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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................................3
OurMissionStatement...............................................................................................................................................4
Aimsandobjectives....................................................................................................................................................4
InvestmentAreas........................................................................................................................................................5
DiverseInvestmentsStrategy......................................................................................................................................6
INITIALCOINOFFERING(ICO)......................................................................................................................................8
WhatisanInitialcoinoffering(ICO)?.....................................................................................................................8
Fiatcurrency–unpredictableandvolatile..............................................................................................................8
WhatistheBlockchain?..........................................................................................................................................9
Blockchaintechnology............................................................................................................................................9
Cryptocurrencies...................................................................................................................................................10
ICOInformation.........................................................................................................................................................11
OurICO-OurYOTOCoinEvent.............................................................................................................................11
CoinSale................................................................................................................................................................13
ICOStages.............................................................................................................................................................13
*SeedInvestmentConditions...............................................................................................................................14
ICOCoinReleaseTimetable..................................................................................................................................15
ICOBonusCoins....................................................................................................................................................15
CoinAllocation......................................................................................................................................................16
UseofProceeds.....................................................................................................................................................17
Risk........................................................................................................................................................................17
DISCLAIMER...........................................................................................................................................................18
YotoCoinRoadMap..................................................................................................................................................20
2018.......................................................................................................................................................................20
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IntroductionYotocoinisadecentralisedcryptocurrencywithitsownblockchainanddownloadablewallet.Itisbuiltusingscriptinitsproof-of-workalgorithm,asequentialmemory-hardfunctionrequiringasymptoticallymorememorythananalgorithmwhichisnotmemory-hard.YotoCoinaimstoprocessablockevery2.5minutes.
Yotocoinisauniqueassetbackedcryptocurrencywhichchoosesspecificallytargetedmarketsthateithercomplementthecoinorprovideanavenuetopromoteitsuseintraditionalcommerce.
Yotowillnotonlygivegrowthtomemberscryptocoinsbutwillalsohelpsecuretheirinvestmentwithphysicalassetswhichprovideongoingincomestreams.
Website:www.yotocoin.netYotoCoinWallet:http://wallet.yotocoin.net/yotocoin-qt.exeBlockchainExplorer:http://77.68.75.85
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OurMissionStatementToestablishYotocoinasthepreferreddigitalcurrencyforbothconsumptionandcommercebyintegratingestablishedsupplychainsintoourdiverseassetbank.ThiswillleadtotheexpansionofinternationaltradingusingYotocoinwithoutthenormalcomplexitiesofmulti-currencycommerce.Wediversifyourinvestmentsthroughstrategickeyareastolimitourexposurerisk.Ourecosystemisfoundeduponthefollowing:-
• Diverseassettypes• AddedpremiumtotheYotovaluebecauseofitsusageandon-goingmarket
demand• TheintrinsicvalueofYotowillstandthetestoftimeasitwillalwaysremain
anassetbackeddigitalcurrency
AimsandobjectivesTocreateadecentralisedcryptocurrencywithitsownblockchainanddownloadablewallet.YotoCoinhasbeencreatedusingscriptinitsproof-of-workalgorithmandweareworkingontheYotoExchange.
ThecoreobjectiveofYotoCoinistoincreasetheusabilityofcryptocurrencyratherthanusingitfortradingonly.YotoCoinisbackedupbyassets.YotoCoinwillbethefoundationoftheYOTOecosystemwhichhasbeendetailedintheInvestmentAreabelow.
TheYotoEcosystemwillsupportallaspectsoftheInvestmentAreaslistedwhilstalsobeingselfsufficientandallowingdisadvantagedcommunitiestogrowfromprofitsoninvestmentsaswellassocialwelfare.
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InvestmentAreasOurmainareasofinvestmentintheYOTOecosystemare:-
• Education• Technology• Business• RealEstate• OnlineShopping• Travel&Tours• CryptocurrencyTrading• CryptocurrencyMining• Banking• SocialEnterpriseProjects
o Educationo Housingo Elderlyo CleanWatero Healtho Employment
• Hospitality• Catering• Printing&Publication• WebDesign&Development
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DiverseInvestmentsStrategyThedemandofcryptocurrencieshasincreasedsincethecreationofBitcoinwiththeacceptanceofcryptocurrencyspreadingthroughouttheworld.Wehavebeenlookingtoexploredifferentoptionswherecryptocurrencycanbeusedasameansofexchange.Wewillbringtogetherateamofindustryexpertsineachareatoensureyourinvestmentremainsinsafehands.Byinvesting85%ofourICOfundsbackintofundgeneratingassetswe not only retain an intrinsic value for our coins, we also provide potential incomestreamsfromeachareaforourcoinholders.Aseach incomestreamrunsasanautonomoussubsidiary,therisksofone investmentareaaffectingtheothersarevirtuallyremoved.
Aswedevelopeachareaofthebusinessourfocuswillbetoworkwithsupplierswillingtoendorseandpromotetheuseofourcoinandeventuallyacceptourcoinforfullpaymentoftheirservices.ThenextpageshowsadiagramexplaininghowthisallworksandgivesasummaryofourplanstobuildeachinvestmentareaofthebusinessandsogrowtheassetbaseofYotocoin.
Ourplanistobuildtherevenuestreamfromeachinvestmentareawhichwillfeedbacktoourcoinholdersandenableustoalsoretainprofitstobuildeachassetfurther.
Visit:
http://yotocoin.net/whitepaper/detailedwhitepaper.pdf
fordetailsoneachinvestmentarea.
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INITIALCOINOFFERING(ICO)WhatisanInitialcoinoffering(ICO)?Theconceptofcrowdfundingorcollectivefundraisinghasbeendoneforalongtime.Forexample,in1885intheUnitedStatesfundswereraisedinthismannertoerecttheStatueofLibertyinNewYorkCity.
ICOisameansofcrowdfundingviatheuseofcryptocurrencyasanalternativetothehighlyregulatedcapital-raisingprocessrequiredbyventurecapitalists,banksorstockexchanges.Whilecryptocurrencieshavebeenbooming,sohaveICOs,possiblyonanevenbiggerscale.Fromaninvestmentpointofview,ICOsarethefutureofinvestment.ICOsareanalternativetocrowdfundingandhavethepotentialtotransformthewaycompaniescapitalisethemselves.
ThereareafewreasonsfortheincreasinginterestinICOsnamely:
• Itsaccessibilitytothepublic
• providinganopportunitytobuycheapcoinsandwatchthemappreciateovertime
• Theattractionofmoreinvestorsfromallovertheworldresultinginlesscentralisationwhichiswhatcryptocurrencyisallabout
• StimulatingcreativitysinceeveryICOprojectaimstobringsomethingnewtothetable
Inthepast,investorsparticipatinginthepre-ICOhavebeenrewardedgenerouslybythecompanyinquestion.Apre-ICOallowsinvestorstobuycoinsbeforetheofficialcrowdfundingbegins.
IntheyeartocomemoreandmoreICOofferingsareexpectedmonthlyasthistechnologybecomesmoremainstream.Consequently,itwillbecomemuchmorechallengingmakingtherightchoicewhenyouwanttoinvestinasolidandpromisingcryptocurrencyICOinfuture.
Fiatcurrency–unpredictableandvolatileThehistoryoffiatcurrency,alsocalledtraditionalmoney,ischaracterisedbyuncertainty,unpredictabilityandvolatility.Theaveragelifespanoffiatcurrencyisasshortas27years.Inflationposesaseriousthreattofiatmoneyasitcausesageneralincreaseinpricesand
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afallinthepurchasingpowerofmoney.Centralbankshavethepowertoprintasmuchmoneyastheyfeelfit.Thisphenomenontogetherwiththedestructiveeffectsofinflationcausesthepurchasingpoweroffiatmoneytoexperienceasteadydecline.TheBritishpound,theworld'soldestfiatcurrencyisanexcellentexampleofthis.
WhatistheBlockchain?TimBerners-Lee,theinventoroftheworldwidewebstated:“Weneeddiversityofthoughtintheworldtofacethenewchallenges”.
Intoday'smodernworldpeoplestillmustdealwiththreemainfactorsimpactingnegativelyoninternationalpaymentsandaccesstocredit.Transactionsacrossinternationalbordersusingtraditionalmoney,referredtoasfiatmoneyarenormallycomplicated,timeconsumingandexpensive.
In2009SatoshiNakamotointroducedBitcoinasadigitalanalogytogold,thatwaslimitedinsupplybutsecuredbymoderncryptography.Digitalmoney,referredtoascryptocurrencyisanelectronicpaymentmethodwhichcanbetransferredbetweenuserswiththehelpofcomputers,smartphonesandtheinternet.
BlockchaintechnologyThemaininnovationbehindcryptocurrenciesisthat,insteadofrelyingontrustedthirdpartiessuchascentralandcommercialbanks,transactionsarerecordedandpropagatedinadistributedledgerknownasablockchain.
In2016,theFinnishCentralBankorganisedaseminaraboutblockchaininitsbidtosupportlocalresearchprojectsonthistechnology.Theseminarattractedparticipantssuchaslocalacademics,regulators,andcompanies.
Thetechnologybehindblockchainisbusychangingmoney,businessandtheworld.Thepromiseofblockchaintechnologyissimple:
• cutoutthemiddleman• andhelpsecurefinancialtransactionsthroughadistributedledgersystem.
Thisresultsinfullydecentralisedtransactionstogetherwithrelativelylowtransactionfees.
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CryptocurrenciesBitcoinandalternativecryptocurrenciesareprogressivelyenjoyingwidespreadadoptionandhavebeentheinvestmentbuzzwordsinceitscreation.Expertsinthefieldofcryptocurrenciesbelievethatthisupwardtrendwillcontinueandevenescalateintheyearstocome.Cryptocurrencieshavetheuniquepotentialtochallengeexistingsystemsofcurrency(fiatcurrency/traditionalmoney)andpayments.
Cryptocurrencytransactionsaredependable,restriction-resistant,permission-lessandprivate.Onceatransactionisconfirmedbytheblockchainnetwork,itbecomespermanentandfinal.Therefore,adisputeprocessdoesnothavetheauthorityorpowertochargeitbacklikewithotherformsofmoneytransfer.
ManyotheralternativecryptocurrencieshavebeendevelopedandintroducedtoimproveonSatoshi'soriginalvision.Despitesignificantrecentdevelopmentsandinnovation,themarketforcryptocurrenciesremainsverysmallandspecialised.
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ICOInformationMoneyraisedfromtheICOwillbeusedtofundResearch&Development,Yotobusinessventuresandallfutureprojects.Investorswillberewardedforthecoinstheypurchase.Thecoinswillbereleasedoncethecoinsgotothepublicexchangeandcustomerscansellthecoinswhenthevaluegoesup.
InitialCoinOffering(ICO):$0.50percoin
Timeframe:28May2018to29July2018.
Forecasting:YotoCoinispredictedtoincreaserapidlybetweenICOandDecember2019.
AmountofCoinsWeOffer:Wearereleasing45,000,000YotoCoinsforthisICO.AllpackagescanbepurchaseinEthereumorBitcoinequivalent.
TotalSupply110,000,000YotoCoins
OurICO-OurYOTOCoinEventYoucannowjointheblockchainrevolutionbygettingyourownYOTOcoinsduringtheYotoICObyregisteringyourinterestonwww.yotocoin.com
DuringthesaleweofferourbackersthepossibilitytoparticipateinsupportingtheprojectinthecryptocurrenciesETHorBTC.AnyparticipantswillreceiveYOTOcoinsinexchangeattherelevantrateandstageoftheICO.
TheYOTOcoin:
• CanbeusedontheYotoplatform
• Willbeavailabletobetradedonanexchange
• Isfractionallydivisible
• Hasfixedsupply
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Thesalewithcommenceon28thMayandrunfor9weeks.Forabreakdownofthestagesandthenumberofcoinsavailableseethetableinthenextsection.Shouldwenotreachoursoftcapof8,000,000YOTOcoinssoldthefundsraisedwillberepaidtoinvestors.
AllprofitsharinganddividendpaymentsaresubjecttoparticipantsholdingtheirYotocoinsintheirYotoCoinWallet.PleasedownloadyourYotoWalletatwww.yotocoin.comandincludeyourYotowalletaddresswhenapplyingforanyYotoCoinsduringtheICO.
BonusCoinsWewillalsoawardbonuscoinsforthenumberofcoinspurchasedatanyonetime.Thesebonusesarelistedinthefollowingsections.
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CoinSaleListedbelowarethetechnicalaspectsoftheYOTOcoin.
SoftCap 8,000,000YOTO
HardCap 45,000,000YOTO
TotalCoinSupply 110,000,000YOTO
CoinMainSalePrice From$0.50to$4.00(Seechart)
Pre-SaleAvailable Yes
CoinDistribution Upto150daysaftercoinsaleends(SeeICOCoinReleaseTimetablebelow)
*Underconditionswherefewercoinsaresoldunderthestipulatedcap,coinswillbedistributedproratatoremainingcategories
ICOStagesListedbelowarethedifferentstagesofthe2018ICOcoinsaleandthenumberofcoinsdistributedduringeachperiod.ICOStage Dates CoinPrice %ofCoins CoinsAvailable
SeedInvestment*
28May-03Jun SeeTablebelow 10.00% 4,500,000
PreICOOffer 04Jun-17Jun $1.00 25.00% 11,250,000
ICO-Stage1 18Jun-01Jul $2.00 25.00% 11,250,000
ICO-Stage2 02Jul-15Jul $3.00 25.00% 11,250,000
ICO-Stage3 16Jul-29Jul $4.00 15.00% 6,750,000
Total 100.00% 45,000,000
Note:Anycoinsnotsoldinastagewillberolledforwardintothenextstage.
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*SeedInvestmentConditionsAnyoneparticipatingintheSeedInvestmentstagemustpurchaseoneofthefollowing5packagesasindividualcoinpurchasewillnotbeavailableatthisstage:Package Price* Numberofcoins Bonus1
1Ethereum
1,400
5%
2 2Ethereum 2,800
7.5%
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5Ethereum
7,000 10%
4 10Ethereum 14,000 15%
5 1Bitcoin 18,000 15%
MAXIMUMBONUS15%Thereareonly4,500,000YotocoinsavailableintheSeedInvestmentstageandsoitisadvisabletopurchaseearlytoavoiddisappointment.*Note:Pricesisbasedonwww.coinmarketcap.comasat21stMay2018
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ICOCoinReleaseTimetable
ICOStage Dates CoinPrice PostICOtimescale ReleaseDate
SeedInvestment*
28May-03Jun SeeTableabove 150Days 26December2018
PreICOOffer 04Jun-17Jun $1.00 120Days 26November2018
ICO-Stage1 18Jun-01Jul $2.00 90Days 27October2018
ICO-Stage2 02Jul-15Jul $3.00 60Days 27Sept2018
ICO-Stage3 16Jul-29Jul $4.00 30Days 28August2018
AttheendoftheICO,YotoCoinswillbereleasedintoindividualYotoCoinwalletsontheReleaseDatesintheabovetable.
PleasedownloadyourYotoWalletatwww.yotocoin.comandincludeyourYotowalletaddresswhenapplyingforanyYotoCoinsduringtheICO.
ICOBonusCoinsDuringallICOstagesbonuspercentageofcoinswillbeawardeddependingonthetotalnumberofcoinstakeninonepurchase.ICOStage Dates Upto500
Coins501-1,000Coins
1,001-2,000Coins
2,001-5,000Coins
Above5,001-Coins
SeedInvestment 28May-03Jun
SeeAbove
SeeAbove
SeeAbove
SeeAbove
SeeAbove
PreICOOffer 04Jun-17Jun
0% 5% 7% 10% 15%
ICO-Stage1 18Jun-01Jul
0% 5% 7% 10% 15%
ICO-Stage2 02Jul-15Jul
0% 5% 7% 10% 15%
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ICO-Stage3 16Jul-29Jul
0% 5% 7% 10% 15%
Note:Thisbonusispertransactionandisnotcumulative.
CoinAllocation ThediagrambelowshowshowwewillallocatetheTotalYotocoinsupply.
41%
9%
25%
25%CoinsforSale
BonusReserve
CompanyReserve
YotoCharity
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UseofProceeds ThediagrambelowshowshowwewillallocatetheproceedsoftheICOcoins
RiskAcquisitionofcoinsisassociatedwithahighdegreeofrisk,including,butnotlimitedto,theriskslistedbelow.Beforeacquiringcoins,eachrecipientofthisoffershouldcarefullyweighalltheinformationandrisksoutlinedinthisWhitepaper,inparticular,thefollowingriskfactors:
1 Limitationsofthesmartcontract
Thesmartcontracttechnologyisstillatitsnascentstageofdevelopmentandexperimentationinitsnature.Hence,significantoperational,technological,legal,reputationalandfinancialrisksmayariselateronatanystage.
2 LegalRisks
Blockchaintechnologies,includingbutnotlimitedto,theissueofcoins,maybeanewconceptinsomejurisdictionsthatcanapplyexistinglawsandregulationstoit,orenactnewlawsandregulationsgoverningblockchain-basedapplications.SuchlawsandregulationsmayconflictwiththecurrentorganizationofasmartcontractthatensurestheoperationofYOTOcoins.
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3 Forcemajeure
TheactivitiesoftheYotoprojectmaybeinterrupted,suspendedordelayedduetoforcemajeurecircumstances.ForthepurposesofthisWhitepaper,theforcemajeuremeanseventsandcircumstancesofanextraordinarynaturethatcouldnothavebeenforeseenbytheYototeam,andincludenaturaldisasters,wars,armedconflicts,riots,industrialconflicts,epidemics,masslayoffs,strikeswithproductivitydecline,long-termshortagesordisruptionsinelectricitysupplyortelecommunicationsservices,actionsofthemunicipalgovernment,thegovernmentoftheregion/stateandfederalgovernment,andothercircumstancesthatarebeyondthereasonable/practicalcontroloftheYototeam.
4 PriceofYotocoins
ThepriceofpurchasedYOTOcoinscanvarysignificantlydependingonvariousmarketorotherfactors.AtnostageortimetheYototeamdoesnotguaranteeanyriseordipinspecificpriceofYOTOcoinsforagiventimeperiod.TheYototeamshallnotbeheldresponsibleforanychangesinthepriceofYOTOcoins.Further,theprojectteamofYotoinnowaycanguaranteethepreliminaryforward-lookingstatementsgiveninthisWhitepaperwillbeaccurate.Please,notethattheYotocoinprojectmaybesubjecttomarketorotherrisksthattheprojectmanagementcannotanticipatecurrently.
DISCLAIMERAlltheinformationenclosedinthisWhitePaperisprojectedpurelytosharetheknowledgeaboutYOTOCoin.BasedontheunderstandingofthetopicthisWhitePaperisconceptualizedexclusivelyforinformationaluseonly.Asitisnotalegaladvicethereforedonotcompletelyrelyonthisinformation.YOTOCoinmakesnorepresentationsorwarrantiesformakinganysortofinvestments.AsinvestmentsarealwayspronetomarketsrisksthereforeYOTOCoindoesnotacceptanyliabilityforevenminorlossarisingfromrelianceinformationcontainedinthisWhitePaper.Pleasereadallthedocumentscarefully.Readersareparticularlyadvisedtousetheirjudgmentpriortomakinginvestmentsortakinganysortofinvestmentdecisions.
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YotoCoinRoadMap
2018
28May2018
ICOCoinSaleBegins
YOTOExchangeOpensQuarter2
Quarter329July2018
ICOCoinSaleCompletes
CryptoTradingBegins
CharityFormation
Quarter4 CryptoMiningbegins
YOTOPropertyFundBeginsTrading