Information Memorandum — Alphabit Digital Currency Fund
Opportunity to invest in a Cryptocurrency Fund
September, 2017
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Offering Overview
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About the Fund
Alphabit Digital Currency fund is an actively managed cryptocurrency fund aimed at professional investors
OUR MISSION
To be the best performing asset manager in the
Digital Currency space
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'M I OUR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE jr a OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY
To deliver consistent capital appreciation over a To outperform Bitcoin with considerably less risk,
short - medium term horizon by generating higher returns with
through actively managing a portfolio of lower volatility than Bitcoin
Digital Currency
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Alphabit Digital Currency Fund Terms
The fund is domiciled in the Cayman Islands, and is registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. The fund has been added to Dalma
Capitals Alternative Investment Management Global Platform (AIM9P), with Alphabit acting as discretionary investment advisors to the fund
FUND STRUCTURE KEY FACTS
Registered Cayman Corporate Centre. 27 Hospital Road. George
Office Town. Grand Cayman KY1-9008
Type of fund Open Ended
Participating Shares
(.$ 100.000 investor)
$50.000 divided into 4.999.900 Participating share
Authorized
4 Share Capital
par value $0.01 each & 100 Management shares par
value $0.01 each
Fund
Minimum Initial
a t 5 ALPHABIT
DIGITAL CURRENCY FUND
Auditors
Subscription
Target Fund
$100000 per investor ($100*1000)
$300Mn
Grant Thornton Size
Dalma Capital
Management Limited Cayman Islands
Investment To deliver consistent capital appreciation through
Strategy actively managing a portfolio of Digital Currency
NAV Pricing Daily
Administrator Management Fee: 2.5% of NAV
Legal Advisers
Fee Structure Performance Fee: 45% . of the relative
Apex Fund Services Walkers (Dubai) LLP outperformance of the Fund
(Dubai) Ltd. (mailers of Cayman
Islands law only) Andrew Ivison
Investment Advisor Directors Liam Robertson
Saeed Al Darmaki
Alphabit Ltd Fund memorandum is not subject to any form of
regulation or approval by DFSA. However the Fund
Regulation
Administrator & Fund Manager are regulated by
DFSA
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Alphabit Digital Currency Fund Partner Directory
Ob A 17 P HA B,I T
Alphabit Digital
Currency Fund
The Fund
Address: Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road. George
Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008. Cayman Islands
Dalma Dalma Capital
Management
Investment Address: Gate Village 5. Level 1 Dubai International Financial Centre. PO Box 9361. Dubai.
Capital Limited
Manager United Arab Emirates
co ALPHASITid Alphabit Ltd.
Investment
Advisor
Address: Walkers Corporate Limited. Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road. George
Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008. Cayman Islands
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Apex Fund Services Address: 101. Level 1. Gate Village, Building 5, Dubai International Financial Centre. PO Box
Administrator
AY N (Dubai) Ltd 506534, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Outsourced 3rd
MA Moody's Analytics
Knowledge
Party Research
Address: 267, Udyog Vihar Phase-II. Gurgaon 122015. India
Services
KS Services
Provider
Legal Advisers
Walkers (as to matters of Address: Filth Floor. The Exchange Building. Dubai International Financial Centre. PO Box
III WALKERS (Dubai) LLP Cayman Islands 506513, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
law only)
Grant Thornton Address: 5th Floor Bermuda House, Dr Roy% Drive, PO Box 1044, Grand Cayman. KY1-1102 ,
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Auditors
Cayman Islands
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Investment Techniques Adopted to Implement Fund Strategy
INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS
Up to 50% of the Funds assets may be allocated into Fund has (or will) deployed 3rd party automated Fund has taken part (or will) in specific initial coin
(or retained as) cash. so when Bitcoin is on a bearish traders. & manual traders who trade alternative digital offerings ("ICOC) at very early stages
spiral the Fund will outperform relative to a falling currencies
As the coins float. the Fund intends to either exit at a
Bitcoin price
Both can shun all aspects of any market they are very healthy retum or hold on to the coins. depending
involved in at any time, offering downside protection on the economic viewpoint held by the Fund and/or the
Investment Advisor of the relevant coins
Manual trading
Trading bitcoin against both USD and other liquid cryptocurrencies to I Through. partner Elation Capital. fund deploys an automated strategy
capitalize on buy low / sell high opportunities programmed around volatility & inertia, and operating on escrowed
th bitcoin denominated accounts on the IG platform
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Utilization of exchange lending facilities to loan coins to margin
The bitcoin on this platform trades only EUR/LISD (the most liquid and -
traders and generate lending fees
volatile fiat pair) with 1000x leverage
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A manual trading team who manage portfolios of smaller cap
alternative coins
I I Fund also uses fiat denominated algorithmic strategies which trade
contracts-for-difference (CFD's) on bitcoin. using up to 7.5x leverage
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The fund generates broad exposure to the market by holding long only positions that the
investment team deem to be critical to outperforming bitcoin when looking at a longer time horizon
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Investments Restrictions
No more than 50% of NAV of the Fund can be invested at any time in ICOs
No more than 20% of NAV of the Fund can be invested at any time in any one ICO
Other than cash. the Fund shall hold assets of no asset class other than the following: Digital Currency based investments: Blockchain
Protocols: Base Layer Services; and Decentralised Services
No more than 50% of NAV of the Fund can be invested at any time in any one Digital Currency, apart from investments by the Fund in
Bitcoin, which shall not be subject to any such restrictions
No more than 50% of NAV of the Fund can be invested at any time in Blockchain Protocols, Base Layer Services and/or Decentralised
Services
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Risk Management and Security
Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is carefully managed to ensure that the fund is never over exposed to one particular product or asset
within the sector
The correlation between the different strategies is less than one which reduces the overall volatility of the fund when
blended together
Secure Exchanges
All of the exchanges used for the trading of blockchain assets are extremely security driven
The systems are constantly upgraded and tested to ensure they exceed industry standards
Accounts are protected by multiple layers of authentication
Bank-Grade Digital Vaults
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• When not being actively traded. all blockchain assets are held using bank-grade digital vaults
• The vaults, together with other specialist security solutions and intelligence services, are subject to rigorous testing by
world leading security experts on continual basis
Assets spread Across Multiple Exchanges
• To further mitigate risk to the assets of the portfolio, all assets are spread across a wide range of different accounts and
exchanges
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Alphabit's Technology
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Clients are provided with login The systems and performance
details to a customized web are updated in real-time to our
portal which enables them to clients. a model which
keep track of their investments promotes transparency and
whenever they choose encourages trust
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What are Cryptocurrencies?
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Cryptocurrencies are set to Revolutionize Financial Transactions...
Cryptocurrency is an encrypted and decentralized digital medium of exchange that has eliminated the need of intermediaries such as banks &
financial institutions for facilitating and verifying financial transactions
WHAT is it? KEY FACTS
TRADITIONAL CURRENCY CRYPTOCURRENCY
Launched in 2009, BITCOIN was the first cryptocurrency, currently
there are >1,000 CRYPTOCURRENCIES WORLDWIDE
Cryptocurrencies use a mechanism called BLOCKCHAIN — which
is a public ledger of all transactions across P2P network that is
TRUSTED, SECURED & SHARED
Produced by Technical System
Issued by Government
based on cryptographic algorithm
Total Market Cap of all Cryptocurrencies: -$156Bn(I)
(on Aug 27, 2017)
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Low Cross Border Portability High Cross Border Portability
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- Total No. of transactions processed: —250MD(3)
(till Aug 27. 2017)
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Unlimited Supply; Government
can produce as needed
• Controlled Supply: dictated by
coded schedule
a Transactions processed per day: 262KM
(on Aug 27, 2017)
Centralized: controlled & Decentralized no central control,
regulated by government rrr no central point of failure - Total bitcoin mining revenues in 2016: $563MD(2)
Value determined by the Demand,
Supply & Govt Regulation 411 Value is determined by
Demand & Supply
Employs —1,876(2) people full-time in the cryptocurrency space
Sources: (I) Coinmarkeicap: (2) Global Crypiocurrency Benchmarking Study by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance as of April 2017: (3) Blockchain.into
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..And Have Gained Wide Acceptance due to their Unique Features
Cryptocurrencies are designed in such a manner that they are encrypted. controlled by code and rely on peer-to-peer networks. with no single
entity capable of manipulating the value of the currency — features that have attracted investor attention in the financial industry
• IRREVERSIBLE PSEUDONYMOUS
•
Digital currency transaction cannot be reversed In crypto market. owners identification is stored
after a transaction has been confirmed in an encrypted address controlled by them- it is
not attached to a person's identity
• SECURE FAST AND GLOBAL
•
The funds are stored in a public key Transactions are propagated nearly
cryptography system accessible by instantly in the network and are
only the owner of the private key confirmed in a couple of minutes
• DECENTRALISED CONTROLLED SUPPLY
•
Currency supply and value is controlled by the A cryptocurrency's supply is controlled by a
activities of users and highly complex protocols schedule written in the code. allowing estimation
built into the currency codes rather than any banks of supply at any point in the future
or other regulatory authorities
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Blockchain - The Technology behind Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain is an open distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way; It has
potential to disrupt a wide variety of transactions processing systems
Blockchain - is a public ledger of all transactions across a P2P network that no individual or company owns or controls. Primary Benefits:
WHAT IS IT9 Immutability 4. Improved security
• 2. Elimination of Intermediaries 5. Transparency with lower costs
3. Ease in verification of transactions 6. Decentralization
Transaction Requested Authentication
Users with wallets request transactions The network of nodes operated by
0-0 Wallets are files with access to multiple
miners validate the transaction using
cryptographic hash functions
a bitcoin addresses that are in the form
of alphanumeric characters
New Transaction Block Verified Transaction
Verified transaction can involve
HOW IT
WORKS
9• 'Vs
Miners bundle transactions within a
fixed time interval into new blocks.
E.g.. in the case of Bitcoin past 10 min
cryptocurrency. contracts, records, or
other information
transactions are bundled into one block
Addition to Blockchain Transaction Complete
The new block is then added to the •• Once the new block is added to the
existing blockchain 0 Blockchain the transaction is complete
For addition of each new block a miner
is rewarded 12.5 Bitcoins •
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From its Launch in 2009, Cryptocurrency Market has Evolved Considerably
The speed of development and adoption of cryptocurrency technology has been phenomenal, dispelling concerns over its legitimacy and at the
same time resulting in the sector becoming mainstream
• • • • • •
•
Oct-2006: Oct-2009: Nov-2010: Jun-2011: Nov-2012: Nov-2013: Dec-2014: Aug-2015: Apr-2017
A pseudonymous First Bitcoin Sitcom Market Wkisaks begins Wordpress Bitcoin price Microsoft begins Barclays Sitcom value rises
figure or grow Exchange New Cap crosses accepting accepts bilcoin reaches $1000 to accept Bitccin announces that over $1Bn as
called Satoshi Ubeny Standard $1Mn mark anonymous they would Japan. Russia
Nakamoto launched. Wh an Bitcoin donations JS-2014: become the test mare to legitimize
Jun-2012: Oct-2013:
publishes the initial exchange Founded by Vitalik UK high street cryptocurrency
Jul-2010: Coinbase. a FBI shuts down
Bacon white rate of 1.309.03 Feb-2011: Buren Ethereum bank to start
The MtOak Bitccin bilcoin wallet and Silkroad
paper 13TC to $1 Bitcoin reaches Foca-dation raises accepting titcoin
currency platform. is Mar-2017
exchange market parity with US founded in San around 31.500 30 banks, tech
Apr-2013:
Jan-2009: is established claw Francisco. Bitcoin through giants. and other
Sitcom price
Very first Bitcan California pre sale of 60Mn organizations—
reaches $100
transaction ETH including
Jan-2011:
between Satoshi Feb-2010: Silkroad. the Morgan Chase.
and Hal Finney. a First real world Mar-2013: Apr-2014: Microsoft. and
infamous drugs
developer and titcoin transaction Sitcom market The first ICC was Intel kern
marketplace
cryptographic takes place when capitalization held by Enterprise
begins operating
activist a programmer reaches 318n Karmacoin lor Ethereum Alliance
pays 10.000 Karmashares
Bitcoins for a project
pizza worth $25
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
0 0
BTC LTC xnp DASH MIR NEAT ETH ETC NEO SWAT IOTA BCH
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Cryptocurrency Regulatory Landscape
Large scale adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is forcing countries worldwide to do away with their restrictive stance and
draw up regulations allowing trade and use of cryptocurrencies
Global Cryptocurrency Standpoint
2015 - The Commcdily Futures Trading
Commission classified bitcoin as a commodity
IRS considers virtual currency as properly for
federal taxation
c 4.1 2017 - SEC ruled that ICOs and Token Sales
are Sale of Securities & participants will be
subject to federal securities law
Panel tasked to examine & regulate the
cryptocurrency framework, submitted its typal
in Aug 2017
China banned ICOs in Sep 2017 in an effort to
regulate the ICO market in the mainland that
was rife with scams
In Apr 2017 Japan recognized cryptocurrencies
including Elkton as a legal method of payment
& not a legally.recognized currency
For tax purposes Sitcoin is treated as an asset
Exchanges will also be subject to - capital
requirements. cybersecurity and operational
stipulations. AML & KYC requirements. annual
audits etc.
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Euro ean Union
• of Countries by Stance In Jun 2017. European Union changed laws
A S Hosiiie: regulating cryptocurrencies, allowing only NYC
Contentious approved users to transact and hold
i Permissive: cryptocurrencies
Ia —. Unknown:
Each counhy in the EU has different laws
pertaining to the treatment of cryptocurrencies
Sources: Bitlegalio 1,1
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Overview of the Cryptocurrency Market
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Crypto Market Cap Reached $156Bn, Representing a 10x Growth since Jan'17
Driven by strong positive sentiment around Cryptocurrencies, market capitalization crossed $100Bn mark in June'17, though the market saw a
correction in mid July'17, the pace of growth has again picked up, dismissing concerns by analysts upon its existence in the long term
Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization ($Bn)
$13 $89 L$156
Since Jan 2015 the
494 552 578 683 ) 1 981 3 (1028j
no. of
cryptocun'encies in
the market has grown
$84
$0.8
>2x from 494 in the
beginning of the
period to 1028 as on
Aug 27n, 2017
Jan•15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16 Jan-17 Jul-17 Aug-170/
a Bitcoin Other Cryptocurrencies Total Market Cap ($Bn) WI No. of Currencies
Growth (2)
2 Year Growth
22x 132x 39x
V.041 Growth
8x 38x 14x
r
YID Growth
5x 42x 10x
Sources: Commarkelcap 16
Note:11) Alt data as of Aug 27. 2017, (2) Grath YTD : Joni]. Aug '17. Y.o.Y: Aug'16 — Aug'17, 2 year growth: Aug'15— Aug17
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Driven by Rising Popularity & Adoption of Cryptocurrencies
Leading cryptocurrencies have garnered significant interest from individuals and institutions alike, a fact validated by increasing number of
transactions, unique addresses, wallets & active users of these wallets
Transactions per Month (000's) Unique Addresses Growth (000's)
7.7659
ai
sk
Jan-09 Apr-10 Jul-11 Oct-12 Jan-14 Apr-15 Jul-16 Aug 17 Jan.09 Apr-10 Jul-11 Oct-12 Jan-14 Apr-15 Jul-16 Aug-17
Y-o-Y Growth 4110 Yro-Y Growth •
9k 9k
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Jul-15 Dec-15 May-16 Ocl-16 P./Car-17 Aug-17 Jul-15 Dec-15 May-16 Cc! 16 Mar-17 Aug-17
Total Cryptocurrency
Wallets (2016)
1 Active Cryptocurrency
Wallets (2016)
Unique Active
9 I) Cryptocurrency Wallet
Users (2016)
saw, Holders of Bitcoin as
of Dec, 2016
34.3mn(1) 5.8 - 11.5mn(1) 2.9 - 5.8mn(1) 1 OMn(2)
Sources: (1) 'Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study by Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance: (2) *Bi coin: Ringing The Bell for a New Asset Class' by Ark Invest and Coinbase; Bbckchain.info. Etherscam.io I7
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There are -1,000 Cryptocurrencies Circulating Worldwide Currently
As of Aug 27, 2017 the top 12 cryptocurrencies represented -89% of the total Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization with Bitcoin (oldest
cryptocurrencies) alone accounting for -46% followed by Ethereum with 20% market capitalization
bitcoin et h er eu m [0] Bitcoin Cash 4 ripple
Founded Year: 2009 Founded Year: 2015 Founded Year: 2017 Founded Year 2012
Price: $4382.9 (A y-o-y 7.74 Price: $347.9 (A y-o-y 31.2x) Price: $620.9 (a since launch()) 1.54 Price: $0.203(A y-o-y 344
Current Market Cap: $71.809Mn Current Market Cap: $31.518Mn Current Market Cap: $10.357Mn Current Market Cap: $8.153Mn
24-hr Volume: $1.537Mn 24-hr Volume: $ 633 Mn 24-hr Volume: $403Mn 24-hr Volume: $194Mn
nemg' IOTA
Founded Year: 2011 Founded Year: 2015 Founded Year: 2014 Founded Year 2017
Price: $61.2 (a y-o-y 21.3x)
Current Market Cap: $2.727Mn
24-hr Volume: $891Mn
Price: $0.275 y-o-y 48.1x)
Current Market Cap: $2.435Mn
24-hr Volume: $8.2Mn
r Price: $362.9 (a y-o-y 28.9x)
Current Market Cap: $3.010Mn
24-hr Volume: $122Mn
Price: $0.920 (A since launchf2) 1.6x)
Current Market Cap: $2.674Mn
24-hr Volume: $18Mn
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Founded Year: 2014 Founded Year: 2015 Founded Year: 2016 Founded Year: 2017
Price: $130.7 (A y-o-y 24.7x) Price: $16.02 y-o-y 5.74 Price: $40.09 (A since leunchisi 71.8x Price: $8.33 (A since launchi4' 14.3x)
Current Market Cap: $2.058Mn Current Market Cap: $1,450Mn Current Market Cap: $1,929Mn Current Market Cap: $815Mn
24-hr Volume: $93Mn 24-hr Volume: $151Mn 24-hr Volume: $51Mn 24-hr Volume: S23Mn
Note: Price. Cunenl Market Cap and 24-hr Volume as of Aug 27. 2017 18
Launch Dates: (1) Bilcoin Cash: Jul 23. 2017: (2) IOTA: Jun 13. 2017: (3) NEO: Sep 09. 2016: (4) OmiseGo: Jul 14. 2017
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The Market has Evolved Away from Being Dominated by Bitcoin Towards Alt Coins
The dip in Bitcoin's market share can be attributed to growing efficiencies and uniqueness of New Alt Currencies rather than the former's
inefficiencies; Alphabit is capitalizing on these new and growing opportunities in the Cryptocurrency Market
Total Market
Share of Market Cap — Major Currencies (/o)
Capitalization
4% 3%
Aug-13 $1.5Bn
■
92", 2% 2%
Aug-14 $7.1Bn
ea 2% 3% 6%
Aug-15 $4.0Bn
8% 2% 2%
Aug-16 $11.3Bn
1%
46% 20% 2% 2% 5%
Aug-17 $156.4Bn
11
• Al lre fe Oitoccrl D1751-1 4IV* Other Currencies
Sources: Coinmarketcap 19
Note: All data as of Week 4 of August, i.e. Aug 25.2013: Aug 31, 2014:Aug 30. 2015:Aug 28. 2018: Aug 27. 2017
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Alt Coins have Witnessed a Tremendous Surge in Prices vis-à-vis Bitcoin
New alt currencies have come a long way from being mere clones of bitcoin and now have more to offer with concepts such as governance
platforms, pure proof-of-stake, newer anonymity methods and smart contracts which has in turn resulted in a steady growth in price and usage
A Since Jan 2016 .\ Since Jan 2017
$4.383
$434 909% 339%
Jamie Aug-17
36,596% 4,158% I
Aug-17
set
1,642% 1,256%
Aup-17
$363
10,636% 3,131% I
Aug 17
$0.203
S0.CC6 3,309% 3,088%
O
Jr '6 Aur,17
Sources: Coinmarketcap 20
All latest data is as of Aug 27. 2017
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Bitcoin Emerging as a New Asset Class
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Bitcoin has Delivered Exceptional Absolute Returns vis-à-vis Other Asset Classes
Cryptocurrencies provide a highly lucrative investment avenue to investors with returns significantly higher than conventional high yield asset
classes
Growth of Assumed $10,000 Investment in Major Asset Classes from Jan-17 to Jun-17 YTD Returns
$30K
525K
520K
515K
510K
55K
Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17
—Bitcoin U.S. Equities —Emerging Market Equities —U.S. Bonds —Oil —Gold
Historical Returns Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes (1)
28.18x
9.43x
3.68x 3.88x
1.50x
III 1.24x 1.18x I.33x
III 1.15x 1.22x Ill 1.17x 1.18x 1.06x
0.97x 0.95x 0.94x 1.01x 1.00x 0.94x 1.02x 0.99x
0.77x
0.44x 0.47x
1 Year Return 2 Year Return 3 Year Return 4 Year Return
• Bitcoin • U.S.Equities • Emerging Market Equities • U.S. Bonds •Oil •Gold
Current ()At All returns are as of Jun 30. 2017
Note: (1)=500 has been taken as oxy for US Equites. Bovespa for Emerging Market Equities. iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) for US Bonds.
Sources: Coinmsuketcap.
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Also Provides Substantial Portfolio Diversification Benefit
By virtue of low correlation with major asset classes, Bitcoin has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of a portfolio; Based on last 2 year
data, Bitcoins average 6 month rolling correlation with other asset classes is less than 0.5
Correlation ('): Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes (2)
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A er .
MIr.".‘
Ns./ w
0.64 0.64 0.86
0.46
1
0.37
■
0.43
0.32 023
0.08 0.23 0.20
■ 0.02 0.02 0.03 .0.01
Emerging U.S. Fixed Gold Oil Bitcoin
Markel Income ■
Equities U.S. Equities U.S. Fixed Gold Oil Bitcoin U.S. Equities Emerging Gold Oil Bitcoin
Income Market
Equities
Oil
0.37
1
C 43
U.S.Equities Emerging
-0.03
U.S. Fixed
-0.12
Gold
0.10
Bitcoin
0.08
■
0.32
U.S. Equities Emerging
1
U.S. Fixed
=MI
-0.12
Oil
0.05
attain
Market Income Markel Income
Equities Equities
Sources: Coinmsuketcap. 23
Note: (1) Correlation has been calculated on a 6-month rolling basis over a period of 2 yews. (2) 500 has been taken as proxy for US Ectutes. Bovespa for Emerging Market Equities. iShares Barclays Aggregate Band
ETF (AGG) for US Bonds
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Bitcoin's Volatility, although decreasing, is still high compared to other assets
Alphabit's strategies enable their trading teams to benefit directly from this volatility and generate Alpha during turbulent price movements
Bitcoin Price Volatility (%)
13%
8%
is 5% 4%
Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 -14
Dec Jun•15 Dec.15 Jun-16 Dec-16 Jun 17
30•Day BTCIUSD Volatility —60.Day BTC/USD Volatility
Volatility of Weekly Returns Bitcoin vs. Major Asset Classes (%) I' 21
8.5%
The decline in bitcoin's volatility has
6.9% been a result of:
6.5%6.5%
4.7% More stable and liquid spot
4.2%
exchanges
3.1% 4.1%
3.7%.
1.5% 3.0% j 3.0% 1.9% 1.7% Greater regulatory clarity
I 2.3% 2.0%1 I .9% . 6
1.5% 1.5% 0.5% 0.5% Broader ownership
Bitcoin
■
lill ne
U.S. Equities Emerging Market
0.5%1 O.4%
1.
U.S. Bonds
I I
Oil
I
Gold
• Increasingly reliable price discovery
data.
Equities
• Last 4 Years • Last 3 Years • Last 2 Years • One Year
Note: (1) Weekly volatility has been calculated on a 4-week rolling basis and averaged over respective time periods. (2) I. SOO has been taken as proxy for US Equities. Bovespa for Emerging Market Equities. ishares 24
Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF A r US Bonds.
Sources: Coinmarketcap.
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However it still Offers Superior Risk Adjusted Returns
Bitcoin's high volatility has been compensated by even higher returns resulting in superior return per unit of volatility (as expressed by Sharpe
Ratio) when compared to other asset classes
Sharpe Ratio: Bitcoin vs. Other Asset Classes
3.35
2.83
2 32
2.39
I
I uI
1.37
1.24
1.09
1.00
1
0.79
0.56 0.48 I
0.45 I 0.42 0.40
0.26 0.28
0.19
m 0.01
I
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• . - -0.07.0,131 I
-0.18 I 0.17
I .0.31.0.35
-0.51
0.62 -0.60
-1.05
-1.23
Bilcoin U.S. Equities Emerging Market Equities U.S. Bonds Oil Gold
• YTD • 1 Year • 2 Year • 3 Year s 4 Yew
Current Data as of June 30th. 2017
(1).500 has been taken as proxy for US Equities. Bovespa for Emerging Market Equities. Shares Barclays Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) for US Bonds.
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Initial Coin Offering
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Introduction to ICOs
Initial Coin Offering is a popular way to raise money for a new cryptocurrency project by distributing a percentage of the initial coin supply among
the early supporters and backers via a crowdfunding campaign.
What are ICOs? Key Characteristics
A fundraising medium that allows
Blockchain based startups to raise money
D Investor
Documents
arka Peer-to-Peer
+ Early Mover
Advantage
414 No
Regulations
I S) for project development by issuing &
selling their exclusive cryptocoins (tokens) Includes a webpage. a ICOs are conducted Barry investors are ICOs are highs),
to the public in exchange for a liquid whitepaper and some entirely P2P on the offered a better price unregulated with no
cryptocurrency inremet forum posts Blockchain than later investors government backing
How ICOs Work?
The project gets started once the ICO Is over. The token or crypto Is listed on major exchanges and trading begins.
The market cap of the currency fluctuates on the basis of investor confidence in the prospects of the project
ICOs are powered on smart contracts that execute the transactions automatically when certain inbuilt targets are met.
If the minimum funding target is not met. the investors immediately get back their money. Most smart contracts are also smart
Ea enough to stop deploying or return investors' money once the maximum funding target is reached
ICO Is announced on the Bitcoin forum when sufficient hype has been created about the project. Information regarding the
ICO is dissipated to the attention of early investors. Information includes ICO timelines, token supply available for sale,
budgets. the currencies accepted. etc.
n
The project announces itself on the Bitcoin talk forum. Information such as the official website. the whitepaper. their
roadmap. development and marketing teams, experience. etc. is revealed
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ICOs have Emerged as the Preferred Funding Route for Early Stage Blockchain
Startups
ICOs started to gain popularity in 2016 & witnessed explosive growth in 2017, overshadowing traditional venture capital funding for Blockchain
startups
18x growth since 2016 01 2017 YTD Just midway
' ICO
70 through 2017, there
148 have already been
Number of ICOs
56 3x more ICOs (148)
than in complete
2016 (48)
27
01'14 0214
1
6
0314
3
0414
2
0115
2
0215
1
0315
3
04'15
4
0116
7
0216
9
Q3'16
Ii
04'16 0117 02'17 03'17'
150 + ICOs
expected in the
rest of 2017
r- ICO: 79x growth since 2016 O1
VC: 2x prowth since 2016 C11 2017 YTD
Total Amount Raised (SMN)
ICO
944 31.5Bn
Ethereum
$18.5Mn
I 535' 1COs raised more
215 than 3x as much
capital for
0 135 Blockchain
,c, 2j a ..
91 99 106' projects in Q2'17
87 73 83 80 72
42 47 34 compared to early
6 30 6 20 12 23
247 41 11 1, 1 stage VC
•
01'14 0214 03'14 04'14 01'15 0215 0215 04'15 01'16 0216 0216 0 ,V16 0117 0217 0217'
• ICOs • Early Stage VC for Blockchain Startups
Source: Crypiocompare. kobazaar. Coindesk
'Data as of Aug IT". 2017 28
Note: The data for DAO sale is not included since the entire amount was refunded
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Blockchain Startups Funding through ICOs has Increased Substantially in 2017
Unlike crowdfunding, where investors typically only have an incentive to invite others to enjoy the product, investors that participate in an ICO
have the additional incentive of a gain on the value of their asset. ICOs have thus created a platform that allows raising millions in a few minutes.
Number of ICOs Notable ICOs
spa Io
Ethereum StorjCoin MaidSate Coin Bitshares CounterParty
$18.5Mn $462k $6.4Mn $3.6Mn $1.7Mn
Return: 974x Return: 236x Return: 34x Return: 12x Return: 26x
200+%
Till date
4 O 1rnal eit 1
•
.4...4:
Augur Neucoin Factom Iota Synereo
$5.1Mn $630k $540k $440k $128k
Return: 35x Return: NA Return: 183x Return: 1.6x Return: 35x
A
•
lconoml Golem Network Token Usk NEO BitConect Coin ARK Stratls
$10.7Mn $8.6Mn $6.4Mn $3.8Mn $2.4Mn $1Mn $590k
Return: 27x Return: 26x Return: 46x Return: 116x Return: 163x Return: 156x Return: 809x
13 .fp 4_ 4 000 Alphabit Investments
Tezos Status Network Token MobileGo Basic Attention Token OmiseGo Metal Blocktiz
$232Mn $102Mn $53Mn $36Mn $25Mn $9Mn $7Mn
Return: 1.9x Return: 1.5x Return: 1.4x Return: 5.7x Return: 31x Return: 20x Return: 3.3x
Source: Cryptocompare. Icobanar. Coindesk
'Data as of Aug Ir. 2017 29
Note: The data for DAO sale is not included since the entire amount was refunded
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Alphabit's Checklist for ICO Selection
Alphabit leverages its strong position in the crypto-community to get real insight into new projects and select the ones that show the most
potential in adding value to the sector
ALPHABIT
The fund tends to participate through private
placement in the ICOs through tokens as well as The Fund Assesses & Analyzes:
equity and implements an advisor to ensure the
project can be completed
This allows the firm to get a real insight into the The Fund initially looks at the concept of the project to assess whether it has a valid
cutting-edge technology behind the newly formed use case. and furthermore. has the potential to be adopted by the wider public and
gain market penetration
start-ups, and make informed decisions at a very
early stage on the viability of the project and
Development Team
whether or not it provides "value add" to the sector
The Fund assesses the development team, looking at their core skills, and also
their support team, gaging whether they have the ability to successfully bring the
product to market.
The Whitepaper is then critically analysed by our own team of developers to ensure
the tech and language stacks up as to its purpose of the project
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Road Ahead for Cryptocurrencies
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Cryptocurrencies have a Range of Possible Future Scenarios
Adoption across industries and geographies is the key factor that will determine the future of cryptocurrencies. It would be interesting to see
whether cryptocurrencies revolutionizes industries and interaction systems globally or fizzles out
Probable Future Scenarios
Notable Currencies The Game Changer
0u
0
Revolutionizes the
interaction systems and
Blockchain technology Currencies adopted: value exchange
Remains a niche adopted: currencies blockchain technology instruments across the
Grows into a fad payment Instrument discarded discarded globe
Cryptocurrencies fail to Strict regulations that reduces
to
Regulations squeeze out
V
Need for a bordorless currency
V
Becomes the de facto standard for
generate mass adoption as the scope of use prospects for use as currency drives mass adoption across the all financial transactions (payments.
technology acts as a handicap globe accounts. securities)
and is unable to garner public Used by organizations for 828 Blockchain by virtue of its
(rust and institutional transactions numerous use cases is adopted Concept of decentralized Kills message based systems &
across industries for maintaining currency outgrows Blockchain undermines central banks
Used only by enthusiasts and records & supplementing and is processed on traditional
technology evangelists automated decision making systems Becomes the 'global anchor'
systems currency
J
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A Cryptocurrency's Success would be Determined by the Number of Use Cases its
Blockchain supports
Cryptocurrency utility and value is directly proportional to an increase Blockchain usage; Given its innumerable use cases, blockchain technology
shows huge promise in replacing the current legacy systems
III
1 111;11Thgl d . ,,,,._ki
Workplace
T
Supermarket Bank Logistics
T
Services Manufacturing
T Power
Generation
Automated Efficient Elimination of Replace Increased Help providers to Supply chain Facilitate P2P Smart contracts
rent collection maintenance. the counterfeit message based product predict tracking to allow energy trading. can ensure that
and tax accessibility market via communication transparency requirements. improved control reducing appropriate
payments & validation supply chain resulting in across supply identify & solve over product transmission parties are
of HR tracking shorter chain problem cases quality losses notified of
Smart records settlement time based on user noncompliant
contracts • Smart Automated interaction Post production & increase events in real
could ensure Smart contracts Transform management of patterns on the sale tracking to efficiency of time
maintenance contracts will could promote records inventory, raw block chain help existing
& new allow localized maintenance materials. invoice manufacturers processes. "smart Help patients
contracts are productivity consumption systems. improve generation & Allow consumers get insights on grid" determine out-of-
awarded to based through use of efficiency & settlement. to automate usage patterns. management pocket costs
companies remuneration differential reduce admin resulting in regular allowing them to systems that before they select
with requisite structures & pricing. costs increased requirements or modify product automatically providers or
experience salary thereby efficiency set conditions design to suit diagnose network undergo
remittance for reducing Ease out cross that automatically different sets of emergencies & treatments
micro periods carbon border remittance trigger requests customers reconfigure them
emissions process
Government Regulations would play a major role on the speed of blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption; In recent years a growing number of countries have
realized that limited regulation of the use of cryptocurrencies is beneficial in the long run over extreme bans on its use
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Fund Manager Overview — Dalma Capital
Management
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Dalma Capital Management Limited
The experienced fund management team at Dalma offers funds with tailor-made services that help them achieve high returns through clear and
concise strategy
• Dalma FUND MANAGER
Capital
Dalma Capital Management Ltd incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Center in 2013. is engaged in the business of managing investment funds: the company is
regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority ('DFSA") and holds a Category 3C license
Utilizing a combined 80 plus years of Asset Management experience, Dalma Capital has refined the process of fund creation by shortening the time and reducing
complexity and costs for clients
The company offers "The Alternative Investment Management Global Platform"(AIMP) that permits portfolio managers to take advantage of the benefits of the DIFC with
an institutional operational, financial. IT, investor relations and compliance infrastructure
Dalma works in close partnership with Funds to help them focus their efforts and resources on their investments while Dalma's experienced team provides the
infrastructure needed to achieve success
FUND PORTFOLIO
Bushvelt Dalma Scarce Species Conservation
Dalma Shipping Fund Dalma Unified Return Fund
Fund
Asset Type: 1.500 hectares of intensive breeding Asset Type: Shipping Assets Asset Type: Liquid Instruments
system in Bushvelt Limpopo province
Maximum size of Fund: $50Mn Target return: 5 - 7%
Target IRR: 25%
Term: 6 Years Term: Open Ended
Maximum size of fund: $50Mn
Fund Strategy: To create value by profitable Sharpe Ratio: 1 0 . Annualized Vol: 7-9%, Max
Term: 5 Years operating performance and expansion of a fleet Monthly Drawdown: 4%
through selective second hand distressed
Fund Strategy: To capture value by breeding acquisitions and subsequent trading and timely Fund Strategy: To capture value for institutional
and sale of high quality scarce herbivore species disposal of ships investors by investing in forward looking
indigenous to Southern Africa within an industry discretionary & high conviction trades, with a high
that now exceeds $1Bn in annual value focus on liquid and transparent markets
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Fund Administrator Overview — Apex Fund
Services (Dubai) Ltd.
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Apex Fund Services (Dubai) Ltd.
Apex Fund Services has a network of 32 offices across 26 countries and domiciles, giving it a unique ability to provide cross-jurisdictional
solutions and expertise
A
APEX FUND ADMINISTRATOR GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
Founded in 2003, Apex Dubai is part of the Apex Fund Services Group which
specializes in fund administration and middle office support solutions
Apex Fund Services provides a full suite of products and services surrounding
its core fund accounting services, from regulatory solutions to middle office
services, covering the full value chain for its clients
Based in Hamilton. Bermuda. the company has 600 employees and administers
$50Bn in assets under management.
KEY SERVICES
Apex247 Online Middle Office Daily Administration
Fund Accounting Regulatory Services Risk Reporting Portfolio Valuation
Report ng) Services Support
Fund Setup Global Platforms Corporate Secretarial Metrosoft PFS-PAXUS E-front Velocity trade (fx)
Performance Switching
FX Services Directorship Services Fund Recs Smart pension Fund Liquidation
Reporting Administrator
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Partner Profiles
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Alphabit Management Team— Operations Management (1/3)
Liam Robertson (Chief Executive Officer & Head of Investments) •
Liam is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
Previously, he served as portfolio manager for UK-based IFA company and as analyst at a London-based Fund of Investment
Trusts
He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and a Masters in Finance from the University of
Durham
Saeed Al Darmaki (Managing Director) •
Saeed has a proven record in financial analysis, along with portfolio and cash management
He has 7 years of experience at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) working in the Fixed Income and Treasury Department,
and Operations and 6 years of work experience in customer services, sales and mortgage administration in the United Kingdom
He holds a BSc Degree in Statistics with Business Management from Kingston University and a professional certificate from the
Business Continuity Institute
Andrew Ivison (Chief Operations Officer) •
Andrew has closely monitored and traded in the cryptocurrency markets, gaining a depth of knowledge of market functioning and
technology
Previously, he served at various positions for Wood Group Kenny and Gardiner & Theobald LLP gaining extensive experience of
providing cost and schedule control for multimillion dollar projects
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering
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Alphabit Management Team— Strategic Management & Business Development (2/3)
Herman Liu (Chief Strategy Officer) •
.> Herman has 25 years extensive experience in blue chip corporations and financial services industry— including investment banking.
E-Commerce. global project and risk management. regulatory compliance and e-Trading
,> Previously, he has held various senior management positions at JP Morgan. Chase Manhattan and Crowe Clark Whitehill along
with several successful E-Commerce businesses
He is a Chartered Accountant of UK ICAEW and has studied Computer Science at the University of East Anglia. UK.
Michael Terpin (Chief Marketing Officer and Special Advisor)
Terpin is considered as the top marketer in the digital currency sector. having worked with more than 100 blockchain companies
141 and coins as an advisor and/or through his agency, Transform Group
Currently. he also serves at various managerial and senior level positions at BitAngels; Transform group: Marketeeria; bCommerce
Labs; CommPro Global and Terpin Communications
He holds a MFA in creative writing from University at Buffalo and a BA Degree (dual) in Journalism and English Literature from
Syracuse University
Chris Kitze (Chairman) •
Chris is a serial entrepreneur who has created companies with over $7Bn of market capitalization during his 25-year career
Has been art of the Lycos' IPO team, was founder and CEO of (IPO: 1998), and was CEO of NBCi formed by the
merger of and . in addition to other companies in digital media and payments, such as and Unseen.
He is currently working on several blockchain related projects. safe.cash and flashcoin.io.
He holds a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder
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Alphabit Management Team— Trading Team (3/3)
an Anandaprabu Rajendran (Head of Trading)
Anandaprabhu has enjoyed tremendous success with both the mining and trading of cryptocurrencies, and is the provider of
liquidity for many of India's Bitcoin exchanges
He is also a Co-founder of two bitcoin related companies including Coinsburg
He holds a graduate degree in commerce
Brad Mills (Fund Strategist) •
Brad is a well known personality in the digital currency space and has developed many quantitative algorithmic trading strategies for
traditional markets and cryptocurrency trading along with his partners
Currently. he serves as an advisor to the ICO portfolio team, himself holding more than 100 different currencies. Prior to this. he
was a pioneer in the social gaming space. managing virtual economies for Facebook. and OS games with millions of users
He holds a degree in creative writing from Humber College
Jason King (Asst. Fund Manager & Head of Game Assets) 111
Itt Jason will be managing a DigitaVGame Assets portfolio for the fund as well as a portfolio of small cap cryptocurrencies that has
seen 50x ROI in the past two years
An expert of investing in cryptocurrencies and working in security projects, he is an early adopter of the cryptocurrency. Monero and
is highly regarded in cryptocurrency community for being one of the first MAIDSAFE evangelists and investors in Silicon Valley
He is a Certified Bitcoin Professional
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Appendix: Currency Profiles
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Currency Snapshot - Bitcoin
Historical Price (S). Volume 24hr.(SMn) and Market Capitalization (SBn) Key Facts
$4.382.9 Date of Launch: 2009
Founder(s): Satoshi Nakamoto
Use Case: Peer-to-peer electronic cash
52.48
system
$1.537.5
Forked From: Written From Scratch
$963.
$754.0 $639.8 $673.3 $860.3
O- $320.2 $430.6 Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-Work
$263.1
$139.0 $99.1
$20.9 $46.4 $13.9 $46.0
31-Dec-13 30-Jun.14 31-Dec-14 30-Jun-16 31-Dec-15 30-Jun.16 31-Dec-16 30 Jun 17 27 Au 17
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($8n) —o—Price ($)
Transaction
Time (s)
Block
Reward A Max Coins t i )
-tv
..
Transactions
per day
600 12.5 21Mn 189k
Sources: Coinmzuketcap. crypiocompare.cc. bbckchain.info
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Currency Snapshot - Ethereum
Historical Price ($), Volume 24hr.(SMn) and Market Capitalization ($Bn) Key Facts
$347.9
Date of Launch: 2015
$295.0
Founder(s): Vitalik Buterin, Mihai Alisie,
011.8
Anthony Di lorio, and Charles Hoskinson
S633.4 Use Case: Decentralized platform for
applications
$12.0
$1.0 Forked From: Written From Scratch
$0.7 $15.8 $9.1 Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-Work
31-Dec-15 30-Jun-16 31-Dec-16 30-Jun-17 27-Aug-17
(to migrate to Proof-of-stake)
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($Bn) —O—Price ($)
X) Transaction
Time (s)
44
V
Block
Reward
Max Coins
(Every Year)
174) Transactions
per day
17 5 18Mn 281k
Sources: CoMmarketcap. cryptocompare.cc. etherscanio 11
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Currency Snapshot - Ripple
Historical Price (S), Volume 24hr.($Mn) and Market Capitalization ($Bn) Key Facts
Date of Launch: 2012
Founder(s): Arthur Britto, David
Schwartz, Ryan Fugger
Use Case: International payments by
banks and financial institutions
$67.8
Forked From: Written From Scratch
$0.1 $0.0 $0.6 $1.0 $0.4 $1.0 $0.3
31-Dec-13 30-Jun-14 31-Dec-14 30-Jun-15 31-Dec-15 30-Jun-16 31-Dec-16 30-Jun-17 27-Aug-17 Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-Work
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($8n) —O—Price ($)
X ix Transaction
Time (s) et Block
Reward
Max Coins to
‘ sf
Transactions
s+ per day
4 NA 100Bn NA
Sources: CoMmarketcap. cryptocompare.cc
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Currency Snapshot - Litecoin
Historical Price ($), Volume 24hr.(SMn) and Market Capitalization (SBn) Key Facts
I I
$61.0
$891.0
Date of Launch: 2011
Founder(s): Charlie Lee
$24.4
Use Case: Smaller Faster Transactions
$9.0
$4.1 $4.2 $4. $2512 Forked From: Bitcoin
$2.7 $3.5
Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-Work
$7.4 $4.3 $1.6 $15.4 $2.7 $2.9 $9.2
31-Dec-13 30-Jun-14 31-Dec-14 30-Jun-15 31-Dec-15 30-Jun-16 31-Dec-16 30-Jun-17 27-Aug-17
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($8n) —o— Price ($)
«tg,
-JO Transaction
Time (s)
Block
Reward
Max Coins
4
Transactions
per day
150 25 84Mn 19k
Sources: Coinmsuketcap. cryptocompare.oc 46
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Currency Snapshot - DASH
Historical Price (S). Volume 24hr.(SMn) and Market Capitalization (SBn) Key Facts
$362.9
Date of Launch: 2014
Founder(s): Evan Duffield
Use Case: Privacy-centric Digital
Transactions
Forked From: Litecoin
Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-Work
30-Jun-14 31-Dec-14 30-Jun-15 31-Dec-15 30-Jun-I6 31-Dec-16 30-Jun-17 27-Aug-17
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($8n) —o—Price ($)
-JO Transaction
Time (s)
Block
Reward A Max Coins
♦ Transactions
~.r► per day
120 1.8 22Mn 5.3k
Sources: Coinmsuketcap. cryptocompare.oc
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Currency Snapshot - Metal
Historical Price (S), Volume 24hr.(SMn) and Market Capitalization ($Bn) Key Facts
Date of Launch: 2017
9.91
Founder(s): Marshal Hayner
Use Case: Payments-
based Cryptocurrency and Incentivization
Network
Forked From: Built on Ethereum
Blockchain
Consensus Mechanism: Proof-of-
9-Jul-17 16-Jul-17 30-Jul-17 6 Aug 17 13-Aug. 7 20-Aug-17 27-Aug-17
Processed Payments
Volume ($Mn) 0 Market Cap ($8n) —0— Price ($)
—ix
) Transaction Transaction Max Coins tr im Transactions
Time (s) Reward .'* per day
NA 5% 66.5Mn 160
Sources: Coinmsuketcap. cryptocompare.oc 43
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