from the current market price, depending on investor sentiment, and sometimes inaccurately track the price. There is no such risk in spot ETFs.

🌐Boom of new ETFs.

✳️In the first 20 minutes after the launch of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy, $ 280 million was invested in its shares, and $ 1.1 billion in the first day of trading. Achieving this mark was the fastest in the history of trading. A few days after the debut of ProShares, a similar ETF was launched - Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy. But unlike the pioneer, he did not show such an exceptional inflow of investment.🌐

To be continued ▶️

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05/01/2022