dimanche 4 février 2018

Betting on Superbowl…with Ethereum#gerardpocquet

Capture d'écran et source: https://www.ccn.com

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America et Citigroup décident d’interdire à leurs clients d’acheter des crypto-monnaies avec leur carte de crédit#gerardpocquet


Jamie Dimon
Capture d'écran et source: https://www.crypto-france.com

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America et Citigroup décident d’interdire à leurs clients d’acheter des crypto-monnaies avec leur carte de crédit https://www.crypto-france.com


Trois grandes banques américaines (J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, et Citigroup) ont décidé d’interdire à leurs clients d’acheter des monnaies numériques en ayant recours à leur carte de crédit. Les établissements bancaires justifient leur décision en évoquant les risques liés à la forte volatilité de ces actifs.

Plus de Bitcoin par carteCartes de crédit de crédit

Alors que le Bitcoin a connu l’une de ses pires semaines depuis 2013, de grandes banques américaines ont décidé de ne plus permettre à leurs clients de s’offrir des crypto-monnaies grâce à leur carte de crédit.
Ainsi, CNBC indiquait vendredi que JPMorgan, Bank of America, et Citigroup avaient récemment mis fin à la possibilité de s’endetter pour acheter ces actifs.
Nous ne traitons pas les achats de crypto-monnaies effectués grâce à des cartes de crédit, du fait de la volatilité et des risques qui sont associés“, a déclaré à CNBC un porte-parole de J.P. Morgan Chase. “Nous pourrons réévaluer notre position à l’aune des évolutions du marché“.
De son côté, Citigroup a déclaré hier qu’elle “ne permettait plus les achats de crypto-monnaies avec une carte de crédit“, en évoquant la possibilité d’une modification de cette règle dans les prochains mois. Même discours du côté de Bank of America.

S’endetter pour acheter des crypto-monnaies, un choix très risqué

EndettementCes décisions interviennent alors que de nombreuses causes semblent être à l’origine de la chute récemment enregistrée par le Bitcoin.
Vendredi, le prix de l’actif numérique passait sous le seuil des 8000 dollars – une première depuis novembre 2017. Dans le même temps, on peut penser que certains investisseurs inexpérimentés ont pu être atteints de “FOMO” il y a quelques semaines lorsque les marchés étaient à leur plus haut – et avaient ainsi décidé de s’endetter pour s’offrir des coins.
Pourtant, de nombreux clients de ces établissements bancaires auraient pu” profiter” des prix actuels, bien moins élevés que ceux qui prévalaient au début de l’année. Et l’on pourrait reprocher à ces grands groupes d’interférer dans les choix de leurs clients.
Il n’en reste pas moins qu’il n’est sans doute jamais très pertinent de s’endetter pour s’offrir des actifs connus pour leur forte volatilité.
Jamie Dimon, le CEO de J.P. Morgan, avait déclaré en septembre 2017 que le Bitcoin constituait une “escroquerie” – avant de se raviser en indiquant qu’il “regrettait” d’avoir tenu de tels propos.

Lors de la rédaction de cet article le Bitcoin s’échangeait à 8532 dollars (6846 euros), en baisse de 7,49% sur les dernières 24 heures.
Références : Bitcoinist, CNBC https://www.crypto-france.com

Blockchain Technology: will it simplify investing in Diamonds?By Nicholas Kitonyi#gerardpocquet

Capture d'écran et source: https://themarketmogul.com 
 4 min read / 
 4 min read / 

Blockchain technology has not received the plaudits it deserves for helping disrupt the fiat currencies market. Instead, all the hype has gone to the cryptocurrency market, led by the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. And most startups continue to capitalize on the disruptive force of the blockchain technology to launch their own versions of cryptocurrencies, while several others are also lined up for ICOs (initial coin offerings). Every player in the cryptocurrency market tries to describe their coin as the best in the market by citing one or two distinct reasons.
Some, such as SALT Lending, are trying to disrupt the credit market, which gives them a different approach to it, while others like GoldMint are backed by real gold assets. And speaking of real assets, the market is highly anticipating Venezuela’s launch of an oil-backed cryptocurrency, while Switzerland-based Tiberius Group has planned to launch a metals-backed coin dubbed “T-Coin”. Thus, it is fair to say that the cryptocurrency market is getting overcrowded with hundreds of cryptos now already very popular in the market. The question is whether there is room for more. And interestingly, investors think there is – and so do developers.

Diamonds Are Forever

The diamond market is the latest target in this regard, with a few players already launching diamond-backed cryptocurrencies to follow the trend mapped by its counterparts that have the backing of gold reserves. However, unlike diamonds, gold is one of the most liquid instruments to trade in the market. It can be traded as a currency on several forex trading platforms, as well as physical gold reserves. Crypto market players are aiming to make the latter version a lot more accessible to retail investors through tokenization and that’s pretty much what the creators of diamond-backed cryptocurrencies are trying to achieve.
Investing in diamonds is not simple. The market is highly inaccessible and illiquid, which, according to industry insiders, makes it tricky for anyone looking to invest in diamonds. Unless one is buying a stock of a company that deals in diamonds, like Signet Jewelers (SIG), one is more likely to find searching for investment opportunities in diamonds difficult. Most people that buy diamonds do so for luxury purposes and special occasions like engagement rings and so on. However, with blockchain technology and a flurry of companies willing to take the risk by linking their cryptocurrencies to diamonds, things could soon change.
So far, a few diamond-backed cryptocurrencies have been launched. Some that stand out include SparkleCoin, which according to its creators has $5 worth of GIA certified diamonds backing every coin issued. The other one is PinkCoin, and it too is backed by certified diamonds from selected certified diamond wholesalers. These coins allow individual investors to invest in the diamonds market without having to buy a stock of a publicly traded company or some diamond rings.
And to make things even simpler, they can invest portions of their capital in different diamond types and sizes to come up with a uniquely balanced portfolio of investments in the precious stones market. Investors do not have to pay for the whole stone of a given diamond when investing, and this makes it cheaper to invest in different diamond types using a diamond-backed cryptocurrency. Blockchain technology has helped tokenize the stone, thereby increasing its liquidity and accessibility.

Conclusion

In summary, investing in diamonds can be tricky for individual investors. As industry insiders point out, determining the price of a given diamond is a huge task. The first principle is to price the stone based on the famous 4 Cs (Cut, Clarity, Carat weight, Colour), and then after that there is the small issue of determining whether they are certified.
Some of the business in the diamonds market is conducted in the black market, which makes it tricky to authenticate certification. With blockchain, which keeps a record of all transactions in securely encrypted ledgers, it might become a lot simpler to participate in the diamond market as investors—rather than just customers—looking for the perfect engagement ring.

The Carlyle Group acquires four French logistics assets from CBRE Global Investors#gerardpocquet




2018-007

The Carlyle Group acquires four French logistics assets from CBRE Global Investors

LONDON, 1st February, 2018 – CBRE Global Investors, acting on behalf of the CBRE Logistics Property Fund Europe (“LPFE”), has sold four logistics assets in France to certain investment funds, advised by The Carlyle Group.
The four industrial properties cover 137,888 sqm of space, 62.1% of which is occupied by seven tenants. Each property is highly accessible given all of them are located near main motorways with excellent car and truck parking facilities at each of them.
Three of these properties are located in the established logistics hubs of Bondoufle, Combs-la-Ville and Marly surrounding Greater Paris.  The fourth property is located in Toul, a well-established logistics submarket of Nancy in the North East of France.
Demand for industrial assets remains high in France due to sustained growth within the ecommerce sector and the ongoing economic recovery.
Carlyle intends to grow its presence in France, one of Europe’s largest logistics markets, as well as other Western European markets through additional investments in locations exhibiting attractive supply-demand fundamentals.
Pierre-David Baylac, Fund Manager at CBRE Global Investors, said: With these four asset sales we have successfully executed our 2017 disposal plan with seven assets sold last year and almost completed the exit plan for LPFE.”
Marc Antoine Bouyer, Managing Director, Carlyle Europe Real Estate, added: “This acquisition represents one more step in our logistics assets investment strategy which is focused on acquiring and actively managing high-quality facilities located in several established European logistics markets. These additional French assets will be integrated into Carlyle’s French logistics platform which now exceeds 415,000 sqm with almost 90% of its value now concentrated around the Paris, Lyon and Marseille markets.”
Carlyle was advised by DLA Piper, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and Attal & Associés for the transaction with CBRE and Expansion providing strategic and asset management advice. The acquisition has been financed through a combination of equity and debt, with HSBC providing a financing facility.
CBRE Global Investors was advised by Etude Allez & Associés, Environnance, Virtuo and Groupe Elypse.
- ENDS -
For further information:
CBRE Global Investors
Lisa Ramsay
Corporate Communications EMEA
Email: lisa.ramsay@cbreglobalinvestors.com
Phone: +44 207 809 9098
Steele &Holt for The Carlyle Group
Daphne Claude & Dominic Riding
Email : carlyle@steeleandholt.com
Phone :+33(0) 6 66 58 81 92 / +33(0) 6 57 48 83 24
FTI Consulting for The Carlyle Group
Richard Sunderland / Richard Gotla/ Eve Kirmatzis
Email: Carlyle@fticonsulting.com
Phone: +44 (0)20 3727 1000
About CBRE Global Investors
CBRE Global Investors is a global real estate investment management firm with $98.3.6 billion in assets under management* as of September 30, 2017. CBRE Global Investment Partners is a division of CBRE Global Investors that delivers investment solutions using private funds, secondaries, co-investments and joint ventures, partnering with leading operators and fund managers for each strategy.
CBRE Global Investors is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG). It harnesses the research, investment sourcing and other resources of the world’s premier, full-service commercial real estate services and investment company for the benefit of its investors. CBRE Group, Inc. has more than 75,000 employees in approximately 450 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. For more information about CBRE Global Investors, please visit www.cbreglobalinvestors.com .
CBRE Global Investment Partners Limited is the Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) for ECF and is authorized and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority.
*Assets under management (AUM) refers to the fair market value of real estate-related assets with respect to which CBRE Global Investors provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice, and which generally consist of investments in real estate; equity in funds and joint ventures; securities portfolios; operating companies and real estate-related loans. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Global Investors' presence in the global real estate market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers.
About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global alternative asset manager with $174 billion of assets under management across 306 investment vehicles as of September 30, 2017. Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, many of whom are public pensions. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Investment Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America. Carlyle has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,550 people in 31 offices across six continents.
Web: www.carlyle.com
Videos: www.youtube.com/onecarlyle
Tweets: www.twitter.com/onecarlyle
Podcasts: www.carlyle.com/about-carlyle/market-commentary
About Carlyle Europe Realty:
Carlyle Europe Realty Fund (CER) is a special limited fund formed to invest in a thematic and targeted way in real estate and real estate related assets and companies primarily in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, as well as Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands pursuing an opportunistic investment and management strategy. The CER investment team is led by European real estate veteran Peter Stoll and a senior team that averages over 17 years of European principal investing experience. The CER Team features an on-the-ground presence in key locations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany and a pan-European investment team based in London, as well as benefitting from the global resources of Carlyle. 

KKR Appoints Jacques Veyrat as Senior Advisor in France#gerardpocquet

Capture d'écran et source: http://www.impala-sas.com 

January 29, 2018 Capture d'écran et source: http://media.kkr.com

KKR Appoints Jacques Veyrat as Senior Advisor in France


LONDON & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announces the appointment of Jacques Veyrat as a Senior Advisor to support KKR's investment activities in France.
Mr Veyrat is a senior French executive with deep experience across a range of different sectors. He currently manages his own company, Impala SAS, a diversified investment company with around €1bn net asset value, active in energy, manufacturing, consumer brands, and asset management. Before founding Impala in 2011, Mr Veyrat served as Chairman and Chief Executive of the global merchant and commodity company Louis Dreyfus Group, and of telecoms company Neuf Cegetel before its acquisition by SFR.
Johannes Huth, Member and Head of KKR EMEA, said: "I am delighted that KKR will be able to benefit from Jacques' expertise and strategic counsel in France. France is an important market for KKR, and we see significant opportunities across a number of sectors, building on our successful track record and commitment to supporting French businesses. Jacques will bring valuable insights and local knowledge as we further develop our presence and activities in France."
Mr Veyrat's appointment builds on KKR's 15-year track record of supporting the growth and development of major French companies into leading global and French champions. KKR's investments span a range of sectors of the French economy, including industrials (Legrand, Tarkett, Winoa), software and outsourcing (Webhelp, OVH), and luxury goods (SMCP). In addition, KKR has deployed growth equity capital backing high-growth French technology businesses, including Ivalua and Fotolia. Across France, the firm supports the employment of almost 10,000 people through the operations of its 18 portfolio companies.
This successful track record in France has been reflected in the recent promotions of a number of senior French executives at KKR, including Nicolas Gheysens, Edouard Pillot, Vincent Policard and Jean-Pierre Saad. Mr Veyrat will work closely with Henry Kravis, Johannes Huth and the wider EMEA leadership team on the development of KKR's platform in France.
-ends-
About KKR
KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside its partners' capital and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.


KKR Media Contacts
UK & International
Alastair Elwen
Finsbury
Email: alastair.elwen@finsbury.com
Phone: +44(0)20 7251 3801
or
France
Olivier Blain
Adding Value Conseils
Email: ob@addingvalueconseils.com
Phone: +33 6 72 28 29 20

Source: KKR
News Provided by Acquire Media

Malware Monero Miner Targets Google’s DoubleClick#gerardpocquet

Capture d'écran et source: https://www.ccn.com


Malware Monero Miner Targets Google’s DoubleClick https://www.ccn.com

Trend Micro, a provider of security software, hardware and services, discovered a malvertising campaign on high traffic websites used by Coinhive, a JavaScript code that allows website admins to mine Monero with visitor’s CPUs.
The attackers targeted Google’s DoubleClick, which provides Internet ad serving services for distribution, Trend Micro reported on its security intelligence blog. In addition, the maladvertisements also used a separate web miner that connects to a private pool.
Trend Micro has reported its findings to Google about the campaign, which affected Japan, France, Taiwan, Italy and Spain.
Trend Micro noticed a rise in traffic to five malicious domains on Jan 18, and on Jan. 24 it found a near 285% jump in the number of Coinhive miners. The traffic came from DoubleClick advertisements.

Web Miner Scripts Embedded

Two different web miner scripts were embedded, along with a script displaying the advertisements from DoubleClick. The attacked web page displayed the legitimate advertisement while the two web miners conducted their covert tasks.
The use of the advertisements on legitimate websites is believed to be a ploy to attack a greater number of users.
The traffic connected to these miners declined after Jan 24.
The advertisement contains a JavaScript code that creates a random number between one and 100 variables. When it creates a variable above 10, it alerts coinhive.min to mine 80% of the CPU power. This occurs 90% of the time. For the other 10%, a private web miner launches. The two miners were configured with throttle 0.2, indicating they use 80% of the CPU resources to mine.
After de-obfuscating a private web miner known as mqoj_1, a JavaScript code based on Coinhive can still be identified. The modified miner then uses a different mining pool, wss[:]//ws[.]l33tsite[.]info[:]8443, which is used to avoid the Coinhive 30% commission fee.
Also read: Starbucks’ Wi-Fi found using people’s laptops to mine Monero

Attacks Can Be Prevented

Coinhive miners can be prevented from using CPU resources by blocking JavaScript based applications from running on browsers, the blog noted. The impact of cryptocurrency malware and other threats exploiting system vulnerabilities can be mitigated by regularly updating and patching the software.
Trend Micro Smart Protection Suites and Worry-Free Business Security protect businesses and users from threats by blocking malicious files and related URLs.
Trend Micro Protection Suites provide capabilities such as behavior monitoring, web reputation services, high fidelity machine learning and application control to reduce the impact of such cryptocurrency miners and other threats.
Featured image from Shutterstock.
Follow us on Telegram.
https://www.ccn.com

Virtual Currency Girls#gerardpocquet#cryptocurrency

Virtual Currency Girls ( 仮想通貨少女) 「月と仮想通貨と私」lyrics & english sub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgtLj7zarGc

 

 

Music Meets Crytpo: Introducing the Virtual Currency Girls, Japan’s Latest J-Pop Sensation. AUTHOR Colin Harper#gerardpocquet

Capture d'écran et source: https://www.ccn.com/music-meets-crytpo-introducing-virtual-currency-girls-japans-latest-j-pop-sensation



News

Music Meets Crytpo: Introducing the Virtual Currency Girls, Japan’s Latest J-Pop Sensation

A new music group has captivated the Japanese Pop scene, and they’re capitalizing on cryptocurrency’s rising popularity in Japan to step out into the spotlight.
Say hello to the Virtual Currency Girls, the eight-woman pop group derived from the One Hundred Constellations underground music collective.  Sporting eclectic outfits of maid uniforms and luchador masks, they prance around the stage belting verses about Bitcoin and friends to raise cryptocurrency awareness.  
Each girl represents a different cryptocurrency, with each coin’s respective logo displayed prominently on the girls’ masks.  These coins include popular choices you might expect, such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cardano, Ripple, NEM, NEO, and Bitcoin Cash, along with the lesser known MonaCoin, a Litecoin fork that’s quite popular in Japan.

Their first song, “The Moon, Virtual Currency, and Me,” was released January 7th on the One Hundred Constellation’s Youtube channel.  The girls made their concert debut on January 12th, singing to live audiences about the dangers of fraudulent ICOs, the importance of account security, and other informative tid-bits about the cryptocurrency space.
According to the group’s website, they’re not out to encourage cryptocurrency investing, but rather, to give exposure to what they believe is a budding technological revolution:
“It seems that greed precedes and ignores the technology and potential of [cryptocurrencies],” the website states.  “That is why we intend to promote entertainment that virtual currency is not a tool of speculation but a technology that creates a wonderful future.”
Emphasizing this point further, they claim that they do not “encourage speculation or investment.”  Instead, they are “a unit that carefully selects future currencies from a number of virtual currencies and spreads correct knowledge in entertainment.”
“Although we are still immature,” they conclude,  “we will do our best to study every day and serve you a lot, thank you!”
And they are certainly a young bunch.  As detailed on their website, the Virtual Currency Girls’ oldest member is only 22, while their youngest is just 15.
Fittingly, the pop collective sells tickets and merchandise exclusively for Bitcoin and Ethereum, and member salaries are paid for in these cryptocurrencies, as well.
The virtual Currency Girl’s January 12th debut garnered heaps of international and domestic media attention. The event invited coverage from “many domestic media, including WEB media, TBS and TV Asahi,” the group posts on their website, “as well as overseas major media such as Reuters, Financial Times and AFP communication.”
Featured image from YouTube/TRT World.
Follow us on Telegram.
POSTED IN: News