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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is now available on Young Platform

Young Platform list Bitcoin Cash, the cryptocurrency that allows lower fees thanks to multiple transition in a block

Young is pleased to announce that starting today you’ll be able to purchase and sell Bitcoin Cash (BCH) one of the main cryptocurrencies on the market, on the Young Platform exchange.

Bitcoin Cash was launched on August 1st, 2017, the brainchild of the well-known Bitcoin community member: Roger Ver. A number of Bitcoin miners, led by Ver, proposed to increase the block size to 8MB so that more transactions could be included in each block. However, not the whole community accepted this proposal and a hard fork occurred. Currently, BCH is the sixth cryptocurrency, with a capitalisation of over 4.5 billion Euros.

Why did Young Platform decide to list Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?

Since it is one of the main cryptocurrencies, Young’s community strongly wanted this new coin: that’s why from today Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is finally available on our platform!

How much is 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) worth?

Currently, 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is €250.00.

What is the total number of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) on the market?

There are currently 18,500,000 BCH on the market. As for Bitcoin, the maximum number of BCH that will be issued is 21 million.

What is the maximum value reached by Bitcoin Cash (BCH)?

On December 20, 2017 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) reached its all-time high of 3645 Euro.

Which Bitcoin Cash pairs will be available on Young Platform?

BCH/EUR

BCH/BTC

What are the fees for BCH?

Trading fees for BCH range from 2.5% to 1.35%:

Euro – BCH: 2.5%

Bitcoin – BCH: 1.35%.

The story of Bitcoin Cash: its founder

Roger Ver is a famous investor and one of the first Bitcoin adopters. He has invested millions of dollars in several emerging startups operating in the cryptocurrency world, including Ripple, Z.Cash, Blockchain.com, Bitpay, Purse.io and Kraken. He is also the CEO of Bitcoin.com and one of the five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation, to which he has also donated more than $1 million in Bitcoin. Ver sees Bitcoin as a way to achieve economic freedom. In the crypto community, he is also known as Bitcoin Jesus.

Ver has described Bitcoin Cash as the “real Bitcoin“, stating that in the near future the cryptocurrency will have a market capitalisation, trading volume and a larger user base than its big brother. It also appears that most of Ver’s funds are now in Bitcoin Cash, perhaps the most important indicator of his confidence in this currency.

The main features of Bitcoin Cash

 With Bitcoin cash we are in the presence of a cryptocurrency based on four key features

  • Decentralisation: the network is fully distributed
  • Peer-to-Peer: you can send Bitcoin Cash directly from A to B without intermediaries
  • Security: it uses sophisticated encryption systems to prevent hacking, fraud and attacks
  • Transparency: all transactions are available on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain, accessible and verifiable by everyone

For its supporters, Bitcoin Cash is a more convenient cryptocurrency than traditional Bitcoin: since blocks go from 1 to 8 Mb, Bitcoin Cash allows you to process many more transactions in a block. As a result, larger transaction volumes can be processed faster with lower fees. Plus, because the level of difficulty inherent in Bitcoin Cash’s mining activities varies depending on how many miners are active on the network, many of which have migrated to Bitcoin Cash, this allows them to generate higher profits at a faster pace.

50% discount on fees for BCH!

To celebrate the listing of Bitcoin Cash, Young decided to halve the fees to buy and sell BCH!

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Follow the price of Dai (DAI)

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Young Platform’s exchange is expanding and welcoming stablecoins, the cryptocurrencies that aim to defeat market volatility. Now, the turn of Dai, Maker’s stablecoin, reflects the US dollar price.

What is MakerDAO?

The Dai stablecoin was developed and launched in 2017 by MakerDAO, one of DeFi’s longest-running and most popular projects on Ethereum. In line with the DeFi philosophy, the Maker project is managed decentralised via a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) and is, therefore, governed by its community. MakerDAO has developed its own token, Maker (MKR), and DAI, its stablecoin pegged to the dollar price.

What is DAI?

DAI is one of the first decentralised stablecoins in the crypto landscape. It replicates the value of the dollar in a 1:1 ratio. DAI maintains its peg to the dollar through a pool of cryptocurrencies, mainly ETH, USDC and WBTC. Unlike centralised stablecoins such as USDC, it does not use fiat currencies as collateral. DAI is designed to provide rapid access to decentralised financial services like lending.

Why follow the price of Dai (DAI)?

DAI is a fully decentralised stablecoin, which implies transparent project management. Decisions regarding the stablecoin are, in fact, taken collectively by the entire community through on-chain voting systems. DAI also ranks among the top stablecoins in terms of market cap. Thanks to its relative stability and retention of the dollar peg, it has, over time, become a popular stablecoin, chosen by many as an alternative to the volatile market.

Price of DAI July 2024: € 0,9314

Want to know more?

Dai in the context of MiCA

The European Regulation No. 2023/1114 entry into force of 31 May 2023, concerning the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), marked a significant milestone for stablecoins and the digital asset market throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). A first block of the regulation came into effect on 30 June 2024, significantly impacting stablecoins. MiCA defines stablecoins in two main categories: ART (Asset-Referenced Tokens) and EMT (E-money Tokens), for which specific requirements are provided in articles 16 and 48 of the regulation. Furthermore, on 25 June 2024, the Italian government approved a Legislative Decree to adapt the national regulatory framework to the MiCA Regulation, ensuring coordination with existing sector provisions in Italy, particularly with the TUB and TUF.

Disclaimer

This marketing communication is issued by Young Platform S.p.A., an authorised cryptocurrency exchange and a registered digital asset service provider in France (Prestataire de Services sur Actifs Numériques —Autorité des Marchés Financiers) and Italy (Operatore Valute Virtuali (PSV1)—Organismo Agenti e Mediatori).

Young Platform S.p.A. is not responsible for such content or any errors present in the content or actions taken. The news content and third-party reviews or opinions are provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. This information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell a specific digital asset or for an investment strategy. Young Platform S.p.A. makes no warranty regarding the accuracy, suitability, or validity of the information provided or a specific asset. Prices are indicated for illustrative purposes only and may vary. The data presented here may reflect assets traded on the Young Platform S.p.A. platform and other selected cryptocurrency exchange platforms.

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Young announces the new partnership with MakerDAO!

Dai in Young Platform exchange: the most adoptded decentralized stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to cooperate with MakerDAO to push comprehension and mass adoption of DeFi: we will educate the Italian audience about Maker’s stablecoin Dai through Young Academy and Stepdrop. Later on, we are also planning the integration of Dai in the Young ecosystem.

MakerDAO is one of the most innovative projects in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) movement – a catch-all term for financial tools and services that don’t rely on centralized parties to coordinate and control access.

MakerDAO issues Dai, the world’s first unbiased currency and leading decentralized stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain. Dai eliminates volatility through an autonomous system of smart contracts specifically designed to respond to market dynamics. Since its launch in 2017, Dai has successfully maintained a soft peg to the US Dollar (1 DAI ≃ 1$).

Price volatility is a major barrier for a massive amount of “everyday” users to continuously use blockchain applications. With a presence on numerous cryptocurrency exchanges, multiple partnerships with global companies, and agreements with organizations serving non-government agencies, Dai is right now the main and most adopted decentralized stablecoin on the market to solve this pain point and can therefore open the way to new scenarios.

We are very excited to start our journey in DeFi together with Maker since we believe DeFi has become one of the main trends in the crypto space with its huge potential of democratizing the financial system.

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The new Ranking is out now!

Discover the new Profile Section and the new Ranking on Young Platform Step: you can decide the duration, the number of partecipants and the prizes!

Many things have changed in these months and our movements are still restricted, but Step wants to take back a little bit of freedom.

So no more weekly rankings: now you choose the terms of the race!

Whereas the ranking has always been a great virtual gathering of walkers and runners, from now on small groups of friends or community users will form thanks to the new custom rankings.

How does it work?

With the new Rankings section ou have a new way to challenge your friends and the Community. Decide the duration, the number of participants and the prize up for grabs.

The prizes work like this: participation requires a contribution in YNG and the sum of each participant’s contributions will go to the winners.

Another new feature is that, once you’ve joined a ranking, you can invite your friends to compete with you.

What can I do to start?

  • Join the ranking of another Step user
  • Create a new ranking yourself

Read the complete guide for full details on how the Ranking section works.

What about the old rankings?

All old rankings (global and weekly) are deactivated and their winners will no longer receive prizes from today.

Other news

The Profile section has also changed.

You can now find an overview of all your progress related to steps and the Up&Down functionality.

Moreover, products purchased in the Marketplace have been removed from the Profile and placed in the Marketplace toolbar (icon at top right).

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Young Platform continues its social commitment: support Dynamo Camp

Join the Dynamo Camp’s fundraising campaign by donating cryptocurrency through Young Platform’s app

Young Platform now offers to all its users the possibility to donate for Dynamo‘s new fundraising campaign, by inserting a banner inside the Stepdrop app and on the Young Platform exchange.

Dynamo Camp Onlus is an association that offers free Recreational Therapy programs to children from 6 to 17 years old, suffering from serious or chronic diseases, to their families and brothers and sisters. The activities take place at Dynamo Camp and, with Dynamo Programs, in hospitals, pathology associations and family homes in the main cities of the Italian territory.

“After contributing to the success of the Italian Red Cross fundraising with Helperbit, Young Platform’s commitment to supporting charitable initiatives continues,” said Andrea Ferrero, CEO & Co-Founder of Young Platform.

“In a difficult time like the one we are experiencing, we believe that it is more important than ever to support and introduce our users to realities like Dynamo that have been committed to helping the community for years”, concludes Ferrero.

Dynamo, which has been in business for over 13 years, structures its activities according to the Dynamo Recreational Therapy model, which has objectives of fun and entertainment but also and above all of being a stimulus to children’s abilities and of renewing self-confidence and hope.

“We hope that this is only the beginning of a long collaboration between our two realities. We are in fact already working on further initiatives, such as some ad hoc features on our Stepdrop app designed for Dynamo and the possibility of making donations directly in cryptocurrency,” says Diego D’Aquilio, CMO & Head of International Expansion of Young Platform.

Dynamo is part of the SeriousFun Children’s Network, which since its first Camp in Connecticut in 1988 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, has seen more than 1,185,000 children and family members participate in its programs around the world from more than 50 countries. Since 1988, 275,800 volunteers have dedicated their time to SeriousFun projects, demonstrating how deeply rooted and internationally present this organization is.

To help raise money for Dynamo

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Cryptocurrency, capital increase for the Italian exchange Young Platform

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Only 5 months after the launch of its exchange, Young Platform has opened a capital increase and appointed a Board of Directors

Young Platform announces the opening of a new capital increase and the appointment of the Board of Directors, despite the difficult moment due to the COVID-19 emergency. 

Only 5 months after the launch of the Young Platform exchange, the company, based in Turin and with an office in London, has recorded a significant growth both in terms of registered users and volumes transacted, in a market such as that of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, which seems to be reacting positively to the current financial crisis. 

“In this challenging worldwide economic situation we decided not to stop but to react by announcing two important new operations”, says Andrea Ferrero CEO & Co-Founder of Young. “We have in fact opened a capital increase involving a number of highly prestigious Italian and international investors and appointed a Board of Directors whose objective is to institutionalize the company and give more and more credibility to our sector”, concludes Ferrero. 

In addition to Ferrero himself, the new Board of Directors is composed of Mariano Giovanni Carozzi and Alberto Bertagnolio Licio, formerly Young’s CFO. 

Carozzi has decades of experience in the banking world (first in Banca Sella and then in Banca Profilo) and for several years he has been personally involved in the evolution of the Italian fintech world (having founded Prestiamoci and having been Chairman of Tinaba). 

“I decided to embrace the project because I strongly believe in its team and in the further growth of this sector, a growth which we will witness in the coming years and of which Young will be the absolute protagonist”, says Carozzi. 

The company has also identified in the law firm “Gitti and Partners” (specifically in Prof. Gregorio Gitti) and in the notary Remo Maria Morone the professional figures who will guide it in the coming months in a path with the ultimate goal of making Young Platform the first fully regulated Italian exchange of cryptocurrency. 

This path began a few months ago with a collaboration agreement on Anti-Money Laundering with Netech and with the subsequent inclusion within the company structure of Mr Ettore Valsecchi as AML Manager (who has thirty years of experience in the sector and who collaborates on these issues with the most important Italian financial institutions) and with the appointment of Mr Alessandro Perillo as Internal AML Manager. 

“Over the last few difficult weeks, Young Platform has also entered into new partnerships with some of the most important international companies in the blockchain world, which will be announced shortly, and was supported by Helperbit in a cryptocurrency fundraising campaign for the Italian Red Cross, thus confirming that the crypto ecosystem at international level is in turmoil and more alive than ever,” says Diego D’Aquilio, CMO & Head of International Expansion of Young Platform.

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Stellar (XLM) lands on Young Platform

Stellar (XLM) available on Young Platform

XLM is Stellar’s crypto, the borderless payment network. It is available on the Young Platform exchange

Among the cryptocurrencies available for buying and selling on Young Platform is Stellar’s Lumen (XLM). Discover the features and use cases of one of the first altcoins after Bitcoin!

What is Stellar?

Stellar is a blockchain conceived in 2014 by Jed McCaleb, the founder of Ripple. It is led by the non-profit Stellar Development Foundation. From its inception, Stellar set out to improve the payment system that Bitcoin already offered. Today, this blockchain dedicated to payments and money transfers is distinguished by its noble vision to provide financial inclusion and to make the crypto world more green, ethical and sustainable. As of July 2022, Stellar reached 7 million accounts and processes billions of transactions annually.

What is Lumen (XLM)?

Lumen, also known as XLM, is Stellar’s cryptocurrency. What is XLM used for within Stellar’s network? Lumen is mainly used to pay commissions for transactions on the network. Commissions on Stellar are really cheap, they are set at 0.00001 XLM. Lumen is also indispensable to be able to use Stellar’s payment network. In order to access payment services, it is in fact necessary to possess a small amount of Lumen, i.e. a minimum of 1 XLM. These low economic access thresholds reflect the Stellar Development Foundation’s intention to make digital finance accessible to all.

Why did we choose XLM?

XLM is one of the very first altcoins, launched just before Ethereum. Stellar is one of the most established projects in the crypto landscape and it is fulfilling its mission of building a more fair economic system by connecting financial systems around the world. All through a platform that allows money to be transferred quickly, reliably and at minimal cost. In 2022, Stellar also started to open up to DeFi, announcing the development of native smart contracts.

Which pairs are available for XLM?

  • XLM/EUR
  • XLM/BTC

Want to know more?

Read the Academy article dedicated to Stellar, as well as the one about Denelle Dixon, director of the Stellar Development Foundation!

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The ultimate guide to candlestick charts

Candlesticks charts are an advanced tool for technical analysis: they summarize cryptocurrencies’ price movements over a time interval

Now that we are getting deeper and deeper into the maze of cryptocurrency markets, let’s try to go one step further and understand how real traders who take advantage of technical analysis read charts.

What are Japanese candlesticks?

You have surely seen on some trading platform these strange charts composed of red and green vertical bars. These bars are known by the poetic name of “Japanese Candlestick”. The history behind this type of chart is as exotic as its name. The invention of candlesticks dates back to the 17th century, with the aim of predicting the price of rice.

Yes, technical analysis is nothing new.

If this article will arouse your curiosity to go deeper into this story, you will discover incredible details and nomenclatures, which make the ancient technical analysis a real Japanese art of the market.

Now let’s see how to read these charts: in this way, we will understand why they are so useful.

How to read candlestick charts

Candlesticks summarize price movements over a time interval, any time interval, which is usually selectable from the interface you are using. This time span can be just one minute or an entire day. Let’s take as an example a candlestick that symbolizes the price movement of Bitcoin over a single day. The whole chart will then represent the trend over a number of days.

Let’s suppose that during day 1, represented by a single candle, these price changes occurred:

Day 1 for BTC

  • Open: €6330
  • Maximum: €6620
  • Minimum: €6272
  • Close:  €6585

The corresponding line chart would look like this:

Let’s represent this day with a candlestick:

The body of the candle, the middle part in green, represents the difference in price between the beginning of the day and the end of the day.

The lower end, which marks the price at the beginning of the day, is called “open“, because it marks how the day opened.

The upper end, which marks the price at the close of the day, i.e. the last recorded, is called “close“.

The lines, similar to candle wicks, are called shadows. They represent the maximum and minimum price reached during the day. Shadows are essential for advanced technical analysis and should not be put aside.

Let’s now see an example of a negative daily trend for Bitcoin, by looking at a red candle.

Day 2 for BTC

  • Open = €6585
  • Minimum= €6272
  • Maximum = €6620
  • Close = €6330

The corresponding line chart would look like this:

Now, let’s draw the candlestick:

Being it a negative trend, the candle is red and the open will be higher than the close because the day will close in negative.

Why Japanese candlesticks are useful

Candlesticks are much more detailed representations of the price trend than a classic linear chart, so they are much more suitable for advanced technical analysis.

If we consider that the Japanese have been using them for 300 years, and have bothered to name every possible configuration of candles – as if they were tai chi positions – there must be a reason…

To get more and more familiar with technical analysis and chart reading, the best way is to start trying the new feature of Stepdrop: Up&Down.

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Young’s Community. Follow us on Social Networks

Young Platform’s community runs on social networks, let’s keep in touch

Some of you have been with Young since the beginning, when there were only 7 of us in an apartment on the outskirts of Turin. Others arrived thanks to word of mouth and brought some novelty to our community. Finally, new users arrived: people we met around the world at crypto and blockchain events, enthusiastic young university students or, simply, Apple Store and Google Play argonauts.

What hasn’t changed, is the time we spend together on our official social networks, channels we use to tell the buzz of our offices, discuss about product functionality, keep you updated with selected content and sometimes leave the floor to the mentors who guide us in our exploration of this world.

Follow us on our daily adventure!

Telegram: discover what we’re brewing up, ask for technical support and share your ideas with the team and other members of the community. (If you’re Italian, here’s Telegram  for our Italian community)

Instagram: unmissable curiosities and Live streams with the great pioneers of the Crypto world

Linkedin: the space for Young’s Senior Advisors, conferences and events around the world

Twitter: the great network of those who work on innovation in Italy and collaborate with us

Facebook: videos, interviews and the latest Academy releases

Disclaimer: The team will never ask you for your personal information, email or password to access your account. Beware of those who do so in order not to compromise the security of your cryptocurrency.

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The Young Team

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How Bitcoin community helps Italy during coronavirus emergency

Looking at the fundraising campaign powered by Croce Rossa and Young Platform: Bitcoin are a powerful tool to deliver fast economical aid during calamities,

On April 6th the second level Advanced Medical Post for pre-triage was set up in Castel Gandolfo by the Italian Red Cross – Colli Albani Committee. The AMP was purchased using the bitcoin donations raised thanks to the Helperbit platform and with the support of Young and Blockchain Education Network Italy, and in a short time, it was delivered and deployed.

On March 12th, Colli Albani Committee launched a bitcoin fundraising campaign focused on the COVID-19 emergency in Italy. This was the first initiative in the cryptocurrency sector and this led to media attention and international visibility. The first target of € 10,000 in BTC was achieved in just three days; it was possible to quickly exchange the raised money in Euro and purchase the material needed to build the AMP, which is already functioning at the time of writing. The fees of the procedures, from the initial donations to the purchase, are worth 0.55%.

The campaign is still running and the second target of € 25,000 in BTC is almost reached.

Bruno Pietrosanti, President at Colli Albani Committee, said: “With great pleasure, we reached the first main milestone of our fundraising. We are happy to have turned the received donations into a tangible aid and we are excited to have received so much help from the Bitcoin community.”

Guido Baroncini Turricchia, CEO at Helperbit, commented: “When Colli Albani Committee sent me photos of the tent, a gift granted by the solidarity of the Bitcoin community, I was excited. The efforts of Helperbit, jointly with Bitcoin donors, are now saving lives and helping to protect first responders on the front line. Those people, that in the silence of their home donated to the project, must be proud to be part of this charitable initiative. Bitcoin confirmed to be a powerful tool, a technology that allows to deliver direct and fast international aid during calamities, increasing also the transparency level. ”

Fundraising project created by Colli Albani

The Italian Red Cross – the Colli Albani team during the set-up at Castel Gandolfo
The QR code, which shows the Bitcoin address managed by the Albani Colli Committee