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justin-aversano

Justin Aversano is an artist and curator, co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace.

Justin Aversano is an artist and curator, co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit bringing art to public spaces, especially billboards. Justin Aversano works within the New York and Los Angeles art scene and has organized a number of shows in New York, as well as public art exhibitions around the country. Career Justin Aversano is the co-founder and creative director of SaveArtSpace, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing community art to public spaces and Quantum Art. A humanist and a social entrepreneur, Justin connects his art with the world around him through capturing moments, faces, and communities that surround him, bringing them together through the lens of his camera. “I was the first NFT portrait photographer ever on the Blockchain. I was like, ’I’m putting my art on the Blockchain because this is a tool,' since it allows artists to tokenize, own and profit from their pieces. Why wouldn’t any artists want to be on this?” Aversano said. Aversano, known for his portrait photography, was able to sell all 100 portraits in his "Twin Flames" collection as Non-Fungible Token (NFT) in February 2021, earning him more than $130,000 in around five months, he tells CNBC Make It. For the series, Aversano photographed 100 sets of twins in honor of his fraternal twin. Twin Flames Justin began "Twin Flames" in 2017 in honor of his twin, who had passed away. He wanted “to go on a healing journey through art to build connections and find peace within myself.” He traveled to Peru, New York, California, London, and other cities across the globe to capture the essence of being a twin. The production process went on from May 31, 2017, to July 18, 2018, where he took his final photos in London. !fetched-img-22ed67667ee49000jpg.jpeg Aversano learned about NFTs in 2021 after speaking to a notable collector in the space. He messaged the collector after noticing he bought a Cryptopunks NFT for six figures. Aversano hoped to pitch him to buy all the physical portraits in the "Twin Flames" collection. “I reached out like, ‘Hey man, if you bought the Cryptopunks for that, would you want to buy 100 [physical] pictures for $100,000? You just spent more on a JPEG,’” Aversano said. Instead, the collector recommended Aversano keep his physical "Twin Flames" collection rather than sell it. Aversano may be able to sell the entire collection to an institution, later on, he said, but in the meantime, he could sell digital versions of his photography as NFTs. Justin Aversano x CryptoPunks community In 2021, Justin connected with GmoneyNFT and some people involved in the Cryptopunks movement, and they encouraged him to let go of the attachment to the project as one whole. Justin says that he realized he could allow the project to "exist centralized in the physical world, decentralized in the digital world." And thus, the plan to mint the images as separate NFTs was born. The project went live on OpenSea on Valentine's Day in 2021 and sold out in a few days. Many of the buyers were members of the Punks community, photographers, and even some whales in the NFT space. Aversano has also collected a few NFTs himself. In May 2021, he spent over $43,730 to buy Cryptopunks. The community of Cryptopunks collectors has been supportive of his work, Aversano said and he, in turn, wanted to purchase Cryptopunks to support them too. “I was like, ’OK, I’m gonna buy this and really represent the Cryptopunks community because they’ve been the ones that supported me, trusted me and believed in me, so I want to show them that I believe in, support and trust this community, too,” he says. “I’m willing to spend half my money to be part of that.” NFT Projects Twin Flames !fetched-img-e5114dff329f4000jpg.jpeg Twin Flames is a collection of 100 double portraits of identical and fraternal siblings, that was inspired by a personal loss and a deep desire to explore the world the way twins experience it. In February 2021, Aversano reinvented Twin Flames as a series of NFTs, which launched a whole new chapter in his creative journey and community engagement. Aversano photographed 100 sets of twins in honor of his fraternal twin, aiming to create a body of work focused on the existence of multiple births and the phenomena of twindom through an immersive portrait survey. !fetched-img-c3da3ea0a2210000jpg.jpeg Aversano won the community choice entry for Sotheby’s ‘Natively Digital’ auction and donated all of the $35,000 sale’s proceeds to the Sevens Genesis Grant charity. Additionally, he teamed up with GMoney to help produce the Cryptopunks billboards that have appeared in Miami, NYC, and London. Smokes and Mirrors !fetched-img-8de49f955a08000jpg.jpeg For "Smoke and Mirrors", Aversano photographed 78 sets of artists, astrologers, psychics, tarot readers, and other forms of mystics from all around the world. Aversano converted the black and white photographs into colorful silkscreen paintings by using three film formats; Polaroid, 35mm, and 4x5 combining the elements of the real (photographic) and the surreal (painting) to facilitate a broad & reflexive mixed-media dialogue that discerns the characters, their powers, and the significance of their presence in this natural world. Cognition !unnamed (1).jpgThis is a Collection of 364 Paintings that was created after his mother passed away, the artist created this year-long mixed-media project to experiment with free association and layering methods. This project was designed to defy his everyday preconceptions of the act of creation by expanding the definition of painting and redefining the composition of a frame. Notable Sale "Twin Flames" According to data from the NFT platform OpenSea, as of July 9, 2021, the total sales (including resale value) of "Twin Flames" exceeded $565,000. At the Sotheby’s auction on June 10, 20212, he sold his last "Twin Flame" portrait as an NFT for $35,280. He said that instead of retaining profits, he donated all the proceeds to the NFT community through the Sevens Foundation. In addition, on October 4, 2021, Twin Flames 21 (Evie and Ellie Houston) was resold at 110 ETH.

fluf-world

FLUF World is a collection of 10,000 unique 3D animated, programmatically generated Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). 

FLUF World is a collection of 10,000 unique 3D animated, programmatically generated Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Within 40 minutes of the public launch, they were completely sold out. Overview FLUF World is a collection of 10,000 unique 3D animated rabbits living as NFTs on the blockchain. FLUFs have been programmatically generated from 270 attributes across 14 categories to be entirely unique by at least three degrees of separation. This also excludes their expression, dance, scene, and soundtrack. FLUFs are stored as ERC721 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. Owners can download their FLUF in MP4, GIF, and PNG formats, with 3D models coming soon. They were crafted in Blender and randomly compiled using a Python script and a logic table to determine trait compatibility and rarity. FLUF World is a project by Non-Fungible Labs, with the support of Centrality. Launch Initially, FLUFs were set to launch on August 5, 2021, on the same day as the EIP1559 update to the Ethereum blockchain, and due to some issues with gas spikes on the network, the team let the community vote on whether to delay the launch for 2 days or not - and the community voted in discord to delay the drop. Within 40 minutes of the public launch, they were completely sold out. Price All FLUF NFTs are priced at 0.09 ETH + gas. Membership to FLUF World is granted for as long as a user holds their NFT. As long as all 10,000 NFTs have been sold, the price is dictated by the market on third-party platforms such as OpenSea. Partnerships FLUF partnered with Outline Ventures in September 2021. The Outline Ventures team believe that FLUFs is what comes next after Axies: a next generation P2E (Play-to-Earn) economy that goes well beyond the PFP people see today. One that creates a more complex and immersive universe of physi-digital content and experiences across the Metaverse.

web3

Web3 (also known as Web 3, Web 3.0) is the next generation of Internet technology that mainly relies on machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and bloc...

Web3 (also known as Web 3, Web 3.0) is the next generation of Internet technology that mainly relies on machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain technology. Web3 represents a serverless internet architecture, generally called a decentralized web, that aims to provide individuals control over data access and management rights rather than any centralized authority. According to Web3 Foundation: Web 3 is the vision of the serverless internet, the decentralized web. An internet where users are in control of their own data, identity, and destiny. Trivia The premise of 'Web 3.0' was coined by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood shortly after Ethereum launched in 2014. Web 3.0 is built upon the core concepts of decentralization, openness, and greater user utility. On Web3, users will have ownership of their data instead of central entities. A majority of Internet platforms in 2022 are controlled by only a handful of powerful companies, which profit from the data users generate. Top blockchain projects and services that employ the use of Web3 include Uniswap, Polygon, Axie Infinity, Frax Finance, Polkadot, and IQ.wiki. Overview In 2014, shortly after Ethereum's launch, Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, came up with the concept of "Web 3.0". Gavin presented a solution to a concern shared by many early cryptocurrency adopters: the Web demanded too much trust. That is, most of the Web people know and use today relies on trusting a handful of private companies to act in the public's best interests. Web 3.0 aims to offer users control over the content they access online and also to create a semantic web. Web3 is powered by technologies and concepts such as blockchain, self-sovereign identity, and decentralized storage systems, transforming the traditional concept of data ownership and giving authority to the users. Applications and solutions built on the web3 ecosystem are truly decentralized with features integrated such as enhanced security, functionality, no censorship, and data authenticity. Tech Web 3.0 is driven by four new layers of technological innovation: 1. Edge Computing: Web 3.0 pushes the data center out to the edge (i.e., edge computing) and into its users' hands, unlike web 2.0, which altered present commoditized personal computer technology in data centers. 2. Decentralized Data Network: On web 3.0, users will own their data because it is decentralized. Using decentralized data networks, many data producers can sell or share their data without giving up ownership or depending on intermediaries. 3. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Algorithms for artificial intelligence and machine learning have developed to the point where they can now make predictions and take actions that are helpful and occasionally life-saving. 4. Blockchain: Blockchain is a decentralized technology that uses smart contracts to execute transactions. These smart contracts define the semantics of a web 3.0 application. These smart contracts specify how a web 3.0 application should operate. As a result, the shared state machine is required for anyone who wants to create a dApp. History Web 1.0: Read-Only (1990-2004) In 1990, Berners-Lee pioneered the early development of the internet as a computer scientist at European researcher CERN.2. As of October 1990, Berners-Lee had written the three fundamental technologies that became the foundation of the web, including the very first webpage editor/browser (WorldWideWeb.app): HTML: HyperText Markup Language, the markup or formatting language of the web URI or URL: Uniform Resource Identifier or Locator, a unique address used to identify each resource on the web HTTP: HyperText Transfer Protocol, which allows for the retrieval of linked resources from across the web3 The debut of web browsers like Netscape Navigator in the middle of the 1990s marked the beginning of the Web 1.0 era. Most internet users at that time were delighted by the novelty of features such as email and real-time news retrieval. Content creation was still in its inception, and users had little opportunity for interactive applications. Web 2.0: Read-Write (2004-2022) Web 2.0 highlights a paradigm shift in how people utilize the internet since 2004. The monotonous web pages of Web 1.0 have been totally overtaken by Web 2.0's interactivity, social connection, and user-generated content over the last 15 to 20 years. Web 2.0 makes it possible for user-generated content to be viewed by millions of people around the world virtually in an instant; this sort of content has accelerated in recent years due to its unrivaled reach. Instead of a read-only, the web evolved to be read-write. Instead of companies providing content to users, they also began to provide platforms to share user-generated content and engage in user-to-user interactions. As more people came online, a number of top companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta began to control a disproportionate amount of the traffic and value generated on the web. Web3 also created a revenue model based on advertising. While users could create content, they didn't own it or benefit from its monetization. Web 3.0: Read-Write-Own (2014-2022) Web 3.0 seeks to decentralize and open up the Internet. Users of the internet in 2022 are dependent on network and cellular service providers who monitor the data passing through their systems. With blockchain technology, users can take ownership of their data. Web 3.0 represents the next phase of the web and the internet, and has the potential to usher in a significant paradigm shift as Web 2.0 did. The fundamental ideas of decentralization, openness and increased consumer usefulness form the foundation of Web 3.0. Features While web3 has several advantages over web2, it also includes the following key features that have the potential to transform how the current state of the web: Decentralized Web3 represents a decentralized ecosystem powered by blockchain technology. Applications and solutions built on the web3 ecosystem are truly decentralized with capabilities such as increased security, functionality, no censorship, and data authenticity incorporated, applications and solutions created on the web3 ecosystem are genuinely decentralized. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning Web 3.0 makes it possible for machines to interpret information similarly to humans with the aid of the Semantic Web and technologies based on natural language processing. The web3's capacity to make internet data machine-readable is referred to as the semantic web. The concept of a semantic web also aims to make cross-chain data sharing possible between various applications and businesses. The semantic web distributes content, user data, and related information in this manner effortlessly. In addition, machine learning—a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses data and algorithms to simulate human learning and steadily increase accuracy—is incorporated into Web 3.0. Connectivity With Web3, content and information are now easier to access across applications, and with a rising number of everyday gadgets connected to the internet thanks to Web 3.0. The Internet of Things is one such example. Metaverse capabilities The web3 ecosystem supports hyper-realistic 3D spaces and graphical interfaces, helping Web 3 projects offer a more natural and vivid navigation user experience. Leveraging Web 3.0’s metaverse and 3D capabilities, immersive games, e-commerce shops, and NFT marketplaces can be designed based on enterprise demand. Web3 Applications Blockchain technology is used by decentralized applications, which are not owned or managed by a centralized authority. Web3 supports development that is advanced both in terms of features and usability. Web3 dApps include those for metaverse, DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and gaming. dApps designed for web3 projects are truly decentralized and interoperable. However, dApps for the blockchain ecosystem do not necessarily need to be interoperable unless the project demands so. With blockchain at its core, Web 3.0 enables a wide range of new apps and services, including the ones listed below: NFTs: Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs) are tokens that are individually unique and are kept in a blockchain with a cryptographic hash. Some of the top Web3 NFT apps include Axie Marketplace, Decentraland, and OpenSea. DeFi: Decentralized finance (DeFi) utilizes decentralized blockchain technology as its foundation, a new use case for Web 3.0 that allows for the provision of financial services beyond the constraints of conventional centralized banking infrastructure. Examples of Web3 DeFi apps include Uniswap, Frax Finance, The Graph, and Chainlink. Cryptocurrency: A new universe of money that strives to be distinct from the traditional world of fiat cash is being created through Web 3.0 apps like cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Theta, Filecoin, and IQ token. dApp: Decentralized applications (dApps) are programs that run programmatically and are logged in an immutable ledger. They are built on top of the blockchain and use smart contracts to facilitate service delivery. Examples include MetaMask, Brave, Livepeer, and Magic. Chain-crossing bridges: In the Web 3.0 age, there are numerous blockchains and cross-chain bridges that provide some kind of connectivity between them such as Polkadot, Blocknet, Cosmos, and Wanchain. DAOs: DAOs are poised to potentially take on the role of Web 3.0's governing bodies, offering some structure and decentrali

paid-network

PAID N is a decentralized DApp offering users easy-to-use web and mobile apps, enabling them to do business with anyone anywhere

PAID is a decentralized DApp offering users easy-to-use web and mobile apps, enabling them to do business with anyone anywhere, without the need for expensive legal services. Overview With PAID's proprietary smart agreement templates, users can quickly fill in terms and execute simplified business contracts from their laptop or mobile phone. Throughout the lifecycle of the agreement the platform provides users an easy and quick way to manage their agreements and communicate with each other. The PAID platform removes the unnecessary complexity of creating and executing documents, as well as breaking down the borders that complicate arbitration. Through the community-governed arbitration system, disputing an agreement has never been easier or more efficient. To support this new system, the PAID platform will introduce a suite of new DeFi tools including staking, insurance, and escrow, allowing users to complete the business agreement process from beginning to end through the platform. These DeFi tools will also create opportunities for the PAID community, enabling them to securely participate in lucrative business sectors which have historically been inaccessible to all but the largest worldwide institutions. The PAID marketplace will allow businesses and business professionals to post offers or requests for various types of business agreements. After an expression of interest in an offer or a request, community members can engage in negotiations or finalize the existing agreement offer and move forward. This will foster a more robust economy, further driving value to community members by creating increased business opportunities, as well as driving more demand for agreements as these business relationships formalize. PAID's community driven DeFi economy will require a system to determine the risk associated with these services. To provide comprehensive infrastructure, the platform will feature a reputation-based scoring system composed of feedback from the business interactions happening within the PAID economy. Users will submit feedback about their business experiences with others through a publicly available, peer-to-peer rating and comment system. Event-released escrow to secure project funding as projects produce scheduled deliverables, as well as the self-governing arbitration system will help PAID redefine the way blockchain projects engage in token sale agreements with their communities, increasing project accountability and minimizing risk for token sale participants. By doing so, PAID will further legitimize the blockchain industry through our decentralized, autonomous ICO (DAICO) token sale platform. This platform will include token sale requirements, posted by up-and-coming crypto projects. To ensure that the community receives the value they anticipate, these projects will be held accountable to their timelines and deliverables, with the funds raised via the community token sale being released to developing projects in tranches based on their progress. The community of token sale participants can intervene at any time if they feel the company is not delivering as promised and request a vote to cease the release of funds. If the vote to cease funding passes, the remaining funds will be distributed back to these participants proportionally, according to the percentage of their original contributions. Smart Agreements In today's world, drafting, executing, and enforcing legal contracts requires expensive and complicated procedures, caused by unnecessarily complex Language and clauses. PAID simplifies this process using smart agreements. SMART Agreements are simplified contract templates designed to focus on the specific deliverables associated with business agreements. PAID removes all the unnecessary wording that confuses people and forces them to pay a lawyer and rely on Legal, counsel. These smart contract-based agreements are accessible via PAID apps and will be available for most legal scenarios. This method makes it considerably less expensive for parties to make agreements as they eliminate the third-party legal services that are required in the existing system. Arbitration PAID's smart agreements are written in a simplified way for two reasons. The first reason, mentioned above, is for parties to clearly understand the agreement terms without the need for legal counsel. The second reason is that in the event of a dispute, the agreement can be easily interpreted by anyone to render a judgement. This simplification creates an opportunity to decrease the costs of enforcing agreements, eliminating the need for a formal judiciary system and to expend the required resources involved with the conventional arbitration process. Disputes relating to these smart agreements are arbitrated by community members who have a significant stake in the PAID platform. These arbitrators will collect a fee for each dispute arbitrated, further incentivizing them to act in the best interest of the platform’s users, thereby maintaining the integrity of the system. For every dispute, three arbitrators will be chosen at random from the PAID network via a random number generator, The judgment will require a majority vote, meaning that when two of the three arbitrators rule in favor of the same party, a judgment will be made and the dispute will be settled. If an arbitrator is found to have a consistently dissenting opinion with the other two arbitrators, they will be revoked of their arbitrator status and marked as ineligible to be an arbitrator in the future. Reputation Scoring PAID makes use of decentralized identifiers (DID) for its on-chain reputation scoring system. Once a user creates a PAID profile and the system verifies their identity, they will be assigned a reputation score starting at zero. This reputation score will increase, or decrease based on feedback from people with whom they do business. To ensure that individuals are unable to create a new user profile if they receive negative feedback on an existing profile, PAID profiles will require digital identity verification on the platform. Users who faithfully and consistently adhere to terms in their business agreements will accrue a positive reputation over time, gained by the positive feedback from their business transactions. This allows other users to clearly evaluate the trustworthiness and integrity of their prospective business contacts. Conversely, if a user consistently violates the terms of their agreements and is frequently embroiled in contract disputes, their digital reputation score will decrease. This will make user behavior transparent to the rest of the community, thereby allowing users to accurately assess the trustworthiness of potential business contacts, reducing their risk. To ensure users cannot simply create a new profile if they receive negative feedback, PAID profiles will require biometric authentication to ensure the integrity of the reputation system. Duplicate biometric signatures will be identified and blocked from creating new profiles. Escrow & Lending Counter parties entering into agreements on PAID have the option of offering and requiring escrow, to insure and provide guarantees for payments. This escrow can be funded by parties taking part in the agreement or could be borrowed from token holders within the PAID ecosystem. Escrow funding requirements will be based on the reputation score of the borrower involved in the agreement. Lenders will set the APY and will also have the option to require collateral on the loan if they wish to decrease their risk. Escrow borrowing and lending will take place via a decentralized p2p marketplace within the PAID platform. Lenders can promote loan offers, while borrowers can submit requests to the community based on their needs or interests. Parties can either accept payment and interest terms or move into a negotiation phase. These escrow service contracts will offer guaranteed payments for payees who complete their responsibilities and will earn lenders attractive annual percentage yields from the payer, who will complete repayment according to the loan terms. Invoice factoring will be another component of our escrow borrowing/ lending services. Individuals or companies which have accounts receivable that are scheduled to be collected in the future will be able to borrow against or sell their interest in that receivables account, via our P2P DeFi marketplace. PAID's reputation-scoring system will provide an accurate assessment of borrower integrity to minimize the risk exposure to the Lender. Governance For PAID to offer the features described above, the platform requires a complex technical design composed of contracts to work smoothly. However, certain parameters and assumptions made within these contracts may not hold true at varying points of time. This necessitates the formation of a system of governance administered by the biggest stakeholders within the ecosystem, the PAID token holders and stakers. The governance system will allow stakeholders to submit proposals that would be voted on by other stakeholders within the PAID platform. Proposals would require both a minimum number of supporters and voting weight to pass. Those who stake larger numbers of PAID tokens will be granted a greater weight in their voting, therefore increasing the power of their vote. This proposal process will ultimately lead to constant upgrades and feature modifications which would be in the best interests of PAID ecosystem stakeholders. For example, it may be determined by PAID token holders and stakers that arbitration fees may be set too low, based on the existing fee structure and overall arbitration demand. Token holders may submit and pass a proposal to increase the arbitr

winklevoss-capital-management

Winklevoss Capital is a family office founded in 2012 by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss

Winklevoss Capital Management is a family office founded in 2012 by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss. The firm invests across multiple asset classes with an emphasis on providing seed funding and infrastructure to early-stage startups. The company is headquartered in New York’s Flatiron District. Cryptocurrencies On April 11, 2012, Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss revealed ownership of approximately 1% of bitcoins in circulation, worth about $11 million, via Winklevoss Capital. The brothers began buying bitcoin when the value of a single coin was in the single digits. <br On July 1, 2013, Digital Asset Services, LLC (wholly owned by Winklevoss Capital) filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, an exchange-traded fund for bitcoin. In 2013, Winklevoss also lead a funding round for BitInstant, a bitcoin exchange start-up based in New York City. Winklevoss Capital, along with other investors, raised $1.5 million in seed funding to help BitInstant increase its staff and scale up its product. Medical cannabis In 2017, Winklevoss was expected to buy up to $500,000 worth of shares in Eaze, a cannabis delivery startup. After a new Eaze CEO was named, the firm backed out of the deal and in May 2016 was sued in Delaware court for reneging on the deal. Winklevoss is also an investor in Eaze and participated in its series B financing round in 2016. <br

andreessen-horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is a private American venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z) is a private American venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Andreessen Horowitz invests both in early-stage start-ups, which may raise just $50,000, and established growth companies, which often raise tens of millions of dollars. Andreessen Horowitz's investments span the mobile, gaming, social, e-commerce, education, and enterprise IT (including cloud computing, security, and software as a service) industries. Founding and partnering Between 2006 and 2010, Andreessen and Horowitz were active investors in technology companies. Separately, and together, they invested $80 million in 45 start-ups such as Twitter. During that time, the two became well known as super angel investors. On July 6, 2009, Andreessen and Horowitz launched their venture capital fund with an initial capitalization of $300 million. In November 2010, the company raised another $650 million for a second venture fund, at a time when the field of venture capitalism was contracting. In less than two years, the firm had a total of $1.2 billion under management in two funds. In May 2011, Andreessen Horowitz ranked as the number 1 venture capital firm by Investor Rank, based on the firm’s networks and level of syndication with other venture firms. Andreessen ranked number 10 on the 2011 Forbes Midas List of Tech’s Top Investors while he and Horowitz ranked number 6 on Vanity Fair’s 2011 New Establishment List and number 1 on CNET’s 2011 most influential investors list. As of March 27, 2014, the firm managed $4 billion in assets with the closing of its fourth fund at $1.5 billion. In addition to Andreessen and Horowitz, the firm’s general partners include John O’Farrell, Scott Weiss, Jeff Jordan, Peter Levine, Chris Dixon, Vijay Pande, Alex Rampell, Martin Casado and Andrew Chen. Investments 2009 In 2009, Andreessen Horowitz made its two first investments: one in business management SaaS developer Apptio and the other in Skype stock. The investment was largely seen as risky because many believed Skype would be crippled by intellectual property litigation (initiated by Skype’s founders) and direct competitive attacks from Google and Apple. "When we bought the company from eBay, many thought that Skype, like so many acquired technology companies, had lost its technical talent," Horowitz told The Wall Street Journal . "Through our research, we found that Skype had a core group of engineers who were completely dedicated to the mission. They stayed through the eBay acquisition and were hugely determined to make Skype the communications company of the future." The gambit paid off when Skype was sold to Microsoft in May 2011 for $8.5 billion. 2010 In 2010, Andreessen Horowitz invested $10 million in cloud company Okta while leading its Series A Round. 2011 In 2011, Andreessen Horowitz invested $80 million in Twitter, becoming the first venture firm that held stock in all four of the highest-valued, privately held social media companies at the time: Facebook, Groupon, Twitter, and Zynga. Andreessen Horowitz has also invested in Airbnb, Lytro, Jawbone, Belly, Foursquare and other high-tech companies. 2012 In 2012, Andreessen Horowitz invested in 156 companies, which included its own portfolio of 90 companies and 66 start-ups through its funding of Y Combinator's Start Fund. They invested $100 million in GitHub, which netted over $1 billion for the fund when GitHub was acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion. 2013 In 2013, Andreessen Horowitz invested in Clinkle, Coinbase, Lyft, Oculus VR, PagerDuty, Pixlee, Ripple, Soylent, Swiftype and uBiome. 2014 In 2014, the firm led a $57 million Series B round in the A/B testing startup Optimizely, invested $90 million in company Tanium, invested $50 million in BuzzFeed, and led an $11.1 million Series A round in intent-based networking startup Forward Networks. 2015 In 2015, the firm invested $40 million in Stack Exchange, $2.8 million in Distelli, $80 million in cloud-based CAD software company Onshape, $57 million in blogging platform Medium, $20 million in Improbable, $15 million in Honor, Inc., $1 million in a blockchain startup OpenBazaar, and $2 million in nootropics and biohacking company Nootrobox. 2016 In 2016, the firm led an $8.1 million Series A round in Everlaw, a legal technology company, and led a $3.5 million Series Seed round in RapidAPI, an API connection platform for developers. The firm also invested $2 million in Cardiogram, a digital health company. 2017 In 2017, the firm invested in Sigma, Health IQ, Asimov and Cadre. 2018 In 2018, the firm invested in Imply, PeerStreet, CryptoKitties and Dfinity. In August 2018, Very Good Security received $8.5 million from Andreessen. Structure The firm is structured differently from most other venture capital firms in several ways. Instead of having general partners who specialize in a specific industry, each Andreessen Horowitz partner works on behalf of all its portfolio companies, an approach modeled after the Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency. Andreessen Horowitz helps start-ups it invests in with everything from recruiting to public relations. Margit Wennmachers, a marketing veteran who joined Andreessen Horowitz in 2010, is among the few venture capital marketing executives at the partner level. The firm has developed a database of top designers, coders, and executives and uses it to help fill positions at its start-ups. Andreessen Horowitz has 11 staff members (as of September 2011) dedicated to recruiting, which is unusual for a venture capital firm. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers became a special advisor to Andreessen Horowitz in June 2011. Summers works with the firm’s portfolio companies that are seeking existing market restructuring and global expansion. In September 2012, former Washington D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty was appointed Andreessen Horowitz’s second special advisor. Fenty advises the firm’s portfolio companies on working with local, state, and federal governments.

kevin-wang

Kevin Wang (Chinese name Wang Zhongxian) is a Chinese entrepreneur who serves as IQ.wiki's Director of Business Development in China.

Kevin Wang (Chinese name Wang Zhongxian) is a Chinese entrepreneur who serves as IQ.wiki's Director of Business Development in China. He was previously the Vice President of Shenzhen Uninet Technology Co., LTD., and is also the third-largest shareholder of the company. Education Kevin studied in Wuxue Jiefang Primary School from 1994 to 2000 and studied in Experimental Middle school and Yucai High School from 2000 to 2006. Kevin graduated from Wuhan Institute of Technology in 2010, majoring in telecommunications and Japanese. Career After graduating from Wuhan Institute of Technology in 2010, Kevin had a short internship in STMicroelectronics N.V., a semiconductor company in Europe. Later, he joined a Mobile Virtual Network operator in the UK and worked as a network operation engineer. In December 2011, Wang Chongxian joined Shenzhen Uninet Technology Co., Ltd. and started his 7-year long career. He was a communications engineer at first, and 2 years later, he became the Vice-President of the company and the third-largest shareholder of Uninet. At the end of August 2018, Kevin quit Uninet and started investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. In September 2018, Kevin joined IQ.wiki known as Everipedia at the time, as their Director of Business Development in China and working to expand the company's presence in the Chinese market.

alien-worlds

Alien Worlds is a decentralised metaverse running on the Ethereum, WAX and Binance Smart Chain blockchains.

Alien Worlds is a decentralized metaverse (i.e. extensible platform) running on the Ethereum, WAX, and Binance Smart Chain blockchains. The metaverse currency - Trilium (token symbol TLM) - incentivizes explorers to play games and must be staked by users to participate in governance. Planets within the metaverse are decentralized autonomous organizations that receive daily Trilium from the central metaverse smart contracts. Explorers engage through mining, acquiring and renting land, voting for Planetary governance to impact Trilium and NFT (Non-Fungible Token) payouts and other strategic actions which are likely to proliferate over time as Planets offer their own games and NFTs. Explorers accumulate and use rare and unique NFTs in their quest to earn more of the native token of the game, Trilium, and grow their influence. More Planets can be created; this is intended to be done in a manner so as not to penalize existing Planets. Planets are the means by which blockchain communities can onboard onto Alien Worlds, get their own token and DAO, offer games and services into the ecosystem, and trade NFTs. Blockchain Alien Worlds runs on the Ethereum, WAX, and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchains. Ethereum is a useful blockchain for storing and accessing Trilium, whilst WAX is a game and NFT-focused blockchain. BSC is an attractive consumer-centric chain with a growing user base and inexpensive transactions. On-chain components include: Trilium token All Non-fungible tokens All core gameplay including the mining game, fighting game, and further game actions such as quests DAO governance and voting including staking Database of Planets Off-chain elements include: Graphical elements including NFTs (avatars and other gameplay modifying NFTs) User interfaces (Pack opening & DAO management interface) Mining and fighting game interfaces Additional games and activities that are not part of the core distribution of TLM and/or NFTs Integration with Coinbase Wallet In August 2022, Alien Worlds announced its integration with Coinbase Wallet. Alien Worlds players can now use Coinbase wallet as a non-custodial wallet to hold the Trilium and NFTs they receive from going on Missions. More players can now enter the Alien Worlds gaming metaverse through this Coinbase Wallet integration. Lore It’s 2055 — some of Earth’s inhabitants have discovered a way to escape the raging pandemics on Earth. The most advanced bitcoin mining community — the Federation — noticed a pattern in its algorithmic solutions. An advanced Alien race was sending messages through bitcoin mining algorithms, and the messages led to a big discovery. A wormhole that allowed humans to travel to far-flung exoPlanets…. Metaverse Elements Planets Planets are the main locus of activity within Alien Worlds - they are where mining and gameplay occur, and where governance happens. Each Planet sets its own resource strategy and games, and players vote for their own Planetary government with the power of their staked Trilium. At inception, there are 6 Planets. A Planet is represented by a WAX account and its corresponding smart contract. New Planets can be created by the Federation. The terms and conditions of the Planet award will be negotiated between the community and the Federation. This may include, but will not be limited to, Planetary (DAO) Tokens, Land, and other NFTs. The Federation will also provide the Planets with smart contracts to run their mining and fighting games. Planets receive a daily flow of Trilium from the Federation which the Planets’ Custodians choose how to allocate down to users. Planets within Alien Worlds are Decentralised Autonomous Communities (DAOs). Each Planet is a tokenized DAO with a dedicated member client portal for Planet token holders to vote for their Governors and allocate Trilium and NFT flows. Federation Comprised of Founding Team (Dacoco) Permissions NFTs and approves new Planets in the Federation. Can remove Planets from Federation in order to comply with legal/regulatory Counts each Planet’s staked Trilium daily and allocates Trilium to Planets Runs and upkeeps game front-end Core NFTs Core NFTs are the NFTs created by the Federation (Alien Worlds’ creators) at inception. 1\. The Core NFTs within Alien Worlds are: Land Avatars Artifacts Tools Weapons Minions Missions 2\. The Core NFTs within Alien Worlds are: Its name. Its attributes (including its visual representations and powers). Who owns it? Its history of ownership. 3\. NFTs in Alien Worlds are depicted as trading cards; these elements are described in the UI codebase\. Pack opening Assets are created (ie created on the blockchain and attributed to an account) at the point at which the user opens the pack within which the assets are contained. The user opens a pack of NFTs by calling the on-chain action "open". When the user opens the pack, the NFTs in the packs are created (sometimes called "minted"). Trilium (TLM) Trilium is the native token of Alien Worlds and is used to stake to Planets and participate in core games. It exists on the Ethereum, WAX, and BSC blockchains so that users can store Trilium on either chain subject to their preference and use it for the games constructed on WAX and BSC. Trilium is the cross-chain ERC-20 / BEP-20 / WAX fungible token that connects the Metaverse and allows for the transfer of value and voting in Planet DAOs. Alien Worlds players can earn Trilium in the mining game and stake Trilium to a Planet DAO to vote in that Planet’s elections. Amount of Trilium There is a finite supply of Trilium at 5 billion Trilium with inflation at 9% of supply in year 1, 7.64% in year 2, and declining year on year Inflation funds the Daily Trilium Allocation to Planets and the Daily Trilium Allocation to Landowners Uses of Trilium Trilium must be staked by users to receive Planetary DAO tokens and participate in Planet governance. Trilium can be used to acquire NFTs. The Federation (and if they chose, Planets) charges Trilium fees for gameplay such as the fighting game. Trilium is burned (that is, NFTs sent to explorers for mining on the Planet or fighting on behalf of the Planet) when users shine NFTs. Trilium is required to participate in Nebula Events whereby users can obtain Legendary and Mythical items. Trilium fees go to Treasury and a proportion or all may be burned. Trilium is required to participate in Quests. Core Games Mining Game The mining game is a set of smart contracts available to Planets that they can offer to their explorers. It allows explorers to mine for Trilium and NFTs on Land on a Planet. Each time the explorer calls the mining action, the explorer receives a Trilium payout. Additionally, sometimes, an NFT is paid out. The amount of Trilium and NFTs paid out depends on: First: How much Trilium is in the Planet’s (where the Land is located) Current Mining Pot at the time of mine (described below under "The Planet’s Mining Pots")? Then, a formula that considers the type of Land and Tools being used (described under "Amount of Trilium Paid Out"). Finally, unless the miner is mining on Land he/she owns, a Trilium commission is paid to the Landowner, and the rest is kept by the miner (described below under "Commission to Landowner"). All NFTs are kept by the miner. Additionally, there is a minimum time between mines which is a function of the Land and Tools being used (described below under "Land and Tool Attributes - Impacts on Mining Frequency and Rewards"). Missions Game A missions game will be available on BSC whereby users can send spacecraft on missions of varying durations and receive a TLM and NFT reward. The number of TLM offered as a reward for a given mission will depend on the number of other spacecraft going on the mission. One NFT will be awarded per spacecraft per mission to a maximum of 5 NFTs per account per mission. Mission durations will be 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, and 3 months. During this time the TLM fee is locked and inaccessible to the user. Sending a spacecraft on a mission incurs a TLM fee which is returned at the mission end. Mission rewards must be actively claimed by the user when the mission has ended.

adex

Ambire (ADX) is a native token previously known as AdEx Network,

Ambire AdEx (ADX), previously known as AdEx Network, is the traditional cryptocurrency of the AdEx network. AdEx-advertising exchange is a network platform that provides the decentralized solution for digital advertising thereby improving transparency and protecting the user's privacy. Overview Ambire (Adex) token Network is a digital advertising marketplace that connects publishers and advertisers directly so that they can trade online advertising inventory. AdEx is described as a new-generation solution aiming to address and correct some of the most prominent inefficiencies of the online advertising industry: user privacy misuse, ad fraud, lack of transparency in reporting, etc. The underlying technology on the AdEx platform is called the AdEx protocol, which facilitates the trading of advertising space/time, as well as the subsequent verification and proof that it actually occurred. Essentially, it covers all interactions between publishers, advertisers, and end-users. The protocol combines traditional peer-to-peer technology, cryptography, and blockchain-based payment channels. Ambire Ambire is a tech innovator founded in 2017. The parent company of Ambire AdEx created blockchain and web3 solutions in crypto asset management and host the largest payments channels network on Ethereum. The ecosystem deployed Ambire AdEx as its first open-source decentralized ad platform built to serve both user privacy and transparency. Ambire's AdEx introduced OUTPACE, the first Ethereum payment channels network able to process millions of micropayments. Features The following are the key features of the AdEx (ADX) network platform: Privacy-preserving targeting The AdEx platform is built to value the privacy of individuals. No end-user data will ever be uploaded to AdEx servers and paired with data from other sources. Payment channels The AdEx platform allows for Scaling transaction volume, which is not an issue for its Network. Its payment channels solution allows for small payments for each individual impression - a unique benefit for advertisers and publishers on the platform. Crypto volatility solved The AdEx platform runs using two cryptocurrencies - the ADX token and the DAI Stablecoin. Frequent price fluctuations are a concern for using cryptocurrencies for standard business payments, so the AdEx Network has implemented the DAI Stablecoin as a payment method between advertisers and publishers on the platform. The ADX token is vital for running validator nodes on the AdEx network. ADX Roles The ADX token is used for staking, the process of locking a certain amount of ADX in order to increase the trustworthiness of the validators in the platform by ensuring they have skin in the game. Validators are essential for the proper functioning of the Ambire AdEx's ecosystem in general. A validator is appointed for each side of the advertising campaign and they are responsible for processing micropayments per impression on the platform. Misbehaving validators are subject to economic penalties (slashing) and thus have an incentive to ensure they run uninterruptedly. The more tokens are staked, the stronger the reliability guarantees of the validator network. Effectively, staking allows for Ambire AdEx users to have governance over validators and enables better transparency, reliability and decentralization of the entire process. Tokenomics AdEx (ADX) is a cryptocurrency token built on the Ethereum blockchain to connect publishers and advertisers without intermediaries on a decentralized ad exchange. Its ticker symbol is ADX and it has a total supply of 113,994,991 ADX and a maximum supply of 150,000,000 ADX. The AdEx (ADX) is currently mostly traded on Binance. Other crypto exchanges where $ADX is being traded include-- Huobi Global Kucoin Gate.io Kraken Uniswap.

pnetwork

pNetwork is a decentralized ecosystem backing the cross-chain pTokens solution.

pNetwork is a decentralized ecosystem backing the cross-chain pTokens solution. The pTokens solution enables the free movement of crypto assets across a variety of blockchain networks. As an initial incentive for boosting engagement, a 42% reward is granted to DAO members who actively contribute to its governance. pTokens and PNT pTokens Project Launches pNetwork DAO With Staking Rewards of 42% APR pTokens are cross-chain compatible tokens that allow seamless exchanges between many popular cryptocurrency assets. The goal of pTokens is to connect any token with any blockchain. Each pToken is pegged to its corresponding token, such as pBTC and pEOS. One pEOS is the equivalent worth of one EOS, and so on with other crypto assets such as Bitcoin (pBTC). PNT is the pNetwork governance token that is generated on the pNetwork DAPP. Any holder can become a pNetwork Validator if they stake the appropriate amount of PNT within the DAO. The token is used for community governance within the pNetwork. pTokens System Overview PNT Token \|\| 42% APR \|\| Next Level DAO The pTokens system is aimed to connect a variety of blockchain protocols, for any crypto asset to be moved cross-chain. The first pTokens bridge (pBTC on ETH) had a successful mainnet launch on March 5th, 2020, with a number of integrations live, including industry-leading liquidity providers Kyber Network and Bancor Network. Other platforms have performed seamless integrations so that peg-ins and peg-outs can be made straight from their interface. Examples include (but are not limited to) DMex and Eidoo. Another pTokens bridge (pBTC on EOS) was released to enable the connection of the Bitcoin and EOS networks. pTokens BTC was adopted by the industry-leading Equilibrium framework as collateral for the EOSDT decentralized stablecoin. Multiple pTokens bridges are already in the works and released on testnet. Examples include a pTokens bridge between Litecoin and Ethereum (pLTC on ETH) as well as the connection of the current two major DeFi (Decentralized Finance) networks, Ethereum and EOS (pEOS on ETH and pETH on EOS). The pTokens system will undergo a series of upgrades to achieve a fully decentralized network of validators, the pNetwork, where multiple operators (validators) will ensure there is no central point of failure. pTokens System Development The pTokens system is currently in Phase Zero. In its initial stages, the pTokens system is operated by a single validator. Phase One A first upgrade of the pTokens system (Phase One) is aimed to introduce a network of validators that will cooperate in the automated verification of each peg-in and peg-out procedure. The pTokens system will continue to be underpinned by Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) who act as validators (nodes) in the network. These enclaves are encrypted hardware ensuring the integrity of the node, and guarantee a secure and fully auditable execution of all minting and redeeming processes. According to the Roadmap, Phase One will start in Q3 2020. Phase Two Further upgrades (Phase Two) aim to achieve full decentralization, making the pTokens system an open network that anyone can be part of. It’s a permissionless network where a Secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) algorithm is jointly used by validators to reach consensus, power its computations and perform all peg-in and peg-out procedures. pNetwork DAO The pNetwork is home to a Decentralized Autonomous Organisation (DAO) that governs the network itself, along with the pTokens bridges and their dynamics. Members of the DAO will initiate voting processes to influence the development and future of the pTokens system. pNetwork DAO was launched on July 31, 2020, giving holders of the governance token PNT the opportunity to help govern and influence the future of the DeFi cross-chain solution. Active voters receive competitive interest rates for their participation, receiving 42% APR interest on their stake during the first year, and 21% APR interest the following year. This reward incentive is designed to give back to the founding community and help the pNetwork grow while in its initial stages. Up to 28,350,000 $PNT tokens are dedicated to this initiative, which are generated through an inflation mechanism. Steroids !c1baafc1-ecd7-4549-99f8-84b7fa9512aajpeg.jpegpNetwork Steroids program Along with pNetwork DAO, pNetwork team launched the yield farming program, Steroids. The program is created to run for a period of one month and award Uniswap liquidity providers with up to 10% monthly interest, distributed in pNetwork Token (PNT). The Steroids program incentivizes users to add liquidity to Uniswap’s pool for PNT, the first token to go on Steroids, as well as multiple pTokenised assets in future. Up to 200,000 PNT tokens are dedicated to the interest rewards. The more liquidity users provide, and the longer it is staked for, the higher the reward is. All PNT token holders can receive rewards by adding liquidity to the Uniswap V2 PNT/USDT liquidity pool. By providing this liquidity, token holders will receive “UniV2” pool tokens in return, which act as a receipt for one’s contribution and represents their share within the liquidity pool. Additionally, Steroids functions as an app within the pNetwork DAO. This component enables the UniV2 PNT/USDT pool tokens to be staked directly within the DAO. This makes it possible to combine both Steroids rewards with pNetwork DAO voting rights, which unlocks 42% APR rewards. Token Economics Since 2017, the EDO token has been at the centre of the Eidoo ecosystem. In 2020, Eidoo worked with their sister company, Provable Things, to upgrade EDO into a new token to enhance its utility and functionality. This upgrade resulted in EDO being relabelled as PNT. The pNetwork token (PNT) is the native token of pNetwork. It serves as an instrument of governance and incentive for the users in the network for carrying out their specific roles. The PNT is leveraged internally by the pTokens system to enable operations for both validators and DAO members. The pNetwork Token (PNT) will initially be issued as an Ethereum token, following the ERC-777 token standard (backwards compatible with ERC20). Prospective validators need to stake a minimum amount of PNT tokens (200K PNT), which is then used to show their commitment and serves as a bond. During the initial stages of the project, an additional economic incentive is introduced to the system to encourage active participation within the DAO while the system gains organic traction. While at stake, PNT tokens mature with an overall 63% interest over two years. Team Thomas Bertani - Project Lead Alice Corsini - Operations Jelena Keatley - Communications Savannah Lee - Communications Robin Whitley - Communications Greg Kapka - Software Developer Mauro Piazza - Software Developer Bogdan Arabadzhi - Software Developer Marco Roccon - Devops Alle Manfredi - Software Developer

stepn

STEPN is the world's first move2earn NFT game for mobile phones. To get tokens, gamers must go outdoors and walk...

STEPN is the world's first move2earn NFT game for mobile phones. To get tokens, gamers must go outdoors and walk, jog, or run while wearing an NFT Sneaker. The game has a dual token system, a Game Token (GST), and a Governance Token (GMT). Overview STEPN is a Solana -powered move-to-earn non-fungible token (NFT) game that began private beta testing on November 3, 2021. It launched in December 2021 and is now accessible to play on iOS and Android. The program is set up in a way that users may put on an NFT shoe and then earn tokens by walking or running. To avoid exploitation, the game has a built-in wallet with a swap, cross-chain conversion feature, and a thorough anti-cheating system. The NFT Sneakers collection will be airdropped to community contributors during the first season. Bug catchers in private beta and the most active community members will receive limited edition NFT shoes. STEPN is the first move2earn NFT mobile game in the world, with the goal of persuading millions of people to adopt healthier habits. Unique features that make STEPN a standout game include accessibility and a zero-entry barrier. Everyone can participate in STEPN's earning process. STEPN employs a method known as move2earn, which the great majority of people can understand. Players do not need to hold Non-Fungible Token (NFT) assets to play STEPN because it has a zero-entry barrier. Instead, they can borrow them for free from other players in order to begin moving2earn, with the earnings divided afterward. Gameplay The mobile game rewards players with game tokens for every step they take; game tokens may be won passively or actively, and governance tokens can be gained after the player has reached the maximum level. An NFT shoe, which may be purchased or rented for free, is required to play the game. Burning game tokens and/or governance tokens allows players to level up, add jewels, and create new NFT footwear in the game. Players may compete in an online Marathon for top leaderboard positions and awards, or they can use their energy to undertake a power run for not just game/governance tokens, but also accomplishments and Non-Fungible Token (NFT) badges. Certain NFT badges grant players special advantages in-game. Game Modes Solo Mode Players can earn tokens by moving in Solo Mode. Their profits are determined by two factors: their degree of physical activity and the rarity/aspects of the Sneakers they possess. To begin Solo Mode, players must simply hit the START button and move. If they haven't already done so, the system will choose a Sneaker for them; otherwise, they may manually select a Sneaker by pressing the shoe symbol on the screen. In Solo Mode, GST is collected according to the players' walking/running pace and the level/attributes of the Sneakers they are wearing. Solo Mode stops earning GST after Energy is exhausted, although players can continue walking/running without earning. Otherwise, players can manually exit Solo Mode. GMT When a player's Sneakers reach the maximum level, they begin to earn Governance Tokens. Because the total amount of Governance Tokens earned each year is predetermined, participants' earnings will be pro-rata. The GMT earning rate is 10% of the player's GST earning rate; for example, for every 10 GST earned, the player would receive 1 GMT. Marathon Mode Players must register for the Online Marathon under the Marathon Tab under Marathon Mode. Weekly and monthly Marathons are available, and participants must register for each one separately 24 hours prior to the start of the Online Marathon. The Weekly Marathon takes place once a week and lasts throughout the whole week. The 2km, 5km, and 10km Marathons are available to participants. At any one moment, players can only take part in one Marathon. The monthly Marathon takes place once a month and lasts the full month, regardless of how many days there are in that month. Participants can select between the 21-kilometer and 42-kilometer marathons. Players must register for monthly marathons through their favorite/local running club. Background Mode With at least one Sneaker in their inventory, players may earn GST without ever opening the app or paying repair charges. The Background Mode collects the step count straight from the mobile device's Health Data while the STEPN app is turned off. Sneaker Durability is not affected by steps taken in Background Mode (walking, Jogging, or Running). Background Mode earning is capped at 3,000 steps, and it is in addition to players' Daily Token Caps in Solo Mode. The earning in Background Mode has been rectified, and it will have no effect on Sneaker Quality or NFT Badges. NFTs The STEPN NFT packs come as sneakers and also as shoe boxes. !Screenshot-2022-04-28-at-11.02.48.png Sneaker Attributes Efficiency (GST/GMT Earning) Determines how much additional GST/GMT players may earn over and above the Sneaker's base return in Solo Mode. The more efficient a GST/GMT player is, the more money he or she may make per unit of energy expended. In Marathon Mode, Sneakers with a greater Efficiency will accrue more points, allowing players to climb the Leader Board faster. If players wish to initiate Solo and Marathon Mode on their own, efficiency is a great trait to have. Luck (Mystery Box) In Solo Mode, the frequency with which a Mystery Box appears in players' chest slots is determined by luck. Sneaker owners can also earn Mystery Boxes by leasing their Sneakers to other players. For players who want to lease the majority of their Sneakers to the market, Luck is an excellent Attribute. Comfortability (Buff) Comfortability controls how often players may earn a Short/Long Buff in Solo Mode. In Solo Mode, a Short Buff is a 1-5 minute earning/energy boost that occurs at random while players are moving. Short Buffs can appear on any Sneaker between Lv1 and Lv30, and they can stack. A Long Buff is a 24-72 hour boost that can occur within or outside of Solo Mode. Long Buffs improve events outside of Solo Mode, such as lower Shoe-Minting expenses, point bonuses for Marathons, or a greater chance to lease a Sneaker. Long Buffs can appear on any Sneaker between levels 20 and 30, and they DO NOT stack; the new Long Buff replaces the old Long Buff. Comfortability is an Attribute that may be used to improve gameplay in a strategic way. When used correctly, it can help players advance faster than others. Resilience (Durability/Repair) In Solo Mode, Resilience determines the Sneaker's Durability\. Higher Resilience equals more Durability, which implies fewer repairs. If players want to fix their Sneakers, the repair charges will be lower. In Marathon Mode, High Resilience allows players to run faster and longer without fear of getting a "wore-out" penalty if the Sneaker's Durability falls below 50%. When a Sneaker's Durability falls below 50% and 20%, respectively, the Sneaker gets a "worn-out" penalty, which decreases the Sneaker's Efficiency to 90% and 10% of its full value, respectively. The following factors influence the pace at which Durability degrades: Movement Speed Sneaker Resilience Resilience is a valuable Attribute for lowering maintenance expenses, especially for marathon players. Sneaker Types There are four main varieties of Sneakers, each suited for a specific workout intensity and/or fitness level. The four kinds are listed below in order of their classifications: | Type | Optimal Speed (km/hr) | Base Return at Optimal Speed | | ---- | --------------------- | ---------------------------- | | Walker | 1-4 | 4 GST / 1 Energy spent | | Jogger | 5-8 | 5 GST / 1 Energy spent | | Runner | 9+ | 6 GST / 1 Energy spent | | Trainer | Any speed | 4 - 5 GST / 1 Energy spent | Quality There are five different types of sneaker qualities. When a Sneaker is minted, all four Attributes are chosen at random from the Quality's min/max values. This means that due to shoe-minting variety, even high-quality sneakers might have drastically varying attributes. The Qualities are also distinguished by distinct colors: Common (grey), Uncommon (green), Rare (blue), Epic (purple), and Legendary (purple) (orange). Level Players may level up their Sneakers from Lv 1 to Lv 28 by burning GST. As the level develops, the quantity of tokens necessary to level climbs exponentially. Each level improvement takes time to complete, yet the time spent leveling up can be avoided by burning more GST. To level up a Sneaker from Lv28 to Lv30, a player must expend both GMT and GST. Players may enhance the NFT Sneaker by adding one point to each of its four attributes, and once the NFT Sneaker reaches a particular level, they will earn a bonus. At Level 30, the user can alter the Sneaker's name by burning GMT Tokens. The name of each Sneaker is one-of-a-kind and cannot be reproduced. Gem and Socket Gems improve a player's Sneaker's Attributes. This is accomplished by placing Gems in the appropriate Socket. Sockets of high grade can improve Gems' Attributes even more. There are four different varieties of Gems, each of which represents a different Attribute and color: Blue: Efficiency Yellow: Luck Green: Comfortability Red: Resilience Gems may be upgraded by combining three of the same level and type Gems. Players may use GST to convert these three Gems into one higher-level Gem in the Upgrade tab. A Sneaker contains four distinct Sockets, each of which is designated by a color that corresponds to a Gem kind. Players may increase the Sneaker's attributes by inserting Gems into the Socket. Each time the Sneake

galaxy-fight-club

Galaxy Fight Club is a collection of 9,994 Galaxy Fighters with a dedicated cross-brand, cross-platform PvP fighting game.

Galaxy Fight Club is a collection of 9,994 Galaxy Fighters with a dedicated cross-brand, cross-platform (PC + Mobile) PvP fighting game where players can battle, win and earn Ethereum. Overview The Galaxy Fight Club (GFC) is more than just an avatar project; it's a real-time PvP game that integrates all of the other NFT collections on a single platform, allowing users to 'log in' with a character they have already purchased and combat with them. Galaxy Fight Club's vision is to create a fun-to-play game where players can battle with their favorite NFTs and make a living through play P2E mechanics. Gameplay <strongParticipation</strong: The GFC is made up of 9,994 Galaxy Fighters in addition to the game. Users must own at least one Galaxy Fighter in order to participate in the game's major modes (Team Tournament and Battle Royale), which allows players to battle as the Galaxy Fighter or use avatars from other collections in your wallet. <strongFighters</strong: Userbase and monthly active users (MAU) are important metrics that should be increasing over time for a healthy game and our system is set up to achieve this goal while ensuring the value given to the original Galaxy Fighters also increases over time. While all major NFT collections will be integrated into Galaxy Fight Club, there is an original 10,129 Galaxy Fighter collection. Each Galaxy Fighter also comes with its own weapon, similar to the fighters themselves, the strength of the weapon is correlated with their rarity and tier which will be common, uncommon, rare, and exotic. Players can be able to access the base weapon that comes with their Galaxy Fighter in the game. They also have the ability to swap them out for other weapons which are individual NFTs, so far these are the OG Boxing Gloves and the Doctore's Crossbow. Game Modes The primary game style is 3v3, in which participants may either join as a pre-made team or are randomly paired with other players. The sole difference between playing in this mode as a Galaxy Fighter, an avatar from another collection, or even an F2P player without an avatar is the kind of loot box keys players can get as prizes at the conclusion of a round. Tournaments Team tournaments use a 3v3 structure, and participants may only enter a tournament with pre-made teams; they cannot locate teammates through online matching. Teams are available on Discord, or you may search for friends and family members who might be interested in joining. Only Galaxy Fighters are eligible to compete in competitions (Genesis or 2nd generation). A match is ended when either side scores 20 points (1 point = 1 kill), and the victor advances to the next round of the competition and the championship game. The $ETH or $GCOIN reward, which will be divided among the three team members, will go to the winning team in the final. 1v1 Players will enter the combat arena in this traditional death match mode, and the player who scores 10 points (1 kill = 1 point) first will win the match. In this mode, there are no bonuses. Battle Royale A traditional Battle Royale mode in which ten players enter a single battle arena and the victor is the last one remaining. The fighting area will gradually get smaller as a death ring appears on the map's edges. The Battle Royale mode's awards are still to be decided. Mechanics (A real-time NFT PvP game) The NFT PvP game is a 3D hyper-casual styled fighting game that is similar to Brawl Stars, fighters will be able to engage in both melee or ranged attacks depending on the weapon that they have selected with a movement system that allows them to move up, move down, left, right as well as the ability to engage with a number of obstacles and objects scattered across the map. There are 2 main factors that determine the outcome of a battle in equal measures: The overall strength of user Fighter is decided by their traits (namely base race, armour, and weapon) Users gameplay performance <strongGame Modes</strong: The game has three unique modes. Holding a Galaxy Fighter in any wallet is a requirement to participate in the Team Tournaments and Battle Royale modes. P2E The P2E game format presents , two ways of earning to users: Gold key fragments Silver key fragments Gold key Fragments Players using any of the following resources while playing, gold key pieces are automatically chosen as qualifying rewards: Galaxy Fighters from Generations 1 and 2. One energy is lost for each of these assets that is choosen and used in fight, and the player is then automatically qualified to get gold key pieces for winning the encounter. Be aware that this is not a guarantee; the chance of winning a fragment will rely on luck. Additionally, players may raise their luck by climbing the ranks and accumulating additional awards. Silver key Fragments If players are not using any of the Genesis weapons or the Genesis/Gen 2 Fighters during gaming, silver key pieces are chosen as the default prize. When using partnered project characters or the free-to-play (F2P) basic character when playing without one, players can receive silver key pieces as prizes. When using a partnered project character rather than an F2P base character, their chances of obtaining silver key pieces will be increased. Play To Earn There are a few ways users can play to earn in Galaxy Fight Club: 1. Collecting $GCOIN from Fighters: Owners of Galaxy Fighters will be able to earn between 5-15 $GCOIN passively 2. Win $GCOIN and weapons from Deathmatches\\ Winning the 1v1 deathmatches will reward a fixed amount of $GCOIN and weapons, the $GCOIN can be sold on the secondary market and the weapon can also be sold as a unique NFT on OpenSea 3. Win $ETH from Team Tournaments Up to 2 $ETH is available from our weekly tournaments, these can be won and will be shared between the 3 members of the winning team 4. Forging weapons and selling them Weaker weapons can be forged together to create stronger weapons, while the forging process itself will cost $GCOIN the resulting weapon might be able to be resold on the secondary market at a greater price than the price you spent acquiring the materials 5. Renting out fighters Collaborations Metasports Partners with Galaxy Fight Club The GFC Qualifier Cup, the first-ever competition for Galaxy Fight Club, is presented by Metasports and Galaxy Fight Club (GFC). It will take place on May 21. The kick-off competition, which offers many Genesis Galaxy Fighters, limited edition cosmetic items, and $10,000 USD in ETH as prizes, will also choose the top two teams that will compete in the GFC Open Championship, the main event in June with a prize pool of over $300,000 USD. Galaxy Fight Club x SupDucks The website disclosed a collaboration with SupDucks. All SupSucks NFT owners will have access to the game's special 3D models, be able to play, and be able to level up their own characters.

instadapp

InstaDApp is a DeFi Application that seeks to provide a simple-to-use layer in order to interact with other DeFi protocols.

InstaDApp (launched in 2018) is a decentralized finance Application that seeks to provide a simple-to-use layer to interact with other DeFi protocols. It is a smart wallet with an intuitive interface built on top of popular DeFi projects like MakerDAO, Compound, Uniswap, etc. for managing assets. It’s optimized for users lacking advanced technical or accounting experience. InstaDApp allows users to perform complex actions like leveraging or saving by buying or selling collateral in a single transaction. In 2019, InstaDapp raised $2.4 million in a seed round held from entrepreneur investors, such as Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan, and institutions like Pantera Capital and Coinbase. In June 2021, InstaDApp raised $10 million in its latest funding round from Standard Crypto, a venture capital firm, and strategic partners such as Andre Cronje, founder of Yearn, DeFi Alliance, and Longhash Ventures. Overview InstaDApp was founded at ETHIndia in August 2018 by Sowmay Jain and Samyak Jain, InstaDApp launched on the Ethereum mainnet in December 2018. The platform released its v2 update in April 2019 which started as a cool interface built on top of Maker at the ETHIndia hackathon. Sowmay and Samyak’s winning submission extended into an open innovation grant offered by Kyber Network to “build whatever service they felt was needed in the space". The team plans to add tie-ins with other protocols and additional features as it continues toward its goal of becoming a decentralized bank and driving mainstream adoption of DeFi. At this point, both of the brothers dropped out of school to go full-time DeFi. After accepting the innovation grant, they continued their core philosophy of simplifying DeFi with minimalistic interfaces. Eventually, they shifted their focus to building their smart contracts which allowed them to simplify complex transactions for users, and begin the “smart wallet” layer for their project. “We realized that the traditional finance systems we were studying in school were slow to innovate, extremely restrictive, tightly controlled by financial giants, and bound by geographical constraints. With DeFi, though, we realized that we can not only participate but are] also able to innovate globally from day one.” [ InstaDApp is a DApp built on the Ethereum network that integrates DeFi protocols into one platform for easy asset monitoring and management. Funding InstaDapp conducted a successful seed round in October 2019 led by Pantera Capital and raised $2.4 million to build out their project’s vision. The round included several other notable investors like Coinbase Ventures, Kyber Network’s Loi Luu, and even Naval Ravikant. Paul Veradittakit of Pantera Capital said: “We are impressed by InstaDapp’s laser focus on aggregating and simplifying DeFi and their growth has been a testament to their ability to execute successfully. InstaDapp stands out from everything else we have seen in the space so far. We believe they’re the right team to push the future of DeFi forward and help the next wave of users to onboard to the open financial ecosystem.” Tech DeFi is one of the fastest-growing verticals in technology today; new developments in blockchain architectures, consensus protocols, and economic paradigms have created a variety of products for lending, borrowing, swapping, and trading cryptocurrency assets. But, the major drawback of DeFi is that a variety of financial actions like lending and trading are distributed among various products (i.e. Compound, MakerDAO, etc.). It’s hard to keep tabs on what assets in each of these platforms are doing, and even harder to move them between platforms to optimize returns. InstaDApp is a user interface that allows individuals to track their blockchain assets distributed over a breadth of products and move them around based on financial paradigms and real-time market data. It integrates with a variety of DeFi protocols to allow users to visualize the position of their assets at any time in a comprehensible dashboard and make informed decisions about where to move their assets. This makes it easier for users to move assets and set up financial paradigms to maximize returns. InstaDApp significantly simplifies the experience of asset management in the decentralized finance world. It preserves the benefits of decentralization by operating as non-custodial and leveraging smart contracts to ensure that users always have 100% control and ownership of their assets. The convenience added by InstaDApp is critical in advancing decentralized finance. Though decentralization is valuable, it inherently has some friction with onboarding new users because there is no central entity through which a user can control all of their positions and assets. InstaDApp makes it much easier for new users to engage with the decentralized space, creating a promising future for the product, but also the ecosystem of DeFi itself. Four main activities that can be performed on InstaDApp The main activities that can be performed on the InstaDApp platform include: 1. Lending – Deposit crypto and earn interest on it 2. Borrowing – Borrow crypto directly from the InstaDApp dashboard 3. Leverage – The process of Increasing the capital one can be able to trade with 4. Swap – Instant exchange of tokens from one's Web 3.0 wallet How It Works InstaDApp links its product to users’ holdings in various DeFi platforms and constantly pulls data to display on its dashboards. Before InstaDApp, users would have to manually keep tabs on each platform to identify optimal interest rates, collateral, etc. !5e52fd2933d368d7fa3c10e2_InstaDApp_Dashboard.pngInstaDApp summarizes all this information in one view, drastically reducing the effort necessary to manage one’s assets well. InstaDapp leverages the power of smart contracts to translate simple instructions from a user on where to move their assets into the series of complicated steps necessary to move them; it then executes those steps, making the experience of managing assets significantly easier for users. They take no fees for any of these executions; the user only needs to supply the funds to pay the gas price for moving assets. Supported Platforms Currently, InstaDApp allows users to interface with Compound (an algorithmic lending tool), MakerDAO (collateralized loans), and UniSwap (a liquidity reserve). The bridge between MakerDAO and Compound is considered to be one of the biggest use cases because it allows users to easily view the advantages of either protocol and make informed, easily-executable decisions on where to move their funds. INST Token INST is the governance token of the protocol. It was launched on the Ethereum blockchain and has a total supply of 100,000,000 million INST. Instadapp’s governance token INST fulfills the tenet of decentralization. The INST token will align incentives with users, developers, and businesses to provide stewardship of Instadapp's future. The INST token holders will determine the evolution and direction of the Instadapp platform. INST Allocation The allocation will be as follows: 55% to Instadapp community members. 23.79% to current team members with 4-year vesting. 12.07% to investors with 4-year vesting. 7.85% for future team members and ecosystem partnership. 1.27% to advisors with 4-year vesting.

worldwide-webb

Worldwide Webb is a pixel art MMORPG Metaverse game that provides utility for popular NFT projects.

Worldwide Webb is a pixel art MMORPG Metaverse game that provides utility for popular Non-Fungible Token (NFT) projects. The game uses NFTs for in-game avatars, pets, lands, items, and quests. Overview Worldwide Webb is an MMORPG Metaverse game that uses NFTs for in-game avatars, pets, lands, items and even quests. It is heavily inspired by Ready Player One. !WorldwideWebbUniversal.webp "Our vision is to create a template for metaverses with the core values to keep the space open to all, and to incorporate other NFT projects into the world, giving them tools to build and create their own communities inside our world. " They have partnered with large organizations like Ponderware (MoonCats) and the Forgotten Runes Wizards Cult. The team plans to make Worldwide Webb a fully interoperable Metaverse game with a flourishing play-to-earn & create-to-earn economy for players, creators, and collectors alike. Worldwide Webb Lands In Worldwide Webb, users can buy lands and equip them with various NFTs. Lands are in-game spaces owned by the respective NFT token holder and is an integral part of the Worldwide Webb ecosystem. These in-game spaces can be used to house social events, pets, avatars, and games. A quest builder allows the users to incorporate custom smart contracts and sell their arts. Avatars and Pets Worldwide Webb also enables users the ability to use profile pictures and avatar NFTs from their favourite projects on OpenSea. They have integrated with Cryptopunks, KaijuKingz, CyberKongz, and more as avatars, and PunkCats, Cypher City Pets, Neko, and more as pets. Team This project was developed by a group of crypto-native game developers, artists, coders, and marketers. Founder: Thomas Webb Thomas Webb is a game developer, hacker and artist, he has won numerous awards for his AI art installations. His works exhibited by Saatchi & Saatchi, Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig, and the FROST Museum of Science in Miami. He has given a TED talks on AI and Hacking. He has also been featured in Forbes, Wired, and DappRadar. More information about him can be seen on his website, www.webb.site Twitter: @WebbEmotional CTO: Yuan Gao Yuan Gao also known as “Meseta” is an experienced tech entrepreneur, and was recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work with AI and satellite imaging. He has lead several technology startups as CTO, and has built drones, autonomous fruit-picking robots, and terrabyte-scale data processing platforms. He also has a game development hobby. Twitter: @mesetatron Lead Artist: Gutty Kreum Gutty is an pixel artist whose work is heavily influenced by urban and rural Japan. He previously worked on the art of the video game River City Girls (by WayForward), and his game art has been licensed for use in several other video games. Gutty has been featured in the book The Masters of Pixel Art. Twitter: @GuttyKreum

gmunk

GMUNK (Bradley G Munkowitz) is an American designer, director and photographer.

GMUNK whose original name is Bradley G Munkowitz is is an American designer, director and photographer. He is a visionary whose imagination and innovation span a wide variety of mediums, establishing himself as one of the world's best graphic design directors. Personal GMUNK was born on the 26th of November ,1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Canadian parents Alan Grosh and Rachel Owa having an elder brother. He spent a good part of his childhood in Minneapolis before moving to California when he was 18 years old.Though he was imaginative as a child, he first studied Oceanography at the University of Arizona. He received the latter part of his education at Humboldt State University in Arcata, where he studied Fine art and Filmmaking for six years while also developing extra dendrites in his brain. He moved to London after graduation to work in the interactive industry. He focused on interfaces, web design, and digital media for about three years after college, doing a lot of Flash work, and it was through his Blog gmunk.com that he gained a reputation for creating interactive environments. He eventually ended up in Los Angeles, where he worked his way into motion graphics and ad directing by working hard and knowing the right people. Relationship His fiancée is an Illustrator, a very creative illustrator with a strong work ethic. It's basically the only reason their friendship works and she's just as busy as he is and they collaborate. The duo turns on the music and disappears into their respective studios to dance together, and it's the most amazing thing ever. It's the most amazing thing ever. GMUNK has said that there is no way he will ever be with someone who does not appreciate the amount of effort that must be put in and the commitment to his art, and she understands that they're both chasing their dreams. Career In the early 2000s, he began his career in Flash Animation and Design, working with the freaks at Vir2L Studios in Rockville, Maryland and London, England. Before moving to San Francisco, California, he worked for the motion graphics companies BUCK, Prologue, and Digital Domain in Los Angeles, where he directed the User interface and holograms for films such as Tron:Legacy, Oblivion, and others. GMUNK began his career as a Design Director for Autofuss, a Bot & Dolly sister company specializing in robotics and projection mapping, where he directed the 'Box' short film demonstrating projection mapping's capabilities. GMUNK left Autofuss after it was purchased by Google and went into freelancing. He is currently represented by Tool of North America and has directed short films such as Chamber and automobile advertisements for clients such as Audi. Some of his favorite projects during his career were certainly the Design Direction for the Holograms and Opening Titles for the Feature Film Tron: Legacy, as well as working as the Design Director on the Projection Mapping film BOX, which blew up the Internets a few years back, as both projects taught him more than any of the others together. He is now a Director and Designer based in Hackney, London since moving from San Francisco.Over the past few years, GMUNK has mostly directed commercials and music videos; prior to that, he worked in the motion graphics business for the previous 10 years, freelancing and staffing as a Design Director for several of the world's leading motion studios whilst concurrently accumulating a wealth of expertise. One of the proudest thing I directed were many parts of animation, titles and UI in Tron Legacy. GMUNK is a visionary who has established himself as one of the world's best graphic design directors, with his talent and ingenuity across a wide variety of mediums. His signature look is enigmatic, atmospheric, and spiritual, much like the Munky himself, using a combination of psychedelic themes and richly textured palettes. His culture stems from his ability to understand while still being uncomfortable. He is still looking for innovative ways to adapt his architecture foundation to new mediums and collaborate with new people. He enjoys nothing more than collaborating with the people he cares about to see what their collective strengths can produce.Short films, installations, music videos, Television advertisement, fine art exhibits, title sequences, and other motion design technologies are also examples of the fruits of these labors. His dissertation also explores concepts of culture, the subconscious, and humanity's relationship with technology. GMUNK has agents in Europe and North America that demonstrate his work to agencies, brands, and other businesses, which has been very beneficial in getting commercial work started. Through this direction, the London-based designer hopes to establish a signature style and technique that distinguishes him from the competition, resulting in a distinct identity that elevates his work to the next level, making it something advertisers and agencies can search out as new and current. As a result of his tactics, he has been able to partner with impressive brands such as Audi and GoPro. When asked in an interview how he makes such incredible designs with computer graphics, GMUNK had this to say; There isn’t a path to follow other than just subscribing to an incredibly hard work ethic, and an unwavering thirst for learning, growing and experimenting within your own sensibilities. It’s easy to say don’t follow the money-earning potential and stay true to your own aesthetic, but we all have to pay the bills etc, it’s always a tough balance. Transition from interactive to motion graphics The artist claims that the transition was made due to the constraints of the immersive format, such as having to work with very limited file sizes in order for users to use it, and, of course, the slow playback problems that come with attempting to get so much data through. He decided to concentrate solely on the artistic side of things, knowing that he'd be making something that people might only watch and that would play flawlessly. He has, however, considered returning to immersive work now that it has evolved into topics like installation art and concert visuals. With holographic simulations, immersive sculpture, data visualization, and the maturation of mobile platforms, the stage is now set to combine motion graphics and a reliable experience of interactive aspects without having to think about the distribution channel. GMUNK's role in TRON:Legacy Bradley Munkowitz, best known as GMUNK, was the lead animated graphics designer on Disney's "TRON: Legacy." For director Joseph Kosinski and visual effects supervisor Eric Barba, he recruited and directed a team of GFX all-stars who conceived, planned, and animated nearly 10 minutes of UI sequences and Holograms at Digital Domain. Prominent graphics task encountered during Tron; Legacy Rectifier Extraction The Disc Rectifier extraction scene was one of the most visible graphics tasks. Clu gets his filthy hands on Flynn's disk and takes it into the rectifier to retrieve all of the data in one scene. The aim was to view the data as a messy assemblage at first, then organize it into concentric rings of decoded data later. Since Flynn, the developer of the TRON universe, wanted his disc defrag diagram to look like an otherworldly disc defrag data representation, GMUNK and his team mainly researched disc defragmentation diagrams and tried to modernize the aesthetic. They devised a visual language that was more realistic and incredibly informative. Even though the core framework is told by the disc defrag diagram, dlew flexed his moGraph muscles to the max, working with compositing supervisor Sonja Burchard to bloom the graphics with a beautiful shallow depth of field, making it sound even more extraordinary and realistic. Opening Title Sequence The opening title sequence, according to GMUNK, was the most difficult in terms of intensity. TRON's original title sequence is likely also one of his all-time favorite graphic title sequences. The series is an epitome of perfection, with a simplistic yet graphically dense style that is particularly appropriate for the time span. The team's first instinct was to cram as much detail as possible into their section of the OT series, resulting in the most epic city construct ever seen on television. Karsten Schmidt, a code artist, was brought in to assist with the previs on how the city will be built, with sliders to monitor their actions and how the lines will communicate with the houses. The level of complexity was driven even higher in the animation process, with the streets being filled with fascinating grid-based geometry patterns and the blocks eventually forming from these initial patterns. And for the homes, every single window was drawn as the structures took shape. The whole thing was animated by hand in Cinema 4D, with each keyframe carefully weighted to follow the VO and punctuate key phrases. The team was all set to put on a spectacular display of attention to detail. However, as the series progressed, it became increasingly simple, resulting in a rather tasteful, almost minimalist aesthetic. Joe is a minimalist at heart! Interview with GMUNK on TRON: Legacy Q: Can you talk a little about your background? I was born and raised in Minneapolis and moved out to California when I was 18. I attended Humboldt State University up in Arcata and I studied Fine Arts and Filmmaking there for 6 years while cultivating some extra dendrites in my brain. Upon graduation I moved to London to work in interactive. I worked on interfaces, web design and interactive media, doing a lot of Flash work for about 3 years after college, and that’s wh

pancakeswap

PancakeSwap (Symbol: CAKE) is an automated market maker and DEX that allows tokens to be exchanged on the Binance Smart Chain.

PancakeSwap (launched in September 2020) is an automated market maker (AMM) and Decentralized Exchange (DEX) built on the Binance Smart Chain, that allows users to swap tokens (Buy and Sell), earn passive income by providing liquidity to the platform, stake coins to earn rewards and also get a chance to win some $CAKE tokens through a lottery. PancakeSwap Offers Its users access to lotteries, Digital collectibles (NFTs), trading tournaments, and launch pads for ambitious developers. PancakeSwap has two native tokens which are, $CAKE and $SYRUP which are both BEP-20 standard tokens, the token model involves using CAKE as a utility cryptocurrency and SYRUP as an LP token which earns its users rewards for holding it. Since it runs on the binance Smart Chain, users enjoy a much lower transaction fee compared to Ethereum or Bitcoin. On February 17, 2021, PancakeSwap became the first billion-dollar project on the Binance Smart Chain. On the 6 of June 2022, Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, announced that it has invested in PancakeSwap’s utility and governance token ($CAKE), An investment, which is said to be part of Binance Labs’ mission to facilitate the next wave of global blockchain adoption by providing technology development, marketing, community support, and enterprise solutions for Web3 transformation. In August 2022, PancakeSwap announced some adjustments to the Syrup pools rewards proposal. The proposal is said to reduce CAKE emissions from the Syrup pools. Also, a total of 7,040,800 $CAKE (about $34 million) were burned from trading fees, gambling prediction, and lottery fees. As of October 2, 2022, PancakeSwap gained over 1.9 million monthly users with a $4.1 billion Total Value Locked. Background The platform was launched in September of 2020, by anonymous developers with an apparent passion for pancakes. This coincided with the peak of the DeFi market, which resulted in high gas prices and some congestion on the Ethereum network. The Ethereum network could barely keep up with the number of investors the market had attracted. !intro-header (1).pngTherefore, PancakeSwap entered the market during this tough period, offering lower swap fees at 0.25% as well as bridges to wrap non-Binance Smart Chain compatible tokens that are not BEP-20. Due to these additions and enhancements, PancakeSwap and the CAKE token swiftly established themselves as market leaders. It went live as an alternative to decentralized exchanges, like Uniswap and SushiSwap, native to the Ethereum ecosystem. The primary selling point of PancakeSwap is that it is a fully decentralized exchange where deals and orders are carried out automatically by smart contracts. Overview PancakeSwap is a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized exchange (DEX) with an automated market maker (AMM) model for swapping BEP-20 tokens. It offers its users various features such as Liquidity Pools, Swapping, Yield Farming, Syrup Pools, Initial Farm Offering (IFO), and an NFT profile system. The decentralized exchange offers cheaper and faster trading without the involvement of a centralized authority. The trading platform eliminates order books and middlemen. To achieve this, the platform encourages users to add money to liquidity pools that other users can trade against using an AMM. Each liquidity provider (LP) gets rewarded in LP tokens, which can be obtained by using these tokens. it is made possible to transfer tokens from other platforms and "wrap" them as BEP-20 tokens for use on the DEX using Binance Bridge, PancakeSwap is used solely for BEP-20 tokens operating on Binance Smart Chain. Along with this, the exchange helps users make the most out of their crypto assets by trading, earning through yield farming, and winning via lottery, prediction, and NFT collectibles. PancakeSwap has been leading the development and mass adoption of BNB Chain it is the most widely used dApp and the DeFi project with the highest TVL and over 400,000. daily users on BNB Chain. According to Binance Labs, ever since it launched back in 2020, The exchange has been regularly audited by blockchain security companies, such as Slowmist and Certik. How it Works PancakeSwap utilizes user-generated liquidity pools to enable users to swap between cryptocurrency assets, much similar to the popular Uniswap DeFi AMM system that runs on Ethereum. It offers a diverse range of Defi farming alternatives for liquidity providers to construct said liquidity pools. The Exchange is decentralized as it does not require any form of KYC for users to begin trading. Trades that occur on the Exchange are done by liquidity pools filled by users who lock their tokens through smart contracts. A commission is required for each exchange a trader makes. A further amount is allocated to the project budget, CAKE buyback, and burn plans. A portion of the transaction fees paid by traders is given as an incentive to the liquidity providers. Depending on their portion of the overall liquidity placed in the pool, each liquidity provider is given a certain percentage. This percentage is given CAKE, the pancakeswap native currency. This governance utility, in particular, ensures that users can influence policy changes and developmental implementations. PancakeSwap works with multiple decentralized wallets, the most commonly used ones are MetaMask Wallet, Binance Smart Wallet, and Trust Wallet. Products Exchange Token swaps on PancakeSwap allow users to trade one BEP-20 token for another via automated liquidity pools. The liquidity provided to the exchange comes from Liquidity Providers (LPs) who stake their tokens in "Pools. In exchange, they get FLIP (PancakeSwap Liquidity Provider) tokens, which can also be staked to earn CAKE tokens in the "farm". When users make a successful token swap (trade) on the exchange they will pay a 0.2% trading fee, which is broken down as follows: 0.17% - Returned to liquidity pools in the form of a fee reward for liquidity providers. 0.03% - Sent to the PancakeSwap Treasury Yield Farming PancakSwap Yield Farms allow users to earn CAKE while supporting PancakeSwap by staking LP Tokens. On the farm, users can deposit their LP tokens, locking them up in a process that rewards the farmers with CAKE. In essence, farms are LP staking pools that let their members increase the interest they receive on their holdings. The Initial Liquidity Pools (LPs) for farming CAKE tokens included: CAKE-BNB BUSD-BNB ADA-BNB BAND-BNB DOT-BNB EOS-BNB LINK-BNB BAKERY LP BURGER-BNB Staking !607986f7fa1bca10e9df7e1f_pancakeswap+pools.pngSyrup Pools is one of the simplest ways to earn free tokens on PancakeSwap. Syrup Pools is a way a user can stake their CAKE tokens. To do this users need to deposit their CAKE token in a syrup pool to receive the project's BEP-20 token in return. The pool constitutes of two different options of staking, flexible staking, and fixed-term staking, and has a lock period of 1-52 weeks. Pools PancakeSwap pools allow users to provide liquidity by adding their tokens to liquidity pools or “LPs”. When users add their tokens to a liquidity pool (LP), they receive FLIP tokens (PancakeSwap’s version of liquidity provider tokens). As an example, if a user deposited $CAKE and $BNB into a liquidity pool, they would receive CAKE-BNB FLIP tokens. The number of FLIP tokens they receive represents their portion of the CAKE-BNB liquidity pool. They can also redeem their funds at any time by removing their liquidity. Providing liquidity is not without risk, as users may be exposed to impermanent loss. Liquidity providers will also be given a reward in the form of trading fees. Whenever someone trades PancakeSwap, the trader pays a 0.2% fee, of which 0.17% is added to the liquidity pool of the swap pair they traded on. Example There are 10 FLIP tokens representing 10 CAKE and 10 BNB tokens. 1 FLIP token = 1 CAKE + 1 BNB Someone trades 10 CAKE for 10 BNB. Someone else trades 10 BNB for 10 CAKE. The CAKE/BNB liquidity pool now has 10.017 CAKE and 10.017 BNB. Each FLIP token is now worth 1.00017 CAKE + 1.00017 BNB. Liquidity Providers can also put their FLIP tokens to work whipping up some fresh yield farming, while still earning their 0.17% trading fee reward. Lottery v2 PancakeSwap also offers its users the ability to play the lottery. Playing the PancakeSwap Lottery gives users a chance to win huge CAKE prizes, and unlimited entry tickets, so long as the user can afford the tickets. To play the lottery, the user needs to guess a winning six-digit combination made up of numbers between 0 and 9. Each Lottery ticket cost for 1 ticket is USD 5 in CAKE. !169b38c6f38e4bb2838c536a1a0c4c55.pngThe system will automatically produce a random combination for a user when they purchase a ticket. If their combination matches the winning ticket, they will be declared the winner at the end of the lottery session and receive 50% of the total prize money. However, even if the ticket does not match the winning tickets, the user may still be eligible for incentives if at least two of the winning numbers on their ticket match those on the losing ticket. They must, however, be placed in the same order as the winning combination's winning numbers. The Lottery uses Chainlink's implementation of VRF for true, secure randomness. NFT Marketplace !NFTs.png (1).webpNon-fungible tokens based on the BNB Chain can also be traded on PancakeSwap. Users can buy and Sell verified Non-Fungible tokens on the marketplace. Launched in 2021, THE marke

binance-labs

Binance Labs is a social impact fund established by Binance. It is an initiative to invest, incubate, and resource blockchain...

Binance Labs is a social impact fund established by Binance. It is an initiative to invest, incubate, and resource blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, entrepreneurs, and communities. Overview Binance Labs run the Incubation Program, a chain-agnostic program that aims to empower innovative projects to shape the future of Web3. As Binance’s venture capital and incubation arm, Binance Labs created the program to meet founder needs, using extensive resources across the entire Binance ecosystem and crypto industry. The Binance Labs Incubation Program is an 8-week curriculum designed for top-tier founders. Their investment focus includes: Public Blockchains Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) Wallets & Payments Stablecoins ATS/ Security Token Platforms Decentralized applications (dApps) Binance Labs provide an incubation program to support the best early-stage projects. The program provides a ten-week, on-site service intended to help teams deliver products or services with a market fit. They provide $500,000 in seed funding (10% equity), mentorship, networking, and support service. Projects that worked with Binance Labs include Coin98, Elrond, Kava, Moonbeam Network, Chiliz, Polygon, and more.

internxt

Internxt is an American company specializing in creating services and products for decentralized projects.

Internxt is an American company specializing in creating services and products for decentralized projects in a more secure Internet. The platform specializes in cloud computing and aims to outperform the technologies used in the Mass market and thereby disrupt various tech industries. Overview Internxt is an American company that allows all its users to store files & photos in a truly secure, private, and free, cloud. Get 10GB of highly secure cloud storage. With Internxt, user data is no longer stored in a central location, but instead client-side encrypted, fragmented, and then distributed amongst different servers all over the world. An Internxt user is the only one with access to his or her digital possessions. Initial Coin Offering In the month of September, 2017, Internxt held a regulated ICO where a total of 629,610 INXT were issued in a distributed crowdsale for the participants. The token is an ERC-20 Token Standard. <br

monolith

Monolith (formerly TokenCard) is a decentralized banking alternative and cryptocurrency that is powered by Ethereum.

Monolith (formerly TokenCard) is a decentralized banking alternative and cryptocurrency that is powered by Ethereum. Monolith provides a non-custodial contract wallet to store Ethereum-based tokens securely. The TKN token is the native token of the Monolith platform. Overview Monolith is a decentralized financial platform built on Ethereum. The concept of Monolith stemmed from Arthur C. Clarke's novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, where the symbol of the monolith represents mankind transcending into a new era. As the Monolith team states, "To us, Ethereum is the real-life analogy to the Monolith and it alludes to transcendence in the world economy through the introduction of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Our project, Monolith, brings Ethereum to life." On Monolith, users' funds are secure and cannot disappear. All contracts are open source and the contract wallet is triple-audited externally. Users can exchange TKN to fiat and load them onto a Monolith Visa debit card. The Contract Wallet is non-custodial, open-source, and decentralized while enforcing advanced security features that are designed to protect users' funds in the event of an attack. The Monolith Visa debit card is accepted globally and currently available for EEA residents (31 countries within Europe). Monolith was funded by an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) of their TKN tokens that raised $16.9 million from retail investors in May 2017. The Monolith team turned the ICO proceeds into roughly $25 million worth of assets through timely sell-offs and collateralized debt positions (CDPs), using Ether as collateral to take loans denominated in dollar-pegged DAI tokens. Products Wallet Available on iOS and Android, Monolith wallet allows users to securely store ETH and ERC-20 tokens in their own decentralized contract wallet. They can then exchange them for fiat money and preload them to their Monolith Debit Card. Monolith Visa Debit Card The Monolith Card is available to residents of the United Kingdom, and across the European Economic Area (EEA). The Monolith Card is connected to a non-custodial Ethereum (ETH) contract wallet. The Monolith Card is issued by Contis Financial Services Ltd.,the same company that issues the Wirex Card. The Monolith Visa card can be used anywhere Visa cards are accepted. The card also supports both Apple Pay and Google Pay. TKN Token The TKN is the native token of Monolith. TKN is backed by a growing basket of ERC-20 tokens that are used by Monolith Visa Cardholders in a wide variety of transactions. When a Monolith card user tops up their Monolith Visa card with a token other than TKN, a 1% contribution is sent to the TKN Community Chest smart contract. Holders of TKN then have the option to burn their tokens for a pro-rated number of TKN from the Community Chest contract. By burning (destroying) the token, the TKN coins that remain in the contract will be valued at a larger pro-rated amount than before burning. The Community Chest asset contract shows full transparency of the contributions to the chest and the community actions within Monolith. Partnerships In August 2019, Monolith partnered with MakerDAO and Digix. It became available to top-up Monolith cards with MKR, DGX, and DGD, along with our original suite of tokens: DAI, ETH, and TKN. Team | Name | Position | | ---- | -------- | | Mel Gelderman | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | | David Hoggard | Founder and Strategy Director | | Vincent Choi | Head of Product | | Mischa Tuffield | Chief Technology Officer | | Lachian Cruickshank | KYC Officer | | Jeffrery Bolle | Senior Backend Engineer | | Daniel Smith | Head of Design | | Anthony Smee | Senior Product Manager | | Narman Xu | Frontend Engineer | | Mark Wubben | Principal Product Engineer | | Xavier Mitchell-Diggens | Customer Legend | | Mike Marciniak | Frontend Engineer | | Daniel Chmielewski | Blockchain Engineer | | Cesare Naldi | Senior Frontend Engineer | | William Ou | Chief Commercial Officer | | Ryan Collingham | Backend Engineer | | Brice Berdah | Community Manager | | Akeel Qureshi | Marketing Manager | | Wiktor Pinkwart | Compliance | | Oliver Morgans | Head of Compliance | | Bertie Stanley | Finance Officer | | Corinna Duszynski | Head of People | | Yannis Stamelakos | Blockchain Engineer | | Riccardo Persiani | Blockchain Engineer |

apis

APIS provides and consults an intuitive blockchain service.

APIS is an indexing and querying protocol for reading and writing to open networks. it provides and consults an intuitive blockchain service. APIS platform provides service to help effective node management and to deliver better access to blockchain incentive system. The APIS protocol provides extensive data analytics for digital assets across all public blockchains, both layer-one and layer-two scaling solutions. Overview With Blockchain financial service, effective decentralized economy system, dApp development, and blockchain technology consulting, APIS provides a platform service which is highly accessible on the end-user stage. We will provide an intuitive interface to all developers with Decentralized application (DApp) launch needs on APIS Core and users who use Blockchain financial service of APIS. APIS offers a new experience. The platform provides and consults the Blockchain technology that is friendly both to a developer and a user. APIS aims to build a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) Crypto-economy which can link Blockchain system and real economy. We aim to prevent a monopoly in the Blockchain system obtaining process and foster an evolved business by applying Blockchain technology to various industry, to decrease an unreasonable reward structure originating from the imbalance of information. In December 2019, APIS induced an investment from Nova Club. Nova Club is a Capital Alliance that conducts project discovery, incubation, and investment. Capitals in Nova Club are all influential blockchain investment companies in China and they continue to drive growth in the blockchain industry by building a cooperative investment ecosystem with their members. Based on their strong belief that blockchain technology will change the world, they are investing in and incubating blockchain technology companies in China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the United States, and Russia. Amino, Blucon, Everitoken, and Vodix are the representative cases. Through this investment, APIS Team will continue its active partnership with Nova Club, which will drive more aggressive entry into the global market. Features Data Querying: The APIS allows users to discover the latest trends, reveal transaction histories, and search across portfolio holdings of their and others’ wallet addresses. Customization: Users can Seamlessly create their own customized NFT drop calendar, market-data charts, and market-based notifications, enabling them to filter out irrelevant information and focus only on the opportunities that they deem the most valuable. Cross-chain: The APIS samples data across all prominent public blockchains, across all time series since inception. Its data is indexed so users can compare metrics from different blockchains and their native smart contracts, helping them decide which projects are most promising. User-friendly: APIS provides instant, understandable access to complex data. With only one click, A user can experience a rich gallery of interactive charts and graphs. With a few more clicks, they can create their own customized galleries, ones that would have taken weeks or months to build from scratch. Notifications: Receive instant Email, Twitter, Discorder, and Browser alerts on the mints, projects, and wallets a user follows. Team | Name | Position | | ---- | -------- | | Andrew Bakst | Co-Founder | | Martha Lee | Lead of Community | | Derek Dunn | CTO | | Maximilian Jungreis | Advisor | Backers 1. FBG Capital 2. OX21 Labs 3. AVstar Capital 4. EXNETWORK cAPITAL 5. Waterdrip Capital 6. SMO Capital 7. Master Ventures Roadmap Phase One — (Q1 2022) Initial data overview data dashboard of DeFi, NFT and GameFi. Interoperability Ethereum L2 solutions, Polkadot, and Solana. Security audits. $API (token) announcing and airdrops. Adv on the Coinmarketcap IDO page. LBP launch on mainstream launch platform. Liquidity Provision and Yield Farming on UniSwap V3. Building Customized NFT drop calendar. $API Marketplace Rewards Mining is Live. Curated NFT portfolio gallery dashboard. Building Community Phase Two — (Q2 2022) Instant alerts function on the mints, projects, and wallets. Building The APIS DAO Upgraded Liquidity Provision w/ Admin Tools Monthly product update report. Cross-chain Fractional NFT analyzing. Active Creators Fund for self-sustaining creators onboarding and marketing Liquidity Provision and Yield Farming on UniSwap V3. Releasing The APIS community membership NFT. Phase Three — (Q3 2022) Establishing and announcing partnerships with key projects. Launching marketplace for buyers and sellers. Developers’ Documentation for API access to marketplace Launching multiple collections with digital artists. Influencer marketing campaigns in conjunction with creator drops Referral programs to incentivize influencers. Monthly marketing contests, scouting for new NFT creators. Phase Four — (Q4 2022) Building a trading market in the metaverse. Media feeds and alerts service in the metaverse. Live streaming and Virtual Events. Additional NFT and APIS airdrops for active users. Establishing multichain public data analysis development stack Turning into community-driven comprehensive DAO organized ecosystem.

doxxing

Doxxing is the practice of gathering and releasing private or identifying information about someone without permission.

Doxxing is a term used to describe the practice of gathering and releasing private or identifying information about someone without their permission. It is primarily used online and is usually done to harass, intimidate, or embarrass the person whose information is being released. The term "doxxing" is derived from the word "documents", and is a portmanteau of the words "documents" and "dropping". It was first used in the 1990s, when hackers would release personal information about someone as a form of revenge or revenge trolling. Doxxing is often used as a form of cyberbullying, and it can have serious consequences for the victim. Doxxing can be done through a variety of methods, including searching through public records, searching through social media accounts, or using information that is publicly available on the internet. It can also be done by using online tools that help people find personal information about someone else. In recent years, doxxing has become a popular tool used by hackers and cybercriminals to target individuals, organizations, and companies. This has led to the creation of several anti-doxxing tools and services, designed to help protect people from doxxing. Doxxing is an unethical and often illegal practice.

nexo

Nexo is a European fintech company that provides instant dicryptocurrency-backed loans for digital asset owners.

Nexo is a European fintech company that provides instant dicryptocurrency-backed loans for digital asset owners. The Nexo platform is powered by a European fintech group that has been involved in online consumer lending since 2007. The Nexo platform launched in 2017 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. History Nexo was founded by Antoni Trenchev and Kosta Kantchev in 2017. The company has raised over $52.5 million in funding. Around early August 2020, Nexo announced that its token holders would be paid over $6.1 million in dividends on August 15, 2020. This is more than double what they paid out the year prior ($2.4 million). The payout consists of 30% of the company's net profits for the period between June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020. In a statement, Antoni Trenchev, co-founder and managing partner of the company, explained, Our profit unequivocally showcases Nexo’s stellar development and staunch resilience to what are perhaps the toughest market conditions since the 2007 economic crisis, Overview The NEXO Token is backed by the underlying assets of Nexo’s loan portfolio. NEXO Tokens payout 30% in dividends from the company’s profits each month to NEXO Token Holders. The tokens also offer additional utility features such as discounted interest rates on crypto-backed loans and are accepted as collateral on the Nexo Platform. Notable Clients In April 2019, Brock Pierce used more than three million dollars in bitcoin as collateral to purchase a 1.2 million renovated chapel-turned-home in Amsterdam. This became Nexo's first-ever crypto-backed mortgage. Chainlink Collaboration In early July 2020, it was announced that Nexo and Chainlink were collaborating in an effort to continue and enhance the adoption of digital assets. Chainlink is joining with Nexo by incorporating their oracle system in Nexo's trading and lending procedures, in turn improving the efficiency and security of the platform. Nexo's platform will also benefit from the partnership with the increase of both greater loan volumes and custody of funds. On the collaboration, Nexo Co-founder Antoni Trenchev stated, “Nexo’s mission is to bridge the gap between digital and traditional finance and our developing collaboration with Chainlink brings us a step closer to achieving this. We are very much on the same page — both in terms of how our respective services currently align, and in terms of our shared vision for a digital, decentralized future of finance. We’re thrilled to have them on board.” Chainlink Co-founder Sergey Nazarov also commented on the benefits of the union of Nexo and Chainlink, stating, “We’re excited to bring Chainlink’s secure and reliable oracle solutions to Nexo’s popular lending platform to enable users to independently verify on-chain the interest and collateralization rates they should receive. This allows Nexo to provide additional trust and transparency to their large user base.”

crypto-space-commander

Crypto Space Commander (CSC) (founded 2015) is a space Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)...

Crypto Space Commander (CSC) (founded 2015) is a space Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is combining Diablo III gameplay style (with spaceship) and an Eve Online economy powered by Ethereum (ETH). Blockchain Game Crypto Space Commanders \| New Player Guide for Fast GRP\! The game provides players true ownership of their game items secured by the Blockchain. In CSC, players are able to mine, craft, hunt, and explore the EtherVerse. Overview CSC is a space massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)) with fast-paced combat, a robust player economy, and an uncapped crafting system. In the game, players can travel to different star systems, mine stellar bodies for resources, craft items and ships to sell, battle pirates, and other players while commanding their very own starship. !gaming_csc.jpg CSC is an open-world, sandbox-style space MMO that features a Play-to-Own Economy. Users can experience a free-market game economy for the first time with the ability to buy, sell, and trade without limits. Any items found, crafted, or earned in CSC can be moved freely both inside and outside of the game universe. In CSC, users are Commanders and as a Commander, they can own a fleet of starships, but can only command one at a time. Starships are specialized, and some are better suited to specific tasks than others. Users can battle pirates and hostile drones in the CSC Universe. Each starship in CSC can be endlessly customized with equipment modules, which add or upgrade weapons, shields, and nearly any ship stat. Users can also experience PvP battles with other commanders where their skills are put to the test through the threat of real asset loss. Space in CSC will be divided into two regions: Core Space and Fringe Space. Core Space allows players to explore with relative safety and will have limited PvP (Players vs Player) interaction. While Core Space offers players a safe zone for research and exploration; certain resources may be more difficult to find though. Fringe space is akin to the wild west, where laws are merely suggestions and players are at the mercy of local player-controlled governments. How to Play CSC starts players off in the home star system of Sol as newly-recruited commanders of the Galactic Federation. Users become commanders of their very own starship, they’ll undertake missions, discover resources, and regularly acquire new skills in quests to dominate the galactic frontier. Players can travel in a 50 light-ear radius from Sol to over 900 different star systems, mirroring our corner of the Milky Way. Each system is rich with its own resources and planets, some of which may contain hidden loot or technology blueprints. Players can own an unlimited amount starships in their fleet, but only one can be commanded at a time. Each starship can be modified by equipping various modules, such as upgraded weapons or shields. Each starship class provides a boost or buff to a distinct specialization, making some ships better suited for specific tasks. Modules can be acquired from other players in a system’s trading post or crafted using harvested resources. As the player base grows and players continue to mine new resources and craft them into modules, ships, and other items, the growth of the economy gradually shifts from the Galactic Federation into the players’ hands. Initial resource markets established in both Core and Fringe Space will be supplied by the Galactic Federation (GFI). As the player base grows, the GFI will reduce its production, allowing the community to take over and manage Core and Fringe economies. Players will transact in ETHER, the base currency and primary medium of exchange of the entire Federation. Crafting & Discovery In the CSC universe, almost anything can be crafted. At first, players will be limited to crafting modules, components, and starships. The team has future plans to add updates that will include the ability for players to craft space stations, resource harvesters, and more. !fetched-img-850496a75dc47000jpg.jpeg The crafting system gives players the ability to continually improve the quality of their crafted items. Specialization is encouraged and rewarded by the CSC crafting system, giving players the option to focus on a specific item or genre of items. By focusing their skills and efforts, players can create truly unique and valuable in-game items. The Galactic Federation exists to provide new technology, initial seed items. and the framework for improving and creating new items – the players themselves will dictate the course of the game by growing the economy and product base. Players can invest TIME to research higher tech levels of crafted items. Depending on a player’s skill set, different aspects of an item can be improved. The amount of crafting and research is dependant on the player’s access to workshops. Workshops can be on their ship or on a station. Ship workshops are free to use and have a limit on the amount of resources they can hold. Station workshops can be accessed remotely and have no storage limit, but they do charge a fee to use. One exciting feature of CSC’s crafting system is the built-in royalty option. If a player discovers, improves, or invents an item in the CSC universe, they can earn a royalty on future sales of that item. When a player crafts any item, that item is forever branded with that player’s signature. The player can choose to encode in their signature an ongoing royalty rate for that item. The royalty rate is a percentage of the item’s sale amount paid to the player anytime the item is sold. This royalty rate applies at any trading post in the game universe. Travel & Transportation In CSC, all starships come equipped with a base FTL (faster-than-light) drive, capable of traveling vast interstellar distances in a matter of hours (1 LPH = 1 light year per real-world hour). The average speed of the initial batch of starships will be 1 LPH with smaller ships being faster than larger, more massive ships. !fetched-img-9ffc7fc115743000png.png This base speed can be improved significantly with module upgrades and various crafted parts. To help facilitate early exploration, the GFRL will also provide transport vessels between major system hubs. These transportation ships will be available for a small fee but can transport your ships at 2-5 LPH (1 ly in 30 mins to 12 mins). The GFRL will also provide an instantaneous option via our Jump Gate Network (JGN). The JGN will instantly transport players and ships to any sister gate or jump beacon in the universe. While extremely fast, they will come with a high cost for a one-way journey depending on ship class. Players will also have the ability to create their own transportation networks. Hangar modules will be available for large and capital starships. Players who focus on transportation as a career path can train skills to boost their LPH speed far beyond what the GFRL can offer. Combined with the contracting skill, they will be able to create complex transportation networks that generate passive revenue. Ultimately, a player who acquires or creates a capital class ship with a jump module will become an economic powerhouse capable of moving ships, cargo, and players around the universe instantaneously without paying JGN fees. Mining & Resource Collecting Resources are spread throughout the CSC universe, primarily distributed throughout asteroid belts but also found in rings, gas clouds, and planets. Discovery of resources will be achieved using a scanning mechanic, and once a resource is discovered, players in properly equipped ships can mine it until it's depleted. !fetched-img-9779d1def6f58000jpg.jpeg Pools of resources will regenerate over time, and rare resources can be discovered as independent veins or inside common resource veins. Refining resources requires the use of a station workshop. Workshops refine resources for a fee or percentage of ore which funds the Galactic Federation. The cost and time requirement to refine raw ore is affected by the player’s skill level. Packaging resources are free, other than Ethereum (ETH) network gas costs. A packaged resource can be sold as a unit in the marketplace or traded with other players. Resource refining fees and ore percentages are values set by the station owner. Players have the opportunity to also become station owners and set their own ore and fee rates. Features Asteroids !fetched-img-8c6c91c389a51000jpg.jpeg New asteroid types have been added for users to mine. These new asteroids feature some alien vegetation and offer a peek into what harvesting will be like. Users can mine these for ore, but in the future, these will also offer some unknown organic materials that users will be able to harvest. These will need to be harvested first before being mined. Trying to mine them before harvesting will destroy the vegetation, making them unharvestable. TCF & Jumpgate TCF (Trilite Concentrate Fuel) functionality has also been integrated into the game and it is free to refuel at stations. It is temporarily free for now, when refining & crafting is introduced, users will refine their Trilite into Trilite shards and then craft it into fuel. TCF is the main fuel that powers FTL drives and is a necessity for interstellar travel. Users can use their TCF to FTL to other systems or take advantage of another new feature: the Jumpgate. Getting around the universe just got easier. If a user doesn't want to use too much of your TCF on traveling to a new system, they can use a Jumpgate instead. During this current early alpha, it’s free to use but will eventually require users to pay its toll with in-game currency. Original Score/Music The team has added the first few

arweave

Arweave is a decentralized data storage protocol that leverages blockchain technology storing it permanently.

Arweave is a decentralized data storage protocol that leverages blockchain technology to enable permanent and sustainable data storage through a serverless web. It is described as a global, permanent hard drive with a new type of storage that allows users and developers to truly store data securely forever. AR is a native cryptocurrency of the Arweave network and it is used to incentivize participants in the network. History Arweave was founded as a start-up Archana in early 2017 by Sam Williams and William Jones. The Archaic was rebranded as Arweave while completing the start-up acceleration and mentorship program conducted by Techstars Berlin Accelerators, Germany. In April of 2018, Arweave graduated from the program, weaving itself a network of advisors and collaborators. Company and Team Arweave is registered by the name, Minimum Spanning Technologies Limited in the United Kingdom. It has a headquarter located in London, UK, and currently has 11-50 employees. Founder Sam Williams is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. He has done Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Kent and has worked as a Technical advisor at Minespider. William Jones was Chief Technology Officer (CTO) when Arweave was founded and he left in August 2018. Jesper Noehr joined Arweave as a new CTO in December 2019. The other notable team members include- | Name | Designation | Ref | | ---- | ----------- | --- | | Sam Williams | Co-Founder & CEO | | | William Jones | Co-Founder | | | Jesper Noehr | CTO | | | India Raybould | Chief Coordinating Officer (CCO) | | | Viktor Diordiiev | Chief commercial officer (CCO) | | | Sebastian Campos Groth | Chief operating officer (COO) | | | Kyle Beckles | Head of Product | | Fundraising Arweave has raised a total of USD 22 million over 6 funding rounds so far till date. It raised an undisclosed amount of funds in a couple of pre-seed rounds in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018. In June 2018, the team raised little more than USD 8,700,000 through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) round. The ICO round was backed by Arrington XRP Capital, 1kx, Benjamin Kong, and Coefficient Ventures Grand Renfield One. On November 6, 2019, Arweave secured USD 5M in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and contributions from Union Square Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and a16z Crypto. In another seed round on March 5, 2019, led by Andreessen Horowitz and participation from Coinbase Ventures and a16z Crypto, they raised a total of l USD 8 million. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 1, 2020, from an ICO round backed by Karnika Yashwant. Initial coin offering Arweave ICO started on June 3, 2018, and within 4 days it raised a total of l USD 8,700,000. The AR token was priced at 0.73 USD and 20.6% of the total supply was available for the round. Before that, the team conducted a pre-sale in march 2018. Overview As mentioned in the introduction, Arweave is a decentralized data storage protocol built on the blockchain to enable permanent and sustainable data storage for everyone. It describes itself as a collectively owned hard drive that never forgets and It enables users to remember and securely preserve valuable information, apps, and history indefinitely. Preserving history, o prevents others from manipulating or rewriting it. Arweave learned a lesson from all of the knowledge lost in the burning Library of Alexandria. From Plato's writings which had to be rediscovered to the dreadful rewriting of history in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Arweave is taking from the past to ensure that all of the recorded human knowledge is captured for posterity. By levleveragingecentralized and censorship-resistant technology susuchlockchain Arweave aims to protect data from this kind of unfortunate incidents and manipulations and preserve it permanently. It addresses problems such as faulty storage architectures and solutions, mishandling the data, maandmanipulatingg and rewriting the history associated with centralized storage solutions. It wants to protect and preserve the sum of human knowledge from the complications that occur from centralized power. Thbuiltlt-in redundancy removes the possibility of human error. It proposes several technical innovations, including BHL, WL, BlockWeave, Proof of Access, Wildfire, and Blocand shadows to not only efficiently store massive quantities of data as immutably but also address existing blockchain issues. In addition, it creates crypto-economic incentives for miners to replicate as much data as possible. Their storage costs are covered innovatively, with an up-front fee whose interest accrual perpetually covers the cost of storage over time. All the incentives and transactionstransactionid in native token AR. Arweave forms a network that connects those with disk space to spare with those who need permanent data storage. This system offers unparalleled levels of data replication and security for users, as well as financial incentives for those storing data, without a middleman. Through decentralization, It offers a new standard of data archiving and storage in which information is globally replicated on hundreds of machines, unaffected by fire, flood, or intentional damage. After conducting multiple testnets in Q1 2018, the first version of the mainnet was launched on June 8, 2018, with a select group of 1800 hand-picked participants across various countries. Technology Arweave is a complementary system to the Internet, using the blockchain approach to permanently store data, which cannot be changed, and using token incentives to achieve sustainability. To achieve its decentralized storage goal and also solve current blockchain problems such as scalability, slow performance, and high transaction fees, it introduced technologies including BlockWeave, Proof of Access, Wildfire, BHL, Welland, and Band lacks shadows. These innovations complement each other to the Arweave solution. Block weaves Block weaares is the core technology on which, Arweave is based. This differs in structure from standard blockchains like Bitcoin or Litecoin. In a typical blockchain network like bitcoin, a chain is formed by linking blocks linearly containing transactions while, a block weave is a set of blocks that contain data, linking to multiple previous blocks from the network. In this way, BlockWeave is more of a data structure than a chain. This data structure allows the network to force a criterion that miners provide a ‘Proof of Access’ (PoA) to old data to add new blocks. Doing this reduces miner costs and also allows more on-chain storage. In the Areweave network, each block is linked to two prior blocks: the previous block in the ’chain’(similar to blockchain) and a block from the previous history of the blockchain (the ’recall block’). So this doesn't form a linear chain like other blockchains but ins, head it forms a slightly more complex graph structure known as block weave. The 'recall block' selection depends on thethesh of the previous block and the previous block’s height. This results in a deterministic approach, but the unpredictable choice of the block from the weave’s block history. Proof of Access The Arweave network uses a Proof of Access (PoA) consensus mechanism to validate blocks before adding to the structure. Proof of Access is an enhancement of Proof-of-work (PoW). A typical PoW system generates the next block only based on the previous block, but the PoA algorithm combines the data of the previous block to randomly select a recall block. As mentioned earlier, It is determined by getting the hash value of the current block and calculating its modulus relative to the height of the current block, ”, which is to be merged into the next block. This gives miners an advantage that they don’t have to store all the blocks (forming a blockchain) which ultimately helps to use storage space efficiently. To achieve PoA, the miners need access to random blocks from the block weaves history to mine new blocks and so they are incentivized in the form of mining rewards to mine successfully. The PoA algorithm also rewards miners to store ‘rare’ blocks more than it incentivizes them to store well-replicated blocks. This is because when a 'rare block' is chosen, miners with access to it compete amongst a smaller number of miners in the PoW puzzle for the same level of reward. As a consequence of this, miners earn more for storing rare blocks on average compared to the t. Upgrade to SPoRA In a recent development, on February 24th, the Arweave network upgraded to use the Succinct Random Proofs of Access (SPoRA) consensus mechanism. It is a new type of consensus mechanism and until block 633720, Arweave was running Proof of Access (PoA). Block 633719 was the last PoA block on the Arweave network before the upgrade and The first SPoRA block mined is 633720. This upgrade will achieve two things, First, SPoRA will make data retrieval more competitive. It will achieve that by improving incentives for retrieval miners for replicating data more efficiently and more swiftly, ending the era of CPU domination. In simwordsorks, SPoRA will make block weave more decentralized and efficient by disincentivizing resource pooling among CPUs. Secondly, It will reduce the energy required to maintain the network. SPoRA’s architecture requires less energy to maintain, resulting not only in lower overhead for miners but in a cleaner and more efficient system overall. This architecture is a more elegant alignment between resource spending and utility. Black shadows Black shadows is a new approach to data distribution and it speed

tokenomics

Tokenomics is the study of how cryptocurrencies work within the broader ecosystem.

Tokenomics is the study of how cryptocurrencies work within the broader ecosystem. This includes token distribution as well as how they can be used to incentivize positive behavior in the network. Tokenomics is a portmanteau of the words token and economics. Tokenomics is the quality of a token that will convince users and investors to adopt it and help build the ecosystem around the underlying project of that token. Trivia Harvard University psychologist B. F. Skinner first propounded the idea of a token economy in 1972. Giving some unit of recognizable value would incentivize positive actions and vice versa. The term tokenomics is has yet to receive widespread recognition. The Oxford English Dictionary, widely accepted as the main authority on the English language, still doesn’t have an entry on tokenomics. Introduction Tokenomics essentially takes what central banks use as monetary policy and apply it in blockchain networks. Tokenomics is the science of the token economy. It covers all aspects involving a coin’s creation, management, and sometimes removal from a network. Token Distribution Projects need to be able to distribute coins out to prospective users. If not, the network can exist but no one will be able to use it. There are different ways this can be achieved. The networks reward validators, or miners, with newly minted coins. In 2017, projects sold a portion of the token supply to prospective users through Initial Coin Offering (ICOs). Other tokens distribute to users via certain actions and behaviors. For example, Augur rewards people for verifying facts on its betting network. Price Stability Cryptocurrencies are notorious for their volatility. This is a problem as fluctuations attract speculators (retail investors) who can stop the network from working properly by buying and selling en masse. Projects can combat this by ensuring there are enough coins to match the levels of supply. This helps to create a stable price for the coin, which encourages people to use the tokens for what they’re designed for. Governance The founding teams behind each project formulate the rules by how tokens are created, or ‘minted’, as well as how they are injected into, and taken out of, the network. Different projects take different approaches. Some projects can include tokens held in reserve which can be added into the ecosystem at a later point, as a way to promote growth or to pay for system maintenance. Ripple (payment protocol) is a good example of this. Other projects take a hands-off approach to how the network works. Augur's developers, for example, play no role in how the network runs, it merely maintains the infrastructure. Some networks, "burn" tokens to help regulate the coin's value in the marketplace. The act of burning happens when currency is sent to a wallet that no one knows the address. In 2020, Andre Cronje, the founder of yEarn Finance (YFI) made the fair launch concept popular among developers in the Ethereum community. Tokens as Governance Some networks, incentivize people to own, hold and use tokens as a way of preventing people from HODLing coins and preventing the network being used as it was designed. Proof-of-stake systems, which rely on validators to actually stake their own coins, helps ensure they act honestly and fairly. If they don’t play by the rules, their tokens can be forfeited. Future Adaption Most teams building a cryptocurrency network won’t go on to be its rulers. Developers of these protocols know that what they build now may not necessarily work in the future. The way in which tokens are governed may need to be altered as the network grows and matures. Some, but not all, have come up with provisions to how network users can effectively change the way tokens are managed within the ecosystem through consensus. Examples of Tokenomics Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin so that a steady stream of tokens can enter the network through block rewards. After a block has been successfully validated by a ‘miner’, they receive newly minted bitcoins. A further 101 blocks have to be confirmed before the miner has access to their reward; this incentivizes them to continue validating transactions. The amount of tokens rewarded for each validated block halves overtime, to stop too many bitcoins entering the network at any one time. Many cryptocurrency enthusiasts consider Bitcoin's inception as the first fair launch project. Ethereum Ethereum sold approximately 7 million Ether tokens during its ICO back in 2014 to help kick-start mainstream adoption. There is currently no hard cap on Ether, meaning that the token supply can continue to grow as the network expands. Importance of Tokenomics Blockchain technology enables projects to create micro-economies. To become self-sustaining, they need to figure out how tokens should work within their ecosystem. There can be "no one size fits all’ attitude when it comes to tokens. Blockchain has enabled a diverse range of use cases and implementations. Tokenomics enables teams to create a new or adapt an existing model that works with what the project wants to achieve. This can create a high-functioning and stable platform, if executed properly. There are plenty of models that won't work. These projects will fade away. But for the ones that do, will go on to inspire and guide new projects still to come. <br

popsicle-finance

Popsicle Finance is a cross-chain yield improvement platform that focuses on Automated Market-Making.

Popsicle Finance (PF) is a cross-chain yield improvement platform that focuses on Automated Market-Making (AMM) Liquidity Providers (LP) and is now available on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Fantom Opera. Overview Popsicle Finance manages the liquidity across multiple chains in order to increase capital efficiency and automatically provide its users with the highest possible yield on the assets they wish to deploy to liquidity pools. The live price of Popsicle Finance is $ 0.3966576 per (ICE / USD) today with a current market cap of $ 0 USD. 24-hour trading volume is $ 156,986.67 USD. ICE to USD price is updated in real-time. Popsicle Finance is +1.12% in the last 24 hours. It has a circulating supply of 0 USD.

aelf

Aelf is a customizable operating system (OS) specifically for blockchains. It was launched on 21 December 2017.

Aelf (ELF) (Founded in 2017) is a customizable operating system (OS) specifically for blockchains. Its ticker symbol is ELF, and was launched on 21 December 2017, on multiple exchanges in China without any ICO and instead got private investors on board. This ensured better compliance as KYC was done for all investors with most of them being accredited, with a good track record in token investment. Aelf uses the delegated-proof-of-stake (Dpos) consensus system and sidechains for a unique and adaptable governance system. It provides an efficient and optimized multi-chain parallel-processing system with cross-chain communication. Its delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS) enables a consensus protocol that allows ELF token holders to decide which nodes become mining nodes. The nodes which have been voted for determine the distribution of mining bonuses to the rest of the nodes and token holders. Brief History Aelf was developed by Ma Haobao, who is also the CEO of Hoopox. The team is backed by a strong advisory board which includes Michael Arrington (CEO of TechCrunch and founding partner of FGB Capital). The team says it is working on unleashing the blockchain’s potential into mass applications and industries. aelf is now working with Innovation Alliance for increasing the acceptability of blockchain technology which will ultimately increase adoption of aelf’s blockchain. The team is focused to develop aelf to improve other chains in the ecosystem by providing a template and infrastructure for interaction between the sidechains. Overview Aelf has 2 main focuses and the two focuses are on primary innovations: Side chains and a Unique governance system. The project segregates resources and smart contracts through the use of side chains to improve scalability while utilizing a Delegated Proof-of-Stake consensus system for more adaptable governance. Aelf’s blockchain network runs as the main chain. So, businesses can develop their own dApp which will run as a sidechain and not on the mainchain. Individuals can have their custom blockchain and choose its privacy settings, updates, etc. as they have complete control. The mainchain is the backbone of the entire system and can interact with outside chains and the subchains as well. AELF Updates. Aelf ecosystem has been experiencing a shift and several upgrades in between Q1-Q3 2022. detailed below, are notable upgrades within its ecosystem. Technological Upgrades Aelfv1.2.1 has upgraded its naming policy of JSON response to UpperCamelCase. Specifically, this naming upgrade ensures the capitalization of the first letter of every key) and it is now consistent with earlier versions. aelf Explorer v1.2.0 Upgrade: This is the latest version of Aelf explorer and it has split the navigation bars, changed the website color scheme, removed the pop-up for wallet login, and simplified the contract management system. Ecopsystem upgrades In August 2022, aelf’s Testnet experienced five more projects completing their deployment, and they are EWELL, AwakenSwap, NFT Forest, Energy8, and Willow. $ELF Token ELF is currently an ERC-20 token. As such, it can be stored in any wallet with ERC-20 support like MyEtherWallet or Exodus. The Ledger Nano S is also a great option for additional security. When Aelf launches the main net, though, $ELF tokens will switch from Ethereum to the aelf main chain. This means that holders may have to switch which wallet they store funds in. Additionally, there may be extra steps needed in order to exchange ERC20 tokens for the ELF coins on the new blockchain. The total supply of aelf’s tokens is 1,000,000,000 ELF. The peak price so far was $2.71 on January 7, 2018. A private ICO token sale was held December 2017, at which time 250,000,000 ELF was distributed, representing 25 percent of the total supply. Initial investors were accredited venture capital firms like Alphabit, Blockchain Ventures, ChainFunder, Draper Dragon, and FGB Capital. Team Aelf was founded by Ma Haobo. Haobo was previously the founder/CEO of Hoopox as well as the CTO of GemPay and AllCoin. J. Michael Arrington, founder and CEO of TechCrunch, and Zhou Shouji, founding partner of FGB Capital, support the team as members of their advisory board. Partnership & Investors Some of Aelf investors include: FIBIG Capital, Node Capital, ChainFunder, Draper Dragon, Signum Capital, OJLAB, GBIC, Huobi Capital, Alphabit, Blockchain Ventures, CollinStar, Hashed, 1KX, LD Capital, ASYNC, BIXIN Capital, CGS, Galaxy, BlockTower, DHVC, HyperChain Capital, LINKVC, Happy East Capital, S-Capital, BITMAN.

opulous

Opulous is the only platform to mint Music Fungible Tokens (MFTs).

Opulous is a cryptocurrency-powered online platform that connects artists and investors like never before, leveraging future-proof blockchain and smart contract technology. Overview The global recorded music market increased by 8.2% to US$20.2 billion in 2019, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth. Despite this, the industry has a funding issue. Traditional banks refuse to lend to artists because their most valuable assets, the copyrights they own or share, are not accepted as security. The disconnect between the music industry and capital market investors is limiting the sector's growth potential over the next decade. Opulous is a one-of-a-kind tool for the music industry that recognizes the value of royalties rights and empowers entrepreneurs with the financial resources they need to succeed. The platform will leverage an otherwise illiquid asset through tokenization, providing artists and other industry organisations the clout they need to generate funds. The commercial model of recorded music in the twentieth century was driven by financing constraints. Labels would sign acts, give cash, and recoup their investment by taking a cut of the recording's copyright. The majority of musicians were reliant on this centralized setup since they had few other options for raising funds to record, invest in gear, or promote their work.They don't have to be that way any longer. Opulous will provide industry entities access to financial products such as loans and high-interest accounts that have hitherto been denied to them as the world's first peer-to-peer finance platform backed by real-world music copyright holdings. Opulous, a blockchain-based platform created by music industry experts, will connect investors with musicians in need of funding. Aside from the security and efficiency benefits, two key features make Opulous an excellent blockchain deployment: tokenization and smart contract utility. Working with digital assets like copyright has become considerably easier because to tokenization. Opulous can programmatically view the asset, as well as the ownership divides and revenue chain associated with it, in a way that banks have never been able to. Predictable royalty earnings serve as the foundation for making loans, with catalog ownership serving as security. It implies that artists who might have been disregarded in the past will now be eligible for loans, while also offering the strong security that investors seek. Loan terms can be written directly into smart contracts, a feature of blockchain that automates the execution of contractual obligations. The royalties generated by the staked copyright can be used to pay interest and monthly premiums right away. The copyright is immediately transferred back to the original owner after the loan is returned in full with interest, owing to the smart contract. The Opulous platform, a peer-to-peer DeFi solution created for musicians and artists on the Algorand blockchain system, was recently introduced by Ditto Music, a multinational music distribution firm located in Liverpool. With the support of this groundbreaking platform, hundreds of artists will gain access to funds outside of traditional finance, such as banks. Ditto Music helps over 250,000 independent artists and labels globally as one of the world's most important music distribution and record label services platforms. It distributes music to more than 160 music services, including Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, and Shazam .Their core services include chart eligibility, royalty collection, and web promotion, in addition to music distribution. The Algorand Foundation: A Short Overview A non-profit organization founded with the goal of creating a borderless, frictionless economy based on open-source, decentralized blockchain technology. The Algorand blockchain system was created by Silvio Micali and a group of smart scientists. To realize blockchain technology's future promises, the Algorand Foundation is founded on the blockchain protocol and open-source software. This pioneering platform has envisioned an inclusive ecosystem in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner by applying the Proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Opulous: Bringing Music Assets Into DeFi Opulous is the first-ever DeFi (Decentralized Finance) (DeFi) system supported by music as an asset class for musicians. It functions as a loan pool from which artists can borrow as well as donate. With the copyright they own as collateral, artists can readily receive guaranteed low-interest loans based on their previous streaming profits. By contributing to Opulous' Music Copyright Pools, artists and other investors can bypass the inequitable traditional banking system. Meanwhile, they each receive a ten percent annual return on every dollar they contribute. The inspiration behind such an Open-source platform was none other than the 250,000 plus Ditto users who either were not eligible for financial support through traditional means of banking or who hold their streaming revenues in their accounts. Opulous emerged as a bold new venture for investors and also provided an option for financially supporting artists who fervently want to fund the future of their careers. The platform is not just for Ditto users but is open to anyone without restraints. A welcoming environment for investors Institutional investors have flocked to buy back libraries from industrial giants, but this benefits only the institutional participants on both sides of the transaction. The market for investing in copyright and royalty contracts will be blown wide open by adding a liquid layer to them, as Opulous will do. Opulous becomes a universal open platform in which any number of parties can participate by employing smart contract technology. Because there are fewer overheads with the peer-to-peer approach, more profit may be given out to investors. Opulous, unlike most DeFi (Decentralized Finance) platforms, is backed by real assets, ensuring that funds are safe.The platform's transactional operations will be driven by additional token capabilities, but the fundamental method is to visualize and represent an otherwise underserved asset. Returning control to the artists The music industry's lack of investment has perpetuated a power imbalance that has traditionally favored the bigger players. It has stifled creativity and denied creators with a track record of success and financial security the flexibility they would have in any other field. Artists will be able to respond more quickly in financial markets thanks to Opulous, which will provide them with entrepreneurial tools to help them advance their professions. The rewards could be greater than ever in a rising industry. Significant Features of Opulous Opulous leverages Algorand’s blockchain technology benefits and uses it to connect investors with artists who require a loan. Opulous allows investors to seamlessly share high earnings and diversify their portfolios with assets specifically available to music industry insiders. Monthly premiums and interest repayments are automated, and profits are directed straight to investors using Smart contracts. To provide complete backing, it also onboards staking from third-parties. “Musicians are typically largely disregarded when it comes to typical banking loans, or the terms are so unfavorable that it isn't worth their time,” said Lee Parsons, CEO of Ditto, on the introduction of Opulous. Opulous uses De-Fi to bypass traditional banking, giving musicians a platform with low interest rates and investors the opportunity to invest in one of the world's most fascinating and fastest-growing financial industries.” Opulous is built on Algorand's public blockchain technology, which makes it available to the general public while still ensuring transaction security. Ditto and Randlabs are presently working on it. Algorand Technology is the focus of this blockchain development lab. Borderless Capital, TrystVerse, Somesing, BASIC, and Kosmos Capital have already contributed $1.5 million to Opulous' seed round of funding. Elastos, an open-source blockchain network for digital assets, is its first and foremost staking partner. A Minimum viable product (MVP) is in the works, with a release date set for the end of March. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Borderless Capital, David Garcia, stated that: “Using blockchain technology to democratize the access to the music’s capital markets is really disruptive and unique. We are excited to back the Opulous platform and for the opportunities this is bringing to investors and music artists. By building on top of the Algorand Blockchain, the Opulous platform will perform as one of the first real-world DeFi (Decentralized Finance) applications.” Opulous, a DeFi platform based on Algorand's blockchain technology​, connects investors with artists in need of finance. It will continue to serve as a lending pool for prospective feature musicians in the future. Over the next decade, the industry's revenue is expected to quadruple as new and high-quality investments are made. It's also a significant step forward for decentralized blockchain technology. Uniqueness of the platform DeFi is one of the fastest-growing industries in the cryptocurrency world, with the potential to impact the future of finance. It has already begun to loosen banks' grip and cause consumers to reconsider the outdated practices set by traditional lenders. Existing systems have seen substantial growth, with over $37 billion in DeFi projects already in the works. Opulous will launch a new peer-to-peer service with a ground-breaking collateral method that captures the genuine value of real-world music assets. DeFi lets any borrower to g

hashmasks

The Hashmasks is an NFT collection of 16,384 unique digital portraits, created by over 70 artists globally.

The Hashmasks is a Non-Fungible Token collection of 16,384 unique digital portraits, created by over 70 artists globally. The project launched on the Ethereum blockchain on January 27, 2021. Overview Each Hashmasks NFT comes with explicit and implicit rarities. Explicit rarity is the set of traits serving as general guidance to the public. This includes the character type, mask, skin tone, background, and more. As for the implicit rarity, these are hidden traits of the artworks. For instance, 12.5% of all characters wear an animal mask and only 5.9% of them wear a pixel mask. Collectors may think that pixel masks are more exclusive. But in reality, there are only 13 Hashmasks (0.08%) wearing a unicorn mask. Thus, characters with unicorn masks are in fact, more unique than those wearing a pixel mask. By holding Hashmask portraits, owners accrue NCT (Name Change Token), the native token of Hashmasks artwork. NCT can only be used to change the names of the portraits, and this name is stored and visible publicly on the Ethereum blockchain. Every name is distinct and can only be associated with one NFT. NCTs Emission Rate Each Hashmask will accrue about 3,660 NCTs annually. To alter the name of a hashmask, a user needs 1,830 NCTs. Each participant got an extra 1,830 NCTs during the initial distribution period (14 days). According to the team, the production of new NCTs will stop after ten years. NCTs can only be burned from that point on until all NCTs have been destroyed and the hashmask names can no longer be changed. Once the last NCT token is burnt, the art piece will be complete. Creation The Hashmasks anonymous creator began working on the launch of a project involving NFTs in the fall of 2019, without a clear idea of what it would become. Later, another anonymous creator joined, and the team decided on creating 16,384 pieces of art. To build up the larger team that would help them create the collection, the two took to social media and tried getting the artwork done on Fiverr, where the artwork price starts as low as $5. But the results appeared to be poor and creators had to decline many artists to later found 70 people to work with. The two founders commissioned the artists to create specific parts of Hashmask collectibles like eye color, skin color, and the masks themselves. One of them told in their Decrypt interview: “In the end when we collected all of those artists, my partner and I created the whole piece - the masterpiece - of which most were made using an algorithm, and about 20% were made by hand.” Launch Sales The collection launched on January 27, 2021. One key element of the Hashmasks sale was a sliding scale of purchase prices. The earlier one bought them, the cheaper they were. They started as low as 0.1 ETH ($130 at the time) and rose up to 100 ETH ($130,000) at the time. 3,136 Hashmasks sold after the first 6 hrs 41 min. 12 hours later, that number had risen to 4,000 pieces that had been sold. The first collectible called Hashmask 1, which was originally sold for 0.1 ETH on January 28, made a 100,000% profit, going for $130,000. Others were trading for around 0.9 ETH ($1,600 at the time). In total, the Hashmask collection generated over $16 million in sales. Hidden Traits On January 31, before the initial Hashmask sale was even over, Twitter user Jon McIntosh realized that some collectibles, especially those with numbers belonging to the Fibonacci sequence, all shared hidden Fibonacci symbols. He posted: Found a pattern hidden within @TheHashmasks Hashmasks 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946 all contain fibonacci symbols, because they are all part of the fibonacci sequence. MyCrypto CMO Jordan Spence also figured out that different collectibles could be pieced together like a puzzle. Twitter user Tom Fields said he had gone through hundreds of Hashmasks, adjusting different properties to discover hidden content, and eventually found a dark figure on a yellow background, carrying Plato’s philosophical classic “Republic." Adjusting the levels in the image, Fields explored what appeared to be a QR code spread over the cover of the book. He then spent an hour running through multiple photo programs, until he was able to isolate the QR code and post the revised picture on his Twitter feed. Other Twitter users then realized it was a Rickroll, an Internet prank that directs users to the video of Rick Astley’s famous 1980s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up." The Real and the Unreal In February 2021, Twitter user Trentelme identified two collectibles named The Real and The Unreal, which are clones of one another. Hashmask 3350 and Hashmask 9934 both contain a small Sanskrit message running vertically on the left-hand side of the artwork. According to his tweet, he spent more than 20 hours looking through the collectibles. MaskDAO The Hashmasks launched with no roadmap, no team, no marketing, and no secondary sales fee. In support of further developing and building the community, the founders funded numerous initiatives via grants. One such initiative was the formation of MaskDAO which would provide a structure for the most active members of the Hashmasks community to build and elevate the project. The first step toward making a community-led initiative a reality was instituting a 2.5% secondary sales charge where 100% of the revenue would go straight to the DAO. The DAO was formally financed on September 28th, 2021, when the first disbursement was received. A dedicated team was positioned to focus on growing the Hashmasks community. The DAO immediately got to work on developing governance, a marketing strategy, and a budget. They launched The Mask Museum, curated and displayed The Hashmasks at the SCOPE Art Show in Miami during Art Basel week, and brought the community together with weekly Twitter Spaces and Town Halls. Community Grants In February 2022, MaskDAO announced that their proposal system would be replaced with a streamlined two-week Community Grants process. Grant proposals must be well thought-out and can only be submitted by verified Hashmasks owners. The person or team submitting a Community Grant needs to be prepared to answer questions and respond to comments in both voice and written format. New Team In March 2022, a one-off voting process to select the Hashmasks Team took place. The members of the new team have access to treasury funds and the 2.5% sales fee that funded MaskDAO. The sales fee are be used for Hashmasks Team salaries, operational costs, and community grants. The elected Hashmasks team runs day-to-day operations. Word on the Street In September 2022, the inaugural Mask Museum exhibition Hashmasks: Word on the Street opened in the Cryptovoxels virtual world. The Word on the Street Relic is a limited-edition collection of 1,024 NFTs designed by professional 3D artist Greg Gainor. Notable Sales In February 2021, Hashmask 9939 "Sex" which was originally minted for 0.5 ETH, sold on Opensea for 420 ETH (around $636,000 at the time of the sale). The same user bought Hashmask 6718 "God of War" for 300 ETH (around $479,000 at the time of the sale).

bamboo-relay

Bamboo Relay is a relayer for decentralized protocols. Bamboo is powered by 0x protocol for trading

Bamboo Relay is a relayer for decentralized protocols. Bamboo is powered by 0x protocol for trading and bZx for margin and lending. Overview Bamboo Relay is a relayer built on the Ethereum blockchain that works as a decentralized exchange (DEX). Integrated with the 0x protocol and bZx, Bamboo Relay allows users to trade Ethereum-based tokens directly from their wallets. Bamboo Relay also gives users the ability to engage in margin trading and borrow and lend crypto assets. Bamboo Relay permits users to make deposits within the platform via credit card. This feature was made possible through an integration with Carbon, a digital manufacturing platform. In June 2020, Bamboo integrated Chainlink oracles for stop-loss order functionalities. A stop-loss order allows users to provide specific instructions about when to buy or sell cryptocurrency tokens. The tokens may be bought or sold when they reach a certain price, referred to as the “stop price.” If and when the stop price is reached, the stop order is converted into an actual market order and is executed as soon as possible. The Bamboo team noted: “Bamboo Relay is the first 0x relayer to add stop-loss functionality and bring it to the 0x ecosystem. While the initial integration will be limited to Bamboo Relay, future integrations will allow anyone on the 0x mesh framework to utilize Chainlink for this feature.” The market-making connector for Bamboo Relay uses Hummingbot, a software that allows users to create and run their own market-making bots with custom strategies. Connector Operating Modes The Bamboo Relay connector supports two modes of operation, open order book, and coordinated order book. By default, the open order book mode is on for maximum order visibility and network syndication. 1. Open Order Book: Open order book mode allows for off-chain orders to be submitted and any taker to fill these orders on-chain. Orders may only be canceled by submitting a transaction and paying gas network costs. Open orders are syndicated through the 0x Mesh Network as well as directly submitted to the 0x API. 2. Coordinated order book: The coordinated order book mode extends the open order book mode by adding the ability to soft-cancel orders and a selective delay on order fills while preserving network and contract fillable liquidity. This is achieved by the use of a coordinator server component and coordinator smart contracts. At this time coordinated orders are not supported through the 0x Mesh Network or 0x API. Trading Fees Every trade on Bamboo Relay occurs between two parties: 1. The maker, whose order exists on the order book prior to the trade. Makers are named so because their orders make the liquidity in a market. 2. The taker, who places the order that matches (or "takes") the maker’s order. Takers are the ones who remove this liquidity by matching makers’ orders with their own. Bamboo Relay's trading fee for takers is 0.2%, while makers trade for 0.1%.

gary-wang

Gary Wang is a co-founder and former CTO at FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange.

Gary Wang is an entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. He is known as the co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) at FTX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange. He was a software engineer at Google prior to co-founding FTX with Sam Bankman Fried. Prior to the collapse of FTX in November 2022, Gary Wang was considered one of the richest and youngest self-made billionaires in the world. Education In 2011, Gary Wang attended MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) where he studied mathematics and computer science, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in math and computer science, in 2015. During his undergraduate studies, he took part in a variety of technology projects, including coding his team's robot for MIT's Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory competition, and worked as an intern at Facebook. Career After he graduated from MIT in 2015, Wang worked for 2 years at Google as a software engineer. In 2017, Wang became bored working at Google and was persuaded to leave Google by his college friend Sam Bankman-Fried. They both worked at Alameda Research, a trading firm. Together with Bankman-Fried, Wang founded FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, and later relocated the company's headquarters from San Francisco to Hong Kong and then to the Bahamas, which has more favorable cryptocurrency regulations. He later cofounded FTX U.S, a sub-organization of the FTX company, which had a license to operate in the United States of America. Shortly after FTX was established, the company became successful and was worth 18 billion US dollars in 2021 and was worth 40 billion US dollars in 2022 before it collapsed in November 2022.

greg-mike

Greg Mike is a crossroads between civilizations. He is a studio artist who has received advanced training in graphic design.

Greg Mike ( born 1 May 1982) is a crossroads between civilizations. He is a studio artist who has received advanced training in graphic design, fashion design, street art, and industrial branding and packaging. Personal Greg started developing strong interest in arts in his early teens, after becoming fascinated with the boundless energy and crisp line work of classic American mid-century cartoons. !greg-mike.webp I painted graffiti all through high school and was introduced to graphic design during my senior year. I started making local skate zines by taping drawings and photos together, photocopying them and distributing them to local shops. Once I got my hands on an old computer, I started using the line and fill tools in Microsoft Paint to create digital pieces. Greg said. He was born and raised in Connecticut, childhood trips to NYC in the mid-’80s exposed "Greg Mike" Mensching to the creative potential of reinventing public spaces through art and design.He began painting on skateboards and walls when he was twelve years old, and he continued to do so throughout his adolescence. As a senior in high school, he refined his style by studying graphic design, which he introduced into his works. And this can still be reflected in his work today, whether it's on whole houses or massive walls (next up he wants to paint a commercial airplane). Education Florida State University, Design + MarketingField Of StudyDesign + Marketing (2000 – 2004) Florida State University, Fine/Studio Arts, General (2000 – 2004) Florida State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (2000 – 2003) Career He has been known for works that integrate vibrant bursts of incandescent color filtered from a Surrealist Pop Art perspective, which are further influenced by his intense engagement with skate culture and his intersections with the fashion world. His universe is unsettling, mischievous, and uniquely captivating, with a cast of gleefully warped characters. !18FE5828-4F06-4B5A-8C09-29E3CD29040Ajpeg.jpeg His style evolves with time, but the central features, such as heavily pigmented shades, typography, retro characters, and animals, remain constant. To harness his imagination, the artist uses traditional spray paint as well as oil, acrylic, pen and pencil, computers and tablets, or, in his own words, "through any means possible." When these ingredients are mixed, the result is art that is "a little twisted, a little cheerful, a little dark and wild, but mostly optimistic." LARRY LOUDMOUF, a recurring character in his works, and as the name implies, loud by name, loud by default, as this character is a physical reflection of his inner thoughts and feelings. When asked about Who/what has had the biggest impact on his career, Greg said; There are a few things I feel have impacted my career. First, utilizing spray paint as a tool to create art. The speed of being able to paint goes well with my ADD personality and thought process. I am constantly thinking about how blessed we are to have that tool and the new technology with low-pressure paint and extensive color range availability. From a big picture creative standpoint, I think Walt Disney has inspired me to think larger than just the canvas. He founded ABV Gallery and Agency in Atlanta, GA in 2008, which exhibits international artists and partners with brands on commercial design projects. ABV serves as a forum for Atlanta innovators while also serving as a museum, showcasing new artists alongside well-known names from around the world.GM created OuterSpace Project in Atlanta, GA in 2015, an event series that combines public art, live music, architecture, action sports, and community. ABV is an Atlanta-based experiential marketing agency, production lab, and modern art gallery. We excel in turning our clients' dreams and aspirations into striking images, objects, and interactions as an artistic powerhouse. We produce one-of-a-kind and entertaining work that stands out from the crowd, from architecture to fabrication. The gallery space at ABV houses work by some of the world's best modern artists and designers. Exhibitions, as well as pop-up concepts and festivals, are held in the gallery room. Symbolism of Larry Loudmouf !COLORloudmoufmural_mwells_oneuseonlyjpg.jpeg It simply represented his voice and artistic thoughts at first. Although, thanks to the thousands of “Loudmouf Says” phrases submitted online over the years [where anybody can apply a catchphrase for Larry to “speak” that is then printed on billboards and merchandise], it has grown into a global art movement. Via Larry, the artist has gotten submissions from people all over the world expressing their opinions and beliefs. Exhibitions & Installations The renown artist has done quite a number of exhibitions and installations some of which are listed below: "Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 1 - Solo Exhibition Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2009 "Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 2 - Solo Exhibition - Kai Lin Art - Atlanta, GA 2009 "Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 3 - Solo Exhibition - Butter Gallery - Miami, FL. 2009 "The Tenderloin Project" - Installment 1 Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2010 "Awesome Number One Big Fun Group Show" Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2010 "Living Walls Exhibition - The City Speaks" Outdoor Mural Project - Atlanta, GA. 2010 "Supernatural Circus" ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA. 2010 "Art Basel Showcase" Butter Gallery - Miami, FL. 2010 Tott Global Showcase - Art Basel Pop-Up Gallery - Miami, FL. 2010 "Bay to the A" - TOTT Global Showcase at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, 2010 Reebok Mural - Outdoor Mural, Atlanta, GA 2011 Da Playground - Installation, Atlanta, GA 2011 "Save the Day, Kill the Night" Group Show at ABV Gallery. Atlanta, GA 2011 Basel Castle / Tott Global Showcase - Art Basel Pop-Up Gallery - Miami, FL. 2011 Moxie Creative Agency - Shipping Container Installation. Atlanta, GA. 2011 "Text, Drugs and Rock + Roll" - Maxwell Colette Gallery - Chicago, IL. 2011 "Monsters" - Kai Lin Art Gallery - Atlanta, GA. 2011 Wynwood Arts District - Outdoor Mural, Miami, FL 2011 "Living Walls Exhibition - The City Speaks" Outdoor Mural Project - Atlanta, GA. 2011 Works Greg Mike's bright and bombastic exhibition The new exhibition includes 25 massive paintings on canvas that feature the artist's signature vivid, bombastic, and polished style, as well as photorealistic animals and his now-iconic character, Larry Loudmouf. !AFTERLIFE-2-CROPPED3jpg.jpeg Within Voices is Greg's first big solo exhibition in Los Angeles since 2014, after spending the previous four years painting murals around the country, including Bear Witness in Venice, CA.Greg declares Inside Voices to be his loudest and largest show to date, after a time of enormous artistic development, becoming a father, and a snowboarding accident that could have stopped him from ever painting again. !fetched-img-6f6b2e0c7814e000jpg.jpeg Greg declares Inside Voices to be his loudest and largest show to date, after a time of enormous artistic development, becoming a father, and a snowboarding accident that could have stopped him from ever painting again. "As a kid, adults always tell you to use your ‘inside voice’. Be quiet. Behave like an adult," Greg says. "There’s this belief our society keeps pushing that in order to grow up you have to give up your voice and stop expressing yourself. Inside Voices is a complete rejection of that. These new works leverage the style of my outdoor murals, but move inside of the gallery space — and inside of collectors homes — to explore visual representations of internal dialogues." Awards He has received several awards in his already industrious and illustrious career. Some of which are outlined below : Mike received the key to the city of Worcester, Massachusetts award from Mayor Joseph Petty in September 2016. Creative Loafing 2017's Most Known Visual Artist Notable Georgians Award 2017 Greg Mike; an Inspiration Tyler Marenyi aka NGHTMRE fell in love with Atlanta-based artist Greg Mike's art and style after coming across an art installation at Atlanta's Counterpoint Music Festival in 2012. Greg Mike has become known for works that combine vibrant flashes of incandescent color filtered from a Surrealist Pop Art perspective, which are further influenced by his intense engagement with skate culture and his encounters with the fashion world. With murals in Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and the Swiss Alps, to name a few, it was clear that his work would inspire a lot of other people. Greg Mike is the founder and artistic director of ABV AGENCY + GALLERY, a multi-platform creative studio that specializes in graphic design, street art, mural projects, art direction, and more. He is currently based in Atlanta. Fast forward nine years, and NGHTMRE's quest to stay creative has led him to rekindle some of these priceless moments of inspiration. NGHTMRE first came across Greg Mike's art in 2012 and continued to pursue him through the years, gradually becoming friends and partners. Finally, the two have revealed a special NFT Digital Art drop via Nifty Gateway, bringing the story full circle. Four animated works of digital art titled "GUD MORNING," "HIGH NOON," "NIGHT MODE," and "FUTURE FORECAST" will be up for sale today in an auction-style showcase. I’ve really loved Greg Mike’s work for so long it’s amazing to be able to collaborate on something as unique as this. I’ve always loved the idea of audio/visual collaborations and this is my first opportunity to be able to do it! – NGHTMRE

osinachi

Osinachi is a Nigerian digital artist of Igbo descent.

Osinachi (born October 24, 1991) is a Nigerian digital artist of Igbo descent, whose work explores personal experiences within a technological environment. Being the indigenous crypto artist in Africa, he saw the possibility with drawings using Microsoft Word, where he utilizes the basic limited design palette of the word processing software to create narrative illustrations. In March 2021, Osinachi sold $75,000 worth of crypto art over a ten-day period. In May 2021, Osinachi was featured in the Binance NFT ‘100 Creators’ campaign as one of those artists who will be able to sell their NFT artworks during the launch of the Binance exchange's upcoming NFT marketplace. Career Known as Africa's foremost crypto artist, Osinachi made a huge splash on the digital art scene over 2020. With an unmistakable style and a unique color palette inspired by Nigerian textiles, his work combats the negativity of his country’s vicious laws with stories of love and happiness. Having extended the tentacles of his work across varieties of artworks, he intentionally uses his work to confronts topics of environmentalism, racism, sexism, and single parenthood. The artist was able to find new ways of employing a seemingly common tool, i.e Microsoft Word, to create digital artworks that accentuate the important stories he wanted to tell. Speaking on how his interest was ignited, Osinachi said that he has been making art since his childhood. Initially, all he did with the computer was using the computer to type manuscripts of stories and poems he'd written. Aside from writing stories using Microsoft Word, he soon found out that he enjoyed playing around with the software and that was where it took actually for him. As he veered off utilizing Microsoft software, he didn’t take art-making seriously until 2014 when he was done with his undergraduate research project and needed something meaningful to fill his time with. After completing Nigeria’s compulsory National Youth Service Corps scheme and not finding work, sometime in the second half of 2016, Osinachi started emailing art galleries for a chance to display his drawings. The responses he got from these galleries were negative, except for only one. ARTOJA, an online art marketplace, helped to place his portfolio on their website. For some time, Osinachi worked at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (his alma mater) as an academic librarian, teaching and grading assignments by day and he resumed drawing by night. Speaking about his interception with the NFT crypto art space in 2017, Osinachi said he didn’t even fully understand the space before he went into it. In 2018, Osinachi became the first-ever Nigerian artist to showcase artworks at the Ethereal Summit, a conference that seeks to bridge the gap between technology and art through blockchain. He was also a finalist for the Bridgeman Studio Award 2019. In September 2021 , Osinachi's NFTs - 'Different Shades of Water' were auctioned in Christies First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online. Five of his Artworks, which reinterpret (a 1972 swimming pool painting by David Hockney, had approximate value between £40,000 and £60,000 each in an online-only sale from October 5th to 19th. In September 2022, he along with other 8 artists collaborated with English songwriter and actor David Bowie's The Bowie Estate to create Bowie on the Blockchain NFT series. The sale was scheduled to happen on 13th September 2022, but it was postponed because of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Art and Tools Osinachi uses the drawing tools in the Microsoft Word processor to sketch. After sketching, he adds colors and every other digital embellishment he thinks is required for the piece to reach or exceed the original vision he had. Once he is done with that, Osinachi proceeds to convert the file to PDF and make a JPG or PNG version of it. For material artworks, which are produced as limited edition prints, this is where the process of creating ends. However, if he needs to animate the work to tell a fuller story, he moves the file to Adobe After Effects. Vision Osinachi enshrined Africanism into the majority of his drawings. For Osinachi, the pride of being an African, and the uniqueness of his racial color had driven his interests and his area of influence by artists is his Africa-Verse. In his interviews, Osinachi spoke on the celebration of the African queer culture, sexuality, and blackness at the same time. Through his artistic work, Osinachi aims at informing citizens that sexual minorities exist and their demonization is not fair. In pursuance of gender and racial equality, Osinachi also designed a digital art with the tag ICannotBreathe inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. In May 2020, this artwork was has minted and sold for 7 ETH at SuperRare (about $1,703 at that time). Personal Life Osinachi's full name is Prince Jacon Osinachi Igwe and he lives in Lagos, Nigeria. He was born and raised in Aba, Nigeria. Social Media Osinachi has more than 8700 followers on Twitter and on Instagram, he is followed by more than 9200 followers. Exhibitions Osinachi's art exhibitions include the following: | Art-Tag Exhibit | Location | Year | | --------------- | -------- | ---- | | Existence as Protest | Zurich, Switzerland | 2020 (Solo) | | ETH Denver 2020 | Denver | 2020 (Group) | | Daydreaming | Lagos, Nigeria | 2019 (Group) | | iDesign Art V Affordable Art Sale | Lagos | 2019 (Group) | | Ethereal Summit Conference | New York, | 2018 (Group) |

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Robert Habermeier is a Co-Founder of Polkadot, a network protocol enabling data and token transfers across blockchains and he's also a Partner at Hypersphere Ve...

Robert Habermeier is a Co-Founder of the Polkadot Network and Managing Partner at Hypersphere Ventures. Robert Habermeier is a blockchain entrepreneur and researcher with experience in cryptography, game theory, and distributed systems. Career Robert Habermeier was first introduced to bitcoin and blockchain in 2011. In 2013 he started working on the Rust programming language. In 2015, Robert became aware of Parity which was working on Ethereum in Rust, there he became an Ethereum core developer while working with the team at Parity. In 2016, he started working with Gavin Wood and Peter Czaban on the design of Polkadot's Parachains which are the fundamental scaling primitive of Polkadot. Polkadot Polkadot is a network protocol that enables the transfer of arbitrary data, including tokens, across blockchains. This allows for the possibility of cross-chain registries and cross-chain computation. It is capable of transferring data between public, open, permissionless, and private, permissioned blockchains. This makes it possible to develop applications that can use permissioned data from a private blockchain on a public blockchain. Robert Habermeier is an editor of Polkadot Network and Kusama\_Network where he creates content related to blockchains and Polkadot. When asked about what differentiates Polkadot from other blockchains, Robert answered; "First, we want to make it easy for people to write specialized purpose-built blockchains, to get security for those blockchains so that they don't have to worry about gathering a minor community which is another issue that we've seen is difficult because these things can be 51% attack and lastly to connect these blockchains so you can have use cases that are emergent among many specific utilities" In June 2018, Robert Habermeier was named a 2018 Thiel Fellow. As a Thiel Fellow, Robert received $100,000 over two years to further the development of the Polkadot project, as well as mentorship from the foundation’s large network of entrepreneurs, inventors, and scientists. Robert is a thought leader in the cryptocurrency space, having authored numerous blog posts and articles and presented at conferences on topics related to blockchain technology. He is also a mentor for the Web3 Foundation, helping to cultivate the next generation of blockchain developers.