Removing volatility from the cryptocurrency market would most likely make it a more attractive mainstream investment. That is the hope of Rise, a fintech software company based in Germany. It plans to use its artificial intelligence (AI) trading technology in the cryptocurrency markets in a way that will allow users to trade across multiple exchanges.
Currently, Rise algorithms are being used in stock markets, forex and commodities trading and since its foundation in 2012 it has grown its user base, with in excess of $50 million in assets under management. Hedge funds and insurance companies are among the big financial institutions using its products. More importantly, its consumer facing app, UpTick, which is focused on cryptocurrency, has been downloaded 100,000 times since it became available.
Its white paper explains: “The playing field is being levelled for all who join Rise, as well as bolstering the cryptocurrency market itself with data-driven investment strategies that are free of emotional human bias, ignore hype, and avoid the pump and dump marketing or boom and bust cycles that inevitably bring unnecessary risk to the market.”
Rise also believes that human traders looking to make a profit from cryptocurrencies are pretty much running out of time. The firm believes that this sector will go the way of the traditional stock market, where gains are primarily made by using “machines to which access is restricted to a small population of the uber-wealthy.” The Rise app will bring more democracy to the crypto trading environment and enable small investors to participate.
AI in the Rise app
This detailed explanation of how AI will be used in the app comes from the whitepaper (see link above): “In addition to trading manually on multiple crypto exchanges, the Rise platform will also allow users to subscribe to automated trading strategies with Autopilot, powered by the Rise AI. Users will be able to choose algorithms across a variety of risk classes, pick an allocation across any of their connected exchanges and then enable the Rise engine to automatically execute trades. A key feature is that users’ funds will never leave their wallet, which will allow for full control and protection of assets. Users can track returns and start, stop or pause algorithms at any time, directly via the application. Furthermore, users are able to define custom stop-loss levels for each algorithm to match each user’s individual risk preference. The vision with Autopilot is to become the trusted, automated trading companion that allows users to invest like the sophisticated trading elite, right on their mobile phone. “
Rise has a strong team with a competitive edge, so no wonder the company is upbeat about its forthcoming STO in November. What is more we won’t have to wait very long to use the AI-based Rise app – it is launching in the first quarter of 2019.