As we move further into the final quarter of the year, this week’s choices are set to benefit from significant developments and announcements that should strengthen their market positions and benefit their communities. The news should also result in increased amounts of attention to each respective currency over the coming weeks.

1. Waves (WAVES)

Waves is a cryptocurrency platform that aims to facilitate the trading of digital assets of all kinds as well as real-world commodities. The project was created by Russian physicist Sasha Ivanov, and allows anyone to create their own custom token and trade it on the Waves platform. The project has also hosted a number of ICOs and been a reliable choice for teams looking to raise funds via an Initial Coin Offering.

Why Waves?

The team have announced that their new Block Reward and Community Driven Monetary Policy have been approved by block generators and will go live on mainnet on October 7. Block generators’ revenues are set to increase and reach an annual target figure of around 5%. Block generators will also collect 40% of transaction fees for the generated block and 60% for the previous block. The team explain the changes and also outline mining and leasing on Waves in their official blog post.

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2. Qtum (QTUM)

Qtum is a digital currency whose unique feature is that it can execute a smart contract as part of an unspent transaction. It’s designed for powering decentralized mobile apps as well as integrating with other blockchains. The team behind the project are based in Singapore, and Qtum borrows elements from both Bitcoin and Ethereum, including the Ethereum Virtual Machine which is used to execute smart contracts.

Why Qtum?

The team have announced that their network mainnet hard fork is scheduled for Oct 16, and the Qtum Testnet successfully activated its Qtum 2.0 Hard Fork at block 466,320 with the mainnet hard fork set to follow shortly. The upgrade is set to take place before block 466600 and includes a number of Qtum Improvement Protocols that will improve the network’s efficiency and stability, and the team outline the main developments in their latest tech update.

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3. DigixDAO (DGD)

The team behind the Digix project created the DGX token based around the idea of digitizing physical gold in order to provide a transparent and less volatile currency. Each DGX token is backed by the purchase of a physical unit of gold, and each token represents 1 gram of gold, the token naturally follows the price of gold and provides cryptocurrency investors with reliable hedging options in periods of extreme volatility. Holders of the DGD token are able to participate in governing the project.

Why Digix?

DGD token holders are now able to participate in the Q3 Governance Proposals and can lock up their tokens in order to take part. The locking phase ends on October 6 and the team outline the latest stats on their official community page. The team are also continuing to develop their platform and have we successfully tested DigixDAO smart contracts with a ganache client that supports Ethereum’s Istanbul Upgrade changes. The team outline all the latest developments in their latest blog post.

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How did the coins perform last week?

The seven day period led to mixed results across the market, but last week's coins to watch showed a strong performance. BNB improved by 1% in value and is currently trading at around $15.30. ZIL grew by around 17% in value, and is currently trading at $0.005 and LINK was the strongest performer and grew by 28% in value and is currently trading at $2.15. Over the course of the week, the market moved between $215B and $214B.