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The paid subscription still has all those benefits and will receive a full report 4 times per month including all the exclusive offers we bring to you. You can already sign up right now! Signup for the premium report! Share Tweet Forward Introduction As you know from our previous calls, we are very bullish on IoT, Supply Chain Management, and Financial projects at this moment.



Today we’ll talk about some great picks across both already public tokens as well as ICO’s coming up, as well as our “Cryptopolitics” section, where we explore a little more the effects that country, financial and regulatory leaders have on the market.



Please remember the following is not financial or investment advice. Forking. Again. Bitcoin will most likely see a dangerous Segwit2x fork which we will talk more about next week as it will be the most impactful on the market yet.



We will also see a typical Bitcoin bull run as people rush to get their free forked coins, but with some alts showing clear signs they are not affected as much - a good example is Vertcoin which seems to have little to no interest in what Bitcoin is doing and we have high hopes for long term.



Bitcoin Cash is also seeing some more acceptance in the market, with more retailers beginning to accept the currency. Bitcoin Cash are also planning a fork.



Singapore announce that they have no intention of regulating cryptocurrencies. This is great news for the region which is already very active in the cryptocurrency space, and hosts a large number of crypto and blockchain meetups.



Australia central bank announced that they feel regulation will be ineffective. Australia is also set to install and launch a monumental 3000 Bitcoin ATM’s over the coming year as well.



Russia announce the “crypto-ruble” which we believe to be a very intelligent move. Why?



The primary focus is to stamp out the illegal activities such as money laundering, while providing a gateway between the crypto-financial world and the real-financial world. This will allow money to flow into innovative projects while minimising damage to the Russian economy.



Like China, Russia likes home-grown. If the money is hard to trace and not benefiting the direct economy it is often dismissed, banned or slandered. By creating the Crypto-Ruble, Russia are encouraging home-grown technologies and trying to move away from currencies they do not control. Indonesia also banned Bitcoin, but I think we can shrug that off for now, and it won’t have much effect on the market. It’ll most likely just result in their blockchain adoption delaying considerably. Indonesia also banned Bitcoin, but I think we can shrug that off for now, and it won’t have much effect on the market. It’ll most likely just result in their blockchain adoption delaying considerably. Currently ranking at 27 with a total market cap of $223,575,125, the Komodo platform is a very interesting cryptocurrency. With the ico back in Nov 2016 the Komodo platform seems way ahead of the pack and is unique within the crypto eco-system in that it allows the transactions within the blockchain to be 100% private or transparent according to the privacy requirements of each situation.



Komodo focuses on providing anonymity through Zero-knowledge proofs (using zkSNARKS technology) and security through the unique Delayed Proof of Work (dPoW) protocol which ensures immutability through the "recycling" of Bitcoin's hashrate. Komodo was the first fork of ZCash by the SuperNET team and has evolved to form a complete ecosystem with advanced functionalities like decentralized trading and mixing.



When transactions are private, it is not possible to see the amount, sender or recipient of the transaction on the Blockchain. By using the dPoW consensus mechanism a Komodo transaction is secured once a new Bitcoin block is founded because that bitcoin block contains the new Komodo hashes. Although miners can verify that it is correct and that no double-spending has taken place they behave like a normal Bitcoin transaction. Anonymous transactions are important, not only to protect user anonymity but also to ensure that all the coins remain fungible, which is defined as” being able to be interchangeable with other goods or assets of the same type” which is basic requisites for any currency.



Although there is an existing wallet that users can store their KMD, the developers are working on the Agama Multi-wallet which will enable users to trade from Blockchain to Blockchain. This cross-chain functionality ensures that Komodo is way ahead of its competitors with regards to development. This functionality has been labelled ‘atomic swaps’ and is basically a direct trade between two different coins/tokens running on two separate blockchains.



Therefore there are no centralized-exchanges or other third parties required in order to trade allowing users to trade any desired coin directly within their own wallets. This is a fantastic feature. Although not all Blockchains will be supported initially (like NEM and Stratis, for example) a vast number of coins will be able to be purchased directly from your wallet! That is a nice feature.



In addition, Komodo holders receive 5% annual percentage rate (APR) revenue so this platform offers a nice amount of passive income (‘How to Implement 5% APR’). Komodo state that “every KMD holder will receive it, and it is indeed automatic as there are no settings to turn on, no modes to activate or no passwords to unlock”.



Another feature of the Agama wallet is the ability to trade fiat pegged assets (PAX) which are a form of price-stable assets created on the assetchains. These assets solve the problem of price volatility by attaching themselves to the value of stable currencies like EUR or USD. There are currently 32 supported (although via CLI at the moment) but it is an interesting step forward and a huge plus for the platform as a whole.



Komodo is somewhat surrounded by an aura of mystery though. The lead developer is none other than jl777 who almost has the same notoriety as Satoshi Nakamoto. With the roots of BitcoinDark, the Komodo platform has evolved into way more than just a privacy coin and has a competitive edge over its rivals such as PIVX, Cloakcoin, NAV, etc. However, with Komodo branding itself as a platform for decentralised apps/icos it has to compete with Ethereum, NEO and the forthcoming big boys EOS and Cardano. Is there enough market share for Komodo? Sure. We haven’t scratched the surface and competition is healthy.



Currently trading at Ƀ 0.00034763 (at the time of writing) it has fallen 62% from the all-time high of Ƀ 0.00091217. With all the FUD and Bitcoin fork drama the ‘alts’ market has been hit hard and it has taken no prisoners. Like with most bear markets, the good can often go down with the bad. However, we believe Komodo to be a sleeping giant and are therefore very bullish on the long term prospects of the platform. With a very strong support level of Ƀ 0.00029691 there is minimal downside risk but huge upside potential.



Rating: Technology: 8

Team: 7

Research & Development: 8

Scalability: 8

Security: 10

Whitepaper: 8

Wallet: 10

Website: 7

Community: 7 Overall: 8.1 Populous (PPT) Populous are producing a solution to invoice financing on the Blockchain. This is currently a very expensive and hard to access market, controlled mostly by big banks.



Populous have already been researching and developing this technology, which is a cheap and easy solution, for 3 years. We expect that if Populous is adopted in the mainstream markets the coins value could see exponential growth. While they are entering the second stage of their roadmap, and will begin partnerships globally, we hope to see more marketing and PR from the team to help spread awareness and ultimately speed up global adoption.



Populous is currently ranked 39th, with a market cap of $151,743,912 and is priced right within our buy range of 0.00050000-0.00060000 BTC

Modum (MOD)

By now you know we have somewhat of a fetish for IoT solutions on the blockchain, given the IoT markets rapidly increasing value and the ability for blockchain to catalyse its growth. Modum produce sensors which ensure certain conditions are kept on transported goods. When the products arrive, the data collected during transport is checked against the smart contracts to ensure standards are met. Quite simple really?



This kind of technology is the very reason we are bullish on IoT - it solves a real world problem overnight.



Best part about it, Modum is currently a live working product, and has been tested across Europe and the Middle East through pilot projects.These sensors will ensure lower chances of spoilage with food, medicine and other products. All round, a safer world. Modum is currently experiencing a correction after it’s very rapid growth the past week, but it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on at current levels as it is likely to have another run after the fork.



We would urge caution when entering MOD as it has a low market cap and has shown signs of a FOMO run, but is showing a clear entry point around 0.00015500-0.00017000 and has lots of long term potential, despite aggressive competition from Ambrosus which we will cover in a later issue. ICO ALERT

HyundaiDAC (HDAC Token) www.hdac.io Commencing 10th November (1 week from this release) Hyundai DAC (HDAC) is a Korean developed, IoT Contract and Payment Blockchain solution. Adding Quantum Random Number Technology to its wallet system to further improve it’s security.



HDAC is not only the payment system but a ‘Distributed application program development platform’ structured with IoT(Internet of Things) device security, IoT data integration and Big Data utilization, mutual authentication between IoT devices, etc. It has a working wallet, a monumental team and partnerships and you can catch it on ICO soon. You can apply the HDAC platform to any private blockchain.



HDAC is a joint venture between the Hyundai Conglomerate and partnered with a number of other companies such as Elastic, EYL, MODA and others. It is also sponsored by the Korea Digital Exchange, and Korea Software Industry Association. This is a powerful collaborative project that will almost certainly be disruptive not only in the blockchain world but the IoT world, which is estimated to be a $10-15 trillion market in the next decade. Hyundai BS&C was formed in 2008 and provides IT Services, Engineering and Construction. In particular, they focus on emerging technology and in this case are working with Double Chain to build extremely impressive Blockchain technology, having already won the korean minister of the future creation science prize and are continuing to gain reputation with local authorities across Asia.



As you know we’ve focused particularly closely on IoT recently, covering Waltonchain before its bull run and then VEN which we still believe to have exceptional potential. HDAC have patented their “established IoT system” and demonstrate it in the below illustration. When you understand just how broad the IoT world is, and how fragile it really is at this moment, this gives blockchains that focus on IoT integration a real edge at the moment. IoT is currently a Cyber Security nightmare. Adding Quantum Random Number Generation to wallets as well as blockchain tech really makes this project stand out.



From the above table we see that HDAC uses ePoW consensus algorithm, which is eco friendly and unlike traditional Proof of Work and Proof of Stake (PoW & PoS) does not use excessive energy. This prevents excessive mining and encourages a more stable and distributed network. One of the concerns with the growth of the cryptocurrency market and the traditional PoW and PoS is that energy consumption is dangerously excessive, and will be destructive to the environment. You can see here for yourself on the Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index:

While Blockchain continues to evolve we see HDAC as a front runner to build a platform and hybrid blockchain to potentially rival Ethereum and Bitcoin, that is more scalable, and offers a hybrid IoT solution - something we are very interested in watching evolve. Rating:

Technology: 9

Team: 9

Research & Development: 9

Scalability: 9

Security: 10

Whitepaper: 9

Wallet: 10

Website: 8

Overall: 9.1

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