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Press release – Binary.com launches world’s first ICO with 18 years of history

15 November, 2017: Binary.com, the pioneer of online binary options trading has launched its highly-anticipated Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to give potential investors an opportunity to invest in a

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Why we are doing an ICO (and not an IPO)

Since starting in 1999, Binary.com has grown to become one of the world’s leading binary options platforms. Our growth led us to contemplate an Initial Public Offering (or

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Press release - Binary.com announces Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

Binary options pioneer is offering digital tokens that grant dividend-linked payments through its “IPO on the blockchain” 28 September, 2017: Binary.com, the pioneer in online binary options trading, today

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History of the Binary Options industry

This article is an attempt to chronicle the history of the binary options industry, as seen from a Binary.com perspective. Early years: 1999-2011 The Binary.com venture was founded

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Coloured Coins

This brief article expands on a previous post about Bitcoin and discusses coloured coins. Coloured coins are a way of representing real-world assets (e.g. shares, gold, fiat money) on

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Teambuilding trip to Gopeng

Binary's teambuilding trips are designed to celebrate the team spirit with the company, ands to encourage persons from different departments to meet each other in non-work situations. We do different

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Getting the most from email

Here are a few tips and tricks about how to get the best results from your email communications: Keep your emails short. 1-2 lines are best, or 3 sentences. Preferably

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Bitcoin

This post is intended as an overview of Bitcoin and the most important related companies and tools. Overview See the CoinDesk State of BlockChain 2016, the List of notable Bitcoin

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Interview Skills

The Hiring Manager’s Guide to Employment Interviews A manager’s most important job is to select the right talent for every open position, and then to nurture and develop

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Binary.com's Recruitment Process

Binary.com follows a structured recruitment process designed to locate the top talent for any given position. The recruitment funnel is described below. Sourcing There are basically two ways to

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Basic Security Best-Practices

Here is a list of security best-practices which we apply at Binary.com, but which are good practices to adopt at any company. Use strong passwords Seems obvious, right? But

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The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make [Book Summary]

THE TOP TEN MISTAKES LEADERS MAKE, by Hans Finzel Mistake #1: Having a Top-Down Attitude The top-down leadership style is all about command and control. The top-down attitude places the

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Getting Real [Book Summary]

37Signals (now called Basecamp) is a Chicago-based web application company, famous for having amongst other things invented the Ruby on Rails web application framework, and the "Getting Real"

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Office Layout for IT Development Teams

Binary.com's main software development centre is in the iTech Tower in Cyberjaya, where we have the entire 13th floor. We designed the layout of this office with software development

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Getting to Yes [Book Summary]

Getting to Yes is an excellent book about negotiation. It introduces the concept of principled negotiation, which is useful in innumerable scenarios when managing a company. GETTING TO YES, by

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Best Practices in Compensation

The core principle to apply when it comes to compensation is fairness. Accordingly, there are two best practices that should be the guiding principles in setting salary levels within an

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The Five Temptations of a CEO [Book Summary]

THE FIVE TEMPTATIONS OF A CEO, by Patrick Lencioni Temptation #1: Choosing status over results The most important principle that an executive must embrace is a desire to produce results.

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Productivity tips

This blog post provides a list of suggestions to improve your productivity and impact at work. Communication Write short emails. They save your time, save the time of the reader

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Built to Last [Book Summary]

This is one of my favourite business books of all time. Unfortunately I didn't yet finish the book summary, and only wrote down the first section - 12 shattered myths.

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Fire Someone Today [Book Summary]

Despite the provocative title, in this book the author lists a number of lessons and experiences that he has learnt throughout his life as an entrepreneur and business owner. FIRE

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The Peter Principle [Book Summary]

The Peter Principle, published in 1969, is one of the most hilarious yet informative business books of all time. It's certainly a principle that we pay attention to at Binary.

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Ready, Fire, Aim [Book Summary]

Ready, Fire, Aim is an excellent book that describes the lifecycle of a company from startup to mature company and the management decisions and styles that are appropriate for each

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Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work [Article Summary]

This is a controversial article in the Harvard Business Review by Alfie Kohn, discussing incentive plans. WHY INCENTIVE PLANS CANNOT WORK, by Alfie Kohn, Harvard Business Review on Compensation Most managers believe in the redemptive power of rewards. However, a growing collection of evidence

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Mastering the Rockefeller Habits [Book Summary]

Mastering the Rockefeller Habits has been an influential book for Binary.com. We have been through the process described in the book, and it greatly influenced the development of the

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