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Davinci Coin (DAC) Cryptocurrency (founded 2018 ) is a crypto project of the Davinci foundation that enables users...

Davinci Coin (DAC) Cryptocurrency (founded in 2018 ) is a crypto project of the Davinci foundation that enables users to use a highly efficient, fast, secure, and simplified payment system among nations while also minimizing the complexity of financial and accounting verifications. Davinci Foundation Davinci Foundation was initiated to promote non-governmental exchanges between Korea and China through the blockchain technology of Korea. The establishment with the country's economic, cultural, and ICT experts was to provide a civic-level solution to the economic crisis that occurred due to the trade restriction placed between Korea and China in 2016. The foundation proposed a decentralized economic ecosystem constructed with blockchain technology. The Davinci Project, which is a universal platform based on blockchain, has been launched with the strong brand power of the Korean Wave and the possible synergy generated through the Chinese market and advancing technology as the driving force of constructing the ecosystem. Features The Davinci Coin protects the rights of digitized assets and aids safe transactions, making it the most reliable asset in the digital age as a bridge connecting the real and virtual worlds. Explained below are the significant features that strengthen the arm of the Davinci Coin: DAI(Decentralized AI) Davinci Chain is a truly decentralized Blockchain that is operated using AI. The system is a trust-based Artificial intelligence engine that provides optimized solutions by analyzing the behavior patterns of all participants in the token economy. It provides the best performance by constructing the optimal node network according to the service condition of dApp. Specifically, Decentralized Artificial intelligence has the characteristic of evolving as user data accumulates. Scalability The possibility of Optimized transaction management for each service is made available without compromising the performance of the entire chain by actively generating the side-chain through AI. Stability Another key feature of the DAC project is its ability to monitor networks with Decentralized Artificial intelligence (DAI) thereby enabling the maintenance of high speed and stable network. Tokenomics Davinci Coin (DAC) is a cryptocurrency token that is operated on the Ethereum platform. Davinci Coin has a total supply of 8,800,000,000 and a circulating supply of 4,526,901,498.8DAC. DAC is beng lately traded actively on about 4 active markets. In addition, users who hod Davinci Coin are able to support various activities of the Davinci Foundation and are able to utilize diverse services available in the ecosystem. Minting DAC Davinci Coin is a cryptocurrency that runs without being controlled by a central bank. It is a decentralized crypto coin that is not mineable. For users to obtain DAC implies that the user will need to go through an exchange service. The coin follows the Proof of Work and Proof of Stake (Pow/Pos) consensus. Buying and Trading DAC Explained below is a trading pattern acceptable for trading DAC: Since DAC is an Altcoin, users will have to first buy one of the major cryptocurrencies, usually, either Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) on an exchange platform using fiat money. Example of exchange platform (Coinbase). Having acquired either BTC or ETH, users are to transfer whichever cryptocurrency that is acquired (either BTC or ETH) to an Altcoin Exchange that supports tradinf DAC (e.g Bibox, Huobi Golbal) The user is then required to deposit the cryptocurrency to be traded (either BTC or ETH) on the Altcoin-supporting trading platform. Consequently, the user can trade either of BTC or ETH for DAC using the right trading pair (DAC/BTC or DAC/ETH). Finally users are to store the acquired DAC securely in hardware wallets. Examples include- Ledger Nano S, Trezor One White. Supported Exchange Currently, there are about 4 Davinci Coin exchanges where users can buy, sell, and trade Davinci Coin (DAC). Users can buy Davinci Coin with KRW Fiat currency. Davinci Coin can be exchanged with 3 cryptocurrencies which are- BTC, ETH, and USDT. users can also buy Davinci Coin with Tether (cryptocurrency) stablecoin. Some exchange platform that supports the trading of DAC are listed below: Huobi Global Bithumb Bibox HomiEx Binance DEX. DAC Alliance The Davinci Coin project is supported by DarkRoom, KPTCC, CAMPTONG ISLAND, idHAIR, AUTOHUB amongst other numerous partners in Asia who are in affinity with the project.

meebits

Meebits is a Non-Fungible Token project from Larva Labs, featuring 20,000 unique 3D pixelated avatars, that raised $70 million in its public sale in May 2021.

Meebits is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project from Larva Labs, maker of the popular CryptoPunks. The project features 20,000 unique 3D pixelated avatars that can be used in virtual worlds, gaming, and VR. !Snimok-ekrana-2021-05-04-192636png.pngDifferent Meebits Meebits project was released on May 3, 2021, and the public sale of 9,000 NFTs ended within 6 hours. According to data from Dune Analytics, Larva Labs made more than $70 million from the public sale. In August 2021, Meebits signed with United Talent Agency for representation across film, TV, video games, publishing, and licensing. UTA will also represent Cryptopunks and Autoglyphs, two other crypto-art projects created by Larva Labs. Overview !dancerTposepng.pngMeebits Dancer T-Pose Meebits, the third Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project by Larva Labs, was launched in early May 2021. The project boasts 20,000 procedurally generated 3D characters that are tradeable on the Ethereum blockchain. According to the company's Medium post, the collection features characters with rare details like Autoglyphs-style generative tattoo patterns on particular Meebits. The company will roll out an "asset pack" for each Meebit which allows the owner to take a "T-pose" version of the avatar and use it in any game or virtual world that supports humanoid avatars. By doing this, owners can activate or "bring their Meebits to life." The company distributed the Meebits avatars through a Dutch auction, meaning the price for buying and minting a Meebit will lower to zero ETH (plus Ethereum gas fees) over the course of a week. As with the Cryptopunks, there is a file hash stored in the smart contract. Once all 20,000 Meebits had been minted, the team released the file matching that hash on IPFS. This contains all the attribute and voxel data for each Meebit, so they can live on in perpetuity. Art Work !Snimok-ekrana-2021-05-04-192636png.pngMeebits is inspired by the pixelated, low-res visual style made famous by games like Roblox and Minecraft. The 3D-voxel character collection is meant to behave as an avatar that can be purchased and used in immersive virtual reality settings. Meebits can be purchased, sold, and collected in a variety of types, attributes, and rarities. 18,881 Meebits are of the human type, the most prevalent, while just five of the 20,000 Meebits are of the dissected form, which is the rarest. The kinds include dissected, visitor, skeleton, robot, elephant, pig, and human, listed in decreasing order of rarity. Each Meebit is unique in addition to these seven varieties and other characteristic categories (tattoos, jersey numbers, earrings, necklaces, beards, etc.) should make it easier for potential purchasers to choose the ideal Meebit for them. The intellectual property (IP) rights for both CryptoPunks and Meebits were purchased from the Larva Labs team in March 2022 by Yuga Labs, the group behind the enormously well-liked Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection (and its several spin-off collections). The Launch The Meebits launch had two distinct components: a community grant and a sale. Community Grant Through the community grant, CryptoPunks and Autoglyphs owners can "redeem" their collectibles for a free Meebit. Owners can still keep the Punk or Glyph but the Meebits contract will mark it as "used" once the Meebit has been claimed. The remaining Meebits will be available for sale. Nobody knows which Meebits they will receive, but holders will have the chance to trade their collectibles on a newly-developed marketplace. The Sale The remaining Meebits that aren't locked up by the Community Grant are available for sale. The team set an initial price of 2.5 ETH, and this price was to slowly decrease to 0 over the course of the week, or until the Meebits are sold out. Within six hours of going live, the public release was sold out. This meant that one Meebit was priced above 2.4 ETH at sellout time. The Marketplace Meebits are standard ERC-721 tokens, but they also have their own marketplace built-in. This marketplace not only allows user to buy and sell for ETH, but also offer complex trades, with any number of Meebits on either side of the deal, plus some ETH on either side as well. Furthermore, proposing a trade simply involves signing a message with a user's wallet. No Ethereum transaction is required, and therefore no gas expenses. Only the 'taker' of the deal pays a gas fee. Notable Sale !0e7519a2fafd753dd908f4448bb4521a.jpgOn the 9th of july, 2021 , the art piece by Meebits Meebit 17522, tokenized on OpenSea, was acquired in the secondary market for 1000 Ether, an equivalent of $1,332,220.00. Another one of the Meebits, Meebit 8598, was sold for 420 ETH (more than $1.4 million at the time of the sale) Team Meebits was developed in May 2021 by Larva Labs, the group responsible for CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs, and other ground-breaking initiatives bridging the digital art and technology worlds. Matt Hall and John Watkinson formed Larva Labs, which has been working on initiatives both inside and outside the cryptocurrency sector for some time. The group is most well-known for its revolutionary NFT series, CryptoPunks. Since its debut in 2017, CryptoPunks has grown to rank among the most recognizable and valuable NFT collections to date. Meebits was developed by Larva Labs to build on the popularity of the 2D-pixel aesthetic used in CryptoPunks and Autoglyphs with a 3D-voxel collection made specifically for new metaverse games like Decentraland and The Sandbox. The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection (and its several spin-off collections) creators, Yuga Labs, purchased the IP rights to both CryptoPunks and Meebits from the Larva Labs team in March 2022.

bitcoin-diamond

Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) is a proof of work cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency. It is a hard fork of Bitcoin Blockchain with upgraded technology while preserving the original characteristics of Bitcoin from the original chain. It was created to provide faster translations and less fees, low threshold entry for new users, and better privacy compared to Bitcoin Network. Backstory Bitcoin Diamond was created by two Bitcoin Mining teams, namely. “Team Evey” and “Team 007”. It was announced in 2017. There is not much information available about team details, but it seems the miners were originally from Asia particularly Singapore and Hong Kong. It is believed that they were annoyed by ASIC's dominance in mining bitcoins and also the utilization of the Bitcoin network. So they developed an improved Bitcoin protocol known as BCD. Overview BCD is Proof of work (POW) cryptocurrency similar to Bitcoin, Litecoin and many others. It is created by forking the Bitcoin chain at the block height of 495866. Anyone holding when Bitcoin Diamond was created, on 11/24/2017 at block height 495866, automatically became owners of Bitcoin Diamond. The distribution ratio was 10:1. It means Bitcoin owners received 10 BCD for every bitcoin they held. BCD is created with the purpose to solve slow transaction confirmations and high threshold requirements. Features BCD preserves the original features from Bitcoin Networks but it has added some great advantages over the original BTC network. Core features of the BCD network are. Mining BCD can be mined on the X13 hashing algorithm like Stratis and Navcoin. By adopting X13 compared to SHA-256d of Bitcoin, BCD attempted to become ASIC resistant. So BCD can be mined using CPU and GPU only. BCD has the same block time of 10 minutes, but a larger block size of 8MB compared to bitcoin's 1MB block. It means that Bitcoin Diamond can include 8 times more transactions in a block compared to Bitcoin. Total Supply Developers of Bitcoin Diamond have set the cryptocurrency’s total supply as 210,000,000 BCD. It is exactly ten times compared to the Supply of Bitcoin. The current circulating supply is over 186,492,897. Transaction Fees When the transaction is mined on the BCD network, there is a fee associated and it will be paid to the network. The fee is very less compared to the original Bitcoin Network. Segwit and Lightning Bitcoin Diamond has also adopted Segregated Witness (SegWit) and Lightning Network technology like Bitcoin and Litecoin which makes transactions faster. Exchanges Bitcoin Diamond is listed on top cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, OKEx, Huobi, LATOKEN, and many others. It is currently ranked 77th on CoinMarketCap and has a market cap of $157,490,905 USD (12,838 BTC) Its All time high was $99.37 (November 25, 2017) and its all-time low was $0.266 (March 13, 2020). it is currently trading at 0.88$. Criticism and Competition Bitcoin Diamond has only been able to implement three of four goals they set so far. The fourth objective, i.e data protection, and privacy postponed indefinitely. The Bitcoin Diamond team wanted to encrypt both the account balances on the blockchain and the transaction information, such as sender, recipient, and transaction amount (in a previously unknown way). Their team announced lighting Network implementation but decided to delay data protection functions. The reason behind it was that the governments in Japan and Russia could soon pass laws to prevent cryptocurrencies from anonymizing user data and other countries could follow it as well. BCD is not in competition with Bitcoin but it is in competition with bitcoin forks like BCH having similar features. BCH has a much larger community, but it had a controversial split into BCH and BSV in 2018. Partnerships Bitcoin Diamond has partnered with many interesting projects like Bidao and Now Payments, Chimpion in the last couple of years.

curio-cards

Curio Cards is an online art show for digital artists and collectors. it is the first Art NFT stored on Ethereum.

Curio Cards (founded May 9, 2017) is an online art show for digital artists and collectors. It created a new form of digital artwork ownership, one without artist fees or restrictive platform DRM, using a distributed network called Ethereum. Curio was the first Art Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on mainnet Ethereum. With it, one could own a rare and collectible piece of digital artwork. History Curio Cards is an online art show and permanent gallery that launched on May 9, 2017. The goal of the project was to use a distributed network called Ethereum to create a new model for digital artwork ownership -- a model that allows for the sale and collection of unique digital artwork without taking a cut of the artist’s revenue. !tomjpg.jpeg Today, it is the oldest known example on Ethereum of what is now called NFT Artwork and features 30 unique series of NFT cards from 7 different artists. Curio Cards behave like "digital prints", with each series of artwork being unique but containing multiple cards in that series. Curio Cards was referenced in the ERC-721 EIP, having been developed and released before the ERC-721 NFT standard was proposed. Thomas Hunt aka Mad Bitcoins, was asked in an interview with Bitcoin.com what gave him the idea to create the Curio Card concept? He said: "I’ve always been a collector. I collected baseball cards, books, movies and now of course cryptocurrency. People love to collect things, so I thought, why not combine my love for cryptocurrency with my love for collecting and make something fun." Overview Curio Cards are digital trading cards on the Ethereum blockchain. They are blockchain-based collectibles that have proven and will be a big success in the future. Curio Cards is a collection of digital art numbered from 1 to 30, featuring artwork from seven different artists. Each numbered series has unique artwork and a fixed supply of digital prints, ranging in supply from 111 to 2154 Cards. There are a total of 29.7k Cards, with an estimated 4k currently lost or destroyed. All Curio Cards were created in 2017, and no more can ever be created. Features Curio Cards contains many features and concepts that were included in ERC-721 and other NFT standards, such as: Non-fungible tokens (between the different card series, aka 'card number') Non-divisible tokens with a limited supply (within each card series) Purchasing initial cards directly from a smart contract InterPlanetary File System hash of the artwork embedded into the smart contract (without referencing any URLs) Ownership of a token representing ownership of publicly viewable digital artwork The original cards still work and are transferable, however since they pre-date modern NFT standards they do not conform to those standards. Instead, Curio Cards are a heavily modified Ethereum ERC-20 Contract token. A wrapper was developed that lets users take their ERC-20 Curio Cards and "wrap" them inside an ERC-1155 token contract, for use on modern NFT marketplaces like OpenSea. ERC-1155 is a well-supported and flexible modern NFT standard that maps closely with Curio's original design. No new cards will ever be released. It was originally planned to open Curio Cards up for anyone to make new cards sets and collections, but modern contract standards offer a better choice for new artists. How the cards are stored First, the image of the Curio Card is stored in IPFS, allowing the images to be hosted on their network. Then a link to the image in an ERC20 token is stored on Ethereum. The tokens that represent Curio Cards are unlike any collectible in history, in that at the time of their creation they are limited in number, provably rare and their entire chain of custody can be verified. The Artists Daniel Friedman He is a visual artist, fascinated by visual patterns. All artworks on his page were freehand drawn (mostly during classes ) with ink on paper. From 2008 till 11/2014 he only drew in black & white, but since the beginning of November 2014, he has been using some colors, though mainly just red. From his perspective, drawn images offer a unique glimpse into the structure of perception. Though each pixel is intellectually understood to be binary, static, and flat, these images are living kaleidoscopes: dynamic, rhythmic, symbolic. In 2019, he started doing some drawings on his live stream. Cryptopop (Luis Buenaventura) !19jpg.jpeg He is a crypto artist and entrepreneur based in Manila, Philippines, and has been working in the Bitcoin industry since early 2014. According to him, his illustrations are his contribution to the community and aim to make the complicated world of crypto a little bit more accessible, familiar, and fun. Cryptograffiti Cryptograffiti is an American street artist whose works are focused on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, he is also known for his inventive mediums because he doesn't just use traditional paints and ink. Phneep He is a graphic artist who has produced many Bitcoin and crypto-related visuals online. As he wanted to provide a sense of satire and humor to the digital currency world he started mixing his two favorite life elements: Movies and Bitcoin. Marisol Vengas Marisol Vengas is an anonymous-shrouded-in-secrecy artist collective originating from Northern California. She seems to operate in an AI-induced hive mindset. Some of her works are produced by over a dozen or plus artists who have never met in real life. Some of them have discovered each other from forums and online groups, and none of them know how they've been selected to participate in the collective. The artists don't know who they get the pieces from or where they end up. No one really knows who started Marisol, but they do know she's going to running for a long time. She's truly a decentralized living artist. Currently, she has exhibited in over 10 countries and has produced thousands of works, one can find these works from the streets of Bangladesh to the museums of Paris. Clues about her existence are littered throughout her work." Other Artists Thoros Of Myr Robek World

kava

Kava is a cross-chain DeFi platform offering collateralized loans and stablecoins to users of major crypto assets.  

Kava is a cross-chain DeFi platform offering collateralized loans and stablecoins to users of major crypto assets. The platform gathered the support of many significant players inside the crypto ecosystem, including projects like Cosmos and Ripple, and hedge funds, for example, Arrington Capital. To provide its services, Kava utilizes the USDX stablecoin alongside the KAVA staking token, which is used for voting and governance. In November 2020, Kava partnered with Reef Finance, the leading DeFi (Decentralized Finance) project in the Polkadot ecosystem. According to the official blog, Reef will gain access to USDX stablecoins, Kava’s collateralized loans, Hard Protoco, and other high yield opportunities. Overview Kava works by utilizing Interledger to integrate various blockchain networks, which permits new users to gain access to this group of different networks. Through Kava, a wallet user can send payments cross-chain and complete seamless asset swaps right within the wallet. In addition, exchanges can likewise make use of the Kava solution to permit users to retain control over their blockchain resources while transacting directly with the exchange's order book. Kava's cryptocurrency swap application called Switch allows for the nearly instantaneous swap of cryptocurrencies, even those based on different blockchains. Features Decentralized loans and leverage: Kava provides the users of major cryptocurrencies with open access to loans, leverage, and stablecoins for hedging. Stablecoin hedging with interest: Kava's USDX stablecoin can be bonded, providing holders of USDX with a yield. Extensible synthetics and derivatives: Kava is capable of growing to support a wide range of new cryptocurrency assets and offering new synthetics and derivative products. Kava is building up a stablecoin backed by Ripple, which will be utilized to power the collateralized debt positions (CDP) offered by Kava. Like Maker, the Kava platform will allow users to lock their cryptocurrencies into a CDP and get USDX stablecoins in return. Kava utilizes Cosmos and operates with a Tendermint-based proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. At its core, Kava relies on a system similar to MakerDAO with CDPs but leverages the zones from Cosmos to add cryptocurrencies running on independent networks (e.g., XRP, Bitcoin). In April 2020, Kava's testnet-5000 went live. Testnet-5000 supported BEP3, a protocol for securely transferring assets between Binance Chain and Kava via Atomic Swaps. In August 2020, Kava cooperated with the BNB investor club - BNB48. BNB48 Club will act as a technical consultant for the Kava community by providing professional product reviews and technical consulting services for Kava's Chinese validators, staking users, and lending platform users. On August 13, 2020, the Kava team announced the strategic cooperation with Injective Labs, creators of Injective Protocol, the first Layer-2 derivative DEX platform. The cooperation will bring Kava’s lending facility and stablecoins to users of the Injective DEX. In addition, the integration will enable Kava and Injective Protocol to exchange ChainLink oracle data, services, and other on-chain and off-chain resources that will further enable the DEX its ability to offer derivatives products. In August 2020, Binance launched its DeFi staking program with Dai, the stablecoin generated by loans on MakerDAO, and Kava. The move means Kava users no longer need to interface with the Kava app but instead can go directly through Binance's DeFi staking portal. Kava web app supports borrowing USDX securely using Ledger Nano X and S devices. It also supports the Trust Wallet. In November 2020, Kava partnered with Reef Finance, the leading DeFi (Decentralized Finance) project in the Polkadot ecosystem. The cooperation will bring Kava’s collateralized loans, USDX stablecoins, Hard Protocol, and other yield opportunities to Reef users. Kava is the first project built with Cosmos SDK that will integrate with Reef’s platform. KAVA Token The KAVA token is the KAVA blockchain's native token that assists with security, governance, and the mechanical functions on the platform. Validators are incentivized to be diligent in their work. The top 100 nodes validate blocks by a weighted bonded stake in KAVA tokens face losing KAVA if they work too slowly or begin double signing transactions, on the flipside they are rewarded in KAVA for doing a good job. KAVA is also used for proposals and voting on the most important parts of the platform such as critical parameters of the collateralized debt position (CDP) system, global debt limit of the system, types of supported collateral and their debt limits, collateral ratio, fees, and the savings rate for USDX. It also acts as a last resort system, functioning as a reserve currency in situations where the system is undercollateralized. When that happens, KAVA is minted and used to buy USDX off the market until it is overcollateralized again. USDX Token The USDX stablecoin is pegged to the United States dollar. It has three primary use cases which are: margin trading, hedging and payments. Anyone can mint USDX by depositing their crypto assets into the protocol. The collateralization rate (assets must always be overcollateralized) is determined by the risk profile associated with the various assets. Rewards in KAVA are distributed proportionally every week to users who mint USDX. Investors Kava Labs has received investment from firms including: HashKey Capital TRG Capital UniValues Associates Lemniscap Hard Yaka IOSG Ventures Digital Asset Capital Management 2020 Ventures Coil Arrington XRP Capital etc. Team The Kava group has been at the platform since 2017. The CEO of Kava, and one of its prime supporters is Brian Kerr. After graduating from school, he founded Fnatic Gear, the primary organization making Esports equipment and clothing structured by Esports players for ESports fans. The blockchain improvement lead, and a subsequent prime supporter of Kava, is Ruaridh O'Donnell. Subsequent to getting a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Glasgow in 2015 he invested energy as a designer and information investigator for Levelworks before serving to establish Kava. <br

aeron

Aeron is a cryptocurrency based on Ethereum that seeks to create Blockchain Solutions for the Aviation Industry.

Aeron (ARNX) is a cryptocurrency based on Ethereum that seeks to create Blockchain Solutions for the Aviation Industry. ARNX is also a blockchain technology that tracks aircraft maintenance and pilot logs. Overview Aeron has an innovative solution based on blockchain technology. It will enable an online system relying on the Aeron database, built on the Ethereum blockchain to track aircraft and pilot log records. Aeron (ARN), an ERC20 compliant Ethereum-based token, with a fixed supply of 20,000,000 ARN. Aeron utility tokens are created to fund the development and marketing of the Aeron project with an associated distributed database, online portal, and applications. Because Aeron is built on the ERC20 token standard, it allows for simple integration into users’ wallets and is freely tradeable via direct transfers or via smart contracts. Aeron’s solution relies on blockchain technology to track aircraft maintenance and pilot logs. Aeron is constructing a database and an online system that is decentralized, hosting global data on aircraft, flight schools, and pilots. ARNX electronic logging system would force pilots to have logs that reflect accurate flight hours, making aviation safer for everyone involved. Its aim is to create an “airline in a pocket”; a smart blockchain-based solution. Impetus Aeron’s ambition is to make flying safer with the latest blockchain technology. They will keep logs of flight information to optimize routing and scheduling. $ARN Token Aeron (ARN) utility token will be incorporated in Aeron products. It helps to enhance product usage and allows the contribution to the ecosystem, product access, and ownership. ARN is a bootstrapping engagement. While the token will enable access to valuable features within the Aeron platform, it won’t be limited by the Aeron mobile applications. Aeron (ARN) utility token (Blockchain) is incorporated in Aeron products. It helps to enhance product usage and allows the contribution to the ecosystem, product access, and ownership. ARN is a bootstrapping engagement. While the token will enable access to valuable features within the Aeron platform, it will not be limited by the Aeron mobile applications. Initial coin offering Aeron offered their coin (ARN) at $0.5 USD, and they are seeking to sell 60% of them by the end of the general sale. There are 100 million (ARN) coins.

goldmint

An ecosystem designed to foster the ease of conversion of gold to local currencies and vice versa. Its native currency is $MNTP

GoldMint is a global network of custody bot terminals, both proprietary and franchised. They are designed to implement the exchange of physical gold to local fiat currency or gold cryptocurrency and vice versa. GoldMint will be earning commissions on both exchange operations in terminals and transactions in the blockchain network. Our partners will be able to earn with us - terminals franchisees, owners of the utility MNTP cryptocurrency and thousands of our clients, who will buy, sell, pawn and transfer physical and digital gold using the infrastructure we created - just as current operations with fiat cash and digital money. Features of Crypto Gold GoldMint has the ability to enter and exit the gold without losses. Users can reduce the spread of buying and selling gold to zero. There is no other way to buy and sell gold at the LME exchange price at the moment. If your strategy is bought and held, you may receive additional interest. 3.6% per annum in gold ounces can be earned by depositing the gold to a trust management account. The GoldMint company selects and controls the best enterprises operating in the gold turnover sector for transparent investment. Gold processing companies, gold brokers and pawnshops. Tokenomics MNT is the name of a token in the MINT blockchain and MNTP (letter P means prelaunch) in Ethereum (ERC20). Both tokens are equal and can be freely swapped from one blockchain to another. Social Media Goldmint has active accounts on Facebook , Twitter, Telegram , and YouTube. Overview GoldMint is a blockchain-based platform that operates with 100% gold-backed crypto assets GOLD. Cryptoassets GOLD is fully secured by gold, which means that our company always has enough physical gold, or ETFs, to buy back the previously released GOLD crypto assets. We create a new investment tool with all advantages of real gold and the excellence of cryptocurrency - it will bring stability to the cryptocurrency market and will be useful for crypto traders and traditional investors.

eva-beylin

Eva Beylin does social experiments with Ethereum. She is an independent contractor for Ethereum Foundation.

Eva Beylin is the Director of The Graph Foundation. She does social experiments with Ethereum. She is an independent contractor for Ethereum Foundation. Also, she has previously worked on strategy & research for OmiseGo. Overview She worked as a Management Consultant at the global firm A.T. Kearney, where her efforts were focused on analytics and business strategy for banks, financial technology, and payments providers. Eva Beylin is the director of the Graph Foundation, helping democratize the data economy and bring back decentralization APIs to the masses. Before this, she worked with several crypto startups including the Ethereum Foundation, Plasma group, and OmiseGO. She also paints, and supports nascent start-ups like Plasma Group. EDUCATION She has completed high school International Baccalaureate courses and studied at Ivey Business School/Western University for Global Economics and Spanish. She(2015) also obtained a degree in Academic exchange, Business Administration, and Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Management.

arcane-bear

Arcane Bear (founded in November 2016) is a cryptocurrency and blockchain advocate and consultant platform.

Arcane Bear (founded in November of 2016) is a cryptocurrency and blockchain advocate and consultant platform that promotes using technology to create a positive change on the planet. Its goal is to raise awareness around the world about how blockchain can increase services to the underbanked. They also manage a privately held investment newsletter, focusing on the venture capital sector and trading analysis in the ecosystem. Overview The platform was founded by Jonathan "Tijo" Gaucher, (also known as Tijo Bear) who also serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Niko Michael. Niko serves as the co-creator, legal counsel, and Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO). Arcane Bear headquarters are located in Central America, in the green expanse of Costa Rica. The HQ is home to over a hundred fruit trees, with the team using solar-powered greenhouses to sustain themselves, keeping in the theme of self-sustainable, decentralized living. Mission Arcane Bear exists to share knowledge on all levels. We are passionate about blockchain technology, how it benefits the world, and all the potential that comes with it. Our Mission is to provide a place where our community can learn, interact, contribute and evolve. Services Arcane Bear offers a variety of resources and information for those interested in the realm of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. They offer reviews on crypto wallets, have their glossary of crypto terms, and have a subscription service called The Den, which offers a more in-depth guide to investing and learning about the crypto space. For USD 30 a month, subscribers gain access to consulting with professionals on how to invest, trade, and invest wisely in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. An academy, web conferencing and workshops are also available to subscribers of The Den. Arcane Bear YouTube Established in March 2017, the Arcane Bear YouTube channel has amassed over 46,000 subscribers with over 1.4 million views on videos uploaded to the platform as of July 2020. The videos vary from musical performances to cryptocurrency news and thoughts on current events. The channel serves as a video blog collection in general with an emphasis on the cryptosphere. Arcane Bear's first video uploaded to the channel was titled Pilots, The Arcane Bear Introductions. The short video was added on March 2, 2017, and introduces Tijo Bear and his views on modern-day news. The most-viewed video on Arcane Bear's YouTube channel is an interview with Clif High, creator of the Half Past Human blog. The interview is titled Clif High & Arcane Bear and has amassed over 198,000 views.

terraforms

Terraforms are on-chain NFTs featuring land art generated in a 3D world stored on the blockchain.

Mathcastles' Terraforms consist of 11,000 on-chain NFTs featuring land art that was dynamically generated within a 3D world existing on the blockchain. The creators of Terraforms, @0x113d of Mathcastles and @xaltgeist, have a goal of launching their highly on-chain artwork in a just and low-key manner. Overview Every individual Terraform has the potential to transform into an on-chain generative mini app paint program. Once a holder chooses to permanently integrate their drawing into the piece, it becomes an on-chain 1/1 artwork. When combined, the complete Terraforms collection creates a massive 3D hypercastle. Unlike social 3D worlds, these Metaverse artworks are permanently stored data and can be visually presented in a variety of ways, subject to interpretation. The licenses permit creative usage of the artworks. !SaasJe_c5O8S0Kl5EesdsE3fgalhC2s1HucmjU9PWL3l-U67s9SQXTMk49NGNojjewfOVVLlkIz_GrHE8TWaX6AvauoGRZYwGq7A8S5nygAT_Bt3ScE8FqmkHy3U8VQGdgggHb3YwhV5.png Terraforms offer various levels of engagement. At its core, each token features animated art rendered on a 32x32 grid of text characters, which is stored in an SVG file. The animated art is drawn on a web browser, utilizing javascript to modify colors and cycle characters from a custom-made font. Aside from being a 2D and 3D artwork, Terraforms also functions as a practical software tool that allows each token to transform into a drawing program capable of overwriting the existing Terrain artwork. The tokens feature three modes: Terrain, which displays the land art animation; Daydream, which enables users to draw on it; and Terraform, which commits the drawing back to the blockchain for others to view. Transitioning from Terrain to Daydream mode is a destructive process that cannot be undone, but a Terraform can be shifted from Daydream to Terraform and vice versa at will. This allows users to overwrite and commit new drawings to the chain. <br

rari-governance-token

Rari Governance Token (RGT) (launched July 2020) is a cryptocurrency created on the Ethereum blockchain.

Rari Governance Token (RGT) (launched July 2020) is a cryptocurrency created on the Ethereum blockchain that serves as a native Governance Token to the DeFi protocol, Rari Capital. Rari Capital is a powerful yield farming tool that helps users to earn the highest yield on their stable assets within the DeFi ecosystem. RGT token can be used to propose and vote proposals made by the Rari Team or fellow token-holding community members. Company Rari Capital is founded by young entrepreneurs David Lucid (19), Jack Lipstone (19), Jai Bhavnani (18) in May 2020. It is the first non-custodial organization that aims to produce lossless returns to investors through unique DeFi strategies. The company is working on building a series of products with the goal of increasing market efficiencies within the crypto-sphere. The Yield harvesting tool is the starting point of their products. Founders & Team Jai Bhavnani (CEO) and Jack Lipstone (COO) have been in the crypto field for a while and previously worked at California, US-based company MyCrypto. Jai and Jack are high school classmates from Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA. They developed and later sold a DeFi wallet, Ambo, to MyCrypto. David Lucid is also a veteran in the crypto space and had created a Decentralized Exchange (DEX). He previously worked as a CTO of CRAFT Scooter before returning to the crypto ecosystem. The Rari team consists of young members and that includes Ben Mayer (14), Justin Yu (17), and Richter Brzeski (19). The team is working with the Chicago DeFi Alliance to create a vibrant ecosystem that will appeal to and attract traditional financial players. Overview !RARI-PROCESSpng.pngRari Protocol pictorial representation As mentioned above, Rari protocol is the most powerful yield harvesting tool that allows users to safely earn the highest yield on stable digital assets. It is commonly described as "The Smartest Stable Robo-Advisor”. Rari is a cross between an aggregator deploying lending strategies across multiple liquidity pools and a more traditional active manager with proprietary allocation strategies. The protocol automatically re-balances the funds to earn yield by using different strategies like Lending between lending major DeFi protocols like Compound, dYdX, and Aave. Swapping between stablecoins for arbitrage and yield optimization . Farming yields from protocol-based rewards like Compound, yEarn, and others. Rari Capital v1 went live in July 2020 and the initial deposit limited to $350 per user. The Rari capital reached $95M USD in TVL within few days of launching. Version 2 with a new liquidity pool, new strategies, multiple pool dashboard, decentralized governance, and governance token (RGT) were introduced in October 2020. Rari Pools !ijpg.jpegRari Pools representation Rari capitals have three different pools and these are categorized using depending on various factors that include strategies, risks, etc. So the Annual Percentage Yield returns differ significantly for each pool. These pools are as follows Rari Stable Pool (RSPT) The first pool is the stable pool (RSPT) which interacts safely with exclusively audited smart contracts. It allows users to deposit ETH or any ERC20 Token to mint the native token called RSPT. All ERC20 deposited will be swapped to USD Coin (USDC). Once the user deposits in a stable pool, the Rari protocol starts working autonomously to deliver the highest yield on his USDC. The Rari stable pools currently optimize strategies to earn the highest interest possible by lending USDC on Compound, Aave, dYdX, or/ and providing liquidity to mStable. Rari Yield Pool (RYPT) The second pool is the yield pool (RYPT) that will maximize yield at all costs, whether it is leverage or un-audited smart contracts. This pool will always have the highest returns. It gives users the opportunity to earn a high interest by depositing ETH or any ERC20 tokens. When users deposit any amount it mints the native token, RYPT. The Rari protocol then algorithmically searches for the highest yield possible through the "risky" strategies. It automatically re-balances between stablecoins to get a higher yield. It uses different strategies like Lending Dai, USDC, and USDT on Compound Lending Dai, USDC, TUSD, USDT, sUSD, and BUSD on Aave Lending Dai, USDC on dYdX Providing liquidity to mStable, and also to Curve Finance, Cream Finance, dForce via yield aggregator, yEarn, and switching between vaults (e.g yCRV) Rari ETH Pool (REPT) The 3rd pool is the ETH pool (REPT) it works to deliver safe and stable returns with ETH as the base asset. It allows the Rari users to deposit ETH or ERC20 tokens to immediately start earning interest through the minted token, REPT. While maintaining exposure to the price of ETH, users earn interest via strategies like Lending ETH on Compound, Aave, dydx, etc, or /and earning yield from liquidations (facilitated by KeeperDAO). The differences between these three pools are summarized in the table below. | Sr No | Stable Pool | Yield Pool | ETH Pool | | ----- | ----------- | ---------- | -------- | | 1 | Stable Returns | Maximum Yield | Stable and Safe Returns | | 2 | Lending or provide liquidity in stablecoin | Leverages high yield protocols with re-balancing of stablecoins | Earns interest in ETH by lending it on different protocols. | | 3 | Interacts only with Audited smart contracts (protocols) | Leverages un-audited smart contracts to get the maximum yield possible | Interacts with well-known lending protocols, exchanges(DEX), etc. | | 4 | Earns interest in stablecoin | Earns interest in stablecoin | Earn interest in ETH | Rari Governance As mentioned in the introduction RGT is the governance token for Rari protocol. The Rari Governance empowers anybody to be able to dictate the future of the Rari Protocol. The RGT is able to control every aspect of the protocol, treasury, and charity. To participate in Rari governance, the user has to own RGT. Then, using that RGT, he will be able to vote on community drafted proposals or draft his own proposals to govern the Rari Protocol and ecosystem. The RGT token holders can play many different roles in not only decision-making process, but also edit core parameters regarding pools. Some of these areas are. Maintaining Governance: The token holders can vote for decisions to integrate new protocols, edit pool parameters, edit risk parameters, etc Pass-through Governance: If a pool accumulates other tokens like COMP, BAL, the token can serve as a pass-through for their governance. Fee Discounts: The token can be used for fee discounts from the Rari Protocol. Rari Treasury The Rari Treasury is built on Rari Protocol's long-term growth. The Rari Treasury is managed by the DAO members that can include anyone who owns RGT token. 25% of all fees generated by the Rari Protocol allotted to Treasury and its use or purpose will be decided by governance proposals. These proposals can be about contributor compensation , expansion , audits , partnerships , Hosting services and all other Rari related services. Rari Foundation The Rari Capital team is dedicated to security on both the Rari Capital portal and the general atmosphere of DeFi. The Rari Capital Foundation is taking the liberty to help support in auditing, reviews, etc to early-stage underlying protocols that will hopefully one day be integrated into the Rari Protocol and grow DeFi as a whole. 2.5% of all fees are allocated to this audit pool. Currently, the Rari core team is in charge of the foundation but they have planned to make a transition over to the DAO. Rari Capital will help small teams pay for audits if they believe that the protocol is remarkable and the team has a strong vision. Rari Forum The Rari Capital Governance Forum was released on November 18, 2020, and anyone can participate or start a discussion or make a proposal regarding protocol and contribute to the project. RGT Tokenomics Rari Governance token (RGT) is an ERC20 Token created by deploying smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. The total supply is initially set to 9,670,894 RGT. It registered all-time of $5.72 on Oct 23, 2020, and all-time low of $0.213385 on Nov 05, 2020. It is currently listed on Uniswap and Bilaxy cryptocurrency exchanges Token Distribution !RGT-DISTRpng.pngToken Distribution Rari team believes in fair distribution and liquidity mining. The 87.50% of the token supply will be deposited to depositors within a short 60 day period. The remaining tokens (12.5%) are reserved for the team and subject to The Rari Vesting Plan. RGT will be burned on every cent made by the protocol (70% of all revenues to be exact), decreasing the total supply of the token as the protocol succeeds. RGT also leverages the new Rari Protocol V2. How to earn interest in Rari ? The users can access Rari pools by signing in with any of the popular Ethereum wallets like MetaMask, Portis, Authereum, Coinbase Wallets, Torus, or Fortmatic. They can also use the Wallet Connect interface to login with any of the mobile wallets. They can deposit Ethereum or ERC20 token to the pool/pools of their choice and Rari protocol automatically start earning interest for the deposited fund. Also, the users can participate in Liquidity Mining to earn the Rari Governance token. In order to earn RGT, all you have to do is deposit into one of the pools mentioned above. The rewards will be distributed proportionally to the number of deposits that a user has within the protocol across all pools compared to the total deposits within the protocol across all pools. So For example, if a user has $400,000 USD in the protocol and the

gmx

A cryptocurrency protocol hosting its users with trading possibilities such as decentralized perpetual and spots from wallets.

GMX is a decentralized exchange best known for its focus on perpetual futures trading. It was launched on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum in late 2021 and has since been deployed to Avalanche. The platform became popular due to its high leverage options of up to 30 times the deposited collateral. Overview GMX offers both decentralized exchange capabilities and leverage trading options. This combination merges the functionality of DeFi exchanges like Uniswap with the leverage offerings of exchanges like Binance. The protocol offers several key features, including leverage trading with up to 30x (50x in alpha), reduced liquidation risks through the use of price oracles, lower costs due to minimal spread and zero price impact on orders, a user-friendly interface without the complexity of margin, debt, and collateral, and a multi-chain presence on low-fee networks. The market prices are determined by Chainlink oracles, which gather data from major exchanges to form price feeds. This protects investments from being liquidated due to sudden fluctuations on a single automated market maker. Trading On GMX, trading is facilitated by a multi-asset liquidity pool instead of a single entity. This pool contains various assets such as BTC, ETH, USDC, DAI, USDT, FRAX, UNI and LINK. Traders have the option to take a long or short position or swap tokens on the platform. If a trader believes the value of an asset will increase, they take a long position. On the other hand, a short position is taken if they expect to buy the asset back at a lower price. GMX allows users to choose a minimum leverage of 1.1x their deposit and a maximum leverage of 30x for long and short trades. Swaps Swaps are a type of financial transaction that can be executed at market price as determined by oracles. The use of oracles ensures that the market price is reliable and up-to-date. In addition to market price execution, limit orders are also available for users who want to set specific conditions for their trade. The fees associated with swaps vary, ranging from 0.2% to 0.8% depending on the composition of the GLP. Perpetual Trading GMX offers traders the ability to speculate on price changes by going long or short on their chosen pair. Leverage, ranging from 1.1x to 30.5x, is available to traders and provides the possibility to enhance returns. The platform provides traders with multiple order types, including market, limit, take-profit, and stop-loss, for the execution of trades. A 0.1% fee is levied for the opening and closing of positions, and an hourly borrowing fee is calculated based on the proportion of assets borrowed to the total assets in the pool at a rate of 0.01%. Native Tokens GMX The platform operates using its native token called GMX, which serves as a utility and governance token. The value and utility of GMX are derived from the protocol's fees, including trading and swap fees, and token emissions. The value of the $GMX token is proportional to the fees generated on the platform, with 30% of the total protocol fees being distributed to $GMX stakers and 70% going to GLP holders. Staking rewards are paid out in either $ETH (on Arbitrum) or $AVAX (on Avalanche), offering added benefits to holders. Staking Users who stake can receive three types of rewards: escrowed GMX, multiplier points, and ETH/AVAX rewards. Escrowed GMX tokens, also known as esGMX tokens, can be staked or vested. When a token holder decides to vest their tokens, they will be converted back into GMX tokens over a 12-month period. This conversion serves as a form of locked staking, as it prevents the holder from selling their tokens immediately and helps mitigate inflation. Multiplier points enhance yield and reward those who use the platform for an extended period of time, contributing to greater decentralization of ownership on the platform. These are rewarded to staked GMX holders at a rate of 100% annually. They also receive fees equivalent to staked GMX, just like staked esGMX. Upon unstaking GMX tokens, the MPs held will be burned in proportion to the unstaked amount and the total amount of MPs earned. 30% of the fees generated from swap and leverage trading on GMX are converted to either ETH or AVAX and distributed among the holders of staked GMX tokens. The distribution is based on the number of staked tokens and after subtracting referral rewards and network costs of keepers, which typically amount to around 1% of the total fees. If a holder has staked their tokens on Arbitrum, they will receive ETH, while staking on Avalanche will result in receiving AVAX. Token Distribution The projected maximum supply of GMX tokens is 13.25 million, and the circulating supply of GMX tokens may increase due to the number of tokens being vested and the number of tokens allocated for marketing and partnerships. If a higher supply is needed for the launch of additional products or liquidity mining, a 28-day timelock will be in place to control minting beyond the maximum supply. However, such a change would require a governance vote to be conducted beforehand. The token distribution is as follows: 6 million GMX from the XVIX and Gambit migration. 2 million GMX paired with ETH for liquidity on Uniswap. 2 million GMX reserved for vesting from Escrowed GMX rewards. 2 million GMX tokens to be managed by the floor price fund. 1 million GMX tokens reserved for marketing, partnerships and community developers. 250,000 GMX tokens distributed to contributors linearly over 2 years. !content_GMX_Allocation.png GLP The GLP, or the Global Liquidity Protocol, is an index of assets used in the trading pool of the protocol. GLP tokens can be created by utilizing assets from the index, such as BTC or ETH, and can be redeemed for these assets by burning the tokens. Holders of GLP coins provide the liquidity required for traders to access leverage. GLP can be generated and redeemed using any of the index assets. The price of minting and redemption is determined based on the formula (total value of assets in the index, incorporating the profits and losses of open positions) divided by (GLP supply). Holders of the GLP token on the Arbitrum platform are eligible to receive Escrowed GMX rewards and a proportional distribution (70%) of platform fees, which are denominated in ETH. GLP token holders on the Avalanche network receive Escrowed GMX rewards and a 70% distribution of platform fees, expressed in AVAX. The fees distributed are determined after deducing the referral rewards and the network costs incurred by keepers, which are normally estimated to be around 1% of the total fees. GMX x Avalanche GMX went live on Avalanche in the beginning of 2022. Through the integration of GMX and Avalanche, users have the ability to trade AVAX, BTC, and ETH with leverage of up to 30x, and have the assurance of lower-risk liquidation that can be verified directly from their Metamask Wallet. From January 2022 to March 2022, 50,000 esGMX tokens were distributed monthly to GLP holders on Avalanche as an incentive for liquidity. From April 2022 to December 2022, this amount was updated to 25,000 esGMX tokens per month. GMX Blueberry Club !lab.png The GMX Blueberry Club NFT collection, featuring over 130 unique, hand-drawn characteristics, has a total supply of 10,000 NFTs and is available on the Arbitrum platform. The "Blueberry" emblem was created specifically for the GMX trading community. The collection's proceeds are deposited in a communal Treasury, which has been improved with a transparent monitoring system for the community's benefit.

anshul-dhir

Anshul Dhir is the COO and Co-Founder at EasyFi (EASY).

Anshul Dhir is the COO and Co-Founder at EasyFi (EASY), a protocol built with a vision to solve some of the inherent challenges faced by gen 1 Defi solutions with respect to the transaction speed and cost which are a bottleneck for defi operations at scale. He is currently based in New Delhi, India. About Anshu Dhir is the COO and Co-Founder of EasyFi Network, Anshu is an Entrepreneur by heart, technology/digital enthusiast and a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience in administration (GOI), Finance industry – financial markets, investments, operations, consulting and innovation. Founded companies in completely different sectors (Cryptocurrency Mining, Real estate & Finance, Internet media), all up & running. He is a certified stock broker and financial consultant with excellent analytic, strategic, leadership skills and a team player. Currently he is looking to partner and work with Tech, Fin-tech companies & individuals engaged in making banking accessible to unbanked. he believes systematic induction of Cryptocurrency & DLTs (e.g. Blockchain) into economy & banking system may help achieve ambitious goal of financial inclusion. Anshu is an advocate of privacy of every kind, may consider himself as a libertarian. He loves taking one-on-one consulting sessions & helping people to realize the importance of financial planning in daily life. Education XLRI Jamshedpur , Degree Name :Executive Field Of Study Entrepreneurial Studies & Business Management (2013 – 2014) Princeton University , Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies Panjab University , Master of Finance and Control, Finance and Financial Management Services (2008 – 2010) Specialties Financial Consulting, Operations, Strategy & business planning, Fin-tech, Cryptocurrency consulting, Crypto-mining, Business Development and Strategy. Experience COO & Co-Founder at EasyFi Network, Employed on Jun 2020 – Present , Location Gurugram, Haryana, India. Co-Founder & COO at KoinFox, Employed on Aug 2018 – Present Located in India. Founder of Exuberant Financial Services (Self-employed ) 2011 – Present, Location Ludhiana Area, India. Advisor at GLIDE Accelerator , Employed Jun 2020 – Present , Location New Delhi, Delhi, India. Tools & Technologies Microsoft Excel Interpersonal Skills: Management Negotiation Team Management Customer Service

kerem-atalay

Kerem Atalay, also known by his pseudonym, Emperor Tomato Ketchup is one of the four co-founders and CTO of the BAYC NFT collection.

Kerem Atalay, also known by his pseudonym, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (taken from an indie pop band called Sterolab’s album), is one of the four co-founders and CTO of Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), a non-fungible token (NFT) collection. Education Kerem graduated from the University of Maryland, studying Computer Science. Early Life Kerem Atalay was raised by immigrant parents, both originating from Turkey. The two parents raised Kerem mostly in Washington D.C. and Kerem states that he had a “normal suburban upbringing”. !FLGXfrwXMAA3WM6.jpg Zeshan Ali and Kerem Atalay's story Zeshan Ali and Kerem Atalay met when they were studying Computer Science for their undergraduate program at the University of Maryland. Kerem had gotten to know Greg Solano first, during his time in the University of Virginia and soon introduced Zeshan to him. When the two co-founders in charge of the creative side of the project, Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow, had begun envisioning the ‘Bored Ape Yacht Club’, Greg reached out to Zeshan and Kerem for help. Greg had actually asked them if they could help them with Javascript which they quickly agreed to but almost as quickly noticed that Javascript was not used at all for blockchains. The two then learned Solidity which they stated was “the easy part” and had struggled with linking the website, smart contracts, and cryptocurrency-oriented spaces together. Since then they have been the leading developers on the technical side of Yuga Labs and all the projects that were born from the company. The Doxxing On February 4th 2022, Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow were doxxed by Buzzfeed where they were given less than 30 minutes to prepare for the interview. The two main developers of Yuga Labs had more time on their hands and decided they, "wanted to have a little bit more control over the narrative and make it more of a celebratory thing than it was for Greg and Wylie”. Kerem and Zeshan then doxxed themselves on February 9th 2022, just 5 days after Greg and Wylie. Kerem posted on Twitter a photo of himself and his bored ape saying: "Seems like the cat is out of the bag anyway, so... Hi, I'm Kerem web2 me vs. web3 me" !kerem w his ape.PNG <br

automated-market-maker

Automated Market Maker is a decentralized asset trading pool that enables market participants to buy or sell cryptocurrencies.

An Automated Market Maker (AMM) is a decentralized asset trading pool that enables market participants to buy or sell cryptocurrencies. AMMs are non-custodial and permissionless in nature. Most AMMs utilize either a constant product, constant mean, or constant sum market-making formula; however, the most common is a constant product market maker, most notably Uniswap. Introduction Automated market makers are smart contracts that create a liquidity pool of ERC20 tokens, which are automatically traded by an algorithm rather than an order book. This effectively replaces a traditional limit order book with a system where assets can be automatically swapped against the pool’s latest price. There are two main types of automated market makers (AMMs). While one may be governed and set up by professional market makers, the other is fully automated by a set algorithm, allowing any user in the market to participate by depositing liquidity into the smart contract. How Automated Market Makers Work Automated Market Makers (AMMs) work similarly to an order book exchange in that there are trading pairs. For example, ETH/DAI. However, users don’t need to have a counterparty (another trader) on the other side to make a trade. Instead, they interact with a smart contract that makes the market for them. Users are able to trade trustlessly using an AMM and become the house by providing liquidity to a liquidity pool. This allows essentially anyone to become a market maker on an exchange and earn fees for providing liquidity. Popular AMMs Kyber Network In early 2018, the Kyber Network was one of the first AMMs to introduce automated liquidity pools to the crypto ecosystem. Kyber Network’s liquidity pools are deployed by either professional market makers or by the project’s team. The pools are not open for anyone to provide liquidity. The price of the tokens in the liquidity pool can be set by external oracles or automatically determined by the smart contract parameters during setup. Both of these setups allow for market makers to have greater control of the pool in times of high volatility. Uniswap Uniswap was the first true decentralized AMM to enter the market in November 2019. It was developed by Hayden Adams after reading a Reddit post from Vitalik Buterin. The protocol allows for anyone to deploy a liquidity pool on the network, and enables any other trader in the ecosystem to contribute liquidity. The price in the Uniswap smart contract cannot be configured or controlled. The price of the tokens in the pool is fully determined by the balance ratio between the two tokens in the pool. Balancer Balancer functions similarly to Uniswap but also offers new, dynamic features that allow it to have more than one use case outside of a simple liquidity pool. Curve Curve Finance has admin-only generated liquidity pools where everyone can contribute to these pools. Curve’s liquidity pools only support stablecoins. Curve’s decision to focus on only stablecoins is a feature and not a limitation. By offering stablecoin only liquidity pools, the exchange is able to complete large trades with low slippage due to its concentration of deposits in its limited amount of pools. Uses of AMMs Automated market makers serve dual purposes. For traders, AMMs allow for an instant trade experience bought at market price; for liquidity providers, market participants can earn trading fees from each trade. Professional market makers might be more comfortable with a system like Kyber Network, while regular crypto users are becoming more comfortable with Uniswap and Balancer. Users that are looking for steady interest rates on their stablecoin holdings can use Curve. In either case, it is advised for users of AMMs to monitor their pools and verify that market conditions are in their favor. Inexperienced users can quickly learn that impermanent loss can end up taking away all of the profits that they’ve accumulated from trading fees. MindSwap In November 2020, PredIQt launched MindSwap an AMM on the EOS blockchain. MindSwap brings liquidity pools to PredIQt by allowing anyone to easily wrap the PredIQt market shares they’ve bought into tradable EOS tokens. These PredIQt tokens are then deposited into liquidity pools along with an equal amount of another asset like the IQ token. From there they’ll earn a 0.7% transaction fee anytime someone uses the pool to trade between IQ and the PredIQt tokens. This can all be done in a few minutes through the MindSwap user interface. Liquidity Providers (LPs) can withdraw their tokens from the pool at any time and convert their PredIQt tokens back into PredIQt shares. One issue that MindSwap solves better than existing AMMs is impermanent loss of divergent assets like prediction market shares. Typically, assets that tend toward 1 or 0 in price have high degrees of impermanent loss due to the natural movement of the share token against the trading token. MindSwap smoothes out this issue with a higher fee to liquidity providers. This is why the current 0.7% fee is used as compared to the standard.6%. As the team building MindSwap implements more sophisticated bonding curves and AMM features, MindSwap will be able to tackle impermanent loss in a more efficient way and lower fees to encourage more traders. See also List of DeFi terms Liquidity Mining Whale (cryptocurrency term)

billy-markus

Billy Markus is a software engineer who co-founded Dogecoin and is also known by his twitter username, ‘Shibetoshi Nakamoto’, a word play with the pseudonym of ...

Billy Markus is a software engineer who co-founded Dogecoin and is also known by his twitter username, ‘Shibetoshi Nakamoto’, a word play with the pseudonym of the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Career Before working on Dogecoin, Billy was one of the leading software engineers at IBM (International Business Machines) Corporations, a multinational computing company that creates and sells software, hardware, clouds and data. Dogecoin In late 2013, Jackson Palmer thought it would be funny to make a website of a meme and bought the domain name, dogecoin.com. Billy came across this website and thought he could take the joke further by creating a ‘meme’ coin in a way to make fun of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole. “I ran across the website randomly and thought it would be funny to make the actual Dogecoin. I threw it together in a few hours, and we launched it, and then it took off, and lots of crazy stuff happened since.” !Dogecoin.webp Billy reached out to Jackson and the two created Dogecoin: a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that integrates Litecoin’s proof-of-work blockchain technology. Dogecoin officially launched on December 6th 2013 and finally dramatically gained popularity in January 2021 when CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk began tweeting about the coin. Before the gain in popularity, Jackson Palmer actually sold all his Dogecoin holdings as a way to step away from the crypto project as a whole. “As I mentioned on my twitter, I'm no longer part of the Dogecoin project, I left around 2015 as the community started to strongly shift from one that I was comfortable with.” Personal Life Billy Markus was born in 1983, in Portland, Oregon, United States. When he sold his investment in Dogecoin in 2015, he stated that he had liquidated just enough money to purchase a second hand Honda Civic. He currently works from home and creates educational software for children as his main job and in his free time in between, he uses twitter to reconnect to the crypto community. Billy strongly believes that the crypto space is in a bad state has publicly voiced his opinion on this matter. After the crash of LUNA, he tweeted, “the reason why people think crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are a\\\\\\\ is because crypto is 95% scams and garbage and most crypto people are a\\\\\\\”. This and other tweets of his along with the fact that he states that he received “harassment from the cryptocurrency community” was the reason he sold all his Dogecoin and stepped away from the project. Adding to the reason Billy Markus left the community as he was highly criticized and had always thought of the project and cryptocurrencies as a joke. When he has asked what Dogecoin would be in 5 years he replied with, “it’ll still be a dog on a coin”. In addition, he explained that he always received abuse and even death threats by people in the community which were all reasons for him to leave Dogecoin behind. “It felt like there was so much attacking and negativity towards me" After his departure from Dogecoin, he had still been active on twitter, and when he was asked why he doesn't want to work for Elon Musk he replied with, "I like my current job". He also implies that he has only had contact with Elon Must online, and doesn't know what he will be like in real life which is also another reason he wouldn't take the job. "he seems to tolerate me on the internet, I have never met him in person" He has also played a lot of MMORPGs especially World of Warcraft and feels as though cryptocurrencies and NFTs will be moving in the direction of games in the future.

dan-larimer

Dan Larimer is an American entrepreneur and software programmer, creator of the DPOS algorithm and co-founder of Block.one and BitShares.

Daniel Larimer is an American software programmer and a cryptocurrency entrepreneur. He is the Co-founder of EOS developer Block.one, crypto platform BitShares, and the blockchain Steem. Dan Larimer is also the creator of the Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) consensus algorithm, Graphene technology, and the author of the book More Equal Animals. Early Life & Education Dan Larimer was born in Colorado and he spent his formative years in Florida and Virginia. He learned computer programming from his father while still in elementary school. After finishing college, he joined a handful of friends to launch a virtual reality company. In an interview with yBitcoin Dan Larimer said: “We did well and made money every year, but we closed it down after five years and went on to other things". Dan Larimer received a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2003. Career Encounter with Satoshi Nakamoto Dan Larimer discovered Bitcoin when he googled “decentralized currency” and Satoshi Nakamoto's name popped up. Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym for the developer of Bitcoin, whom he soon began regularly communicating with before developing his own twist on Nakamoto’s blockchain technology in the form of BitShares. "I wanted to create systems that would actually give us freedom that were entirely nonviolent so I've made it my mission in life to find free market solutions for securing life, liberty and property and one of the very first things that you need to do if you want to secure your life, liberty and property is we need to have a money that's not controlled by the people who can print it and debase it and and use it to enslave us" Bitshares In 2013, Dan Larimer founded BitShares alongside Charles Hoskinson. BitShares was originally named ProtoShares, it is a Decentralized Exchange (DEX) that enables users to trade cryptocurrencies as well BitAssets, tokens that are pegged to real-world markets. It is organized as a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Steem In 2016, Dan Larimer left BitShares to co-found the blockchain Steem and the application Steemit, a social network that uses blockchain technology to reward users for their content. After co-founding Steemit together with Ned Scott, Larimer served as CTO of the platform until March 14, 2017. Block.one & EOS In 2016, Dan Larimer met Brendan Blumer and the duo started working on Block.one. Block.one is a publisher of decentralized applications as well as open source software where decentralized applications (EOSIO) can be built on top of. It is a company registered in the Cayman Islands, which began offering EOS tokens in June 2017 to the public, raising over $4 billion during its ICO. Dan Larimer serves as the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Block.one. He is responsible for leading the development and engineering of the company’s blockchain-based products and services, including the EOSIO protocol. "EOS is something I'm building so that I can build future applications on it. It's designed to be extensible, programmable and high-performance" On December 31, 2020, Dan Larimer left Block.one and announced on Block.one social network Voice.com: "I will continue on my mission to create free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty, property and justice for all. I do not know exactly what is next, but I am leaning toward building more censorship-resistant technologies." However, Larimer returned to Block.one in January 2022 with a 'Multi-Year Plan to Revitalize EOS'. Since resigning from Block.One, Larimer and his team of engineers at ClarionOS remained key active members of the EOS community. An Austrian Economist On January 4, 2015, Dan wrote a blog post explaining his position on economical theories: "Why I am an Austrian Economist - Take 1". The blog and principles of Austrian economic were criticized by many, along with Vitalik Buterin, one of Ethereum's founders. Vitalik responded with a paper written by Bryan Caplan of George Mason University titled “Why I am not an Austrian Economist”. Caplan began as an Austrian economist and then switched after 8 years and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton. Dan Larimer presented arguments in favor of Austrian economics when he wrote: "I am a very principled individual and am not easily impressed with fancy math. I like the Austrian approach to economics because it is an approach based upon principles and deductive/inductive reasoning." After two days, due to solid critique from Bitshares Talk forum folks, he wrote another post ‘Why I am an Austrian Economist’. There he reinforced: "I am an Austrian economist because it is the only theory of economics that is compatible with my mission to find free market solutions to secure the life, liberty, and property of all." Personal life Dan Larimer's father is Stan Larimer who worked for Boeing, and with whom he founded Cryptonomex Inc., a blockchain technology consulting business. His interest in blockchains began in the early days of Bitcoin.

bee-token

The Bee Token is a cryptocurrency utility token for a decentralized peer-to-peer housing exchange platform.

Bee Token is a cryptocurrency utility token for a decentralized peer-to-peer housing exchange platform. The platform, known as <strongBeenest</strong, attempts to create a home-sharing economy powered by Blockchain technology. The platform aims to Decentralize Short-Term Housing Rentals and also provide a Blockchain Powered Platform With 0% Commissions, Network Effects, Bank-Level Security, and Immutable Reviews. Beenest The Bee Token was created with the thought of the home-sharing economy in mind. The founding team believed that systems in which assets or services are being shared - such as Airbnb and Uber- are embedded with misaligned incentives that ultimately leave companies' user bases dissatisfied. They believe there is still more room to solve the problem of high demand for real estate space, a low supply of available options, and high rates charged by landlords and hotels. They also note that, as platforms on centralized servers like Airbnb increase, so does the likelihood of security breaches and scams. Using the Bee Token, Beenest will lower transaction fees more than other online marketplaces and hospitality services like Airbnb. Eliminating fees such as overhead through automation (via employees) and third-party payment processor charges (via credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard) will be reduced from 5-15% to 2-3%. $BEE The $BEE is the cryptocurrency that fuels Beenest and provides an ever-growing value to users. It operates on the Ethereum platform and has a total supply of 500,000,000 $BEE. Team Members !Team1-3-246x300.png The Bee Token consists of a team from Google, Facebook, Uber, and Civic taking on the mission of decentralized short term housing on the blockchain. Jonathan Chou - Co-founder & CEO, Former Lead @Uber Tony Tran - Co-founder & CTO Jordan Ong - Head of Product Ali Ayyash - Lead Engineer Michael Pak - Technical Project Manager David Peterson - Head of Marketing Coco Liu - Lead Designer Andy Chou - Lead Marketing Rob Peterson - Smart Contract Engineer Kevin Van - Front End Engineer Miao Yu - Smart Contract Engineer Bonnie Qin - Backend Engineer Guocheng Xie - Smart Contract Engineer Bonnie Qin - Backend Engineer George Perez - Designer Toshi Masubuchi - Finance Counsel Sean Moran (Neas) - Marketing Roadmap !Roadmap-28-300x159.png Q3 2017 — pre-ICO Initial Whitepaper Private Alpha Prototype Q4 2017 — ICO Public Beta Prototype Beta Testing in SF Payment and payout in Bee Tokens Begin Voting and Consensus for Conflict Resolution Inhouse KYC Identity Verification System Q1 2018 Release of MVP Fully Operational in SF Payment options include ETH and BTC State Channel/Side Chain Integration Testnet Integrate Voting and Consensus for Conflict Resolution Q2 2018 Operational in SF, NYC, and LA Payout options include ETH and BTC Fully supporting LTC In the initial iOS/Android Support 10K Operational Swaps on Beenest Platform Q3-Q4 2018 Operational in the top 10 US cities and the UK Payment and payout options include USD and EUR Real-time Decentralized Exchange Integration Alpha State Channel/Side Chain Integration Mainnet 2019-2020 Operational in Southeast Asia and major European cities Implement Governance Model for Future Development Real-time Decentralized Exchange Integration for Production 2020+ Release Protocol for All Sharing Economies as Ethereum's second layer

medibloc

Medibloc (MED) is a decentralized healthcare information ecosystem for patients, healthcare providers.

Medibloc (MED) is a decentralized healthcare information ecosystem for patients, healthcare providers, and data researchers, built on blockchain technology. Overview MediBloc platform is innovative and one of the first of its kind, which has implemented blockchain technologies in the medical field. The developers assure that the platform will be useful for all categories of people associated with Medicine: patients, doctors, suppliers, and so on. Also, the platform's great advantage is the protection of the patient's personal data, which was easily achieved through the decentralization of data and the exclusion of any intermediaries from performing any operations. MediBloc follows an open-source protocol and defines itself as a “decentralized healthcare information ecosystem built on blockchain technology for patients, healthcare providers, and researchers.” Its blockchain platform allows it to track and record everything revolving around your healthcare world such as doctors' visits and record updates. By accumulating all of a patient’s medical history into a single, concise format, reliable, expedited patient care can take place, and individuals can be put in charge of dispersing their own records. Features of MediBloc The main goal of MediBloc is to make healthcare data more accessible while stimulating the contents of medical information for the purpose of scientific advancement. Some key features include: Redistribution of data ownership: MediBloc will put health record data back into patients’ hands and allow owners of data to decide who is allowed to view the documents. Data loss/fraud prevention: Data is backed up and only reliable healthcare affiliates will have access to edit data. Since modifications of data are transparent to all users on the blockchain, unethical adjustments are highly unlikely. The ERC20 MED token reward system: This encourages data owners to contribute to the data ecosystem through profit empowerment. Worldwide data interoperability: Global exchange of real-time information among the medical community will stimulate medical advancement and reduce unnecessary data repetition. Medical staff won’t have to wait for updated information, which will ultimately give you streamlined care with a greater chance of correct diagnosis. Security: The blockchain protocol being utilized offers increased safety measures to ward off data hacks. MediBloc coin supply MediBloc distributed 20% of its tokens to the founding team, 10% to advisors/ early investors, 12% towards business development, 8% towards research, and 50% to participants of the “token generation event” (token sale). Trading history According to CoinMarketCap, MED began trading on December 22, 2017, for around $.02, reaching ATH’s of nearly $.35 on January 10th, 2018. At the time of writing, the price of MED is hovering around $0.08, a steep decline that goes along with the present bearish trend of the overall cryptocurrency market. As the MediBloc platform grows its user base, the value of MED should rise to lead to an increase in price. As with all cryptocurrencies, though, other factors, such as the overall trend of the market, could hinder this growth. How MediBloc works The platform is a decentralized app (DApp) formulated on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). As seen in the image below, three layers create the overall structure of the platform: Core, Service, and Application. In the three layers, the information that will be held pertains to personal information, medical data, and MED account (users, providers, researchers) balance. The MediBloc platform consist of three layers; core, service, and application. MediBloc Core: Since blockchain storage is limited, the Core layer supplies extra storage to counter healthcare data loss. MediBloc Service: Using Smart contract technology, this layer connects the Apps layer with the Core layer and allows for “data input/output through connection with the Core layer”. MediBloc Application: This layer enables people to use various applications (e.g. mobile applications) to access and manage the information.

cover-protocol

COVER Protocol (formerly known as SAFE) is a cryptocurrency and a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) protocol built on Ethereum.

COVER Protocol (formerly known as SAFE) is a cryptocurrency and a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) protocol built on Ethereum which allows users to buy insurance coverage on anything. The protocol announced its end on the 5th of September 2021 using its official twitter handle. On November 20, 2020, Cover Protocol officially launched with shield mining and migration. In January 2021, a new version of the COVER token was launched to be claimed by those parties affected by the December 2020 hack of the protocol. A claims portal was set up, which distributed the new COVER tokens in accordance with the compensation plan. History Initial Controversy Alan, the anonymous founder of the SAFE project came out with an extensive Medium post shortly after SAFE’s liquidity mining pools went live alleging that a user was manipulating him to dump millions of dollars worth of the coin on the market. That user eventually returned fire with his own blog post, asserting that it was Alan who made the mistake, not properly deploying liquidity and launching liquidity mining before the project had an actual direction. As a result of this debate, SAFE plunged by over 90 percent from its all-time high price action $4,000 to a low of under $200. Migration to COVER The opening statement from the project’s lead developer, the pseudonymous founder “Alan” or “Insurance Chef,” announcing the migration from SAFE to COVER reads: “As the creator of SAFE, I acknowledge that mistakes were made in my handling of the SAFE token launch.” Following a price collapse that saw SAFE rose as high as $4,438 before crashing to $166 days later, the anonymous founder decided to rebrand the protocol to COVER. The post reads: As the initial launch of SAFE was immature, we are rebuilding the protocol from scratch and rebranding as COVER. The COVER protocol will enable users to buy and sell cover on anything, all on a completely decentralized and scalable platform. Additionally, Azeem Ahmed, a co-founder of the previous protocol, will step away from the new project. Andre Cronje, the founder and creator of yEarn Finance, offered a $25,000 grant along with 5 Ethereum to Insurance Chef, the co-creator of SAFE protocol. He also received an undisclosed grant from Blue Kirby, also of yEarn Finance. This allowed Insurance Chef to drop out of college and focus on COVER fulltime. The expected launch date of the beta testing platform is November 1, 2020. All $SAFE holders will be migrated to $COVER via smart contract. The SAFE pools that have been deployed will continue to distribute SAFE to stakers (with rewards halving every 7 days). The transfer of $SAFE to $COVER will happen after the beta and appropriate audits are completed. SAFE to SAFE2 Migration In September 2020, the Cover team decided to launch a SAFE2 migration contract. It allowed current SAFE token holders to convert their SAFE tokens to SAFE2 tokens. The conversion rate was 1 to 1. The goal was to protect current SAFE token holders from further inflation due to current farming. Migration from $SAFE to $SAFE2 began on September 26 and ended on October 1, 2020. SAFE2 to COVER Migration The SAFE2 migration to COVER tokens started on November 20, 2020. There was no deadline to claim and users received all COVER tokens at once, there was no vesting period. 1 SAFE2 was migrated to 1 COVER. Cover Protocol Beta On November 1, 2020, the Protocol team announced the beta launch of Cover Protocol. There was no shield mining or $COVER rewards in the beta. No redeeming fees were charged before November 20. The beta was intended to allow prospective users of the protocol to engage with the protocol before the official launch on November 20. $COVER Token COVER will be governed by the COVER token, a governance token that will have “no value” at launch and will be distributed through a liquidity mining mechanism “based on their net risk exposure on the platform.” COVER tokens will enable the buying and selling of insurance coverage along with providing liquidity mining incentives. The COVER token will have a multi-year schedule, with the first-year schedule having a total of 90,000 tokens: \~87% (\~78,400) will be allocated to COVER community members (26% can be earned through shield mining in the first 12 months and 61% will be allocated to SAFE2 token holders, immediately at launch). \~12% (10,800) will be reserved for the team, vested through the year. \~1% (800) will be vested to the COVER treasury. For every year after the first, there will be an additional 10,000 COVER minted that halves every year after. With 90% of the total amount allocated to shield mining and 10% to the treasury. On November 20, COVER token was released and the migration from $SAFE2 started. In January 2021, a new version of the COVER token was launched to be claimed by those parties affected by the December 2020 hack of the protocol. A claims portal was set up, which distributed the new COVER tokens in accordance with the compensation plan. Controversies Cover Protocol Attack On December 28, 2020, the Cover protocol was hacked in an infinite printing scheme, causing the price of the COVER token to plunge. Hours later, Grap.Finance, a white hat hacker, claimed responsibility for the attack via their Twitter account, saying all funds had been returned. The exploiter cashed out over $4 million including about 1,400 Ether, one million DAI, and 90 WBTC. The attacker earlier created 40 quintillion COVER tokens and sold $5 million worth of them. More than $3 million was returned. Grap Finance developers revealed that they had returned all funds and made no gains. The price of COVER fell from $859 to $50 by over 95% over the 24-hour period, according to the data from CoinGecko. On December 29, 2020, the Cover team announced their compensation plan, according to which COVER tokens holders were given new COVER tokens. Parties that were eligible for the new COVER token are COVER-ETH liquidity providers on Uniswap, COVER-ETH liquidity providers on SushiSwap , COVER-ETH liquidity providers on Balancer , all COVER token holders (holding in wallet + CEXs) , all YETI token holders , all YPIE token holders , all unmigrated SAFE2 and all unmigrated SAFE holders. For COVER-ETH liquidity providers, YETI, and YPIE token holders, the team determined the amount of COVER paired with 1 LP token to determine each address’ COVER “balance” and reward this amount of new COVER token. For those who had COVER on CEXs, the team distributed the new COVER token (1:1) determined by the exchange’s holdings. For those who had $COVER in their wallets, the snapshot determined each user’s COVER balance and reward the new COVER token (1:1). Shield Farming Shield Farming is a new COVER protocol feature that allows participants to farm the COVER governance tokens based on their net risk exposure on the platform. The team believes this is a fairer distribution method versus “stake farming” as it requires users to interact and be engaged with the platform rather than just idle farming using unrelated assets. Shield Mining Shield mining started on November 20, 2020. Over the next 6 months, there will be approximately 17,000 $COVER allocated to the shield mining program. This means there will be 654 $COVER distributed each week for mining. 80% of the 654 $COVER will be allocated to the above-supported protocols (60% of the 654 $COVER will go to $CLAIM liquidity providers and 20% of the 654 $COVER will go to $NOCLAIM liquidity providers). 20% of the 654 $COVER tokens will be allocated to Pool 2 liquidity providers. Some pools may also be incentivized by the covered protocols, by offering their own native protocol tokens as bonus rewards. Governance and Decentralization Plan The Cover team aims to transition of Cover Protocol towards being completely decentralized and governed by $COVER holders. In order for the transition to go smoothly, there will be 3 phases of governance changes. Here is the draft of the 3 phases released by the team: Phase I started on December 15, 2020. $COVER holders can make proposals and can vote on snapshots. Once a proposal is approved, the governance multi-sig (held by the 6 team members) will execute the proposal on behalf of the holders. Phase II will be the launch of our decentralized governance system to allow $COVER token holders to submit proposals on-chain and lock their tokens in order to vote. Phase III is the end goal for the Cover team - full decentralization. A comprehensive governance module will be built. $COVER holders will be the owner/admin of all deployed contracts from Cover Protocol. Updates & Shutdown On the 5th of September 2021, the Cover protocol announce the end of its Defi project and vision via its medium blog post. The consensus was reached after the core developers suddenly left the project. Accordingly, after the team discussed the finalized plan to move forward was that the remaining treasury funds be evenly dispersed to token holders. Compensation was scheduled to executed be at block number 13162680, this will be used as the snapshot to distribute funds to holders from the treasury. Founders reportedly took no part in the compensation. Team The COVER protocol team consists of three core developers: Chef Insurance (Alan) — Core Dev and original inventor of SAFE token. Full-time. @kryptocucumber — Core Dev and original inventor of the product idea. Full-time. @crypto\_pumpkin — Core Dev and project and team governor. Full-time. Advisors Andre Cronje — Advisor @0xKiwi\_ — Technical Advisor @teddy9423 — Industry Advisor & Community Manager @DeFi\_Ted — Industry Advisor

0x-cryptocurrency

0x (ZRX) is a decentralized protocol that enables the peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain

0x (ZRX) is a decentralized protocol that enables the peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain. in 2017, 0x was founded by Will Warren and Amir Bandeali. Overview 0x is a permissionless liquidity protocol built on Ethereum for creating decentralized exchanges, connecting liquidity providers, and incentivizing market makers to fuel DeFi asset trading. The protocol supports token exchanges for ERC20, ERC721, and other Ethereum token standards. !mainphoto.jpegThe Protocol for Trading Tokens 0x protocol essentially is a standard messaging format and suite of smart contracts based on which the transacting entities can exchange digital assets or tokens. The message format is a set of data fields that carries key information like the digital asset or token to be traded, the price value of the transaction, the expiration time, and the defined identities of the transacting parties. The smart contracts take care of the necessary business logic responsible for generating, sending, receiving, and processing the data linked to the trading activity. The system also uses relayers, which act as order aggregators and are responsible for broadcasting the orders from designated market participants to the marketplace or exchange. The 0x team announced the launch of the v4 update of the protocol in January 2021. The 0x v4 voting process has been in progress from January 16 to January 23 and aims to reduce requests for quotation gas costs by 70%. According to the 0x Labs blog, this version enables customizable modules to execute atomic operations, including token wrapping and unwrapping. Products 0x API The 0x API is a collection of services and endpoints that can be run together or separately. In aggregate, the APIs provide interfaces to 0x liquidity, 0x staking data, and more. The 0x API is a way to source liquidity from 0x Mesh as well as on-chain sources such as Kyber Network (KNC), Uniswap, Oasis Network (ROSE), Curve Finance, and other decentralized exchange (DEX) networks. 0x API automatically creates an order that can be passed directly to the user's smart contracts to be settled on-chain and no API key is required. 0x Mesh 0x Mesh is a peer-to-peer network for sharing orders. 0x Mesh has several different use cases for different categories of users: Relayers can use Mesh to share orders with one another and to receive orders from market makers. This allows them to increase the depth of their order books and provide a better user experience. Market makers can use Mesh to reach a broader audience. Their orders can be sent throughout the network, picked up by many trading venues, and are therefore more likely to be filled. Mesh allows for a new type of relayer called a "serverless relayer". In the serverless relayer model, each user runs Mesh in their browser and there is no backend server or database. Instead, peers share orders directly with one another. Matcha Launched in June 2020, Matcha is a decentralized exchange (DEX), where users swap their tokens peer-to-peer through the Ethereum smart contract infrastructure. Unlike other exchanges that only use a single liquidity source, Matcha aggregates, liquidity from a growing number of sources, including 0x, Uniswap, Balancer, Curve, Kyber Network, Oasis Network, and others. By using smart order routing, Matcha automatically provides the end-user with the best possible price for their trade. Matcha is also unique due to its focus on education. Most other exchanges simply list the available tokens and trading pairs without providing information on them. Matcha has invested in building asset pages that serve as a place for users to discover and learn about tokens. For example, before executing a trade Matcha will show the user a detailed order review, estimated slippage and value lost, and a transaction time estimator to avoid any surprises due to network congestion. ZRX Token The 0x protocol is powered by an ERC20 utility token known as ZRX. Nodes (also known as relayers) that host an off-chain order book and offer user-facing applications that present this information and allow users to make, fill and cancel transactions are paid in ZRX tokens (as trading fees). ZRX can also be used to participate in platform governance, helping holders suggest and vote on changes to the protocol. 0x completed a token sale in August 2017, raising $24 million in Ether (ETH) in less than 24 hours at a base price of $0.048 per ZRX. A total of 1,000,000,000 ZRX tokens, were minted with the initial allocation as follows: 50% to token sale participants ., 15% for operation expenses ., 15% as a developer fund ., 10% to the team vested over 4 years ., 10% to initial advisors and private investors. In 2019, 0x announced an overhaul of the ZRX token, adding extra functionality, and allowing ZRX holders to delegate their stake to a market maker to earn passive rewards while retaining their voting capacity. Team Will Warren — Co-founder & CEO Amir Bandeali — Co-founder & CTO. Alex Xu — Chief of Staff. Ben Burns — Designer. Brandon Millman — Engineering Manager. Jacob Evans — Senior Engineer. Greg Hysen — Engineering Manager, Protocol. Blake Henderson — Product Manager Zack Skelly — Head of Talent. Remco Bloemen — Technical Fellow. Chris Kalani — GM, Matcha. Peter Zeitz — Research Fellow Clay Robbins — Ecosystem Development Lead. Eugene Aumson — Senior Engineer. Jason Somensatto — Senior Counsel. Steve Klebanoff — Senior Engineer. Xianny Ng — Engineer Brent Oshiro — Community Engagement Lead. Daniel Pyrathon — Senior Engineer. Lawrence Forman — Senior Protocol Engineer. Paul Vienhage — Research Engineer. Rui Zhang — Corporate Counsel. Mason Liang — Research Engineer. Patryk Adaś — Designer. Alex Kroeger — Data Scientist. Theo Gonella — Product Manager. Alex Towle — Protocol Engineer. Oskar Paolini — DevOps Engineer Michael Zhu — Protocol Engineer. Fulvia Morales — Product Manager. Kim Persson — Engineer. John Johnson — Senior Engineer. Nicole Setter — Workplace Experience Specialist. Max Torres — Finance Lead. Advisors Fred Ehrsam, Paradigm Olaf Carlson-Wee, Polychain Capital. Joey Krug, Pantera Capital, Augur. Linda Xie , Scalar Capital. David O. Sacks, Craft Ventures.

frax-price-index-share-fpis

The Frax Price Index Share (FPIS) is the governance token of the Frax Price Index (FPI) stablecoin launched by Frax Finance in April of 2022.

The Frax Price Index Share (FPIS) is the governance token of the Frax Price Index (FPI) stablecoin launched by Frax Finance in April of 2022. Overview FPIS is interconnected to the Frax Share (FXS) token thus it is referred to as a "linked governance token." The FXS & FPIS are economically linked programmatically in a similar way that a layer 1 token is connected to a dapp token on its network. FPIS tracks FPI growth specifically similar to a specific ERC20 token tracks growth of its own protocol rather than the entire L1 economy. The Frax Collateral Ratio (FCR) is the ratio of FRAX stablecoins directly backing FPI tokens. The FCR is directly calculated before value distribution to FPIS & veFPIS token holders. The FCR specifically is used for FXS value capture of the system. Whenever excess FPI balance sheet value is distributed back to FPIS token holders, it will pass through an "FCR contract" or function call that calculates how much "FRAX collateral FPI uses." Frax Staking Frax Finance protocol allows FPIS holders to lock up FPIS tokens to generate yield on Fraxswap. Token Distribution No FPIS tokens can be minted over the 100m genesis supply except to keep the FPI peg to the CPI rate and keep the CR constant at 100%. 35% Frax Finance Treasury 35,000,000 FXS voters have total control in voting how to distribute these tokens through governance. 30% FPI Protocol Treasury 30,000,000 FPIS voters themselves have total control in how to distribute these tokens. 25% Core Developers & Contributors Treasury 25,000,000 4 year back-vested to start from February 20th 2022 at the same time as airdrop genesis with a 6 month cliff. Distribution occurs on/around 20th of each month. This treasury will be staked in veFPIS system in 4 week intervals between monthly distributions when veFPIS is released. 10% February 2022 Airdrop to FXS Holders 10,000,000 Snapshot on February 20th 11:59:59 UTC 2022 and claimable until August 20th 11:59:59 UTC 2022

strikex

StrikeX Ltd. also registered as TradeStrike BVI is a cryptocurrency and blockchain financial services company based in the British Virgin Islands and London, Un...

StrikeX Ltd. also registered as TradeStrike BVI is a cryptocurrency and blockchain financial services company based in the British Virgin Islands and London, United Kingdom. The company began by launching a cryptocurrency token built on the Binance Smart Chain in 2021, and has since created multiple cryptocurrency products including a cryptocurrency wallet, and a decentralized exchange, and is expected to release a multi-asset trading platform by the end of 2022. TradeStrike's main platform is said to be one of the earliest tokenized asset trading platforms. History TradeStrike was founded in March 2021, by Joe Jowett and Kishan Vadgama following the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, as a result of frustrations over the retail investment landscape. The company initially launched a token built on the Binance Smart Chain in April 2021 called "Strikecoin". The token was then migrated to a new contract and renamed to the "StrikeX token" as part of the launch of TradeStrike's first official product, "TradeStrike Lite", a decentralized exchange where users were able to stake the StrikeX token and receive interest on their holdings. In October 2021, TradeStrike integrated Chainlink's Price Feeds into their DEX platform. The following month, the team hired Rob Clark as their chief technical officer. It was also announced that TradeStrike hired SafeMoon's former CTO Thomas Smith, as a blockchain advisor. However, was dismissed by the company after the SafeMoon fraud allegations uncovered by Stephen Findeisen in April 2022. As part of the wider community, a "StrikeX song" performed by HÅLO and Cooli Carlito was released on February 13, 2022.In June 2022, TradeSrike CEO argued that the blockchain technology sector is growing rapidly and that the UK cannot "afford to ignore it" in light of persuading the UK government]] to consider the UK as a global crypto hub. TradeStrike also provide blockchain technology under their subsidiary "StrikeX Technologies Ltd." In early 2022, TradeStrike announced that they were working on a cryptocurrency wallet. The wallet was officially released on September 29, 2022, and provided users with a portfolio performance tracker and direct purchase of crypto with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Although it was noted for not having an integrated in-app browser, the team confirmed that it will support this in a future update whilst also announcing that a browser extension version of the wallet is in the works. As part of the wallet release, StrikeX also upgraded their decentralized exchange "TradeStrike Lite", and renamed it to "TraDex". TraDex was later integrated into the StrikeX wallet in an update. TradeStrike's CCO Kishan Vadgama stated that the team is currently working on the flagship product, a multi-asset trading platform utilizing tokenization technology that allows users to trade 24/7, outside the hours of the typical trading day. It is expected to offer a diverse asset range, including cryptocurrencies, stocks, as well as other real-world & digital assets. Unlike standard trading platforms, this removes the need for multiple accounts on various platforms and allows for a diverse portfolio without added effort or costs. It is expected to be released early 2023. Team CEO \- Joe Joewett CCO \- Kish Vadgama CTO \- Rob Clark Wider team Jason Butler Sam Taylor Mark Mandalorian Products StrikeX Token StrikeX (STRX) is the native utility token of the blockchain-powered eco-system, built by TradeStrike. Although it is currently built on the Binance Smart Chain, it is being utilised as the native asset underpinning TradeSrike's growing eco-system, enabling StrikeX to deliver utility. The token currently implements a 3% sales-tax where 0.5% of all STRX sells are sent as BNB to a dedicated buy-back and burn wallet, this is used to buy STRX on the open market, which is then burnt, 1.5% of all STRX sells are automatically sent to the STRX/BNB liquidity pool to reduces volatility as the STRX token grows and the remained 1% of all STRX sells are sent as BNB to a dedicated STRX marketing wallet, allowing STRX to scale up exposure as it grows. The token currently has a CertiK score of 80/100. StrikeX Wallet TradeStrike BVI officially launched its mobile crypto wallet on September 29, 2022. The wallet “enables retail investors, as well as the 10,000+ holders of its $STRX utility token, to track their portfolio’s performance via a mobile app. The wallet was noted for supporting a variety of crypto ecosystems including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC and Solana blockchains. Users of the StrikeX wallet are be able to swap, track and even purchase crypto directly with fiat currencies through Apple Pay and Google Pay. This improves accessibility for those who wish to purchase $STRX or other tokens on a number of ecosystems. TradeX Initially called TradeStrike Lite. TradeX, a portmantaeu of "Trade" and "Dex" is the official decentralised exchange by StrikeX. As TradeStrike Lite, the dex was released in October 2021 after the migration of the StrikeCoin token to StrikeX. TradeStrike Lite was officially upgraded to TradeX in November 2022, it allows users to swap, track & stake assets straight from the DeFi Exchange without KYC. Website: http://app.strikex.com TradeStrike TradeStrike is the flagship product of StrikeX expected to be released in Q1 2023. It is a multi-asset centralised exchange. The platform will be utilizing tokenization technology that allows users to trade 24/7, outside the hours of the typical trading day. It is expected to offer a diverse asset range, including cryptocurrencies, stocks, as well as other real-world & digital assets. Unlike standard trading platforms, this removes the need for multiple accounts on various platforms and allows for a diverse portfolio without added effort or costs. It is expected to be released early 2023. Community StrikeX Lounge The StrikeX lounge is a StrikeX news YouTube channel founded by Dalen aka CryptoHodlson. It was the first community place with the purpose of discussing everything related to StrikeX. After the growth of StrikeX Lounge, CryptoHodlson became a part of the StrikeX team and the teams official YouTube channel was rebranded to the StrikeX Lounge. CryptoHodlson remains as the main host of the YouTube channel with Joe, Kish and other team members appearing on the channel in regular AMAs and updates. TradeStrike Tools TradeStrike Tools, created by TheSkyFloor, is a community led tools and resources to help people discover and utilize the TradeStrike platform before, during, and after it’s launch. It contains multiple features such as a Relative Price Comparison function, Top 10% wallet tracker, Holder statistics, Token Tax Tracker, as well as supply statistics. Website: https://www.tradestriketools.com/ Community Songs HÅLO x Cooli Carlito - StrikeX Song (2022) Cooli Carlito - Baby I got StrikeCoin (2021) <br <br <br

bitblocks

Bitblocks is a cryptocurrency developed to use the Satoshi Nakamoto Blockchain with instant transactions and no fee.

Bitblocks is a cryptocurrency developed to use the Satoshi Nakamoto Blockchain with instant transactions and no fee. Overview Bitblocks (BBK) is cryptocurrency-oriented to business-related to entertainment technology, primarily digital and e-sports games. Organizing amateur and professional tournaments with prizes from competitors are two of BBK's objectives. In addition to these, BBK's proposal is also to be used to market equipment aimed at this segment worldwide and develop interactive games with the use of BBK as a means of empowering the characters. With this, the tripod sets up business-games-technology, which are the pillars of its use. Its maximum supply is 584 million and it counts on technology Pos, Masternodes, zero Transaction fee, 346 transactions per second and, in the future, will have a system of governance. BITBLOCKS tournaments will be looking for teams of professional players to sponsor the most important competitions using as a source the BBK currency itself, making its mark on the athletes' uniforms and other products linked to the team. More updates such as partnerships and ongoing championships can be checked on the e-sports website "In In March 2019 took place the first esports championship sponsored by bitblocks, the game chosen was the League of Legends, with more than R$ 1,000.00 in prize pool". "In January 2020 the first partnership with a game channel on youtube, the Channel SHAMAM GAMES" "In February 2020, in partnership with PESTUBERS and LOJA EDIFIER the first virtual football championship SPONSORED by Bitblocks, with U$ 250.00 prize pool in bitblocks"! "In May 2020 sponsorship of the SÃO PAULO DIGITAL SOCCER TEAM in the first BRAZILIAN Digital Soccer Cup, tournament organized by CBFDV" Technology: ZERO FEE The Bitblocks network has been built to reword its network supporters via block rewards (Staking / Masternode reward). By utilizing this Proof of Works Network BitBlocks is able to provide nearly zero transaction fees for each transaction. This means when using BitBlocks more of your actual investment is kept in your pocket instead of it being spent through the sending of coins from one wallet to the next. PRIVATE SEND Bitblocks has a privacy feature which makes it possible to send anonymous transactions. This means a user can choose traceable or anonymous. Bitblocks is a fork of PIVX which is built and improved from Dash code. Dash, also is a fork of bitcoin core with privacy feature implemented. Bitblocks can be spent public or private. This privacy feature is reached by using joint payments. This is basically by merging transactions together and splitting them up again, thus, making it difficult or near impossible to trace transactions from specific wallet address to another. INSTANT TRANSACTIONS Bitblocks transactions are instant like PIVX and Dash. That is; the person receiving the transaction is able to see from the sender the momént the funds are sent. This makes Bitblocks an excellent means of making transactions. Thanks to its fast speeds this allows numerous transactions, to be sent over long distances without the worry of waiting for your funds to be available or even waiting for confirmations to go through as needed with a lot of the cryptocurrencies. BBKPAY BBKPAY offers Brazilian gamers and investors the use of their Bitblocks to pay bills or by anything on internet shops through bank slip, buy games and consume entertainment through gift cards, and even convert BBK directly to REAL in their bank account and more. Exchanges Currently, the BitBlocKs project may be found on the following EXCHANGES: CREX24 and STeX (Europe), ASSETS (Asia), and COINTRADE (Uruguay).

nine-chronicles

Nine Chronicles is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a large fantasy realm drivenю

Nine Chronicles is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a large fantasy realm driven by innovative technology that allows users to play in a moddable, open-source adventure. Overview Nine Chronicles is a totally open-source online Role-Playing Game with no servers; instead, gamers and miners connect to each other to create a distributed game network, similar to Bitcoin or BitTorrent. It is set in a massive fantasy world that is ruled by its players and sustained by a complicated economy based on supply and demand. The game is a typical 2D side-scrolling RPG. There is a free-market economy, and the creators included digital products that may be purchased with real money. Gamelore The Nine Worlds were ripped apart by the gods' great battle, and even though the gods finally put an end to their fight, the war's scars had already begun to cause Yggdrasil, the world tree, to wither. The goddess then summoned a stray cat in Midgard who wished to be reborn as a human, and he was reincarnated as a half-cat, half-human person. Gameplay Nine Chronicles is a casual Multiplayer online game. Players may pick their character from four character classes. Gamers provide their characters with weapons and armor, as well as consumable food that may be used in an emergency, before sending them forth on adventures. In Nine Chronicles, players may purchase and trade items, make gear, and grant their characters boosts. However, once embarked on an adventure, the player's only option is to observe and wait. Until the character dies in combat or all energy is spent, the character will continue on adventures, completing stages at will. Battle System Battles in Nine Chronicles are almost entirely automated. This does not, however, imply that players have no influence on the result of battles. The focus of the player experience is on strategic fight preparation, such as item combination and upgrading, in order to pass through as many levels as possible, and crucial information is presented during battles to aid players in their preparation. STAGE: The number of the current stage. EXP & HP: The following is a list of quests that must be completed. Quest: List of quests to be completed. Stage Progression: Located below the screen, this indicator shows how far the player has progressed through the stage. The progression is divided into three sections, each of which is symbolized by a star. Completing the initial half of a level, for example, earns you one star and experience points. After completing the second section, you will receive 2 stars and resources to construct goods. Finally, completing the third section earns the player three stars and gives an entry to the following stage. Repeat: A toggle button in the bottom right corner allows your character to play the current stage repeatedly without moving on to the next. The button is deactivated by default. This is critical information that every player must pay close attention to during the conflict. Damage indication, character status, and combo accumulation are the main ones. Damage The amount of damage a character or an adversary has dealt. A unique effect will be used to deal damage when a critical attack occurs. Regardless of a user's level, the likelihood of critical attacks occurring is fixed, however, it may be enhanced by using equipment and consumables. A critical attack inflicts 1.5 times the damage of a regular assault. Combo One of Nine Chronicles' distinguishing traits. A combo is formed when a character successfully strikes an adversary many times, and it is displayed on the left side of the screen. The more combos a user has, the more damage a user's character will deal. The maximum number of combinations is determined by a user's equipment. The number resets to 1 after a user's character hits the maximum combo limit. Character Status The character's current buffs and debuffs are displayed below the health bar above each character's head. The benefit icon is blue, whereas the debuff icon is red. The character's special status has an impact on his or her damage, defense, hit, and other stats. The assault count is also displayed in the top left corner with the status. The character runs out of energy when the attack count hits its maximum, and the stage cannot be cleared. Elements In Nine Chronicles, there are four elements: fire, earth, water, and wind. Each element has dominance over another, resulting in a power balance as seen below. Water extinguishes fire, a fire defeats the wind, the wind comes to a halt on the land, and the earth triumphs over the water. Each monster is linked to a natural element, and players may take advantage of this by modifying their equipment to obtain an advantage over the monster's elements. Using a countering element has the advantage of allowing users to deliver more damage. A player will not suffer more damage as a result of donning an item that is weak against their opponents. Attributes The attributes of characters could be improved to make the character stronger. A character’s attributes can be seen by clicking the ‘Character’ section at the bottom of the main screen or right before the start of the journey in a stage. In Nine Chronicles there are six attributes: Player's health is governed by your HP. ATK is the factor that determines how much damage a character can inflict. DEF: A player can take less damage from monsters with a high DEF. CRI: allows characters to perform probabilistic critical assaults. HIT: determines how likely it is that a character's strike will hit the creatures. SPD: This determines how quickly a character will be called to action. The white metrics represent base qualities for each level. The ones in green represent the equipment's extra features. Other than 'CRI,' other traits may be improved by leveling up the character. All qualities (including CRI) may be improved by wearing better equipment, upgrading equipment, and utilizing consumables for a limited time. Crafting At the blacksmith, players may build and improve a variety of items. To make an item of a higher tier, a player needs three things: a recipe, resources, and NCG. As the player progresses through the stages, the recipe unlocks, and materials are awarded as rewards for completing the stage. One of three types of equipment with different choices can be chosen while creating specialized equipment. Depending on the sort of equipment the player wishes to make, different resources are required. Crafting is free unless a user is making a kind with typically higher stats and choices, in which case a user will have to pay NCG. Higher-tiered equipment has not only stronger qualities, but also more metrics like skills and special abilities. Because each piece of equipment has its own set of talents and stat bonuses, there's potential for strategy that may help the character stand out. If a user wanted to be a tanker, they could carefully design equipment with superior HP choices. If a player additionally wanted to do damage, he or she should use equipment with a higher CRI. In Nine Chronicles, one of the peculiarities of crafting is that the crafting time is really the number of blocks necessary to be added at the block height where crafting began. Regardless of NCG invested, crafting time is fixed based on the sort of equipment being made. Creating swords, for example, necessitates the addition of 240 additional blocks, but crafting rings necessitates the addition of 1,800 blocks. Using the precious 'hourglass' item is the sole method to speed up the crafting process. Consumables By using consumables for one stage, a player can briefly improve their character qualities. Even though the boost is limited for one stage, it is particularly effective when utilized at the right time. Consumables come in helpful when it comes to defeating the boss stage and rapidly progressing to the following level. Before the duel, one might equip up to 5 consumables for one stage. Because food resources can only be gained by completing missions, players must carefully decide whether to consume consumables. The gaming platform plans to provide new options for players to get rare food materials, such as staking NCG for materials and uncommon ingredients. Nine Chronicles Gold (NCG) The principal currency in the game is Nine Chronicles Gold (NCG). NCG may be used to make strong things, trade with other users, challenge one another, and speed up advancement. NCG isn't required in the early phases of exploration, but the game is intended to progressively raise NCG's requirements as players become more strong. Players can eventually stake NCG to earn potions and unique things that they can use or sell to other users for profit. NCG may then be swapped to Ethereum, which can then be turned into traditional money such as USD. NCG is earned through completing tasks, selling in-game products, and participating in real-world and virtual events. Trading Items NCG is a cryptocurrency that may be used to buy or sell products on the open market. Any player may put products on the market and earn money when another player buys them. Accelerating Growth Each action taken by a user is limited by the amount of AP (Action Point) available, which is replenished every 8 hours. There are two ways to replenish energy. Slower method allows 8 hours for the meter to charge completely otherwise players can purchase and utilize AP potions from the market for a faster technique. Crafting goods also takes a certain amount of time, which may be sped up by purchasing hourglasses from the market

empty-set-dollar

Empty Set Dollar (ESD) is an algorithmic stablecoin that serves as the reserve currency of Decentralized Finance.

Empty Set Dollar (ESD) is a decentralized elastic-supply stablecoin created by the Empty Set Squad. The ESD protocol expands on the pioneering work of Basis.io, aiming to solve core issues within their mechanics. To make the protocol work on Ethereum, the ESD anonymous team incorporated ideas from 0x Staking, Rho protocol, and builds on top of Uniswap V2 oracles. Overview The dollar is a single-token protocol. Empty Set Dollar (ESD) acts both as the stabilized dollar and as the governance token for the protocol. To self-stabilize, the protocol uses voluntary supply expansions and contractions around a Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) oracle from the incentivized trading pool on Uniswap. ESD price stability is based on an elastic supply model. To expand supply, new ESD tokens are minted and granted to bonded ESD holders or used to pay off protocol debt. When a contraction is necessary, ESD may be burned for a premium quantity of coupons, which can later be redeemed 1:1 for ESD when the supply once again extends. ESD protocol uses the coupon system, where the coupon is the method used to shrink the money supply. The protocol offers an incentive for users to voluntarily burn their ESD in return for a coupon that can be redeemed when the money supply grows again, to regain their ESD along with a bonus for having bought the debt. The team continuously tests the system, as well as generally tries to de-risk the design of its core mechanism, however, ESD contracts are unaudited. Bootstrapping ESD Empty Set Dollar was kickstarted on August 25, 2020, by calling the advance function and supplying into the liquidity pool. An article containing the information was published on Medium and Twitter for people to take part in this experimental coin. For the first 90 epochs (the length of time between adjustment to the money supply), the price of the Uniswap oracle was fixed at 1.10 USDC, meaning the supply would expand 10% every epoch. The epoch is set to be 8 hours. Uniswap Pool Liquidity The Uniswap pool plays an important role in determining the price and thereby telling the protocol where to expand or contract in the next epoch. But, there needs to be sufficient liquidity in it for this to function properly otherwise it could be easily manipulated. The protocol needs sufficient time and incentive for people to know about and provide liquidity in the pool. Thus 5% of the expansion supply was decided as the initial reward to the liquidity provider. This is experimental and subject to change based on DAO voting. The return on the LP pool is changing on basis of the liquidity locked. DAO Governance The DAO is fully self-governing at launch. A new DAO implementation may be proposed at any time by any current stakeholder with at least 1% of the current DAO stake. Voters have 7 days to choose to either approve or reject the candidate's implementation. If a quorum of 33% is reached and more votes approve, then the new implementation may be committed. By allowing only full implementation upgrades, even for simple constant modifications, we ensure a lightweight governance process. <br <br

chainx

ChainX is the native token of the decentralized storage network.

ChainX (PCX) is the native token of the decentralized storage network - ChainX network and can be used as a miners fee, exchange medium, and collateral in the ChainX ecosystem. ChainX ChainX is an inter-chain central blockchain for digital assets. ChainX eradicates barriers between assets in different chains and creates a multi-currency integration ecosystem. ChainX aims at facilitating asset interoperability with other blockchains. ChainX measures users' mining power based on the market value of BTC, DOT, ETH, ERC20, EOS, and other assets that are deposited in an inter-chain bridge. Chainx existed as an independent chain before the Mainnet Polka launched. The first project was to integrate digital assets into chains, heating the Polkadot ecosystem. Summarily, ChainX is reportedly the largest Layer-2 network of Bitcoin, and one of the first blockchains built on Substrate, a framework that makes it easy to build upgradable and efficient blockchains. ChainX will evolve into the Polkadot Network as a secondary relay chain eventually. Economic System The ChainX' (PCX) ecosystem has a total supply of PCX cryptocurrency issued by ChainX as 21 million, which is halved every two years. About 20% of the first two years' circulation of (PCX) Token, is owned by the founding team for its ongoing development funding. After two years, the chain will be totally owned by the community, so the founding team will only own 10% of the total. The assets (BTC, ETH, etc.) in ChainX that user deposit in through the inter-chain bridge will automatically convert to its PCX value according to the daily average price, then ChainX will issue new PCX according to the total market value of users' assets. The PCX that the user mined can be used to pay for miner's fee and validator's deposit, vote for validators, and act as intermediate currency for trading some minority assets. Tokenomics ChainX (PCX) is the native token of the ChainX network with the PCX as its ticker symbol. ChainX (PCX) has a total supply of 21,000,000 PCX and a circulating supply of 6.8 Million PCX coins. Currently, the active cryptocurrency exchange trading PCX is Hotbit. PCX Token Usage The PCX token is used for the following as: The Miner's Fee: This cryptocurrency is similar to BTC and can be used to pay for "miners". Market value unit: PCX token can also be used as conversion unit in asset market. All assets are converted to the price of PCX, similar to ETH / ERC-20. A Collateral: The PCX token is used as collateral for trust and consensus “nodes”. The more collateral, that "node" gets the more votes from users. A Standard: The PCX token is used in the PoS algorithm i.e the greater the number of votes, the greater the responsibility for creating new blocks and collaterals. In addition, PCX is also used as collateral similar to EOS. An Exchange Medium: The PCX token is also used for payment exchange on the ChainX network and exchange DApp, similar to BNB Earning PCX The ChainX (PCX) project does not sell Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) or Pre-mining. So users who want to own PCX, can only dig or staking. Users can dig by "locking" a certain amount of BTC. In addition, users can also own PCX Token by buying directly from supported exchanges. PCX supporting Exchange The ChainX (PCX) listed cryptocurrencies exchange include: Hotbit, MXC Exchange, BigONE. Wallets Users can store acquired PCX on personal wallets (e.g Mathwallet, Ledger Nano S, etc.). Although the ChainX Wallet application is currently available on PC and will soon be available on iOS and Android.

jackson-palmer

Jackson Palmer is the Founder of Dogecoin and the Senior Director of Project Management for Adobe Cloud’s Growth & Data Science team.

Jackson Palmer is the Founder of Dogecoin and the Senior Director of Project Management for Adobe Cloud’s Growth & Data Science team. Career In February 2009, Jackson started working for Business Catalyst as a Marketing Analyst, focusing on managing content and market research. He worked there for 7 months before being hired by Adobe where his extensive career at the software developing company began. Adobe Jackson started at the Product Marketing Specialist position in August 2009 and moved up to becoming the Associate Product Marketing Manager in July 2012. He was then promoted to the Product Marketing Manager in December 2013, where he was responsible for increasing the use of Creative Cloud (collection of software provided by Adobe to subscribers), researching patterns and analyzing members of Creative Cloud. In March 2015, he became Senior Manager, specializing in usage analytics for slightly over a year before he was given the title of Group Manager, coordinating a whole team in order to increase engagement of Creative Cloud members. In January 2019 Jackson became the Director of Product Management, initially working on the Creative Cloud engagement platform and in December of 2020 moving to the growth and data science sector. Since December 2021, he has been the Senior Director of Product Management, still overlooking growth and data science and is also well known as the Founder of Dogecoin. Dogecoin In late 2013, Jackson Palmer thought it would be funny to make a website of a meme and bought the domain name, dogecoin.com. Then a software developer at IBM, Billy Markus came across this website and thought he could take the joke further by creating a ‘meme’ coin in a way to make fun of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole. Billy reached out to Jackson and the two created Dogecoin: a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency that integrates Litecoin’s proof-of-work blockchain technology. Dogecoin officially launched on December 6th 2013 and finally dramatically gained popularity in January 2021 when CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk began tweeting about the coin. Despite the increase in the price per Dogecoin as it gained popularity, Jackson Palmer states that he never invested his own money into buying tokens of his own creation. “I feel like I'd have a really messed up opinion of the world if I was on a private jet because of a dog on a coin” After the release of Dogecoin, Palmer has tried to “educate people around the technology and the pitfalls of it” but quickly came to realize that “nobody really cared about that, they just cared about making a buck”. With this negative view on crypto, in April 2015, Palmer announced his leave from Dogecoin and the community around it. Since then, Palmer had continued to comment on the people within the crypto community, criticizing cryptocurrencies and the technology behind them. He has especially shown his disapproval of Elon Musk, by stating that he is “really good at pretending he knows”, or saying, “ I think ego matters to him more than money” and more. !312e628badde613472bcad5a37d8c0c0.jpg “After years of studying it, I believe that cryptocurrency is an inherently right-wing, hyper-capitalistic technology built primarily to amplify the wealth of its proponents through a combination of tax avoidance, diminished regulatory oversight and artificially enforced scarcity.” Jackson's thoughts on Crypto In any interview, Jackson Palmer states that Dogecoin only started as a joke and will continue to only be a joke and wishes the worst for cryptocurrencies. He stated that he wishes "it was the end of crypto" as people are making money "off doing nothing". “I think there’s going to need to be a crash. I think we’re well overdue for some sort of pop, and I don’t think it’s going to be a big boom. It’s going to be a lot more painful, and unfortunately, it will probably affect minorities and those [at the ] lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum when it happens.” On top of this, he strongly states that he will not be returning to crypto because of the reasons stated before in a long Twitter thread. "I am often asked if I will “return to cryptocurrency” or begin regularly sharing my thoughts on the topic again. My answer is a wholehearted “no”, but to avoid repeating myself I figure it might be worthwhile briefly explaining why here…" In the Twitter thread he goes on to explain that the industry is controlled by a small group of wealthy individuals who have formed a "powerful cartel" that has ties to the centralized financial system they aimed to replace. He believes that the industry relies on "shady business connections, bought influencers, and pay-for-play media outlets" to promote a "get rich quick" mentality that preys on vulnerable and naive individuals. Palmer argues that the problems with cryptocurrency stem from its design, which he claims "is almost purpose built to make the funnel of profiteering more efficient for those at the top and less safeguarded for the vulnerable." "cryptocurrency is like taking the worst parts of today's capitalist system (eg. corruption, fraud, inequality) and using software to technically limit the use of interventions (eg. audits, regulation, taxation) which serve as protections or safety nets for the average person." Palmer also criticized the lack of accountability in the industry, saying "Lose your savings account password? Your fault. Fall victim to a scam? Your fault. Billionaires manipulating markets? They’re geniuses." He concludes by stating that, "New technology can make the world a better place, but not when decoupled from its inherent politics or societal consequences." He has continued to express his opinions on the crypto world in interviews and on social media. <br <br

aragon-court

Aragon Court (founded in 2017) is a cryptocurrency token that was created on the Ethereum Blockchain.

Aragon Court (founded 2017) is a cryptocurrency token that was created on the Ethereum Blockchain and is utilized by jurors (via staking) to be enlisted into juries. The Aragon Court is a decentralized oracle protocol that manages non-objective disputes demanding the evaluation of human jurors. ANJ is the native token of Aragon Court, which jurors need to activate in the Court to be selected and earn dispute fees. ANJ helps align the incentives of jurors with the long-term health of the Court, ensuring the Court's integrity. Aragon Foundation The Aragon Foundation was formed from the synergy between Aragon co-founders- Jorge Izquierdo and Luis Cuende. Both of Aragon's co-founders have strong backgrounds in real-time programming, open-source code, and operating systems. In 2011, Cuende and Izquierdo became friends via twitter after Izquierdo read Cuende's impressive achievements online. Both of them had worked on some number of start-ups which include Zcash mining farm. Whilst in the middle of developing another startup in 2016, Donald Trump was elected as president of the United States, leading them to develop a cryptocurrency project with the aim of restoring transparency and accountability in modern political and economic institutions. Aragon foundation came to bare in November 2016 a few days after the presidential election. Jorge Izquierdo said: "we had developed a functioning product"- Izequierdo The alpha version of the Aragon platform was released to the public in February of 2017. Overview The Aragon Network is the world's first digital jurisdiction and is itself operated as a DAO (Decentralized autonomous organization) that allows users to contribute using previously-set tools like smart contracts. It is an open-source and Ethereum-based project. The development of Aragon by its team is in pursuit of promoting the fight for freedom, transparency, decentralization, and accountability. How Aragon Works The understanding of how Aragon's ANJ work is encircled on its founder's central ideas for the Aragon project. And this includes transparency, decentralization, and accountability of governmental institutions, as well as a fair judicial system and a direct democracy. The Aragon's Manifesto speaks basically on the principle the ANJ is to work. Here are some of Aragon's Manifesto: User's freedom of choice (self-sovereignty), The dis-incentivization of violence (non-aggression), The decentralization of power, A long term value over short term profit, The inclusion (i.e the ease of usability and user experience of an average person interacting with the Aragon network). Aragon provides an ecosystem that aims at appropriating these principles, making it real. This ecosystem is such where anyone can create a decentralized autonomous organization, for-profit or non-profit, big or small. For example, virtual worlds, DeFi protocols, or even fashion houses can use Aragon to improve their communities. Features Aragon Court has some distinctive features which bring decentralization and the sense of adjudicating a case to users: Aragon Dashboard The Aragon dashboard is the central app where all dispute-related information is available for jurors and it provides quality information on becoming a good and active juror on the court, explaining how users are to view and manage the user's ANJ across three balances (i.e wallet, inactive, and active). It also provides a platform for buying ANJ by converting ANT, DAI, ETH, or USDC to ANJ. The Aragon's dashboard also gives a view of all live disputes or the ones the user will be adjudicating, from which users can explore the details, evidence, and timeline for any dispute. And it finally allows active users to earn dispute fees for successfully adjudicating disputes and monthly Subscription Fees for simply being an Active juror, either drafted in or not. Aragon Tokens There are more tokens than just ANJ in the Aragon network. There are three highlighted tokens by Aragon, which are: ANT(Aragon Network Token) \- is the token central to the Aragon network and is used for governance of the network\. ANJ (Aragon Network Juror) \- is an ERC\-20 token that is used for staking and jury duty rewards with the Aragon Court\. It is bonded to ANT\, wherein ANT tokens are deposited into a smart contract to mint ANJ tokens\. ANJ tokens can be traded on cryptocurrency exchanges\. ARA \- is an anticipated token that is to be used within the Aragon Chain \(which is a Proof\-of\-Stake\, EVM\-compatible blockchain focused on DAOs\) another protocol that will serve a pillar function within the Aragon network like the Aragon Court\. Aragon Court The need for the evolving blockchain and cryptocurrency to have a court as a Decentralized autonomous organization has been seen by the Aragon foundation. And this interesting feature on ANJ- its courtroom (Aragon Court), is a dispute resolution protocol that handles subjective disputes that cannot be solved by smart contracts. The Aragon Court is a permissionless protocol where any participant can come and go without asking for anyone's authorization. Therefore the protocol must function with integrity even in the presence of malicious actors, who may pose as multiple jurors at once to "Sybil attack" the Court. The defense against these attacks begins with a simple staking system where juror impact is weighted by their active stake of Aragon Court's native token (ANJ). Aragon Juror Aragon Jurors, who are raised for truth and justice have certain responsibilities to perform in the Aragon court. This includes; reviewing arguments for a dispute and casting a vote. In order to help jurors properly execute their tasks, the Aragon Court's Dashboard provides all the tools needed by the jurors. The Juror in Aragon Court is also expected to lock a defined minimum balance of ANJ in a staking contract and then activate their ANJ to be eligible to be selected in Aragon Court cases. In exchange for their successful work, jurors can earn financial rewards for successfully adjudging disputes (which include- subscription fees, dispute fees, and ruling fees). The use of ANJ in Aragon Court helps align the incentives of jurors with the long-term health of the Court, ensuring the Court's integrity. Aragon Connect Aragon Connect is a toolkit for developers that unlocks the power of DAOs, thereby enabling developers to seamlessly integrate DAO functionality into apps. ANJ Tokenomics ANJ is an ERC-20 token created on the Ethereum platform. ANJ has a maximum supply of 129 Million coins and a circulating supply of 130 Million coins. Currently, the most active exchange market trading ANJ is Balancer. ANJ is a continuous token that is minted by depositing a reserve token (i.e ANT) into a bonding curve contract. Trading ANJ In addition to buying and selling ANJ Peer-to-peer, the following services will be of great help: ANJ Bonding Curve This service is provided to enable the conversion between ANT and ANJ for users by directly interfacing with the ANJ bonding curve. Examples of interface for such conversion includes, Aragon Convert and Etherscan. Listed Exchange The Aragon Court (ANJ) is listed and available for exchange on the following cryptocurrency exchange platform: Uniswap IDEX. Buying Aragon Court (ANJ) Users intending to buy Aragon Court (ANJ) on the majority of the cryptocurrency exchanges, will need to have Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) to trade with since Aragon (ANJ) is an altcoin. Tim Draper, an investor in Aragon who bought about 2.5% of Aragon tokens, said: "Bitcoin is the evolution of money, and Aragon can become the evolution of governments" Details to making the first purchase of Aragon court (ANJ) is explained below: GUIDE I: Individual users (especially first-timers) are to access an exchange platform (for example Coinbase), where buying one of the Large cryptocurrency (i.e BTC or ETH) is done, and make a purchase of (BTC or ETH) using fiat money from the user's Credit card or Bank account. GUIDE II: After getting either of BTC or ETH, the user is to invest the acquired cryptocurrency (whichever one the user bought, BTC or ETH) into an altcoin exchange that supports the trading of ANJ token (for example Balancer, IDEX). GUIDE III: Finally, the user can now proceed to "Buy ANJ" on the Altcoin exchange using the right trading pair. For example, if the user bought BTC for trading ANJ, such will use ANJ/BTC trading pair; and if the user got ETH from the major exchange platform, such will use ANJ/ETH as the trading pair on the altcoin exchange. Storing ANJ Aragon cryptocurrency is an ERC-20 coin and can be stored on any wallet that supports Ethereum. Users intending to store ANJ for a considerable long time could explore keeping it safe using a hardware wallet. Ledger Nano S and Trezor are examples of hardware wallets that guarantee a high level of security to stored crypto tokens. Aragon's New Democracy Since Aragon was born out of the emergent societal crisis, and failure of democracy, the Aragon court is fighting in pursuit of a sane democracy. Aragon court says: "We believe the fate of humanity will be decided at the frontier of technological innovation and human collaboration."- Aragon Court The CEO of Aragon One, Luis Cuende, explained that the Aragon Network aims at creating new systems better for human coordination and that the Aragon ecosystem has a role in this. The Aragon network promotes freedom of choice, decentralization of power, inclusion, non-aggression, and transparency, among other values that are keen to having a good democracy. The key project within the Aragon cryptocurrency ne

sergey-nazarov

Sergey Nazarov is the Co-Founder of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network. Before joining the crypto space, he worked in various peer-to-peer marketplaces a...

Sergey Nazarov is the Co-Founder of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that enables smart contracts to securely access off-chain data feeds, web APIs, and other resources. Before joining the crypto space in 2011, he worked in various peer-to-peer marketplaces and investment teams such as FirstMark Capital. He was named Most Influential 2019 by CoinDesk, after his interview "The Main In Plaid" by the same company. Career In 2010, Nazarov was a Teaching Fellow at NYU Stern School of Business, where he aided professor Lawrence Lenihan, CEO of FirstMark Capital, in his technology entrepreneurship course. He contributed by assisting in the creation of the curriculum, giving presentations on effective networking, and working one-on-one with teams on their technology startups. He was an intern in residence and then an associate at FirstMark Capital, where he was responsible for presenting potential investments to the partnership for consideration and participating in board meetings at portfolio companies, such as SecondMarket, to assist the firm in adding value. Nazarov has experience in the venture capital and startup fields, as he has experience as a General Partner at QED Capital, co-founder, and CEO at CryptaMail and Secure Asset Exchange. He is also the Co-Founder of SmartContract, a company where connections between smart contracts and external data are made. Co-Founder at Chainlink Labs (2020 - Present) Co-Founder at SmartContract (September 2014 - Present) Co-Founder and CEO at Secure Asset Exchange (May 2014 - January 2016) Co-Founder and CEO at CryptaMail (May 2014 - July 2014) General Partner at QED Capital (February 2011 - April 2014) Co-Founder and CEO at ExistLocal Inc (March 2009 - February 2011) Intern in Residence and Associate at FirstMark Capital (April 2009 - November 2010) Teaching Fellow at NYU Stern School of Business (January 2010 - May 2010) Chainlink In 2017, he co-founded Chainlink with Steve Ellis, and co-authored the protocol's white paper. Chainlink is a blockchain protocol that takes the role of a bridge between blockchain and off-chain data, as it acts as an oracle. Web3 services such as oracle networks are really the critical final building block for the explosion of application value that’s needed for web3 to make its way into the mainstream. The Chainlink network was initially intended to be a centralized system for verifying information but has evolved into a decentralized network that works with smart contracts to facilitate secure transactions by utilizing external data sources and APIs. We make open source software that provides security to an oracle mechanism, and provides the economic framework through which the usage of that oracle mechanism has crypto-economic guarantees. We extend that software to multiple environments, many different blockchains, many different data providers, and many different payment providers, providing a large collection of inputs and outputs. Nazarov proposes that the infrastructure created by Chainlink could potentially deliver significant value to society as a whole, possibly evolving into a "public good" comparable to a federal postal service or an interstate system. I think the pinnacle, the absolute fucking pinnacle of success for somebody building this type of infrastructure is that they build something that becomes a public good that is important to how society functions properly. Education He graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in Philosophy and Management, and worked as a Teaching Fellow in the Stern School of Business for Professor Lawrence Leninhan’s Technology Entrepreneurship course. Personal Life His family immigrated to New York in the 1990s, where he later studied at New York University obtaining a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and management. Sergey Nazarov was introduced to computers at a young age by his engineer parents. He began using a keyboard when he was around five years old and was reading programming manuals in middle school. During his childhood, he enjoyed building with Lego, disassembling old televisions to understand how they worked and playing real-time strategy video games. Blockchain In the early 2010s, Nazarov ran a business in which he rented GPUs to mine bitcoin for a three-month period. He was able to recoup the rentals costs within the first week, earning a profit for the remainder of the contract. Gradually, he became interested in blockchain. "What excites me most is fundamentally changing the way the world works to improve society in two key ways. Firstly, the booms and busts we see with financial markets are based on information asymmetries that benefit the very few who can exploit them. Often, the rest of society is left to foot the bill. This is not right and has to change. Secondly, millions of users across emerging markets still lack basic economic agreements about bank accounts, insurance, global trade and many other contract systems that users in developed markets often take for granted. Hybrid smart contract applications can take the rest of the world from zero to one, regardless of their local system’s failings. This is perhaps the most worthwhile goal in all of contract theory." Nazarov views the consequences of FTX's downfall as a positive opportunity rather than a negative setback. According to him, the more conventional finance struggles, the greater the chance for blockchain technology to succeed in realizing the potential of DeFi. Nazarov believes that the downfall of FTX is due to a lack of transparency that has historically plagued traditional finance. He has stated that blockchain technology is not the issue, but rather the solution to this problem. I think there’s also a confusion where the misuse of blockchain technology, such as in the case of FTX, gives people a sense that the technology isn’t ready. The technology in many ways is ten times to a hundred times better than what you have in the traditional financial system, which is why the traditional financial system is quickly adopting it. Investments In April 2022, he invested in Reputation DAO’s €4.4M seed round alongside Koji Capital, Framework Ventures, Digital Asset Capital Management, Richard Galvin, and AirTree Ventures.

everex

Everex is a global blockchain financial technology company

Everex is a global blockchain financial technology company that facilitates the application of stablecoins for peer-to-peer money transfers, merchant payment settlements and fiat to digital asset exchange. It trades under the ticker symbol EVX. Overview Everex is the first fully transparent microfinance platform built on Ethereum blockchain technology and accessible from mobile devices. The Everex network allows anyone to request microcredit and send fiat payments from anywhere in the world. They offer technology and services within an ecosystem involving cross-border lending, remittances, merchant payments, and currency exchange. The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Everex is Alexi Lane. It was founded in 2016. Everex (EVX) is registered in Singapore. Everex is operating on Euro, British Pound, Thai baht and stablecoin markets with the main office in Bangkok, Thailand. Their solution assists underbanked individuals to build and improve their credit history on the basis of mobile phone data, granting them access with EVX to the global financial system for the first time. Everex's solution allows 25x faster seamless transaction settlements for global and domestic payments with virtually zero cost, providing users with more efficient access to funding. EVX is the project utility token that powers Everex product ecosystem. EVX grants a 50% discount on fees incurred on the Everex platform. Everex Features Everex comes with a number of core features which are; 1. Transfers: Money can be sent anywhere, even to your own bank account, instantly. 2. International Payments: Users can pay vendors or service providers anywhere in the world, instantly, with the click of a button. 3. Quick Deposits: Users are able to deposit fiat and convert to stablecoins with the click of a button. 4. Quick Withdrawals: Users can cash out funds in their local currency at any participating vendors worldwide. Everex will also make withdrawals available at currency exchanges and ATMs globally. 5. Digital Escrow: Payments can be sent with a one-time PIN. Receivers can only unlock the funds when the sender provides them with the PIN. Everex Wallet The wallet supports the following ERC20 token assets: USDT — US Dollar (Tether); USDC — US Dollar (Coin); DAI — multi-collateral US Dollar token; EUC — Euro token; GBC — British Pound token; EVX — Everex's native utility token. The supported countries for deposit and withdrawals now include Europe, United Kingdom, Thailand. Free cardless ATM withdrawal to Thai baht is available in Thailand for underbanked travelers. Each transaction and balance can be viewed and confirmed on any Ethereum blockchain explorers such as Ethplorer or Etherscan. With Everex Wallet, users will be able to: Make fiat deposits in Euro and British pounds, and receive credit in equivalent currency tokens without currency exchange risk exposure. Send money and make payments in different currencies and digital assets to anyone or yourself with or without a bank account in Thailand, UK, and EU. Withdraw in a different fiat currency either via ATM\ or to a bank account. ATM withdrawal currently offered in Thailand. Added USDT (Tether) token Added UK direct payment and withdrawal method via FPS Added GBP token: GBC Added EUR token: EUC Added Multi-Collateral DAI token Fully redesigned transactions history Add a description for outgoing payments visible to the recipient (useful for invoices) Added private notes for transfers (visible to sender only) Added contact details for transfers etc. How to Purchase EVX You can purchase EVX directly in the EVX wallet using bank transfers or swap them against your crypto assets. You can also acquire EVX at a number of exchanges. Partners Thai Fintech Enterprise Ethereum Alliance The Asian Banker SHWE BANK Ethereum Holley Validity Labs Hosho Where to trade EVX EVX is currently being traded on Binance, Huobi, HitBTC and many other major exchanges. Team Some of Everex team members are; Alexi Lane (Founder & CEO) Anna Vladi (COO Everex US) Visakha Thongphetsavong (CMO) Tim Scheffmann (Regional Managing Director, Indochina and Australia) Alexandr Kakunov (CTO) Social Media | S/N | Social Media Name | Link | | --- | ----------------- | ---- | | 1 | Twitter (everexio) | https://twitter.com/everexio?lang=en | | 2 | Facebook (Everex) | https://web.facebook.com/everex.io/photos/?ref=page\_internal | | 3 | Telegram (Everex Times Channel) | https://t.me/everextimes | | 4 | YouTube (Everex Blockchain Finance) | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0IYiy2fu66fGBk3MzUlgaQ/featured | | 5 | Linkedin (Everex) | https://www.linkedin.com/company/everexio/ |

hanna-halaburda

Hanna Halaburda is a Polish-Canadian Economist and Professor. She is a Senior Analyst in the Currency Department...

Hanna Halaburda is a Polish-Canadian Economist and Professor. She is a Senior Analyst in the Currency Department for the Bank of Canada. Education Hanna graduated Suma cum laude from the Warsaw School of Economics studying economics and Warsaw University studying Philosophy. In 2007, Hanna received her Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Her dissertation was titled Unraveling in Two-Sided Matching and Similarity of Agents’ Preferences. Career From 2007-2012. Hanna was an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School. She has been a Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada since 2012 and is a Visiting Associate Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business. For the Bank of Canada, Hanna is a game theorist whose primary research interests focus on two-sided markets, platform competition and the impact of technology on firms’ strategy. Hanna is the author of "Digital currencies: Beyond Bitcoin", "Can We Predict the Winner in a Market with Network Effects? Competition in Cryptocurrency Market", "Economics of Private Digital Currency", "Central Bank Digital Currencies"

sakeswap

SakeSwap is a fork of Uniswap and Sushiswap but with some key improvements.

SakeSwap is an Automated Market Maker protocol that brings trading slippage capture and a more efficient incentive mechanism. The SAKE token is the native coin on SakeSwap’s platform and has two primary functions: • Provide users with governance rights and a portion of the fees paid to the protocol • Allow liquidity providers and traders to benefit from protocol development. Early adopters of the SakeSwap platform may be able to become significant stakeholders in SakeSwap. Moreover, to maintain the token price from a structural perspective, SakeSwap will also utilize tokenomics of deflation.SakeSwap is a fork of Uniswap and Sushiswap but with some key improvements. Overview To incentivize trading, SakeSwap has a Slippage Token (S token). The platform supports trade mining and virtual trading curves in AMM protocol. The design of the liquidity pool ensures that traders will have a positive impact on price discovery. Moreover, the S token will be generated when trading, which helps to represent the trader’s contribution to maintaining the AMM pool balance. Holders can also start to farm SAKE token by staking S token when SakeSwap AMM pools are active. $SAKE Token The SAKE token has two functions, which are entitling SAKE holders to governance rights and a portion of the fees paid to the protocol. Eventually, SAKE holders will own the protocol. SAKE tokens can entitle liquidity providers and traders to continue earning the benefit of the protocol development, which means the early adopters will be significant stakeholders of SakeSwap. Meanwhile, SakeSwap involves tokenomics of deflation to support the token price from a structural perspective. Instead of arbitrators acquiring all the slippage in Uniswap, liquidity providers in SakeSwap are enabled to capture profits otherwise captured by arbitrageurs with virtual trading curves. In the case of spatial arbitrage, the AMM collects 50% slippage capacity from arbitrage traders. As a result, the other 50% will be shared among liquidity providers. The 50% slippage capacity for liquidity providers can enlarge LPs’ income to ～200% compared to transaction fee as income. Sake Security SAKE Dev Fund is set up for project sustainability and project security audit. 6% of every SAKE distribution is set aside for future iterations and the implementation of governance proposals. All bills for security audit will also be paid by the fund. SakeSwap Irreversible NFT SakeSwap Irreversible NFT is to further improve the SAKE token economic model by reducing SAKE total supply in a user-led way. As the new feature of SakeSwap, NFT enables SAKE holders to mint NFT with SAKE and xSAKE token which combines the concept of Finance and Game. In meanwhile, SAKE value is transferred to NFT in the process of creation. The Irreversible NFT brings a new way of SAKE Burn. There are two ways to burn SAKE after the update. • 90% of AMM transaction fee incomes • NFT minting NFT has the potential to be one of the key components of a new blockchain-powered world. SakeSwap NFT holders can trade NFTs in related exchanges. Holders have full control over NFTs which can be considered as profitable digital assets with SAKE valued embedded. SakeSwap ILO ILO (Initial Liquidity Offering), is an innovative crowdfunding mechanism that creates AMM liquidity pools directly for projects and investors. With ILO, projects built on Ethereum and Polkadot will be able to easily raise and exchange capital in public and develop from stage 0 to 1 with higher liquidity utilization. Benefits of ILO For Projects Projects can list their tokens and use the platform to raise funds with lower cost and simpler process. A seamless fusion of token issuance and trading. The “Liquidity Provider (LP) Token Lock Period” feature can provide ILO projects with more stability. The Community Voting provides ILO projects and their investors with increased transparency.\\\\ For Investors Investors, whales or retail traders will get the same opportunity to obtain priority access to ILO listings. Projects and investors will become liquidity Providers after ILO and receive Liquidity Provider (LP) Token according to the scheduled LP Unlock Frequency. Token Distribution SAKE Token will be distributed in LP yield farming and traders trading mining. Phase I. Yield farming: for liquidity Providers • default 100 SAKE per block • 0.5 x in the first \~5 days (35,000 blocks) • 10 x in the next \~15 days (100,000 blocks) • 1 x in the last \~15 days (100,000 blocks) Phase 1 mining supply: 0.510035,000 + 10100100,000 + 100\100,000 = 111,750,000 To make the yield farming as easy as possible for current Uniswap LP token holders, Uniswap LP token holders, as users have learnt from SushiSwap, can start farming directly by staking their LP tokens into SakeSwap. After the 5-day beta test farming (0.5 x), we will have 15-day Accelerated Farming (10 x) to thank our early SakeSwap supporters. Partnership $SAKE Swap x Bifrost SakeSwap was pleased to have announced Bifrost, a Polkadot ecosystem project as their partner. Bifrost is a Parachain designed to liberate Staking’s liquidity. It is hoped that Staking will make the cross-chain more colorful and interesting. Bifrost users can exchange PoS currency through the transfer bridge to vToken at any time. The vETH-ETH liquidity pool is available on SakeSwap now. $SAKE Swap x BSC The SakeSwap development team has collaborated with Binance Smart Chain (“BSC”) for an expansion. With this new developmnent, liquidity providers can farm $SAKE and $CAKE with Pancake LP Token on SakeSwap BSC.

wemix

Wemix is a blockchain-based decentralized gaming platform owned by the South Korean gaming company Wemade.

Wemix is a blockchain-based decentralized gaming platform owned by the South Korean gaming company Wemade. Overview The platformed was launched on January, 29th 2019. The blockchain platform integrates native coins, NFTs and DeFi programs to generate investment opportunities for its users. It focuses on the P&E (Play and Earn) aspect for users to earn in-game currency that can be used to help with their progression in the game or exchanged for the native WEMIX token which can be liquidated on DEXs as FIAT currency. This cycle of P&E accrues value for the WEMIX token as adoption increases. Wemix 3.0 Wemix 3.0 is a EVM compatible platform based on SPoA (Stake-based Proof of Authority) that went live on the main net on October 20th, 2022. It aims to be a highly adaptable and self-sufficient blockchain that focuses on escalating security, decentralization, and scalability: the 3 key components that make a blockchain whole. This open-source, multi chain platform allows multiple projects and services on DApps to be added to the ecosystem that includes games, DeFi, and DAO through the use of three platforms. They are, Wemix Play, Wemix.Fi. WEMIX Play WEMIX Play is the world's largest and fastest P&E gaming platform that provides investment opportunities by implementing a cycle where users can reinvest their earnings in a game in order to boost their in-game performance and income, made possible by WEMIX PLAYER. WEMIX.Fi WEMIX.Fi is the official on-chain DeFi platform of Wemix that offers users access to other crypto currencies through their Swap, Staking, Pool, Burrowing, Bridge functions. NILE NILE or NFT Is Life Evolution is a NFT platform run by DAO based projects that allows members of the Wemix ecosystem to create, fund and manage the space through the use of smart contracts handled by the Neith Protocol. Tokenomics Wemix offers two types of tokens: main tokens used to quantify the value of the entire ecosystem called WEMIX Tokens, and game-specific tokens that are used to play games, known as game tokens, which will give the opportunity for developers to create ecosystems among the game within the WEMIX ecosystem. WEMIX Token The WEMIX Token is a utility token introduced in Wemix 3.0. It is the main medium of transaction for trade activities in the platform, transactable among users playing different games, as well as the payment medium for in-game micropayments. It can also be used for reward payments for users, developers, and platform providers. Other uses are crowdfunding, staking, airdrop, and deposits. Token Distribution A total of one billion WEMIX tokens will be issued: 10% private sales and initial stage of growth 7% marketing 9% allocated over a three-year period to team members remaining 74% used to support the long-term growth of the ecosystem Token Minting 1 WEMIX token is minted per block, in a time frame of 60 WEMIX Tokens per minute. It is distributed to the following accounts: 1. 50%: Governance Partner - WEMIX Governance Partner Reward. Sequentially distributed to accounts of each Governance Partner in proportion to WEMIX Token staking account 2. 25% : WEMIX ECO Fund - Fund for growth and vitalization of WEMIX Ecosystem 3. 24% : Maintenance - Cost for Maintenance and management of WEMIX Blockchain Network Game Token Game tokens are used inside the ecosystem’s games, and even though each game can have its own token, the same token can be used in several games, which can be the case of being developed by the same developer. Most of the games will have their own in-game stores, where both fiat money and game tokens will be accepted as payment methods. Also, content outside the in-game stores that will be used inside the game can be purchased with the game token. Partnerships Blockdaemon Circle DSRV Labs Multichain AQX Algorith Capital Allnodes Figment ANKR Cosmostation CrossAngle ozys Blackpour Cadenverse NGC Ventures Fan C History On November 23rd, 2022, Digital Asset eXchange Association (DAXA), composed of major South Korean exchanges UpBit, Korbit, CoinOne, Bithumb, and Gopax, announced to delist WEMIX from their markets. The association claimed that Wemix shared false information about its coin circulation amount, where the company underreported the actual circulating amount. In their official documentation, the amount of 245 million WEMIX tokens is declared, while the real distributed amount is 314 million tokens. WeMade CEO Jang Hyun-Kook described the situation as “very unfair”, as he declared that the unlisting decision was made without prior notice and that when the company asked for specific definitions and guidelines when their token was categorized as a cautious investment by UpBit, no clear guideline was provided.

mixmarvel

MixMarvel (MIX) (created in 2018) is a global blockchain game and NFT digital asset publishing platform.

MixMarvel (MIX) (created in 2018) is a global blockchain game and NFT digital asset publishing platform based on Blockchain technology that was founded by Jade Zhang. Overview MixMarvel was founded and Established by Jade Zhang in 2018 in Singapore. He has thirteen years of game development experience. MixMarvel is a multiplayer online game community powered by blockchain, that appears in the form of a large-scale virtual 3D world created by global players and developers. It allows developers to release their content liberally and gain long-term returns for it, and players to find better content and obtain and manage digital asset. In the future, both players and developers empowered by the MixMarvel community will easily be able to find the resources and elements they need to create content. Through collaboration, creation and involvement in the community, they will obtain further value. Eventually, MixMarvel will be the brand-new ecosystem that not only engages developers, players and content, but revolutionizes the mainstream gaming world by leveraging blockchain technology. As a global blockchain games publishing platform, MixMarvel has always been committed to creating a large-scale 3D virtual game world created jointly by users and developers worldwide and becoming the “Ready Player One” on the blockchain. With an open, free, autonomous, and evolutionary mindset, MixMarvel injects fresh vitality into the blockchain industry and revitalizes the blockchain game industry. !MIXMARVEL-Strategic-Partners.pngIts product modules will become a critical display entrance for MixMarvel’s games, including not only MixMarvel’s self-developed games such as HyperDragons and HyperSnakes but also third-party games. Here, users and players can not only learn the latest and hottest game information, pre-sale packages or rewards but also can achieve a more detailed understanding of the game through “README” and “Advanced Gameplay.” “README” includes an introduction to the essential core gameplay rules and novice guidance. “Advanced Gameplay” will provide game veterans with more affluent advanced strategies and ideas, enhance players in-game fighting strength, and help them achieve a spiral increase in the value of in-game assets. MixMarvel(Mix) Services Core Technology Through its SDK and Rocket Protocol, MixMarvel has proved that the efficiency of blockchain game development can be vastly improved. SDK integrates abundant development service components for developers, enabling rapid game development, social community establishment, and seamless inter-player connections. Rocket Protocol, designed explicitly for blockchain games, is a solution that guarantees a high degree of decentralization, removes the learning threshold for developers, and provides blockchain development services for large-scale mainstream games. 2.Publishing Service MixMarvel provides various publishing services across the blockchain game industry, including the integration of blockchain into games, in-game token economy design, social community development, the attraction of right target audience, marketing, operations, and other. MixMarvel guarantees those willing to join excellent games a full-process, comprehensive, and global release support. 3.Community Operation MixMarvel's operation team has accumulated massive developer and user resources in the game industry, combined with the consensus of the MixMarvel community. Through the form of token incentives, MixMarvel encourages each community member to participate in the ecosystem construction, converts sufficient resources into value, and gives back to the platform and ecosystem participants. At present, MixMarvel's community has a large user base and is still growing. 4.Content Development MixMarvel not only builds a platform but also develops benchmark blockchain games and outputs its experience to third-party blockchain game developers that launch games on the platform. Self-developed products include asset-based classic blockchain game, HyperDragons, the first multiplayer competitive blockchain game HyperSnakes, and a large-scale FPS blockchain game, Ground Hunter. Design Concept Data Dependability All of the core data is saved on the blockchain, which makes it impossible for game companies to spam the virtual assets. Blockchain technology can make the data transparent and trusted, and reduce contradictions and disputes caused by inequality between game companies and game players. Game Asset Authority As the most sophisticated collection of multimedia products that combine art, text and coding.The game asset has become one of the most crucial factors of blockchain technology.In its turn, the blockchain technology provides a safe and controllable storage method for the digital assets' authority circulation. Thus, games that allow asset trading, the buying and selling behavior becomes challenging to tamper with. While ensuring the security of transactions. It also provides the possibility for players to hold virtual assets and digital collections. Based on the multi-centralized data storage method, virtual assets can exist never affected by centralized operations, as long as the network is not shutdown. Security Protection The players' digital assets are stored on a multi-node record blockchain. Even comes such an extreme situation as the invasion of the game company's database, the blockchain will not lose players' game assets. Blockchain technology takes the security of users virtual property to the maximum extent. MixMarvel Product MixMarvel provides its product to users in a 3D virtual world. 1\. Planet MixMarvel planets are tremendous mutually-linked plot composed scenes, each with unique game play. These plots seamlessly continue between the scenarios and enable the players to control their characters behavior. Some plots are systematically used to create the planet's principal cities, some are ordinary to freely build and trade users homes. Besides, MixMarvel provides corresponding editor to create additional content, such as planets of racing, tower defense, parkour or adventures. 2\. Homeland MixMarvel developed a home system where users can display their assets and satisfy their social needs. Players can buy plots of land, and decorate and upgrade their own homes to attract other players to visit. Players who like social interaction can also invite friends over, hold family parties, and play small games together. When building a home system, players should consider the level of their involvement and participation. The prosperity of a home system is also an essential evaluation index for the platform user group, the higher the welfare, the more rights and interests can be obtained. 3\. Creative Center At the Creative Centet, players can create personalized game content, such as characters appearance, voice, and movements, based on their ideas. Although MixMarvel has included dozens of expression combinations, interactions and character voices. Users can also edit, upload, and create more resources and content. Besides, to emerge each player's creative talent, MixMarvel also provides corresponding editors for characters, assets, scenes or even game rules. MixMarvel lowers the usage barriers to help players get their token incentives quicker and easier via sharing and selling their ideas. 4\. Game Center The Game Center carries all of the MixMarvel games. Here, players can find games that suit their interests and have the platform to recommend other games based on three particular dimensions. MixMarvel provides the most detailed game introduction, preview, commentary and data on each game, while also providing three straight and intelligent types of search: game search, item search and fuzzy search. What is more, MixMarvel collects players past game data and combines it with the friend recommendation, game store, and user recommendation dimensions, and makes unique multi-dimensional screened game recommendations for each player. MixMarvel will continue to develop algorithms and guarantee players all games are comprehensive, convenient and fitting. 5\. Airdrop House Airdrop House is a vital way for players to get digital assets, helping new players to get original game characters, costumes, assets and supplies. At the Airdrop House, content creators and developer scan promote their content, while players can discover these new assets. If a new Digital asset appears at the Creative Center or wants to enter MixMarvel from the outside, as soon as it gets the Governance Committee approves it, it can be distributed to players at the Airdrop House. In the meantime, the creators do not need to worry about blockchain technological issues. Through the platform creator service components, the distribution, creation, and circulation of digital assets and on-chain data placing can be efficiently completed. The platform only takes a small part of each asset revenue as a handling fee.Though with such an innovative cycle, a vast range of new resources will be created to contribute to the prosperity of the Virtual world. 6\. Prediction House At the Prediction House, players can use tokens to forecast trendy events. MixMarvel regularly hosts events on the platform, and players can choose to sign up for the competitions or take part in predictive quizzes during these events. Also, the platform will gradually add a great variety of popular sports and dynamic competition content to synchronize with the prediction activities. The current and upcoming prediction events timetables and live events and scores broadcasts are presented at the Prediction House.

kucoin

Kucoin is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017. KuCoin is a full-featured spot trading platform for many digital assets

Kucoin is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017. KuCoin is a full-featured spot trading platform for many digital assets and cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, NEO, EOS, Tether, KuCoin Shares, and many more. Kucoin has its own cryptocurrency - KuCoin Shares (KCS). On October 3, 2020, KuCoin announced that they had recovered $204 million and were ready to start taking deposits after being attacked by hackers. Overview The Kucoin team launched the KuCoin exchange app for iOS and Google Play for Android to keep users trading on the go. KuCoin charges a flat trading fee, meaning the fees for takers and makers do not differ. The exchange boasts a flat fee of 0.1%, which is lower than the global industry average of 0.25%. As for withdrawal fees, the exchange charges 0.0005 BTC. NEO and GAS are free to withdraw from KuCoin. The exchange supports several ways to buy cryptocurrencies with fiat via KuCoin, including direct bank card purchase via Simplex, Banxa, or PayMIR integrations, P2P desk, and fast buy feature. The fees on those transactions may vary according to the chosen payment method, but should not exceed 5 - 7% on any given day. For example, Simplex typically charges 3.5% per purchase, while Baxa is said to charge 4 - 6% on top of the total transaction amount. For P2P marketplace purchases, the fees depend entirely on the chosen payment method and processor rates. The exchange supports a referral program as well as other promotion programs. One of these includes a 30% discount that is applied to users’ fees if they use the exchange’s local cryptocurrency, KCS. Funds for KuCoin development were raised via an ICO, which lasted from August 13, 2017, to September 1, 2017. During that time, KuCoin issued its native KuCoin Shares (KCS) tokens, which are used to receive special offers, trading discounts, and a part of exchange profits. The crowdsale was a success, as KuCoin raised nearly USD 20,000,000 in BTC (at the time) for 100,000,000 KCS. The ICO price for a single KCS was 0.000055 BTC. KuCoin Account Verification On November 1, 2018, KuCoin implemented know your customer (KYC) verification. Nevertheless, account verification at KuCoin is entirely optional. It means that a user does not have to verify their identity to trade, however, verified users get benefits such as increased daily withdrawal limits or simplified account recovery in case of a lost password or two-factor authentication device. KuCoin has three verification levels: Unverified account. It requires email verification, lets a user withdraw up to 2 BTC per 24 hours. Verified Individual account. Requires a user to submit their identity details such as ID or passport, as well as their country of residence, and increases their withdrawal limit to 100 BTC per 24 hours. Verified institutional account. Increases a user's withdrawal limit to 500 BTC per 24 hours. In June 2020, KuCoin announced its partnership with crypto on-chain analytics and surveillance company Chainalysis in order to increase its compliance efforts further. KuCoin Futures KuCoin launched its Futures (previously known as KuMEX) platform in mid-2019. It allows users to trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) margined contracts with up to 100x leverage. It means that a user can trade up to USD 10,000 worth of contracts with just USD 100 in their account. There are two versions of KuCoin Futures - one designated for beginners (lite version) and one oriented towards more experienced traders (pro version). The Lite interface lets a user trade USDT-Margined Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) contracts, as well as BTC-margined BTC futures contracts. The Pro interface is more advanced and lets a user switch between the following contracts: USDT-margined: BTC perpetual, ETH perpetual BTC-margined: BTC perpetual, BTC Quarterly 0925, and BTC Quarterly 1225 KuCoin Programs KuCoin also offers its users the ability to employ their digital assets in a variety of staking and lending programs. These include: KuCoin Lend. A user can earn interest on their digital assets by lending them out for the funding of margin accounts. The loans last for either 7, 14, or 28 days, and a user can earn up to 12% annualized interest rate from their holdings. The lending service accepts Tether (USDT), Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Litecoin, Ripple, Cardano, Cosmos, TRON, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Ethereum Classic, Tezos, Dash, Zcash, and Stellar cryptocurrencies. Pool-X. Pool-X is a next-generation Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mining pool - an exchange designed to deliver liquidity services for staked tokens. It lets a user earn a high yield for PoS cryptocurrencies like EOS, TOMO, Zilliqa, Cosmos, KCS, Tezos, 0x, IOST, TRON, and many others. Pool-X is fueled by Proof of Liquidity (POL), a decentralized zero-reservation credit issued on TRON’s TRC-20 protocol. Soft staking. As a part of Pool-X, soft staking lets a user earn rewards for holding coins and tokens. A user can get up to 15% annual yield, with low minimum deposits. KuCoin Spotlight IEO platform Aside from trading, staking, exchange, and swapping services, KuCoin also has its initial exchange offering (IEO) launchpad, aka KuCoin Spotlight. Here, a user can invest in new crypto projects vetted and supported by KuCoin. The launchpad has already funded several IEOs, namely, Tokoin, Lukso, Coti, Chromia, MultiVAC, Bitbns, Trias, and VELO. To participate in KuCoin’s IEOs, a user needs to have a verified account. Most of the offerings use KuCoin Shares (KCS) as the main currency of the crowdsale. KuCoin Shares (KCS) KuCoin Shares (KCS) were used to fund the creation of the exchange. In total, 200,000,000 KCS were issued and distributed to founders, private investors, and regular investors. Funds issued in the first and second phases are subject to four (September 2, 2021, for phase one) and two-year lock-up periods (September 2, 2019, for phase two). ICO Issuing Mode KCS holders have the following benefits: Receive daily cryptocurrency dividends, which account for 50% of the collected trading fees. To obtain the daily bonus, users would need to deposit their KCS into the Kucoin Platform. Then the platform will conduct accounting and award bonuses based on the KCS holdings in the user's account at 0:00 (UTC+8) that day and all the trading fees charged to the platform on the previous day. Then the bonus gained by users will directly put to their Kucoin accounts in the corresponding currency. For instance, If the ETH-BTC cryptocurrency pair rate is 0.063 on the platform and the daily exchange volume is 30,000 BTC; based on the 0.1% rate from each side, the platform shall charge 30 BTC and 476 ETH as trading fees. The bonus for every 10,000 holdings would be 10,000 by 100,000,000 (0.01%). So that the daily bonus from this very cryptocurrency pair is 0.003 BTC and 0.0476 ETH (1 BTC and 17 ETH annually). Get a trading fee discount (min. 1000 KCS for 1% discount; max 30,000 KCS for 30% discount). The system takes a snapshot of users' KCS holdings daily at 00:00 (UTC +8) to calculate the applicable discount rate. More trading pairs, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Tether, Ripple, NEO, EOS, Credits, Go. Experience exclusive KCS holder perks and offers. The total supply of KCS is 180 million, but only about half of those are currently in circulation. The initial supply of KCS was set at 200 million, but the number has been declining as roughly 10% of all the exchange profits each quarter is used to buy back KCS and burn them in order to support higher prices. This buyback and burn will continue until just 100 million KCS remain. KuCoin has named this the “buy-back” program. The initial distribution saw the founders of KuCoin receive 35% of the KCS coins, 15% went to angel investors in the exchange and the remaining 50% was sold to investors. According to the KCS whitepaper the 35%, or 70 million KCS, that was distributed to the founders is locked up until September 2, 2021. In addition to that, the 30 million coins given to angel investors were also locked up, but only until September 2, 2019. Lock-up Period The 70 million KCS issued by the founders in the first phase should be subject to a four-year lock-up period from Sep 2nd, 2017 to September 2nd, 2021. Founders are prohibited to assign or sell their KCS holdings in any way before September 2nd, 2018. Team members can only assign or sell 25% of their largest historical exchange volume in 365 natural days from Sep 3rd, 2018 to the end of the lock-up period. The 30 million KCS exchanged by the consultants and angel investors in the second phase were subject to a two-year lock-up period from Sep 2nd, 2017 to Sep 2nd, 2019. Holders were not allowed to assign or sell their KCS holdings in any way before September 2nd, 2018. They could only assign or sell 50% of their largest historical exchange volume in 365 natural days from September 3rd, 2018 to the end of the lock-up period. The 100 million KCS issued by public users suffered no lock-up period and opened for exchange from Sep 2nd, 2017. Buy-back Mechanism After the Kucoin platform opened for use, at least 10% of the net profit were applied to the buy-back of KCS every quarter. The KCS retrieved through buy-back will be destroyed immediately. The buy-back record will be released to the public at the first time, so that users can review it via blockchain explorer, to ensure the open and transparent nature of the whole process. The team will continue the process until 100 million KCS destroyed. Team Michael Gan - CEO Eric Don - COO Top Lan - CTO Kent Li - Operations & Maintenance Director John Lee - Presi

manoloide

Manoloide is an Argentinean visual artist and creative programmer.

Manoloide, whose full name is Manolo Gamboa Naon, is an Argentinean visual artist and creative programmer whose main interests are in generative visual aesthetics and plastic experimentation with code . In the scope of generativity and process art, his work explores the possibilities of programming as an expressive language. He explores the possible relationships between chaos and order, organic and artificial, randomness and control using images and video . He approaches the digital surface as a plastic space using the code as artistic materiality, based on the experimentation with basic geometric shapes, lines, and colors . Professional Life Early Days He began generating photos at the age of thirteen, although he had no idea what he was doing. He had almost no awareness that there were other artists out there who were doing the same things he was. He only realized that there are people creating things with Flash that he now appreciates after many years of searching for other artists. A year later he started studying design as a career. He was also encouraged to learn Processing for a year. He had to learn how to program in the course. But during this time, he was more interested in creating interactive things rather than design. Peak He has lived many varied experiences and circumstances over the last three years, though much of his life has taken place on a more mental level and on his computer. !Screenshot2021-08-03at204051png.png In 2019, he traveled to Germany to work in one of his favorite studios. He felt motivated and supported, which allowed him to focus more on his work. Life in Berlin flowed, and he began to learn more English as the months passed, but he also relished the opportunity to live in silence. In 2020, he returned to Argentina for a few months with the intention of focusing on his projects; however, COVID occurred, and he felt trapped inside himself, overstimulated by the internet. He stopped being on the computer all day, didn't code for several months, closed his social networks, and turned off my phone, and he was suddenly full of emptiness, which he was filling with new routines outside the screens; he enjoyed reading, going back to studying more freely as he had before, playing the piano, drawing, and doing physical activity. To come out of a depression, reconnect with his body, and detach himself from his work and what was going on, he had to go through this process. NFT Artworks NFT Artworks

lonely-alien-space-club

Lonely Alien Space Club is a collection of 10,000 unique ERC-721 tokens stored on the Ethereum blockchain.

Lonely Alien Space Club (Launched July 2021) is a collection of 10,000 unique ERC-721 tokens stored on the Ethereum blockchain. Each NFT is non-sequentially minted and proven to be one-of-a-kind, and it comes with a full membership that includes a working utility and an ever-growing community. The story The L.A.S.C. Mothership has brutally pushed into a black hole near the OP-36 Galaxy three years ago. The hull was ruptured while hurling over the unending abyss, and 10,000 of the most degenerate Space Club members were launched deep into the Metaverse. The sole remaining members of the ship's crew, Hazai, Nukans, and Overlord, set out to find the missing members and reestablish the SpaceClub. The team worked hard to create a smart contract-driven abduction system that used the Ethereum Network to transfer the missing members back to the Mothership. When users abduct a Lonely Alien, they’re helping to return them to the Mothership. The crew will authorize the NFT as an automated access key, granting users exclusive access to the SpaceClub, where no human has ever gone before. When all 10,000 members are safely back in the Mothership, they will begin their work to restore the integral functions and utilities back to the club. Launch The Lonely Aliens NFT collection was launched in July 2021, each art piece was sold at a floor price of 0.06 ETH per NFT. Currently, the collection is sold out but since then, their floor has gone up and is currently 0.2 ETH on OpenSea. We Have Control of the Mothership !1_uhqr3_r5uQ4m_h3_tbBFzA.jpegA declaration that LASC Twitter had been taken over was made on June 29, 2022, about 2:00 p.m. EST. Within hours, both Discord and the Space Club contract itself had been seized. The battle for the Lonely Alien Space Club's future had been won. By speaking up, the community was able to take over the project, which was inconceivable before. LASC are now permanently departing Planet OverLord. KEK. This is the new captain speaking. We have taken over the mothership, I repeat, we have taken over the mothership! After much anticipation, I am proud to announce the acquisition of Lonely Alien Space Club! There is so much to talk about, but I want to start by being upfront right away. I have bought out the ownership stake of all 3 founders. While that makes me the sole owner, I did this with community (all of you) in mind. I have formed a transition team consisting of Trunk (still community manager) , Lee (still lead mod), LonelyBoy and myself. The four of us will help steer the ship and find the best path forward. -Suds To secure the project's survival, LASC and LPSO have been transferred to IPFS, commonly known as the interplanetary filing system, a decentralized server. All pending black hole aliens have now been destroyed, with the exception of the final 4. The former team's aliens were turned into black holes as part of the agreement, and they will probably never sell them. DJ Astro's Alien was the last black hole. HD Aliens Planets are instant reveal, and all aliens are automatically HD photos (pending a metadata update). The information is no longer hidden from the planets, though. Consequently, anyone who is familiar with IPFS can scrape and snipe the uncommon ones. The platform published a spreadsheet with all 10 000 planets' information in order to correct the imbalance. Notable Sales The Lonely Alien 10001 was the most expensive NFT in the collection. The avatar, featuring DJ Helmet, Purple Fur Coat, and Galaxy Blue body, was sold for about $200,000. Lonely Alien 5694 was sold for around $68,000. Its traits include a Green Crown, Straight Mouth, Pink Glow Body, and Prison Tattoo. Similarly, Lonely Alien 2845 was sold for $48,000. Roadmap Phase 1 Lonely Mining Press: (COMPLETE) All power and function are restored to the Lonely Minting Press. The minting of $SCC (Space Club Tokens) has been completed. This is the internal currency that will be given value by the community wallet; backed by 50% of royalties from OpenSea. Community Wallet: (COMPLETE) All 1,000,000 Space Club Coins have been successfully transferred to the community multi-sig Gnosis safe Access Keys Tokens are enabled as automated access keys, granting members access to exclusive sectors of the Lonely Aliens website and Discord. Resident DJ DJ A$TRO returns to the Space Club and reclaims his residency. Live-streamed sets in the Lonely Aliens Discord every week. Liquidity Pod: (COMPLETE) The Liquidity Pod has been initiated on https://nft20.io/, you can now swap your NFT for LASC, and vice-versa. A.O.T.D Viewing Hub: The "Alien of The Day" hub is enabled, showcasing a random HODL-er's Lonely Alien on the front page with a direct link to OpenSea. Name Your Alien Terminal Choose your Lonely Alien's identity inside the club. Colonized: (COMPLETE) The 3 colonies; Lunis, Paradox, and Vulcan are restored. Members may access 1 colony channel via the Colony\_Picker\_3000 terminal in Discord. Colonies will participate in games, competitions, and more to vote for community changes and Raffle Bot prizes. Phase 2 Indexed Alien Viewing Portal: An interactive, sortable image gallery of all the currently rescued (minted) Lonely Aliens. M.O.M. Terminal (Members Only Merch): Limited edition runs of hoodies, t-shirts, hats, and more. Alien Life Journal Terminal: Each unique owner will be granted a single entry into their Alien’s journal.An open-source, “improv” style opportunity for club members to write the Lonely Aliens story. Raffle Bot v6: Each Lonely Alien held in your wallet is equivalent to one raffle entry. There will be pre-defined as well as club-voted raffles.

zed-run

Zed Run is a digital horse racing game allowing to race, breed, own, earn, and win on the blockchain.

Zed Run is a digital blockchain-based horse racing game where users can own, breed, and race digital racehorses with other players from around the world. ZED RUN was launched in January 2019 by Virtually Human Studio. In January 2022, ZED RUN celebrated a historic milestone one-millionth race. Overview Zed Run is an NFT-powered digital horse-racing platform that hosts several race events every hour. All horses on Zed Run are entirely digital. Horse owners can easily participate, as each only costs around $2 to $15 to participate in a race. NFT technology enables these horses to have unique and varying bloodlines, genotypes, and breeds, which collectively determine the strengths and weaknesses of each stud, as well as their rarity and overall value. Users can earn by winning races, and from selling and breeding valuable horses on various NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea. The game uses the Zed Run Wallet powered by the Polygon, which is a decentralized platform that provides faster and gas-less transactions with the security and safety of the blockchain, as well as substantially improving the user experience on ZED RUN. !imageGame Basics The first step in creating a ZED RUN stable is to set up a MetaMask wallet. To get started, a user needs to sign up for Zed Run with a social media account — Google, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, or email — or sign in with MetaMask. Once one creates a wallet, they are able to connect it to a digital stable found on Zed Run's website. This digital stable also serves as a portfolio management tool, where a user can see their thoroughbreds and their win percentages. As a next step, a user needs to buy at least one horse from secondary markets like OpenSea using their crypto wallet and some ETH. Prices depend on the horse's attributes. Racing horses The races are divided into tiers based on a horse's "Z rating." There are six classes on these tiers. The best horses and highest-rated classes belong to Class 1. The purpose of this tier is to ensure that the games remain fair among players. Once a user discovered their horse class, they can join class events. There are both free races and tournaments, which require paying a fee and feature large prize pools. Breeding horses There are multiple types of horses in the game including Colt, Stallion, Filly, and Mare. If a user only owns a female horse, they have to pay stud fees to breed. The owner of the male horse determines this fee. The proceeds are split among the owner of the male horse, the collected prize pool, and the platform. A male horse can participate in the breeding of three offspring monthly. Females, on the other hand, can have only one breeding event per month. Moreover, horses can't join races while they're breeding. In addition, there's a minimum base breeding fee of 0.075 ETH, which may vary depending on the bloodline and breed types. Other Horses Attributes The horses are the game's NFTs, and they have multiple attributes. Coat color is an attribute that has no influence on their performance during races, but can affect a horse's personality. There are 7 coat color groups: Neptune, Earth, Wild, Moon, Fiery, Classic, and Mystical. Bloodline The bloodline affects the performance and rarity of a digital horse. There are four bloodlines, named after cryptocurrency pioneers: Nakamoto, Szabo, Finney, and Buterin. Nakamotos are the rarest and purest thoroughbreds. They're the most expensive of all bloodlines. Szabos are also relatively rare but are more affordable than Nakamotos. Finneys are common bloodlines that can be trusted to participate in races effectively. Buterins are the most common of all bloodlines. Genotype The genotype affects the purity of the horse as seen in its Z rarity. The purer the horse, the lower its Z number. Genesis bloodlines are the purest, which have Z1 to Z10 genotypes. Breed There are six breed types: Genesis, Legendary, Exclusive, Elite, Cross, and Pacer. Genesis horses are distributed via airdrops and are the purest of all breeds. Racing Strategy All unraced racehorses must compete in a Griffin race to begin their racing career. Once a racehorse has run its Griffin race, it must complete nine further Discovery races. These races are used to establish that racehorse's class rating, which in turn is used to assign it to a specific class once the Discovery races have been completed. After the Discovery races, there are six classes that a racehorse can be assigned to. Once assigned, a racehorse can move up and down between the different classes based on their finishing position in races. ZED Token In August 2022, ZED RUN launched its governance token. From Thursday, July 28, 2022, all eligible wallet addresses were able to claim. The developers created the airdrop eligibility criteria based on racing, ownership, and breeding data across Ethereum and Polygon blockchain. This eligibility is based on several factors such as length of racehorse ownership, the number of paid races completed, the number of free races completed, and the activation bonus. The claiming window was open for 90 days from the time of launch. Any unclaimed tokens were sent to the ZED Token Treasury after the claiming window expired. Users did not have to pay any gas fees when claiming their ZED Tokens. In the future, ZED tokens will be used for payments on the ZED Run platform, accessing in-game functionalities, participating in special events, and many other utilities. Total ZED tokens cap is set to 1 billion tokens, distributing 15% to its team, 18.28% to its backers, 34.72% to the rewards treasury, and a further 25% to bolster token governance, and an additional 7% to the airdrop participants. Partnerships Stella Artois In June 2021, Stella Artois partnered with Zed Run to issue 50 NFTs tied to specially branded in-game horses; they were auctioned off in daily batches. Each NFT also came with digital artwork and in-game horse skin. NASCAR In October 2021, NASCAR made its debut in ZED RUN coinciding with the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Talladega Superspeedway. The companies opened a 24-hour window for those who enter to win one of 100 NASCAR ZED passes. ZED Pass was a stand-alone NFT that rewarded holders and unlocked future in-game features, along with other special perks such as special airdrops and entry to exclusive in-game events. In addition to 100 passes, there also were 900 NASCAR ZED passes available for purchase. Budweiser In June 2022, beer brand Budweiser revealed a marketing and sponsorship deal with Zed Run. Budweiser released in-game horse skins based on its familiar Clydesdale mascots, as well as a Budweiser-themed race track in the game. The brands also collaborated on in-game challenges, with $185,000 in total prize money committed, as well as exclusive co-branded merchandise. Zed Run sold a Budweiser Pass NFT on June 9, with 2,500 NFTs available for purchase at a price of $225 apiece plus Ethereum network transaction fees. Collectors who own an existing Budweiser Heritage Can NFT and either a Zed Run Genesis NFT racehorse or a Zed Run NASCAR pass could gain early access to the sale before the public launch. The beer brand will also sponsor a pair of in-game challenges in July and August with a $45,000 prize pool for each, plus a December tournament that will offer up $95,000 in prize money and a free year-long supply of beer for a winner. Meanwhile, exclusive merchandise will be released for NFT holders in November. Team The creators and founders of Zed Run are Chris Laurent, Rob Salha, Geoff Wellman, and Chris Ebeling. Zed Run is based out of Australia. Laurent and Salha are also the cofounders of Virtually Human Studio, a startup dealing with gaming and mixed-reality tech. Wellman comes from a background in software and web development, and Ebeling has a background in VR and AR projects, gaming, and digital art. In January 2022, Virtually Human Studio acquired Spectre Studios with the vision of reshaping the NFT landscape. What the acquisition means for ZED RUN is that as developers, the team is focused on delivering one of the highest levels of NFT experiences to the community. Partners MakerDAO Atari Preakness Stella Artois NASCAR Decentraland's Vegas City Netflix Victoria Racing Club (The Lexus Melbourne Cup)

cyberbrokers

CyberBrokers is a set of 10,000 on-chain NFT collectibles that grant access to various metaverse experiences and membership.

CyberBrokers is a set of 10,000 on-chain NFT collectibles that grant access to various metaversal experiences and membership. Every CyberBroker is a unique work of art with unique characteristics and accessories. Overview CyberBroker was created by Josie Bellini (Crypto Artist). Every CyberBroker is a piece of art in its own right and has varying traits and accessories. CyberBrokers are stored entirely on the Ethereum network. The art is composed of SVGs, a human-readable, text-based file format that allows for specifying the positions, colors, and shapes to be drawn. The CyberBrokers art can then be reconstructed directly from the assets using an on-chain transcoder. CyberBrokers Metadata will also be stored on-chain, and a cached image of the compiled CyberBrokers will be stored via IPFS for seamless integration into existing marketplaces. Josie Bellini Bellini used to work in banking, but she left to join the cryptoculture revolution. Since 2017, Josie has been creating art that tells the tale of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. She has presented at key blockchain conferences including as Consensus, NFT NYC, and Satoshi Roundtable in virtual worlds. She developed an art piece and metaverse puzzle in 2020 that combined the main projects Neon District, CryptoKitties, Axie, Cryptovoxels (NFT), SuperRare, Age of Rust (NFT Game), and OpenSea to create an immersive and engaging Metaverse experience. Her work has been featured on Obama.org and sold at Christie's and Sotheby's, as well as OpenSea, Nifty Gateway, and Async Art. CyberBrokers and MirrorWare were created by Josie. Cyberbroker Statistics CyberBrokers (Old) NFTs were sold 4258 times in the last seven days. The total sales volume for CyberBrokers was $17.3M. The average price of one CyberBrokers NFT was $4.1k. There are 0 CyberBrokers (Old) owners, owning a total supply of tokens. The most expensive CyberBrokers (Old) NFT sold was Anerd. It was sold for $131.4k on 2022-03-04 (23 days ago). There were 4,258 CyberBrokers (Old) NFTs sold in the last 30 days. The lowest CyberBrokers (Old) NFT sales in the last 30 days were around $1829, while the greatest sales were over $6.2k. In the last 30 days, the median price for a CyberBrokers (Old) NFT was $2881. Many user who own CyberBrokers (Old) NFTs also own HOWLERZ, 3Landers, Turf Plots and Zipcy's SuperNormal.

superplastic

Superplastic an international entertainment brand that is famous for creating and managing animated celebrities.

Superplastic an international entertainment brand that is famous for creating and managing animated celebrities. The crypto artist company has millions of dedicated followers on social media. Overview Superplastic was founded by Paul Budnitz, an American entrepreneur, artist, designer, filmmaker, photographer, Author, and database programmer, who has founded over a dozen other companies. It is the home of synthetic superstars Janky & Guggimon, and the world's premier creator of designer toys & apparel. !Superplastic-KrankySeries1_BB_-1.webp Superplastic which was launched in 2019 is located in Vermont, USA. It is the world’s first talent agency for animated synthetic celebrities. It has created and sold millions of dollars in limited-edition designer toys and apparel based on its characters. Most drops sell out in minutes, and many go up in value in aftermarket sales. Collaborations The Superplastic company has collaborated with brands and celebrities including Gorillaz, Rico Nasty, J. Balvin, Steve Aoki, Addfuel, McBess, Seen, FACT, County of Milan, Volkswagen, Oscar Mayer, and many others. Dayzee & Staxx are the newest celebrities to join the Superplastic Universe. The two are minimum-wage and fashion-obsessed waitresses who work at Miss Fortune’s restaurant in NYC, and moonlight as minimum-wage celebrity Zombie-hunters on the side. Dayzee & Staxx are known professionally as Weapons of Mass Seduction. They live with Janky & Guggimon at the House of Plastic above Miss Fortune’s along with their sidekick and companion, PandaKat. The company has Huck Gee as its art director. NFT Collections on Nifty Gateway Superplastic has an array of NFT collections on the Nifty Gateway website. These include: Kranky: Metal as Fuck Blue Bills Edition which has just one edition which is currently sold out. Its original listing price was $5,000 and it was actually sold for that amount. The NFT was designed by Superplastic X SketOne and is a special 1/1 Kranky in metallic green that pays homage to some of the most OG Graff colors to ever touch walls. There is also the Well Bill, That Was Fucking Weird! collection. It also has just one edition which is still up for sale. Its original listing price is $5,000 and its highest bid price currently is $150. Kranky: Clean AF Gold has 8 editions. Its original listing price is $5,000 and its highest bid price is $100. Chrome Janky had 2 editions. Its original listing price is $5,000 while its highest asking price is $1,500. Gorillaz Art Toys In November 2020, Superplastic entered into a partnered with Gorillaz, a virtual British band, and released 4 limited editions of ultra-luxe designer toys. This was done to celebrate Gorillaz’s new album titled Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez. The art work features all four members of the band namely frontman 2D, guitarist Noodle, drummer Russel Hobbs and bassist Murdoc Niccals. This partnership is Superplastic’s biggest collaboration with Gorillaz, even though they had earlier in 2019 created vinyl art of Gorillaz lead singer 2D.

solana

Solana is a blockchain network that utilizes a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism.

Solana is a blockchain network that utilizes a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism. It is designed to support decentralized apps, marketplaces, and enterprise applications and aims to provide scalability while maintaining decentralization. It was founded in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko. History Solana was founded in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko, among other engineers which include Greg Fitzgerald, Solana’s CTO, as well as Eric Williams, they conceptualized a new way of dealing with the throughput problems that were present in both the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. They envisioned a trustless and distributed protocol that allows for greater scalability, and this led to Solana's creation in late 2017. The company launched its alpha testnet in the summer of 2018 and was successfully able to raise a $20m initial investment, led by Multicoin Capital in 2019. The founder and CEO at Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, previously led the development of operating systems at Qualcomm, distributed systems at Mesosphere, Inc., and compression at Dropbox. Solana's core team mainly includes engineers from Qualcomm who are well experienced in managing big projects such as Firefox OS and the BREW Operating System. Solana became live on Mainnet Beta in March 2020 after raising $1.76 million in a CoinList public token sale. On the project's beta network, simple transactional features and smart contract capability were accessible. There were no staking rewards, either, as Solana was still formulating its continuous release schedule. The beta version was updated to a more production-ready version in Q1 2021 and as of Q4 2022 is yet to fully complete its move to the mainnet version. Outages Solana has a history of outages, with five occurring in 2022. The disruptions are due ​​to a high level of network usage combined with a limited number of validators to manage the workload, as well as issues with bugs in its blockchain system. The network experiences strain when there is an unusual influx of transactions, which often occurs as a result of targeted attacks on Solana (such as DDoS) or the use of bots during non-fungible token minting events. First Outage: December 4, 2020 The network experienced a six-hour disruption due to the Mainnet Beta cluster's inability to generate new blocks. This caused the network's ability to process new transactions to come to a standstill. The problem was quickly rectified the following day by Solana's over 200 validators, who rebooted the network. Second Outage: September 14, 2021 The network was hit with a 17-hour outage as a result of a DDoS attack, which is a cyber-attack where excessive traffic is flooded to the network, causing it to stop functioning. In this case, during an initial DEX offering on Raydium, the Grape Protocol flooded the network with 400,000 transactions per second, causing the longest outage in the network's history. The protocol's validators decided to restart the network in order to address the problem in the most efficient manner. Third Outage: December 2021 Blockasset, a Solana-based NFT project, detected another DDoS attack, but the network appeared to have remained operational and did not experience any significant downtime. However, the network doesn’t officially recognize this incident. Fourth Outage: January 2022 Network instability and degraded performance arose, but contradictory reports were declared, as Wu Blockchain, a web3 news outlet, reported a 4-hour network disruption, while Solana Status insisted that the platform was fully operational. Anatoly Yakovenko denied that this event was caused by a DDoS attack, and instead the company called this as a ‘performance degradation’. Fifth Outage: March 2022 This particular network issue did not receive a lot of attention, but it was recorded in the protocol's incident records. According to the data, the platform experienced degraded performance on March 10 and 21. It also noted that on March 28, some of its remote procedure call (RPC) nodes were down. Although not as severe as previous incidents, it was partly caused by a malfunctioning update that led to some RPC nodes forking off. Sixth Outage: April 30, 2022 On April 30, 2022, Solana's Mainnet Beta cluster froze due to a flood of transactions, clocking at 6 million tps and causing a seven-hour outage. It was later determined that the cause was bots programmed to win an NFT mint at Metaplex's Candy Machine and not a DDoS attack. The network was restarted to resume normal operation. The downtime occurred a couple of days after the Okay Bears NFT collection launch, which was heavily hyped and had a large number of bots. Seventh Outage: June 2022 The network was down for four and a half hours because of a bug that generated different outputs, resulting in a major consensus failure. Eight Outage: September 30, 2022 This outage lasted for six hours, and it was caused due to a misconfigured node, thus freezing the operations on the network. FTX Bankruptcy After the collapse of FTX, where Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was the CEO, the value of SOL dropped 30%, as SOL was Alameda’s second-largest holding. Fears that FTX and Alameda Research would unload SOL tokens to raise liquidity arose. Solana Labs raised $314.2 million in the summer of 2021 with heavy investment from Alameda Research, a crypto hedge fund founded by SBF. SBF also built a decentralized exchange called Serum on the Solana blockchain and invested a significant amount of money in SOL tokens through his companies. Nonetheless, even after the incident, the network has been steadily gaining users and developers. According to Austin Federa, head of strategy and communications at the Solana Foundation, developers are joining the protocol through a variety of projects. “You're not really seeing any projects migrate off of Solana that need the performance and power of the network. There's a lot of stuff that you can only build on Solana, and those developers are continuing to build here.” Overview Solana is a high-throughput blockchain. It is a web-scale blockchain, providing a solution that is capable of hosting applications with a computational bandwidth akin to the modern internet. Solana is the only blockchain in existence with the capability to power decentralized versions of Nasdaq, Facebook, Twitter, and all other existing blockchains – with more available area to spare. It is currently supporting 50,0000 to 65,0000 transactions per second and 400ms block times, without complex solutions like sharding or layer-two. As the world's first web-scale blockchain, Solana will unlock a whole new class of performant applications that facilitate larger-scale blockchain adoption. Utilizing an innovation called Proof of History, Solana is able to outperform any other existing layer 1 and provide fees at $0.00001 per transaction. The Cofounder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital Kyle Samani said: “Solana is the closest thing to the ‘world computer’ Blockchain developers conceptualized in the early days of crypto.” Core to Solana's scaling solution is a decentralized clock titled Proof-of-History (PoH), which was built to solve the problem of time in distributed networks, where there is not a single, trusted, source of time. Proof of History The central innovation that makes Solana possible is Proof of History, PoH, which creates a record that proves that an event has occurred at a specific moment in time. Whereas other networks require participants to communicate in a bid to agree that time has passed, each Solana Node maintains its clock by encoding the passage of time in a consecutive series of events. Proof of Stake Anyone can participate in Solana’s proof-of-stake and become a Validator. However, like any blockchain, running a full node requires hardware. Therefore, the network allows for “Delegators” who can delegate a Validator to participate in block production and receive interest from his block rewards. The PoS operates on a rotating leader schedule, where the Validator is determined according to their share of the entire staking pool. So the more Delegators stake for a particular Validator, the more blocks they will produce. Validators and Delegators receive their rewards from a combination of transaction fees and inflation. Features Solana sets itself apart with: Scalability: Solana network can handle over 50,000 transactions per second. It has a block-producing time of 400 milliseconds ideally Turbine block propagation: This protocol supports the Solana network, making the handling of thousands of nodes possible and still achieving performance and scalability Cheaper Transaction fees: Estimated Transaction cost on the network is 10 USD for 1 million transactions Innovations supporting Scalability Proof of History (PoH) - A clock before consensus Tower BFT - A Proof of History-optimized version of PBFT(Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance) Turbine - A block propagation protocol Gulf Stream - Mempool-less transaction forwarding protocol Sealevel - Parallel smart contracts run-time Pipelining - A Transaction Processing Unit for validation optimization Cloudbreak - Horizontally-Scaled Accounts Database Archivers - Distributed ledger store Wormhole On October 8, 2020, Solana announced that it is ready to launch Wormhole, a decentralized bridge, which means Ethereum liquidity will not have to go through FTX to get to Solana anymore. This product allowed users to transfer the value of their digital assets between different blockchains, such as turning ERC-20 tokens into Sola

grim-syndicate

Grim Syndicate  Is a Non-Fungible Token collection Of 10,000 Generated Grims.

Grim Syndicate Is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection Of 10,000 Generated Grims that do the dirty work of playing afterlife janitors across all planes of existence by fetching those stubborn souls who vacate their living vessels but aren't ready to move on to the ethereal realm. Overview !image_processing20210903-18802-1r4jv2sgif.jpgGrim syndicate are being called the logistic supervisors or ferrymen by users for the non-corporeal, transporting Souls to the Ethereal Plane. The Grim Syndicate take the job of transporting souls quite literally at the Ethereal Transit Authority. They take pride in their work; shepherding Souls of each and every world, universe, and planar dimension to their next great adventure! But while most newly untethered Souls make their way quickly and easily to one of their Phantom Phreights (patent pending), some Souls need a little extra encouragement. The Agents of the Grim Syndicate are an elite collective responsible for ferrying some of those fickle Souls from across the dimensional spectrum (even those hard-to-reach pocket universes) to arrive at their final destination. At the Ethereal Transit Authority death doesn't have to mean a dead-end. Tech At the Ethereal Transit Authority the Grim Syndicates are looking for enthusiastic users because wrangling wraiths is no easy gig and quite honestly the pay leaves something to be desired, but that’s nothing a little gumption and a real can-do attitude can’t fix. Luckily for owners, the Ethereal Transit Authority is looking to bring on 10,000 new Reaper Agents. Applications will be processed by way of Each and every new Reaper is unique and utterly indisposable. 10,000 may seem like a lot, but there are infinite universes out there (cosmically horrifying as that may be). The initial release of the Grim Syndicate will be October 1st. Roadmap 20% Access Vector Files It’s the users artwork and they fully intend to pass over all creative rights to the holder. They will be providing the full vector files for their full creative pleasures. If a user wants to wrap a car in a giant grim one can go right ahead, as they'll have the vector file to do it. 25% Official Rarity Index Grim Syndicate want users to know which items they’ve got and where they fall in the rarity index (from Common to Mythic). Their website will have an easily navigable Rarity Index where one can see what they have as well as check out new items to be on the lookout for. Each item will have a small description that is supplied with it as well, for a little world-building and enjoyment! 50% Community Wallet They are going to donate 20% of the revenue to the community wallet. They will take the community's feedback to determine the direction for spending. Any and all royalties (they will be setting royalties at 5%) will also be donated to the community wallet at 20%. This can include raffles, investments, charities, etc. The exact makeup will be determined by the owner. 75% Grim Syndicate Merch + Store They’ve had experience in this realm and it’s a space to love and continue to explore. Pins, patches, stickers, apparel (and vinyl toys!) in the Grim Universe are on the way. These will be limited edition goods and soon will be shared. Additionally Grim will allocate 20% of the profits to be fed directly back into the Grim Syndicate community wallet. 100% Grim Syndicate: The Card Game The lore around the Grim Syndicate has been a big part of this project, as it combine the love of art and storytelling. Previously, their team worked on a small iOS game called Nodeshifter on iOS and Android, so they have experience in game building. As avid (tabletop, board, and video) gamers, they would love to take the user to the world of the Thereafter in a card game. Expect competitive mechanics, new artwork, and lore. Team They are the faces behind the Grim Syndicate and would love their users to think of them as intergalactic custodians. Lothar Lothar is the Engineer behind Grim Syndicate. His Twitter handle is CryptoLothar Justin Mezzell Justin is in charge of the design and illustration. His Twitter handle is JustinMezzell Detric OPS

jack-lu

Jack Lu is the Founder and CEO of the Wanchain Foundation. He is based in Austin, Texas.

Jack Lu is the Founder and CEO of the Wanchain Foundation. He is based in Austin, Texas. Education Lu attended Peking University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Enterprise Management in 1992. He went on to earn post-graduate degrees from Ohio State University, first an MS in Applied Economics and Computer Science in 1998 and then an MBA in 2007. Career Early in his career, Lu was a Project Manager for several firms in Beijing. In 1999 he moved to Ohio and worked for a variety of firms in different capacities as a Project Manager and Developer. Those companies include Integro Data Systems, Reynolds and Reynolds, L Brands, and Tween Brands. He later was a Software architect for Xerox and Hewlett-Packard. Lu was Co-Founder and CTO of Factom from June 2014 to July 2016. He founded Wanglu Tech in July 2016 which aims to bring blockchain technology to a greater range of applications. Lu would go on to found Wanchain in 2017.

pivx

PIVX is a privacy-focused, decentralized, open-source Cryptocurrency run by a global community.

PIVX is a privacy-focused, decentralized, open-source Cryptocurrency run by a global community run by creators, innovators, and technology enthusiasts. Features PIVX has a privatized network that verifies transactions almost instantly. The currency's backend is open-sourced. The currency can be traded on most major exchanges such as Binance, Bittrex, Bithumb and Kucoin. The PIVX Team is comprised of community members voted in by masternode owners through the DAO. History Launched on Feb 1st, 2016 under the name of Darknet (DNET), after developments and increased community involvement, it was decided to professionally rebrand and officially change the name to PIVX to more accurately reflect the underpinnings of the community ideals and ideologies being hard coded into the cryptocurrency. In 2018 PIVX achieved another milestone by becoming the first Proof of Stake cryptocurrency to provide full privacy with the zerocoin protocol including the ability to stake and earn zPIV privately, PIVX also added many improvements to the zerocoin code until removing it paving way for a new privacy protocol Q4 2020.

curve-finance

Curve Finance (CRV) is a cryptocurrency exchange platform and liquidity pool on Ethereum.

Curve Finance (CRV) is an exchange liquidity pool on Ethereum that offers traders a platform with efficient stablecoin trading and supplemental fee income for liquidity providers. The Curve Finance Protocol is governed by the CRV token. In August, the total value staked within the protocol surpassed over $1 billion. In November 2020, Curve Finance distributed nearly $3 million in accrued fees to the platform’s Governance Token holders, following a community vote determining how "admin fees" were to be allocated. Overview Curve is a decentralized, Uniswap-like exchange for stablecoins. By focusing on stablecoins, it is able to offer traders extremely low slippage, and liquidity providers enjoy little-to-no impermanent loss. Curve supports DAI, USDC, USDT, TUSD, BUSD and sUSD (under beta), and it lets a user trade between these pairs quickly and efficiently. On March 10, 2020, Curve's creators unveiled the results of their second software audit from the Trail of Bits team. The second audit focused on reviewing fixes Curve's builders had put in place in response to their first audit, with a Trail of Bits specialist ultimately concluding in a follow-up report that they "correctly fixed the reported issues." Curve's smart contracts are written in Vyper. This newer language "allows writing] new contracts quickly while not sacrificing on safety," the Curve team explained. [ On June 11, 2020, RenVM announced that it's partnering with Curve Finance via Ren Java Script module to allow users to earn yield on their deposited tokenized Bitcoin (BTC) on the Ethereum blockchain. It also allows for easy conversions between BTC and WBTC, with low slippage rates, allowing liquidity aggregators to use the bridge to enable conversion to any coin. On Sunday, June 14, 2020, Curve saw $3.5 million in daily trading volume, according to its self-reported stats. On Monday that shot up to $12.6 million; as of Tuesday, it was at $23.3 million in trading volume. According to Curve founder Michael Egorov, this is largely driven by demand for COMP, the freshly issued Compound governance token. On July 2, 2020, Decrypt reported that volume on the Curve Finance jumped by $213 million on the week COMP distribution launched, a \~16x increase from the previous week. Around late July, the protocol exceeded over $300 million in value locked. One of the main reasons behind the tripling in total locked value includes the release of YFI, yEarn's governance token, which has generated hundreds of millions in liquidity. Curve continues to ship new features and product upgrades such as adding virtually one new Curvepool per month, enhanced swap interfaces, and automatic staking onramps for liquidity incentives like Synthetix. In addition, Curve launched integrations with top DEX aggregators like 1inch, ParaSwap, and DEX.ag in tandem with asset management partners like Zapper, Zerion, and InstaDApp. In September 2020, Curve Finance joined Huobi’s decentralized finance consortium, dubbed the Global DeFi Alliance. Other new members comprise Aave, Synthetix, Balancer, Loopring, Zapper, Zerion, Bitpie, Mykey, and CoinGecko. On November 28, 2020, a week-long voting period seeking to determine how "admin fees" were to be allocated closed in favor of token holders. The vote passed unanimously with 95 votes cast in favor, representing 49.75% of the entire eligible voting pool. In three days, about $2,631,601.92 worth of fees – accrued before the vote opened – headed to community member coffers. The protocol will continue to disburse fees on a weekly basis following this initial payout, Curve CEO Michael Egorov told CoinDesk. CRV Governance Token CRV Tokens are awarded to Curve.fi liquidity providers. There was no public sale or ICO. All users who provided liquidity on Curve have been awarded CRV retroactively from day 1 based on how long and how much they had provided liquidity to CRV for. With the release of a framework for the CRV governance token, yield farmers are moving to Curve to take advantage of some of DeFi’s highest APYs and the promise of retroactive token distributions. The hunt for CRV combined with a top trading venue for tokens which yield the highest APYs propelled Curve to the 2nd slot amongst all DEXs, from 7th before the yield farming boom started, sitting behind Uniswap's $142M, at $82M worth of volume at the beginning of July according to Dune Analytics. On August 23, 2020, Curve's founder, Michael Egorov acquired 71% of Curve DAO voting power. This sparked a controversy, as founder rewards are substantially higher than liquidity providers and other voters. Egorov addressed the action on Telegram, stating that this was done as a way to try to outweigh yEarn, and the move turned out to be an overreaction. He added that he does not want to possess as much power and hopes that it would decrease over time as the system shifts towards a decentralized environment. Andre Cronjke, yEarn's founder, calculated that 150 million CRV would be required to diminish Egorov's current voting power to 50%. However, the Curve team believes that the voting power would be evened out within days of this action. Centralization Concerns In August 2020, Curve Finance held its first governance vote. Curve founder Michael Egorov ended up with over 70% of the voting power. Curve lets CRV holders lock up their tokens to receive a separate voting token - veCRV. Holders can further use veCRV to vote on network proposals that are submitted via the Curve DAO. Users who hold a high amount of the voting token can also submit their proposals for consideration. Since the launch of the token in August, only a few CRV holders vote-locked their holdings. This has left only a handful of addresses with a significant amount of voting power. According to a Decrypt report, Egorov mentioned that only 6.7% of the ten million CRV tokens in circulation are vote-locked at the moment, indicating that only a few holders are taking part in the DAO. This would make it simpler for an address running a Curve liquidity pool on another protocol (such as yEarn) to gain control of a huge portion of the voting power. In an attempt to prevent this from happening, Egorov extended the “vote lock” for over 620,000 tokens under a single address, effectively gaining over 70% of the voting power. The longer a user locks up their holdings, the more voting power they have. Egorov maxed out his voting period for four years. Egorov said on Telegram that he ended up with majority voting power by trying to outweigh yEarn and that it was an overreaction. “Terribly sorry. Let's fix that. I mean, I can abstain from voting but better to fix it in a proper way.” Egorov told Decrypt that he doesn’t want to wield so much power and hopes his voting power will decrease over time as the system becomes more decentralized. Swerve Finance Swerve Finance is a fork of stablecoin swap protocol Curve Finance, launched in September 2020. Some Curve users alleged that the platform was guilty of pre-mining tokens and centralizing power. To fix this Swerve aims to make token distribution and governance more equal with a 100% community-owned governance token. The protocol launched on September 5, 2020. It was founded by an anonymous developer named John Deere. Swerve aims to distribute 33 million SWRV governance tokens over six years, with nine million distributed in the first two weeks to kickstart liquidity.

capsule-house

Capsule House is a collection of 10,000 unique gachapon NFTs- a digital version of the collectible toys popular in Japan. 

Capsule House (launched 2021) is a collection of 10,000 unique gachapon Non-Fungible Token (NFT) - a digital version of the collectible toys popular in Japan. With over 100 species, 60 variants, and endless combinations of traits, each Capsule NFT contains a verifiably rare and unique gachapon artwork. Overview Capsule House is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection consisting of 10,000 gachapon. Purchasing one of these capsules costs 0.08 ETH each and is limited per address. Currently, all 10,000 gachapon have been sold. Owning a capsule will grant users access to all future events in the expansion of the CAPSULEVerse. Variety Humans Humans are the youngest and most popular species of the CAPSULEVerse. While common, they are certainly not without their charm, bolstering a diverse set of traits such as: Designer Glasses Vintage Eyepatches Facial Tattoos Mouth Coverings and more Demihumans Demihumans are the next evolution of Capsules. The second only in population to the Humans, they have defining hybrid characteristics in their body and shape that let them stand out. Their traits include: Divine Gems Emotes Animal Emblems Zodiac Effects and more. Posthumans Posthumans are humans who have chosen to transform themselves, through spiritual or technological means, into a stronger version of themselves. Depending on how far they've converted, some might hardly be considered human. While their numbers are low, they are one of the strongest species in the CAPSULEVerse. Their traits include: Dimensional Rifts Elemental Effects Support Drones Cyberpunk Gear and more. Yokai Once the only race of the CAPSULEVerse, the Yokai have been pushed into reclusion by all the other humans. It's said to be a blessing to even see one out in the wild - Yokai are difficult to find and even harder to capture. Their traits include: Mithril Horns Oni Companions Spiritual Trinkets Ancient Weapons and more! Team 1. Seerlight - Artist - Destroyer of salmon and uni 2. Kaejunni - Artist - King of Singapore 3. Oksami - Developer - Only here to please Seerlight and Kaejunni. Roadmap 25% - 5 Capsule giveaway to existing collectors 50% - Seerlight raffles vintage artwork to collectors holding over 30 days 75% - Free mystery boxes for all collectors [planned in November] 100% - Expansion of the CAPSULEVerse.

hifi-finance

Hifi Finance Previously Mainframe Lending Protocol allows anyone to borrow against their Crypto.

Hifi Finance Previously Mainframe Lending Protocol allows anyone to borrow against their Crypto. It is a fixed-rate, fixed-term lending protocol powered by Zero-coupon bond, as defined in Dan Robinson and Allan Niemerg's paper. The protocol is implemented in a system of non-upgradeable Smart contract on the Ethereum Blockchain. Founders of Hifi finance Hifi (formerly Mainframe) was founded by Mick Hagen in 2013. Through 2018 and 2019 the team released a Decentralized chat application and a Decentralized Operating system, but both products failed to gain significant traction. In 2019 the team pivoted into Defi and started working on a Decentralized lending and borrowing platform. Mick handed over the role of CEO to Doug Leonard in early 2020. Doug had been working with the company since 2018 with a background in software development and IT security. Doug rebuilt the team, acquiring the Token streaming protocol Sablier, and hiring its founder and developer Paul Razvan Berg as the lead engineer. In February 2021 Mainframe officially rebranded to Hifi. Overview Hifi is a Lending Protocol that allows anyone to borrow against their Crypto. Hifi uses a bond-like instrument, representing an on-chain obligation that settles on a specific future date. Buying and selling the tokenized debt enables fixed-rate, fixed term lending and borrowing — something much needed in Decentralized finance today. It is anticipated that a Ticker symbol change will occur alongside future iterations on the Hifi Lending Protocol. Hifi Finance is a unique project because, unlike most cryptocurrencies out there, it does not aim to completely replace the way finance is done at present. On the contrary, through the MFT token, Mainframe seeks to utilize the potential of Blockchain technology for personal data security and privacy. One of the Mainframe network’s features is that it employs several different sub-protocols with enhanced encryption services and functions like Dark routing. This ensures that privacy is safeguarded and communications going through the network are protected. The Mainframe platform allows users to safely and securely send files, create Decentralized application (DApp) and store data on the Blockchain. Uses of Hifi finance Borrow: Lock collateral in a vault to mint fixed-rate, fixed-term debt tokens. These debt tokens can be swapped for instant liquidity allowing users to leverage long, yield farm, or pursue other strategic trades without selling their collateral tokens. Lend: Buy fixed-rate, fixed-term debt tokens for a discount. When the term expires they can be redeemed for face value, earning lenders a predictable return on their investment. Provide Liquidity: Earn trading fees by providing liquidity between debt tokens and Stablecoin on an Automated Market Maker (AMM). How Is the Hifi Finance Network Secured? The Hifi Finance protocol is based on Ethereum, and the Mainframe coin is an ERC20 token, which allows you to store it in Ethereum (ETH) wallets. Considering its Ethereum roots, Mainframe is secured by the Proof-of-stake PoS model. Proof-of-stake protocols try to battle the vast power consumption required by Proof-of-work system PoW systems by placing greater importance on the number of coins held by miners rather than their mining capacity. PoS models are becoming increasingly popular as they require less electrical power and are easily scalable. Hifi’s Ethereum compatibility also makes it an excellent environment for the development of Dapps. Hifi Finance token (MFT) The Hifi Token is an ERC20 asset that empowers community governance of the Mainframe Lending Protocol. MFT aligns and balances incentives within the system and is critical for the sustainability of protocol upgrades. Throughout the Lending Protocol, MFT may be utilized to vote on governance proposals, unlock discounts, achieve greater capital efficiency, increase protocol rewards, and access additional leverage. MFT may be staked, streamed, or burned. It is anticipated that staking MFT will be a necessary part of our Delegate Governance System and will be the subject of a future publication. Managing protocol incentives by Governance is expected to be iterative in nature. Appropriately, questions about how much streaming or burning will be required and where each will be used will be managed by Governance. Use of the MFT Token in Hifi Governance: The MFT token—the governance token of the Mainframe Lending Protocol—allows those who hold it to vote on changes to the lending protocol. Note that anyone, not only MFT holders, can submit proposals for an MFT vote. MFT holders will be able to vote on the following: • Adding new collateral asset types. • Add or change the Risk Parameters for collateral asset types. • Modify Incentive Parameters. • Modify the Price Feeds. • Modify Emergency Shutdown Procedure. • Trigger Emergency Shutdown. • Upgrade the system. Where Users can Buy MFT token MFT coins are relatively accessible for purchase, being ERC20 tokens. One of your solid choices is Binance, which has the second-largest trade volume of MFT coins: $2,074,002. Another option to purchase MFT coins is Upbit (cryptocurrency exchange). The exchange has an MFT/KRW trading volume of $2,196,885. Of course, it is crucial to note that investing in Cryptocurrency can be risky, as coin prices are incredibly volatile.

cryptofights

CryptoFights is a single-player fantasy online role-playing game where players get to battle in one-on mode.

CryptoFights is a single-player fantasy online role-playing game where players get to explore worlds and engage in one on one battles against others. Each round ends when one player’s character reaches zero hit points. Overview CryptoFights consists of 3D heroes battling in an arena, modeled on traditional role-playing games. CryptoFights is playable on Android, the Android emulator BlueStacks, or on Windows, with iOS coming soon. A device with at least 4 GB of RAM is recommended for maximum performance. One will need at least 350 MB free on their device to download and run the CryptoFights app. Tech CryptoFights allows gamers to fight for a bounty in the arena, the bounty is paid in Ether to the winner of the battle. Therefore, in those battles in which the gamers have decided to fight for a bounty, the team can incentivize a third party that wishes to act as a validator with a percentage of this bounty for executing the battle contract. The battle algorithm is implemented in a pure function, which on Ethereum means that the function can be called in a gas-free local node call. The input to the battle algorithm is a random number seed, used for deciding the outcome of dice rolling. The future block method is used to provide the required speed, which is the only secure transaction-free on-chain solution for random number generation. An outside validator executes the algorithm using the following steps: 1. The battle is requested by issuing a challenge and placing a wager. 2. The opponent accepts the challenge. 3. The smart contract raises an event to notify potential validators of the upcoming battle. 4. The first participant requesting to act as a validator is accepted to perform this role. 5. The validator stakes a pre-defined percentage of the battle bounty in Ether 6. The validator executes the transaction-free battle contract using the current on-chain calculated random number seed as an input. 7. The validator submits the result to the blockchain. 8. An event is issued to indicate the battle validation. 9. Any participant can verify that the correct outcome has been submitted and force a settlement in the case of detecting a fraudulent validation. 10. The smart contract settles the battle outcome after a timeout. 11. The winner of the battle receives the wager minus the validator percentage. 12. The validator percentage is either paid to the validator or to the detector of the fraudulent validation. A fraud detector also receives the Ether staked by the validator. The above process reduces the gas cost for battle execution and improves the interactive user experience for the players. Character Progression Starting as low-level fighters, users must increase their power to become stronger and more experienced. Leveling up the fighter by winning matches gives ability points that can increase the fighter's strength, agility, and vitality. Defeat opponents in battle and get a chance to win gold which can be used to buy new weapons and armor. Use the marketplace to increase the fighter's power to dominate in the fighting arenas. Players can also strategize on how to allocate ability points to their fighters and also which weapons to equip before a match. A tank fighter can be created, that can withstand more damage or a high agility assassin that has duel daggers to dodge attacks and score critical hits. The options are endless to choose from Players can sell their game items on the open marketplace for Ethereum or Enjin Coin. Each item will have a floor price based on the ENJ backing it. Items will be released for sale in sets starting with Genesis Zero which contains 1000 items. Game Mechanics CryptoFights M.E.T.A. (Most Effective Tactics Available) include what skills path users take developing their fighter and what skills they bring into a battle along with the equipment chosen. There are counters to everything in CryptoFights so users will need to use deep strategy, critical logic, and weigh probabilities in real-time. Roll dice to see if the opponent is hit and for how much damage. Change strategy to increase the chances by picking the right weapons and armor. Turn the tide by using the right skill at the right moment. Initiative Role The first turn is decided with a dice roll for initiative. Certain species have bonuses added to this roll to give them a better chance of going first. Attack Role The player rolls dice to attack. If the result of the dice is high enough, they can hit the opponent. Damage Role If there is a successful hit then other dice are rolled to determine how much damage to inflict. Genesis Zero CryptoFights developed the very first set of weapons aptly named “Genesis Zero”, these are the very first set of weapons for the game and multiverse. All of these items are never to be recreated again by them, have no trading restrictions, no trading fees and all of the pre-sale items are multiverse enabled On September 19, 2021, 2,000 of these limited edition pre-sale weapons were available for the gaming multiverse and are also usable within CryptoFights. All items were handcrafted by 3D artists with unique traits to make them fully unique for the gaming multiverse and given special properties and rarity tiers to be used within the game. How to Purchase When the timer strikes zero users will need to refresh the page and the buy buttons will be unlocked for purchase. All items listed will have a 30-second refresh showing the current inventory left. Buy fast as items are a first come first serve style, this means that while supplies last or who gets their Ethereum transaction in first. The pre-sale will only be available for 14 days after the sale begins as limited quantities are available. Ways to Purchase: Mobile: Coinbase Wallet, Cipher Browser Desktop: MetaMask CryptoFights Terms Ability Scores Ability scores are broken down into three categories: Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence. How one develops each Ability Score will play out differently with the three CryptoFights fighter races: Humans, Elves, and Dwarves. The development of ability scores also determines which weapons and actions one has an advantage with during battle. Action Users can take 4 actions with they go into battle. The 3 main actions all fighters start out with are Attack, Hide and Focus. Each time of leveling up, an action based on the fighter’s level is unlocked. Some actions can only be used with certain weapons, while others require for one to be under a specific status effect - for example, the action ‘Sneak Attack’ requires users to be Hidden to use it. Attack Attack is one of the start actions. All fighters can use it. Many actions derive from the Attack action, like the Power Attack or Sneak Attack. Attack Roll The fighter must perform an attack roll using d20 (twenty-sided die) to determine if they can hit the opponent. If the result of the dice is high enough, they can inflict damage via a hit. If the result of the d20 Attack Roll is 20, the fighter performs a critical hit. Base Damage Type Slashing, Piercing, and Bludgeoning are the three main base damage types, also known as Mundane Damage Types. Short swords, greatswords, and battle axes inflict slashing damage; bows, daggers, and pistols inflict piercing damage; mauls, maces, quarterstaffs and a fighter’s bare fists inflict bludgeoning damage. Critical Bonus Rolls: If a fighter scores a Critical Hit on their Attack Roll, the outcome of 2 extra dice and a coin roll are added to the Damage Roll. Damage types: There are 10 damage types - Warfare, Slashing, Bludgeoning, Fire, Piercing, Lightning, Poison, Cold, Mystic, Necrotic. Weapons and skills have different damage types. Armors and skills provide resistance for specific damage types. Some Fighter builds are more likely to rely on certain damage types. Weapons Battleaxe: Battleaxes have a base damage type of Bludgeoning and can be common, uncommon, rare, legendary or epic. A Battleaxe’s Attack Property is Brutal Assault and its Variant property is Heavy. Bow: A weapon with a base damage type of Piercing that allows you to attack your target from a distance. Its attack property is Dextrous Precision and variant property is heavy. Dagger: A small bladed weapon especially effective in the hands of a fighter with high Dexterity. It’s lightweight design makes it easy for quick, deadly attacks. Maul: This Bludgeoning weapon has an attack property of Brutal Assault and a variant property of Heavy. It’s designed to crush opponents on the battlefield. Short sword: A bladed weapon with a base damage type of Slashing and an attack property of Ambivalent Assault. Ambivalent Assault means that short swords can be dual-wielded. Quarterstaff: A two-handed weapon, quarterstaffs have a base damage type of Bludgeoning. Its attack property is dextrous assault and has variant properties of Heavy and Swift. Characters Aurora the Fierce !10png.png Each time a new battleground is unlocked, she's there to tell you more about it. She is called Aurora the Fierce because she has shown exceptional skills and has proven herself to be just as strong as the male fighters. She was taught by Bram the Brave and is one of his best students. Bram the Brave !12png.png The wise, seasoned mentor in the world of CryptoFights is Bram the Brave. He walks through the basic gameplay strategy and mechanics which will help users understand how to succeed and achieve victory on the battlefield. Demetris of Alliance He keeps record of all the fights that have happened and notes down everything, stands in front of the Hall of Fighters, ex

likecoin

LikeCoin is a community-owned network where LIKE holders make decisions collectively via liquid democracy.

LikeCoin is the native Cryptocurrency of a the LikeCoin Chain blockchain. Like Chain is tailor made platform for content publishing and it provide an infrastructure for decentralized publishing, rewards, curation and governance. It is built on the top of the Cosmos SDK. Company LikeCoin is developed by LikeCoin Foundation. It is a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. Like Foundation's founder Kin Ko has been involved in the IT space for more than twenty years. LikeCoin raised approximately $5.3 million USD in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) round in 2018. Overview LikeCoin is a decentralized platform for editors and publishers. It provides various tools to run a publishing network having a decentralized Publishing, decentralized archive, rewards, curation and governance. Content creators are rewarded in LikeCoin token. LikeCoin Chain Like Coin Chain is a sovereign, application specific blockchain designed for content creation and information property management It is developed on top of the Cosmos network SDK and runs on permission-less, Bonded Proof-of-stake (BPoS) mechanism. It is also called as Proof of Creativity.Transactions and data on the LikeCoin Chain can be browsed on Big Dipper explorer. LikeCoin chain's new development FoTan, which incorporates advanced features such as International Standard Content Number (“ISCN”), is planned in 2020. Features LikeCoin Platform and chain has great features which will help content creators to get the full rewards for their content without relying on any centralized platform. Decentralized Registry Likecoin has decentralized Publishing registry powered by ISCN, a specification Included in collaboration with the industry. It is conceptually similar to the popular registrar International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for books, but has advantages because of its decentralized network. ISCN is a unique identifier assigned to content such as articles and images, and comes with metadata such as author, publisher, content address, license terms and creation footprint. ISCN is immutable and censorship resilient and its data is stored on LikeCoin chain. The content, on the other hand, is stored on InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for tamper resistance and peer-to-peer distribution. Decentralized Rewards Content makers can earn rewards in LikeCoin Tokens. They just need to attach Like Coin button around their post or picture etc. Every Like from the readers is a measurable reward in Likecoin tokens. Likecoin's The Civic Liker movement encourages readers to contribute $5 USD /mo to reward creativity and journalism, while the matching fund, distributed according to the Likes of all users, doubles the rewarding pool. With a decentralized rewards system, every Like from the reader is counted. Decentralized Editorial Readers can also play a big part apart from just rewarding the content creators. They can become a Content Jockey and help the ecosystem grow by distributing creative, innovative stories and insightful commentaries with Super Likes, which are purposely designed to be scarce to cut out noise from signals. When a story gets popular, it benefits both both creator and Content Jockey with LikeCoin's unique distribution footprint rewards. Decentralized Governance Content creators and Content Jockeys get a reward in Like Coin token. It also serves as the governing token for the LikeCoin's Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO),known as the Republic of Liker Land. Likers or Like coin holders can participate in liquid democracy by delegating their LikeCoin tokens to validators they trust, and freely switch among them without a fixed term of office. To make changes or resolve issues such as default Content Jockeys, inflation rate and protocol updates need passing of the corresponding proposal by the Republic. Republic of Liker Land Republic of Liker Land consists of Likecoin ecosystem. Some of its media content empowered by LikeCoin include Matters, Standnews, InMedia, HKCNews and another 1,200+ websites. LikeCoin can also be integrated and used on popular platforms like Wordpress, Medium, Blogger (Blogger.com), Pixnet, Vocus and other content platforms. Liker ID A citizen in Republic of Liker Land is given a unique identity or Liker ID. A Citizen who holds liker ID can be writers, photographers, Illustrators, editors and curators. Civic Liker Movement Civic Liker is a movement to reward open content. For the cost of a cup of coffee, anyone can become a Civic Liker. Whatever users Like will then be turned into a tangible reward to creators. Tokenomics LikeCoin Token is also called as LikeCoin and its in native token of LikeCoin blockchain. As LikeCoin chain runs on a Proof-of-stake mechanism, Tokens are minted when blocks are validated by the nodes. Anyone can join and set up a node to become validator. It has Total supply of 1,007,413,026 LIKE. It registered all time high $0.013978 USD on Sep 02, 2020 and all time low of $0.001047 USD on Dec 07, 2018. It is currently listed on DigiFinex, Liquid and Bitasset exchanges.

dan-morehead

Dan Morehead is founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm.

Dan Morehead is founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm focusing on bitcoin and other digital currencies. Career Morehead founded Pantera Capital in 2003, originally focusing on global macro hedge-fund investments. Pantera shifted its focus exclusively to bitcoin and other digital currencies when it partnered with Fortress Investment Group, Benchmark and Ribbit Capital to launch an investment fund, Pantera Bitcoin Partners LLC. Pantera controls the fund while the other firms became minority equity partners. Prior to founding Pantera, Morehead was Chief Financial Officer and head of macro trading at Tiger Management. Morehead previously held executive roles at Deutsche Bank in London, Bankers Trust, and Goldman Sachs. He founded and was CEO of Atriax, an electronic foreign exchange platform, which closed in 2002 amid controversy. In 2008 he was quoted as saying "We are in the process of trying to figure out if the world is coming to an end (which we still doubt)" before the global financial metldown which resulted in the shutdown of Pantera capital as a Hedge Fund in early 2009. Morehead led funding in and is on the board of directors at Bitstamp, which as of May 2015 is the fourth-largest bitcoin exchange, and BitPesa, a Nairobi-based startup focusing on remittances. When Pantera Capital’s BitPesa investment was made public, Morehead said: People talk about the 5 billion people in the developing world as being unbanked, and it’s like calling them un-landlined — they skipped the whole landline thing and went straight to mobile phones. I think for most purposes they’re going to skip what we call traditional banking and go straight to mobile money. Education Morehead received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Princeton University, graduating magna cum laude in 1987 and receiving the Carmichael Prize for outstanding thesis.

coinbase

Coinbase is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, and many more. Coinbase is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the United States headquartered in San Francisco, California. As of October 2022, Coinbase supports over 160 crypto assets and has over 90 million customers in more than a hundred countries worldwide. On May 23, 2018, Coinbase announced the launch of Coinbase Pro. Coinbase Pro is an evolution of Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX), specifically designed for individual professional crypto traders. On April 14, 2021, Coinbase went public on the Nasdaq exchange via a direct stock listing, rising above $380 per share and going past its initial reference price. In April 2022, Coinbase launched its NFT Marketplace and was initially opened to a small invite-only group of users. In the debut week of its beta version, the marketplace witnessed over 900 transactions and sales volume amounting to 73 ETH or $210,000. Overview Coinbase, which was established in San Francisco in 2012, saw an increase in its assets under management from $35 billion in 2020 to $90 billion in 2021, and it reported a profit for the first quarter of 2021 between $730 and $800 million. In April 2021, the exchange became publicly traded through a direct listing on the Nasdaq, with shares trading under the COIN ticker. The company now has a professional trading platform called Coinbase Pro in addition to its normal exchange (formerly known as GDAX). As of the time of this writing, the company has never experienced a hack. It is reported that 98 percent of customer cash is kept offline in cold storage (also known as unplugged from the Internet), shielding them from malevolent internet hackers. This contributes to Coinbase's strong security record. Additionally, disks and paper backups are geographically dispersed in vaults and safe deposit boxes all around the world. History Early Beginnings (2012-2016) Coinbase was founded in June 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Blockchain.info co-founder Ben Reeves was part of the original founding team but later parted ways with Armstrong due to a difference in how the Coinbase wallet should operate. The remaining founding team enrolled in the Summer 2012 Y Combinator startup incubator program. In October 2012, the company launched the services to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) through bank transfers. In May 2013, the company received a $5 million Series A investment led by Fred Wilson from the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. In December 2013, the company received a $25 million investment, from the venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures (USV), and Ribbit Capital. !coinbase-guys.jpgCoinbase raises $75m Series C in largest round ever for a Bitcoin startup In 2014, the company grew to one million users, acquired the blockchain explorer service Blockr and the web bookmarking company Kippt, secured insurance covering the value of bitcoin stored on their servers, and launched the vault system for secure bitcoin storage. Throughout 2014, the company also formed partnerships with Overstock, Dell, Expedia, Dish Network, and Time Inc. allowing those firms to accept bitcoin payments. The company also added bitcoin payment processing capabilities to the traditional payment companies Stripe, Braintree, and PayPal. In January 2015, the company received a $75 million investment, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the New York Stock Exchange, USAA, and several banks. Later in January, the company launched a U.S.-based bitcoin exchange for professional traders called Coinbase Exchange. Coinbase began to offer services in Canada in 2015, but in July 2016, Coinbase announced it would halt services in August after the closure of its Canadian online payments service provider Vogogo. In May 2016, the company rebranded the Coinbase Exchange, changing the name to Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX). In July 2016, they added retail support for Ether. Further Development (2017-2020) In January and then March 2017, Coinbase obtained BitLicense and was licensed to trade in Ethereum and Litecoin from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). In November 2017, Coinbase was ordered by the US Internal Revenue Service to report any users who had at least $20,000 in transactions in a year. On February 23, 2018, Coinbase told approximately 13,000 affected customers that the company would be providing their taxpayer ID, name, birth date, address, and historical transaction records from 2013 to 2015 to the IRS within 21 days. On April 5, 2018, Coinbase announced that it has formed an early-stage venture fund, Coinbase Ventures, focused on investment in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related companies. On May 16, 2018, Coinbase Ventures announced its first investment in Compound Labs, a start-up building Ethereum smart contracts similar to money markets. Coinbase Pro Launch On May 23, 2018, Coinbase announced the launch of Coinbase Pro. Coinbase Pro is an evolution of Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX), specifically designed for individual crypto traders. GDAX and Coinbase Pro operated side-by-side until June 29, 2018, with activity mirrored on both platforms. After June 29, all customers were rolled over to Coinbase Pro. Users of Coinbase Pro still have direct market access to Coinbase Markets, the single pool of liquidity shared by all Coinbase products. Speaking about Coinbase Pro, the team said: Coinbase Pro is more than a new name — it’s a recognition that the crypto trader requires a product completely dedicated to their specific needs In August 2018, Amazon cloud executive Tim Wagner joined Coinbase as vice president of engineering. In January 2019 Coinbase stopped all trading on Ethereum Classic due to suspicion regarding an attack on the network. Neutrino acquisition In February 2019, Coinbase announced that it had acquired "blockchain intelligence platform" Neutrino, an Italy-based startup, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition raised concern among some Coinbase users based on Neutrino founders' connection to the Hacking Team, which has been accused of providing internet surveillance technology to governments with poor human rights records. On March 4, 2019, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said his company "did not properly evaluate" the deal from a due diligence perspective and thus any Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team "will transition out of Coinbase." In April 2019, a UK corporate filing stated that Coinbase's non-U.S. revenue grew 20% to €153 million (U.S.$173 million) in 2018 resulting in a net profit of €6.6 million. Coinbase UK CEO Zeeshan Feroz said the company's non-U.S. operations accounted for nearly one-third of the company's overall revenue and Reuters estimated that the company's global revenue totaled "around $520 million" in 2018. Hacking Attempt In August 2019, Coinbase announced that it was targeted by a sophisticated hacking attack attempt in mid-June. This reported attack used spear-phishing and social engineering tactics (including sending fake e-mails from compromised email accounts and created a landing page at the University of Cambridge) and two Firefox browser zero-day vulnerabilities. One of the Firefox vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges from JavaScript on a browser page (CVE-2019–11707) and the second one could allow the attacker to escape the browser sandbox and execute code on the host computer (CVE-2019–11708). Coinbase's security team detected and blocked the attack, the network was not compromised, and no cryptocurrency was stolen. In May 2020, during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, announced it would become "remote-first" allowing employees the option to work from home for "the vast majority of roles." "Forgoing a formal headquarters is also more in line with the spirit of crypto, built on the inherent benefits of decentralization," he said in a blog post. In May, Coinbase announced that it acquired Tagomi, an upstart firm that specialized in crypto trading for institutional clients, in an all-stock deal. According to Coinbase Chief Operating Officer Emilie Choi, Tagomi will initially operate as a stand-alone brand, but over time, it would likely be folded into Coinbase Pro, a service that caters to professional traders. In June, a group of Coinbase employees walked out after CEO Brian Armstrong who did not immediately make a public statement in support of Black Lives Matter (BLM). Armstrong wrote that Coinbase will not engage in political activism beyond issues that directly impact the company and that employees shouldn't engage in political discussions at work. Later, Armstrong posted a series of Twitter messages in support of BLM. In addition, he sent emails to employees apologizing for his handling of the topic and assuring them of the company's commitment to an inclusive workplace (including specific actions). Company executives later held a meeting with its internal group for black employees. In September 2020, Armstrong published a blog post emphasizing that Coinbase would not engage in social activism, citing that such activism had hurt other technology firms such as Google and Facebook, and offered a severance package for those who disagreed with this direction. In October 2020, Coinbase announced the launch of a Visa debit card program for US customers. Previously, the card was only available in

justin-castillo

Justin Castillo is a Software Engineer at Everipedia.

Justin Castillo is a Costa Rican software engineer with experience building several dapps. In May 2021, he joined the IQ.wiki (formerly Everipedia) team as a Blockchain Developer. Education In 2020, Justin Castillo graduated from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering. Career In May 2021, Justin Castillo joined the IQ.wiki team as a Blockchain Developer. He worked directly with IQ.wiki's Chief Technology Officer Cesar Rodriguez and the BrainDAO engineering team on building the new IQ.wiki platform. He also worked on building HiIQ, the IQ token's staking system. He previously worked as a blockchain application developer for EOS Costa Rica and has worked on projects including Lifebank, a decentralized application that encourages people to donate blood. He also worked on gGoods, a project that used and modified the open source Dgoods standard to provide a NFT platform that helps non-profit organizations fundraise. The innovative project won second place in Block.one’s EOSIO Beyond Blockchain Hackathon. As a full-stack blockchain developer, Justin Castillo has worked with a wide range of technologies ranging from React.js for the front end to the development of smart contracts on blockchains such as Ethereum and EOS. Prior to working in blockchain development, Castillo worked as a full-stack engineer and mobile developer in the education industry. Personal Life Justin is passionate about building up the blockchain community in Costa Rica, in his spare time he hosts workshops and meetups to educate people about the space. <br <br <br

thetan-arena

Thetan Arena is an upcoming e-sport game running on blockchain where players go head-to-head against each other...

Thetan Arena is an upcoming e-sport game running on blockchain where players go head-to-head against each other, using unique skills and abilities to compete with other players. Thetan Arena features a multiplayer-based model where users can compete with each other through in-game champions. They also have an opportunity to earn native tokens from the game by participating in in-game activities and events. THG is the game’s native token and THC is the main currency used in Thetan Arena's operations. Overview Thetan Arena is a blockchain-based game in a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) format. !Assassinpng.png The game is free-to-play. It also offers opportunities for users to incentivize participation and use, such as free skins, loot boxes, saleable champions, and more. In each game, each player is given a choice of their champion. These champions have different skills and abilities that users have to strategically use to their advantage. On September 16, 2021, the team behind Thetan Arena launched their token through an initial decentralized offering (IDO). The IDO took place on Polkastarter, one of the most popular crowdfunding platforms on the blockchain. Large blockchain investment firms have already expressed their support for the Thetan Arena. These are companies such as Animoca Brands, Formless Capital, DFG, Spark Digital Capital, Vixen Ventures, Axia8, Clovers Ventures, Everest Ventures Group, Kardia Ventures, AU21 Capital, K300, and Decom Holdings, etc. Tokenomics Thetan Coin (THC) is the main currency used in Thetan Arena's operations. THC is used in the following activities: 1. Buying Thetan Box: Thetan Box is the source of Hero for the entire Thetan Arena system. 2. Hero upgrade: THC is used for upgrade heroes, providing specific advantages in the game. 3. Reward to streamers: THC can be used to reward streamers when they stream games. 4. Bet on matches: THC can be used for betting on matches in the streaming system. Thetan Arena does not sell THC to players directly. THC can be earned by playing the game. Once a user earns them, they can claim them to their wallet. Thetan Arena also has a THG token that is BEP20 & ERC-20 token. Ways to Earn THC Battle: The amount of THC bonus in each battle depends on the trophy class and hero rarity. Quest: When a user completes the quests in the game, they will receive Quest Points. After receiving enough Quest Points, they will be able to exchange them for THC Battle Pass: players can earn THC through the Battle Pass. The Battle Pass will collect the most valuable items in a season. Ranking Rewards: Players can earn THC if they rank up. Guild War: Players can earn THC in guild war (the function is expected to be developed in 2022). Tournament: Players can earn THC in tournaments organized by the system or the players themselves for their guilds. Staking Token holders can earn additional THG through staking. This means depositing a portion of their holdings on smart contracts, providing stakers with a share of the earnings of the game through the Thetan Arena Ecosystem Revenue. This reward is designed to also incentivize users in making other contributions beyond just engaging with the game. Voting The governance of the platform is decentralized, opening the decision-making process over important game parameters and protocols to token holders. They also have the opportunity to vote on how the game will be developed in the future. The number of their THG tokens also influences the weight of their vote when it comes to governance functions. Reward Users can earn additional THG by contributing to the platform’s special tournaments and events. The THG tokens that they earned can also be swapped for other cryptocurrencies or sold in the market. Gameplay Heroes When players join Thetan Arena for the first time, they will be given a free hero named Raidon at Level 1. Free heroes will not be sold on the marketplace. Other heroes can be unlocked from Thetan Box. !thetan-arena-guide-how-to-choose-heroes-0.webp Heroes in Thetan Arena are categorized into 3 groups according to their signature skills and statistics, including Tank, Assassin, and Marksman. Each of them has a unique special ability called Fury. Furthermore, each hero has unique stats according to their roles on the battlefield. Thus, choosing a suitable hero for each situation helps players increase the win rate in the Arena of Thetan. Tank Tank heroes are responsible for becoming frontlines facing up to the enemies and prevent their teammates from receiving damages. Tanks Heroes include: 1. Veinka: Recruited from the Royal British Security Force by the order of the queen, Veinka is mechanically augmented and now joins the United Nation to protect his homeland. 2. Errant Ghost: Errant Ghost is the leader of the Order. He used to be a senior member of the Government; however, he has been expelled from the army because of his power manipulation behavior. 3. Breaker: Breaker is the older brother of the twin criminals in the Metal Outlaws gang. His principle of life is simple: "smash to enjoy". 4. Lucy Muffy: A gangster who loves rock music. Haunted by the thought that the world is too peaceful unlike what shows in her music. So, she creates herself an electric guitar that emits sonic waves to destroy anything she doesn't like. 5. Meiko: A mechanical augmented girl who loves to create powerful mecharobots. Having witnessed many cruel and unfair things in the world, Meiko decided to become a savior by herself. Using her own mecharobot to help the weak, Meiko quickly becomes a trustful hero. Together with Phoenix and Shanna, she is requested to be a protector of the Nova legacy. 6. Kongkey: As a laboratory animal of the Solar Eclipse, Kongkey possesses both the power of an ape and the intelligence of the human. Outside combat, he is really an active and kind friend. However, Kongkey will be filled with rage and will become uncontrollable whenever he gets mad. Assassin Assassins are deadly and silent killers who can engage the fight, eliminate the target in a single combo, and retreat without being noticed. Assassin Heroes are: 1. Raidon: Member of the Delta Special Ops, Raidon's responsibility is to secure the peace of the people. He believes that Justice's above all, which is the reason why he is the hero of Earth's people. 2. Serp: Code Name: Serpent. He is the Commander of the South America Marine Force. He is an expert in flanking and ambushing the enemy from behind. 3. Rei: Joining the Saviors in order to protect the people of his homeland against the invasion and dictatorial power of the Government. Rei gradually gets caught up in the eternal conflicts between factions. 4. Mortal: The younger brother of the twin criminals in the Metal Outlaws gang, Mortal is smarter than Breaker a bit but still loves fighting and destroying things. He looks like a dwarf. 5. El Dragon: After retiring from professional Robot Boxing, El Dragon moves to Bionic. Being there, she earns a lot from them while still doing what she does best: fighting. She is one of BigPapa's subordinates, which allows her to do everything she wants without fear. 6. Velvet: Velvet is a famous assassin. In a battle against the Government forces, Velvet was lethally injured. The Solar Eclipse saved her by replacing all the below parts with mechanical components. Since then, she has sworn to stay loyal to the Solar Eclipse. 7. Mary: Coming from a forgotten noble family, Mary possesses a skill set of an assassin. She is also a master in using daggers and pistols, which makes her a big threat to any target. She can eliminate her prey and escape quickly without being noticed. 8. Taekwon: This is a Taekwondo master who has a big ambition to reach the top of the martial arts world. He seeks and challenges others who called themselves martial arts masters to find the right path. He respects the rules and justice and is the one willing to take all the responsibilities. Marksman Marksmen are the main damage dealers and are responsible for maintaining the DPS amount during the fight. Marksman Heroes are: 1. Morrod: Member of Sniper Force, Morrod is a silent killer who is the master of scouting and eliminating the target in a really long distance. 2. Cluster: One who is known as a legendary bounty hunter. Cluster is a high-skilled ranger with many combat tricks. His biggest rival is BigPapa with the highest bounty reward. During the capture attempt, Cluster caused many cruel crimes but they were all covered by the government. 3. Steelshot: The Senior Commander of Delta Force, Steelshot, is a master operating campaigns to sweep his enemies' forces and conquer their strongholds using his advanced strategies, technologies, and firepower. 4. Destroid: Wanted by Government groups around the world for committing destructive explosions, Destroid is also known as Explosive Expert. He was requested by Errant Ghost to join the Saviors. His biggest rival is Raidon of the Government. 5. Benjamin: As a weapon expert, Benjamin has a very rebellious personality, which leads to chaos everywhere he goes. Seeing that the Metal Outlaws were suitable for his lifestyle, he decided to join them to bring more destruction to the world. 6. Shanna: This is a marksman archer. She used to be a protector for an ancient family in China. Because of going against the Government policies, the family was suppressed and Shanna joined the Nova from then by the will of the last owner. 7. Phoenix: Desired to stop the pain and the suffering of innocent people from the eternal conflicts between Government groups, Phoenix decided to join the Nova. Phoenix rapidly becomes a c

do-kwon

Do Kwon is the Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of Terra.

Do Kwon is the Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of Terra. Kwon co-founded Terra to use blockchain technology to develop a more efficient payment system. Its eponymous price-stable cryptocurrency, or stablecoin, attracted 40 million users to work with the company at launch in January 2018. With the aim of building a blockchain-based payment system. Terra has raised $32 million from crypto-giants such as Binance, Arrington XRP and Polychain Capital, as well as assembling an alliance of commerce partners including Korean ticketing giant Ticketmonster and travel service Yanolja. Career Do is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Anyfi, a wireless mesh network startup building one of the most sophisticated decentralized applications in real world use. During his time at Anyfi, Do co-invented several of the company's key patents around decentralized networks and routing systems. Do was a software engineer at Microsoft and Apple Inc., and studied Computer science at Stanford University. Anyfi builds peer-to-peer connectivity solutions using mesh network technology to make last-mile telecommunications more scalable, accessible, and secure. Terra Terra is a global blockchain company designing a price-stable digital currency that will power the next-generation payment network. Terra has assembled an alliance of E-commerce platforms ready to use Terra that collectively pushes 25 billion USD in GMV and has 45 million users.

liquity

Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol that allows you to draw interest-free loans against Ether used as collateral.

Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol that allows you to draw interest-free loans against Ether used as collateral. Loans are paid out in LUSD (a USD pegged stablecoin) and need to maintain a minimum collateral ratio of 110%. In addition to the collateral, the loans are secured by a Stability Pool containing LUSD and by fellow borrowers collectively acting as guarantors of last resort. Learn more about these mechanisms under Liquidation. Liquity as a protocol is non-custodial, immutable, and governance-free. Motivation Behind Liquity Stable-value assets are an essential building block for Ethereum applications and have grown to represent tens of billions of dollars in value. However, the vast majority of this value is in the form of fiat-collateralized stablecoins like Tether and USDC. Decentralized Stablecoin like DAI and sUSD make up only a small portion of the total stablecoin supply, meaning the vast majority of stablecoins are centralized. Liquity addresses this by creating a more capital efficient and user-friendly way to borrow stablecoins. Furthermore, Liquity is governance-free, ensuring that the protocol remains decentralized. Key Benefits of Liquity Liquity’s key benefits include: 0% interest rate - as a borrower, there’s no need to worry about constantly accruing debt Minimum collateral ratio of 110% — more efficient usage of deposited ETH Governance free - all operations are algorithmic and fully automated, and protocol parameters are set at time of contract deployment Directly redeemable - LUSD can be redeemed at face value for the underlying collateral at any time Fully decentralized - Liquity contracts have no admin keys and will be accessible via multiple interfaces hosted by different Frontend Operators, making it censorship resistant Main Use Cases of Liquity Borrow LUSD against ETH by opening a Trove Secure Liquity by providing LUSD to the Stability Pool in exchange for rewards Stake LQTY to earn the fee revenue paid for borrowing or redeeming LUSD Redeem 1 LUSD for 1 USD worth of ETH when the LUSD peg falls below $1 LUSD and LQTY LUSD is the USD-pegged stablecoin used to pay out loans on the Liquity protocol. At any time it can be redeemed against the underlying collateral at face value. Learn more about the stability mechanism. LQTY is the secondary token issued by Liquity. It captures the fee revenue that is generated by the system and incentivizes early adopters and frontends. The total LQTY supply is capped at 100,000,000 tokens. Liquity Fees There is a one-off fee whenever LUSD is borrowed, and when LUSD is redeemed: For borrowers, there is a borrowing fee on loans as a percentage of the drawn amount (in LUSD). For redeemers, there is a redemption fee on the amount paid to users by the system (in ETH) when exchanging LUSD for ETH. Note that redemption is separate from repaying your loan as a borrower, which is free of charge. Both fees depend on the redemption volumes, i.e. they increase upon every redemption in function of the redeemed amount, and decay over time as long as no redemptions take place. The intent is to throttle large redemptions with higher fees, and to throttle borrowing directly after large redemption volumes. The fee decay over time ensures that the fee for both borrowers and redeemers will “cool down”, while redemptions volumes are low. The fees cannot become smaller than 0.5% (except in Recovery Mode), which protects the redemption facility from being misused by arbitrageurs front-running the price feed. The borrowing fee is capped at 5%, keeping the system (somewhat) attractive for borrowers even in phases where the monetary is contracting due to redemptions. Borrowing Liquity protocol offers interest-free loans and is more capital efficient than other borrowing systems (i.e. less collateral is needed for the same loan). Instead of selling Ether to have liquid funds, you can use the protocol to lock up your Ether, borrow against the collateral to withdraw LUSD, and then repay your loan at a future date. For example: Borrowers speculating on future Ether price increases can use the protocol to leverage their Ether positions up to 11 times, increasing their exposure to price changes. This is possible because LUSD can be borrowed against Ether, sold on the open market to purchase more Ether — rinse and repeat.\ \Note: This is not a recommendation for how to use Liquity. Leverage can be risky and should be used only by those with experience. Stability Pool and Liquidations Stability Pool The Stability Pool is the first line of defense in maintaining system solvency. It achieves that by acting as the source of liquidity to repay debt from liquidated Troves—ensuring that the total LUSD supply always remains backed. When any Trove is liquidated, an amount of LUSD corresponding to the remaining debt of the Trove is burned from the Stability Pool’s balance to repay its debt. In exchange, the entire collateral from the Trove is transferred to the Stability Pool. The Stability Pool is funded by users transferring LUSD into it (called Stability Providers). Over time Stability Providers lose a pro-rata share of their LUSD deposits, while gaining a pro-rata share of the liquidated collateral. However, because Troves are likely to be liquidated at just below 110% collateral ratios, it is expected that Stability Providers will receive a greater dollar-value of collateral relative to the debt they pay off. Liquidations To ensure that the entire stablecoin supply remains fully backed by collateral, Troves that fall under the minimum collateral ratio of 110% will be closed (liquidated). The debt of the Trove is canceled and absorbed by the Stability Pool and its collateral distributed among Stability Providers. The owner of the Trove still keeps the full amount of LUSD borrowed but loses \~10% value overall hence it is critical to always keep the ratio above 110%, ideally above 150%. LUSD Price Stability The ability to redeem LUSD for ETH at face value (i.e. 1 LUSD for $1 of ETH) and the minimum collateral ratio of 110% create a price floor and price ceiling (respectively) through arbitrage opportunities. We call these "hard peg mechanisms" since they are based on direct processes. LUSD also benefits from less direct mechanisms for USD parity — called "soft peg mechanisms". One of these mechanisms is parity as a Schelling point. Since Liquity treats LUSD as being equal to USD, parity between the two is an implied equilibrium state of the protocol. Another of these mechanisms is the borrowing fee on new debts. As redemptions increase (implying LUSD is below $1), so too does the baseRate — making borrowing less attractive which keeps new LUSD from hitting the market and driving the price below $1. Liquity Tokenomics LQTY is the secondary token issued by the Liquity protocol. It captures the fee revenue that is generated by the system and incentivizes early adopters and Frontend Operators. LQTY has a max supply of 100,000,000 tokens. LQTY rewards will only accrue to Stability Providers — i.e. users who deposit LUSD to the Stability Pool, frontends who facilitate those deposits, and liquidity providers of the LUSD:ETH Uniswap pool. As technical rewards, they are based on a preprogrammed functionality of the protocol and not on a claim towards Liquity AG or any third party.

cargox

CargoX is a foundation whose goal is to disrupt the container shipping industry through the creation of a decentralized.

CargoX (CXO) (founded 2017) is a foundation whose goal is to disrupt the container shipping industry through the creation of a decentralized and open protocol, tools, and utilities for the exchange of shipment ownership (Bill of Lading) documents in the logistics industry. With a smart Bill of lading, there will be a change in the physical (paper) proof of ownership used for claiming cargo at destination port with blockchain digital proof of ownership, making it a lot secure, fast to transfer, easier to archive, and much cheaper than the paper solution. History CargoX was founded in 2017 by Stefan Kukman in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He explained how the project came about saying: "We had the idea for the platform when I and some partners worked in the ocean shipping industry. That is where a Bill of Lading is one of the most important documents - the ship line operator issues the document when the exporter puts the transported goods onto the ship, and then the document is sent in paper form, through courier services, to the recipient or importer." "They need the document to receive the transported goods from the ship - the shipping line will otherwise not release the goods, as they could not know who the real owner is, without the document." "So, when blockchain emerged, especially the Ethereum planetary computer, if we can call it that - I had the ‘a-ha!’ moment. We built the whole idea around this, and the rest is history. We built the MVP, then we improved it further - today, it is known as the CargoX Platform. We received numerous international awards and important nominations." About CargoX has transformed the global freight transport industry by securing the “Bill of Lading” documents using blockchain technology, this provided a means for importers and exporters to exchange these documents digitally, securely, and without any counterfeit in an open environment. The CargoX ecosystem has connected producers, importers, freight forwarders, and other involved parties, saving them time and money while giving them a high level of security, transparency, and traceability. The CargoX blockchain document transfer platform allows an easy way to upload documents and provides the tools for secure and instant transactions of those documents. It is also possible to transfer ownership of documents. This is all possible due to the neutral, public Ethereum blockchain. How it Works CargoX uses an Ethereum-based blockchain to create a B/L document storage system that helps shipping companies to be more efficient. When other companies use the services offered by this company, they will be able to transfer their paper Bill of Ladings to the blockchain and these documents will be available anywhere, at any moment, and can be altered via smart contracts. This will ensure that there is no need for a great amount of paperwork to be done before goods can be transferred via shipping. The entire system runs on CXO tokens to ensure the token use and demand. But instead of making their users have to set up and exchange account, learn how to buy cryptocurrency, etc. They developed a transparent process for topping off customers' CXO credits balance whenever they pay their invoices with SEPA/SWIFT bank transfer. The cost of each CargoX Smart Bill of Lading is exactly $10 and that will be converted to CXO tokens, CargoX also has a treasury wallet to serve as a buffer for the fiat-CXO conversion.

pavel-durov

Pavel Durov is a Russian entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of The Open Network (TON), Telegram & VK - a popular messaging and social media app.

Pavel Durov is a Russian entrepreneur, CEO, and Founder of The Open Network (TON). He alongside his brother Nikolai Durov co-founded Telegram, an encrypted messaging application that attracted over 60 million active users in less than 2 years since its start in 2013. Before that, Pavel founded VK – a popular social network in Russia and some other countries with over 100 million active users. Career Pavel Durov is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov and he is also known as the "Russian Mark Zuckerberg" as the app he founded, VKontakte (VK) is quite similar to Facebook. Some years after his dismissal as CEO of VK in 2014, the Durov brothers traveled the world in self-imposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2017, Pavel joined the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders as a representative of Finland. Durov was naturalized as a French citizen in August 2021. As at 29 September 2022, his net worth is estimated at $15.1 billion. In 2022, he was recognized as the richest person in the United Arab Emirates according to Forbes. VK Pavel Durov's career began in 2006 when he developed VKontakte with Ilya Perekopsky later known as VK, which was initially influenced by Facebook. The company grew to a value of $3 billion during which he and his brother Nikolai Durov built up the VK website. In 2011, Pavel was involved in a standoff with the police in Saint Petersburg when the government demanded the removal of opposition politicians' pages after the 2011 election to the Duma; Durov posted a picture of a dog with his tongue out wearing a hoodie and the police left after an hour when he did not answer the door. In 2012, Pavel publicly posted a picture of himself extending his middle finger and calling it his official response to Mail.ru Group's efforts to buy VK. In December 2013, Durov decided to sell his 12% to Ivan Tavrin (at that time 40% of the shares belonged to Mail.ru Group, and 48% to the United Capital Partners). Later, Tavrin resold these shares to Mail.ru Group. Dismissal from VK On April 1st, 2014, Durov submitted his resignation to the board; at first, due to the fact the company confirmed he had resigned, it was believed to be related to the Russo-Ukrainian War which had started in February. However, Durov himself claimed it was an April Fool's Joke on the 3rd of April 2014. On the 16th of April 2014, Durov publicly refused to hand over the personal data of Ukrainian protesters to Russia's security agencies and block Alexei Navalny's page on VK. Instead, he posted the relevant orders on his own VK page, claiming that the requests were unlawful. On the 21st of April 2014, Durov was dismissed as CEO of VK. The company claimed it was acting on his letter of resignation a month earlier that he failed to recall. Durov then claimed the company had been effectively taken over by Vladimir Putin's allies, suggesting his ouster was the result of both his refusal to hand over personal details of users to federal law enforcement and his refusal to hand over the personal details of people who were members of a VK group dedicated to the Euromaidan protest movement. Durov then left Russia and stated that he had "no plans to go back" and that "the country is incompatible with Internet business at the moment". Telegram Pavel Durov founded Telegram, an encrypted messaging service in 2013. Upon leaving Russia, he obtained Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship by donating $250,000 to the country's Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation and secured $300 million in cash within Swiss banks. This allowed him to focus on developing Telegram. Telegram was headquartered in Berlin and later moved to Dubai. In January 2018 it was revealed that, in a bid to monetize the growing success of Telegram, Durov was launching the "Gram" cryptocurrency and the TON platform. It raised a total of $1.7 billion from investors. However, these ventures were halted by the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) which argued in courts that Grams bypassed U.S. financing laws and should return the money to its investors. In 2018, Russia attempted to block Telegram, after the company refused to cooperate with Russian security services. A leaked letter by an FSB employee stated that the block was tied to the company's intention to launch the Telegram Open Network. During the attempted block period, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to operate official channels on the app. The block order was lifted in 2020, after two years of block attempts, which the service reportedly evaded using domain fronting. The stated reason was Telegram agreeing to "counter terrorism and extremism" on the platform. TON Telegram Open Network (TON Network) is a blockchain project created by brothers Nikolai and Pavel Durov to build a platform that disrupts the decentralized application space by leveraging Telegram’s wide user base. The platform promised the speed and scalability important for the mass adoption of cryptocurrency. Through TON, Telegram users were supposed to be able to buy, transfer, and store value in ID-verifiable wallets facilitated by the GRAM coin. However, SEC intervened in October 2019 asking Telegram to temporarily restrict the distribution of Gram tokens. The agency argued that the initial purchasers of Gram would be acting as underwriters, and the resale of Gram, once distributed, would be an unregistered distribution of securities. After a long court fight, Pavel Durov announced the end of Telegram's active participation with the TON blockchain in May 2020. Durov referenced third-party efforts to launch independent versions of the TON blockchain but said no Telegram employee is involved with these projects. "While networks based on the technology we built for TON may appear, we won't have any affiliation with them and are unlikely to ever support them in any way. So be careful, and don't let anyone mislead you," Durov wrote. Personal Life Pavel Durov was born on October 10th, 1984. He received his United Arab Emirates citizenship in April 2021 and that is where he is based. He is single and has 2 children. Durov was listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2022, with a net worth of $15.1 billion. His fortune is largely driven by his ownership of Telegram. As of September 2022, Durov was the 104th richest person in the world. Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin to help alleviate the financial burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. Egor Zhukov, a student political activist who organized a crowdfunding campaign to help people cope with the pandemic-related crisis, announced on May 27, 2020, that Durov donated 10 BTC to the effort. Education Pavel Durov went to Saint Petersburg State University where he studied for a Master of Science, and graduated in 2006. Awards & Recognition In August 2014, Durov was named the most promising Northern European leader under 30. In 2017, he was chosen to join the WEF Young Global Leaders, representing Finland. In June 2018, the Union of Kazakhstan's Journalists awarded Durov "for his principled position against censorship and the state's interference into citizens' free online correspondence." In 2018, Fortune magazine included Durov in their "40 Under 40" list, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business. <br <br

the-doge-pound

The Doge Pound is 10,000 art pieces carefully chosen by Professor Elon.

The Doge Pound is 10,000 art pieces carefully chosen by Professor Elon. A unique digital collection of diverse NFTs lying on Ethereum Blockchain. Overview Each Doge Pound is thoughtfully designed, specifically picked, and impeccably shaped. Join us on our adventure and have a good time. Having a Doge Token grants users creative and commercial rights, as well as inclusion in the gang. The price is 0.069 ETH per piece+gas fee. Each Doge Pound has constructed algorithmically by mixing a variety of properties with different possibilities in the following categories: Background, Clothing, Earring, Eyes, Eyewear, Mouth, Fur, and Hat. Roadmap 20% - Some of Doge NFTs will be airdropped to our early adopters and fanbase We ramp up our Discord and social media management, which will include a pack of community managers and moderators to bring our Doge community to the moon 🌙 50% - $20,000 donation fund will be established and with the help of the community, we will decide on a charity that is a good partner for our project. With the project we want to bring together a community of doge and dog lovers 🐶 70% - An exclusive The Doge Pound merch line will drop. These will be hats, T-shirts, and most importantly apparel for your dogs! We already have several designs done and ready to go 90% - Community grant fund of $30,000 is launched. Create, design, develop, or build something that the community values (e.g. extra utility for the doges, additional art, memes, etc.) and receive funding from The Doge Pound team. In addition to this 2.5% of the OpenSea fees will go into the community grant forever! Building out longevity and community is our 1 priority. 100% - To establish a liquidity pool and seed it in order to help stabilize the price of the doge NFTs/tokens. The plan is to launch this 2 - 3 day after launch and buy up a handful of doges at the floor price. Team Members CRYPTO BABE Shows off but for a reason. Artist, Designer. JOHN LEMON Complaining, howling, complaining. Everyone’s favorite (he wishes). JIMMY CHEW The ultimate dude. Eats moon pie, rarely wears a tie, ladies love this guy. WHITE FANG

idle

Idle is a decentralized organization that builds DeFi yield automation infrastructure.

Idle is a cryptocurrency and a decentralized protocol dedicated to bringing automatic asset allocation and aggregation to the interest-bearing tokens economy. This protocol bundles stablecoins into tokenized baskets that are programmed to automatically rebalance based on different management logics. Overview The Idle platform's first beta version was launched in August 2019. Since its inception, Idle used two different allocation strategies: Best-Yield: this strategy combines multiple money markets to automatically provide the highest interest rates, beating the best traditional offerings across interest-bearing tokens and DeFi protocols. Risk-Adjusted: this strategy automatically changes the asset allocation in order to find the optimal mix between risk scores and yield. In February 2020, the team announced the official launch of the Idle Finance v2 platform and new contract architecture. The developers included the Dynamic Funds Allocation (DFA) mechanism, which allocates Idle funds across different lending protocols in order to benefit from an aggregated interest rate that represents the highest available among all the lending markets. In May 2020, the developers launched the Idle 3.0 version. They renewed UI/UX, upgraded the rebalance mechanism, and added DeFi protocols and tokens to the Idle ecosystem. The rebalance calculation involves assessing the total assets within a pool, incorporating underlying protocol rate functions and levels of supply and demand, skimming protocols with a bad score/rate mix, and determining an allocation that achieves the highest risk-return score possible after the rebalance happens. It was developed in collaboration with DeFiScore, a framework for quantifying risk in permissionless lending pools. !01.pngIn November 2020, Idle raised $1.2 million in funding led by gumi Cryptos Capital with participation from industry leaders like Richard Ma from Quantstamp, TheLAO, Dialectic, BlockRock Capital, Greenfield One, LongHash Ventures, and other DeFi-angels like Jack Herrick, Josh Hannah, Qiao Wang, and Imran Khan. Idle will use the capital to scale its yield optimization protocol. As of December 2020, Idle connects with Compound, Aave, dYdX, Fulcrum, and DSR, and supports Dai, USDC, and USDT. IDLE Token IDLE is an ERC-20 token that allows the owner to propose and vote any proposal made by token holders, or delegate voting power to another address. Anybody can participate in Idle governance by owning IDLE or receiving the delegation. IDLE Allocation 13,000,000 IDLE will be distributed after the Token Generation Event and will become available over the course of the next 3 years. The allocation is as follows: Public Rewards (60% of total token supply) with 2 years distribution: LPs Fund (41%) , Early LPs Fund (4%), Ecosystem Fund (15%). Team & Investors (40% of total token supply) with 2–3 years distribution: Current & Future Team (22.7%) , Investors (17.3%). LP's Fund Liquidity providers that will join one of the pools in Idle (Dai, USDC, USDT, TUSD, sUSD, WBTC) will receive IDLE tokens that are not subject to vesting or lock-up. This allocation will be distributed through 2 main sub-programs, already hardcoded since the launch: Liquidity Bootstrap Program (390,000 IDLE): it will be live after the launch and will last only 30 days. It will roughly distribute 2 IDLE per block. It was designed to incentivize liquidity provision in the early stage of the Governance launch and foster additional Idle ecosystem growth. Liquidity Mining (2,340,000 IDLE): this program will start right after the Liquidity Bootstrap Program. LPs will receive these tokens in proportion to their provided liquidity over the course of the next 24 months. 0.5 IDLE per block will be linearly distributed during the aforementioned period. Long-Term LPs Program LPs would earn extra rewards in proportion to how long they have been in that pool. This can be valid for each Idle Pool Token. 2,600,000 IDLE will be stored in a dedicated smart contract, owned by the Governance, for the Long-Term LPs Program. Early LPs Fund 520,000 IDLE were allocated to those valuable members as a recognition of Idle early users’ support, since Idle inception. Ecosystem Fund The Ecosystem Fund is a community-managed treasury to fund initiatives that can improve the protocol or its ecosystem. Those funds can foster a variety of experiments, including ecosystem grants, tailored staking systems, integrators programs, insurance mining, community-driven features, and public goods funding. Stakeholders can vote to launch other incentivization programs, such as new bootstrap plans to reward users that join Idle later or to pay developers that implement community proposals. Part of the money can be used as an insurance fund to cover hacks and losses. Even audit and legal activities can be eligible for grants. Team Matteo Pandolfi - CEO and Founder Davide Menegaldo - Contributor Salomé Bernhart - Advisor Emiliano Palermo - Contributor Richard Thomas-Pryce - Advisor Francesco Bianchi - Contributor Evan Mair - Advisor Thomas Rush - Advisor Thomas Rush - Advisor Felix Machart - Advisor William Bergamo - Founder and CTO Investors ConsenSys gumi Cryptos GreenField One Dialectic The LAO BR Capital LongHash Ventures

stp-network

STP Network (STPT) is a decentralized platform for digital asset issuance powered by the STP token which issues token...

STP Network (STPT) is a decentralized platform for digital asset issuance powered by the STP token which issues token offerings in a regulatory-compliant manner in a large number of jurisdictions around the globe. Overview STPT protocol allows the integration of international regulations to enable compliant issuance of tokenized assets and cross-jurisdictional transfers of ownership. It also allows for issuer-specific parameters such as ownership concentration, holding periods, and voting. By issuing a permissioned ERC20 token (STPT) on the Ethereum blockchain, Standard Tokenization Protocol ensures that: 1. regulatory and issuer-specific compliance requirements included in the smart contract are met at the token level, and 2. changes in the regulatory landscape can be captured and integrated. Standard Tokenization Protocol standard enables the tokenization of any type of asset in a globally compliant manner. STPT Standard STP Network’s STP-Standard is an open-source standard that defines how ownership of tokenized assets are generated, issued, sent, and received while complying with all necessary regulations. Everything built on top of the STP-Standard will use the protocol’s on-chain Compliance Validator to verify compliance with relevant regulations (in the below example this includes KYC, AML, Accreditation, etc.) as well as any issuer-specific requirements (i.e. ownership concentration, holding periods, voting). The Validator Committee will serve an advisory function to ensure the Compliance Validator is enforcing the most up-to-date legislation at all times. STP Network allows assets the freedom to move across jurisdictions and platforms in a way that is fully compliant across jurisdictions and platforms. STP 2.0 STP 2.0 is a protocol for synthetic tokenization on polkadot. Cross-Chain Tokenization: The Standard Tokenization Protocol facilitates the issuance and trading of synthetic assets (ST-Assets) that track assets on other blockchain platforms. Additionally, users are able to construct and trade indices of tokens from other blockchains through these ST-Assets. Cross-chain tokenization facilitates the value transfer between major blockchain platforms providing more liquidity, more products, more strategies, and even more opportunities in decentralized finance. Multi-Chain Index: Users can issue an asset representative of an index that tracks the performance of a group of underlying assets across various blockchain platforms (i.e. ERC20, KCT, OEP-4, etc.). The STP platform issue the initial multi-chain indices that users can utilize while eventually opening up the issuance process to token holders for high degrees of customization. Building on Polkadot: STP 2.0 is built on Polkadot as it enables cross-chain capability, and the para chain infrastructure which allows faster, cheaper transactions than the increasingly crowded Ethereum ecosystem. STPT Integration STP Integrates with Curve Finance (an exchange liquidity pool built on Ethereum, similar to Uniswap, designed for extremely efficient stablecoin trading) to Launch USTP Metapool. STP Protocol integration of its stablecoin, "USTP", with the Curve Finance platform to provide a USTP/USDT liquidity pool. The USTP pool is one of Curve’s newly launched "metapools" which allow one token to trade with another underlying base pool. The metapool ensure sufficient liquidity for USTP, an important step for its usage in the STP ecosystem. STP Protocol also continues to integrate with more leading DeFi protocols like Curve to increase their activity in decentralized finance. The metapool allows USTP to be pooled with USDT, USDC, and DAI. A liquidity provider can get exposure to all stable coins by depositing one or several of the coins in the pool. About USTP USTP is a stablecoin designed for usage in the STP Ecosystem and STP DAO. It is a mechanism for decentralized governance in which STPT holders will help dictate the direction of important protocol decisions, including USTP and the respective DeFi platforms that utilize USTP. USTP allow users to earn yields, leverage lucrative DeFi strategies, and transact across multiple platforms within (i.e., Blockzone) and outside (i.e., ChickenSwap) their ecosystem. USTP is over 100% backed by STPT to reduce the risk of liquidation during price volatility. STP & Piction Network (PXL) Standard Tokenization Protocol has acquired part of the top Korean digital content platform "Piction Network" in order to expand into the NFT (Non-Fungible Token) sector. Piction Network is a peer to peer digital content platform that facilitates the issuance and trading of digital cartoons, dramas, movie, games, and music. According to Mike Chen, the CEO of Standard Tokenization Protocol, indicated “We are very excited to work with Piction Network and see lots of future opportunities for Piction in the NFT space as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment”. With Piction Network, STP is looking to pave the way for new business. Piction Network is yet another platform added into the STP Ecosystem that continues to broaden its verticals. NFT’s are an important sector and use case for tokenization and the acquisition is a key component towards the development of the STP Ecosystem. STP Token STP Network’s platform token (STPT) will serve as an incentive structure that aligns all participants and strengthens the overall network. The token will be necessary for the proper functioning of the network and have the following utility: Issuance Fee Issuers can use STP Network to fractionalize legal ownership of their assets or features of their assets including provisioned resources, profits, etc. by creating STP-Standard tokens corresponding to a certain percentage of ownership. These tokens built on top of the STP Network STP-Standard will conform to the global regulatory framework embedded in the Compliance Validator, thus removing the burden of compliance from the issuer Compliance Validator Gas In order for the Compliance Validator to execute verification that both sides of a transaction (sender and receiver) comply with all necessary jurisdictional and issuer-specific requirements, a certain amount of Gas is needed. Gas is a small amount of an STPT token that is used by the smart contract to incentivize validators to prove that a transaction meets the CV requirements. Staking In addition to the prior two use cases of the STPT token, the network also enables a Proof-of-stake mechanism that allows token holders to stake and earn STPT. Specifically, token holders stake an amount of STPT proportional to their confidence that all Compliance Validator requirements are met, and they either earn Compliance Validator Gas tokens in return as a reward for honest behavior or else lose their stake to reward honest stakers Governance Token holders who desire to stake their STPT tokens will do so by delegating their stake to a token-elected Validator Committee. The validators who comprise this Committee will earn STPT for submitting publicly auditable proof that the Compliance Validator matches the laws of their jurisdiction or is otherwise functioning properly. STP Ecosystem To better understand the unique capability of STP to add value in this space, it is important to note the differences between this new decentralized asset class and traditional finance. In a decentralized ecosystem, network effects are fundamental to any project’s success. In the early stages, community engagement is achieved by injecting traffic from traffic owners such as exchanges, wallets, investment banking firms, and similar retail-focused platforms. The STP ecosystem will develop to facilitate this through its protocol and existing network of key players in this environment. STP Network utilizes its STP token to develop important use cases through its unique position in the blockchain ecosystem. The decentralized smart contract platform utilizes the native STP token to ensure that compliance considerations (both jurisdictional and issuer-specific) are met at the token level. The STP token facilitates the incentive alignment of network participants by rewarding honest actors and stakers with STP tokens for their respective roles in maintaining the integrity and performance of the STP network. STP helps set the standard for a new method of fundraising and issuance that is more transparent, accessible, compliant, and efficient in today’s digital world Team Mike Chen - Chief Executive Officer Sinhae Lee - Chief Operating Officer Richard Lee - Co-Founder Nathan Montone: Co-Founder Advisors Vincent Zhou: Founding Partner at FBG Capital George Cao: CEO and Founder at BitMax Strategic Partnerships STP, RAI Finance, and Cobak have joined together to form the Korean Polkadot Alliance (KPA), a non-profit consortium of industry-leading projects and teams in Korea that are building on Polkadot. Top Asia crypto funds including NGC Ventures and GBIC are also initial founding members. The KPA’s mission is to facilitate and accelerate the development of the Polkadot ecosystem in Korea. Others are; GBIC FBG Capital Block72 BitMax

anurag-arjun

Anurag Arjun is a Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Polygon (Matic Network).

Anurag Arjun is a Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Polygon, the leading Ethereum scaling solution. Led by Arjun along with Jaynti Kanani, Sandeep Nailwal, and Mihailo Bjelic, Polygon grew from $26 million in market capitalization in 2019 to over $14 billion in 2021. Education In 2006, Arjun received a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology. He also scored in the 99.6th percentile on the CAT (Common Admission Test for the Indian Institutes of Management) test. Personal Life Anurag Arjun is from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He speaks English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Malayalam. Career Arjun started his career in 2006 as a Programmer Analyst at Cognizant. He was also a member of the Life Sciences Solutions and Consulting Group at Cognizant division in Pune, India. In 2008, he became a Product Manager at Dexter Consultancy. Arjun worked there for five years and during this time he co-founded two products - HealthTrac, a remote vital health parameter monitoring platform through third-party wearable devices, and HealthOne, a free SaaS-based clinic management tool for doctors. I am a technologist at heart, who integration is what I absolutely love - taking practices from different apps or domains and applying them. I have basic coding chops, advanced product definition expertise, intermediate customer research and customer development skills. In 2013, Arjun left Dexter Consultancy to work as a project manager at SNL Financial. At IRIS Business Services, he rose to the position of Associate Vice President of Product Management in a year. Anjur oversaw a 40+ member cross-functional team as they overhauled the product completely, resulting in major changes to the UX process and design, application performance optimization, and greater code maintainability. Polygon In December 2017, Arjun joined the Matic Network (now Polygon) team as a Co-founder and Chief Product Officer. Arjun defines the company's product roadmap, handles integrations with partner networks and DApps, and maintains the Polygon team. Polygon has grown rapidly since then. As of August 2022, over 37,000 dapps have been built on Polygon according to data from Alchemy.

lazy-lions

Lazy Lions  is a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain.

Lazy Lions is a collection of 10,000 unique NFTs. Lazy Lion is located in a secured, top-secret location, this private island is open exclusively for the VIP members of the Lazy Lion Community. Lazy Lions is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. Overview Lazy Lions is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain, which allows users to build a secure public community for a wide variety of digital files, including artwork, with purchases made using the Ethereum cryptocurrency. !Lazy_Lions_NFTs.png Lazy Lions follows in the footsteps of other NFTs such as Cryotopunks and the Bored Apes Yacht Club, with the clean and relatable lion designs created from a combination of over 160 possible traits, including clothing, mane, expression, and more. Lazy Lions proved to be a hit from the project's August 7th launch, with the system becoming clogged with the high volume of sales experienced. The venture is now fully subscribed, featuring a community of over 3,000 different owners. The Story The Lion was an obvious choice for the team because, as Assyrians, they grew up surrounded by Gilgamesh monuments and images, with the lion as a continuous motif. They recognized the pull of the Lion, as well as the community part of the lion's pride. Majestic and powerful, they recognized the attraction of the Lion, as well as the communal aspect of the lion pride. The developers then crafted a background story for the Lions, who have become rich in the NFT space, and are subsequently living on a private island community, roaming free and being lazy, sleeping up to 20 hours a day. Another core value of the Lazy Lions is that all owners are kings (or queens); no one is better than the others, with respect to being shown between all community members. Utility of Lazy Cubs!0_SItB5oMe5a85Hu-A.png The NFT's IP rights Token allocation for $ROAR High-definition artwork Access to a community that is among the most vocal in the NFT field. Entry to events hosted by Lazy Lions Join us as we explore the Metaverse. Exclusive Products The extension of the Lazy Lions universe's content Partnership with Puma !0_MYXWUEM-FXQ4NDBF.jpgPuma, a German sportswear firm, has entered the metaverse and, concurrently, changed its Twitter handle to Puma.eth, the name of its non-fungible token (NFT) portfolio. The Puma wallet has 18 NFTs, all from collections with an animal theme. Gutter Cat 1110, a Lazy Lions NFT, a Cool Cats NFT, and a Kuddle Koala NFT are among the NFTs kept in the business wallet. The Puma collaboration took the shape of a pop-up at their Flagship NY shop. The result was that there weren't nearly enough printed shirts to satisfy the community of Lazy Lions. Lazy Comic 1: A Glitch in Time Collaborating with former Film Roman Animation Studios creative veterans Guy Vasilovich and Mike Wolf to create, produce, and release A Glitch In Time, the first comic book from Lazy Lions. The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy are just a few of the very successful animated shows produced by Emmy Award-winning animation company Film Roman. Launched as a limited-time NFT that was only accessible to holders who had all three Lazy NFTs—a Lazy Lion, a Lazy Cub, and a Lazy Bungalow—in their possession on June 22, 2022 (Block 15009538 at 9:00:15 PM +UTC). Notable Sales The platform since creation has made art of high quality, exciting and inciting prospective holders in this NFT market. On the 1st of October 2021, the NFT art piece by Lazy Lions 678, tokenized on OpenSea, was acquired in the secondary market for 99 Ethereum an estimated $132,405.57. Roadmap The swift success of the Lazy Lions is largely due to this community aspect, with a Roadmap focused on giving back to the group, with a strongly supported Discord presence at its heart. The Lazy Lions Roadmap features many exclusive features for holders, plus rewards for ongoing ownership and participation. <strong0% The Jetty is open</strong. Welcome to the island of KINGS! The private island is open. [The private discord channel will be available exclusively for Lazy Lion owners.] 20% The community wallet is opened. [The community wallet will be used for a variety of things for ensuring longevity.] <strong40% ROARwards Program available to all Lazy Lion holders</strong. [Lazy Lion holders are eligible to participate in a program that rewards community engagement] 60% Exclusive merch drop. [Lazy Lion owners with a selected trait (to be revealed) will receive free merch.] 80% New NFTs free for all Lazy Lions! [Every Lazy Lion owner can receive a banner image NFT featuring their own unique, randomly generated private bungalow!] 100% Lazy Lions Game… Play-to-earn! [An exclusive Lazy Lions play-to-earn game will be released with community prizes.]

illuvium

Illuvium is a decentralized, non-fungible token (NFT) collection and auto battler game...

Illuvium is a decentralized, non-fungible token (NFT) collection and auto battler game built on the Ethereum network. Integrated with the Immutable-X L2 solution, players of Illuvium gain access to zero gas fees for minting or exchanging of assets as well as sub-second transaction times, all with user-maintained custody. Illuvium is supposed to be launched in Q3 2021. It was delayed untill 2022. Overview Illuvium is an open-world narrative-driven exploration game. It combines elements of traditional RPG collection games with fight mechanics seen in the auto battler genre. Illuvium offers players and investors an opportunity to collect, trade, battle, and earn rare and valuable assets. In addition, DeFi (decentralized finance) staking mechanisms allow for the fees earned within the game to be paid out to staked token holders as ongoing rewards for providing liquidity. Founding Illuvium DAO contributors, Kieran and Aaron Warwick are the younger brothers of Synthetix founder, Kain Warwick. The Illuvium token genesis event will take place in Q1 2021. Gameplay Illuvium is an RPG game where players travel to various regions of the world and encounter creatures called Illuvials which they battle. By defeating them in combat the player has the option of capturing them in Shards. Players gradually build up a collection that grows in power over time, which they can use to venture into more dangerous regions or battle other players. One of the many ways Illuvium differentiates itself from other RPGs is in combat, which is not turn-based. Instead, each combat instance is an auto battle, where the player selects and places their Illuvials strategically with the intention of countering their opponent. As such it is extremely important to select Illuvials that synergize well with each other and are strong against the opponent’s selection. Game Modes There are two planned arenas both with different rules. In the Ranked Arena players will be on equal footing. Experience levels will be normalized, and each Illuvial will have a point cost associated with it, making combat much more skill based. The Leviathan Arena will have no such restraints. Gameplay Users can begin by personalizing the character. Following that, choose Polymorphic Subordinate Drone. You can then go out to investigate the many parts of the globe and the secrets that destroyed it after each user and their companion are prepared. Players will run upon combatable illuvials as they explore. If they are in check, use a Shard to seize them so that they are always yours. The strength of the Shards might fluctuate, so use caution. Stronger Illuvials are more likely to defeat weaker Shards. Those who are just starting out will be able to mine free shards, but they will only be able to capture a small number of weaker Illuvials. However, you will be able to begin playing the game for free and pick up the basics. This, in our opinion, is a refreshing departure from games that demand a hefty initial investment to play. There are many places to visit, but the majority won't be open to the initial generation of gamers. Players will eventually be able to access Obelisks that open up new, stunning, difficult, and significant places as well as new Illuvials to fight and gather, shedding further insight on the mystery of what really transpired. Combat When the battle begins, each Illuvial will find an enemy target and begin attacking them. Over the course of the battle, through attacks and damage, they will gain energy. Once they hit a certain threshold they will unleash a special Ultimate Ability, which can change the course of the game. These Ultimates can do damage, enhance allies or themselves, hinder enemies, or hit with such force that foes are thrown around the arena. The battle ends when one team has been fully defeated. Capture In the adventure mode, after a successful encounter, the player will be able to capture the defeated Illuvials. To do this they must use a Shard. These range in capture power. This capture power, combined with the power of the Illuvial itself determines the chance of capture. If a player succeeds, then the Illuvial will be theirs. If a player fails, then there is a chance that the Illuvials will flee. Illuvials NFT The Illuvials NFT is the fundamental Illuvium game asset. The true nature of Illuvials is not fully understood, but what is known is they are deity-like creatures that roam a broken planet. Over time they grow and evolve, taking on new, more powerful forms. Each Illuvial has an affinity for certain elements in the world around them, making them more powerful in some situations than others. As such a player is rewarded when they add Illuvials that leverage the strengths of their existing team. Some Illuvials are more common than others. The power of Illuvials also varies and is loosely related to their rarity. If a player manages to defeat them in battle, they can collect them in Shards stored on the blockchain. If a player does not have much time to play, but still wants a powerful deck, then they head to the Exchange where they can purchase Illuvials from other players. Rare Shiny, Gold, and Holographic captures are far less common and far more valuable. The most important attributes of an Illuvial are its Affinity and Class. There are 5 base Affinities and 5 base Classes in the game. Stronger Illuvials may embody multiple affinities or classes, giving rise to a much greater variety of team compositions. The player is rewarded for selecting Illuvials of the same Affinity or Class through unique bonuses. The more on the battlefield with that synergy, the stronger the bonus. Affinity There are 5 basic affinities in the game: Water, Earth, Fire, Nature, and Air. The damage that each Illuvial deals or takes depends on the affinity of both them and their enemy. A Fire Illuvial will deal additional damage to a Nature Illuvial but will take more damage from a Water Illuvial. Class There are 5 basic classes in the game: Fighter, Guardian, Rogue, Psion, and Empath which roughly match up to traditional RPG classes. Fusion Illuvials do not evolve, as they do in more traditional RPG games. Instead, they fuse together to form more powerful stages of development. In order to fuse, two requirements must be met. Firstly, the player must have three of the same Illuvial. Secondly, each of those must have reached their maximum level, which is achieved through combat. Players also have the option of Bonding with one of their Illuvials to gain additional bonuses in combat. In-Game Purchases ETH is used for all in-game purchases and the fees are sent directly to the Illuvium Vault. Shard Curing Imbues (Modification to various elements of the game such as weapons or Drones) Wagering Battles Illuvium Revival (medical fees) Obelisk Travel Enhancements (Powerful stat boosts to the Illuvials) Adventuring The appeal of the game for some players will be exploring other continents and gathering illuvials. This may be highly profitable, especially if a player is able to seize a strong and uncommon object. Over time, it will becoming more difficult to catch illuvials. Their capture rate will alter when more are discovered since it is inextricably linked to the number that has been so far caught. Illuvial capture will become more challenging. Your current team's power will increase as you explore and come across Illuvials in the wild. Battle Arenas Other players may decide to engage in combat to demonstrate which Hunter is the best. These players will line up in the Ranked Arena where they will have the option of being paired with a chance opponent of a comparable skill level or calling out other players in impromptu wagering battles in the Leviathan Arena. It will be possible for other participants to watch and place bets on the results. IlluviDEX (The Illuvium Exchange) Players may purchase and sell any in-game NFT on the Illuvium exchange, an online market controlled by the Illuvium DAO. All NFTs found in the game may be exchanged on the IlluviDEX, however trading Illuvials is its main focus. Mining and Harvesting Your subordinate drone is more than just a cool piece of technology. Your PSD may harvest minerals from the planet's surface and forge them into valuable goods in addition to serving as storage and support during combat. Deposits that include ore, uncured shards, and precious stones are scattered over the terrain. After gathering them, use your drone to forge the materials with energy to create armor and weapons. Some minerals are significantly rarer and provide your equipment stronger perks. Use these on your own to get an advantage in battle or offer them for sale on the IlluviDEX. Trees that produce diverse alien fruits that pulse with energy are also abundant in Illuvium.Harvest them to provide your Illuvials combat advantages or to cure them remotely without returning to Sanctum Mesa. Shards The game's most crucial item is definitely shards. Players may only catch Illuvials that are the greatest in battle using these shards. As a result, before exploring the environment, each player should have a few on hand. Although you may mine them from deposits, you should always have a backup plan in place in case you come across a rare Illuvial. Shards, like the majority of the game's components, are ranked according to how well they can capture Illuvials in different levels. The tougher they are to capture, the stronger the illuvial. A powerful shard will be most useful in this situation.Random factors determine the shard's quality, with the most potent ones being the rarest. Check to the Illuv

cristina-dolan

Cristina Dolan is a Co-Founder of iXledger and insideCHAINS.

Cristina Dolan is a Co-founder of iXledger and insideCHAINS. Career Cristina started her career in 1984, working in Marketing & Sales at IBM. In addition, from 1988 to 1994 she was a Member of the US BobSled and Skeleton Team. From 1994 to 1999, Cristina served as a Director of Operations at iCUBE, Hearst, ABC Multimedia Group and Oracle. In 1998, she became a Co-founder of the Geographic Communities at OneMain. Later, Cristina served as a President at WordStream and General Partner at Rudyard Partners. From 2009 to 2017, she was a Global Head of Marketing, Content, Communities & Communications Products at TradingScreen. Currently, Cristina is a Co-founder of iXledger and insideCHAINS. In addition, she is a partner at FIX Trading Community, Forbes Technology Council, Dream it. Code it. Win it. and Smartmatic. Education Cristina has a Master of Media Arts and Science from the MIT Media Lab, where she also took courses at Sloan and HBS. She also has a Master of Computer Science Engineering and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with concentrations in Computer Science, Communications Technologies and Business. Leadership and Volunteering Currently Cristina serves on the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City board and the MIT Alumni Association Selection Committee. She is the former President of the MIT Club of New York. In 2014, Dolan was honored by Traders Magazine with a Charitable Works Award for her work with Dream it. Code it. Win it. The table below outlines all of Dolan's various leadership and volunteer efforts. | Organization | Role | Duration | Field | | ------------ | ---- | -------- | ----- | | Dream it. Code it. Win it. | Organizer and Founder | October 2013 – Present | STEM, Education | | MIT Enterprise Forum of New York | Officer and Secretary | June 2010 – Present | Education | | MIT Alumni Association Selection Committee Member | MIT AA Representative, Elected by Alumni | July 2012 | Education | | MIT Enterprise Forum Global Board | Board Member | July 2014 – Present | Science, Technology | | MIT Club of New York (MIT Alumni Association) | President of the MIT Club of New York | July 2006 – June 2008 | Education | | MIT Club of New York (MIT Alumni Association) | VP of Communications and EVP | July 2003 – June 2006 | Education | | MIT Enterprise Forum Global Board | Director, Sponsorship Chair | July 2005 – June 2008 | Science Technology | | Kauffman Foundation | Innovation Accelerator Foundation | June 2007 – July 2009 | Education | | MIT Council for the Arts | Director and Member | July 2008 – Present | Education, Art | | Teaching Matters | Director | July 2009 – June 2012 | Education | | New York Venture Capital Association (Formerly VIANY) | Executive Director | June 2009 – November 2010 | Science Technology | | New York City Opera | Member of Education Board and Internet Advisor | June 1996 – June 2005 | Education | | Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich Connecticut | Officer, Treasurer and Nominating Chair and Director | June 1999 – June 2006 | Education | | Convent of the Sacred Heart | Alumnae Board Director and Officer (Secretary) | July 2004 – July 2009 | Education | | NFTE - National Association for Teaching Entrepreneurialism | Mentor | October 2001 – June 2003 | Education | | Guggenheim Museum | Co-Executive Producer | June 1996 – September 1997 | Art, Culture | | MIT Corporate Joint Advisory Council | MIT Corporation Joint Advisory Council Member (Student) | September 1992 – June 1994 | Education | | MIT Athletics Board | Board Member | June 1992 – July 1994 | Education, Sports | | IEEE | Board Member - Computer Society and Communications Society Committees | June 1988 – June 1990 | Education | Dream it, Code it, Win it. In October 2013, Dolan launched Dream it. Code it. Win it., a "Create-A-Thon" to award high school and college students more than $70,000 in cash and prizes for their creations using computer science tools. Dream it. Code it. Win it. held its inaugural "create-a-thon" at the Cooper Union Great Hall in New York City on the evening of April 30, 2014. The awards ceremony was preceded by a panel discussion, which included: Joi Ito from the MIT Media Lab, Mike Perlis the CEO of Forbes, Jeanne Sullivan the co-founder of StarVest Partners, Philippe Buhannic the CEO of TradingScreen, Erik Nordlander an Engineering Partner at Google Ventures, Teresa A. Dahlberg the Dean at Cooper Union, and Alex Diaz the Head of Product Development at Yahoo!. The contest was sponsored by Cooper Union, TradingScreen, Silicon Valley Bank, MedAffinity EHR, SorinRand, and Richard Berman Publications. The prize money was sponsored by the MIT alumni community, Tekserve, TradingScreen, and other small organizations. The Dream it. Code it. Win it. contest was positively received by the media and thought leaders in the Computer Science and STEM space. Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson wrote a piece about the contest on his blog, which was also featured on Business Insider. The Better (TV series) Show interviewed contest organizer, Cristina Dolan, and Ernie Anastos from Fox 5 News also covered the event as well. Winners were interviewed by their local school newspapers as well.

0xcert

0xcert is an Open-source, permissionless protocol for validating the existence, authenticity and ownership of digital assets.

0xcert (founded 2017) is an Open-source, permissionless protocol for validating the existence, authenticity and ownership of digital assets on the blockchain. How it works? The 0xcert protocol allows for seamless interaction between multiple parties. The Blockchain provides tamper-proof records holding and trustless verification. Once the issuer (e.g. University, company, KYC) wants to issue a decentralized proof of a digital asset (e.g. Certificate, Badge, ID), it interacts with the 0xcert protocol to generate a certificate imprint and place it into the holder’s wallet. A similar interaction with the 0xcert protocol takes place in order to verify the authenticity of an imprint by the sceptic. 0xcert API was purposely built to speed up adoption of blockchain technologies, since it provides the same versatile functionality as the 0xcert Framework, but is much easier to work with and requires much less development expertise. 0xcert Framework The 0xcert Framework enables management of assets and values. Assets are non-fungible tokens (NFTs), compliant with the @Ethereum's ERC-721 and ERC-2477 standards. Assets can represent a unique, either digital or real-life item with its unique metadata stored as a data imprint on a distributed ledger. Management of values, on the other hand, deals with Cryptocurrency tokens that are compliant with the ERC-20 standard. Values represent fungible Token that share the same value as any other of their kind which makes them optimal to serve as a monetary value token. The 0xcert Framework uses decentralized and distributed systems as a permanent storage. Assets and values are safely stored as immutable data and thus represent the data layer of trust. The 0xcert Framework represents an interoperable solution and thus supports multiple platforms. What does it solve? Due to the complexity of low-level decentralized technologies, blockchains and other distributed systems, the broad adoption of non-fungible tokes, in general, is slower than it could be. The lack of conventions prevents interoperability among applications. Developers trying to develop their own decentralized application using non-fungible tokens face long development time and huge risk in their development process and security, lowering the overall efficiency and adoption rate. The resulting ecosystem of digital assets is under threat of being fragmented and of developing non-interoperable dapps for underlying data. The 0xcert Framework is a solution and provides libraries, conventions, and guides for fast and secure dapp development. Features The 0xcert Framework enables an effective and multi-function library for building decentralized applications. Its core features include: Management of digital or real-world tangible items: The Framework provides a set of functions for deployment, management, certification, and verification of assets. These can hold a data imprint of an item they represent, meaning they store a cryptographic representation of data objects. Such assets can be selectively verified by any third parties to which the data are disclosed by the owner. Management of digital currency: Besides non-fungible, unique assets, the Framework also supports the management of monetary value tokens or cryptocurrencies. They are handled through common functions known in blockchain operations, i.e. transfer and management of rights. Many-to-many atomic orders: A single atomic transaction allows for creating and transferring tokens (both ERC-721 non-fungible tokens and ERC-20 fungible tokens) as many times as agreed, and among multiple participants involved. Many-to-many atomic orders allow multiple parties to participate simultaneously in a single transaction. This is one of the most potent and crucial features of the 0xcert Framework. Unified experience for decentralized and distributed systems: The goal of the 0xcert Framework is to become blockchain/platform-agnostic, without discriminating among different blockchains or other distributed systems. The whole API of the Framework is identical when used with the Ethereum blockchain, Wanchain, or any other distributed system you choose for your application. The code of the API looks completely identical and provides the exact same functionality regardless of the blockchain or distributed system you employ. This enables you to quickly and seamlessly switch between systems. Data conventions: We have set up the rules for interoperability between applications built on top of the 0xcert Framework. They are of crucial importance for adoption among businesses. Each asset data object is defined and managed by conventions that provide a unifying layer to the systems, which in turn enables different applications to communicate amongst themselves. Suggestions for new conventions are always welcome, and we invite anyone to support the development of the ecosystem. To participate, simply open a new issue on GitHub and invite the interested stakeholders to provide feedback and ultimately approve a new convention. 0xcert tokens The 0xcert Ecosystem is made up of a variety of open-source tools, such as the widely used ERC721 specification and the 0xcert Framework, designed to make the process of building dapps as quick, painless, and streamlined as possible. Utility tokens The 0xcert Framework uses ERC-20 utility tokens to perform decentralised Blockchain transactions. ZXC tokens are utility tokens used to pay for behind-the-scenes operations in dapps built using the 0xcert framework. You can think of ZXC as both a unit of value for 0xcert services and a bridge between blockchain and real-world use cases. ZXC tokens can be converted into dapp tokens. Dapp tokens are credits users spend to buy products and services offered by individual dapps built on 0xcert. Each dapp has its own dapp token that it uses for its own purposes. Tokenconimics 0xcert currently provides two services which both use ZXC and dapp tokens. The first product built on the 0xcert infrastructure is 0xcert API, a decentralized gateway which packs the 0xcert Framework functions into a simple API service, where only dapp tokens are needed to perform blockchain transactions (no ETH). The second product is Evidenspace, a platform built by the 0xcert team for issuing and managing non-fungible tokens, credentials, contracts, agreements, and more. The introduction of dapp tokens allows us to update our products and services in a much more dynamic way than using ZXC directly. In turn, this allows us to streamline certain processes, offer a more dynamic infrastructure overall, and help dapp developers provide cutting-edge user experiences. Using dapp tokens instead of ZXC tokens also hides the complexity of blockchain for end users, vastly improving ease of use.

somnium-space

Somnium Space is a virtual reality world on the Ethereum Blockchain (or metaverse), where players can buy land, build or...

Somnium Space is a virtual reality world on the Ethereum Blockchain (or metaverse), where players can buy land, build or import Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), explore, and trade. Participants can instantly join from any device via the Somnium Web client or download the Somnium application locally on their computer to immerse themselves into persistent worlds via virtual reality (VR) headsets like Oculus, HTC, VIVE, HP, and others. On Somnium Space, users create environments that are fully programmable, customizable, and independent VR experiences within a larger, connected world. This is made possible by its four key offerings: an SDK for the creation and customization of avatars and property; virtual reality experiences; a builder module for creating environments and structures; and an NFT marketplace for trading game-based assets. By integrating blockchain technology, Somnium Space allows users to monetize these VR experiences and empower them to create a world in their own image in which they are the main creators and recipients of value. Overview Somnium Space is a Virtual reality (VR) world built on the Ethereum Blockchain. An open-source platform, Somnium Space allows users to buy digital land, homes, buildings, and myriad in-game assets of value in its online multiverse. The immersive dynamics of Somnium Space allow players to build, script, and monetize environments - all while exploring the creations of other participants. While a user might go swimming, visit a museum, or dine in a restaurant built by another player in the Somnium Space metaverse, the extent to which Somnium Space users can build unique experiences, worlds, and assets is essentially limitless. Unlike traditional multiplayer VR games where users are divided into sub servers and mirrored-instanced rooms, Somnium Space hosts all players in one vast world. Within that broader VR universe, users can create Somnium Space environments that are fully programmable, customizable and independent VR experiences. Further, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and assets from within the Somnium Space are compatible with VR metaverses and platforms throughout the broader Blockchain ecosystem. Thus far, the Somnium Space offering is broken down into four elements: an SDK, which allows for the creation and customization of avatars and property; virtual reality experiences; a builder module for creating environments and structures; and an NFT marketplace for trading land and NFT-based assets. Somnium Space has deeply incorporated NFT technology, allowing players to bring NFTs from around the decentralized ecosystem into the Somnium Space universe. Features Cross-Platform Somnium Space is available on all major Virtual reality headsets. Available on all major VR headsets Users can Create and adjust their own layout setup for fast in-game interaction. Blockchain Integration of Blockchain allows true ownership of digital goods, avatars, items, and virtual land. We are creating a long-lasting economy that will allow instant monetization for our in-world creators. Persistent Social VR World Unlimited scalable world built by users within one instance. Virtual Land Ownership Users can Buy and customize their own land. Build anything they envision. Monetize Your Space Anyone can take advantage of a fully programmatic VR advertisement plugin. Capture and analyze gaze tracking, engagement, and conversion rates. Technology Somnium Space has developed UnitySDK to allow more advanced users to upload full-body Avatars and complete scenes onto your land parcels inside Somnium Space. The platform's advanced SDK allows players to work with complete scenes, scripting nand animations to fully enhance their experience. Finger tracking is also supported inside Somnium Space for further immersion. Full-body tracking, lip & eye tracking are available inside our VR world. Features such as smell features from hardware such as multisensory masks or fans are also planned to be supported soon. Its in-house developed unique server architecture allows thousands of players to be all in the same time inside persistent Virtual reality world without splitting users into sub-servers or mirrored instances. This provides the ultimate level of immersion and allows true Ready Player One experience without ever experiencing a single loading screen. Tokenomics On traditional gaming platforms, users generate value that flows to the game developer. Players, either purchase games, or with the popular freemium model users play for free but purchase upgrades, customizations, and access a la carte once in a game’s ecosystem. Typically, players can't transfer in-game assets or use them outside of a specific game environment. For example, if a player pays to upgrade their armor, unlock a new vehicle, or access new worlds, that value remains locked in the game. Blockchain-based games and VR metaverses like Somnium Space reverse this flow of value to benefit players through tokenization. As an Ethereum application, Somnium Space allows players to tokenize their in-game assets such as land parcels, avatars, collectibles, and wearables. This dynamic decouples the Somnium Space company from the value generated by players and allows players to access the value created in the Metaverse throughout the wider Cryptocurrency and token economy. The Somnium Space economy is comprised of three different types of token assets which includes: Somnium Space’s Cube Token (CUBE) Somnium Space Land Parcels (PARCELs) Somnium Space Avatars (AVATARs) Cube Token (CUBE) Somnium Cube (CUBE) is an ERC-20 token that serves as the Somnium Space platform's native utility token. The CUBE Cryptocurrency streamlines in-game transactions between players and can be considered the equivalent of buying game tokens at an arcade. With an Ethereum (ETH) wallet, players can hold ETH, CUBE, and NFTs (ERC-721 tokens). CUBE serves as a bridge between these assets to facilitate in-game, e-commerce transactions. As the Somnium metaverse expands, the CUBE token will develop in-world utility and allow players to exist more deeply in the VR metaverse. Before entering Somnium Space, Cube tokens will be useful to have when entering Arcade and amusement parks or using race cars and teleporters. Artists can sell tickets for CUBEs and allow visitors to enter user-generated museums or attend concerts. Producers will build and develop interactive arcade games to accept CUBE tokens from customers. Disclaimer: Somnium CUBEs (CUBE) are an in-game currency and not meant to be, or are designed as a tool or financial instrument used for speculation or investment. Somnium CUBEs (CUBE) is a currency that fulfills needs for exchanging services and goods in a working economy inside a Virtual Reality World. Max Total Supply: 100,000,000 CUBE Holders: 1,228 Contract Address: 0xdf801468a808a32656d2ed2d2d80b72a129739f4 Somnium Space Land Parcels (PARCELs) Somnium Space conducted two of what it calls Initial Land Offerings (ILOs) when issuing Land Parcels (PARCELs) to platform stakeholders — both on the OpenSea NFT marketplace. If players want to build an independent Somnium world they must first obtain one of these land parcels. Players can also place any @NFT on their land parcel and explore it in VR. Somnium Space Worlds Users can effortlessly enter parallel virtual worlds, each offering unique, immersive experiences built entirely by players. Interact, socialize, play and do business. Seamlessly jump between worlds without ever leaving virtual space. Depending on what parcel they own, anyone can link & deploy Small, Medium or Extra large worlds, the latter giving them 500 MB of storage for instance. What is truly revolutionary is that each Somnium Space World is a Blockchain token (NFT). Once purchased, users get an ability to upload certain amount of content to the platforms servers depending on the size of the token they own: Small (S) WORLD — 75 MB Medium (M) WORLD — 200 MB Extra Large (XL) WORLD — 500 MB Placing a world on A parcel is as easy as placing any other object or NFT item. Users who will enter your parcel will automatically see a portal. They enter and voila! They’re in a users world. Alternatively users can use Teleportation HUBs to directly teleport into your or any other Somnium World. Once a user own a token, they become NFT assets like any other virtual Blockchain asset inside Somnium and can be traded freely via OpenSea marketplace. That means that when they purchase an “empty” world, they get the ability to create one from scratch. Build anything they like such as interactive games, entire parallel worlds, experiences etc. When a users uploads their World via UnitySDK it is automatically linked to their World token. Image and Name of the world will automatically change on the token and OpenSea, based on his/her inputs. They can place their World for sale or transfer it to another player anytime they wish to do so. Create your own WORLD and make it a permanent part of The Metaverse! Somnium Space WEB Somnium WEB is a truly revolutionary update that allows anyone to join any parcel LIVE from any device. Every PARCEL inside Somnium will have a permanent link and will be accessible from the web. When a user finish building their creation inside Somnium PC Builder they simply click Save & Upload as usual, but this time, all these data are also automatically transformed into Web compatible format. Once they hit the upload button their creation will appear inside VR client and WEB experience within 5 minutes. Somnium WEB will allow full interactivity includ

sup-ducks

Sup Ducks is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of avatar-style designs of duck heads, each with its unique...

Sup Ducks is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of avatar-style designs of duck heads, each with its unique combination of characteristics. Each SupDuck is individually hand-drawn by artists from MegaVoltCorp. Sup Ducks was founded by Latin-American artist and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) entrepreneur, Franky Aguilar, AKA FrankyNines. Overview Sup Ducks is an avatar-style collection of NFTs featuring hand-drawn ducks. It is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection where each collection is painstakingly handcrafted from locally sourced, divinely inspired items that were carefully harvested from a free-range, organic plot of ether. !1_UmSLOoHkjvkV0q6RGUlBMw.png Franky Aguilar, commonly known on social media as frankienines created SupDucks. His idea was to create an avatar-type NFT collection where all elements comprising the different characters are hand-drawn. He teamed up with MegaVaultCorp to bring SupDucks to life. Because of Aguilar’s successful career as an artist, SupDucks benefit from increased attention from the NFT community. Social media channels are bursting with activity surrounding the drop of duck NFTs, and subsequently, the moment all ducks sold out. Ducks are hatched from eggs. In essence, collectors who bought an NFT before all ducks sold out, chose what type of egg they wanted to buy, which then determined the rarity of their duck. The determining characteristics for each duck are selected from an on-chain set of traits and random numbers. Dashboard The Sup Ducks dashboard introduces its users or visitors to the website. The avatar-style sup duck head welcomes visitors and first-time users with the message. Ever wanted 10,000 friends? Well you're about to cop your one-way ticket to the sickest clubhouse on the block...chain. The generous overlords at MegaVoltCorp have painstakingly hand drawn some of the dopest and I mean dopest MFin’ artwork so you can have an avatar you’re not ashamed of. Go ahead, click that mint button and get yourselves a slick new nft but only 10 at a time, you greedy quackers Rarity According to the collection’s official website, there are a total of 10,000 duck Non-Fungible Token (NFT), and they have all sold out during the primary sale. The rarity of each duck is determined by the combination of background and different skins, clothes, mouths, and eyes. In terms of variety, there are: 16 backgrounds 18 skins 38 clothes 38 hats 27 mouths 27 eyes The collection also features 10 Super Ducks. Tech The Sup Ducks collection is painstakingly handcrafted from locally sourced, divinely inspired items that were carefully harvested from a free-range, organic plot of ether. Brainchild celebrated artist Franky Aguilar spoke about how each duck was procedurally generated from a collection of hand-drawn items. Each SupDuck egg is genetically constructed the moment a transaction is sent. They use an on-chain set of traits and random numbers and they give it a couple of minutes to hatch. A group of ducks swimming in the water is called a raft. That trivia is on the house! Each Duck will enrich your life but most importantly, make your friends and colleagues jealous. So snatch them up and proudly claim your seat at the cool kids table. Sup Ducks NFT Art Collection Sales 10,000 individually unique Sup Duck NFTs went on sale on Friday, July 16th to the general public and sold out within 48 hours. Each unique Sup Duck NFT featured a variety of wacky, punk, and wavy pop-culture-themed cartoon ducks featuring 90's artistic references. Each Sup Duck NFT was sold on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, ranging from 0.1 to 0.7 ETH per NFT. !1.jpg Franky Aguilar the developer and producer spoke about Sup Ducks he said that "I'm the Creative Director and co-founder of nameless™, a new NFT minting platform for brands and celebrities, but being creative with my own NFT projects is something that I love to do as well. While I'm quite busy with my new NFT startup ventures, it's important that I continue to create and share art with the metaverse, and hopefully bring a little happiness to people" The inspiration behind the 2021 Sup Ducks NFT project came from Aguilar's fans on Twitter. "Some of my Twitter followers are actually the ones that inspired this art project reboot-- I did my first original Sup Duck NFT mint in 2019 on an iOS app called Editional and the project attracted a significant following. With this 2021 NFT art drop, each Sup Duck NFT offers up a funky and dope personality that will hopefully brighten up someone's day. It's time the art world lets loose and gets a little silly-- That's what this project is all about" - Aguilar said. Aguilar worked with four other talented artists to create the 10,000 Sup Duck NFTs that are a part of this NFT art project. Aguiler spoke about inspiration when creating Sup Ducks. With the explosion of Profile Picture Projects after the boom of Bored Ape Yacht Club, he was inspired to join in on the fun and get a team of artists together to create 10,000 unique Sup Ducks. The artists who helped create this Sup Ducks NFT project include Jonpedigo, Stronkdonk, Xiggalo, and 100xLuis. They are really excited about this duck NFT project. Franky and his team used Procreate on iPads to draw each element that composes the Sup Ducks. He is always traveling for work and play, so some of these Sup Ducks were drawn in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, California, and Costa Rica during his travels. There are a variety of themes that inspired his drawing from hip hop, rock N' roll, flowers, surf, etc. Founder Franky Aguilar, AKA FrankyNines, is a Latin-American artist, blockchain designer, and product developer based in Los Angeles, California. He's built several apps that have garnered millions of downloads over the course of his tech career. He also co-founded Nameless, a venture capital-backed company built around providing tools and open source code to developers and brands who want to create their own NFT projects. Since 2017, Franky has been focused on art and innovation in the blockchain industry. Team The artists who helped create this Sup Ducks NFT project include Jonpedigo, Stronkdonk, Xiggalo, notanumber, and 100xLuis.

elon-musk

Elon Reeve Musk is a South African-born Canadian-American magnate, engineer, and inventor.    

Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n ˈ m ʌ s k /; born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-American magnate, engineer and inventor. He is the founder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX; co-founder, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors; co-founder and chairman of SolarCity, co-chairman of OpenAI; co-founder of Zip2; and co-founder of PayPal. As of June 2016, he has an estimated net worth of US$12.7 billion, making him the 83rd wealthiest person in the world. Musk has stated that the goals of SolarCity, Tesla Motors, and SpaceX revolve around his vision to change the world and humanity. His goals include reducing global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption, and reducing the "risk of human extinction" by "making life multiplanetary" by setting up a human colony on Mars. He has envisioned a high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop, and has proposed a VTOL supersonic jet aircraft with electric fan propulsion, known as the Musk electric jet. Early life Early childhood Musk was born June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, the son of Maye (née Haldeman), a model from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; and Errol Musk, a South African-born electromechanical engineer. He has a younger brother, Kimbal (born 1972), and a younger sister, Tosca (born 1974). His paternal grandmother was British, and he additionally has Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. After his parents divorced in 1980, Musk lived mostly with his father in locations in South Africa. At age 10, he developed an interest in computing with the Commodore VIC-20. He taught himself computer programming and at age 12, sold the code for a BASIC-based video game he created called Blastar to a magazine called PC and Office Technology for approximately US$ 500. A web version of the game is available online. Musk was severely bullied throughout his childhood, and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs and then beat him until he blacked out. Musk was initially educated at private schools, attending the English-speaking Waterkloof House Preparatory School. Musk later graduated from Pretoria Boys High School and moved to Canada in June 1989, just before his 18th birthday, after obtaining Canadian citizenship through his Canadian-born mother. University At the age of 19, Musk was accepted into Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, for undergraduate study. In 1992, after spending two years at Queen's University, Musk transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where, at the age of 24, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from its College of Arts and Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from its Wharton School of Business. Musk extended his studies for one year to finish the second bachelor's degree. While at the University of Pennsylvania, Musk and fellow Penn student Adeo Ressi rented a 10-bedroom fraternity house, using it as an unofficial nightclub. In 1995, at age 24, Musk moved to California to start a PhD in applied physics and materials science at Stanford University, but left the programme after two days to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas of the Internet, renewable energy and outer space. In 2002, he became a U.S. citizen. Career Zip2 In 1995, Musk and his brother, Kimbal, started Zip2, a web software company, with US$28,000 of their father's (Errol Musk) money. The company developed and marketed an Internet "city guide" for the newspaper publishing industry. Musk obtained contracts with The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune and persuaded the board of directors to abandon plans for a merger with CitySearch. While at Zip2, Musk wanted to become CEO; however, none of the board members would allow it. Compaq acquired Zip2 for US$307 million in cash and US$34 million in stock options in February 1999. Musk received seven percent or US$22 million from the sale. X.com and PayPal In March 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company, with US$10 million from the sale of Zip2. One year later, the company merged with Confinity, which had a money transfer service called PayPal. The merged company focused on the PayPal service and was renamed PayPal in 2001. PayPal's early growth was driven mainly by a viral marketing campaign where new customers were recruited when they received money through the service. Musk was ousted in October 2000 from his role as CEO (although he remained on the board) due to disagreements with additional company leadership, notably over his desire to move PayPal's Unix-based infrastructure to Microsoft Windows. In October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for US$1.5 billion in stock, of which Musk received US$165 million. Before its sale, Musk, who was the company's largest shareholder, owned 11.7% of PayPal's shares. SpaceX In 2001, Musk conceptualised "Mars Oasis"; a project to land a miniature experimental greenhouse on Mars, containing food crops growing on Martian regolith, in an attempt to regain public interest in space exploration. In October 2001, Musk travelled to Moscow with Jim Cantrell (an aerospace supplies fixer), and Adeo Ressi (his best friend from college), to buy refurbished ICBMs (Dnepr-1) that could send the envisioned payloads into space. The group met with companies like NPO Lavochkin and Kosmotras, however, according to Cantrell, Musk was seen as a novice and was consequently spat on by one of the Russian chief designers, and the group returned to the United States empty-handed. In February 2002, the group returned to Russia to look for three ICBMs, bringing along Mike Griffin, who had worked for the CIA's venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel; NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and was just leaving Orbital Sciences, a maker of satellites and spacecraft. The group met again with Kosmotras, and were offered one rocket for US$8 million, however, this was seen by Musk as too expensive; Musk consequently stormed out of the meeting. On the flight back from Moscow, Musk realised that he could start a company that could build the affordable rockets he needed. According to early Tesla and SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson, Musk calculated that the raw materials for building a rocket actually were only 3 percent of the sales price of a rocket at the time. By applying vertical integration and the modular approach from software engineering, SpaceX could cut launch price by a factor of ten and still enjoy a 70-percent gross margin. Ultimately, Musk ended up founding SpaceX with the long-term goal of creating a "true spacefaring civilization". With US$100 million of his early fortune, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, in June 2002. Musk is chief executive officer (CEO) and chief technology officer (CTO) of the Hawthorne, California-based company. SpaceX develops and manufactures space launch vehicles with a focus on advancing the state of rocket technology. The company's first two launch vehicles are the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets (a nod to Star Wars'Millennium Falcon Dragon (a nod to Puff the Magic Dragon ). In seven years, SpaceX designed the family of Falcon launch vehicles and the Dragon multipurpose spacecraft. In September 2008, SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket became the first privately funded liquid-fueled vehicle to put a satellite into Earth orbit. On May 25, 2012, the SpaceX Dragon vehicle berthed with the ISS, making history as the first commercial company to launch and berth a vehicle to the International Space Station. In 2006, SpaceX was awarded a contract from NASA to continue the development and test of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft in order to transport cargo to the International Space Station, followed by a US$1.6 billion NASA Commercial Resupply Services programme contract on December 23, 2008, for 12 flights of its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to the Space Station, replacing the US Space Shuttle after it retired in 2011. Astronaut transport to the ISS is currently handled solely by the Soyuz, but SpaceX is one of two companies awarded a contract by NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Development program, which is intended to develop a US astronaut transport capability by 2018. On 22 December 2015 Space X successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon rocket back at the launch pad, this was the first time in history such a feat had been achieved by an orbital rocket and is a significant step towards rocket reusability lowering the costs of access to space. This first stage recovery was replicated several times in 2016 by landing on an Autonomous spaceport drone ship, an ocean based recovery platform. In late 2016 Space X intends to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket, which will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world. SpaceX is both the largest private producer of rocket motors in the world, and holder of the record for highest thrust-to-weight ratio for any known rocket motor. SpaceX has produced more than 100 operational Merlin 1D engines, currently the world's most powerful motor for its weight. The relatively immense power to weight ratio allows each Merlin 1D motor to vertically lift the weight of 40 average family cars. In combination, the 9 Merlin engines in the Falcon 9 first stage produces anywhere from 5.8 to 6.7 MN (1.3 to 1.5 million pounds) of thrust, depending on altitude. Musk was influenced by Isaac Asimov's Foundation series and views space exploration as an important step in expanding—if not preserving—the consciousness of human life. Musk said that multiplanetary life might serve as a hedge against threats to the survival of the human species. An asteroid or a super volcano could destroy us, and we face risks the dinosaurs never saw: an engineered

aidos-kuneen

Aidos Kuneen is a cryptocurrency that functions primarily on the Aidos Kuneen platform. It was founded on June 6th, 2016.

Aidos Kuneen (ADK) (founded on June 6th, 2016) is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency that functions primarily on the Aidos Kuneen platform. The Aidos Kuneen platform emphasizes security, privacy, and un-traceability which helps its users to enjoy scalability, decentralization, and anonymity at its peak with zero fees. Overview ADK can be viewed as a completely anonymous network, that allows its users to quickly transact their assets (both cryptographic and fiat) without scalability issues. ADK is emerging as a strong contender, which can be seen as the next step in the evolution of cryptocurrency. In addition to this, Aidos Kuneen has prospecting plans to open a crypto-safe banking network made up of banks from the EU and Africa. Aidos Kunee is currently in reportedly in negotiations with two banks in Africa, and few EU banks are considering it. There are also plans for Proof-of-work (PoW) transactions. The technology stack of Aidos enables users to spend their tokens freely without any fear of being tracked or tainted. Even though the design differs from existing heavy and complex blockchains like that of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Aidos still remains the core principle of openness, decentralization, and improved privacy. Aidos will also be ready to be used with and plugged into the Internet of things, enabling participation in an ecosystem of billions of devices. Features The Aidos Kuneen (ADK) as the following as its key features on its platform: Quantum Security Even though Quantum computers have only been theorized so far and some tiny prototypes have been built. When quantum computers are a thing, most current cryptography (and cryptocurrencies) will no longer be secure. For this reason, mathematicians and computer scientists have invented new cryptographies which will be unbreakable even by quantum computers. Aidos Kuneen (ADK) already uses quantum-secure cryptography: the Winternitz one-time signature scheme. No Chains Another noteworthy feature of the Aidos Kuneen is that it is based on IMesh. IMesh, which is an innovative new distributed ledger which is based on a DAG (directed acyclic graph), in which every transaction directly verifies two other transactions and therefore confirms that they are valid and conform to the protocol’s rules. 100% Anonymity The Aidos platform affirms anonymity. The Aidos transaction system is based on a directed mesh with I2P as the underlying network layer, protecting its users from having their identities revealed. Furthermore, the usage of AKshuffle keeps user anonymous, therefor making transactions 100% invisible and untraceable. Advantages Listed below are some advantages of the Aidos Kuneen (ADK) platform: Decentralized Fast payments Scalable and without blocks Simple and affordable Zero transaction costs Confidentiality Quantum data protection Micropayments. Tokenomics Aidos Kuneen (ADK) is a cryptocurrency token that uses the IMesh algorithm and is designed as a Proof-of-work coin. Aidos Kuneen's ticker symbol is denoted as $ADK. $ADK has a total supply of 25,000,000 ADK and is currently traded mostly on the Stex crypto exchange. Listed Exchange Aidos Kuneen (ADK) is listed and available for trading on the following crypto exchanges: Exrates CoinTiger P2PB2B HitBTC STeX Indoex BitLocus, and Changelly, amongst other ADX-supporting-crypto exchanges.

joystream-dao

Joystream is an ecosystem, built on blockchain-based protocol that aims to formalize a shared content platform. It has a gateway system, which allows creators ...

Joystream is a developing ecosystem, built on blockchain-based protocol that aims to formalize a shared content platform. It has a gateway system, which allows creators to build their own video- or other kind of content platforms with NFTs as an option. Joystream is operated and governed by its users, and has its own DAO governance tool. The main products at the moment are: Atlas (a gateway framework), Gleev (a video platform about web3), Pioneer (a governance platform and a forum). Joystream is currently in the testnet, with mainnet planned for December, 2022. Founders Joystream was founded by JSgenesis 1, a company, registered in 2014 in Oslo, Norway 2. Its core members are Bedeho Mender15 (Founder, CEO), Martin Wessel-Berg17 (COO), Mokhtar Naamani16 (Co-Founder, CTO). !undefined Investors Joystream valuation is estimated at $60 million10, with more than 30 investors, including Digital Currency Group (DCG, the parent company of CoinDesk), Hypersphere, Defi Alliance and D1 Ventures. History The startup, which has been around since 2015, was originally building atop the BitTorrent protocol. It pivoted to creating a video platform in 2018 and has been preparing for mainnet launch ever since. 11/12/2018 The Joystream project was launched by Jsgenesis (Blog post 3), JSG was created from inception to focus on the coding and system elements of the platform, while the running of the platform was entrusted to users under the motto "We are building Joystream to set it free" 21/12/2018-19/05/2020 Various testnets were launched over this time period (Mesopotamia, Sparta, Athens, Acropolis, Rome). All incentives were directly paid in USD (XMR) for work performed on the network. This meant that none of the balances on the testnet were of much consequence. 20/05/2020 Constantinople testnet was launched (Blog post). This for the first time created the concept of tJOY and a fiat pool allowing for testnet participants to be directly incentivized by tokens on the testnet and have their incentives be impacted by the DAO and community's decisions. The network was initially backed by a pool of $2500 USD that was managed by Jsgenesis (Blog Post4). As of early 2022, the fiat pool had increased from the intial $2500 USD to over $65,000 USD, paying out more than $93,000 USD in incentives to users. The tJOY balances were exchangeable into USD by exchanging them for Monero and eventually Bitcoin Cash. This release also introduced KPIs which were a set of goals for each council to work toward to gain more incentives (First KPI blog post5). As of early 2022, the potential weekly KPI rewards had increased from $200 USD to as much as $4800 USD. 14/02/2021 The Founding Members program was launched11. This program offered mainnet tokens to platform participants for the first time, in addition to the more immediate financial incentives available via the incentivized testnet. It was intended for this program to run up until mainnet launch of the project, however in early 2022 it was discontinued in favor of the new system. Participating users were required to produce a document outlining their activity on the testnet which would be graded and given points, and unlike many programs within cryptocurrency projects, only gave actual allocations to those inducted as Founding Members (selected by JSG based upon the quality of their participation and contributions over time). In addition to monetary incentives, a unique hand crafted avatar was granted to every inducted Founding Member. !undefined Up until this point, no mainnet tokens were offered to users, they were collecting points. Regardless of this, a few users had participated heavily beyond the immediate USD incentives by producing bots, scripts, documents, driving activity and growth as well contributing feedback, ideas and improvements to the platform. Jsgenesis selected 5 of the most valuable contributors as Initial Founding Members and gave them a generous allocation of mainnet tokens. This was explained further here. None of the tokens given to community participants had any value attached. Jsgenesis had recieved investments from various firms however did not disclose any information regarding any valuation of the project. 13/01/2022 Jsgenesis announced the discontinuation of the the points system for the Founding Members program. All points were converted into token allocations and given a potential USD value based on the valuation of the project. A deadline of 26/01/2022 was also given for any final reports to be submitted. The KPI system was also going to be discontinued upon launch of the new incentives system. The valuation of the project was made public for the first time giving users an opportunity to see for the first time the potential financial value of their contributions so far as well as the potential future rewards available by participating further. Users who were not inducted as Founding Members also had all of their points converted into potential token allocations, however they would still be required to contribute more to obtain FM status from Jsgenesis. 26/01/2022 The old Founding Member program officially came to an end. With Olympia (the largest testnet release to date) and a new Founding Member program launching, it would also involve wiping some amount of content from the testnet. Prior to this upgrade, the testnet, incentives, FM program, KPI system had come together around a nascent, dedicated community and managed to produce a truly staggering amount of activity--including more than 1,400+ on-chain proposals, 3,400+ on-chain memberships, 11,000+ on-chain forum posts, 90+ on-chain forum threads, on-chain elections involving more than $16,000 USD worth of stake, more than 85 workers concurrently working on-chain and being paid automatically by a DAO maintained by more than 50 validators. While also sustaining a storage and distribution network serving more than 5,500 video uploads managed by the DAO. 23/03/2022 The announcement9 was made that Joystream had raised additional $5.85 million, which brings the total fundraise to roughly $13m at a $60m valuation from over 30 investors, among them Digital Currency Group (seed round), Hypersphere, DefiAlliance, and D1 Ventures. 23/03/2022 The new testnet, Olympia, started. Its launch was announced by JSgenesis in the blog6 as "our biggest update yet". It introduced major Runtime, Governance, Onboarding, and Incentives improvements. Pioneer V2 (Governance app) with a new improved interface was released. Here are the members of the first elected Council in Olympia: !undefined With Runtime upgrade, additional features and NFTs were added to the blockchain, as well as the bounty module where any member can add a bounty. A new program Incentives 3.0 was launched, which is the new version of the Founding Members Program. 11/05/2022 Rhodes was released. Rhodes is not a new blockchain, only an update. Rhodes released the ability to buy and sell video NFTs. Video NFT sales can be set up using 3 types of purchase auctions: English (predefined end date), Open (no predefined end date), and "Buy now" (auction concludes immediately upon a bid matching a predefined asking price). The first NFT8 on Joystream was created, followed by many others. 04/08/2022 Was the last day tJOY could be exchanged for BCH by all Joystream community members via cashout tool. 10/11/2022 The last testnet, Carthage, was launched; and the announcement7 was made by JSgenesis. Allocations of testnet tokens were distributed to all FMs, according to their earnings in the Founding Member Program, and nomination of the tokens started for everyone. For some time, Pioneer and Atlas were unavailable due to the network upgrade. Gateways were introduced. FM program still continued, with mainnet scheduled for December, 2022. Ecosystem Atlas Atlas12 is a gateway framework, the easiest way to launch a gateway today. It’s like a software package with tooling and standards, which people in Joystream community can take as an easiest way to build their own video community. You can customize, without coding: Name and Logo Content Categories Featured Content Terms and Content Policy. Pioneer !undefined Pioneer13 is the place to participate in community governance and operation. It also has a Forum, where participants discuss topics related to Joystream, as well as other topics. Every action is recorded on blockchain, which makes governance transparent and allows to store the history of membership actions. Via Pioneer you can create your membership in Joystream network, transfer you tJoy tokens, apply for working groups and Council, create proposals, vote for them if you are a consul, create Bounties and participate in them, vote for Council candidates on elections, write messages on forum. To start using Pioneer you need to create a Joystream membership. This, in turn, requires you to create a Polkadot account using Polkadot.js app first. Gleev Gleev14 is the video platform currently under development, run by JSgenesis. It is aimed to be specifically about web3, crypto and blockchain related topics. Gateways Gateways are apps, built on the Joystream system. They re-use the same content, creator pool and assets as Joystream. One of the most powerful features of Web3 in Joystream is that it unlocks the ability for third party developers to build their own apps, using open source tools and APIs, and the network effect is already there. As a gateway operator, you will be able to get paid for the content and for the creators you onboard, because there will be an attribution system. Whenever someone makes a channel with some content, the application that publishes that content will be able to buy the metadata that says that this was through app A, B or C. Then the Council will re

forgotten-runes

Forgotten Runes is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of 10,000 Wizards pixels developed on the Ethereum..

(Launched 2021) is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of 10,000 Wizards pixels developed on the Ethereum Blockchain as an ERC-721 Standard token. Features Given below are the features of the Forgotten Runes wizards NFTs- On-chain Encoding of Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult The 10,000 Forgotten Wizards NFT pixels, names, and data are reportedly completely reproducible from on-chain data. Thus explaining how users can retrieve their NFTs forever. Re-creating a Wizard The forgotten runes Wizards NFTs incorporate functions that allow users to re-create their Wizard(s) entirely from on-chain data, by simply running some commands functions, as provided on the website, thus allowing trait changeability. Use of an IPFS Mirror The forgotten Runes wizard host a mirror of images and data on InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and centralized services. "This is only a mirror and is for the convenience of tools like OpenSea and not a requirement for the provenance or persistence of the Wizards" explained the ecosystem. Transactions The transaction performed with the Wizard NFTs can be found since they are stored as data with certain hashes. Trait Composability The Forgortten Wizards. identified that NFTs traits, while readable on-chain, are not in STORE, implying that they are not readable by other Smart contracts. The forgotten runes developed their NFTs with the interest of composing their traits with other smart contracts (such as games), ensuring that the individual traits are readable on-chain. Wizard's Cult A collection of 10,000 wizard NFTs is found in Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult. At the center of this vibrant group, affectionately known as the Cult, are these Wizards. The members of the Cult update social media sites and the unique Book of Lore with new works of art, animations, stories, memes, and lore every day. The Runiverse grows as the Cult produces more and more. The "collaborative legendarium," a decentralized method of world-building, is said to have endless possibilities. The Wizards No two Wizards are alike; they are all completely unique. They come in a variety of species, races, and genders. Additionally, every Wizard has a distinctive name. Users can still purchase a Wizard from the secondary market on Forgotten Market, OpenSea, LooksRare, or any NFT marketplace even if the initial launch sale ended in June 2021. Owners will be permitted to take part in the monumental experiment of decentralized world-building if they join the Cult. This is a ground-breaking method of creating an IP brand that was never actually feasible until the invention of blockchain technology. Because it is being constructed by a large group of Cult members rather than a single authority, the Runiverse Legendarium wants to be larger than Middle Earth, Westeros, and Hogwarts put together. Additionally, having a Wizard NFT allows you access to a wealth of additional surprises and riches. The NFTs are much more than just a picture; they are actually alive! For instance, a fully animated walk cycle is available in metaverses like World Wide Webb 3. Holders can use the GM generator to tweet about a "GM" to their pals. Free airdrops like the Sacred Flame and Ponies are planned as sporadic surprises. The creators of Forgotten Runes never fail to surprise the Cult. NFT Sales The Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult- a collaborative legendarium NFTs consisting of 10,000 non-familiar Wizard NFTs, fully encoded on-chain, have been traded immensely on the OpenSea NFT marketplace. The NFTs are been sold for a Price floor of 0.71 ETH and have recorded about 4.1k ETH trading volumes upon minting on OpenSea. A total of 2.5k owners are recorded on-chain to currently hold and own a Wizard NFT as of 31st October 2021. <br

headdao

HeadDAO is the collection of 10,000 nouns needing head on the Ethereum blockchain.

HeadDAO is the collection of 10,000 nouns needing head on the Ethereum Blockchain. Each Head grants access to the exclusive DAO community and voting rights over the DAO's assets. Overview HeadDAO the next blue chip NFT project? HeadDAO is on a mission to accrue a collection of blue chip NFTs. They fractionalize blue chip NFTs and 80% of mint sales and 75% of royalties goes to the DAO. It was launched on October 17, 2021, the project’s NFTs were minting for.055 ETH each. The project sold out in 2 hours. The founder of this project is a 16-year-old who goes by the Twitter name of Shamdoo. Very little is known about Shamdoo’s two other collaborators, but they also seem to be quite young. Months after launch, the project appears stable, and Shamdoo has been a reliable and knowledgeable presence in the community’s Discord. Much of the DAO is still sorting itself out as future utility and procedures on voting for future purchases get ironed out. How It Works There is a total of 9999 NFTs minted held by 2126 unique owners. The project put 80% of proceeds from its mint into the DAO treasury and the very next day HeadDAO bought CryptoPunk 2888 for 100 ETH. The next day, Bored Ape 2504 was purchased for 39 ETH. !fetched-img-937b11a301051000jpg.jpeg Currently, HeadDAO owns the following blue-chip NFTs: 1 CrypToadz 2 CryptoPunks 1 Cool Cat 1 CyberKongz 1 Bored Ape 1 GutterCat 1 Fidenza 1 VeeFriends – Polished Poodle The current reserve price for a buyout of the entire vault stands at $4 million. Members of the Head DAO earn $HEAD tokens, which represent fractional shares of Non-fungible tokens (NFT) in the community vault. Members get access to the DAO community, Shamdoo's cat photos, and voting powers over the DAO's assets. Becoming a Member To become member of the HeadDAO, one needs to purchase a HeadDAO NFT. At the moment, these NFTs are for sale on OpenSea. &HEAD Utility Members of the DAO get voting rights to determine future purchases. They also receive $HEAD tokens that represent fractional shares of the NFTs in the DAO’s vault. The vault is currently on view on fractional.art where it houses 11 NFTs. If members stake their NFT, meaning that freezing it so that it cannot be sold for a certain period, then they get 5 $HEAD tokens per day. The tokens represent a utility of value of the NFTs in the vault. The number of tokens a member holds determines the percentage of the vault that they own. The founders have been very careful to note that $HEAD tokens are not meant to provide passive income and should not be considered a security. HeadDAO’s Head Game The HeadDAO’s Head Game is a Battle Between Heads and Headhunters.10,000 NFTs will be auctioned in a primary public sale for.07 ETH apiece. The majority of these monies will go toward financing next game development. The remaining money will be used to pay the remainder of the crew as well as for marketing, game code reviews, and early game development. Additionally, we will return 15% of the proceeds from the primary sale to the DAO. Holders of HeadDAO NFT will receive ONE free mint for each unit owned. Before the whitelist expires, the user gets two days to mint their free Head Game NFT. Since these tokens are excluded from the public auction, only 10,000 will be made available for purchase by the general public.Additional tokens from the collection will be available for purchase for $head. The supply of $head will be permanently reduced and any money made from these sales will be burnt. The likelihood of minting a Head NFT is 90%, whereas the likelihood of minting a Headhunter is 10%. When staked, Head NFTs produce $100 Head each day. Team theShamdoo ReezusNFT Arrin67601036

blockv

BLOCKv (VEE) is a blockchain-based user interface protocol that facilitates the creation of interactive, dynamic virtual...

BLOCKv (VEE) is a blockchain-based user interface protocol that facilitates the creation of interactive, dynamic virtual assets. It serves as a staging ground where developers can leverage BLOCKv’s interface protocol layer to develop smart and dynamic virtual goods, called “vAtoms” which are valuable in the real world. Overview BLOCKv uses its cryptocurrency “V” (VEE) to facilitate all transactions on the platform. VEE tokens are used by different groups for different purposes. BLOCKv uses the token to reward developers, while developers require VEE tokens to pay for various vAtoms operations. BLOCKv provides a development platform with a complete set of APIs, robust tools, and training that enable developers to create and emit digital objects on the blockchain. These objects, called Vatoms, can be obtained and viewed across any mobile device. Vatoms are highly programmable and allow users to store and secure digital goods and move them seamlessly between users. The BLOCKv platform enables the creation of Vatoms, a new digital asset class that bridges the gap between physical and digital worlds, generating one-to-one experiences and creating new levels of engagement. BLOCKv provides a platform for the developer community to create and distribute vAtoms: dynamic, compelling digital goods that provide new models of blockchain utility and commerce potential. BLOCKv is a shared protocol for the blockchain developer stack. It enables the creation of smart digital objects (vAtoms) on different blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum and EON. vAtoms provide the holder with the all the advantages of cryptocurrency such as scarcity, ownership, and tradability, but can also take the form of collectibles, coupons, loyalty programs, gift cards, game items and much more, allowing users to own a virtual object much like they own a physical object. The V (VEE) token is an ERC-20 token that powers all operations within the BLOCKv platform. The BLOCKv platform is designed for the simplicity of creating and distributing virtual assets. BLOCKv Technology The developments of smart assets on BLOCKv platform is facilitated by using vAtoms templates, which are a new class of assets that can be owned & traded by end-users and are compatible with different environments. Each vAtom is recorded on blockchain which makes it unique, verifiable, and traceable. vAtoms work on the same mechanisms of smart contract technology, but with added extra features. vAtoms combine both the execution code and token into smart assets. In addition, vAtoms incorporate 3D models, animations, music, and videos, and other interactive features to make it more pleasant and usable for the users. vAtoms are developed by integrating several different programmable components. They act as a unique class of smart assets, which is determined by its template and its variations. Every template contains a set of rules that define the nature and functions of smart assets.

sync-network

SYNC Network is a trustless ERC20 token that gives Uniswap liquidity providers incentives for locking their liquidity

SYNC Network is a trustless ERC-20 token that gives Uniswap liquidity providers incentives for locking their liquidity for a specified duration by using a new NFT called the cryptobond. Overview SYNC Network is a Liquidity Supporting Platform that brings Cryptobonds to the Cryptocurrency market place. Cryptobonds are newly established Financial Non-fungible token . The platform was built in a bid to strengthen and solidify cryptocurrency generally. A wide variation of tokens is available for Cryptobonds creation. Cryptobonds Cryptobonds are non-fungible token (ERC721) having collectible characteristics, increasing interest rates and also being able to trade separately and venture into them with the secondary market. Cryptobonds share similarity with the traditional finance bond due to the fact that it is long term, but there is yet a clear disparity in the structure of each. Cryptobonds gets its name from bonding of liquidity pairs with the SYNC token. The created Cryptobonds can be traded in situations where users do not want to wait for bond to mature and can also be bought from other holders of CryptoBonds ready to sell. The SYNC Network employs tradeable stakes bonding Uniswap liquidity pairs with the SYNC token to address the challenges faced by other projects in the Decentralized Finance universe overcoming the very fundamental issues . Cryptobond Interest Rates SYNC balances itself through daily, self-correcting interest rates. The interest rates of bonds are dependent on three major factors; 1. Overall supply of sync in the market. 2. Period of bond 3. Total bonded amount of that liquidity pair token Adaptive Smart Contracts The SYNC Network is composed of two major contracts, the SYNC which is an ERC-20 contract and the other the Crypto Bond ERC-721 contract. SYNC tokens do not have a definite total supply with inflationary and deflationary characteristics through the interactions with Crypto Bond creators. Features The adaptive smart contract of the Cryptobonds have several unique features which are discussed below; Users are able to transfer with ease Cryptobonds to another wallet address at only the expense of a gas fee. Traders have full control trading their Cryptobonds at market value. Cryptobonds provide an absolute baseline for a liquidity pool. Liquidity cannot be removed before the Cryptobonds maturation. Tokenomics The SYNC currently has a total supply of 30 million tokens with its Fair Release initiated on the 30th of November 2020 for the remaining tokens. The Fair Release made available a total of 600 million tokens through one year. Tokens that eventually become locked in CryptoBonds are taken away from the total supply.

stefan-olaru

Stefan Olaru is a software engineer who currently serves as the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Ofero Network.

Stefan Olaru is the Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder of Ofero Network an asset-backed innovative ecosystem based on the PoTT protocol (Proof of Trust and Transparency), developed on MultiversX. He speaks four languages and is a software engineer with more than 20 years of experience. Stefan Olaru is a pioneer of banking digital security and a former Senior programmer at NTT DATA. I find myself as a social person, communicative, creative, always with a positive attitude and with team spirit. Education Stefan Olaru attended D. P. Barcianu in Sibiu. Additionally, he received his degree from Sibiu's German-Romanian University in 2013. Early life Stefan Olaru was born and raised in Sibiu, Romania. He developed a strong interest in computers as a young boy and got his first HC (Home Computer) at the age of ten. At the age of 12, he created his first video game; subsequently, he owned a PC and continued to enjoy programming. Stefan obtained a Microsoft degree at the age of 17. Career !imageStefan began his career as an IT administrator for PRO•TV, a reputable free-to-air television network in Romania that debuted on December 1st, 1995 as the nation's fourth private TV station. The company's computers, servers, networks, software, and security systems were configured and maintained by him during his two years of employment there (October 2000 - February 2002). In early 2003, Stefan took a job as an IT security consultant for Santander Bank, a Spanish international financial services firm based in Spain. He was employed there for three months until leaving in May 2003. In April 2006, he began working as an IT administrator with CRFCAPL in Sibiu, where he remained for 7 months. In the same year, Stefan left his position as the IT administrator of CRFCAPL, Sibiu, and became the General Manager of HATLINE GROUP S.R.L., a company that offers web design and insurance services. He was employed there for nine years, from November 2006 to June 2015, before moving on to NTT DATA Volkswagen A.G. in Sibiu and Wolfsburg to work as a senior PHP developer and SAP consultant as well as to provide server management expertise for Volkswagen A.G. In 2016, he became an IT Consultant & Partner for AVOX Services, offering server administration for AVOX, which is used by more than 400 Romanian websites. He continues to serve as an IT Consultant and Partner at AVOX Services as well as General Manager at HATLINE GROUP S.R.L. Stefan originally learned about bitcoin in 2014 but invested more in it in February 2021. In 2016, Stefan obtained an ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management. He became the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Ofero Network in late 2021, overseeing the company's servers. Additionally, he is a partner at XMETA.RO a business that creates and offers expert web design services. Stefan Olaru and Adrian Vasiu have known one another from the city since they were quite young. When I was doing business with Adrian's father, the father suggested that Adrian might be able to provide us with some connections to assist us to assemble a team for Ofero Network. However, Adrian became so committed and effective that he eventually rose to the position of CEO. Stefan is skilled in remote server administration, as well as HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Javascript - Jquery, Bash, Perl, Python, C - Turbo Pascal, and the daemons POP, SMTP, SSH, FTP, HTTPD, among other things. Stefan also has experience with securing and monitoring servers against hackers and Denial of Service attacks. With his expertise in software engineering, Stefan has produced internal software (EDV) for WKS, a web portal for www.ofero.ro, as well as a specialized anti-spam filter that is used by more than 400 Romanian companies. In addition, Stefan developed fantastic blockchain technology for Ofero Network and built several websites, as shown in the portfolio on (www.hatline.ro). Skills Stefan Olaru has advanced operating system skills in the following areas: Unix / Linux (Fedora, Redhat, Mandriva, Mandrake, Debian, CentOS) HP-UX SunOS Mac OS X Mainframe (Host-on-Demand) Microsoft Windows 3.11 / 95 / 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 He also has some advanced graphical software skills in: Adobe Photoshop (2002 – 2016), Adobe Illustrator (2006 – 2016), Adobe Indesign (2010 – 2016) Adobe Flash (2010 – 2011), Adobe Premiere (2000 - 2002) (2010-2012) Corel Draw X3 - X5 (2010-2016) Gimp (2006) Personal Life Stefan currently lives in Sibiu, Romania. In his spare time, he enjoys visiting the Cinema and loves fancy restaurants. He was married for 10 years and has a kid that was born on 25th July 2014. My entire life is bonded to the number 7, same is Adrian Vasiu Ofero Network Ofero Network (launched in 2021) is a tokenization platform based on the PoTT protocol (Proof of Trust and Transparency), built on the MultiversX blockchain (previously Elrond). Its goal is to use the power and innovation of its technological products and services to create a synergy between real-world and crypto assets. The Ofero token ($OFE) is the native cryptocurrency of the Ofero network, built on the MultiversX POS (Proof of Stake) Blockchain and listed on the Maiar Exchange. $OFE is to be considered an index (such as S&P) of businesses based both on fiat (real-life businesses) and on crypto assets (businesses that generate tokens as payment (fees) On the 1st of February 2023, 12 Aegises was born in the Ofero Network and over $435,000 were locked as collateral. The Aegises are hatOFF, ASH, IONY, BehindTheFacade, SNC, NIC, Coin Fly, JoyMe, Elephant, RA, Taboo, and Genesis. Also, on the 7th of April 2023, $OFE will launch on Binance Blockchain (BNB Chain).

woodies

Woodies (NFT) is an Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of 10,000 wooden tree avatars created by UltraDAO.

Woodies (NFT) is an Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of 10,000 wooden tree avatars created by UltraDAO. They are stored as ERC-721 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. A Woodie costs 0.08 ETH. Overview Woodies is a collection of 10,000 avatars living on the Etheruem blockchain all metadata is hosted on IPFS. The project was created by UltraDAO, one of the largest 10k project teams and an established artist DAO, !Woodies-Mint-Passport-NFT.pngThe mint price of a Woodie is 0.08 ETH. Each Woodie is unique and randomly generated at the time of mint from over 1000 possible traits, including eyes, hats, clothing, masks, and more. Woodies is a universe rich in storytelling and characters, the team has big plans for future content and collector rewards. The team also plans to create a separate collection of hand-drawn characters from the Woodies universe, including the main character, Arden. These special characters will be given at random to holders of Woodies Mint Passports. Additionally, the team will be automagically donating 10% of all profits to global reforestation efforts. Backstory "Once upon a time in the Wondermist Forest...There was a tribe of magical trees who would play and laugh together every day. One fateful evening, the trees were all mysteriously chopped down and hauled away by an evil villain known only as “The Logger”.Poor lonely Arden was the last tree left, and knew what had to be done. He must find and save his friends from the evil Logger! But in order to save them, he’d have to build up the courage to leave the only home he’s ever known... Woodies Mint Passports The Woodies Mint Passport is a collection of Mint Passport, which can be redeemed for one Woodie. Each Woodie is generated live in real-time at mint. There are only three types of Mint Passports, Pre-sale Mint Passport, Public Sale Mint Passport and the UltraDAO Member Mint Passport. These three passports are currently sold out Team The team is comprised of high level 3D specialists, illustrators, concept artists, creative directors, and experienced developers. | Twitter handle | Position Held | | -------------- | ------------- | | DesLucrece | Lead Artist | | Jae838 | Lead Artist | | grelysian | Lead Artist | | chriswallace | Project Lead | | healingvisions | Project Admin | | rpowazynski | Marketing Lead | | calvinhoenes | Website Lead | | bitcoinski | Web3 Lead | | ximecediazArt | Developer | | ryangoldberg | Meme Daddy | | OmarIbisa | Community Manager | | crystaladalyn | Writer | Roadmap Late September Phase 1: 10k Woodies 10,000 Woodies are available for adoption with 9 one-of-one named characters mixed in, including Arden, the protagonist. Challenges : The Nameless Woodies This is a series of collector's challenges, mini-games, and puzzles where winners can name their Woodie and elevate them to a character who will appear in future content and be eligible for special rewards. Merch: Woodies Goodies Woodies owners can get their branches on limited edition merch, including but not limited to hats, tees, and outdoor gear. Airdrop: Woodies Comic Woodies Animated Comic 1 will be a free airdrop to Woodies holders and include the origin story of Arden and the missing Woodies. Giving Back: 10% Trees.org Donation During the Woodies mint period, we will donate 10% of proceeds to global reforestation projects with Trees.org. Exclusive Artwork: Woodies Lore A series of Woodies concept art released by UltraDAO members documenting the history and lore of Woodies. Winter 2021-2022 Phase 2: Woodies World Woodies take on the metaverse! In addition to future Woodies Comics Airdrops, we will also be creating 3D avatars with attributes based on the Woodies you already own! Metaverse: Woodies 3D Woodies owners will have access to mint their own 3D Woodie and choose accessories from across their own Woodies to perfect their drip in VR. Metaverse: Woodies World A 3D/VR universe just for Woodies owners to buy land, build communities, play games, and collect items. Airdrop: Woodies Comic Woodies Animated Comic 2 will be a free airdrop to Woodies holders and include the second installment of the Woodies story and reveal more about the Logger. 2022 Phase 3: Woodies Membership Expanding the Woodies Universe into the real natural world, we aim to become an outdoor NFT brand with events, family-oriented activations, metaverse expansion, and additional content. Members Only:Woodies Weekends A series of international events for Woodies holders in beautiful destinations around the world. Skiing, hiking, bouldering, fishing, boating, and more! Members Only: Woodies Kids Club Metaverse activations for our l’il Woodies members, books, games, toys, and fun for the whole family! Extras: Additional Content Additional airdrops and content throughout the next year plus a whole lot more as we continue building the Woodies Universe!

dxchain

DxChain ( is a decentralized big data and machine learning network powered by a computing-centric blockchain.

DxChain Token (DX) is a decentralized big data and machine learning network powered by a computing-centric blockchain. Also, DxChain is a public chain, aims to design a platform to solve computation of big data in a decentralized environment. Overview The DxChain is designed to support a variety of machine learning and data mining algorithms, data storage, music/video streaming, and many other applications. Developers from various sectors could leverage DxChain in different ways. DxChain Network is designed to assign several roles to manage and schedule jobs in the system which achieves the computation goal in a centralized parallel computing system. Built on top of the DxChain Network, a collection of tools would be developed to speed up the computation and analysis process. DxChain Network is a big data and machine learning network which is powered by a computing-centric blockchain with a native protocol token (also called “DX”). Unlike Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum, where the incentives are driving miners to sustain the huge amount of computation needed to maintain the blockchain consensus, the DxChain Network provides miners incentives based on the usefulness of the work that they passively provide: storage and computation. DxChain Network DxChain Network provides two fundamental capabilities: computation and storage. The blockchain of the DxChain Network supports a variety of machine learning and data mining algorithms, data storage, music/ video streaming, and many other applications. Developers from different industries could potentially leverage the DxChain Network in different ways. The DxChain Network is designed to serve as a data trading platform for users who want to sell their data. Big data and machine learning computation is intended to make the use of data easier and more flexible. Three use cases in the DxChain powered ecosystem are described below. Smart City: DxChain users can directly run machine learning analysis on the dataset which sensors generate each day and create actionable business intelligence report to guide their business daily decisions. Our ecosystem developer could leverage it to build their own machine learning app. Healthcare: Reduce cost for storing data and traffic. Data encrypted and stored in the blockchain in a tractable and secure way. Data exchange and sharing are enabled using DxChain’s data model to standardize data. Machine learning enables healthcare vendors to build their own AI to monitor patient’s health and to send in critical vital signals. AI Model Training: DxChain, a decentralized big data and machine learning blockchain could let the AI vendors benefit in many ways. Our ecosystem developer could leverage DxChain to build their own machine learning Dapp. DxChain Token DX is a non-refundable functional utility token that can be used as the unit of exchange between participants on the DxChain Network. The native digital cryptographically-secured utility token (Blockchain) of the DxChain Network (DX) is a major component of the ecosystem on the DxChain Network, and is designed to be used solely as the primary token on the network. DX is required as virtual crypto “fuel” for using certain designed functions on the DxChain Network, providing the economic incentives which will be consumed to encourage participants to contribute and maintain the ecosystem on the DxChain Network. DxChain Network is a decentralized system that triggers the difficulty of keeping real-time communications between two nodes in a Peer to Peer (P2P) network. Data Model The DxChain Network is designed to not only provide the data storage function; it also gives the flexibility of retrieving files at a more granular scale. DxChain Network supports both schema-on-read and schema-on-write operations. The schema-on-read allows for the rapid landing of large amounts of data into the storage but requires extensive tagging of such data to ensure that it is generally usable across the network. The schema-on-write data storage requires a lot more up-front preparation and ongoing transformation of the incoming data, so it is more expensive to set up and maintain but has the advantage of storing the data in a more standardized and consistent fashion. Data Model Enabled Privacy Preserving. The DxChain Network supports data models for structured datasets, so clients should encrypt columns containing sensitive data such as SSN before submitting their data to the network. Team Allan Zhang - Co-Founder Expert in blockchain and network security. Founder of Trustlook and a serial entrepreneur. James Li - Co-Founder Experienced in blockchain system design and architecture. Tripwire principal security architect. 10+ years experience of network security.

coinbene

CoinBene is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 and based in Singapore.

CoinBene is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 and based in Singapore. On June 23, 2018, it introduced a "transaction fee mining" model and it only took three days for it to achieve the top spot on CoinMarketCap’s listing as the top cryptocurrency exchange by volume, with a trading volume of over US$2.1 billion over a 24-hour period. Overview CoinBene is one of the world's leading trustworthy crypto assets platform, with users from more than 200 countries worldwide. It has offices established in Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia, covering nations including Brazil, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, China, and more. CoinBene provides a multi-language interface in Mandarin Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and more. Its services include fields such as crypto trading, fiat trading and futures trading. Some cryptocurrencies available are Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether, as well as hundreds of other cryptocurrencies and tokens worldwide. It also provides multi-platform integration, supporting web, iOS, Android, and H5 OS. Over the years, CoinBene has won universal acclaim from its users. It consistently ranks among the Top 10 exchanges on CoinMarketCap and has partnered up with numerous Stablecoin Institutions, such as Paxos Standard and Gemini Dollar.

esteban-diacono

Esteban Diacono is a Motion Graphics Designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Esteban Diacono (born September 9, 1974) is a Motion Graphics Designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was deeply involved in branding campaigns for Fox, FX, Cosmopolitan, Travel & Living, Discovery Channel, Hallmark, and many international brands. Early Life Esteban Diacono was born on September 9, 1974 in Córdoba, Argentina. There is currently no information on his parents or whether he has any siblings or not. He grew up in Córdoba, Argentina. He lived there until his late 20’s, before moving to Buenos Aires, Argentina. !55751617-9462-402B-B30B-D396B5DC8C59jpeg.jpeg One of his strongest memory from his childhood is, “One particular summer (around ‘83) when there was a Circus right next to my house. Three months living close to elephants, tigers and lions is something difficult to forget.” What first made him interested in art is, “My mother had one of those huge art book collections that you used to buy sending a coupon and a check by mail. I remember the first time I saw La Gioconda, Michaelangelo’s David and many of those classic art pieces. I was blown away.” Personal Life !55B59EFE-B11F-4254-99FD-E60CFACCAA75jpeg.jpeg He currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has lived there for over 11 years. He is currently married to a woman whose name is not known. He spends half a year in Buenos Aires, and the other half traveling and working abroad. Career Being a self taught artist, he acquired knowledge and expertise working in almost every aspect of the visual communication world. Graphic design, Editing, Color Grading, Post Production, Compositing and 2D and 3D animation. !7FAE2BDD-3119-49E3-B611-1A09DE19AD9Agif.jpgDuring his early career years in Córdoba City, he was involved in the making of more than one hundred commercials, many of them winners of various prizes in the region, Like Lapiz de Plata, Lapiz de Platino, Festival Iberoamericano de Publicidad, etc. After some years, he relocated to Buenos Aires, pursuing a career more focused on branding and animation. He started Working for @Steinbranding, the legendary branding studio that used to reinvent the way television was presented in Argentina. !CE2820B7-D563-418F-83F3-43F2A49D0B24gif.jpgHe had the opportunity to work and learn from the best and most talented visual communicators around. He was deeply involved in branding campaings for Fox, FX, Cosmopolitan, Travel & Living,Discovery Channel, Hallmark, and many international brands, having been part of many Promax Awards pieces and campaigns. After 3 years at Steinbranding, he took a new job as a Senior Animation Director at Studio Freak, a small but highly talended group of people focused on Ids, commercials and more elaborated VFX work. Working there he had the chance to greatly expand his knowledge of 3D rendering, lightning and texturing, as well as Fluids and particle simulations, learning to use a variety of tools such as Real Flow, Softimage ICE, etc. In August 2009 he created a self-initiated music video for the young Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, that later become one of the most praised works of the year. The video for “Ljósið” (“The Light”) has been viewed more than 9 million times over countless sites, and was featured in publications such as idN, Stash, Computer Arts Magazine and was presented in festivals all around the world like onedotzero, Flux, Art Futura, Mexicali, Citrus, Cut Out Fest and many more. After the success of that video, he started a solo carrer, focused on motion design and direction. He has gathered clients from all over the world, working on numerous projects for Australia, Japan, UK, India, Turkey, Spain, the United States, Iceland, etc. He has collaborated on site and off site with many companies on the US, UK, Europe and Asia. In 2011 he produced a commercial for TBWA Singapore in Singapore and also spent 2 months in New York working for Charlex Inc. During that year he collaborated in many projects for UK based studios, like The Found Collective, Studio Output, Marshmallow Laser Fest, Immersive among others and is often recognized as a great team player and leader. He is being represented as a director by a few companies all over the world, like PaintBox in Mumbai, India; Golova in Moscow; Dreambox in Turkey and is being featured in the demo reels of a USA companies like D'avant Garde media, The Signal Factory and other as a motion designer. During the past years he has also started giving some lectures and training courses, like in 2010- 2011 in the Universidad Iberoamericana from México. In July 2013 he gave a talk at the OFFF Festival in Barcelona, one of the most important festivals in the world and was named as a key speaker by Computer Arts Magazine (UK) among more than 40+ speakers. Also in 2013 he spent 3 months in New York collaboration on site with Sagmeister & Walsh, one of the most famous design studios in the world. He produced a piece called "Be More Flexible" for the studio's 6 Things Exhinition at the Jewish Museum in New York City. The piece has been cited as one of show's best, and it's also currently being presented in The Happy Show, a new S&W exhibit in Boston. His body of work is incredibly diverse, having worked on music video clips, game design, brand films, educational campaigns, live visuals, mapping projects, tv branding and advertising, vfx, show openers for the BBC, experimental projects, etc. During 2012 he worked closely with the Buenos Aires Government on educational projects, aimed to deliver information to the people in a much more modern and pleasant way, more in tone with the current times. He is a strong believer in not-underestimating people, and most of that work was higly praised for addressing key issues like education and new techologies in a fun, interesting way. He also has contributed pro-bono to personal causes and requests, usually based around his Ljosio project. The video and the original project files have been given for free to numerous persons; from teachers working with deaf kids to neurologists working and studiyng sinesthesia. Often his works feature faces of older men being exploded, slapped, and smushed. As well as works featuring dancing rock people, invisible models, and as of late these very odd and almost balloon-type creators. His style is often minimalistic, yet very high quality. While being simple appearance his works are complex in the movements of the subjects and the reaction of the environment. These renders are animated to perfection where the movement of subjects feels so realistic. <br Interview with THE VISUAL FODDER !643BF66A-18F2-4D79-A93A-BC598EAAC1CEgif.jpg What work do you most enjoying doing? “These days i’m really enjoying doing some experimental work. Playing around with new software tools has always been exciting, and these days is more exciting than ever.” Who are your main influences and who would you most like to collaborate with? “Difficult question, since there are so many great artists out there. I guess my main influence in many ways is Stefan Sagmeister, with whom I’ve collaborated many times now. His approach to design (and mostly, to life) has always been a huge inspiration.” “These days I would love to work with so many people that is unfair to name one or even a few. There’s so many exciting things out there!” What jobs have you done other than being an artist? “I used to work with my mother in her grocery store for about 3 – 4 years. It was nice to be in the family business, but having to deal with people all day was exhausting. I’ve always been a bit of an introvert, so those years were not easy. I also used to play in a band, in local pubs and clubs. I did that for about 4 years, with my highschool friends, and it was incrediblyt fun while it lasted. Definitely one of my best memories.” Professionally and creatively, what’s your goal? “Not sure, to be honest. I’ve never aspired to create an empire, or to have an entry in Wikipedia. I’ve always loved this work, and i guess my goal is to continue loving it, not get bored or useless and continue challenging myself to grow as a better artist.” What does your typical day look like? Morning rituals etc... “I usually get up really early in the morning, like 5:30 or 6 in the A.M. I find those early hours of the day insanely productive since there are no distractions and for 4 or 5 hours I can devote myself completely to the work. After 11am, the day starts to get a little less rigid. I do some errands and shop for food, drink very unhealthy amounts of coffee, etc. I never know when to turn off the computer and call the day off, but i try to find some breaks to exercise a bit, maybe go for a run and definitely at some point in the evening go out and get a drink with the wife or with friends.” Do you ever get creative block and if so how do you break through this? “Oh my, all the time. I don’t know, I guess what works best for me is to make the effort to walk away from the problem for a while. Go out, see a movie, listen to some music, etc. The next morning things are always easier than the day before.” What’s your scariest experience? “Looking in the mirror and realise time won’t stop.“ What’s your favourite art work of all time? “In terms of classical art, I think Michelangelo’s David. In terms of pop culture and more “modern” art, Spirited Away is my favorite movie, and a fantastic work of art.” What are your top five Instagram accounts “That’s impossible to say. I follow and admire so many people that I wouldn’t know where to start.” What memorable responses have you had to your work? “A few years ago I did a self initiated video clip for an Icelandic artist name

origintrail

OriginTrail is the world’s first Decentralized Knowledge Graph, organizing humanity’s most important assets.

OriginTrail is an ecosystem dedicated to making global supply chains work together by enabling a universal, collaborative, and trusted data exchange. OriginTrail (TRAC) is a cryptocurrency token and operates on the Ethereum platform. Overview The OriginTrail ecosystem brings trusted data sharing to global supply chains, including Fortune 500 companies in multiple sectors. Good practices show in supporting provenance and sustainability with evident results for businesses, consumers, and the environment, such as preventing counterfeits or tracking food sources. !indexbn.png Stemming from hands-on experience and tech advancements, the ecosystem builds on principles of neutrality, inclusiveness, and usability and contributes to more transparent, collaborative, fair, and trusted global supply chains. As an open-source blockchain-based technology paving the way to large-scale adoption, OriginTrail protocol is attracting the interest of researchers, public institutions, and government decision-makers on an international level. Team | Name | PosItion | | ---- | -------- | | Tomaž Levak | Founder & Managing Director | | Žiga Drev | Founder & Managing Director | | Branimir Rakić | Founder & Chief technology officer | Token Economics Trace (TRAC) is a utility token that enables data operations on the OriginTrail Decentralized Network. To enable true decentralization, a unit of exchange is needed to power transactions on a network. The Trace token is an ERC-20, Ethereum-based, cryptographic token that brings our network together. TRAC is available on different exchanges like IDEX, Bittrex, ETHoutlet, HitBTC, KuCoin, Nash and Uniswap. <br

joe-lubin

Joe Lubin is a Canadian entrepreneur and blockchain pioneer best known as one of the co-founders of Ethereum. He is a speaker, thought leader, and advocate for ...

Joe Lubin is a Canadian entrepreneur and blockchain pioneer. He is best known as one of the co-founders of Ethereum, a decentralized platform that enables the creation of decentralized applications (dApps). Lubin founded ConsenSys, a blockchain software technology company that focuses on building decentralized applications and tools for the Ethereum network. Prior to his work in blockchain technology, Lubin worked as a software developer and was a founding member of the team that developed the world's first secure web browser at Princeton University. Lubin is a well-known speaker and thought leader in the blockchain community and has been instrumental in promoting the growth and adoption of decentralized technology. He is also a strong advocate for the potential of blockchain technology to create a more equitable and decentralized future for all.

insure-defi

inSure DeFi  is a community-based crypto portfolios/DeFi insurance system that aims at creating an ecosystem.

inSure DeFi (SURE) is a community-based crypto portfolios/DeFi insurance system that aims at creating an ecosystem that distributes the risks, where premiums are determined by a Dynamic Pricing Model. Overview SURE was Launched on 1 July 2019 by a team based in Iceland, inSure System aims to provide stability to the crypto world and protect investors from scams, stolen funds, and drastic devaluations of crypto portfolios. inSure is a community-based crypto portfolios/DeFi insurance system. The project aims to create an ecosystem to distribute the risks, where premiums are determined by a Dynamic Pricing Model. Capital required to back the risks at any point in time is based on the market pricing of SURE tokens and community demand for insurances of the crypto portfolios. The Decentralized support system is established to diligently process all the insurance claims and implement the layers of inSureDAO voters to make sure any fraudulent claims are flagged and only valid claims are fulfilled. inSure is purposefully designed to solve the agency problem and allow anyone to become an insurance issuer for the DeFi sector and crypto portfolio holders. inSure ecosystem is created to protect traders and investors from scams and drastic devaluations that threaten crypto portfolios. inSure’s Crypto insurance is based on; Dynamic Pricing Model; to find the right market price via supply and demand; The Capital Model, to secure the capital required to back the risks at any points of time; and inSureDAO voting mechanism, to make sure every claim is handled in a permission-less and transparent manner. InSURE is a multichain protocol and works on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon and Avalanche. Q1 ,2021 they also implemented products which cover NFTs including their own inSURE NFTs. Insure Token Distribution The first issuance is aimed at a small group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, who also serve as beta product testers to provide feedback on complex insurance products prior to their release. The short to mid-term development goal is to build a safe product/plans that serve the DeFi sector’s and crypto investors' insurance needs. Majority of the short-term inSure tokens will be distributed via risk pool increase and through the participation of the inSureDAO. Broader sales, distribution, and marketing channels will be established once the product has a consistent base of users. Given that future iteration of the insurance products requires users to purchase inSure tokens to Stake or to be utilized as currency for settlement, a set of sale and payment procedures, as well as wallet tools will be developed to achieve large-scale growth. Insurance Plans InSure generally provides insurance coverage for three types of mishaps - Scammers , Devaluations and Stolen Funds. The coverage starts from 70%-80% for $1000 and then can give 100% for assets/portfolio that have insured value of more than $140000. The duration of the protection starts from minimum 4 months and goes up to 2yrs. These plans are sub-divided and named according to duration and the value insured. The user needs to buy the required number of SURE tokens relative to the duration and value insured in order to get the coverage. The table below explains it - | Name | Duration | Scammers | Devaluations | Stolen Funds | Value Insured | Required SURE Tokens | | ---- | -------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------- | -------------------- | | Beginner 1 | 1/3 year | 80% | 70% | 50% | $1000 | 2500 | | Beginner 2 | 1/2 year | 80% | 70% | 50% | $2000 | 5000 | | Startup | 1 year | 80% | 70% | 50% | $2000 | 10000 | | Advanced | 1.25 year | 85% | 80% | 55% | $6000 | 30000 | | Premium | 1.5 year | 90% | 85% | 60% | $18000 | 80000 | | Pro | 2 years | 100% | 90% | 75% | $40000 | 150000 | | Gold | 2 years | 100% | 95% | 80% | $80000 | 300000 | | Diamond | 2 years | 100% | 100% | 100% | $140000 | 500000 | | Painite | 2 years | 100% | 100% | 100% | \$140000 | NA | Staking inSure offers a staking program for the SURE token holders. They can earn 24% APY (2% per month) by providing liquidity in SURE tokens on the decentralized exchanges. The users need to stake SURE for minimum 30 days to earn rewards. Liquidity Program inSure is building the future of digital asset insurance. An essential element of that future is having a liquid marketplace where the SURE token can trade. Users of the inSure ecosystem need to be able to seamlessly transition between SURE and other digital assets. The holders need to stake SURE paired with ETH or BNB on any of the Uniswap, PancakeSwap, QuickSwap and TraderJoe to enter the Liquidity program. 8 000,000 SURE tokens are rewarded monthly to liquidity providers. These rewards are available to every liquidity provider who locks both ETH and SURE into the Uniswap pool for at least 30 days. These rewards will be in addition to the 0.3% in trading fees that Uniswap allocates to liquidity providers. The rewards in the liquidity program are renewed on a monthly basis. Rewards are paid on Polygon network. Criteria and Rewards Distribution Liquidity providers must have at least 0.5 ETH of liquidity and 0.5 ETH worth of SURE tokens. Any liquidity provided is eligible for rewards 30 days after the liquidity was allocated Rewards are distributed based on a liquidity provider’s proportionate share of the pool If liquidity is removed, previous liquidity that is awaiting rewards is disqualified. In this case, the liquidity provider will need to wait at least 30 days from the next time they add liquidity At the end of each rewards period, the liquidity rewards are split proportionally among liquidity providers

bufficorn-buidl-brigade

The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade is a community centered around the sale of Bufficorn NFTs, offering rare swag, access to events, and a native token, Spork.

The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade is a utility-based NFT PFP (non-fungible token profile picture) community created by SporkDAO and ETHDenver. The community consists of a collection of digital artwork depicting the Bufficorn, a creature that embodies the best of both unicorns and buffaloes. Overview The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade is a community centered around the creation and sale of Bufficorn NFTs. The project was created to experiment with creating value for a community through selling PFPs and adding value around the art and meme of the Bufficorn, which combines the strength of the buffalo and the magic of the unicorn. The community aims to create positive-sum games and other utilities to add value to the NFTs. Holding a Bufficorn NFT provides access to rare swag, priority access to events like EthDenver, and a special Discord channel. The rarity of the NFT determines the tier of access and potential benefits, including access to the community's native token, Spork. The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade also plans to sponsor t-shirts and build smart contracts for trade swapping on-chain. "Creating the NFT project was about experimenting with that how do you create value for the community in the form of selling PFPs which actually creates sustainability of economics but also then creating value around the art, the meme of the Bufficorn" !buff_twitterbanner_1500x500_110220212122496181ac29206ff.webp According to the lore, the Bufficorn was created through a treaty between the Unicorns of Etherea and the Buffaloes of Colorado centuries ago, resulting in a community-oriented, magical, and fantastical animal that BUIDLs for positive-sum outcomes and encourages the expression of unique creativity from each member of the community. The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade community encourages its members to express their inner creativity in a way that creates fulfillment and value for both themselves and the community. The community also offers opportunities for members to win prizes and get whitelisted for exclusive access to the digital artwork collection. The collection is available for minting at the website provided, and the contract address and rarity tools are also provided for reference. Roadmap The roadmap for the Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade is community focused that includes several steps to add value to the Bufficorn community and increase the utility of the NFT project. Sponsor T-Shirts The Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade plans to sponsor custom t-shirts for Bufficorn NFT holders to wear at events like EAT Denver. They will retroactively add the custom shirts to existing NFTs and may do more of this in the future. Manual Trade Swapping The community plans to beta test a manual trade swapping feature in their Discord server. This will allow NFT holders to trade certain features or attributes of their Bufficorns with other holders for a nominal fee. On-Chain Trade Swapping The community plans to build out actual smart contracts to automate the trade swapping process on-chain. This will eliminate the need for manual swaps and create a more seamless experience for NFT holders. Bufficorn DAO The community plans to create a Bufficorn DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) to give NFT holders more control over the project and its future direction. The DAO will be governed by Bufficorn NFT holders and will have a treasury to fund future initiatives. Bufficorn Utility The community plans to create utility for Bufficorn NFTs beyond just their collectible value. This may include things like access to exclusive events, discounts on merchandise, or other benefits for NFT holders. Benefits Holding the Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade NFT comes with several benefits for the holders. Firstly, all Bufficorn NFT holders will receive a special role in the SporkDAO/ETHDenver Discord, which grants them access to token-gated Discord channels. In addition, on June 18th 2022, 25 randomly selected Bufficorn NFT holders won signed physical artist prints of their NFTs when all 10,000 NFTs were minted, as promised by the team. Furthermore, there will be random $SPORK token airdrops that are distributed based on the rarity of the NFTs held by the holders. The rewards for the airdrops will be tiered, with Tier 1 receiving the highest drops, followed by Tier 2 and Tier 3. All Bufficorn NFTs are eligible for the $SPORK airdrops, with the rarity tier based on rank at Rarity.Tools. Additionally, there will be random drops for ETHDenver 2022, which includes the 25 $SPORK whale (VIP) tickets that was announced on January 27th 2022, 100 Bufficorn plushies, and exclusive access to B³-holder swag. Finally, holding a Bufficorn NFT provides pre-mint access to future SporkDAO events, and holders can also expect additional giveaways in the B³-holder channels of the Discord and other Easter Eggs in the SporkDAO ecosystem. Traits Out of the 10,000 NFTs in the collection, there are 244 possible traits that are available to mint and trade. Background: 14 Fur: 22 Horn: 10 Headgear: 30 Back: 14 Threads: 46 Eyes: 42 Mouth: 22 Earrings: 8 Handheld: 21 Full Set: 15 !Bufficorn_astronaut.png Minting The B³ (Bufficorn BUIDL Brigade) was made available for minting through two separate events. The first event was a whitelist pre-mint, which opened on November 3rd 2021. The pre-mint was only available to whitelisted addresses that had met the requirements of holding 1,900 $SPORK by November 2nd 2021. The pre-mint allocation was limited to 5,280 mints, and the cost to mint was 0.05280 ETH. The second event was the public mint, which opened on November 4th 2021 . The public mint allocation was for the remaining 4,720 mints, and it was available to everyone. The cost to mint during the public mint was 0.1 ETH. <br

thankyoux

ThankYouX is a creative visual artist, Mural painter, and Crypto art maker, located in Los Angeles, California.

ThankYouX is a creative visual artist, Mural painter, and Crypto art maker, located in Los Angeles, California. His real name is known as Ryan Wilson and has explored diverse kinds of fields in arts and designs. Biography ThankYouX (Crypto Artist) is a young American painter and visual artist, who had his formative years in Orange County, California. Dawning into the 21st century, Ryan has been into artistic designs, street arts, etc. Gaining inspiration from Andy Warhol, the American Pop-Art crusader, Ryan began fully his artistic career upon moving to Los Angeles, California in 2009. Career Ryan Wilson (ThankYouX) began his artistic journey on the streets of Los Angeles in spray painting stencils in homage to Andy Warhol. While these signature stencils were his initial calling card, they were only scratching the surface of his multifaceted artistic identity. !rs=w_1240,h_620,cg_true.webp Most of the time, Ryan refers to his studio as his second home, located in the heart of holly wood. In His words, he said: "I Treat it like it's a full-time job, every single day." Striving for excellence per painting, ThankYouX gets inspired basically from Music. He said: "My biggest inspiration, I would say is music while I'm painting and i can get inspired by a song, like i can hear a sing and be like, holy shit....i can't wait ti listen to that in my studio." ThankYouX: Meaning & Origin Reinn Wilson got the name 'ThankYouX' as an acronymized nickname from his pantings and artworks. He said: I went around town, paying tribute to any wall hall, i got on this humongous stencils of his face and I wrote Thank You, a little big underneath, signed it with an anonymous X. Different blogs started posting about it, they'll start to call me ThankYouX and so I took on the name ThankYouX Kinda by accident'. NFTs & ThankYouX ThankYouX is fast becoming a sensation in the World of Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Having partnered with Photographer JN Silva, ThankYouX reared up a team for Digital Art Drop Using Blockchain technology made available on Nifty Gateway. !Screenshot-2021-04-09-104013png.pngThankYouX More recently, on11th March 2021, he announced an NFT drop on his Instagram account, which he said he is proud of and was a product of his partnership with Jn Silva. Arts Display His unique aesthetic has captured the attention of the art world and earned international acclaim. Inspired by the pop tropes and bright colors of that NYC graffiti scene, ThankYouX has exhibited paintings and sculptures in London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Hong Kong. Now using his street style in a more unique way, he has gained new attention for his geometric mixed media cube paintings and large-scale abstract work. He was handpicked by Snapchat to paint their Los Angeles offices. Social Media ThankYouX, also known as Ryan Wilson has a website designated for his studio works, street arts, and adventurous artistic designs. On his website, users can access content such as Fine arts, Murals, Store, amongst other features. Ryan Wilson also has an Instagram account, with about 105k followers as of 7th of April, 2021. He is also liked with other platforms, such as Nifty Gateway, where Non-Fungible Tokens or artworks are marketed. Ryan Wilson also has an account on Linkedin, and an account on Twitter, with over 12K followers Personal Life ThankYouX (Ryan Wilson) is married to Eden Wilson and they both currently reside in Los Angeles, California. ThankYouX got married to Eden in 2016 and have been together ever since. In His words he said: "...It's been five years since we said, "I do!" In Mexico, but it feels like yesterday...." ThankYouX. Ryan Wilson is also a father as he welcomed his baby on the 4th of April 2021. Partnerships ThankYouX has partnered with Soho House (club), JN Silva, and Samsung to create an immersive experience for Art Basel and recently held a successful solo exhibit in New York City.

erick-calderon

Erick Calderon is a digital NFT artist, founder, and CEO at Art Blocks.

Erick Calderon (a.k.a Snowfro) is a digital NFT artist, founder, and CEO at Art Blocks who is based in Houston, Texas, United States. Art Blocks is one of the most successful NFT platforms to emerge since the NFT boom that began in January 2021 . Calderon's generative art platform- Art Blocks has generated $403 million in trade volume so far in August 2021, contributing to more than 80% of the total trade volume since its launch in November 2020. According to Artnews, On 23rd August the transactions carried out by NFT traders on the platform racked up to $69 million, which was recorded as the peak selling day for Art Blocks . Early Life Calderon's journey into Blockchain began as yet another rabbit hole. He grew up surrounded by computers and was constantly engrossed in a new hobby—video games, trading cards, learning to DJ, and making race cars out of secondhand BMWs, to name a few. Later as he grew, he put efforts into 3D printing and learned how to create art using Projection mapping, which is a type of Augmented reality. One of his first-ever Smart contract experiments was a gift for a friend's newborn. He purchased 10 ETH, which was worth just $100 at the time, and hooked them to a contract that would unlock the earnings on the child's eighteenth (18) birthday. The exact amount of Ethereum is worth nearly $55,000 as of now but can't be unlocked until the end of the contract. Speaking on this, Calderon had this to say: "That's the bad part." “Now I wish there was a way to get it back, to put it into a college fund or something.” Of course, it's possible that ethereum will be worthless by the time the contract expires. Career Calderon was one of the few many to purchase the first NFTs available. He bought a series called Cryptopunks, in 2017 which was the same year he bought Bitcoin. The Cryptopunks series featured 10,000 computer-generated bits of 24-by-24-pixel “Punk” characters that were given away for free online to those with the know-how. Individually, the most looked-for CryptoPunks have sold for as much as $11.8 million . Punk 7804, which recently sold for 4,200 ETH(about $7.5M at the time of sale) As of 2020, Calderon who had planned to sell five zombie Cryptopunks for around $15,000 worth of ETH each ended up selling them for far more astonishingly high amounts at auction. With the recent NFT craze, sales of over $2.5 billion worth of NFTs have been recorded for the first half of 2021, with big names such as Porsche, American Express, and Jay-Z already in the NFT market. But this was not so in the beginning. Calderon watched as NFTs tried and failed to get into the mainstream with initiatives he thought were innovative but didn't fully utilize the Blockchain. He stated that: “From 2017 to 2020, ninety percent of the projects announced were square peg, round hole. Projects that potentially benefit from blockchain but would be better served by traditional systems using legacy systems.” Art Blocks (Company) In 2018, Calderon began selling off his Cryptopunks zombies for $200 each to pay developers to help him flesh out his idea. He had a vision for an NFT minting platform for Generative art. He called it Art Blocks. Art Blocks A generative artist may upload an algorithm to the site and then sell unique products as NFTs. Buyers would go to the site, pick an algorithm they liked from a gallery of examples, then mint. Upon minting, the Blockchain would preserve a record of the algorithm and the specific way it ran to create a one-of-a-kind piece. This represented an innovative way to create provenance for Generative artwork, while also recording the specific artistic process of the code itself . Calderon was very much excited about his concept though it didn't work the first time. The project stalled because the first prototypes were unsatisfactory. Then came the Epidemic. Calderon discovered that he now had four more hours each day, which he never had since the birth of his children were. He utilized that time to learn JavaScript so he could create Art Blocks exactly how he wanted them. In November 2020, Calderon launched the first version of Art Blocks. The platform was rapidly developed by hired developers and Consultants. By February 2021, Art Blocks became a fully developed cooperation with a massive flow of traffic. This has so far attracted many artists who believe that they can get greater control over the sale of their works and more money with Art Blocks than they might earn in the analog Artworld. Calderon's goal for the future is to create a long-term business. In his interview with Artnews, He had this to say : “We are trying to build something that transcends the localized ups and downs of the market”. “We have something special here – a concoction of incredible art, collectability, community, permanence, and technology – that is focused on a very long-term horizon.” NFTs Sales Art Blocks have realized nearly $600 million (184m Eth) from sales of NTF Artworks. On the 23rd of August, Calderon's platform had a peak selling day where $69 million in transactions took place. Trading activity on Art Blocks then dropped from August 23rd’s $70-million peak to $2 million on September 9th. Although the dramatic drop in trade volume was also experienced on other platforms, like OpenSea, which saw a 70% drop in transactions. This outcome was largely attributed to the incredible rise in transaction fees (gas fees), due to the high demand on the Ethereum Blockchain. In August 2021, Art Blocks' total sales record was over 12,000 buyers across 51,000 transactions which were worth nearly $600 million (184m Eth). On August 23, the transactions carried out by NFT traders on the platform racked up to $69 million, which was recorded as the peak selling day for Art Blocks Also in recent times, Unction house Sotheby also sold 19 of the platform’s pieces in a summed-up deal of $81,000. Despite the downturn in trading activities, Art Blocks is in a better position now. Sales have stabilized and the community is actively strong. Calderon is in constant touch with participants on Discord and other social media platforms. He and his team respond to Art Blocks fans and collectors at all hours of the day, troubleshooting and discussing new projects and artists. Collections by Snowfro Chromie Squiggles Chromie squiggles are unique, randomly generated squiggles of colours in 9 different schemes. The art collection was created by Snowfro and is the first collection of the curated projects from Art blocks. The project which began minting in November 2020 has generated over 9,200 items since then and is currently owned by 2100 wallets. The current floor price of one squiggle on OpenSea is 8 ETH. Snowfro stated that: 'each Chromie Squiggle represents the soul of the Art Blocks platform, but also the creator’s personal signature as an artist, developer, and tinkerer'. Chromie Squiggle 4697 is the most expensive NFT of the collection sold on 26th September 2021 at 485 ETH or about ($2.8 million) to a whale NFT collector. The sale was made by the original collector who minted at 0.035ETH ($22) in December 2020. On 21st September 2021, another notable sale was for Chromie Squiggle 7583 sold at 992.5 ETH or about ($2.5 million). The NFT holder becomes a member of the Squiggle DAO community by owning a Chromie Squiggle. <br <br

cameron-winklevoss

Cameron Howard Winklevoss is an American rower, entrepreneur, and founder of Winklevoss Capital Management.

Cameron Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American rower, entrepreneur, and founder of the Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. He competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with his identical twin brother and rowing partner, Tyler Winklevoss. Cameron and his brother are known for co-founding Harvard Connection (later renamed ConnectU) along with Harvard classmate Divya Narendra. In 2004, the Winklevoss brothers sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the popular social networking site Facebook. In addition to ConnectU, Winklevoss also co-founded the social media website Guest of a Guest with Rachelle Hruska. Early life and education !Cameron_Winklevoss_TechCrunch_Disrupt_NY_2015_- Cameron Winklevoss was born in Southampton, New York, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut. He is the son of Carol (née Leonard) and Howard Edward Winklevoss, Jr.; Howard was a professor of actuarial science at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and is the author of Pension mathematics with numerical illustrations, and founder of Winklevoss Consultants and Winklevoss Technologies. Cameron began playing classical piano at 6 years of age, which he studied for 12 years. At an early age, he (left-handed) and his identical "mirror-image" twin brother Tyler (right-handed) demonstrated a pattern of teamwork, building Legos together and playing musical instruments. At the age of 13, they taught themselves HTML and started a web page company, which developed websites for businesses. Winklevoss went to the Greenwich Country Day School before attending the Brunswick School for high school. He showed a fondness for the classics in high school, studying Latin and Ancient Greek. During his junior year, he co-founded the crew program with Tyler. He enrolled at Harvard University in 2000 for his undergraduate studies where he majored in economics, earning an A.B. and graduating in 2004. At Harvard, he was a member of the men's varsity crew, the Porcellian Club, and the Hasty Pudding Club. In 2009, Winklevoss entered the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford to study for a Master of Business Administration and completed an MBA in 2010. While at Oxford he was an Oxford Blue and rowed in the Blue Boat in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. ConnectU In December 2002, Winklevoss, along with his brother and classmate Divya Narendra, wanted a better way to connect with fellow students at Harvard University and other universities. As a result, the three conceived of a social network for Harvard students named HarvardConnection, which was to expand to other schools around the country. In January 2003, they enlisted the help of fellow Harvard student, programmer, and friend Sanjay Mavinkurve to begin building HarvardConnection. Mavinkurve began work on HarvardConnection but left the project in the spring of 2003 when he graduated and went to work for Google. After the departure of Mavinkurve, the Winklevosses and Narendra approached Narendra’s friend, Harvard student and programmer Victor Gao to work on HarvardConnection. Gao, a senior in Mather House, had opted not to become a full partner in the venture, instead agreeing to be paid in a work-for-hire capacity on a rolling basis. He was paid $400 for his work on the website code during the summer and fall of 2003; however, he excused himself thereafter due to personal obligations. Facebook lawsuits In 2004, ConnectU filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging that creator Mark Zuckerberg had broken an oral contract with them. The suit alleged that Zuckerberg had copied their idea and illegally used source code intended for the website he was hired to create. Facebook countersued in regards to Social Butterfly, a project put out by The Winklevoss Chang Group, an alleged partnership between ConnectU and i2hub, another campus service. It was named among the defendants ConnectU, Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, Divya Narendra, Winston Williams, and Wayne Chang, founder of i2hub. A settlement agreement for both cases was reached in February 2008, reportedly valued at $65 million. However, in May 2010, it was reported that ConnectU is accusing Facebook of securities fraud on the value of the stock that was part of the settlement and wanted to get the settlement undone. According to ConnectU's allegations, the value of the stock was worth $11 million instead of the $45 million that Facebook presented at the time of settlement. This meant the settlement value, at the time, was $31 million, instead of $65 million. On August 26, 2010, The New York Times reported that Facebook shares were trading at $76 per share in the secondary market, putting the total settlement value at close to $120 million. If the lawsuit to adjust the settlement to match the difference goes through, the value will quadruple to over $466 million. According to Steven M. Davidoff, "Facebook never represented its valuation in this negotiation, and so there is no prior statement that the company needs to correct". Additionally, Cameron has publicly announced that he fully supports Facebook. After a defeat at the appellate court level, the Winklevoss twins decided to petition the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the case, but in June 2011 announced that they had changed their minds. Quinn Emanuel lawsuits One of ConnectU's law firms, Quinn Emanuel, inadvertently disclosed the confidential settlement amount in marketing material by printing "WON $65 million settlement against Facebook". Quinn Emanuel is seeking $13 million of the settlement. ConnectU fired Quinn Emanuel and sued the law firm for malpractice. On August 25, 2010, an arbitration panel ruled that Quinn Emanuel "earned its full contingency fee". It also found that Quinn Emanuel committed no malpractice. The Winklevoss Chang Group Lawsuit On December 21, 2009, i2hub founder Wayne Chang and The i2hub Organization launched a lawsuit against ConnectU and its founders, seeking 50% of the settlement. The complaint says, "The Winklevosses and Howard Winklevoss filed a] patent application, U.S. Patent Application No. 20060212395, on or around March 15, 2005, but did not list Chang as a co-inventor." It also states, "Through this litigation, Chang asserts his ownership interest in The Winklevoss Chang Group and ConnectU, including the settlement proceeds".[ Lee Gesmer of the firm Gesmer Updegrove posted the detailed 33-page complaint online. On May 13, 2011, it was reported that Judge Peter Lauriat made a ruling against the Winklevosses. Chang's case against them could proceed. The Winklevosses had argued that the court lacks jurisdiction because the settlement with Facebook has not been distributed and therefore Chang hasn't suffered any injury. Judge Lauriat wrote, "The flaw in this argument is that defendants appear to conflate loss of the settlement proceed with loss of rights. Chang alleges that he has received nothing in return for the substantial benefits he provided to ConnectU, including the value of his work, as well as i2hub's users and goodwill." Lauriat also wrote that, although Chang's claims to the settlement are "too speculative to confer standing, his claims concerning an ownership in ConnectU are not. They constitute an injury separate and distinct from his possible share of the settlement proceeds. The court concludes that Chang has pled sufficient facts to confer standing concerning his claims against the Winklevoss defendants". Guest of a Guest In 2008 Cameron co-founded the online site Guest of a Guest, a weblog that focuses on parties and nightlife in New York City, Los Angeles, the Hamptons , and Washington, DC, with Rachelle Hruska; she bought out his stake in 2012. Gemini Bitcoin Exchange The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has granted a charter under the New York Banking Law to Gemini Trust Company, LLC (“Gemini”) – a Bitcoin exchange that is based in New York City and founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Rowing Winklevoss began rowing at the age of 15, encouraged by family friends and the example of next-door neighbor Ethan Ayer who rowed at Harvard University and Cambridge University. He began rowing at the Saugatuck Rowing Club on the Saugatuck River in 1997. His first coach was Irishman James Mangan who coached him and his brother throughout high school. Winklevoss' high school did not have a crew; in his junior year, he and his brother co-founded the crew program at their high school. In the summer of 1999, he made the United States Junior National Rowing Team, competing in the coxed pair event with his brother at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Cameron's rowing discipline is sweep rowing. Harvard Winklevoss rowed at Harvard University for four years under legendary coach Harry Parker, while completing his undergraduate studies. In 2004, he sat 6-seat in the "engine room" of the Harvard men's varsity heavyweight eight boats. The 2004 crew was nicknamed the "God Squad" because, according to his brother, some of them believed in God while the rest believed they were God. As a Harvard Crimson in 2004, he helped the "God Squad" win the Eastern Sprints, the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship, and the Harvard–Yale Regatta as part of an undefeated collegiate racing season.

fei-protocol

The Fei Protocol aims to be a decentralized, fair, liquid, and scalable stablecoin platform built on Ethereum.

The Fei Protocol aims to be a decentralized, fair, liquid, and scalable stablecoin platform built on Ethereum. The inspiration for the vision of the Fei Protocol is derived from the ancient stone currency Rai, or Fei, of the Micronesian island of Yap. It is expected to launch in early 2021. Overview FEI is stabilized by a new mechanism called Direct Incentives FEI is the stablecoin issued TRIBE is the Governance Token Not a fork of an existing stablecoin Designed for scalability, liquidity, fairness, and low volatility Launching a fully decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Proposing Protocol Controlled Value Introduction Stablecoin (FEI) FEI introduces a new kind of stablecoin mechanism called direct incentives. It aims to be more capital efficient, with a fair distribution, and to be fully decentralized. The protocol uses the value it controls to maintain liquid secondary markets. How $FEI Supply Expands The $FEI stablecoin has an uncapped supply that tracks demand. FEI enters circulation via sale along bonding curve. This curve approaches and fixes at the $1 PEG. When new demand for FEI arises, users can acquire it by buying on the bonding curve. The price function will start low to reward early adopters for purchasing FEI. Fei Protocol will support the creation of bonding curves denominated in any ERC-20. The launch will contain only a single curve denominated in ETH. Bonding Curve The ETH bonding curve will have a target FEI supply for bootstrapping before fixing the price at $1. This target is known as Scale; reaching Scale will denote the end of the bootstrapping phase. Scale will be set to 250,000,000 FEI, to be large enough to merit integration with other DeFi (Decentralized Finance). Post-Scale, the bonding curve price will fix at a governance-able buffer above the peg. This price creates a ceiling throughout the ecosystem. Arbitrageurs can buy on the bonding curve and sell on secondary markets if the price is higher elsewhere. Protocol Controlled Value (PCV) Users cannot sell FEI on the bonding curve. Instead, the protocol retains the incoming ETH as Protocol Controlled Value (PCV). Fei Protocol deploys the PCV to create a liquid secondary market where users can sell FEI back into ETH. PCV is a subset of the concept of Total Value Locked (TVL), in which a platform outright owns the assets locked into the smart contracts. This is a stronger use case than the IOU common to most TVL applications, as the PCV is permanent. PCV gives the protocol more flexibility to engage in activities that are not profit-oriented. These activities can align with more fundamental goals, such as maintaining stability in the peg. PCV Use cases Common use cases such as governance treasuries and insurance funds are types of PCV. Other possibilities include guaranteed liquidity or a price backstop for DeFi users. Unlike the IOU model, PCV is irrevocable. Governance tokens in a PCV platform accrue deeper value capture and corresponding responsibility. Direct Incentives As stated from the Fei Protocol: A direct incentive stablecoin is one in which both the trading activity and usage of the stablecoin are incentivized, where rewards and penalties drive the price towards the peg. In general this would include at least one incentivized exchange acting as a hub. All other exchanges and secondary markets can arbitrage with the incentivized exchanges. This helps maintain the peg throughout the ecosystem. Fei Protocol achieves this goal by incentivizing Uniswap trading volume with mints and burns. These incentives apply directly to the trader’s balance, in proportion to the distance from the peg. This means that a larger sell incurs a larger burn. The protocol incentivizes traders via mint to return the price back up to the peg. The formulas used ensure that all volatility below the peg is net deflationary. This will help bring the supply down to the right level relative to the current demand. The direct incentive implementation of Fei Protocol is like a cousin of rebasing tokens like Ampleforth and Yam. It does directly operate on user balances, but only those of the users who actively engage in the incentivized behaviors. In the event of high FEI sell pressure, the sellers incur the associated deflation costs. Holders can rest confidently in the protocol backstopping the price if no trader restores the price. The long term ability to backstop is assisted by the deflation. These novel properties lead to a high fidelity peg for FEI. Governance Token (TRIBE) & DAO The project will launch with a fully decentralized Decentralized autonomous organization(DAO) on day one. The $TRIBE token controls the DAO. TRIBE holders can vote on the following actions among others: Adding new bonding curves in new tokens or adjusting price functions of existing curve(s) Adjusting the allocation of PCV for new incoming funding or existing PCV The protocol allocates a portion of the TRIBE token to a FEI staking pool. Users can deposit FEI and receive a pro-rata percentage of the TRIBE drip into the pool. The development team and investors retain another portion. A percentage will be split between the Genesis Group and Initial DeFi Offering.

nimiq

Nimiq (NIM) (Launched 2018) is a cryptocurrency token issued and utilized to power the Nimiq ecosystem.

Nimiq is a cryptocurrency token issued and utilized to power the Nimiq ecosystem. Nimiq describes itself as a Decentralized, censorship-resistant payment protocol native to the web, with its own ecosystem of apps, and was developed as an ecosystem that allows for easy user and developer interaction thus, making complicated Blockchain universally accessible. History & ICO The Nimiq Mainnet was launched on April 14, 2018, and the payment protocol is fully operational. Nimiq (NIM) originally began as an ERC-20 (Ethereum) token, known as NET or 'Nimiq Exchange Token'. Nimiq held its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) throughout June and July of 2017 and raised over $10 million USD. $NET trading was enabled shortly after the ICO, and development began on the project’s GitHub. $NET was later converted to $NIM, the currency that is based on the Nimiq Blockchain and network, on March 31st of 2018. Nimiq’s wallet (the Nimiq Safe) is built right into the Nimiq website, which means users need not download or sync a wallet application. The Wallet will lead its users through a setup guide, which will help backup and secure the user's wallet in the case of data loss. Users are to note that. although the Nimiq wallet is based in the browser, however, erasing their cache could delete their balance- so keeping a backup is highly recommended. Overview Nimiq (NIM), described as a simple, secure, and censorship-resistant payment protocol, is a blockchain technology inspired by Bitcoin but designed to run in the user's browser. The native $NIM token is issued and transacted within Nimiq's ecosystem as a store and transfer of value, and such which is utilized as digital cash. The cutting-edge, browser-first blockchain approach implies that users directly connect to the blockchain with nothing more than a browser. Therefore anyone with an up-to-date browser can join the payment network directly, pay, and accept payments without having to install software or rely on unnecessary intermediaries. This gives Nimiq its ‘simple to use’ nature, which is further strengthened by an ethos of simplicity and ease of use. $NIM is designed to be a cryptocurrency used by the masses. It is money by nature and is thus capable to do much more. As earlier explained, the Nimiq ecosystem uses cutting-edge encryption technology and never compromises on decentralization and censorship-resistance. The ecosystem funds are accessible to no one but the user. Ecosystem Nimin Consensus: With the switch of the ecosystem to Nimiq 2.0 also comes the switch from Proof-of-work to Proof-of-stake. The NImiq's Proof-of-Stake algorithm is called Albatross and reportedly able to provide a high throughput of transactions with eventual finality. One of its advantage over Proof-of-work algorithms is the vastly reduced energy consumption of Proof-of-Stake schemes. Instead of investing energy into the system, miners become validators that invest into the currency itself and set aside parts of their stake as security. Nimiq Blockchain Nimiq is the first browser Blockchain. And this implies that apps based on Nimiq can run directly in the browser of the user, locally, installation-free, without the need of a server-side application. And if any user has a server-side application, such a user can use the Nimiq Node.js client. This way, it can be easily integrated into any existing application. Albatross is Nimiq’s Proof-of-Stake algorithm; Ed 25519 Schnorr signatures secure transactions, and Hierarchical Key Derivation allows a practically unlimited number of accounts to be generated from the same seed. The protocol is implemented in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly for use in the browser. Syncing with Nimiq requires seconds, not hours and it works on low-bandwidth. Ideal for mobile and progressive web-apps. Utilizing Nimiq's ecosystem implies that: Users can create blockchain-enabled applications in JS without a third party to rely on No dependencies on external services, your app is a full member of the Nimiq network No service fees, terms of use, rules, and restrictions Everything open source and licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0 license Create a blockchain-powered app and deploy it, or Add NIM payments to any existing app. Nimiq Utility The Nimiq ecosystem can be utilized as: An Online means of Payment: Nimiq is the easiest way for users to pay with decentralized money. And they Integrate it through the API or shop plugins. As a Digital Money: Users can send and receive NIM tokens. Across borders or across the table, users can store their funds with unmatched security. To Get Donations: With the Nimiq ecosystem, users or content creators, and charities can rely on donations to support their efforts. This creates an air of insecurity and distrust, eventually resulting, in fewer funds being donated. Tokenomics Nimiq (NIM) is a cryptocurrency token issued on the Nimiq Blockchain and is used to power the entire ecosystem. The token's ticker is denoted as NIM and it has a Total Supply of 21,000,000,000 NIM. Nimiq (NIM) recorded an All-Time High (ATH) of $0.01363641 USD on July 19, 2020, and an All-Time-Low of $0.00028326 USD on January 02, 2020. Token Exchange Users can purchase $NIM tokens from KuCoin and HitBTC. Token Distribution The Nimiq Network has been designed for a total supply of 21 Billion NIM. The smallest unit of $NIM is called Luna and 100’000 (1e5); Luna equal 1 NIM, which results in a total supply of 21e14 Luna, identical to Bitcoin’s 21e14 Satoshi. The $NIM tokens are distributed as follows: 88% Validators Reward (mined over \~100 years) 5% Token Sale Contributors 2.5% Long-Term Project Endowment Foundation (10-year vesting) 2% Good Cause Partnerships and Sponsorships (10-year vesting) 1.5% Early Contributors (6-month vesting) 1% Creators (3-year vesting).

digitalbits

DigitalBits is a protocol layer blockchain built to support consumer digital assets, specifically branded currencies.

DigitalBits is a protocol layer blockchain built to support consumer digital assets, specifically branded currencies. With a focus on mainstream crypto adoption, DigitalBits' branded cryptocurrency facilitates a unique opportunity to enhance the interaction and transfer of value between the brand and the consumer. Overview DigitalBits allows for the tokenization of any asset on their blockchain, while the first use case is the Loyalty Reward Points industry, which already provides a vast target industry and the opportunity to solve an actual problem for consumers and businesses. DigitalBits’ main value proposition is to provide secure tokenization of all types of assets. However, the main focus is the tokenization of loyalty and rewards points programs that are established means to improve customer engagement and brand awareness. The protocol allows seamless integration of existing consumer applications, enabling them to leverage blockchain technology to help facilitate mass market liquidity for those digital assets. DigitalBits chose a top-down approach to improve the status quo of blockchain and crypto adoption. DigitalBits can interface society with the benefits of blockchain technology and improve the user experience of blockchain-based systems. DigitalBits’ open-source system supports network architecture and allows the management of alternative servers. Through its API, developers can write new applications on the DigitalBits Platform. This system enables every software developer to write software in their own languages instead of the Ruby or Solidity languages that are little used and share them with the world. DigitalBits utilizes multi-hop technology to further support the potential for on-chain asset liquidity. Multi-hop enables the potential for trades to be completed up to 6-intermediary hops, in the absence of a direct market. This amalgamates all other order pairings within the ecosystem in such a case, to ultimately satisfy the initial trade. 1. Authenticate/Open Accounts: A protective security feature known as anti-spam requires every account on the DigitalBits blockchain to stake a minimum of 10 XDB. This ensures authenticity and enables the account to send outgoing transactions. 2. Bridge Token: Enables transactions among non-native tokens - XDB has the potential to operate as a bridge currency to facilitate trades between pairs of digital assets that may not have a large direct market. 3. Gas/Transaction Fees: Each transaction is subject to a minor transaction fee of 100 nibs (0.00001 XDB). A second anti-spam feature, this fee creates a financial disincentive for malicious users that may look to flood the network. 4. Low-cost payments: Leveraged for fast and low-cost payments and remittances - up to 10k TPS. Team 1. Al Burgio – Founder 2. Thomas Madej - Director of Technology 3. Michael Luckhoo - VP, Operations 4. Rajiv Naidoo - Head of Research & Community 5. Nazariy Hazdun - Engineering Manager 6. Aleksandr Tabachuk – DevOps 7. Ryan Burgio - Director of Marketing 8. Jane Yoon - Senior UI/UX Designer Partnership & Investors BiCash Rewards Alpha Sigma Capital Fireblocks Global Digital Assets KuCoin Pundi

apwine-finance

APWine Finance is a protocol to trade future yield where DeFi users can deposit their interest-bearing tokens of other protocols

APWine Finance (APW) is a protocol to trade future yield where DeFi users can deposit their interest-bearing tokens of other protocols during defined future periods and trade in advance the future yield that their funds will generate. Overview APWine project started in August 2020, during the DeFi summer craze, when yield Farming was still being introduced to the ecosystem. At this time, it was not uncommon to witness four-digits APY. APWine differs from fixed-rate lending protocols (e.g. 88mph, Yield) in that its main purpose is not to offer fixed interest rates but to allow the trade of future yield. How APWine Work !download-3png.png APWine works by placing Interest Bearing Tokens (IBT) or any yield-bearing asset for a fixed duration of time in a smart contract and issuing Future Yield Tokens (FYT) in return. The yield generated by these assets is directly received by the smart contract, and only the holder of the FYTs can redeem the corresponding underlying yield at the end of the period. As FYTs are regular ERC20 tokens, they can be freely traded, opening up a new market for future yield. For instance, users can deposit their aDAI on APWine for one month, receive their FYTs, and directly sell them through the AMM to get their yield upfront. APW Token The APW token is an ERC20 token, with a primary focus on protocol governance through the APWine Finance DAO. The $APW token was first distributed through a Liquidity Bootstrapping Event. It is now deployed at the following addresses and available to trade on SushiSwap. | Network | $APW Address | | ------- | ------------ | | Mainnet | 0x4104b135DBC9609Fc1A9490E61369036497660c8 | | Polygon (PoS) | 0x6C0AB120dBd11BA701AFF6748568311668F63FE0 | Mechanisms: The APW token is an ERC-20 token, with a primary focus on protocol governance through the APWine DAO. The token follows a Curve-like form of voting escrow (veAPW) which has a Lock capability. Token holders will also benefit from the 5% performance fee collected from all yield that is deposited and futurized on the platform from day one. This fee can be adjusted by the DAO through a proposal, with the consensus of token holders. APW Ecosystem A portion of the Community allocation is dedicated to ecosystem growth, in the form of strategic partnerships and grants for active and meaningful contributions moving the project and the DeFi space forward. Community (56%) : The Community allocation gathers Liquidity Incentives and Ecosystem funds and grants, including Airdrops. These tokens are distributed through a liquidity mining program on $APW pairs, along with incentives for liquidity providers on the APWine AMM. The team and the DAO reserve the right for these tokens to be dynamically allocated to specific incentives, depending on current needs and for the good development of the project.

rumble-kong-league

Rumble Kong League is a competitive 3 against 3 basketball game that combines play-to-earn functionality with NFT Collection.

Rumble Kong League (Founded in 2021) is a competitive 3 against 3 basketball game that combines play-to-earn functionality with NFT Collection elements to allow players to compete in interesting ways. Overview Rumble Kong League was launch with a set of unique 10.000 ERC-721 tokens, called Kongs and is inspired by other monkey-based collections. Alongside a truly unique look, each Kong comes with a randomly generated set of attributes that can influence their performance in a match, providing additional depth and strategic elements. Each Kong is assembled from a set of 100+ carefully hand-drawn traits, split into various categories. Out of over 45 million possible combinations, 10.000 will be assembled through a programmatic approach, giving each Kong a distinct look. Each of the traits has been hand-drawn by digital artist sickpencil, known for his unique art style and various high-quality NFT derivatives and standalone NFT pieces. All the art of "Rumble Kong League" is uploaded to IPFS and Arweave for permanence. In addition to that, owners will be able to receive a complete commercial license to any owned Kong. In December 2021, Rumble League Studios, a company behind Rumble Kong League, raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by JDS SPORTS. The other VCs supporting this round included CAA Sports, Framework Ventures, IDEO CoLab, Animoca Brands, and NBA players including Paul George. The Game The Rumble Kong League game evolve around exciting 3 versus 3 basketball matches, combining proven gameplay- and play-to-earn mechanics. Users can compete with and against other real users and their NFTs in various leagues and compete for a range of rewards and become the best of their class. In order to participate in Leagues, users will need to be members of Clubs, a separate layer of the ecosystem, giving users the chance to manage their own team and find the best possible Kong synergies to be victorious. Features of the Kong Game PLAY: Manage player and participate in exciting 3 versus 3 online matches with and against other Kong NFTs. Users decide on the play style and tactics of their Kong, making the most out of any given situation. EARN: Compete in various leagues and tournaments to win prizes and earn a living as a basketball player. Earn real money through prize pools, sponsorships, advertising, and other revenue streams, opening up a completely new way of gaming. MANAGE: Users can either create or join a basketball club and build the team of their dreams. They can find other Kongs and make decisions on the best possible lineup of players to be victorious. DOMINATE: Once the user found their dream club, and managed to get the most out of their Kong, it is up to them to perform, wins, and get to the top of the Rumble Kong League. Notable Sales Rumble Kong League has recorded a total volume of 18.3K ETH on the opensea market so far. The Kong 9802 was sold for a massive price of 40 ETH on January 7, 2022. The 2nd highest sale of 39.69 was registered by Kong 5868 on December 19, 2021. Team Direkkt - Visionary Marketing Director at The Sandbox with 10+ year experience working in the gaming industry (Activision Blizzard, Wargaming) SickPencil - Artist Digital artist and creative mastermind known for his unique style and several popular derivatives across the NFT space. Naz - Tech Naz is a\\\\ reNFT tech co-founder, first peer-to-peer ERC-721 and ERC-1155 lending / renting protocol Nicken - Marketing Marketing all-rounder and co-founder at reNFT as well as Marketing at The Sandbox Roadmap Game Finalization – August 2021 , Announce Whitepaper and game design. Club Release – September 2021; Owners may create or join clubs to participate in league play. Game Prototype + Introduction of Academy – October 2021; All holders can access a playable prototype. In addition, is the introduction of Academies. The Rumble Kong League Launch – Q4 2021 onward; At last, club owners can access play-to-earn features and league play.

list-of-consensus-mechanisms-in-blockchain

List of consensus mechanisms to agree up on transaction blocks on blockchains

This is a list of Consensus Mechanisms found in the space. If you add something new make sure to give an example of a project that uses it. Proof Of Work (POW): Used by Bitcoin Proof Of Stake (POS): Used by Ethereum Proof Of Capacity (POC) AKA Proof Of State: Used by Burstcoin Proof Of Elapsed Time (POET): Used by Hyperledger Sawtooth Transaction As Proof Of Stake (TAPOS): Used by Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance (dBFT): Used by Proof Of users Activity (POA): Used by Proof Of Burn (POB): Used by SlimCoin Proof of Stake Anonymous (PoSA): Used by Proof of Importance (POI): Used by Proof of Storage: Used by STORJ Proof of Stake Time (PoST): Used by Vericoin Proof of Stake Velocity (PoSV): Used by Proof of Checkpoint (PoC): Leased Proof of Stake (LPoS): Used by Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT): Used by Persistent Proof of Authority (PoA): Proof of Identity (PoI): Proof Of Bribe: Morty Token POW/POS Hybrid: Used by IOTA Federated Byzantine Agreement: Used by Ripple Proof Of Asset: Used by Digixdao Proof Of Intelligence: Used by Aion Proof Of Believability: Used by IOSToken Proof Of Devotion: Used by Proof Of Retrievability: Used by Stori Proof Of Weight (PoWeight): Used by Simplified Byzantine Fault Tolerance: Used by Chain Proof Of Audit (POA): Used by DAPS Matrix Proof Of Work (MPOW): Seele Randomized Proof Of Stake (RPOS): Ultrain Proof Of Engine (POE): Used by LTO Network Secure Proof Of Stake (SPOS): Elrond Proof-of-Immutable-State (POIS): Commerce block Proof Of Chain (POC): Clams SPECTRE: HYCON Tendermint: IRISnet Hierarchical Delegated Proof of Stake (HDPoS): VITE Proof Of Agreement: Credits Proof Of Coverage: Helium.com

decentral-games

Decentral Games (DG) is a community-owned metaverse casino ecosystem powered by $DG. Players earn $DG for playing games...

Decentral Games (DG) is a community-owned metaverse casino ecosystem powered by $DG. Players earn $DG for playing games, LPs earn $DG for providing liquidity, and holders earn $DG for governing the casino treasury. Overview Decentral Games is the first community-owned casino ecosystem powered by the $DG token. All games are built-in Decentraland and on Matic Network's L2 using a novel meta-transactional architecture to deliver seamless, signatureless, and free in-game transactions – all while maintaining open source logic and user custody of funds. Players play games directly from their cryptocurrency wallets and therefore have custody of them while playing games. Anyone may audit any particular gameplay transaction and game logic code to verify fairness. $DG is an ERC-20 governance token awarded to community members who provide value to the decentral Games ecosystem, such as playing games, providing liquidity, participating in governance, and referring to new players. There will never be more than 1 million $DG. $DG gameplay farming distribution is determined by: blackjack play-to-mine function: an equation that determines $DG mined per MANA or DAI wagered in blackjack roulette play-to-mine function: equation that determines $DG mined per MANA or DAI wagered in roulette affiliate rate: a bonus rate for all wagers placed through addresses a player refers multiplayer bonus: play-to-mine rate multiplier all players enjoy when playing with 2, 3, and 4 players at the same table NFT wearable bonus: play-to-mine bonus for players wearing a decentral.games NFT wearable while playing games. Users can earn $DG by: Gameplay mining: You can mine $DG by playing games with MANA or DAI and bonuses are given to players as an incentive to play in groups of up to four per table. The bigger the group, the higher the % allocated to each player. Liquidity farming: You can farm $DG by providing liquidity in the 98/2 MANA/DG and/or DAI/DG balancer pools and staking the balancer pool token (BPT) here. Governance rewards: You can earn additional $DG by staking your $DG up in our governance contract and voting on proposals. Affiliate bonus: Anyone playing using your affiliate link mines $DG for you at 10% the normal rate in addition to their earned $DG The decentral Games ecosystem revolves around a community-governed treasury and a $DG distribution method to grant a stake in the network to individuals who use it (players) and provide a service to it (LPs and active governors). Partnerships Decentral Games' foresight in the gaming market has resulted in significant investments from high-profile companies such as Binance Smart Chain, Decentraland, Polygon, Tron, and others. In 2020, Decentral Games collaborate with Atari to create a unique co-branded venue that features Atari's iconic branding. Decentral Games has also been entrusted by cryptocurrency organizations such as DEXTools, Coingecko, Polygon, and the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) to construct their Metaverse-based headquarters or presence, guaranteeing their place in the next technological frontier is assured for years to come. $DG and $ICE Token Utility On Decentral Games, the $DG governance token allows holders to fractionalize control of the DG DAO Treasury and its cash flows. The $DG governance plan is based on the notion of empowering token holders to "be the house". The $ICE token, on the other hand, is an in-game utility token for Decentral Games' ICE Poker product. The purpose of ICE Poker is for players to collect $ICE tokens so that they may swap them for rewards and wearable NFT upgrades.

brian-brooks

Brian Brooks is the CEO of Bitfury, he was the former CEO of Binance.US, and the former U.S. Acting Comptroller of the Currency.

Brian Brooks is the Chief Executive Officer of the Bitfury Group one of the largest and longest-operating designers of mining ASICs and operators of mining data centers. He is an American attorney, banker, and entrepreneur. Brian was previously the CEO of digital asset exchange and marketplace Binance.US. Before that, he served as Acting Comptroller of the Currency from May 29, 2020, to January 14, 2021. He also served as Fannie Mae’s Executive Vice President, general counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Coinbase hired him to be Chief Legal Officer in September 2018. Education Brooks received a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard University and a Juris doctorate Juris doctorate from the University of Chicago. Career !LDN277XFWFFHDCTNUNL6UI2JMA.jpgBefore joining Fannie Mae, a $3.2 trillion asset public company that is the world’s largest investor in single-family and multifamily mortgage assets, as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary from November 2014 -2018, Brooks was Vice Chairman of OneWest Bank, where he served as chief legal officer and oversaw the bank’s fair lending, corporate customer experience, and mortgage marketing and communications groups. In that position, he advised executive management and the board of directors on legal, risk, and strategic issues; developed and implemented strategies to manage litigation and government inquiries; led deal teams for strategic transactions; and led the bank’s compliance with regulatory orders on mortgage servicing and foreclosures. Before that, he was a Managing Partner at O'Melveny & Myers, where he led an office of more than 150 attorneys, represented major financial services companies in a variety of litigation and enforcement matters, and played a lead role in crafting the banking industry’s response to the 2010–2011 foreclosure crisis. 2018 - 2022 From 2018 to 2020, Mr. Brooks served as Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase Global, Inc., where he led legal, compliance, internal audit, government relations, and global investigations groups at the digital asset platform. Also, from May 2020 to January 2021, Mr. Brooks served as the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, where he was the administrator of the federal banking system and the chief executive of the 3,500-employee federal agency responsible for chartering and supervising banks comprising 70 percent of all banking activity in the United States. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. Often referred to in the media as “the first fintech Comptroller” and “CryptoComptroller” for his work advancing financial innovation, Mr. Brooks led the government’s efforts to provide regulatory clarity for stablecoins, digital asset custody, and the development of blockchain payment networks, and granted the first federal bank charter to a cryptocurrency company. He also launched Project REACh, a national partnership of civil rights organizations, tech companies, and banks to promote financial inclusion through greater access to credit and capital. !K4XUFDDSABGX5CJRLW6M2FGPZ4.jpgBrian Brooks joined Binance.US as it's on April 20, 2021, taking over from Catherine Coley. He stepped down on May 1, 2021, as CEO after just over three months of service citing differences over strategic direction. Brooks currently serves as the CEO of Bitfury Group, a blockchain technology company and one of the largest private infrastructure providers in the blockchain ecosystem. Bitfury Group was founded in 2011 and offers technology services such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, bitcoin, and high-performance computing. Honors & Awards Tabb Forum 40 Top Financial Market Innovators (June 2022) America's Top 20 Crypto Regulatory Voices (April 2021) 13 -- Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain 2021 (February 2021) The Treasury Medal (January 2021) 2019 Most Innovative Emerging Company Legal Department of the Year (September 2019) Chambers & Partners GC Influencers Global 100 (June 2019) Legal 500 GC Powerlist (March 2019) Employer of Choice Award Mid-Atlantic Region (team award) Jan 2015 Finalist, 2015 Best Legal Department Award (team award) January 2015 Spirit of Excellence Award 2010 500 Leading Lawyers in America Top Lawyers -- Financial Services

arbidex

Arbidex is a trading platform that accumulates liquidity from all major cryptocurrency exchanges.

Arbidex is a blockchain trading platform that accumulates liquidity from all major cryptocurrency exchanges and completely automates an exchange arbitrage process for the stakeholders. It is a trading platform that connects major exchanges within a single-window interface, the platform enables individuals to create a single account and from that account, individuals can view their assets from various exchanges in that one convenient and simple spot. Arbidex – a new generation Blockchain-powered trading platform that integrates crypto assets from multiple exchanges On Friday, September 02, 2022 Arbidex received a very Bullish rating on the InvestorObserver Sentiment Score. Overview Arbidex is the first trading platform that will truly unite all the world's crypto assets from different exchanges in one window. By creating one single account Users will get an opportunity to carry out transactions with all kinds of crypto assets from different exchanges. The best exchange rate will be found automatically and the total commission fee will be lower than any of those that exist at the moment. Arbidex product vision seeks to disrupt traditional crypto-exchange market deploying some promising features such as automated arbitrage and crypto-futures offerings, trade software license leasing and a hedging fund for non-traders. Arbidex aspires to minimize trading risks by accumulating liquidity from all major cryptocurrency exchanges and completely automate the arbitration process for the user. It is basically a trading platform able to analyze thousands of cryptocurrency pairs and find most favorable ones making up to 2-3% revenue. Abx token is the fuel for Arbidex arbitrage that gives access to premium platform features, at the same time being an internal settlement facility with an integrated discount for Arbidex service and the right to participate in the platform development. Hence, Abx tokens holders will be receiving the enhanced platform functionality that allows them to make extra profits from trading and arbitrage transactions. How it Works Arbidex is a trading platform that connects major exchanges within a single-window interface. Arbidex is connected to the exchanges using an API interface, receiving and analyzing up-to-date data: it scans asset prices on each particular exchange in real-time. Arbidex allows users to trade via one platform account across all the exchanges at one time. This is done through Arbidex’s corporate accounts that are used directly for trading on specific exchanges. The use of corporate accounts also offers users an additional advantage - reduced trading commissions: the minimum fees are 0.05% for "ultimate" users. Advantages of Arbidex 1\. Reduced commissions Arbidex Provides liquidity to the exchanges, while those exchanges gives the platform lower commissions which they, in turn, happily share with Users. 2\. Easy asset accounting With the help of the platform, Users can manage their assets from all connected exchanges with a single-window interface. 3\. Go through the KYC procedure fast and only once Users only need to pass the Platforms KYC procedures to get access to all of the exchanges that it is connected to. Verify their documents quickly through Arbidex’s customer KYC provider. 4\. Portfolio investments The Platform will help users to create an intelligent portfolio that includes all of the main and most promising coins. 5\. Market Orders\, Limit Orders\, and MIX Order Book Users can place Market Orders, Limit Orders, and Stop-Loss Orders at all of the connected exchanges through Single-Window Trading Mode. 6\. Smart trading Minimize trading risks by accumulating liquidity from all major cryptocurrency exchanges. Arbidex Token (ABX) Abx is a Cryptocurrency and operates on the Ethereum platform. Arbidex has a current supply of 25,000,000 with 20,354,621.9958578 in circulation. In early 2018, the Platform successfully completed its ICO and achieved a hardcap of $16,000,000. Token amount: 25,000,000. Tokens were released on a once-only basis during the ICO, there will be no additional issuance of tokens. Investors appreciated the potential of the platform and became owners of Abx tokens, which are one of the most important elements for user interaction within the platform. This is the utility token that gives users the opportunity to gain additional benefits from using our platform. Functions of Abx: Reduced commissions. Increasing arbitrage deposit amounts and the monthly trade limit. Access to auto-arbitrage. Exchanges where Users can buy Abx: IDEX Hotbit Bancor Coinplace Arbidex Supported Exchanges and Currencies Exchanges: OKEx Bitfinex Binance Bittrex Poloniex BitMEX Huobi Hotbit Quoine Currencies: BTC ETH LTC DASH BCH USDT The Team Behind Arbidex 1\. Kamilya Aslanova \(CEO\) 2\. Maria Stankevich \(CMO\) 3\. Anton Abizin 4\. Denis Pizhevsky 5\. Alexander Kovalenkov 6\. Olga Goretskaya \( Legal Consultant\) 7\. Vasily Sumanov

hive

Hive is a Decentralized information-sharing network with an accompanying blockchain-based financial ledger.

Hive is a Decentralized information-sharing network with an accompanying blockchain-based financial ledger built on the Dpos (Delegated-Proof-Of-Stake) protocol. Hive is a cryptocurrency for an open source social media blockchain. It was conceived through a hard fork of the original Steem blockchain after a group of the community decided to split and form their own chain. Hive supports many different types of information sharing applications. Myriad dapps, APIs and front-ends contribute to a general and straightforward accessibility of data, transactions and records, so that this existing diversity and utility ensure that the ecosystem is welcoming to content creators, consumers, investors and builders. Overview Hive is an innovative and forward-looking Decentralized Blockchain and ecosystem built on the @Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) protocol . It is the first highly-scalable DPoS Blockchain independent of central authority that addresses the problems of mass adoption and versatility of use. Hive allows the easy storage and retrieval of immutable strings of data and information. It sports three-second zerofee transactions and is designed to store vast amounts of content and to make it available for time-based monetization. Hive recognizes that transaction fees are often one of the largest challenges to facilitating development and flexibility of use on a Blockchain. Instead of requiring potentially costly and inconvenient transaction fees, Hive uses a novel stake-based Resource Credit mechanism to create a fee-less model. Hive also aims to overcome mainstream adoption shortcomings in Blockchain technology and content publishing by improving on their accessibility. It leverages the coined Proof-of-Brain (PoB) concept by distributing a portion of the inflation to content creators and consumers. To earn without financial investment, individuals partake in a wide range of activities. These include blogging, participating in discussions, curating others, building and engaging with dapps, playing games, and more; their limits are only constrained by their own imagination to further the decentralization of the system. All content is always readily-available on the Blockchain and retains its original integrity. Since its inception, Hive has steadily grown as an ecosystem. Myriad dapps, APIs and front-ends contribute to a general and straightforward accessibility of data, transactions and records, so that this existing diversity and utility ensure that the ecosystem is welcoming to content creators, consumers, investors and builders. Hive was created as an independent and decentralized fork of the Steem (blockchain) ]. As a community-driven fork, its intention is to continue the strong community values that have been established, while also freeing the ecosystem from the burden of Steemit Inc. and its disproportionate influence. While that influence had threatened Steem’s Decentralization since its inception in 2016, it was kept in check by the means of a social contract. Following the sale of Steemit Inc to Sun Yuchen of the Tron Foundation In February 2020, the exploitation of this influence and loss of confidence in the continued viability of Steem ultimately led to the creation of the Hive (blockchain). Features Fast: Transactions take less than 3 seconds Scalable: Future proof resource-bandwidth & storage system. Powerful: Battle-tested for 4 years by hundreds of apps, communities & projects around the world. Hive technology and scalability Hive’s support for high transaction volumes, combined with its fast 3-second block times and fee-less transactions, make it an ideal platform for building highly interactive applications that would bog down on most Blockchain networks. It also has a unique focus on a 2nd layer architecture for distributing application loading across distinct Side-chain to enable scaling beyond the limits of traditional smart-contract networks. To mitigate scaling limitations, an application’s proponents can allocate additional CPU resources as needed at the second layer to power their preferred applications, without worrying about congestion from other apps in the network, yet still benefit from a common first-layer Blockchain backbone to ensure distributed data integrity. This scaling ability also enables a unique competitive landscape for applications developers. Hive governance and software development Hive was founded by a diverse group of community members, developers and investors who believed in the common goal of decentralization. There is no set team and no company behind it. Hive is not based in any specific jurisdiction and has nodes, stakeholders and contributors in many countries all over the globe. Hive relies on decentralized governance, both for software development and for decisions about protocol upgrades, employing the DPOS consensus protocol. Stake-weighted voting is used to elect block producers known as witnesses that must agree to enable changes to the 1st layer protocol shared by all applications, providing a stable base layer, while leaving 2nd layer applications free to innovate rapidly. All protocol changes are proposed, developed, prepared for and implemented through a transparent and collaborative team-working environment. They are entirely open source from initiation to their final release. Hive (HIVE).(Launched on March 20th, 2020) is a Decentralized information sharing network with an accompanying blockchain-based financial ledger built on the Dpos (Delegated-Proof-Of-Stake) protocol. Hive is a cryptocurrency for an open source social media blockchain. It was conceived through a hard fork of the original Steem blockchain after a group of the community decided to split and form their own chain. Hive supports many different types of information sharing applications. Myriad dapps, APIs and front-ends contribute to a general and straightforward accessibility of data, transactions and records, so that this existing diversity and utility ensure that the ecosystem is welcoming to content creators, consumers, investors and builders.

parafi-capital

ParaFi Capital (founded in 2018) is an investment firm that focuses on blockchain and markets within the DeFi space.

ParaFi Capital (founded in 2018) is an investment firm that focuses on blockchain and markets within the DeFi (Decentralized Finance) space. They manage over $100 million in assets and have invested in projects including BarnBridge, Acala, RAMP DEFI, DeversiFi, Uniswap, Teller Finance, and Aave (LEND). Background ParaFi's Ben and Santiago: DeFi Is A Complete Redesign Of The Financial System ParaFi Capital was founded in 2018 by Benjamin Forman who serves as the company's chief investment officer. Kevin Yedid-Botton is the company's director, and Santiago Roel Santos is a partner. !FVs38sAX0AAx6j1.jfifParaFi Capital Partners With over a decade of experience in both finance and technology, the company takes a unique approach to researching and identifying potential opportunities. Discussing their strategy on their website, they explain, We invest behind digital assets that address tangible use cases, demonstrate signs of product-market fit, and exhibit compelling cryptoeconomic models. The company has received investments from firms including Dragonfly Capital Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and 9Yards Capital. On September 29, 2020, it was announced by Michael Novogratz, Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Digital, that Galaxy Digital would become a minority shareholder in ParaFi. Novogratz explained "We want to stay close to the cutting edge," and added, My instinct is, this is a really important part of the ecosystem. DeFi ParaFi began investing in DeFi in 2018, deploying capital behind early DeFi (Decentralized Finance) protocols including Compound, Aave, Uniswap, and Synthetix. In addition to investing in DeFi protocols, ParaFi actively supports its portfolio as a power user, liquidity provider, and governance participant. Examples of ParaFi's sustained involvement in the DeFi community include Andreessen Horowitz delegating its crypto fund's Compound governance rights to the firm, as well as ParaFi's active participation in monetary policy on the MakerDAO network. Investments ParaFi Capital manages over $100 million in assets under management. Some of the projects they have invested in include: Compound BarnBridge Acala RAMP DEFI DeversiFi Uniswap Teller Finance Aave (LEND) Synthetix

cool-cats

Cool Cats NFT is a collection of 9,999 randomly generated NFTs on the Ethereum Blockchain.

Cool Cats NFT is a collection of 9,999 randomly generated Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. The Cool Cats project was launched in June of 2021. Later, Cool Cats launched on Polygon and TRON. Overview Cool Cats are derived from the Blue cat, the primary character created by Colin The Cartoonist. Colin spent years perfecting the line weight, ear height, and whisker length of Blue Cat to finally get him to its final form. Cool Cats are a collection of programmatically, randomly generated NFTs on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. The first generation consists of 10,000 randomly assembled cats from over 300,000 total options. Cool Cats have a variety of outfits, faces, and colors. The intention behind Cool Cats is to create an opportunity for a community-driven collective while simultaneously spreading crypto awareness, adoption, and lastly bringing utility to NFTs in general. In July 2021, Cool Cats NFT dropped on Polygon (formerly Matic Network). In September 2021, Cool Cats launched on TRON. Attributes Cool Cats are worth between 3 and 10 points. These points are determined by which items the particular Cool Cat is made up of. Common items like a beanie or a hat are worth fewer points than more rare items like a computer head or an ape outfit. Aside from participating in one of the coolest, curated but randomized NFT projects to date, users can help evolve and build the future of Cool Cats. By getting a Cool Cat, users have a voice in the community and can help guide the direction of the project. Tokenomics Cool Cats NFT have reserved 100 cats to giveaway in competitions and holder airdrops. The 4 members of the Cool Cats NFT staff have each been given a Cool Cat. The remaining cats were all for sale. Notable Sales On August 20, 2021, Cool Cat 3330 sold for 110 ETH ($361,515). On August 7, 2021, Cool Cat 5280 sold for 80 ETH ($252,994) on OpenSea. In August 2021, Cool Cats partnered with Time magazine to announce a limited edition drop. There were a total of 400 founder Cats minted: 100 x Elu’s cat , 100 x Clons’ cat , 100 x Xtremetom’s cat , and 100 x Lynoid’s cat. These 400 NFTs were distributed through a meme contest on Twitter. The collaboration partners picked what they believed to be the best 8 memes. And those winners got a randomly selected collaboration NFT. The remaining 392 collaboration pieces were given to random participants of the contest who held Cool Cats.

masha-mcconaghy

Masha (Maria) McConaghy is a Founder & CMO at BigchainDB and ascribe.io.

Masha (Maria) McConaghy is a blockchain entrepreneur, Founder & CMO at BigchainDB, a blockchain database, tuned towards handling metadata. She is also the Co-Founder of Ocean Protocol. Career In 2011, Maria was a Curator of an exhibition "CONNECTING.THE.DOTS", a part of the Culture Days Canada 2011 held in Vancouver, BC, Canada. From 2010 to 2013, she served as an Associate Director at Douglas Udell Gallery Vancouver. In 2013, Maria was a Co-Curator of "DYSRAPHIC CITY" exhibition at Node Center for Curatorial Studies. In 2014, she was also a Co-Curator of an exhibition "FLASHBACK Meditations on Memory and Film" at SMAC Berlin. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a Cultural Projects Director at RusMedia RR GmbH. As of September 2022, Masha is the Founder & CMO at BigchainDB. She is also the Co-Founder of Ocean Protocol, a blockchain startup focused on bringing data and AI together. Previously, Masha co-founded ascribe in 2013, the world's first blockchain-based service for digital arts (now known as NFTs) and physical art collectors. In addition to organizing art exhibitions in Paris, Berlin, Vancouver, and elsewhere, Masha also assisted curators at the Louvre Museum in Paris and directed a commercial gallery in Vancouver. Education Masha has a Ph.D. in Arts from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris, and a Museology Degree from Louvre School, Paris. Her Ph.D. explored the distinct relationship between art and commerce over the centuries. She has organized exhibitions throughout the world and has worked with curators at the Louvre Museum, Paris, and directed a commercial gallery in Vancouver. Her current pursuits are at the intersection of art, IP, and applications of new technology.