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October was an excellent month for crypto markets. Bitcoin rose 29% in October, bringing returns on the original cryptocurrency to 109% for the year. Ethereum was up almost 10% for October, and the long-sleeping Solana jumped 77% for the month. Yes, up 77% in a MONTH. Whilst Bitcoin went up, we also saw some sharp drops in the $hitcoin market, including 53% drop for Wall Street Memes, 44% loss for Shiba Saga and a 29% loss for the ironically named SafeMoon. The selling of junk to buy quality made us almost feel that the crypto markets were starting to mature… and then we saw that ridiculous and useless frog-faced memecoin PEPE v2 was up 642% for the month. Remember when NFTs shot up like a rocket, then crashed 99%? Some markets do ‘ave ‘em… As market regulations get closer, we feel junk coins may sink, and there will be a flight to quality. Stay tuned to watch what happens to most altcoins when they have to become registered, audited and counted for tax, just like traditional fund managers… we predict that when regulations are finalised, 80% or more of the altcoins will disappear. If you have any memecoins, $hitcoins or jokecoins, it may be a good idea to take profits while you can.. Spoiler Alert: Regulations are incoming After many reissues and redrafts, the . The document states that firms undertaking crypto asset activities must now be authorised by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. The authorisation will include a stipulation for crypto exchanges to create detailed requirements for admission standards and mandate disclosures when listing new assets. Treasury states that DeFi will be addressed at a future date. UK Treasury has released its final proposal for crypto asset regulation If you have not been following the crypto news, or if you missed our , , , the or , then you may be unaware that many major financial institutions are applying for Bitcoin ETFs or exchange-traded funds. ETF updates here our ETF price prediction from six months ago here ETF update here $400 000 price prediction here the 300% charting forecast here In the $400 000 price prediction link above, we commented on the hypocrisy of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in the USA, and the fact that the US government was missing out on innovation (and income!) whilst other regions such as the UK, EU and Asia were much friendlier to crypto companies. The US Court of Appeals heard last month’s case between Grayscale and the SEC, and decided that the SEC was wrong and capricious when declining the BTC ETF application. The , thus laying the path for possible approval of several Bitcoin ETFs in the next 90 days. SEC has stated that they will not contest the court's decision The SEC had previously stated their “come one, come all” philosophy; if one Bitcoin ETF were to be approved, then they would approve all other complying applicants on the same day. This would mean that no institution received an unfair advantage by being able to accept funds before anyone else. Theoretically, we could see Bitcoin ETFs launched by Blackrock, Fidelity, Grayscale, ARK Invest, Wisdom Tree and half a dozen others, all on the same day. What do you think will happen when ten new storefronts open to sell a simple way into crypto, and there is a severely limited supply? (For a hint, refer to what happened when an . After having sat flat for almost thirty years, the gold price rockets up over 300%, at the exact time when the new ETF was introduced.) ETF was created to allow a simplified way for people to buy gold We cannot guarantee that the Bitcoin price will rise 300% when a slew of ETFs appear on the market, but we will say that a higher demand with a low supply generally makes prices go up. There will be other factors pushing prices up, and those who want to sell for a profit and crystallise some gains may cause prices to drop after a rise, so we could see a saw-tooth pattern with a few sharp drops on the way up. Crypto from your financial planner? If you have dealt with a financial planner (FP) or financial adviser (FA) in the last few years, you may know that some are independent, and some are bonded. For example, the planner inside Westpac could only recommend products that were branded Westpac or BT (as Westpac owned BT). The planner inside CommBank could only recommend products from CommBank or Colonial (as CBA owned Colonial). Ditto for ANZ and OnePath, NAB and MLC, and AMP and AMP. This may have seemed like a conflict of interest, as the financial planner would not necessarily recommend the “best” product for you, but just the best one that they happened to have on hand. We could compare this to any other product or service provider. If you visit the Toyota dealer, they will not recommend you buy a Ford, and the person in the Ferrari showroom will not tell you to buy a Lamborghini. For a truly independent point of view, you must visit an independent financial planner (or an independent car broker). It has been an industry standard for decades that your financial adviser would receive an upfront payment for placing your investment, as well as an ongoing payment for monitoring the investment and keeping you appraised of any changes required. This could be compared to the car dealership making a few dollars when you first buy the car, and then a few dollars every year when you have it serviced. Up until now, financial advisers, accountants and other financial professionals have not been able to charge clients for advising them on cryptocurrency, nor placing crypto investments or monitoring them. This meant an absolute dearth of financial advice around crypto: why would a professional adviser give crypto advice if they are not being paid for it? With the advent of Bitcoin ETFs, Ethereum ETFs and other crypto-ETFs to follow, crypto will become a regulated financial asset. That means that your financial adviser can start charging you for crypto advice, crypto placement and crypto monitoring. And then, all of a sudden, everything changes. We shared a post on , showing that over 80% of financial advisers have had clients ask about crypto, and almost 25% of financial advisers own crypto in their own name. Still, less than 10% of advisers put their clients into crypto. LinkedIn a while back There is a possibility that the advisers do not recommend crypto to the other 70% of clients because crypto is unregulated (for now), and/or crypto has no ongoing adviser payments (for now) crypto regulations are already in place in a few countries and will swiftly arrive in all the others. Adviser payments will follow regulation as the cart follows the ox. Recommendations will be made to clients who are seeking higher-risk and higher-reward investments. Demand for crypto will increase, and with a limited supply, prices should rise dramatically. Again, we cannot promise 300% gains like when the gold ETF was issued, but we are cautiously optimistic of more double-digit returns in crypto as the ETFs roll out. But wait… The perfect storm If upcoming regulations, ETFs and crypto-planners were not going to be exciting enough for you, here’s a little more fuel for your rockets. All of these events will happen around the time of the next Bitcoin halving. We have spoken of the Bitcoin halving (or “halvening”) several times, , , , and . Without labouring the point, when something becomes twice as scarce, Economics 101 tells us it should become twice as valuable. here here here here This math is not always perfect: when Bitcoin became twice as scarce in 2012, the price rose not by 100% but over 1000%. When Bitcoin mining rewards halved again in 2016 and BTC became twice as scarce, the price did not rise by 100% but almost 3000%. The previous Bitcoin halving event in early 2020 saw not a 100% gain but a completely fantastical 1000% gain. Of course, after these massive run-ups, the BTC price did crash somewhat, but a 3000% gain followed by a 60% crash is still a net positive result (even if it feels tough on the blood pressure!) There is a slim possibility that we will see a perfectly rational market, and the Bitcoin price will react to the next halvening event by only doubling its price to match the doubling of its scarcity. However, based on past market history (histrionics?), it is more probable that the Bitcoin price will massively overshoot its target before scaling back to normality. Grab your popcorn and stay tuned. Quick updates: Do as we say, not as we do: We reported that legendary investor Warren Buffett has been making money from crypto in private, despite him insulting it in public. this year. on Facebook Buffett’s investment in crypto-friendly Nubank is up 73% exchange and will allow crypto custody services for its banking clients. Thailand’s fourth largest bank has just paid $100M for a crypto https://blockworks.co/news/thailand-bank-stake-crypto-exchange Swiss bank Sygnum offers crypto purchasing, crypto custody/storage and staking of ETH, ADA, ATOM, ICP and XTZ for its clients. https://www.sygnum.com/digital-asset-banking/staking/ Large Swiss bank SEBA is also allowing ETH staking for their customers https://forkast.news/seba-bank-ethereum-staking-services/ If your friends wonder if crypto is a fad or is here to stay, let them know that the banks are stepping in. It’s all Greek to me (or how to sound smart at parties) There is a lot of jargon in investment circles. In addition to acronyms such as ASX, NASDAQ, DJIA, PEG, NTA and fancy words for income ( ), pointy-headed investment boffins also like to use Greek words. (Maybe the lawyers used all the good Latin words?) rent, yield, dividend, premium You may have heard of , which is outperformance. If the broad market returned 10% and XYZ investment returned 12%, it has a 2% alpha. All investors want to beat the average, so they all seek alpha… but Alpha There is also , which is volatility, or ups and downs. Assume that XYZ investment returned 12% whilst the market went up 10% (2% alpha). Imagine that the broad market made 10% by going up 15% and down 5%, which is common enough. Now imagine that XYZ made its 12% by rocketing up 45% and then dropping 33%; that is a little scarier. Beta A beta of 1 is the same as the average market. A beta of 0.5 means the investment is only half as volatile as the average market, which is reassuring for those who like lower risk. A beta of 3 means that the investment has three times as much up, and three times as much down as the average market. For example, if the market goes up by 10%, XYZ could zoom up 30%. Also the reverse: if the market drops 10%, XYZ could drop 30%. Whilst investors all want additional alpha, they usually want to minimise beta. Great returns with less rollercoaster; that is the dream 😊 For those who want to get super complex, yes, there are more Greek letters in investment circles, such as (and 20+ more letters we won’t go into today). Gamma (or ‘short gamma’) in the last month. This is fancy Greek terminology for “there is not enough Bitcoin to go around”. Bitcoin has been facing a Gamma Squeeze Traders can buy or sell options contracts for an asset (e.g. Bitcoin) at any time. Whenever that happens, the entities that offer options contracts take the opposite side of the trades. This is called “gamma hedging”, and market makers do this by buying/selling the underlying asset (e.g. BTC) as prices move. Recently there has been huge demand for Bitcoin call options, as traders expect prices to rise. As prices increase, market makers need to buy more BTC to hedge and maintain their position. The result is something called a “gamma squeeze” (like a ). short squeeze BTC prices go up → so market makers need to buy BTC → which pushes BTC prices higher → forcing market makers to buy more BTC → so BTC prices go even higher → leading to big green candles. Many believe that this is part of the reason why Bitcoin saw such a big pump last week. Wall Street Analysts think it could happen again soon. According to , head of research at Galaxy Digital, said on Twitter, “if BTC moves higher than US$35 750, options dealers will need to buy $20m in BTC for every 1% upside move, which could cause explosive (price rises) if we begin to move up towards those levels.” Alex Thorne As Bitcoin is already up almost 30% for the month and over 100% for the year, any gamma squeezes that require Wall Street to buy more Bitcoin is great news for those who are already in, and good news for those who get in before regulators and financial planners open the floodgates. WARNING: with institutional inflows of funds comes institutional behaviour and institutional algorithms. This next year could be the very last of the crazy crypto gains where prices rocket up 300% to 1000% or more. The reason is that large institutions often use algorithms, formulas or artificial intelligence to trade. For example, if prices on an investment drop more than 10%, the computer can buy, driving prices back up. If prices rise by over 20%, the computer can automatically sell, driving prices back down. The reason that crypto has had crazy rises of 3000% and crazy drops of 80% is because crypto has been traded by emotional or irrational humans and not unfeeling robots. Gains and dips in the stock market are generally no more than 10-20% in a single day due largely to automated trading. When automation comes to crypto, prices may be far more stable than we have ever seen before. Gains and losses may become more in line with the stock market averages of 10-20% per year. [ ] You have now been warned. How did we go this month? Bostoncoin In addition to the gains made by BTC, ETH and SOL mentioned in the first paragraph, we have seen some nice action in the altcoins and look forward to more. XRP            up 127% Litecoin      up 125% Assemble   up 119% As at Oct 31 2023 BOS NAV    USD 46.7181896 BOS Price   USD 51.3900086 BOS NAV    AUD 67.8335743 BOS Price   AUD 74.6169318 The Bostoncoin portfolio has a 53% gain for the year, 166% gain over three years and 197% gain for the past five years. There have been some dips along the way, but consistency and persistence always pay off. DARTcoin Now that you have learned about Beta, you will know why the DARTcoin outperforms in and drags the chain in .  For those who have the patience and the intestinal fortitude, you could consider a small amount in the unhedged DARTcoin fund, noting that it is far higher risk than the more balanced and comparatively conservative Bostoncoin fund. bull markets bear markets Thorchain  up 556% Render       up 460% TRON          up 152% Fantom       up 109% As at Oct 31 2023 DART NAV AUD 94.4308824 DART Price AUD 103.873971 DART NAV USD 60.4357647 DART Price USD 66.4793412 The DARTcoin portfolio has only been around two years versus the Bostoncoin seven-year history. Year-to-date gains are 134%. We are focusing forward on what the next altcoin season will bring. Share the love and win big Please share the love by sharing this post with a friend. 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Powershell continues to be an important part of the Microsoft ecosystem. Most of this learning is based on Microsoft documentation, a few blogs, and google and stack overflow searches. Please note that the focus of this article is on building complex packages and tools rather than single file scripts. Modules Modules are one of the fundamental blocks of packaging in PowerShell. Most of the teams would probably end up creating a module to collect a set of common utility functions or share the finished component with larger teams through . Alternatively, modules can also be imported locally (see bootstrap below) and used as part of scripts. PowerShell Gallery Powershell Modules typically should follow a standard structure and configuration to ensure consistent outcomes and reduce potential issues. The following directory structure ensures that you can have the right place for each component involved. The recommended module directory structure aligns with standard guidance for writing the module. The root directory should be named to uniquely identify module and match the module name. The file is pretty standard files generated and then updated to align with specific module. The “ ” and “ ” in PSD1 file points to “ ” file that contains basic module reference. available PSD1 RootModule ModuleList <module name>.psm1 The folder contains scripts files that contain functions, class that should be exported. The folder should be used to store helper functions. folder can be used to store dll or other components that is used by module. public private bin The file below contains some additions to reference available . psm1 here #Get public and private function definition files.
$Public  = @( Get-ChildItem -Path $PSScriptRoot\Public\*.ps1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue )
$Private = @( Get-ChildItem -Path $PSScriptRoot\Private\*.ps1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue )

#Dot source the files
Foreach($import in @($Public + $Private))
{
    Try
    {
        . $import.fullname
    }
    Catch
    {
        Write-Error -Message "Failed to import function $($import.fullname): $_"
    }
}

 Set-Variable -Name SCRIPT_PATH -Value (Split-Path (Resolve-Path $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path)) -Scope local
 Set-Variable -Name FULL_SCRIPT_PATH -Value (Resolve-Path $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path) -Scope local
 Set-Variable -Name CURRENT_PATH -Value ((Get-Location).Path) -Scope local
 Set-Variable -Name LOGGER -Value $null -Scope global
 
 # Export functions
 Export-ModuleMember -Function <Function name> Export function in the modules instead of class where possible to avoid reload issues associated with class. All the functions defined in scripts should contain basic documentation tags like , , (s), , . The following sample can be used as a guide for creating functions. .SYNOPSIS .DESCRIPTION .PARAMETER .OUTPUTS .EXAMPLE <#
  .SYNOPSIS
    This contain all the sample utility functions
  .DESCRIPTION
    Sample utility functions should be used across all sample applications
#>

<#
  .SYNOPSIS
    Quick function description
  .DESCRIPTION
    This is a very long description about the function below
  .PARAMETER  OneParameter
    Description of parameter including allowed values.
  .PARAMETER TwoParameter
    Another description
  .OUTPUTS
    Exit codes:
    0 : Success
    1 : Unkown error
    2 : More specific error code
  .Example
    Run-SampleFunction -OneParameter "some value"
 #>
Function Run-Samplefunction {
  [CmdletBinding()]
  [OutputType([int])]
  param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, Position = 0)]
    [PSCustomObject]$OneParameter,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, Position = 1)]
    [PSCustomObject]$TwoParameter,
   )
  Process {
    $LASTEXITCODE = 1
    # Write-LogDebug "Entering function Run-Samplefunction"
    try {
       # ....do something.... 
    } catch [System.Exception] {
      $ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message
      # Write-LogError "Message: $ErrorMessage"
    }
    # Write-LogDebug "Leaving function Run-Samplefunction"
    return $LASTEXITCODE
  }
 } Note the use of that provides some advanced like binding predefined arguments to the function. In addition to that well-defined s and can reduce the boilerplate validation code. Using ( , , ) ensures that your functions are prepared for . Use of and return exit code is recommended approach but should be evaluated in line with internal coding guidelines. CmdletBinding() capabilities parameter output input processing methods Begin Process End pipelines try…catch Common Utility Most of the big developments should evaluate the use and need of the following components. Logging A simple level-based logging mechanism can be created using log4net and/or Write-Host function with function signatures like , to ensure that logging at different levels can be enabled and or disabled through a common mechanism (see bootstrap below). Write-LogDebug ($Text) Write-LogInfo ($Text) Configuration Develop a JSON or equivalent model of config that has the ability to load configuration from a file using equivalent to the following command $configData = New-Object -TypeName PSCustomObject -argumentlist (Get-Content -Raw -Path $ConfigFile | ConvertFrom-Json) It may be helpful to have a standard naming convention while designing the configuration file to ensure that you have a common configuration ( ) along with component-specific configuration ( ). In addition to that develop helper functions that can return config associated with the key name specified in dot-separated format can ensure that each component can have its own format for configuration and know how to handle it without bothering about the rest of the configuration structure. See the section on bootstrap below on how the configuration loading can be performed. config.common config.component Credential/Security It is important to develop a helper security function at the start of the project and use it consistently in the code to ensure that over time the code can use updates being made from a security perspective. Such helper functions should create for reading passwords using config (either by decrypting from config or retrieving from the vault with a simple configuration change) and return object to be used. Another important helper function can be a common authentication mechanism when multiple authentications can be performed (for example Azure can support multiple authentication mechanisms like id/password, service principal/password, certificate), it may be helpful to have a single authentication function that chooses actual authentication process based on configuration. PSCredential Scripts In a large development, multiple scripts across different use-cases would typically be developed. Such a development if it follows standard structure can significantly simplify the overall process. At the very basic it is recommended, that a standard directory structure is developed to package these development components. The root directory should contain with specific details about how the packaging has been done, various scripts available and specific examples to run the script. The directory contains the various scripts along with a common which provides a standard mechanism to handle configuration, load common modules, initialize logging, handle common parameters (see below for more details). The directory contains the configuration file with default values and the folder contains various templates and other files needed to run the script. Additional directory like , may be created as needed by script as part of the execution process. Readme.md bin bootStrap.ps1 config data logs tmp Bootstrap The can contain typical operations that can not be handled in a module due to dependency on specific parameters. It is recommended, that the bootstrap should have a function like the one below that can be called by any script. bootstrap.ps1 Function BootStrap { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([PSCustomObject])] Param([string[]] $ModulesToLoad, [string] $ConfigFile, [string] $ConfigToLoad, [string] $LogLevel, [string] $LogType) This function should perform the following functions Identify the root location of deployment (parent of the shown above) <Root Directory> Add the root location to (if not already set) to ensure that all the modules that are part of the package can be imported without dependency on external repository like . $env:PSModulePath PSGallery Import basic modules provided If (!(Get-Module Sample.Common-Utils)) {     Import-Module Sample.Common-Utils -Force -ErrorAction Stop } Initialize logger and any other common system needed. Load all the modules passed as after checking if the module is available. If not, then it tries to install using $ModulesToLoad Install-Module $ModuleName -AllowClobber -Force -ErrorAction Stop -Scope CurrentUser Tries to locate the config file by resolving it as it is and then trying to locate it in directory and then in directory using the variable (see above). bin config $SCRIPT_PATH Load the configuration data and return the same. All the scripts should be defined with well-defined Parameter list and run the bootstrap as follows $LASTEXITCODE = 1
$SCRIPT_PATH= Split-Path (Resolve-Path $myInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
./$SCRIPT_PATH\bootStrap.ps1
# This line allows passing all command line parameters to bootstrap function
$BootstrapParameters =$PSBoundParameters
$loadModuleList = “Sample.Common-Utils”,”Sample.Az-Utils”
$BootstrapParameters.Add(‘ModulesToLoad’, $loadModuleList)
$ConfigData = BootStrap @BootStrapParameters
# continued code for script Powershell continues to play an important part of automation within the Microsoft ecosystem. Leveraging the recommendations described above can significantly improve the developer experience and reduce the overall time of development for large projects. First published here

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Web design is an essential part of our life. We have watched what is taking place in the web design world since 2000.  There is drastic evolution in the web design process; millions of web pages are designed with active participation. You might have noticed differences in the average website these days. Some changes have been measured during the last years; the change occurring is known as web 3.0, a new web design era. Many of us might be wondering about how to create the trendiest web design? The answer is simple: you need to know the basic rule of modern design to build a world-class website, themes, blogs, etc. It would help determine how to become unique to stand out from competitors and discover how you can attract customers' attention. If you are using web 2.0 for , then it's probably outdated. For many, web 2.0 is characterized by users' ability to share data effectively with others; it has been built into the phenomenon known as social platforms. From Facebook to Twitter to Youtube and other communities, Web 2.0 is everything about seeing and sharing. But the latest is Web 3.0; hence it's a better option to use for web design, helping you to build trendy and modern design. web design What Does Web 3.0 Mean? Web 3.0 revolves around data and its management. We live in an age of extensive information where the volume of data is expanding dramatically. And, so is the need to manage it. You might hear about Blockchain and the phrase of Decentralized web. You might also hear about people waiting to leverage the power of Google, Facebook, and other platforms which have a fair share of privacy related to issues during recent years. Technologies like machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence are being incorporated into the modern web in one or another form. Each has the same goal to personalize user experience and make the web more accessible as well. If you are like me, you might be imagining how the internet is going to sites such as Facebook, Twitter, or any other. But it is bound to happen, and research Web 3.0, find out it's going to be synonymous with the user interaction with the web. Web 2.0 focuses on user interaction, focusing on users themselves that is always a plus. Web 3.0 is termed as semantic web and likewise refers to as data-driven. The data will be adjusted to meet the requirements of the users. For instance, if you search for a "design blog," you will receive more advertisements related to web design. Evolution of Web Designs Web 3.0 is a machine-learning and AI-driven web that provides users with relatable, relevant, and valuable search results based on the search's context and not the keywords. Additionally, the web is aimed to eliminate data monopoly with the implementation of decentralized systems such as Blockchain and protect the user data from being misused. Web 1.0 Static pages; Focus on content consumption; A limited number of content creators; Web 2.0 Social web; Increase number of a content creator; Easy for sharing content & feedback. Web 3.0 Decentralized and semantic web; Transparent & reliable; Provide a smart experience. rebranded its platform in 2018, and one measurable thing they chose to introduce was the use of illustrations. It helps them to fascinate visitors' attention. There are main three reasons that show why you must consider the use of illustrations: MailChimp Turn Complex into Simple Traditionally, web designers rely on headlines to describe their products. And illustrations can do most of the difficult work for them. It helps design a whole illustration revolving around the product and its features as well. Brand Image The style of illustrations web designers can help them cultivate a positive brand image. Illustrations can showcase diverse , qualities, values, and much more. Non-something that they can portray with copywriting alone. brand strengths Visual Character Every brand is unique. And with visuals, a web designer can portray an identity that sets the brand apart from the competitors. It also applies to most things such as animations, icons, etc. Both need slightly more work from graphic designers. However, the following significant change relies on typography. A typeface is a massive part of the design. And if the web designer is not convinced, they can change the font of the website. The difference in good typography remains enormous. And since Web 3.0 websites have moved into the mainstream, so has the kind of typefaces. The debate about the present existence of Web 3.0 is numerous. However, one vital point that not a single individual can disagree on is the effect of web 3.0 on the primary features of web design. Hence let's check more to find what kind of design is needed to fulfill the criteria and fit into web 3.0. Practical Web 3.0 Design Tools Which Must Be Consider in 2021 In past days, websites were developed using sketches and wireframes that designers had to build on a piece of paper. Later Photoshop helped alleviate it a little, but certainly not to the needed point that we are leveraging now. Modern design tools focus on the idea of designing mobile apps and websites. It opens the door to a pixel-perfect solution to export some designs created from the first. If you have a custom-built design, then it becomes easier for you to focus on coding it. You can even make use of page builders to achieve a perfect copy of the plan. Check the list of tools that make the difference, especially when it comes to website designing. Lunacy It is a Windows-based vector editing tool. Lunacy borrowed much inspiration from Sketch and is fully functional as a vector editing solution. However, the tool supports Sketch files; thus, if you download the Sketch project, it becomes easier for you to use with the web design tool. It is community-supported, making it easier for you to vote and request other features. Lunacy has made website design work easier and faster. Sketch It is one of the unique and valuable design tools for Mac OS. Sketch is considered one of the fantastic digital design tools, even though it is bound to a specific OS. One common thing that makes the design tool the best choice, is that it provides everything you need to build or any other brand solution. It makes it easier for you to design mobile apps, branded websites, vector graphics, etc., by providing you with prototyping and external plugins for added functionality. private label delivery is a robust software; it represents the standard of professionally built software. More than 99% of websites are designed using Sketch and are very popular among professional designers. In some ways, Sketch is much like Photoshop. Still, it doesn't include an average feature to edit images but enables you to edit, manage fonts, vector graphics, insert images, manage page sizes, create additional grids, etc. Sketch Lapa Ninja It is the kind of website that is listing the latest happening in web design trends. There is no such website that performs work similar to Lapa Ninja. The website provides more than 2000 listings from its database. Hence now, you don't have to wait for a new design to get added; you can find any from the listing. You can browse the website in different categories such as health, portfolio, and many various industries as well. It narrows up your search and makes it easier to find your chosen design with ease. Figma Figma is a powerful web design tool; it is giving tough competition to Sketch. The open-source web design tool is built for browsers and has a desktop app too. Since Figma is free and offers many features, most designers prefer to use this tool. There is zero overhead, whereas the user interface also provides a natural feel. All features and buttons are built to offer a seamless experience and help create a custom design as well. Whether you make new button styles, quotes, or anything else, Figma provides a general vector that works. Awwwards Awwwards is an inspirational site that has successfully maintained consistency year on year. The web design tool's primary idea is that individuals can submit website designs, and others can vote for their favorite website. Later the committees make a selection and choose a winner for a specific timeframe. The winner can add a badge to the website, ensuring to highlight the excellence in design understanding. With the inspiration, numerous designs listed on the site are exclusive. It is the best option for dedicated and creative designers. OnePageLove It is an essential website without the need for additional pages. OnePageLove is also called a landing page or one-page website by most people. It is pretty standard to your imagination. It is probably the perfect site to make an appropriate exposure for the site. Similar to Lapa Ninja, website users can narrow down the search for specific categories to find an option they are looking for. Every listing includes essential details about the author and full-page screenshots too. You can easily browse and check any website that grabs your attention at first glance. It's the best option to check the site once a week if you love to explore the latest web design. Wrapping It UP Web design is undoubtedly a competitive industry. Every individual is seeking and making unique websites than ever before. The web design market is getting competitive in terms of UX and UI and other words as well. Hence it becomes essential for web designers to capture new ways to improve websites' UI and UX. Ans Web 3.0 provides the opportunity. It makes it easier for you to build a website that grabs more users' attention and drives better sales to result in no time. Hence providing solid UX using the web 3.0 concept can help you keep customers returning to your website.

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Tips & resources to help you get started Recently, I’ve been receiving similar questions from a lot of people: How can I get more into UI/UX? How do you know what is good design and bad design What does it take to become a designer? “How do I start?” This question brings me back to time when we started our design studio. The first thing you should know is: " You don’t have to be born with it." We’re not some unicorn creatures that were meant to be designers and were just born artistic like that. Design is learned. It’s a process of constantly finding problems and creating solutions for them. Design is about solving problems. There are many areas of design: UI, UX, product designers, graphic designers, interaction designers, information architect, and the list goes on. Start by figuring out which specialty interest you more. For now, let’s focus on the most common type: a mix of interface and experience: UI/UX designer. 1. Familiarize yourself with UI principles. Before practicing design, the first thing you need to do is learn some design principles. From this, you’ll be able to enter the design world and start thinking “creatively”. You will learn the psychological aspects of design: why it can look good and why it can fail. Here are some basic principles you should know about. 1. Color Color vocabulary, fundamentals and the psychology of colors. Principles of design: Color 2. Balance Symmetry and assymetry. Principles of design: Balance 3. Contrast Using contrast to organize information, build hierarchy and create focus. Principles of design: contrast 4. Typography Choosing fonts and creating readable text on the web. 10 Principles Of Readability And Web Typography 5. Consistency The most important principle, creating intuitive and usable designs starts here. Design principle: Consistency Here are some great do’s and don’ts to design a good UI. 2. Learn the creative UX process. The next thing is to understand the creative process. UI/UX design is a process of specific phases that every creative person goes through. Divided into four distinct phases — Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver — the is a simple visual map of the design process. Double Diamond Discover This is the start of the project. Designers start researching, getting inspired, and gathering ideas. Define This is the definition stage, where designers define an idea extracted from the Discover phase. From this, a clear creative brief is created. Develop This is where solutions or concepts are created, prototyped, tested and iterated. This process of trial and error helps designers to improve and refine their ideas. Delivery The final phase is the delivery stage, where the final project is finalised, produced and launched. 3. Develop your eye for design Knowing design principles is great, but sometimes it’s not enough, you also have to train your eye to see good design and bad design and to identify strengths and weaknesses in designs. The most effective way to train your eye for design is through . Before opening a blank canvas and staring at it for half an hour, know that the only way to be creative is through research. Sometimes the mind can’t create ideas on its own, you have to first look at other designs to start creating your own, especially when you’re a beginner. inspiration So look at what other designers are doing on Dribbble, and whenever you come across pretty designs or something relevant to your project, save it in your notes and mention what you like about it, you can also take screenshots. This way, you will have a collection of inspirational designs for you to start from. Here are my favorite websites for inspiration: One Page website designs for your inspiration. onepagelove.com Awards website that promotes design talent. awwwards.com A community of designers sharing their work. dribbble.com A collection of mobile design patterns. pttrns.com The best UI design inspiration, every day. uimovement.com 4. Read design articles everyday To make ourselves get familiar with design, the best way is to read a few articles each day. Make reading design news and blog an everyday habit. There are millions of articles available online for us to discover about new trends, use cases and tutorials. All we have to do is find them. There’s nothing better than learning from other people’s experiences. So start your day with a cup of coffee and a few inspirational articles on Medium or Smashing Magazine. Learning new things in the morning will broaden your mind and will make room for creativity during the day. Then, every now and then during your day, take a few breaks to read more. Taking breaks is very important for creativity, especially when you get stuck and feel unproductive. Bookmark the website you like as your browser homepage or subscribe to a design newsletter. Here are my favorite blog and news websites for design: blog.marvelapp.com medium.com/design smashingmagazine.com webdesignernews.com sitepoint.com/design-ux 5. Design fake projects. Practice makes perfect. And we all know we can’t get clients/jobs without experience. But without a job or projects, we can’t practice, right? But we can break this cycle by practicing on our own, by creating fake projects for fun! Dribbble is full of it. Make time to pick a website or app you already use and redesign it. It could be anything you think it can be better. You can also design your own app idea. From this, you’ll build your design portfolio and you’ll practice design. 6. Learn the latest web design tools. There are tons of design tools out there, but you don’t need to know all of them. Get to know the best ones out there, choose your favorites and stay updated with the newest features and trends. Here are the latest tools that I use in my design process: for interface design Sketch for collaborative interface design Figma for low fidelity wireframing Balsamiq for interface design and prototyping Adobe XD for making mockups interactive Marvel App for prototyping and collaboration Invision App 7. Mentor and get mentored. Another great way to learn design is to find a design mentor or designer friend who is willing to help. They will help you speed up your learning process. The designer would review your work and give their comments whenever possible. It’s like a shortcut. They would also give you tips and tricks they learned from their experience. So go ahead and e-mail a designer, ask questions and discuss your concerns. When you’re ready to start talking about design with people, you can mentor or educate someone about design. You will learn to see it from a different perspective and you will get feedback and questions that you might’ve never thought about. Whenever you’re talking about design with other people, your mind will be in “brainstorm” mode all the time and you will find yourself getting interested in design more and more. Thank You with love SAASELEVATE Keep Supporting !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Despite the market downturn, constantly declining numbers of indicators of funds raised by projects, as well as increasing skepticism about the industry, many startups still continue to think that ICO is an easy way to break into the cash flow and tear off a tasty piece of investment. However, the current reality is quite different. Everyone understands that ICO is far from ideal, primarily due to the fact that the tokens buyer mistakenly thinks that he is a full-fledged investor and he has a voting right in the company, he owns a profit share or he has a predominant right to newly issued shares. For this reason, the American regulator (SEC) back in July last year stated in its report that some tokens can be classified as securities, so they should be regulated in the same way as traditional securities. Another ICO problem is fraudulent projects whose task is only to enrich its founders, however banal it would sound now. That is why the industry is switching to Security Token Offering (STO). But it should be understood that STO, unlike ICO, is designed for a different audience, since only professional investors can participate in these offerings. That is why making it so that investors not only hear about your idea but also believe in it, one 15-page White Paper with several charts is no longer enough. In this article Vladimir Malakchi, CMO in the company, will consider all the necessary documents that will be needed for projects with applications for success in 2019: 482.solutions White Paper Technical Paper Overview Onepager Competitive Paper White Paper: nowhere without it White Paper — that is, where any project should begin. This is not just a file that describes your great ideas, it is not even advertising material. This is the basis on which the site, marketing strategies, and even financial plans are built. I know several projects that believed that the White Paper is just an advertising booklet, which can be written after the landing page is ready and the profile is registered in the Telegram. But in practice, everything turned out to be more difficult, since investors perceive this document as the face of the entire project, and nobody wants to fall into it in the dirt. Thus, a series of changes followed at every stage of the ICO implementation, the deadlines shifted and, of course, the costs increased (several times). And since we are talking about raising funds from a more sophisticated public (professional investors), you should answer these three questions below. Three questions that White Paper should answer I advise when developing the structure of the document initially to answer them, which subsequently to get the project essence to the community and turn the reader into a potential investor. Question 1. How does this project differ from hundreds of others? And you don’t need to write advertising slogans and replete with bright headlines. It is necessary to provide facts that prove that the technologies that will be realized thanks to the funds raised are unique, and your idea will be in demand. The professional investor is more difficult to “hook”; he always carefully examines the projects that are somewhat similar to each other. Question 2. As far as real development plans? If you conceived to promote the golden mountains, a lightning-awesome blockchain, and even a profit in XXX in a month — alas, forced to disappoint you. STO-investors are educated financial market players, they check every offer, and numerous experts, who cannot be fooled, help them in it. The project must be credible and reasonably implementable. Question 3. Why invest money in the project? In fact, this question is solved automatically as soon as the investor has found the answer to However, you should also provide information on the financial risks that may arise and what ways to exclude them from your team. For example, Escrow invitation can significantly improve your chances to attract more investors than in projects without this crypto hero. Question 2. White Paper highlights Abstract This is the first block that describes in a few sentences the whole idea of both the project and the token or coin being issued. The Abstract usually takes about two pages and sets a goal — to interest the reader. If these two pages turn out to be uninteresting, it is unlikely that someone will read the remaining 70. 2. Introduction It is necessary to describe here the general situation in the industry, as well as to touch on the latest trends and problems faced by both projects and cryptocurrency holders. 3. Background But the real work begins from this point. It can be a whole large section, where you have to describe the problems that should be addressed in the priority tasks of your project. It is such inappropriate circumstances became the impetus for your idea. The bigger the problem your idea can eradicate, the greater the chance of success. But back to . Don`t invent a fight with windmills. The problems should be as real as the methods of dealing with them. Supplement this item with not comforting statistics until you and your “brainchild” in the industry and you can safely move on to solving these major issues in the following paragraphs. Question 2 4. Project-specific section This is the most important item with an unlimited number of sub-items where you present your project, its components and represent the solution of the problems that were described in the . Background Here a potential investor should find such information about your project: Project objectives; The significance of the project (who is your TA, how will you help them and will you make the world better); Financial data (description of tokenomics, as well as forecasts regarding growth and potential profit of investors); The description of the minimal prototype, MVP (only the presence of prototypes already helps the project to attract more attention to itself); Real examples of use. This item usually takes the most time, since its development involves the close cooperation of the whole team — from developers to designers. Your task is to tell about your project using additional graphics or charts. You should not use complex technical terminology, and if you cannot avoid the profile words, take the time to put their explanations in brackets or form a separate mini-dictionary at the end of the document. Also try as much as possible to reveal the actual use of your technology or idea. The more integrations it implies both in the online and offline world — the more it will attract attention. 5. Technical specification I consider this point to be quite controversial, since, according to statistics based on personal experience, only about 2% of readers who understand technologies, programming languages and the intricacies of implementing blockchain products do not miss it. In fact, this is where the entire technical background of the project with codes and formulas should be located. Yes, there is no doubt that this section is important, but if you have an interesting technological project that requires a detailed technical description, I advise you to put this item in a separate document, which we will talk about a little later. 6. Financial model In this section, investors should find all the information on the distribution of tokens at each stage of Token-sale. It is most convenient, after a brief text description, to place a pie chart, where you can clearly see which part of the tokens the team will get, and how much will be for sale and marketing. Do not forget that you need to specify the number of tokens provided for the reserve fund and Advisors with Escrows. In the Financial Model, it would be also logical to place your roadmap with detailed plans for the step-by-step implementation of the project. 7. Legal compliance This item must appear in your main document because, in order for your token to be considered a security, it must comply with all regulatory requirements. For example, if you are going to conquer the American market, you should indicate the conformity of your token to the Howey test. To be considered a security, a token must meet the following criteria: a token is an investment of money or assets; investments must be made in a common enterprise; it should be expected to profit from the work done. To launch STO in the US, you will need to understand also: Regulation D Regulation A+ Regulation S SEC is not the only regulator that allows you to start STO. You can also consider the jurisdictions of European states (France and Switzerland), Asia (Singapore, South Korea, China, Hong Kong), the Middle East (Israel, the United Arab Emirates) and North America (Canada). In any case, the patronage of which regulator you would not choose, it is worth carefully studying all the legal aspects of the still new fundraising tool (without professional legal support you cannot do) and describe in detail the legal compliance of your STO. 8. Team It’s time to meet your potential investors face to face. At the same time, we advise in this section to place information not only about the founders of the project, but also to introduce each team member, adding links to profiles on Linkedin. For projects that are not afraid to show their faces, and who have experience, the level of trust is always higher. It is also worth posting in this section information about Advisors and Escrows of the project — after all, the more famous they are in the industry, the more chances to reach the hard cap. 9. Conclusion This point is usually given little attention, but in vain, because after the last sentence, in Conclusion, the reader can be transferred to the page for participation in the pre-STO. Here we summarize the results, recall what problems and how the project solves them, and also focus on its relevance, not forgetting to hint about the high probability of investors getting a profit. Also in this section, you can smoothly switch to the bonus system for the first participants of the STO campaign, thus turning the reader into an investor. Technical Paper: it is read less, but more attentively By its structure, Technical Paper is very similar to White Paper, but the content of these documents are completely different. In essence, this is a technical reference book that should answer any technical question about your project. We mentioned a similar point in White Paper (Technical specification), but I still advise you to collect all the technical information in a separate document. Thus, we relieve ordinary readers of the need to meet with complex formulas and professional developers from searching for one item in the whole document. It is worth noting that a high-quality Technical Paper takes about 50 pages, so you can make a separate document out of it at least for this reason. It is better to entrust the development of Technical Paper to developers in collaboration with copywriters, who will help to pack all the formulas into a beautiful, textual “wrapper”. Required components of Technical Paper: Introduction As well as in WP, we reveal the main features of the project, but we focus only on the technological components. 2. Technical specific section This global section should reveal the entire structure of your project, tell what technologies you will use, and most importantly, why you will use them. 3. Risks and security I like when this item is made in the table form, for example: Thanks to this approach, you show potential users the advantages of your system, as well as build trust between you. 4. Conclusion In conclusion, you must draw a line and finally convince that you have intelligently chosen one protocol or another, implemented some solution, and also selected a specific programming language for your blockchain. It is better not to post at the Technical Paper end information about joining the STO, at least as clearly as we did in White Paper. Overview: everything on 5 pages This document should briefly and clearly explain the essence of your project, its goals, and missions, as well as notify potential investors about the timing of the STO campaign and the details of the distribution of funds. Required Overview Sections: Problems and solutions For each problem, you need to allocate only two small paragraphs, which will include a description of the problem and methods for solving it with your project. 2. Basic working mechanisms In this section, it is better to list the entire structure of your system and briefly describe its components. We recommend developing a visual presentation on one page. 3. MVP Description This item is optional, as, in principle, the development of MVP is not found in every project. But we already wrote above that the minimum product increases the level of investor confidence and if you have one, then take advantage of any chance to boast about it. 4. Information about Token Sale It is necessary to provide here all the dates for the STO stages, as well as indicate the soft cap and hard cap. Moreover, you need to justify these amounts. For example, when reaching a soft cap, you will spend money on developing only one component of your system, but with a hard cap, you will be able to embody the whole idea in the specified time frame. 5. Team In Overview, it is not necessary to represent each employee, only the key persons of the company will be needed, as well as Advisors. Don`t forget to place clickable buttons on your social networks. One Pager: project advertising brochure In this document you need to describe all the advantages of the project on one page: what problems exist in the industry and how your project will cope with them; the main advantages of the project, compared with competitors; the schedule of funds distribution, as well as the timing of the STO; team; links to all other documents and social networks. The goal of One Pager is to familiarize potential investors with your idea in a minute and make it so that they want to get acquainted with the project in more detail. Competitive Paper: why you and not others? This document should show how your project differs from competitors. To do this, it is necessary to conduct a very fruitful analytical work, find out in detail how similar projects work and present yours in the best light. Competitive Paper Structure: Introduction The section assumes a general description of the market situation, affects the negative consequences of problems, and also tells about the objectives of this document (convey to users the benefits of your project compared to others). 2. Criteria for comparative analysis Here you list by what criteria you compare projects. It is better to do it in a dictionary format with terms explanations. 3. Results In the table form you note your benefits, for example: 4. Comparison This item implies a textual description of the results. Why this or that project does not solve the specified problem, and your project will help eradicate the deficiency. In this article, we presented the minimum package of documents that STO will need in 2019. We also tried to reveal the writing features of both White Paper and Technical Paper, Overview, One pager, Competitive Paper. All the data provided in the article are based only on successful personal experience, which we hope will help you.

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The world today isn’t the same as it used to be even ten years ago — the amount of total information out there now every 13 months. A century ago, our predecessors were consuming the contents of only one or two newspapers a day at best. Nowadays, we have much more information available to us: we have thousands of news sites on the Internet, we have Wikipedia, we have streaming platforms with tens of thousands of movies and TV shows. The supply and demand, especially for entertaining content, is enormous, and it’s hard to even choose anything among all this high-quality content. The capitalization of entertainment-related companies and content distributors has skyrocketed. Just take Netflix for example, it grew its original size in the last five years. The only people who don’t get too much from all this content abundance are the people who create it for distributors. For creators, it’s still hard to monetize their own content as the biggest slice of the pie goes to providers. Is there any way to change this situation? doubles eight times Thanks to for support in creating this topic (First platform with proven ICO contractors) agency.howtotoken.com Entertainment is poised for disruption How come the most important people in the industry, the creators, are left with hardly any revenue? Let’s dive in and find out. Today’s entertainment industry, currently worth more than , is mostly a buyer’s market. The of streaming platforms, such as Spotify, YouTube, and Netflix, the value of content by making it easier to obtain for consumers; the consumer can simply switch between channels at light speed. $1.8 billion evolution diminishes On the one hand, as there is now for consumers to choose from, the dominance of platforms providing free content, such as YouTube, leaves creators to face increasing difficulty in gaining viewership and monetizing their videos. This doesn’t affect platform revenues, though — in 2017, YouTube had an annual revenue of . a plethora of options $3.5 billion On the other hand, centralized streaming platforms have the full control over the monetization process for content creators. For example, a YouTube creator can earn only per 1,000 ad views, so long as their video is compliant to YouTube’s . Also, the creator can easily become , resulting in receiving no income for their videos. Twitch streamers make even less — per 1,000 ad views, and they only get of the fee that the subscribers pay. Does that seem fair? $7–10 list of policies demonetized $2–10 50% Yet, while the Internet has curbed the of entertainment industry suppliers, continued innovation in this space has finally led to the blockchain, which holds promise to foster more inclusive monetization and engagement models for content creators and audiences alike. profitability Blockchain can foster open entertainment The blockchain has its value and applicability for several other industries, whether it’s being used in fintech to better serve underbanked communities in developing worlds or improving product authenticity for retail consumers. Now, the blockchain has its eye on innovating the entertainment industry, too. demonstrated Let’s make a quick list of all of the possible blockchain applications. Microtransactions Direct payments to creators Content distribution All of these applications are very interconnected. Microtransactions are necessary when we’re talking about cheap content. iTunes sells songs for 99 cents per track and gets from an artist as a fee per track. But what if you want to set the price at 10 cents? It’s impossible on iTunes. Nowadays consumers like everything , so it could be a major advantage for a creator if he or she could set the prices themselves. But paying with a credit card or PayPal isn’t worth it, you can’t pay a few cents with these providers. Crypto, however, is another story because the blockchain can , allowing for microtransactions. 29 cents cheap cut the costs By distributing content directly between the creator and consumer, we can get rid of the middleman. As a creator, you don’t need to sign a deal or get approval from someone to post a video. On a decentralized platform, no one decides who can post content and who cannot. All profits go to creators. All content distribution can be done via smart contracts. A recent example of this would be when Grammy-winning artist Imogen Heap tried to their music on Ethereum. distribute Consumers can also benefit since blockchain technology can alleviate problems surrounding content access, especially in emerging markets where smartphone usage is on a meteoric rise but access to an established online content platform is highly limited. While certain markets have been notorious for peddling pirated (and low-quality) content, consumer demand for high­-quality content (that may come at a cost) is on the rise. Are we ready for a blockchain-­based entertainment industry? While applications for the blockchain in the entertainment are still in their infancy, we’re already seeing a host of novel ideas coming to light. When it comes to visual content, YouTubers and Twitchers may look at blockchain solutions as better fits towards for the content they produce. But the blockchain is also seeping into slow­-moving industries like . One such example is “ ” which is a dramedy directed by Jeremy Culver on 35mm film. For its release, the movie’s producers collaborated with — a P2P network sharing app powered by the Qtum blockchain platform — and allowed viewers to pay to view it on demand via cryptocurrencies. Hollywood No Postage Necessary, Vevue There are already several projects that intend to create blockchain-based entertainment platforms. Some of them are closer to their goal, and some of them are still far. Among the first ones we can name is . It already has what is usually needed the most — a customer base, and now it has a blockchain solution for giving access to entertainment for unbanked and for people from the third world countries, so-called emerging markets, who don’t have a fast access to the Internet. BOLT The BOLT team believes that instead of profiting from users’ data, like many , the ecosystem of decentralized platforms should serve its community. A noble goal, but how would they overcome the speed limitations of the current blockchain platforms? BOLT is built on — theoretically, one of the fastest smart-contracts platforms. Its mainnet will be launched in . Zilliqa will allow them to maintain high speeds, which is necessary for a high-load platform with many users. centralized platforms do Zilliqa Q1 2019 One of the most interesting features that could draw attention to this project is broadcasting highly to low-bandwidth smartphones. This feature could come in handy for the users in regions with a slow Internet connection. compressed video BOLT has a reliable list of content partners, such as Al Jazeera, Discovery Channel, Citizen TV, Channel NewsAsia, and a sleuth of telecommunication companies in the emerging markets, including and in Malaysia, which serve over 20 million subscribers in Malaysia, and in Kenya, which serves over 39 million subscribers. Collaborating directly with these providers in markets with low credit card penetration and of underbanked people allows them to adopt a layer of blockchain invisibility to ensure a widespread, seamless, and elegant adoption of the BOLT token. This, in turn, increases the utility value for access to services including news, education, and entertainment. Maxis Digi Safaricom a high number Another decentralized platform with a similar goal is . They also fight the unfairness of centralized content platforms, but in their own way. A project by and the developer of a popular South Korean mobile app, , Contents Protocol solves an interesting problem. They give their content creators about the consumers of their content that will allow them to create a better content in the future, based on these data insights. This is something that centralized platforms don’t like to share; they keep this information to themselves and sell it to advertisers. This project has solid backers, according to its Onepager, such as the OKEX exchange, Arrington XRP Capital, and many others. Contents Protocol Watcha, Inc. Watcha Play detailed data And the third project that’s worth a brief mention here is . It works on the Ethereum blockchain and it also allows users to distribute and sell content, but its most interesting feature is the for collective digital development. The two previously mentioned platforms, BOLT and Contents Protocol, are only focused on what happens AFTER the content production phase, but Qravity concentrates on both the production and distribution for digital content creators. A set of smart contracts allows users to record every small contribution that every team member has done for the project on the blockchain, and it rewards team members with shares of project ownership for every completed task. It could be useful for big projects with many team members and would help to ensure that everyone gets rewarded according to their efforts and the value they brought to the project. Qravity set of tools Conclusion Entertainment is one of the basic needs of the modern human. The industry grows every year, and its revenue will reach an estimated this year globally. It’s growing mostly in the digital sector: in 2009, the revenue in digital entertainment was only $342 billion, relatively small, compared with $1,038 trillion in the non-digital sector. But now it’s catching up; 9 years later, they are nearly equal in size. Digital entertainment revenue is nearly $1 billion this year, while the revenue in its non-digital counterpart is almost the same. $2 trillion The spread of the Internet gave us the opportunity to become content creators and to earn money for them. More and more people are entering this industry, and very soon the same process that we’re seeing in the banking sphere will take place in entertainment: the existing status quo of centralized distributors, which cut a big portion of creators’ profit, will become unacceptable for many people. And the blockchain will become a great solution for fighting this unfairness. Many years ago, the Internet the music industry. Now it’s possible for the blockchain to do the same to the whole entertainment sector, and projects like BOLT or Contents Protocol could give creators new opportunities. Will it be the same industry that we know now? transformed About the author: — Founder of Geekforge.io and Howtotoken.com. Interviewing the top 10,000 worldwide experts who reveal the biggest issues on the way to technological singularity. Join my . Kirill Shilov #10kqachallenge: GeekForge Formula

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Source The first words Service Mesh is a cutting-edge terminology in these days. I have seen that a lot of people starting to talk about this topic all over the world. The first time around 4 months ago, I started to have a look at it and really surprise a lot. How beautiful can it do to help us build a complex microservices stack actually makes me keep focusing on it? As far as we know, in order to build the system with microservices approach comes with a lot of headache problems, and the main things are we need to pay attention to many concepts of the distributed computing. Everyone knows that distributed computing. In my personally, the distributed system is quite hard and not easy to adopt for a long time after it is coined many years ago. Many big companies like Twitter, Netflix, Google, Amazon, Microsoft… spent a lot of money and efforts to find and build the neat solutions on that. A ton of libraries and tools came in since then. You can search a lot of topics to discuss how can we build and use those solutions and tooling to avoid the trap in the microservices approach. Just googling a microservices keyword and you will believe in me. The complex problems are communication, traffic control (route), security, and observe services quite hard to adopt, even if you are know everything about how to implement it. “ ” is a term that we heard a lot nowadays. But what the heck if we don’t need to optimize, instead of removing it. This sentence is quite buzzwords, but actually, it is real if you follow up to the end of this article, and find out by yourself how easy it can. Believe me! Don’t optimize layers, remove them In 2017, there are coming with a lot of tooling and orchestrator which helps us a lot in managing the dynamic and flexible of changes in software development (infrastructure as software). Some of those are Docker, Kubernetes, Istio… And just last couple of days, Istio released to 1.0.0 version and promise that they will become the big tooling in the service mesh world that helps us build up the microservice stack with a small effort. http://layer5.io/service-meshes To start with the big thing, we need to set up and run the small thing first, I chose CoolStore project from JBoss Demo Center and Redhat Demo Center to demonstrate what I said. This project is implemented totally in Java Stack. I borrow the ideas and build up from scratch with .NET Core 2.x and NodeJS because of the popularity of .NET in my company and generally in my country as well. In remain of this article, we will deploy the following Coolstore project as following to AKS Prerequisites Windows 10 Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL — Ubuntu OS) Docker for Windows (Kubernetes enabled) Azure Account with a valid subscription kubectl helm istioctl Azure CLI 2.0 (az) Install Docker for Windows and enable Kubernetes, Ubuntu WSL, kubectl, istioctl, helm and az Step 1: Create coolstore AKS, enabled RBAC. Minimum should have 3 nodes (istio pilot needs it) Step 2: And make sure checking to enable RBAC as following Follow up with next steps to finish creating the cluster. It normally takes around 20 to 30 minutes. After it finished, we should be able to access to the Dashboard with following steps > az aks get-credentials --resource-group coolstore --name coolstore> kubectl proxy But now, you will not be able to access to Kubernetes Dashboard. Then we need to add several steps then > kubectl create clusterrolebinding kubernetes-dashboard -n kube-system --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:kubernetes-dashboard Get the token subsequently > kubectl get secret $(kubectl get serviceaccount kubernetes-dashboard -n kube-system -o jsonpath="{.secrets[0].name}") -n kube-system -o jsonpath="{.data.token}" | base64 --decode Paste the token to login page as http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/services/kubernetes-dashboard/proxy/#!/login Install Istio on AKS Step 3: Due to some of the timeout issues for helm at now so that I couldn’t use helm to install, but export it to yaml file, then using kubectl to create it on AKS. Download istio 1.0.0, then upzip to somewhere on the machine. Following command to export and deploy it to AKS > helm template install/kubernetes/helm/istio --namespace istio-system > istio-dump.yamlkubectl create -f istio-dump.yaml > kubectl create -f istio-dump.yaml Install Coolstore on AKS Step 4: Get the internal istio-ingress IP by using > kubectl get services istio-ingressgateway -n istio-system -o=jsonpath={.spec.clusterIP} Create the with content like values.aks.yaml gateway: ip: 10.0.106.82 Then run helm command > helm template deploys/charts/coolstore -f deploys/charts/coolstore/values.aks.yaml > deploys/k8s/dev-all-in-one.aks.yaml Finally, we inject sidecar with this command > istioctl kube-inject -f deploys/k8s/dev-all-in-one.aks.yaml | kubectl apply -f - Put mapping for hosts file Step 5: Get external IP on istio ingress by using > kubectl get svc -n istio-system It should print out something like ...istio-ingressgateway       LoadBalancer   10.106.52.19     localhost     80:31380/TCP,443:31390/TCP,31400:31400/TCP,15011:32131/TCP,8060:30958/TCP,15030:31983/TCP,15031:30365/TCP   8d... Then, we only need to copy 10.106.52.19 to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file as following 10.106.52.19 id.coolstore.aks10.106.52.19 api.coolstore.aks10.106.52.19 coolstore.aks From now on, we can access website at , identity provider at , and api gateway at http://coolstore.aks http://id.coolstore.aks http://api.coolstore.aks Let say we access to /cart/swagger, then we should see http://api.coolstore.aks And the website at http://coolstore.aks Hola! We done. Lets explore and enjoy the world of Service Mesh. Final Thoughts In 2018, we have enough of tooling to make our dream comes to. We have Docker to package your piece of the application, then we don’t worry about which programming language that we used to implement the application. That means we have portability attribute in software development. From now on, we can bring this image and start to run it anytime, anywhere on any platforms (cloud-native apps). But then we need some tool for control and orchestrate your containers in Cloud Native platforms. That where Kubernetes come in to play its role. We have the tool just to control and help us to orchestrate our container to play the correct way on the correct role, and on the correct policy that we allow by define in manifest files. What makes it different finally? Service Mesh will help you to control your traffic, secure communication, define the way services connecting together, and essentially observation your activities. We will see the emerge of Service Mesh in next couple of years. And also the next couple of articles from me in this year about this topic. The source code for this article can be found at https://github.com/vietnam-devs/coolstore-microservices Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this article, be sure to click 👏 symbol below so others will see it.

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