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June 02, 2017, 09:31:01 PM
Hello dev...
I'm join the bounty signature campaign, I hope not to late and please accept me.
Thanks
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June 02, 2017, 09:15:25 PM
what about crypto exchanges?
Any news of a probably upcoming one?
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June 02, 2017, 02:16:57 PM
Date 18. Jun 2017 Monaco will closes, whether on that day the division of payments in start?
if yes, means just a few more days.  Grin
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June 02, 2017, 12:39:20 PM
"Hi Everyone,

I'm Kris - the founder of Monaco. Just opened an account on Bitcointalk to answer all the questions you may have regarding our company and the token sale.
We'll be posting a thread shortly...

I think we have to start by acknowledge, that:
- in hindsight, we should have had done a few weeks of pre-marketing to make a good first impression on the community
- we are late with even the basic stuff - like posting ANN on bitcointalk
- but at the same time, we are very happy with the results so far with our minimum being hit in under 2 hours and that we hit 10,000ETH milestone during the first 24 hours.
- we think since we had zero pre marketing ahead of ICO launch, the results are amazing and the only reason behind it is simply our product: people love the Monaco Card & App
 
In terms of addressing the single most common question: why only 1 day notice. It's actually pretty simple. The single thing that pushed us to launch ahead of our original July schedule was a competitor running towards an ICO with a 90% same value proposition (FX+crypto). Our CFO was at an event at VISA Innovation Centre in Singapore on 11th of May, where he ran into another founder, who basically told him what they're working on and that their ICO is going to launch in June. We made a judgement call to finish working on our ICO within a week and launch, then spend the next 30 days to gradually build exposure and increase our brand awareness, so everyone has plenty of time to get to know us and do their due diligence.

Naturally, we had no idea people would think this is a scam.
- we've been working on the product for almost 1 year
- we have very experienced team of entrepreneurs (I sold my previous business for US$21m in 2013, our CFO is ex-Mastercard)
- we have serious heavy-hitters on our Advisory Board from companies like AWS, VISA, Adyen, Emarsys

I guess to a certain extent it's a function of us not understanding how does this community think and operate. We're learning fast and we're committed to being open and transparent, so that everyone can have their questions answered. I will be here and on our ANN thread answering all the questions you may have. I also encourage those who find our project intriguing to join our slack channel: https://monaco-card.slack.com/ - it's growing steadily and is probably the most convenient way to get to know us personally.

One final note: the team is based in Hong Kong, so please note the time differences in case we don't respond instantly, it's probably middle of the night on our end.

Kris"

No offense, but there are already a number of card out there. What is the big difference? https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin-debit-card-compared-reviewed/
"Normal" people doesn't have bitcoins to load the card with. It should be possible to exchange from FIAT to BC when loading the card.
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June 02, 2017, 11:13:06 AM
I'm an investor and I find this response really not clear but still want to believe.
Just 1 think I want to ask: maybe I don't know how to read but, where we can find something about MONACO in the article from 2016 ?? ( https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/11/92176-supercharger-fintech-accelerator-announces-8-new-startups-hong-kong-fintech-week-starts/ )
I can't find anything about monaco here, or what was your name ?
Foris

http://www.foris.co/

ok great thanks for info, I even see publicity on youtube for Monaco ^^
waiting for my black card than Smiley
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June 02, 2017, 10:59:04 AM
joined twitter bounti campaign
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June 02, 2017, 10:50:24 AM
I'm an investor and I find this response really not clear but still want to believe.
Just 1 think I want to ask: maybe I don't know how to read but, where we can find something about MONACO in the article from 2016 ?? ( https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/11/92176-supercharger-fintech-accelerator-announces-8-new-startups-hong-kong-fintech-week-starts/ )
I can't find anything about monaco here, or what was your name ?
Foris

http://www.foris.co/
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June 02, 2017, 10:36:49 AM
joined twitter campaign,
good luck monaco card, i bet u be great Smiley
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June 02, 2017, 10:24:29 AM
This is a very interesting coin, also very good looking thread.
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June 02, 2017, 10:21:29 AM
I'm an investor and I find this response really not clear but still want to believe.
Just 1 think I want to ask: maybe I don't know how to read but, where we can find something about MONACO in the article from 2016 ?? ( https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/11/92176-supercharger-fintech-accelerator-announces-8-new-startups-hong-kong-fintech-week-starts/ )
I can't find anything about monaco here, or what was your name ?
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June 02, 2017, 08:31:17 AM
Hello everyone,

ICOindex.com has been contacted by Monaco team member who expressed interest in our verification process. We went through all information about Monaco ICO and we found a lot of information that needs to be clarified. At this moment we decided to list Monaco ICO in the suspicious category until the team is able to provide us with the following information that we list on our website.

http://icoindex.com/profile/monaco-mco-1
Hope The Monaco team will be answer that all question there are 13 question which I think some of question are pretty important,that just make sure all investors are secure and the project itself will going smootly Wink

Hi Everyone,

Please find the answers provided by our team to ICOindex below.

Thanks,
Kris



1) Can you please send me the link to your Github code repository?

Our Smart Contracts were developed by TokenMarket and audited by CoinFabrik.
https://github.com/TokenMarketNet
https://github.com/CoinFabrik
We do not have Monaco Github code repository at this moment.


2) I have read many paid press releases, but I would like to see some unpaid articles as well. Could you send me links to articles mentioning Monaco card?

https://mona.co/press.html

We are continuously updating the press page as new coverage comes in.


3) Has VISA company approved Monaco card or have you already closed a deal with VISA?
3a) If yes could you please send me the terms of this deal?

We are under NDAs with our partners, so obviously we can't send you the terms of our commercial arrangements.
We have an agreement with a principal member of Visa, who will act as the issuer of Monaco cards; in turn, we are in the process of becoming a Visa program manager


4) In the video about Monaco card, Kris Marszalek claims that you have worked on Monaco card for almost 12 months. Do you have any material that could confirm this? It can be for example a team chat like slack with the history of your team messages.

Our HK company was incorporated on 30th June 2016. The first press coverage of our product was released after we got accepted into Fintech Supercharger, the #1 fintech accelerator in Hong Kong.

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2016/11/92176-supercharger-fintech-accelerator-announces-8-new-startups-hong-kong-fintech-week-starts/

5) In the video was mentioned Monaco app. I could not find it on Google play so I suppose it is still in development. Could you please send me the working prototype or any beta version that your team has created so far?

We are going to have a closed beta for a selected group of our users in late July/ early August.

The release date of our apps has been set for 31 Aug 2017.

6) In the video was mentioned "Forecasted appreciation of Asset Contract value to ~$500MM by 2022" What does this mean and which analysis supports this forecast?

Please refer to the whitepaper, it's described at length there.

7) Kris Marszalek claims in the video that:
"You only spend exact increment in Ether or Bitcoin. Just enough to cover the VISA transaction. So, as a result, you are able to save 30-40 EUR on every 500 EUR you spend on Monaco card"

What is the saving of 30-40 EUR compared to? Is it comparison to using a fiat debit card, credit card or something else?
How are you going to achieve saving EUR30-40 on every EUR500 equivalent spent?

It is compared to selling your cryptocurrency on an exchange or through a service like coinbase and subsequently spending it in foreign currency on a debit or credit card issued by a high street bank.

We're achieving the savings by offering our customers perfect interbank exchange rates without any markups and free top-up with cryptocurrency.

Cool Another claim from the video:
"They are going to save 5-8 times more on perfect interbank exchange rates that we provide."

How can you achieve the perfect interbank exchange rates and what are these exchanges compared to? Do you have a special deal with VISA? If yes I would like to see the contract.

As described in the whitepaper, we have built proprietary technology, that allows us to offer these rates to our customers as a customer acquisition tool. This has nothing to do with our Visa agreement. In fact, our rates will be more competitive than standard Visa rates.

9) Rafael Melo claims in the video:
"Given the interest that the product has received over the past 6 months, it is likely that demand will exceed supply"

Who expressed interest in the Monaco card when there was no public communication of Monaco card before mid-May 2017?

We were referring to the fact that we were chosen in early November to be one of 8 startups to join a leading fintech accellerator in Hong Kong, we were selected from a group of over 200 companies.

10) In the video was mentioned that the project was self-funded. What was your initial budget and how was the money used? How are you going to spend the money raised in the ICO? Do you have a detailed business plan?

The details of our business plan are listed in the whitepaper.

11) GmbH is a legal status of a company in German-speaking countries. If the company is "in formation" it has no legal status and therefore there is no reason to use GmbH in the name of the company. How is it possible that on your official website is written "Monaco Technology GmbH" when the company is still in formation?

It is common to have a company "in formation", we are following legal advise from our Swiss counsel here. The incorporation of the Swiss entity will be completed before the Token Sale is finished.

12) On the official website Mona.co the description of Kris Marszalek CEO says:
"Serial Entrepreneur in Southeast Asia Internet industry, 2x from $0 to $100m in revenue and 2 exits. CEO at Ensogo, Founder at BEECRAZY (sold for US$21mm to iBuy Group in 2013)."

Which companies did Kris start that had "2x from $0 to $100m in revenue and 2 exits"?

This information is publicly available on Kris' LinkedIn profile.

13) On the LinkedIn profile, I have found that Kris worked for Ensogo. On the Facebook page of Ensogo lot of people are complaining the company is a scam. Could Kris comment on these accusations?

Please refer to the 10min video answer by our CEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCL2gVoBdEw

14) Retrieved from Ensogo Wikipedia website (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensogo):

"On June 21, 2016, Ensogo announced that it will shut down all South East Asia operation (including Hong Kong) and its CEO Kris Marszalek has resigned; it also requests ASX to suspend shares trading. The unprecedented shutdown affected operations in several countries; workers in Singapore found the office was closed, Hong Kong sellers call for police investigation of fraud and certain stores in Thailand rejecting deals purchased by consumers, though the Consumer Protection Board is expected to summon Ensogo executives for remedial issues."

What was the reason for fraud investigation of Ensogo? Has Kris ever been investigated for fraud? If yes what was the result?

Ensogo is controlled by Patrick Grove, one of the top internet entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and networth exceeding $400m according to Forbes.

It is worth noting that Ensogo appointed E&Y, a highly reputable big4 accounting firm to manage the process of exit from the region. Ensogo is still listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and has no liabilities with approximately $5m cash balance as of the end of last quarter.

As explained in the video above, Kris never agreed with the Ensogo Board's decision regarding the exit from the e-commerce business. This disagreement resulted in his resignation. He was not involved in the execution of the shutdown and does not agree with or support the way in which it was executed. Kris was never investigated for fraud of any kind and he has limited information about what happened with the company after he left.
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June 02, 2017, 05:58:50 AM
I'd like to read a Brazilian Portuguese translation for the White Papper. Someone has?
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June 02, 2017, 04:48:44 AM
joined signature campaign and avatar sir thankyou Wink
i hope can be success crowdsale Smiley
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June 02, 2017, 03:30:01 AM
Hello everyone,

ICOindex.com has been contacted by Monaco team member who expressed interest in our verification process. We went through all information about Monaco ICO and we found a lot of information that needs to be clarified. At this moment we decided to list Monaco ICO in the suspicious category until the team is able to provide us with the following information that we list on our website.

http://icoindex.com/profile/monaco-mco-1
Hope The Monaco team will be answer that all question there are 13 question which I think some of question are pretty important,that just make sure all investors are secure and the project itself will going smootly Wink
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June 02, 2017, 03:05:49 AM
Will you have Facebook bounty program? Thanks!
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June 02, 2017, 02:04:17 AM
Hi manger, my Twitter account has 1550 followers now, please update! Thank you!
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June 01, 2017, 11:22:27 PM
Price now: 130.0 MCO / 1 ETH
Raised: 32253.55 ETH

period expires in 16 days
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June 01, 2017, 10:58:32 PM
This project is already doing its sales and is below the initial offer price.

Let's follow the update in the future
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June 01, 2017, 05:39:51 PM
Only 30% sold during ICO, how will the other 70% come into the circulation?

For every MCO token sold during ICO, there are also 2.33 other MCO tokens created that are in a lockup at launch.  Founder/advisor  (0.833 / 0.166 tokens) release after 3 mo, talent pay (0.333 tokens) comes in after 12 mo, project treasury reserve (1 token) may never be cashed in at all...

Thanks for this info! So a big dump can be expected after 3 months. No thanks, will not join this one.

Yeah, basically there is a big stack under their control, I would say an 'excess' of coins, it wasn't needed so many funds that's why the ico is for.
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June 01, 2017, 07:16:36 AM
Only 30% sold during ICO, how will the other 70% come into the circulation?

For every MCO token sold during ICO, there are also 2.33 other MCO tokens created that are in a lockup at launch.  Founder/advisor  (0.833 / 0.166 tokens) release after 3 mo, talent pay (0.333 tokens) comes in after 12 mo, project treasury reserve (1 token) may never be cashed in at all...

Thanks for this info! So a big dump can be expected after 3 months. No thanks, will not join this one.
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