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<h3>My Impression of Whaleshares</h3>
When I first heard the word Whaleshares months ago, I had no idea it was its own platform. Not until recently did I understand what was happening here. Steemit is great, but there is little personal touch going into community development. For quick engagement, like memes and twtter type responses, that is fine. But for meaningful content, well as any user begins to see, there is a disorder and lack of effort that develops. The content suffers.

At <a href="https://whaleshares.info/">Whalshares.info</a>, you can view the sponsors and projects (tokens) being developed. These are people with vested interests. They are not Steemit lookie-loos. 

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<br><h3>What I can Bring</h3>
I believe I can add a lot of value by writing [ info / news / business ] intelligence wires. I am experienced (and very talented) at coordinated multi-source brevity. My background starts at 10 years old delivering papers on my bike along the streets of NJYC metro. During my mid-teen years, talent continued to develop with an education in the financial sector. Cultural diversity was a characteristic of my neighborhood where I would run by the United Nations premises on the west side of the Hudson. 
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<h3>Content Dynamic</h3><br>
These are very strong aspects of my character that developed long before I entered college or was of legal age to drive. Can you tell that I am inspired to support the Whaleshares effort? Anyway, as I figure out more about this wonderful community, listen to the vets on discord, and organize a WLS library, here is a vision of how I can add value now. I begin with the questions that investigators (reporters) ask themselves about events happening in the moment:
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<li><i><b>The Who (not the band:):</b></i> Blockchain is for everyone!</li>

<li><i><b>What:</b></i> Tokenize everything that people value on the digital plain.</li>

<li><i><b>Where:</b></i> Everywhere. That is the goal of a few projects like the NOIA Network. Every smartphone becomes a connection point to the entirety of digital resources that mankind has to offer.</li>

<li><i><b>When:</b></i> Blockchain is changing the world right now! Everyday progress is made - tokens and dapps are ongoing births. </li>

<li><i><b>How:</b></i> Steemit, EOS, and Ethereum are all trying to create fully sustained digital worlds. Bitcoin and Ripple have laid the foundation for a fundamentally secure monetary system in their own rights. There are so many crypto projects out there (both listed and yet listed). Established organizations (like <a href="https://www.ibm.com/blockchain">IBM</a>, <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security/blockchain-overview.html
">Intel</a>, <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/partners/blockchain/">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.oracle.com/cloud/blockchain/">Oracle</a>, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3291334/blockchain/google-to-offer-blockchain-as-part-of-cloud-service.html">Google</a>, and most recently <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/10/15/fidelity-launches-institutional-platform-for-bitcoin-and-ethereum/#70a4005e93c4">Fidelity</a>) are realizing that blockchain is not a novelty, but rather, a new way of doing things. It's in the colleges (<a href="https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/introduction-blockchain-and-bitcoin">Harvard</a>, <a href="https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/oxford-blockchain-strategy-programme">Oxford</a>, <a href="http://blockchain.mit.edu/">MIT</a>, and more).</li>

<li><i><b>Why:</b></i> The world needs a semblance of responsible networking in our digital space. Order without tyranny (monopolies brought about by inescapable greed and fear).</li>
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<h3>Let’s Get Started</h3>
OK, so my hope is that it took you longer to read the above than my little current events wire below. Don’t rely solely on me as a source. See if you can find another resource for fast, reliable updates.
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<div><b>Organizational Accounting</b><br>
<sub><i>10.17_2018</i>: American Accounting Association - global finance ....on a shared, distributed ledger ... to improved resource allocation, better investments, etc. <ul><li>https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreatinianow/2018/10/17/prestigious-accounting-association-takes-on-blockchain-technology/#2c8198285254</li></ul>
<i>10.17_2018</i>: The Accounting Blockchain Coalition (ABC) … members include BDO; ConsenSys; Microsoft... (Board Members); American Accounting Association
<ul><li>https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12433691/accounting-blockchain-coalition-announces-35-new-members</li></ul></sub></div>

<div><b>Governments</b><br>
<sub>Over the <i>past 48 hours</i> these four government made public their blockchain efforts:
<ul><li>Brazil https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazilian-presidential-candidate-uses-blockchain-to-publish-government-plan</li>
<li>India https://cryptoslate.com/india-forms-new-committee-to-push-blockchain-in-government/</li>
<li>Rwanda https://cointelegraph.com/news/rwandan-government-to-use-blockchain-tech-to-track-conflict-metal-tantalum</li>
<li>Kenya https://cointelegraph.com/news/kenyan-govt-to-use-blockchain-in-new-affordable-housing-project</li></ul></sub></div>

<div><b>Crypto: A Smart Investment</b><br>
<sub><i>October 2018</i> saw Yale, Harvard, Stanford and MIT investing endowment money in cryptos:
<ul><li>https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Yale-betting-on-future-of-cryptocurrency-report-13311276.php</li>
<li>https://www.inquisitr.com/5112356/harvard-mit-and-stanford-invest-in-crypto-joining-institutional-herd-triggered-by-yale/</li>
<li>http://news.fintech.io/post/102f3mq/harvard-stanford-mit-endowments-invest-in-crypto-funds</li></ul></sub></div>

<div><b>BlockExchanges</b><br>
<sub><i>10.17_2018</i>: Australian fintech company ...using a private blockchain, commenced trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) <ul><li>https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2018/10/17/can-this-blockchain-based-fintech-disrupt-international-payments-after-30m-exchange-ipo/#3dd91b7b9ce0</li></ul>
<i>10.15_2018</i>: Swiss stock exchange ...building a new digital platform, using distributed ledger technology similar to blockchain, to trade tokenised assets.<ul><li>https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/tokenised-trading_six-digital-exchange-partners-with-blockchain-inheritance-platform/44469408</li></ul>
<i>10.03_2018</i>: Stock brokerage giant TD Ameritrade bets on a new cryptocurrency exchange<ul><li>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/03/td-ameritrade-bets-on-a-new-cryptocurrency-exchange.html</li></ul>
<i>09.29_2018</i>: National Stock Exchange Of India Is Conducting Test To Use Blockchain for E-voting<ul><li>https://kryptomoney.com/national-stock-exchange-india-test-blockchain-for-e-voting/</li></ul>
<i>09.21_2018</i>: Hong Kong Stock Exchange Ready to Invest in Blockchain & Other Tech Firms<ul><li>https://cryptovest.com/news/hong-kong-stock-exchange-ready-to-invest-in-blockchain--other-tech-firms/</li></ul></sub></div>

<div><b>Blockchain Voting Met with Criticism</b><br>
<sub><i>10.13_2018</i>: West Virginia… blockchain-based voting application for elections in November...met with growing amounts of criticism .. but ... initiative are moving forward.<ul><li>https://bitcoinist.com/officials-push-ahead-despite-concerns-with-west-virginias-blockchain-voting-experiment/</li></ul>
<i>09.27_2018</i>: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)... testing... tokenizing voting rights ...to evaluate… the voting procedure using blockchain.<ul><li>https://cointelegraph.com/news/indias-national-stock-exchange-trials-blockchain-e-voting-for-listed-companies</li></ul>
<i>08.09_2018</i>: West Virginia...first in ...US to allow ... ballots using a smartphone ...warnings ... by cybersecurity researchers and advocacy groups... using a blockchain.<ul><li>https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611850/why-security-experts-hate-that-blockchain-voting-will-be-used-in-the-midterm-elections/</li></ul></sub></div>

<div><b>Other News</b><br>
<sub><i>10.15_2018</i>: Fidelity… invest in cryptocurrencies ...announced a new ...company called Fidelity Digital Asset Services on Monday.<ul><li>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/fidelity-launches-trade-execution-and-custody-for-cryptocurrencies.html</li></ul></sub></div>



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