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Recently, the global community was shocked by the news about the Binance card program closure. This October, Binance users from EEA countries got notifications that after the 20th of December, all Binance cards issued in this region will be terminated. crypto However, this news did not come as a surprise to experts. For example, I wrote about the possible closure of the program back in late August. Indeed, even then, we received information that both VISA and Mastercard would likely end their interaction with Binance. It’s clear that payment networks have immediately stopped their cooperation with Binance because of its global legal issues, especially court cases against the SEC and CFTC in the United States. Additionally, a Binance Card program with Mastercard for Latin America and the Middle East was terminated in August. However, there was a chance that in the European Union, Binance/Visa would make an exemption and let to use already-issued cards for existing users. This didn’t happen. In August, Binance hastened to reassure its clients and announced support of direct withdrawal to fiat accounts by Binance Pay for Latin American users. For EU residents, direct fiat withdrawal was unavailable after PaySafe European payment provider was rejected from cooperation with Binance this September. However, on 19th October, the exchange claimed that it had new partners to provide EURO payments, deposits, and withdrawals. That’s why, if you are a Binance user living in EEA countries, you can easily withdraw your funds to your bank account in EUR. Nevertheless, thousands of Binance card users in the European Economic Area are frantically looking for alternatives. Crypto cards: key stats Today, cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency payments have already become quite popular in Europe. For example, this is evidenced by research, which contains actual data about crypto adoption in payments in the EU. It includes only Eurozone 19 counties: Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ECB Stats 2022 According to that research, the average percentage of crypto owners in 2022 inside the European Union was about 4%. Countries where crypto assets are most popular include Slovenia (8%), Luxembourg (8%), Germany and France. This research also gives an overview of the most common use cases for crypto-investment purposes and as a payment solution. As you may see on the chart below, currently, crypto is more of an investment than a payment solution. However, 11 EA19 countries presented in the chart have at least 30% of crypto owners who use it for payment for payment purposes only and/or both for payment and investor purposes. We also may conclude that there are 7 countries where at least 10% of crypto users enable it for payments only: Lithuania (24%), France (18%), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, and Greece. The average percentage of crypto users in EA19 countries that use it for payment purposes only is almost 10%, and for both, about 20%. There are relatively low levels of crypto payments, according to the chart we have in the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, and Estonia. Crypto card transaction volume for Europe is still unknown. However, there is data about global transaction volume for the last few years. For instance, based on the total value of transactions made using crypto credit cards exceeded $1 billion in 2021. The number of crypto credit cards then was fewer compared to today. In the first quarter of 2022, Visa customers made $2.5 billion in payments in crypto-linked cards. That was 70% of the company's crypto volume for all of fiscal 2021. Probably, it lets us estimate the total value of all VISA crypto card transactions in 2022 as $10 billion. , Invezz Hypothesis: Based on in 2021, VISA and Mastercard reported a Payment Volume (for ALL PAYMENTS) of $10.89 trillion and $5.96 trillion, respectively. Taking this ratio similar to crypto transactions globally, it’s possible to estimate total global crypto card transaction volume in 2022 between $10-20 billion, based on VISA's 2022 numbers. PopularFintech Alternative Crypto Cards So, as we see, there is a broad audience of crypto holders who use it for payment purposes, and there is a growing demand for crypto cards, too. That’s why, for many people, an opportunity to change crypto and withdraw it is not enough. Crypto cards provide easy payments with low fees for the daily needs of crypto users. So, it’s not a surprise that people are looking for substitutes after the closing of the Binance card program in Europe. And there are at least dozens of crypto cards in the world in total. In our study, there are almost 100 of them, and these are only the cards that are publicly available on the net in English. This number doesn’t contain cards and crypto card providers still in development - only complete solutions. Nevertheless, not all of them are available for EEA countries, and at least we can talk about 20 different crypto cards public in the European Economic Area. Large crypto exchanges such as Coinbase, Gemini, Bybit, Bitstamp, Kraken, Nexo, Crypto.com, eToro, and Bitpanda have their crypto cards. Also, crypto card providers such as Xapo, Wirex, Choice (exCrypterium), Plutus, Monolith, and ShakePay. A basic list of existing crypto cards can be found in the Crypto Penetration database in Notion with . According to our research, there are at least 87 crypto cards in the world. Another public survey from the contains only 27 crypto cards there. And we haven't found any other crypto card research or tracker with the list of available crypto cards there. Crypto Cards Overview CryptoWisser portal If you have any feedback regarding the article's topic - please contact me by e-mail at editor@cryptopenetration.com or on . my X account

The Binance Card Program is Done, What Do You Do Now?

LONDON, United Kingdom, September 8th, 2023/Chainwire/--One Trading, the crypto asset exchange formerly operating under the Bitpanda Pro brand, today announced its new product, Instant Trade. Having recently raised €30M and fully separated from Bitpanda, Instant Trade is another step forward for One Trading as it diversifies its offering and establishes its footprint as a household name providing crypto assets to both retail and institutional investors in Europe. With backers including the likes of Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, MiddleGame Ventures, Speedinvest, Keyrock, and Wintermute Ventures, One Trading is drawing a lot of attention. Led by TradFi heavyweight and ex-JP Morgan exec Josh Barraclough, One Trading aims to address the lack of regulated venues in Europe by offering more sophisticated crypto products, including derivatives and spot trading, to both institutions and retail customers. With many traditional finance players lacking experience in the crypto market, there is a significant gap in providing long-term product confidence and success. What The CEO Had to Say The latest product being launched is Instant Trade. Josh had the following to say about Instant Trade: “We’re really excited to be unraveling our latest product, Instant Trade, which brings our OTC product, typically reserved for institutional clients, to all customer types. Our customers can now trade 100+ pairs between crypto-assets and fiat seamlessly with great fiat on and off ramps at the click of a button, and commission-free trading. Most brokers charge a dealing fee when customers buy or sell assets, however, Instant Trade will have 0% commission, meaning there is no additional dealing fee charged on Instant Trade aside from the market spread applied. We’ve built up a deep pool of liquidity with a range of partners over the years, which everyone can access without having to trade hundreds of millions a day or hold ecosystem tokens. We have a simplified, really easy to use UI and customers can even trade up to ten million euros in one trade. We’ll also be regularly adding new assets and our customers can rest assured that with our VASP license, we are a safe, secure, and regulated service, for anyone that isn’t a customer, you can test out Instant Trade on our website and compare our prices. We’re really excited to hear feedback from our customers so do let us know what you think via our socials and community channels. We will also be releasing an article on the One Trading blog page specifically about Instant Trade, so keep an eye out for that on the website.” "We want to make crypto trading safe and accessible for all and bridge the gap to provide an institutional-grade platform for all customer types. We have been rolling out a rebrand and a number of big infrastructure changes. We will be going live shortly with what we believe to be the fastest and most scalable exchange (< 250-microsecond order create/cancel) based on real-world metrics available to a shared retail and institutional audience. We aim to become a utility for large liquidity providers to exchange unlimited amounts of risk under a membership model instead of pay-per-trade and have low fees and deep books for retail with a number of liquidity protections. We will then start listing more products with appropriate controls and vetting as we move into derivatives. Above all we want a regulated, institutional-grade platform where people feel safe to trade with unique product options"Josh Barraclough, CEO, One Trading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rInXR-V2yo&embedable=true One Trading intends to operate as a MiFID Trading Venue, which will augment its existing VASP license, and would allow its platform to offer capital-efficient spot and derivative products for all customer types. It also offers a higher level of protection for customers who will be vetted through stringent anti-money laundering (AML) and Know-your-customer (KYC) procedures as well as client appropriateness checks. The full-scale MiFID license will also allow One Trading to list financial instruments – removing the debate over whether a DLT asset is a token or a security – and will permit new products to be designed from the ground up with appropriate vetting, transparency, and customer protection in mind. One Trading’s platform also offers access to a high-touch and secure OTC trading service, enabling high-net-worth individuals and institutions access to a wide range of digital assets, with competitive fees, and deep pools of liquidity. About One Trading The One Trading team is based and headquartered in Europe with offices across Amsterdam, London, Milan, and Vienna. One Trading is regulated in the EU and has built its product and venue to meet the needs of European customers. One Trading’s mission is to bridge the gap between crypto and traditional asset trading with a single regulated trading platform for all customer types and all products. Users can learn more about One Trading at their website: www.onetrading.com and for more updates, follow the One Trading social channels via Linktree. Contact Marketing Contact Andy Keelaghan One Trading info@3webdigital.com This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program.https://business.hackernoon.com/business-blogging?ref=hackernoon.com

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The Sociable's 40 Under 40 Influencers in Blockchain for 2023

Los 40 influencers menores de 40 de The Sociable en Blockchain para 2023

Les 40 influenceurs de moins de 40 ans de The Sociable dans la blockchain pour 2023

2023 के लिए ब्लॉकचेन में सोशिएबल के 40 अंडर 40 प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति

The Sociable の 2023 年のブロックチェーンにおける 40 歳未満のインフルエンサー 40 人

Os 40 influenciadores com menos de 40 anos do Sociable no Blockchain para 2023

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The Sociable 评选 2023 年区块链领域 40 位 40 岁以下影响者

VIENNA, Austria, May 17th, 2023/Chainwire/--Pantos, a Multichain Token System conceived by the team behind Bitpanda, today announced the public release of the Multichain Token Creator. It is an easy-to-use web app that allows users to configure and deploy their own multichain tokens built on top of the Pantos Digital Asset Standard (PANDAS). Moreover, developers can configure their base token and download the contract code to extend it with their custom functionality. The Multichain Token Creator makes it easy for projects to launch on multiple blockchain networks, increasing their reach without much effort and creating more opportunities for the community and the projects themselves. Developers, users, and their assets no longer have to be locked to a single chain. “Our Multichain Token Creator is a defining innovation in the blockchain space, offering developers and projects an effortless way to adopt a revolutionary multichain token standard that drives unparalleled cross-chain collaboration and opens up endless possibilities for the future of decentralized technology,” said Marius Ciortan, the Director of Product Engineering at Pantos. For developers, the Token Creator dramatically reduces the time and complexity of developing multichain assets, enabling them to launch their tokens within minutes. Users, on the other hand, will have a smoother multichain experience thanks to the increased availability of native multichain assets through the easy token creation process. Pantos will showcase the Token Creator to the public for the first time during Super Demo at the upcoming EDCON conference, to be held between May 19-23 in Montenegro. It will also introduce the Pantos Digital Asset Standard (PANDAS) at the event. The EDCON Super Demo provides a platform for startups or projects promoting the development of Ethereum technology and its ecosystem. The Super Demo starts on the first day of the conference, May 19th, and concludes on May 22nd. Pantos began in 2018 as an in-house research project by Bitpanda in collaboration with TU Wien (Austria) and later also TU Hamburg (Germany) to establish an open standard for truly decentralized multichain token transfers and blockchain interoperability. It allows developers and users to send tokens, wrap native coins of supported chains, and create and deploy native multichain tokens easily with a few clicks. Pantos currently supports seven chains on testnet: Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB, Cronos, Celo and Fantom; and plans to integrate more EVM and non-EVM chains continuously. Earlier this month, Pantos won the 'Best Business Model' award at the Austrian Blockchain Award Gala. About Pantos Started as a research project by the team behind Bitpanda in 2018, Pantos is an open-source protocol on a mission to make Web3 truly interoperable. It aims to become an enabler for sophisticated Web3 applications. Pantos’ cutting-edge technology allows existing and upcoming tokens to be deployed on multiple blockchain networks, giving users the freedom to choose the most suitable network for their digital assets. It secured $12.1 million in funding through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on Bitpanda in 2018. For more information, visit: | Website Twitter Contact Marsel Nenaj contact@pantos.io This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Brand As An Author Program. Learn more about the program here: https://business.hackernoon.com/brand-as-author

Pantos Releases Multichain Token Creator Which Will Help Users Deploy Tokens on Multiple Blockchains

Pantos lanza un creador de tokens multicadena que ayudará a los usuarios a implementar tokens en varias cadenas de bloques

Pantos lance le créateur de jetons multichaînes qui aidera les utilisateurs à déployer des jetons sur plusieurs chaînes de blocs

पैंटोस मल्टीचैन टोकन क्रिएटर जारी करता है जो उपयोगकर्ताओं को एकाधिक ब्लॉकचेन पर टोकन तैनात करने में मदद करेगा

Pantos、ユーザーが複数のブロックチェーンにトークンを展開できるようにするマルチチェーン トークン クリエーターをリリース

Pantos lança criador de token multichain que ajudará os usuários a implantar tokens em vários blockchains

Pantos phát hành Trình tạo mã thông báo đa chuỗi sẽ giúp người dùng triển khai mã thông báo trên nhiều chuỗi khối

Pantos 发布 Multichain Token Creator，它将帮助用户在多个区块链上部署令牌

Blockchain technology has already tremendously impacted industries by enabling secure, decentralized transactions. However, one of the key challenges it still faces is achieving interoperability among different blockchain networks. Multichain token systems offer a promising solution to this challenge by enabling tokens to be transferred across multiple blockchain networks, regardless of their underlying protocols. In this interview, we will explore the concept of multichain token systems in greater detail, discussing their potential benefits and challenges and exploring the latest developments in blockchain interoperability. In addition, our guest will share their insights and experiences, providing valuable perspectives on how multichain token systems can help drive the future of blockchain technology. So, let's get started. Hi there, tell us your name and what you do. My name is , and I am the Product Engineering Director for Pantos; working at Bitpanda for more than three years in different roles having the main purpose of building and growing software engineering teams. I have an engineering background in computer science and am passionate about creating an innovative and collaborative work culture. Marius Ciortan Two years ago, I hired the first Blockchain engineer in the Pantos team to implement the multichain token system based on the results of years of extensive research we had already conducted. Today, we are a growing team of several blockchain, backend, and frontend engineers who work hard to further improve and extend Pantos. In addition, we recently started our open beta, allowing everyone interested in trying out Pantos in a testnet environment. What got you interested in cryptocurrency? I discovered in its early days, but it got my attention in 2017 when I started to get acquainted with cryptocurrencies and learn about cryptography. Later, I began networking and connecting with industry experts, which opened up the opportunity to take an engineering leader role at Bitpanda in November 2019. Bitcoin Can you explain the concept of multichain token systems and how they contribute to interoperability among blockchains? Multichain token systems enable interoperability among different blockchains by allowing tokens to move freely between them. Unfortunately, most tokens today are deployed on a single blockchain and must be wrapped to be interoperable with other blockchains. With Pantos, we introduce a native multichain token standard that seamlessly supports multiple chains. These include Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Cronos, Fantom, and Celo. We plan to support more blockchains over time. How do multichain token systems differ from traditional token systems in terms of their ability to achieve interoperability? Traditionally, tokens are issued on a single blockchain like Ethereum. These tokens must follow a well-defined standard to be usable across different wallets and applications. For example, fungible tokens on Ethereum have to adhere to the ERC-20 standard. A single-chain token standard like ERC-20 defines several different operations for a token but does not specify any functions for cross-chain token transfers. A multichain token standard adds these cross-chain functionalities. We have designed our lightweight multichain token standard (PANDAS) for Pantos. Our goal was that PANDAS multichain tokens are fully compliant with the native token standards (like ERC-20) on all Pantos-supported blockchains but additionally have a set of functions necessary for cross-chain token transfers. The goal of these new features is to make it possible for our smart contracts and off-chain components to safely and scalably move tokens between different blockchains. Hence, PANDAS multichain tokens can easily be supported by any wallet and third-party applications to achieve blockchain interoperability. What impact do you think multichain token systems will have on the blockchain industry? Multichain Token Systems are just the first steps into a more interoperable blockchain landscape. We will see more focus on arbitrary cross-chain messaging, enabling smart contract calls across different chains and giving decentralized app developers superpowers to build the next generation of trustless apps. How does blockchain interoperability impact the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, and what kind of opportunities does it create? Interoperability is already impacting the DeFi ecosystem heavily today. We can see many decentralized exchanges like Uniswap launching on multiple chains and opening up many opportunities for liquidity providers and arbitrage bots. The cool thing is that we are building infrastructure that is empowering people. It opens up new ways and possibilities to interact with different blockchains. How do interoperability and cross-chain communication impact the tokenization of assets, and what benefits does this offer? The tokenization of real-world assets is big, and we see major banks looking into this topic. But, again, we identified the need for future-proof solutions. Over time, tokenizing money market fund shares or other real-life assets, for example, means that those assets could be used as collateral in different DeFi ecosystems and that the total value locked on different blockchains would increase considerably. Tokenizing institutional assets would transfer a huge value into the world of crypto so that DeFi's revolutionizing mechanisms can be used for trading, borrowing, and lending. In addition, multichain systems offer the benefit of not being dependent on a single blockchain network. Rather, the assets can move between all of the chains, and you can have the freedom to choose. Therefore enabling the transfer of value and, in the future, tokenized assets freely between different blockchains and DeFi ecosystems is a goal worth working towards. What are the key benefits of issuing multichain tokens for businesses and individuals that use blockchain technology? The key benefit for businesses is that they can focus on their actual product while we provide a worry-free future-proof infrastructure. For example, suppose a big bank or other institution wants to issue a token on-chain. In that case, they don't need to worry about a blockchain network becoming obsolete or stopping to work because the tokens are not bound to a single chain. Instead, token owners can easily transfer the asset to the most suitable chain for their needs. Can you discuss any recent developments or innovations in the area of blockchain interoperability that you find particularly exciting? One of our recent innovations was our work on oracle scalability, enabling voting-based oracles to be economically scalable. As an R&D project, we welcome a changing landscape and are eager to push the space forward and shape the future of blockchain interoperability together. Our research team has been industrious in the last few months. We are always looking into further optimizing the system and finding new ways to make it better and/or cheaper without compromising on the security side of things. How can we minimize the dangers of cross-chain interoperability? We looked into some of the bridge hacks to find out what went wrong and if we could also become a potential subject of vulnerability. The surprising results showed that most of the hacks happened because of simple mistakes, such as publishing code changes before fixing vulnerabilities, poor-quality code, or inadequate internal procedures. Most of the time, if effective development methods and quality assurance procedures had been in place before the code was released, these occurrences might have been avoided. Mainnet releases should be issued only after extensive testing and auditing to ensure that all functionality is as planned and that no money are at risk. Pantos differs from most other solutions in that we do not lock any tokens on the source chain for native token transfers. Native Pantos cross-chain transfers always consist of a burn transaction on the source chain and a mint of the tokens on the destination chain. Thus, no large pools of assets on either chain could be drained. This is one of the many design choices we have made on the protocol level to make Pantos as secure as possible. Lead image generated with stable diffusion.

The Role of Multichain Token Systems in Achieving Blockchain Interoperability

Blockchain Interoperability Emerges as Key Driver for Seamless Multichain Token Transfers in Crypto Industry Blockchain interoperability and multichain token transfers are becoming increasingly important in the crypto industry because they enable users to easily transfer assets between different blockchain networks. In the past, transferring assets from one blockchain network to another was often a complex and cumbersome process, which required the use of centralized exchanges or other intermediaries. However, with the advent of interoperability solutions and multichain token standards, such as those being developed by , it is becoming much easier for users to transfer assets across different blockchain networks in a decentralized and trustless way. Pantos Pantos launches beta version of multichain token system with Bitpanda's backing Pantos has the beta version of its multichain token system with Bitpanda's backing. The project provides a cutting-edge solution for asset transfers between different blockchain networks. Pantos seeks to address the current state of insecure and clunky Web3 applications by providing developers with the architecture and tools necessary to build multichain assets. The project is also working to develop an industry standard for multichain token transfers and blockchain interoperability in partnership with the Technical University of Vienna, the University of Hamburg, and the international branch of the Raiffeisen Bank. launched https://twitter.com/PantosIO/status/1625505944690954245?cxt=HHwWisC42evC-o4tAAAA&embedable=true : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships, or networking. The author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story. HackerNoon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author. #DYOR brand-as-author program Eric Demuth, CEO and co-founder of both and , believes that the project will facilitate significant crypto adoption as the world enters the Web3 era. Pantos has created the PANDAS-20 standard, which eliminates the need for developers to perform maintenance while deploying assets to different blockchains, thus making the development of complex Web3 applications more accessible. Pantos Bitpanda Web3 applications rely on the seamless transfer of assets between different blockchain networks in order to function properly. Ultimately, the development of interoperability solutions and multichain token standards is key to the growth and development of the broader crypto industry. The protocol has its own gas token PAN and is fully decentralized and open-source. Tokens created using Pantos' technology will be usable on any of the supported blockchain networks, providing consumers with the freedom to choose the platform that best suits their digital assets. Pantos' public beta already provides a trustworthy validation mechanism to guarantee a seamless launch. The project's potential to revolutionize asset transfers across multiple blockchain networks has significant implications for the future of the crypto industry, and its impact on Web3 applications and the wider digital asset ecosystem will be worth monitoring. Don’t forget to like and share the story!

Pantos Aims to Fix Insecure and Clunky State of Web3 Apps with Multichain Token System

Pantos tiene como objetivo corregir el estado inseguro y torpe de las aplicaciones Web3 con el sistema de token de cadena múltiple

Pantos vise à corriger l'état non sécurisé et maladroit des applications Web3 avec le système de jeton multichaîne

पैन्टोस का उद्देश्य मल्टीचैन टोकन सिस्टम के साथ वेब3 ऐप्स की असुरक्षित और भद्दी स्थिति को ठीक करना है

Pantos は、マルチチェーン トークン システムを使用して、Web3 アプリの不安定で不格好な状態を修正することを目指しています

Pantos pretende corrigir estado inseguro e desajeitado de aplicativos Web3 com sistema de token multicadeia

Pantos nhằm mục đích khắc phục tình trạng không an toàn và lộn xộn của các ứng dụng Web3 bằng hệ thống mã thông báo đa chuỗi

Pantos 旨在通过多链令牌系统修复 Web3 应用程序的不安全和笨拙状态

What is Happening? DeFiChain Token “DFI” will start trading against USDT on Huobi on 25th July at 6:00 UTC. Any DFI tokens purchased on Huobi can be moved to a DeFiChain wallet, making them accessible to traders and investors. Kucoin, Bybit (ERC-20 format), Bittrex, Bitrue, Hotbit, and Bitpanda are just some of the exchanges where you can buy and sell the DFI token. Huobi, which has been around since 2013, is a major cryptocurrency trading platform. As a result of DFI’s listing on Huobi, it will be more accessible to cryptocurrency users everywhere. With Huobi, professional crypto traders and investors have access to a complete ecosystem that allows them to buy, sell, stake, and borrow a wide variety of cryptocurrencies. : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships, or networking. The author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story. HackerNoon has reviewed the story for quality, but the claims hereon belong to the author. This article is not investment, taxation, or legal advice. #DYOR brand-as-author program https://twitter.com/defichain/status/1551501382615801856?cxt=HHwWgIC9tbGShYgrAAAA What Is DeFiChain? In order to facilitate cutting-edge DeFi applications, the Bitcoin network was hard forked to create DeFiChain, a decentralised Proof-of-Stake blockchain. Its primary goal is to provide decentralised financial services that are quick, smart, and transparent. Mining for liquidity, staking, distributed assets, and loans are all services provided by DeFiChain. Understanding How DeFiChain is Making it Easy to Enter the World of DeFi DeFiChain is an on-chain governance blockchain that eliminates the need for a central authority. The project’s community has been actively engaged in practically every facet of the blockchain since the mainnet debut in May 2020, including nodes, masternodes, projects, tools, governance, economic concepts, and code governance. Its source code has been produced using an open-source methodology and has been subjected to extensive peer review and community discussion. If you have a DFI token, you may access the whole DeFiChain ecosystem. Among the many things it underpins on the DeFiChain blockchain are: Providing Access to Multiple Sources of Liquidity Using staking to ensure the integrity and consensus of a blockchain dUSD stablecoin and stock tokens as security for creating new tokens or borrowing existing ones. The blockchain was originally developed for use in decentralised financial applications. Consequently, it provides a full capability that is easy to use, fast, and secure for this region. Some examples are as follows: Lending Token wrapping A Look at the Oracles of Cost Exchanges Debts and receivables that may be sold Definition of a Non-Collateralized Form of Debt Converting Assets into Tokens Payout of Dividends Due to the modification, the native decentralised stablecoin dUSD may be used. DeFiChain users may utilise decentralised Bitcoin, decentralised Ethereum, decentralised USDC, and decentralised USD to generate stock tokens and use decentralised USD as collateral. Houbi Receives Provisional Approval From Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority In a recent decision, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority gave Huobi conditional authorisation to sell virtual asset exchange goods and services to accredited investors and licenced financial intermediaries. The cryptocurrency exchange, meanwhile, has issued a saying it would focus on “professional investors.” Spot trading and OTC services will be available to a restricted fraction of pre-qualified investors and professional financial service providers. Huobi also speculated that the regional headquarters for the exchange might be set up in Dubai if the interim licence was granted. statement Final Thoughts on DeFiChain “DFI” Listing Expansion of Houbi into the Middle East market and listing of DeFiChain native tokens on Houbi is a positive sign for the crypto industry as it indicates a rise in the listing and trading of tokens in secondary markets. Don’t forget to share and like the story! Image credits: , and Edi Kurniawan. Shubham Dhage Mohammad Rahmani

DeFiChain Token DFI Lists on Houbi Digital Exchange to Tap the ASEAN and Middle East Market 

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When it comes to investing in cryptocurrency, narratives often play an important role in identifying promising investment opportunities. In 2017 we had Initial Coin Offerings (ICO's), Ethereum Killers (NEO, for example), Interoperability (Wanchain & Icon), and zero transaction fees (IOTA & Nano/Raiblocks). From 2020 - 2021 Decentralized Finance (DeFi) was the new narrative, bringing interest to cryptocurrencies such as MakerDao, Uniswap, Avalanche, etc. Additional cryptocurrency narratives in 2021 included: Non-Fungible tokens/NFTs (Enjin, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Galactic Geckos, etc.) Meme Coins (Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Floki Inu, etc.) Algorithmic Currency Protocols (Olympus DAO, Titan Finance, Wonderland, etc.) Binance Smart Chain "Moonshots" (Safemoon, for example) Metaverse & Crypto Gaming (The Sandbox, Decentraland, Axie Infinity, Illuvium, My Neighbour Alice, etc.) Savvy investors caught on to these narratives early and made some spectacular gains on their investments. However, this doesn't mean you should always chase the next big narrative. In fact, I believe it's best to focus on the fundamentals behind a cryptocurrency instead and build a long-term position. But at the same time, it's important to understand which narratives are attracting the most attention since the money usually follows soon after. Once you know what the next narrative is, you can research cryptocurrencies within that narrative and build a position with the projects that have a good team and fundamentals behind them. One narrative that is attracting a lot of attention right now is ZK-Rollups, and we'll be looking at this technology in this post. We'll also look at three cryptocurrencies which use ZK-Rollup technology, with a secret, bonus cryptocurrency that is related to one of the platforms mentioned. Keep reading until the end and see if you can find it. If you decide to invest in ZK-Rollup related cryptocurrencies , I recommend using to easily buy and sell cryptocurrency, including the ones mentioned in this post. Kucoin Kucoin is available worldwide, including the USA. ZK-Rollups: Explain Like I'm Five (ELI5) Explained simply, a ZK-Rollup is a smart contract that takes hundreds of transactions off the main blockchain and bundles them into a single transaction. It then sends a validity proof back to the main blockchain. This reduces the amount of data being sent through Ethereum's main blockchain (Layer 1), enabling faster and cheaper transactions. For a more detailed explanation on ZK-Rollups, read the next section or skip ahead if you already understand how they work. What are ZK-Rollups & how do they work? Zero-Knowledge Rollups (ZK-Rollups) are smart contracts that scale the Ethereum network by processing multiple transfers off the main blockchain. ZK-Rollups work by taking hundreds of transfers off-chain and combining or "rolling" them up into a single transaction. It then submits a SNARK (succinct non-interactive argument of knowledge) back to the main chain as proof of validity. Validating a block with a ZK-Rollup is faster and cheaper since less data is included. ZK-Rollups are being developed for Layer 2 construction to increase scalability. Another option being developed is one of the options Optimistic Rollups. If you want to see a more detailed explanation on ZK-Rollups and Rollup technology in general, I recommend the following resources: ZKP Science Layer 2 Rollups - Ethereum.org ZK-Rollups - EthHub.io 3 ZK-Rollup Platforms With Their Own Cryptocurrencies At the time of me writing this, there aren't many ZK-Rollup-based platforms with their own native token, hence why only three are included in this article. Loopring (LRC) Loopring (LRC) is a ZK-Rollup Layer 2 solution that allows for high-throughput, low-cost trading and payments on Ethereum. It aims to allow anyone to build non-custodial, order book-based exchanges on Ethereum by leveraging zero-knowledge proofs. With ZK-Rollups, Loopring claims its exchanges can offer faster settlements for traders. Instead of settling trades on the Ethereum blockchain directly (like other DEX's do), ZK-Rollups enable Loopring exchanges to complete computations off-chain. This reduces the number of transactions being submitted to the Ethereum network, increasing speed and reducing costs for traders. Loopring has its own token (LRC), which you can find on . US based investors can use to invest in LRC. Binance Kucoin zkSync zkSync is a Layer 2 scaling solution that offers cheaper and faster transactions than the main Ethereum blockchain (Layer 1). It uses ZK-Rollup technology to process transactions off the Ethereum blockchain while still maintaining its security and finality. zkSync was developed by Matter Labs which received $50 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Crypto.com, Blockchain.com, Aave, and more. zkSync's benefits include: Low gas fees: Gas fees are equal to 1% of Ethereum gas & cheaper than using optimistic rollups High speeds: 2000+ transactions per second (tps) compared to 14tps on Ethereum Security: Secured by the main Ethereum blockchain Frictionless transfers: Easily move your crypto between Layer 1 and Layer 2 without delays Censorship resistance: You can move your assets back to Layer 1 at any time zkSync does not currently have a native token, but I recommend following their social channels if you don't want to miss out. they're planning on releasing one. Immutable X (IMX) Immutable X is a Layer 2 scaling solution for trading Ethereum NFTs. It uses ZK-Rollups to enable instant trade confirmation, over 9,000 transactions per second and zero gas fees. Since Immutable X is a Layer 2 for Ethereum, ownership of NFTs isn't affected since it inherits the security and finality of the Ethereum blockchain. by the company behind God's Unchained, a Free-to-Play NFT trading card game similar to the popular Hearthstone. Immutable X was developed The Immutable X marketplace will be used to trade God's Unchained cards initially, but as time goes on, they intend to open up the marketplace to assets from other games. Benefit's of Immutable X include: Zero gas fees for peer-to-peer trading. Set your own trading fees. No custodial risk; users keep their private keys. Up to 9,000+ TPS. Not a centralized sidechain. Secured by Ethereum. A true Layer 2 inheriting security of Layer 1. Any NFT that is created or traded on Immutable X is 100% carbon neutral. One of Immutable X's huge benefits is the zero gas fees for trading NFTs. This simplifies the process of trading NFTs between users, making it easier for mass adoption. Immutable X looks very promising, especially since it covers three major narratives in the cryptocurrency space: ZK-Rollups, NFTs, and Gaming. It's also backed by an NFT trading card game that has the potential for mass adoption. As the Immutable X exchange matures and attracts assets from additional game developers, I can see this project becoming huge. Immutable X has its own token (IMX), which you can find on As a bonus recommendation, you can find God's Unchained cryptocurrency (GODS) on Kucoin too. Kucoin. Conclusion You can find Loopring (LRC) on . If you live in the USA, you can find it on Kucoin. Binance Immutable X (IMX) is available on along with God's Unchained (GODS). Kucoin zkSync has not yet released a token for their platform yet, but you can to stay updated on a release date. follow their social channels I hope you enjoyed this story; feel free to check out the useful resources below: Good exchange to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC), Polkadot (DOT), Binance Coin (BNB), and more from anywhere in the world with cash. CEX Exchange — Available worldwide If you live in Europe, one of the best exchanges to buy cryptocurrencies with cash, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Polygon (MATIC), and many more. BitPanda — Only available in Europe, Canada, and Mexico - Great exchange where users can trade over 750 different cryptocurrencies, including new, low market cap cryptocurrencies. Kucoin Available worldwide, INCLUDING the USA. - Exchange where users can trade over 500 different cryptocurrencies. Binance Available worldwide apart from the USA - Secure, buy and grow your crypto assets with the world's most popular hardware wallet. 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ZK-Rollups: 3 Cryptocurrencies to Explode in 2022 & 2023?

ZK-Rollups: ¿3 criptomonedas para explotar en 2022 y 2023?

Ethereum has a scalability problem; as we all know, gas fees can get very expensive, reaching into the hundreds of dollars once the network is overrun with transactions. Here is where Polygon (MATIC) steps in, allowing users to access Ethereum DApps without having to deal with high gas fees and slow speeds. This post will look at why Polygon (MATIC) is a promising cryptocurrency that should be considered by any serious investor. If you decide to invest in Polygon (MATIC), I recommend using a cash-based exchange platform like or that allows you to easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies for cash. CEX (Worldwide and USA users) Bitpanda (Europe only) What is Polygon (MATIC)? Polygon (MATIC) is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. It also functions as a platform for building and connecting Ethereum compatible blockchains networks. Polygon started out in 2019 as "Matic Network," with its main aim being to scale Ethereum. In 2021 the protocol was rebranded to "Polygon," and its vision expanded to include building and connecting Ethereum compatible blockchains. Polygon reduces transaction fees on the Ethereum network while also increasing the speed of transactions drastically. The protocol enables instant transactions which cost a fraction of a penny ($0.002). Polygon's scalability focus is what makes it very attractive for decentralized applications that run on the Ethereum blockchain. Uniswap, for example, announced that they had deployed on December 22nd, 2021. Uniswap V3 on Polygon How Does Polygon (MATIC) Work? Polygon (MATIC) uses a variety of technologies to create a fast and highly scalable Layer 2 blockchain network: Users validate transactions by staking their MATIC. Users can run a full node as a "validator" or they can delegate their MATIC to a trusted validator. Proof-of-Stake System - The protocol which enables Polygon and Ethereum based blockchains to connect with each other while inheriting Ethereum's security. Polygon Protocol - Transaction networks that run alongside the Ethereum blockchain, bundling transactions together before confirming them and returning the data back to the mainchain. Commit Chains - One-click system for deploying Ethereum compatible blockchains using the Polygon Framework - Polygon SDK. Polygon's cryptocurrency MATIC is used for the following purposes: MATIC is used for transaction fees and paid out as staking rewards to validators. Fees - Users can stake MATIC to validate transactions or delegate MATIC to validators. Staking - Polygon plans to enable staking for projects in the Polygon ecosystem in the future. Ecosystem Staking - Polygon (MATIC) Popularity In Decentralized Finance (Defi) Defi has emerged as a popular utility for the Polygon network due to its very low fees and instant finality. This can bring a lot of adoption to Polygon, as according to Defi is now an industry worth over $100 Billion. Bloomberg, Combine this with Polygon's ease of use, speed, and affordability, and you have a potential market leader in the making. To use Defi apps on Polygon, users need to bridge their Ethereum assets to the Polygon network. If you want details on how to do this, I recommend reading this Polygon (MATIC) investment analysis. Popular DeFi apps on the Polygon network include: - Popular DEX on Polygon QuickSwap - Platform to lend, borrow and earn interest on assets Aave - Liquidity Pools and Stablecoin trading. Curve Finance - Yield farming optimizer and auto-compounder Adamant Finance - Yield farming optimizer and auto-compounder AutoFarm - Yield farming optimizer and auto-compounder Beefy Finance - DEX with Liquidity Pools to earn interest 1inch - DEX with Liquidity Pools SushiSwap - DEX with Liquidity Pools DFYN As mentioned earlier in this post, Uniswap V3 has also been deployed on Polygon. This will bring a large number DeFi users to the Polygon ecosystem from Ethereum, where they can take advantage of the drastically lower fees. Polygon (MATIC) Are Building a ZK-Rollup Solution Polygon announced on their that they acquired the Zero-Knowledge startup for $400m. The Mir team is joining Polygon and using their technology to build their new project - a highly scalable, Ethereum compatible ZK-Rollup. official blog Mir Polygon Zero, In my last post about we saw how powerful narratives can be for making profits as an investor. ZK-Rollup cryptocurrencies, ZK-Rollups are gearing up to be the next big narrative in the cryptocurrency space, and Polygon looks like a great choice for investors in this narrative, and here's why: Mir, the company acquired by Polygon, developed the worlds ZK scaling technology. fastest scaling Polygon has merged with an open-source ZK-Rollup. Hermez Network, Polygon has announced a ZK-friendly Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Hermez zkEVM, Polygon announced an upcoming a STARK-based, Ethereum-compatible rollup. Polygon Miden, Polygon is working on a privacy-focused rollup. Polygon Nightfall, Polygon (MATIC) has already positioned itself as a viable scaling solution for Ethereum; adding ZK-Rollups to their arsenal will further increase scalability capacities. This, in turn, will attract more users to the protocol and increase MATIC's value. Polygon (MATIC) and Reddit Co-Founder Launch a $300M Fund On December 17th, 2021, announced that they had partnered with Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian to launch a $200 million dollar fund to invest in social media, gaming, and Web 3.0 projects. Polygon Polygon will team with Alexis Ohanian’s venture firm, Seven Seven Six, to launch the fund. The venture firm's portfolio already includes Sky Mavis, the creators of Axie Infinity. As well as being a co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian co-founded Initialized Capital in 2010 and was a seed investor in projects including Coinbase, Patreon, Instacart, and more. Seven Seven Six will invest in gaming, social media, and Web 3.0 projects that are being built on Polygon. Having these platforms built on Polygon will massively increase its adoption, especially if one of those projects goes on to become very successful. How to Invest in Polygon (MATIC) If you decide to invest in Polygon (MATIC), I recommend using a cash-based exchange platform like or that allows you to easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies for cash. CEX (Worldwide and USA users) Bitpanda (Europe only) If you plan to hold your MATIC for the long term, I recommend getting yourself a too. Ledger Hardware Wallet Final Thoughts Polygon (MATIC) is a good investment choice for any serious investor, the protocol has established itself as a leading Layer 2 scaling solution and is continuously innovating and making new acquisitions. I hope you enjoyed this story; feel free to check out the useful resources below Good exchange to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC), Polkadot (DOT), Binance Coin (BNB), and more from anywhere in the world with cash. 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Why Polygon (MATIC) Is A Good Cryptocurrency Investment

10 Solana NFT Projects You Should Know About in 2022

10 proyectos de Solana NFT que debe conocer en 2022

Fantom is one the fastest and cheapest blockchains to use and adoption has exploded since 2021, especially in the decentralized finance (Defi) industry. This post will look at why I think Fantom (FTM) is a good investment that should be considered by any serious investor. We'll also look at how the platform works and what sets it apart from other blockchain networks. If you decide to invest in Fantom (FTM), I recommend using a cash-based exchange platform like or that allows you to easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies for cash. Kucoin (Worldwide and USA users) Bitpanda (Europe only) What is Fantom (FTM)? Fantom is a highly scalable, DAG based smart contract platform for decentralized applications (Dapps). The cryptocurrency for the Fantom network is FTM. Fantom aims to solve the scalability issues of existing public distributed ledger technologies. According to Fantom's , they use DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) technology due to the slow transaction times of typical blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. whitepaper Fantom is positioning itself as a faster and cheaper alternative to Bitcoin (for money transfers) and Ethereum (for development platforms). For example, on Fantom a money transfer takes only 1 second, whilst costing only $0.0000001. Compare this to Ethereum where transactions cost $3 on average and take 15 seconds to 5 minutes. When the Ethereum network is congested both the fees and transaction times are much higher. When compared to Ethereum, Fantom is 300 million times cheaper and 15 to over 300 times faster for money transfers, and that's only when the Ethereum network is running normally. When the Ethereum network is congested, the savings when using Fantom (FTM) become even more astronomical. During periods of high activity, fees on Ethereum can cost from $50 to over $300 and can take over 30 minutes to complete. Fantom's native token FTM is used to for the following purposes: Staking - You can stake FTM to secure the Fantom network and receive extra FTM as a reward, generating passive income. Payments - FTM is used for sending payments on the Fantom network. Governance - You can use FTM to vote on important decisions via the staking process, the more FTM you hold, the more voting power you get. Fees - Network fees are paid for using FTM, including transaction fees, smart contract fees and costs for creating new networks. Fantom's token sale was launched in June 2018, with FTM tokens selling for $0.043 each. The current price of FTM is around $2.80. How Does Fantom (FTM) Work? Fantom uses an Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerant (aBFT), Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol to secure the entire network. Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) is a mechanism that enables a decentralized, trustless network. ELi5 - Explain Like I’m Five: Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) is an improvement on Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) which is based on the Byzantine General Problem. Four Byzantine Generals are planning to attack a city. Each general and their army are positioned on a different side of the city. Since each general is separated from the other, direct coordinated communication is impossible. To plan an attack or retreat, they need to send messengers but there are issues regarding with this approach: trust Messengers could be captured and replaced with enemy messengers One or two of the generals could be traitors and could send out messengers with the intent to misinform the other generals Some of the messengers could turn out to be traitors and go on to spread misinformation instead How can these generals come to a total agreement (or consensus) on whether to attack the city or retreat? This example represents a decentralized network or blockchain, with each general representing a node in the network. With decentralization comes freedom and with this freedom comes the ability for people to act with malicious intent. How can you ensure that the network can come to fair consensus when nodes have the ability to act maliciously? This is where Byzantine Fault Tolerance comes in. Byzantine Fault Tolerance is a solution that ensures that a network is going to act fairly, even if there are bad actors. Nodes in a network are guaranteed to agree on the timing and order of transactions. Byzantine Fault Tolerance enables a network to come to an honest consensus, even if up to 1/3 of nodes decide to prevent that consensus, for example by delaying transactions. Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) improves on Byzantine Fault Tolerance by allowing some messages to be lost or delayed infinitely. This is done because many Byzantine Fault Tolerance systems assume that there is an upper time limit on messages. Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) assumes that messages from an honest node will eventually get through, despite being lost or delayed. In short, Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) enables a network to reach an honest consensus, even if 1/3 of nodes are acting maliciously. You can read a more in-depth explanation on Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) in this Fantom uses aBFT for it's Proof-of-Stake (PoS) procotol known as Lachesis. It's a highly scalable protocol which ensures fast speeds and high security on the Fantom network. Fantom FTM Investment Analysis. Lachesis powers "Opera", Fantom's mainnet blockchain platform. Opera is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible platform that also supports smart contracts in Solidity, Ethereums coding language. Since Opera is EVM compatible, Fantom applications can be built to work with Ethereum based platforms. This also makes it easier for Ethereum developers to migrate over to Fantom. What Makes Fantom (FTM) A Good Investment? Here are a few of the reasons why serious investors should consider investing in Fantom (FTM). Fantom's Defi Ecosystem Is Rapidly Growing Defi on Fantom has been growing rapidly due to Fantoms speed and low fees. To give you an idea of how fast the defi ecosystem has grown on Fantom, you can look at its Total Value Locked (TVL). TVL measures the total value of the tokens locked within dapps on a network or platform. Essentially TVL shows you how much money in total has been locked up within dapps on a network via processes such as staking, liquidity pools, farms etc. has grown from $373,203 in April 2021 to over $7 Billion in January 2022. Total Value Locked on Fantom That is over 18,756x growth in less than a year. Ethereum based Automated Market Maker (AMM) & DEX SushiSwap has also so traders can take advantage of the low fees and instant settlements. launched on Fantom Fantom are building a centralized exchange using Binance Cloud At the Fantom Developers Conference 2021, Harry Yeh announced that Fantom was building a Binance Cloud powered exchange for Fantom tokens. This centralized exchange will make it easier for users to trade Fantom based tokens, with a familiar UI and deeper liquidity. Fantom's exchange will include FTM pairs for every token and will support the use of high-frequency trading bots for a better trading experience. Upon launch, the will support the following cryptocurrencies: Fantom exchange SpookySwap (BOO) Spirit Swap Tomb, Tshare, Tbond Ice Spell MIM Yoshi 1Art Fantom is one of the very few projects that are building a centralized exchange and I expect the demand for FTM to increase due to FTM pairs on the platform. Fantom has a Strong Community A large and active community is key to the growth and adoption of any blockchain platform. Fantom currently has $1.6 Million on the network, growing by over 13,300 new addresses daily. unique addresses On average there are over 750,000 on Fantom, with transactions in January reaching over 1 Million. daily transactions Fantom is backed by Renowned Investors Fantom has received large investments including a from renowned trading and investment firm Alameda Research. $35 Million investment Other leading blockchain and crypto investment firms that have invested in Fantom include: with a $15 Million investment HyperChain Capital with a £20 Million investment BlockTower Capital How to Invest in Fantom (FTM) You can buy Fantom (FTM) from a cash-based exchange platform like or Kucoin (Worldwide and USA users) . 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Why Fantom (FTM) Could Be A Good Cryptocurrency Investment

NFT's have taken the cryptocurrency market by storm since 2021 and the NFT project leading the charge is Bored Ape Yacht Club. These exclusive digital apes have caught the attention of celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Eminem as well as top Silicon Valley venture capital firms like Andreesan Horrowitz. In this post we'll have a quick look at the story behind Bored Ape Yacht Club and why it has attracted so much attention and prestige. At the end we'll even show you how to buy a Bored Ape, if your wallet can stomach the hefty price. What is an NFT? NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a unique unit of data stored on a blockchain, that can be transferred, sold and traded. Since each token is uniquely identifiable, NFT's are different from other blockchain tokens such as cryptocurrencies (i.e Bitcoin). Once an NFT is minted (or generated), it's data is stored on the blockchain and every transaction, from sales to transfers is recorded on-chain. This allows anyone to verify the ownership and transaction history of the NFT. Some of the most popular blockchains for NFT's are Ethereum, Solana, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Fantom. NFT's are stored using cryptocurreny wallets, so if you had a Bored Ape (an Ethereum NFT) you would store it on an Etheruem wallet like or a multi-cryptocurrency wallet like Metamask Trust Wallet. What Is Bored Ape Yacht Club? The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is a collection of 10,000 ape NFT's on the Ethereum blockchain. Each Bored Ape has unique traits, with some traits being rarer than others. The NFT collection was created by four pseudonymous founders via their company Yuga Labs in 2021. The founders of BAYC are known as Gargamel, Gordon Goner, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and No Sass. Each Bored Ape is made up of seven possible traits including background color, clothes, earrings, eyes, fur, hat and mouth. Below is an example of how some of these Bored Apes look: Owning a Bored Ape gives you access to the Yacht Club, an exclusive social club. As a member of the Yacht Club you'll get to mingle with other Bored Ape owners via the BAYC Discord group and real life events. Additional benefits for Bored Ape Yacht Club members include: Access to additional NFT airdrops (past airdrops include mutant serum's & dogs) Real life events with celebrity guests and performers A for commercial use, allowing you to monetize your Bored Ape Copyright licence Access to The Bathroom, a collaborative art piece Access to the Apes vs Mutants Mobile Game There's also been rumours about a potential "Ape Coin", token airdrop for BAYC holders. Bored Ape Yacht Club owners profited massively from NFT airdrops, especially the Mutant Ape Yacht Club. What is the Mutant Ape Yacht Club? In August 2021, the BAYC team announced a for Bored Ape owners. The announcement was made on Twitter and Discord. Mutant Serum Airdrop In total, 10,000 Mutant Serums were airdropped, one for each Bored Ape. BAYC holders can into Mutant Apes by having them ingest a mutant serum. transform their Bored Apes Once ingested, the Mutant Serum is burned and the user receives a Mutant Ape in return. There are 3 tiers of serums, M1, M2 and M3. When a Bored Ape ingests an M1 or M2 serum, it retains traits from the original ape but with a mutated twist. Here's an example of a via the @NewMutantApes twitter account. Mutated Bored Ape When a Bored Ape consumes an M3 serum (aka Mega Mutant Serum) the results are even more dramatic. Here is an example of an , owned by Ethereum co-founder Taylor Gerring. M3 mutated Bored Ape Keep in mind the Mutant Serum's were a free airdrop and the floor price for the Mutant Ape Yacht Club is 20 ETH, or $63,000 in February 2022. The floor price for Bored Ape Chemistry Club (mutant serums) is 22.5 ETH or $70,000 in February 2022. What is the Bored Ape Kennel Club? Bored Ape Kennel Club is another NFT collection from Yuga Labs that Bored Ape owners could claim free of charge. In Bored Ape Owners were able to mint a Kennel Club Dog for free, only having to pay for the gas fee. June 2021, Any fees generated from secondary fees were donated to animal charities. Like their Bored Ape counterparts, each Bored Ape Kennel Club dog is unique with various different traits. Whilst these dogs were free to claim, the current floor price for a Bored Ape Kennel Club dog is 8.85 ETH or $28,000 at current ETH prices. How much does a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT cost? Bored Ape Yahct Club experienced exponential growth in only a few months. Bored Apes were minted at a price of 0.08 ETH each in April 2021. At the current time of me writing this (February 2022) the floor price for a Bored Ape on Opensea is currently floating between 99-100 ETH. When you take the current price of Ethereum ($3,150), that means that the cheapest Bored Ape cost you $310,000. The high price tag for a Bored Ape is one of the reasons why it has attracted so much attention from the media, celebrities and institutional investors. A lot of Bored Ape's have sold for over six figures and some have even netted a seven figure price tag. The most expensive Bored Ape sold so far was BAYC #8817 which sold for $3.4 Million via in October 2021. Sotheby's Metaverse Why has Bored Ape Yacht Club become such an expensive and sought after NFT collection? We'll look at the reasons why in the next section. Why Is Bored Ape Yacht Club so popular? Bored Ape Yacht Club has risen in popularity due to two main reasons. The first reason is flex culture, Bored Apes are seen as status symbols due their high price tag, limited supply and exclusive perks. Bored Apes are like digital Rolexes, allowing owners to show off their wealth and social status through ownership. Now that Twitter has enabled verified NFT profile pictures via Twitter Blue, we can expect this trend to continue. The second and most important reason for the rise of BAYC's popularity is it's potential as an investment asset. Bored Apes had a mint price of 0.08 ETH the 29th of April 2021. Since the price of ETH on that day was in the $2,700 range, we can assume it cost around $210 - $220 (excluding gas fees) to mint a Bored Ape. Compared to the floor price for a Bored Ape today ($310,000), BAYC owners who held onto their apes have profited 1,400x on their investment. Bored Ape Yacht Club has managed to maintain it's six figure floor price, even during bearish sentiments in the crypto market. Recently, US venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz is also reportedly in financing talks with the BAYC creators. According to Yuga Labs is looking to sell a multi-million dollar stake in a new funding round that could value BAYC at between $4 Billion and $5 Billion. The Art Newspaper, Whilst the talks are ongoing, if the deal goes through, this would mark the first institutional investment in an NFT project. How to buy a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT To buy a Bored Ape NFT you need Ethereum/ETH (at least 100 ETH) and a wallet. Metamask You can buy ETH from or CEX (available worldwide including USA) Bitpanda (Europe only). Next, send your ETH to your Metamask wallet and head to over to the on Opensea. Bored Ape Yacht Club Collection Once you're there, you can scroll down to see the Bored Apes for sale starting from the cheapest one. You can also browse for a Bored Ape based on it's price and traits using the filters on the left sidebar. A lot of the apes are sold in auction style, which means you have to place a bid to buy one. However there are many Bored Apes which can be bought straight away, without bidding. If you want to buy an ape outright instead of placing a bid for one, click "Buy now" under the "status" filter. If you don't mind, you can leave that filter unchecked and just browse for an Ape. Once you select a Bored Ape that you want to buy, click on the image and it will take you to a page where you can buy the NFT or make an offer by placing a bid. If you buy the Bored Ape outright or the seller accepts your bid, the Bored Ape NFT will be transferred to your Ethereum address. Conclusion Bored Ape Yacht Club has established itself as a blue chip NFT brand, through innovation and exclusive membership perks. Access to meetup events, airdrops and exclusive games has proven that utility is just as important to NFT owners as rarity. Will you be the next one to ape in? I hope you enjoyed this story; feel free to check out the useful resources below: Good exchange to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC), Binance Coin (BNB), and more from anywhere in the world with cash. 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When looking for a cryptocurrency to invest into it's best to avoid flashy cryptocurrencies marketed with promises of "going to the moon" and other gimmicks. Instead you should look at the following factors: Who is the team behind the cryptocurrency? Does it have a working project? Or are they currently building one? How does this product or cryptocurrency benefit users in the blockchain space? What drives demand behind the token and what is it's use case? Today we'll look at three different cryptocurrencies with ambitious and interesting use cases. Polkadot (DOT) Polkadot (DOT) is a proof-of-stake (PoS), multi-chain network that aims to bridge different blockchains together. In simple terms, it is a protocol that allows independent blockchains to exchange information. Polkadot was founded by Gavin Wood, the co-founder of Ethereum and inventor of Solidity, the coding language used for Ethereum. Polkadots co-founders include Robert Habermeier, partner at Hypersphere Ventures and Peter Czaban the founder of the Web3 Foundation. Polkadot is designed to operate two types of blockchains: The Relay Chain Parachains The Relay Chain is the main blockchain on Polkadot, tasks such as governance (voting), parachain auctions, and staking take place here. The Relay Chain is deliberately limited in it's functionality, for example, smart contracts are not supported on the main chain but can be deployed via a parachain. The Relay Chains main purpose is to coordinate the overall system and its connected parachains. Parachains are individual layer-1 blockchains that work alongside the Polkadot network. Parachains are connected to the Relay Chain so they benefit from the security, scalability, interoperability and governance of Polkadot. on the Polkadot network by running transactions through their own blockchain. This prevents the main chain from becoming congested, making Polkadot highly scalable. Parachains reduce the strain According to Gavin Wood, the founder of Parity Technologies, Polkadot parachains can handle up to transactions per second. 1 million “Ethereum can do 25 transactions per second (TPS), but, of course, the more you use it the worse it gets,” said Wood. “Polkadot uses parachains and can go from 100K TPS to up to 1 million TPS.” Parachains on Polkadot have including: many different use cases Smart Contract Chains - Deploy smart contracts on the Polkadot network. Oracle Chains - Make off chain data available to the Polkadot network. Data Curation Networks - Connect all file storage chains into curated data sets. Identity Chains - Link accounts to a persistent identity and enable access to other parachains. Financial Chains - Hold all your different crypto assets in one portfolio. Internet of Things (IoT) Chains -  Set standards for machine-to-machine communication. File Storage Chains - Enable and incentivize storing data on-chain Privacy Chains - Privacy focused chains or bridges to existing ZK-snarks chains. Polkadot's ecosystem is powered by it's cryptocurrency DOT. DOT's main functions are: Governance - DOT holders can vote on protocol upgrades and changes to the Polkadot network. Staking - Investors can stake their DOT and earn interest on their holdings for securing the network. Bonding - New parachains are added to Polkadot by "bonding", which is a form of staking. Polkadot has a lot of potential to become a big player in the blockchain space. Scalability and interoperability are two major obstacles in the blockchain space. The developers behind Polkadot have an ambitious vision. If Polkadot succeeds in building an interconnected, multi-blockchain system, it could increase a lot in value over the long term. Bitpanda Ecosystem Token (BEST) Bitpanda Ecosystem Token (BEST) is a cryptocurrency developed by the crypto exchange , which is also the only place where investors can currently buy this cryptocurrency. Bitpanda BEST is an exchange coin, offering benefits to it's holders including token burns, trading discounts, access to upcoming launchpads and more. BEST is similar to Binance Coin (BNB) in this respect since they're both exchange coins with a range of similar benefits for token holders Benefits of holding BEST include: Regular token burns to reduce supply Vote on strategic decisions for the platform Access to the upcoming Launchpad Access to future products Discounts for verified users paying their fees with BEST within the Bitpanda ecosystem Exchange coins are great investments since they're backed by a working product (crypto exchange). a crypto exchange valued at $1.2 Billion, making it Austria’s first “unicorn” startup. BEST is is backed by Bitpanda, A few reasons why BEST is a promising investment: Part of the BEST spent on trading fees is burned every 3 months until 50% of the total BEST supply is destroyed. Regular token burns to reduce supply Due to this, the supply of BEST is constantly decreasing. Binance Coin (BNB) follows a similar token burn model, which has helped the coin to reach a value of over $300. When you hold at least 5,000 BEST (VIP level 1) in your wallet, you get access to exclusive BEST VIP votes. BEST VIP Votes This gives you a say in decisions made within the Bitpanda platform, including which cryptocurrencies, stocks or digital assets are added to to the exchange. Access to the Bitpanda Launchpad Bitpanda are planning on releasing a launchpad where users can take part in Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO’s) through their platform. This will give BEST holders access to unique investment opportunities. Holders can invest in projects including new cryptocurrencies, blockchain platforms, Defi platforms, NFT platforms and more. Bottom line If Bitpanda continues to grow in popularity, Bitpanda Ecosystem Token (BEST) has the opportunity to experience growth similar to Binances BNB coin. Once the launchpad is launched, demand for BEST could increase due to investor interest in Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO's). The regular token burns are another factor that can influence demand since the supply is constantly being reduced. Finally governance (voting power on strategic decisions) is also a factor in why I feel BEST is a good investment. Imagine having a say in what tokens will be listed on your chosen crypto exchange. BEST is just over 2 years old and I feel that's still early days for this coin with some room for growth if the exchange behind it continues to grow in popularity. Uniswap (UNI) Uniswap is a decentralized exchange for ERC-20 tokens built on the Ethereum blockchain. Tokens can be swapped directly from a users personal wallet (i.e. MetaMask), allowing them to control their crypto holdings at all times. Uniswaps defining feature is the ability for investors to instantly exchange (or "swap") ERC-20 tokens at the current market price. There is no orderbook so you don't need to wait for other token holders to place buy or sell orders. Instead Uniswap uses an , a system where liquidity providers lock large amounts of cryptocurrency into the platform. automated liquidity protocol In exchange for this, liquidity providers received a portion of the fees generated by Uniswap. Uniswap also has an system which calculates the price of token when investors want to buy or sell on the platform. automated market maker Users can also add new tokens to Uniswap without paying an exchange fee. This feature makes it easier for investors to access new, low marketcap tokens. Uniswap's cryptocurrency "UNI" is used as a governance token, giving holders the right to vote on strategic decisions within the platform. 1 UNI = 1 vote, so the more UNI an investor holds, the more voting power they have. Uniswap is currently the largest decentralized exchange and fourth largest exchange in general. As it's popularity grows, more liquidity will be needed for it's token pairs, which will attract more liquidity providers. As more liquidity providers flock to the platform, demand for UNI will increase since these liquidity providers will benefit from increased voting power on Uniswap. Conclusion It's always good to know how a cryptocurrency benefits the blockchain space and it's users. The more beneficial a project is to the blockchain space, the more potential it has to increase in value. If any of these cryptocurrencies interest you, here is where you can find and invest into them: Polkadot (DOT) and Uniswap (UNI) be bought directly from , from anywhere in the world. CEX Exchange Polkadot (DOT), Bitpanda Ecosystem Token (BEST) and Uniswap (UNI) can be bought directly from , if you live in Europe or Canada. Bitpanda It looks like the market is slowly edging into a recovery period, now is a great time to accumulate good projects for the long term. I cant wait to see how all of this turns out. I hope you enjoyed this story, feel free to check out the useful resources below: Exchange where you can directly buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC), Polkadot (DOT), Uniswap (UNI) and more from anywhere in the world. CEX Exchange — Available worldwide Exchange where you can directly buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Polkadot (DOT), BEST (BEST) and many more cryptocurrencies. BitPanda — Only available in Europe, Canada, and Mexico You can also keep up with me on Twitter

3 Promising Cryptocurrencies to Invest In For 2021 & 2022

On October 28th 2021, Facebook announced that it would be changing its name to Meta. This comes alongside the announcement of its metaverse project which shares the same name. Meta is a metaverse project that aims to combine social media and virtual reality. It includes 3D spaces where people can socialize, learn, play and build. Facebook's Meta project drew similarities to similar projects in the blockchain space. This in turn led to many gaming and metaverse related cryptocurrencies reaching new all-time highs in price and market cap. In this post, we'll look at 7 different gaming and metaverse related cryptocurrencies and why they could turn out to be very promising investments. If you decide to invest in metaverse and gaming related cryptocurrencies, I recommend using to easily buy and sell cryptocurrency, including the ones mentioned in this post. Kucoin Kucoin is available worldwide, including the USA. Decentraland $MANA Decentraland (MANA) is a virtual reality world that runs on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Players can explore virtual worlds owned and built by other users in the metaverse. They can also buy and sell their own plots of land or build their own virtual spaces. The platform includes interactive apps, in-world payments and peer-to-peer communication, which helps to foster a growing community and virtual economy. Decentraland has two tokens that are used to power its virtual world: LAND - A non-fungible token (NFT) used to define the ownership of land parcels representing digital real estate. MANA - The cryptocurrency used for purchases of LAND, as well as virtual goods and services used in Decentraland. Decentraland consists of 90,601 individual pieces of LAND, each one existing as an NFT. LAND owners can build their plots into anything they like and sell their LAND to other users. Decentraland users can also earn money by leasing their LAND to other users, selling advertising space or creating and selling items for MANA. MANA rose from $0.60 to $3 (over 5x) after Facebook's announcement of its virtual reality platform and renaming it to "Meta". This was likely due to increased attention to metaverse projects in the blockchain world. In this case, Decentralands virtual reality world caught investors attention due to its similarities with Facebooks/Meta's upcoming virtual reality world. MANA is currently floating between $2.70 and $3 and it could prove to be a promising investment due to the growing popularity of NFT's, virtual ownership, and crypto gaming in general. The Sandbox $SAND The Sandbox $SAND is a voxel style virtual world where users can build, own and monetise their gaming experiences. Like Decentraland, The Sandbox platform runs on the Ethereum blockchain. The Sandbox platform consists of three main products which enable the users to create their own unique content within The Sandbox metaverse. - Lets you create and edit voxel models and animate them quickly. VoxEdit - An open market where users can trade in-game tokenized assets such as characters, LAND's, art, equipment and more. Marketplace - Allows users to build, share and monetize their own games within The Sandbox metaverse. Game Maker The Sandbox uses several different tokens to enable its virtual economy: - The ERC-20 token and main cryptocurrency for The Sandox's metaverse. This token is used for all transactions within the virtual ecosystem. SAND - A digital piece of real estate within The Sandbox metaverse. Each piece of LAND is an NFT on the Ethereum network. LAND - A token created by players who build/assemble user-generated content (UGC). ASSETS utilize the ERC-1155 standard and can be traded on the marketplace. ASSETS The Sandbox started out as a 2D sandbox game for mobiles and PC. by Animoca Brands in 2018 and they began work on a blockchain version of the game, which is the current iteration of the game. The game was acquired Animoca Brands is behind other major crypto NFT and gaming platforms which include Axie Infinity and Cryptokitties. The Sandbox is backed by major investors including: - Video game company behind Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest and more. Square Enix - Ranked by Forbes as the public company in the world and the company in Japan after Toyota. SoftBank 36th largest second-largest - Japanese venture capital company. B Cryptos Global Technology Equity fund. True Global Ventures - SAND rose from $0.75 to $3.40 (over 4.5x) after Facebook's announcement of its virtual reality platform and renaming it to "Meta". Again this is mainly due to increased mainstream attention to metaverse projects in the blockchain space. SAND is currently floating around $2.65 and it has a lot of potential, especially when you consider its virtual economy, the investors behind the project and its high potential for mass adoption. Enjin $ENJ Enjin $ENJ is a blockchain-based platform that enables users to create and manage digital assets on the Ethereum blockchain. The main use case for Enjin is creating $ENJ backed assets that can be accessed in games. For example, developers can create weapons, characters or skins, each baked by a certain amount of $ENJ. These assets can be freely sold or exchanged between users, enabling developers to create a virtual economy for their games. These digital assets can also be "melted" down to redeem the $ENJ that was used to mint the item. Essentially every time an asset is created on the Enjin platform, the amount of $ENJ used is locked up in that asset and removed from the market. This creates scarcity and increases demand for the $ENJ token, which in turn increases its value. Enjin makes it easy for developers to create $ENJ backed digital assets through its software development kits for Unity, Java, Godot and more. Enjin has multiple products that make it easy to create, own and sell digital assets on the Ethereum network: - Online marketplace with over 10 million digital items that allows users to discover, buy, and sell rare and unique blockchain assets. Marketplace - A Digital asset distribution system that developers to send thousands of NFTs/FTs to users with a simple QR code scan. Enjin Beam - Wallet for blockchain assets that easily links with games and apps, with over 1 million users. Smart Wallet - Enjin's upcoming Ethereum scaling product will enable fast and free transactions of both ERC-20 and ERC-1155 tokens. Efinity Enjin has a lot of potential in the crypto gaming and NFT space, especially due to its ability to create in-game items with real-world value. $ENJ is currently priced around $3.32, up 50% from $2.20 after Facebook's rebranding announcement. Axie Infinity $AXS Axie Infinity (AXS) is an online, NFT based trading and battling game that allows players to collect, breed, raise, battle, and trade creatures known as "axies". Each axie is digitized as an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain and new players need to purchase at least to begin playing. This is due to the axies battling exclusively in teams instead of one-on-one battles. three axies Axie Infinity uses a Play-to-Earn/Pay-to-Earn gaming model where players earn Smooth Love Potion ($SLP) which can be used for breeding new axies or sold on . Binance The game has two tokens in its ecosystem: - $AXS is a governance token that gives holders rights to vote on key decisions such as game functionalities or treasury funds spending. Axie Infinity Shards $AXS - $SLP is earned by battling either in adventure mode or against other players. Smooth Love Potion $SLP During a pandemic lockdown around June 2021, reported that some people in the Philippines were playing the game as their main source of income. CNBC The game continues to rise in popularity with users hiring people from developing countries to play the game for them, getting a share of the profits in return. These are known as "scholarships" and you can find users applying for these in Axie Infinity related Telegram groups and communities. Reddit This goes to show the extent of Axie Infinity's popularity, especially in developing nations where users can make more money playing the game than their actual jobs. Axie Infinity is backed by very established investors including: Mark Cuban Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Animoca Brands Hashed Pangea Blockchain Fund ConsenSys $AXS increased 30%, from $124 to $160 whilst $SLP rose over 100% from $0.06 to $0.12 after Facebooks rebranding annoucement. $AXS is currently floating around $155 - $165, whilst $SLP is currently floating $0.07 - $0.08. As Axie Infinity grows more in popularity, $AXS and $SLP will continue to increase in value. The game also has some major investors behind it, and increasing global adoption, these factors make it a good long term investment in my opinion. Chromia $CHR Chromia $CHR is a scalable blockchain platform that has recently attracted attention due to its focus on crypto gaming and NFT's. Chromia uses a to enable the following features for crypto gaming: relational database structure Procedural game logic fully stored and deployed on chain Giving users a single private key login (SSO) that can act as their ‘account’ for several games Storing user’s personal data and save game data directly on the blockchain Enabling instant settlement with no credit cards or other banking information required via cryptocurrency Tokenization of valuable in-game items as NFTs that can be traded outside the game world The ability to migrate items, achievements, and unlocks across games existing on the Chromia network Chromia has currently released the following crypto gaming and NFT projects: -  Multiplayer blockchain builder game, where users can buy and own virtual islands. It's token $ALICE was released through Binance's launchpad. My Neighbour Alice - Play-to-earn action-adventure platform-mining game. It's token $DAR was released through Binance's launchpad. Mines of Dalarnia - Puzzle game connected to Mines of Dalarnia. Krystopia: Nova’s Journey - Auto-battler game running exclusively on the Chromia blockchain. Chain of Alliance Chromia $CHR rose 3x from $0.34 to over $1 and is currently floating around $0.81 - $0.95. With a $350m marketcap I believe this project is undervalued. Chromia's projects $DAR and $ALICE are worth looking at too and they can also be found on . Speaking of $ALICE we'll look at this project next. Binance My Neighbour Alice $ALICE My Neighbour Alice $ALICE is a multiplayer builder game where players build and create their own virtual lands, interact with other "neighbours", perform exciting daily activities and earn rewards. My Neighbour Alice was developed by Chromia and is scheduled to be released on Steam in Spring 2022. The game allows players to buy and own virtual land called "Plots", as well as collect and build their own items. The native cryptocurrency of the game is named $ALICEand it allows users to play the game, buy in-game items and vote on decisions. Players can also stake their $ALICE tokens and earn interest on their holdings. $ALICE is currently floating around $16, up 45% from $11 after Facebook's metaverse announcement. Chilliz $CHZ Chiliz $CHZ is a sports and entertainment focused blockchain platform. One of the platform's main goals is to give millions of sports and esports fans a token that grants them direct voting power in their favourite sports teams. This will allow fans to become active participants in their favourite sports clubs, instead of just passive spectators. Chiliz's products include: Socios.com - An online platform for sports fans built on the Chiliz blockchain, which uses $CHZ as it’s exclusive on-platform currency. Official Sports & Esports Team Tokens - Official fan tokens for sports teams including Juventus, PSG and FC Porto, built on the Chiliz blockchain and sold on Binance. Chiliz Exchange - An exchange where users can trade official sports team fan tokens. Chiliz's sports tokens in particular have proven popular with fans and investors alike, with most fan tokens increasing over 10x in value after release via the Binance Launchpool. $CHZ is currently floating around $0.48, up 60% from $0.30 after Facebook's metaverse announcement. You can find all of the above cryptocurrencies on Binance . For those of you who live in the USA, you can find all of these cryptocurrencies on Kucoin. I hope you enjoyed this story, feel free to check out the useful resources below: Exchange where you can directly buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon (MATIC), Polkadot (DOT), Decentraland (MANA) and more from anywhere in the world. 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7 Metaverse & Gaming Cryptocurrencies To Invest In 2021-2022

On the 3rd of May 2020, the third Bitcoin halving took place. This halving means that miners will now receive only 50% of the Bitcoins as a block reward, earning 6.25 BTC after the halving instead of 12.5 BTC. Since the block reward will be halved, the number of Bitcoins entering circulation will be halved too, this means that: 6.25 Bitcoins will be created every 10 minutes for the next 4 years before being halved again. 1,312,500 Bitcoins will be produced and after the next halving (2024) only 656,250 Bitcoins will be generated until the 5th Bitcoin Halving in 2028. This reduced production of new Bitcoins brings increased scarcity to the cryptocurrency which is already scarce due to: A limited maximum supply of 21 million Bitcoins due to clumsiness by some of the earliest investors. 20% of Bitcoins being lost forever As we all know, increased scarcity, coupled with high demand always increases the market value of an asset. Whilst many people have their opinions on how Bitcoins market value will be affected, a mathematical prediction model paints a bullish picture of where Bitcoins price could be in the time following the halving (2020 & 2021 - 2024). Statistical model predicts a fair value of $55,000 to $100,000 for Bitcoin with 95% accuracy In March 2019, an institutional investor based in Europe who goes by the name , released a popular article on Medium titled “ .” "PlanB" Modeling Bitcoin’s Value with Scarcity The article contained the image below, which shows Bitcoins total market value over time, modelled using a linear regression. The linear regression model predicts a $55,000 to $100,000 price for Bitcoin. This is roughly 8x-15x from it's price of $6,800 before the halving in May 2020. Bitcoin's price has already gone past the $55,000 prediction, reaching $63,000 in May 2021 and $68,000 in November of the same year. The funny thing is, even if Bitcoin did reach $100,000, that would mean that Bitcoins value didn't even grow as much as it did after the previous halvings. For example, the first Bitcoin halving in 2012 saw a 20x increase in value and the second halving in 2016 saw a 33x increase in price. This means that it's possible for Bitcoin to eventually surpass the $100k price tag predicted by this statistical model. Scarcity Increases Bitcoin's Market Value This model proves what we all already know, that there's a significant relationship between Bitcoins scarcity (stock-to-flow ratio of SF) and its market value. As you can see in the lower right corner of the model, this relationship has an R Squared (R2) of 95% (0.947328), showing a very high correlation between the two data points. (SF + Market Value) To help you better understand the above model, the following data points are represented as follows: Gold is represented using a large yellow circle Silver is represented using a large grey circle Bitcoin is represented by the small, rainbow coloured circles which encircle the black power regression line. The color of the Bitcoin dots are influenced by the "months until halving", which is indicted on the right hand side of the model. Okay, so Bitcoin's value is driven by scarcity, we all knew that right? How is this information important? Well, as explained earlier, the Bitcoin halving reduces the amount of Bitcoins generated by 50%. This means 50% less Bitcoins will enter circulation every 10 minutes, increasing its scarcity. This increased scarcity will lead to higher market value according to the statistical model and price movements since previous halvings. Bitcoin has already broken past the lower price prediction of $55,000 multiple times in 2021, and we could a further increases in Bitcoins price going forward. Now lets go back to the linear regression model. As you can see, as we get closer to the halving (referenced by the small dots shifting through green and blue) the market value of Bitcoin hovers between the $55,000 and $100,000 mark. However this doesn't mean that Bitcoin will magically shoot up to $100k once the halving occurs. In fact by looking at historical data we can see that it actually takes for Bitcoins value to grow exponentially after a halving: much longer After the 2012 Bitcoin Halving, it took a year for Bitcoin to go from $11 to $1,100 in 2013. After the 2016 Bitcoin Halving, it took a year for Bitcoin to go from $600 to $20,000 in 2017. After the 2020 Bitcoin Halving, it took a year for Bitcoin to go from $6,800 to $68,000 in 2021. If Bitcoin does reach $100,000, it could be a slow climb towards the price target based on historical evidence. Let's look at previous Bitcoin halvings and the effects on it's price. The First Bitcoin Halving in 2012 The first Bitcoin halving occurred on November 28th 2012 when one BTC was worth around $11. A year later, bitcoins price surged to a mouth watering $1,100 in 2013, a price never before seen with Bitcoin. It had only been one year since the halving and Bitcoin had grown 100x. Bitcoins price eventually fell to around $220 and it remained below $1,000 for the next few years. Even at its bottom Bitcoin was still up 20x from it’s price before the halving. The Second Bitcoin Halving in 2016 The second Bitcoin halving occurred during July 2016. Bitcoin maintained a price of around $600–$700 before rising to $20,000 during the 2017 bull market. Bitcoin experienced a growth of over 33x from its price before the and over 1,818x from its price before the second halving first halving. Bitcoin's recovery on the road to the 2020 halving The chart below shows how the value of Bitcoin has grown after every halving as well as the number of Bitcoins that will be generated during each 4 year period between the halvings. The chart above is courtesy of @ChartsBtc on Twitter. Bitcoin reached a price point of $10,000 on June 1st 2020, the first time since February 2020 and after a slump to $4,656 in March 16th 2020. This lines up with the prediction in the chart above for Bitcoin hitting $10,000. If you look at the green lines on the chart, you'll see that they reach into a range of $70,000 to over $100,000 when going into the 2020 - 2024 category. What to expect from the Third Bitcoin Halving in 2020 according to Experts Lets look at what some top experts have to say about how the halving will affect Bitcoin. Kraken CEO, Jesse Powell seems to be optimistic about Bitcoin reaching $100k after the halving. He believes Bitcoin will reach a price point of $100k or $1m. When I hear people talking about a bitcoin "correction" I'm thinking $100k, maybe $1m. That's what's correct. an investor based in the USA, was also bullish with a Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, $100k Bitcoin price prediction by the end of 2021. With a fixed supply asset, as demand increases, we continue to see price appreciation. One of the largest drivers of that demand or increase in scarcity is the halving in May 2020 which I think is going to be a big moment and is about 18-19 months from the start of 2021. Anthony Pompliano continued to say: So I think that will be a big moment there and something that we see in the past that has caused a large appreciation in price. Pantera Capital Founder and CEO Dan Morehead seems very bullish, , he told them he expected a price target of half a million dollars. in a letter to investors in April “If history were to repeat itself, Bitcoin would peak in August 2021 — at $533,431.” The overall sentiments appear to bullish but again they all seem to agree that Bitcoins price could grow gradually, like we have seen with the previous halving's. Final thoughts Personally, I feel that Bitcoins market value will follow historical trends and grow to a new high after about a year. The increased scarcity, increased awareness and adoption, coupled with previous halving occurrences make me positive about this. Secondly, the linear regression model seems to mirror the expectations of various experts, despite actually being more conservative with a $55k to $100k outcome. I suggest you buckle up and hang on, the next few years will be very interesting. 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Why Bitcoins Price Might Reach $100k or Higher: 2021 - 2022

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is one the biggest and most exciting spaces in the crypto world. Yield Farming in particular is very popular due to the ability to earn passive income by buying and locking up your crypto vaults to be used by defi applications. Iron Finance is a stablecoin protocol that enabled investors to earn massive APY's in their liquidity pools. Their stablecoin IRON is backed partially by collateral (other stablecoins) and by the cryptocurrency TITAN. This post will look at what yield farming is, Iron Finance and why TITAN's price collapsed. What is Yield Farming? Yield Farming, also known as liquidity mining is a way for investors to earn passive income. Yield Farming works by investors purchasing and locking up cryptocurrency pairs in liquidity pools. These liquidity pools serve different purposes depending on the platform: Decentralized Exchanges (DEX's) need liquidity so users can easily buy and sell different cryptocurrencies without the need for an orderbook. Decentralized lending systems like AAVE have Lending Pools where investors can provide liquidity for Flash Loans. Yield Farming is the main source of liquidity for DeFi applications. In return for providing liquidity, investors are rewarded in tokens with annual APY's ranging from 3 - 10%. However there's Liquidity Pools which provide astronomical APY's, ranging from 1,000% to over 4,000,000,000%. Screenshot from of crazy APY's for Iron Finance. Reddit Yes that's over 4 billion percent annual APY. The thing is, these pools don't last very long and below we'll see why. What is Iron Finance? Iron Finance is a multi-chain stablecoin protocol with it's own stablecoin called IRON. IRON is a partially collateralized stablecoin that exists on multiple blockchains, namely the Binance Smart Chain and Polygon (Matic) blockchain. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies which are pegged to the US dollar, so the price must stay stable at a value of $1. It's common for the price to fluctuate a little below or above the $1 value ($0.98 - $1.02), but if the value strays too far ($0.75 - $0.50 or lower), the stablecoin loses it peg, meaning it's not worth one US dollar anymore. Iron Finance's stable coin is called Iron ($IRON) and it's backed by collateral including BUSD, USDT and USDC, the rest of it's value is backed by TITAN a volatile cryptocurrency that is used to mint new IRON tokens. Through Iron Finance users could either mint or redeem tokens. When minting tokens, investors bought TITAN and USDC, and locked those into it's respective liquidity pool (TITAN-USDC). In exchange, they're paid interest in the form of IRON tokens which can be sold and reinvested into the liquidity pool to increase the amount of IRON earned daily. Redeeming is when investors sell (or "redeem") their IRON for TITAN or USDC. Now, TITAN-USDC wasn't the only liquidity pool available. The most popular pools where on the Polygon network with daily APY's ranging from 1.5% to 5%. Iron Finance's most popular liquidity pools: IRON-USDC - 1% - 2% daily APY before collapse. TITAN-MATIC - 4% - 5% daily APY before collapse. Investors could access these pools via DeFi platforms like and . Beefy Finance Polycat These high returns are very attractive to investors for multiple reasons: Transaction fees on the Polygon (Matic) network are very cheap costing less than 0 MATIC per transaction, basically almost free to use. A $10,000 investment would net you $200 daily on the IRON-USDC pair and $400 daily on the TITAN-MATIC pair. Since Beefy and Polycat are auto-compounders (they reinvest the interest earned) your earnings would look like this after 5 days: A $10,000 investment would net an investor $11,040.80 ($1,040.80 profit) after 5 days on IRON-USDC. A $10,000 investment would net an investor $12,166.52 ($2,166.52 profit) after 5 days on TITAN-MATIC. A $100,000 investment would net an investor $110,408.08 ($10,408.08 profit) after 5 days on IRON-USDC. A $100,000 investment would net an investor $121,665.29 ($21,665.29 profit) after 5 days on TITAN-MATIC. The main risks lie with the TITAN token losing it's value and IRON losing it's peg which would cause investors funds to decrease in value. What happened with Iron Finance and TITAN? As mentioned earlier in this post, large APY returns don't last forever. On the 16th of June the value of TITAN started to drop, reaching $14 by 17th of June before dropping to below $0. The main cause of this collapse is referred to as a "bank run", this is when a large number of customers withdraw their funds from a bank, making it insolvent. In this case, large investors (whales) removed their tokens from Iron Finance's liquidity pools, causing the value of TITAN to plummet which also caused IRON to lose it's peg to the US dollar. Whales were removing liquidity from IRON-USDC pools, selling their TITAN for IRON and then selling that IRON for USDC. This caused TITAN to drop from $65 to $30 in 2 hours. Since IRON is partially backed by TITAN, IRON lost its peg, dropping to around $0.70. within an hour to $52 and IRON regained it's peg, but it wasn't over yet. The price recovered At around 3pm, more large investors started to redeem IRON and sell their TITAN. Due to the large number of IRON being redeemed, huge amounts of TITAN was being minted which flooded the market. The increasing TITAN supply, combined with the constantly falling price, created a negative feedback loop: Investors redeem IRON, which mints TITAN, thus flooding the market. Investors sell their newly minted TITAN. The price of TITAN on DEX's falls due to selling pressure. Since IRON is partially backed by TITAN, IRON's price falls and it loses it's peg. More investors panic sell TITAN, causing the price to drop further. Since the price of TITAN keeps falling, IRON cannot regain it's peg. Since IRON cannot regain it's peg, investors mint more TITAN to sell. As you can see it's a vicious cycle of investors minting and selling TITAN, causing IRON to lose it's peg, which reinforces the previous behaviour. Now the price of TITAN is less than a dollar and IRON is worth around 75 cents. Final Thoughts If something seems to good to be true, it most likely is. If you're interested in yield farming I recommend sticking to safer liquidity pools with lower and more stable APY's. If yield farming isn't your thing, you can also invest into the cryptocurrencies which power defi and yield farming platforms such as: Polygon (MATIC) Ethereum (ETH) Binance Coin (BNB) AAVE (AAVE) Curve (CRV) Yearn Finance (YFI) Compound (COMP) You can invest into these cryptocurrencies with the resources below. 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Ethereum 2.0 is just around the corner, with a rumored release on Ethereum's 5th Anniversary on July 30th 2020. Cryptocurrency investors should keep an eye on Ethereum and the interoperability platform Chainlink, these two technologies are set to significantly impact blockchain technology. This post will explain why. Quick Summary of Ethereum Ethereum (ETH) is a decentralized network, founded by Vitalik Buterin in 2013. Ethereum took the democratic ideals of Bitcoin and added a programmable layer so developers could build applications on the blockchain. The Ethereum Network is powered by its cryptocurrency ETH which is used to pay for transactions and power DApps and Smart Contracts. ETH is also used to reward network validators who secure the Ethereum Network through "mining". Later this year "staking" will the be the method of securing the Ethereum network. There are 3 main technological features of Ethereum: Developers can create applications which run on a network of multiple computers instead of a single, centralized server. Development of Decentralized Applications (DApps) - Developers can deploy smart contracts or agreements that automatically execute once certain conditions have been met. Deployment of Smart Contracts - An emulation of a computer system that runs DApps and Smart Contracts on the Ethereum Network. Every full node in the Ethereum network runs a copy of the EVM. Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) - In simple terms, this a powerful computer that can only be accessed via computers connected to the Ethereum network. Ethereum 2.0 will bring the following features to Ethereum: A system chain which maintains a registry of validators, process cross-links to the mainchain and the finality gadget. Beacon Chains - Validators will be able to stake their ETH once Proof-of-Stake is implemented, allowing them to validate transactions, vote on the next block and receive a passive income in return for securing the network. The Ethereum network will be split into "shards", each one functioning independently, processing transactions off the mainchain. This will improve Ethereums transaction capacity and speed. Sharding - A WebAssembly based Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This will enable faster code execution, replacing the current EVM and improving scalability. Ethereum flavoured WebAssembly (eWasm) - Instead of contributing computing power, users secure the network by "staking" their ETH holdings to validate transactions or "mine" blocks. Proof-of-Stake (PoS) - The more ETH a user stakes, the higher their voting power. In return for staking their ETH, validators will earn back 4-10% on their staked Ethereum as a reward for securing the network. To take part in the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocol you need to become a validator by depositing 32 ETH ($3,712 by current prices) into an ETH 1.0 smart contract. Together these features will enable Ethereum to create a new, democratic and decentralized internet, Web 3.0. Quick Summary on Chainlink Chainlink is a distributed oracle network that connects smart contracts on the blockchain to external resources including real-world data, web API's, real-word events and payment networks. Chainlink revolves around it's LINK network, a decentralized oracle network to connect smart contracts with off-chain data, events and payments. The LINK network is powered by it's cryptocurrency "LINK", which is used to reward contributors who participate in the LINK ecosystem. In simple terms, Chainlink makes it possible for the following data to interact with a blockchain smart contract: Retail payments - VISA, Mastercard, PayPal payments can cause an Ethereum smart contract to execute. Data from other blockchains - Transaction data from Bitcoin blockchain to interact with Ethereum smart contract for example). Bank payments - Bank transfers for example can cause a smart contract to execute upon being sent from your bank account. Events & IoT - In food supply chain management for example, a drop in temperature could cause a smart contract to execute. This smart contract could then communicate with another process that raises the temperature, or if too much time has passed, dispose of the contaminated food. Web API's - Web applications like online banking platforms, shopping carts and email services can interact with smart contracts. Backend systems - Data from content management systems and cloud-based software can interact with smart contracts, enabling more tech companies to integrate blockchain into their technology stack. Market data - Data from stock exchanges and financial systems can interact with blockchain based smart contracts. As you can see Oracles will play an important role in the evolution of blockchain technology. Chainlink's main technological features: These are third-party information sources which supply data to blockchains that support smart contracts. Oracles - Since blockchains cannot access data outside of it's native network, oracles are needed as a courier to transport this data between the data source and the smart contract inside the receiving blockchain. Chainlinks oracle network, where anyone can securely provide external data to blockchain smart contracts. LINK Network - If you have a data feed, a payments platform, a tracking service or any other useful API, you can provide these directly to smart contracts in exchange for LINK cryptocurrency. Together, these features will enable to Chainlink to create a reliable, self-sufficient and tamper-proof global ecosystem through the marriage of blockchain technology and real world data. Hopefully the above information has given you simplified information and/or refreshed your memory on how Ethereum and Chainlink work. Now onto how Ethereum and Chainlink will change blockchain technology, first lets start with Ethereum. Ethereum - Easier blockchain addresses and a censorship free internet Your typical wallet address is a long, random string of alphanumeric characters, for example a typical Ethereum wallet public address looks like this: 0xBB9bc244D798123fDe783fCc1C72d3Bb8C189413 To transfer ETH to another address you need to carefully copy and the paste it to ensure the ETH get's to it's intended destination. However, wallet addresses don't have to be complicated. You could compare wallet addresses to IP addresses and domain names, all three of these technologies are used to: Enable the transfer of data (cryptocurrency for wallets, requests for IP addresses and domains) Identify the receiver and sender of data (wallets show the receiving and sending addresses, IP addresses mark activity and domain names identify the IP address) As you can see, these technologies are very similar. People will need simple wallet addresses, the same way we need domain names for IP addresses. To understand this relation more, lets look again at IP Addresses and why they sometimes use domain names. this way: HomeGrown Income describes domains & IP addresses ”To understand domain names, you need to understand what a website is and how the internet works. A website is essentially just files stored on a web server. The web server “hosts” your website, making it visible on the internet while the domain name is the address to those files which make up the website. The internet is a network of computers which are all connected together. To distinguish one computer from another, each computer is identified using a unique string of numbers called an “IP Address” ( address). Internet Protocol describes an IP address as working the way a return address would on a piece of mail. Essentially, an IP address is a unique identifier for networks of computers connected to the internet. Google Support All of the online activity from a computer is signed with it’s IP address. This could be a number like 172.16.254.1 or 2001:db8:0:1234:0:567:8:1. As you can see those numbers would be difficult to remember and this is where domain names come in.” - HomeGrown Income Reference: https://homegrownincome.com/web-hosting-domain-names-explained-the-complete-guide/ As you can see, typing into your browser or having to remember when accessing a website is very inconvenient for people. "2001:db8:0:1234:0:567:8:1" "172.16.254.1" That's why we have domain names, so you can type in instead of every time you want to read your favorite tech stories. "Hackernoon.com" "35.224.188.159" Wallets are not just used by people for exchanging money, they are also used for smart contracts. If smart contracts use domain names instead of alphanumeric addresses, this will make it easier for people to deploy their own smart contracts. Reference: https://ipinfo.info/html/ip_checker.php is an Ethereum DApp that tackles this problem. They sell blockchain domain names, allowing users to own simple wallet addresses and build websites protected from censorship. Unstoppable Domains Working with the Ethereum Foundation and the Zilliqa Foundation they let users buy .crypto or .zil domains. Users can then add multiple cryptocurrency addresses to their domain. For example you could buy the domain or Next you add your Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or Zilliqa wallet addresses to your domain ( ). "mywallet.crypto" "mywallet.zil". "mywallet.crypto" Now whenever someone wants to transfer some cryptocurrency to you, they simple go to their wallet, type in the address bar and press send. The cryptocurrency then gets sent to it's corresponding wallet. "mywallet.crypto" The domains you purchase are also stored in your wallet and are not managed by ICANN who maintain the records of all regular domain names. Combine this with and you can create a website that cannot be taken down or changed by anyone but yourself. Essentially a website protected from censorship. decentralized storage networks like IPFS for web hosting This ties in with Ethereums common nickname as "The World Computer", imagine an internet where you own a domain that can receive money, receive messages and function as a web address. The funny thing is, a democratic internet is only a small portion of what Ethereum could lead to, smart contracts will birth better and more intelligent applications. Combine smart contracts with Oracles and we can see more powerful social media platforms, improved banking and financial security. With that said, lets have a look at Chainlink. Chainlink - Seamless blockchain integration, IoT application, better security and stronger applications Smart Contracts naturally limited since they don't know whats going outside of their native blockchains. Oracles will open up a whole new world of functionality for smart contracts and the companies or developers that deploy them. Currently there are over and these use cases are spread across multiple industries. 44 ways that Chainlink oracles can be used with smart contracts Below we'll look at a few ways these industries could be impacted by Chainlinks technology: Supply Chain Oracles can be used for quality control in the supply chain, to ensure that products are authentic and properly maintained. IoT sensors can be used to detect if a food was kept at the correct temperature. An oracle will transmit this data to a smart contract that can trigger the following actions: Issue a payout upon delivery of goods which have met quality control standards. Issue a fine if the products haven't met quality control standards. Depending on the devices used to control temperature, the smart contract can communicate with the device to either increase or decrease the temperature. Send a warning to staff, notifying them that product quality could be compromised due to incorrect temperature levels. Chainlink oracles can also be used for tracking products during it manufacture, from individual components to the finished product. This can verify how a finished good was produced, whether it used illegal materials or if it used Fairtrade ingredients for example. Utilities The energy industry is an interesting use for Chainlink oracles. IoT sensors such as a smart meter can calculate a user or company's energy consumption rate. Chainlink can send these rates to a smart contract used for issuing energy bills. If a company or user has renewable energy devices installed on their premises they can also sell unused energy back to the grid for a profit. Solar panels, wind turbines and Tesla Powerwalls can all be chainlinked to smart contracts to transmit energy production data. Through oracles, smart contracts can be linked with smart meters to monetize a users energy output, collecting payments from users consuming the energy and sending payouts to those producing it. Government Regulation is another area where oracles can be used effectively. Smart contracts can be setup between a regulating body and a company. Next, chainlink oracles can send the necessary data to the smart contract. The smart contract then processes the data and issues out a certificate of compliance or denial based on the data received. This can tie in with IoT devices, for example in the UK, Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV's) depending on the vehicle type and number of axles. have a maximum weight An IoT sensor can be used to weight the vehicles, an oracle will then send the data to a smart contract which will issue a certificate of approval if the vehicles passes the weight regulations. Authorization & Identity Chainlink oracles can deliver biometric data such as fingerprints, eye scans and face scans to a smart contract. This will greatly assist in creating a trustless identity verification system, as long as there is a reliable database to cross reference it against. The Chainlink oracle will deliver the biometric data to the smart contract and connect it to external databases for cross referencing. This will enable people to verify their identity without giving out their personal information (such as passports) to a third party every time. With less companies storing your personal information, the less chances there are for it to be stolen in a hack or data breach. Misc. Industries The Internet-of-Things (IoT) along with satellite imaging can be used to gather data on a construction project for example. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can analyze the data, cross referencing it with past projects to calculate the time it would take to complete a project. A Chainlink oracle can then pass this data onto a blockchain based smart contract which is used to issue payouts to construction companies. Once the estimated completion time has passed, the smart contract will release the payment. This can be especially useful for large projects with project milestones, a smart contract can release payments every month or so, depending on the estimated time to complete each task. Chainlink oracles will work very well in particular with IoT devices to monitor, collect and transmit data to blockchain based smart contracts. Industries were referenced from the following source: https://blog.chain.link/44-ways-to-enhance-your-smart-contract-with-chainlink/ Final thoughts Despite blockchain technology being just over 10 years old, we are still in the very early stages of it's maturity. The technology is constantly being refined and added to other the years. Ethereum is less than 5 years old and Chainlink is less than 3 years old, however it's parent company SmartContract was started back in 2014. Despite still being young, these technologies are pushing forward with very ambitious plans for the future. Ethereums virtual super-computer and Chainlinks oracles will make up a huge part of blockchains technology's foundation. The Ethereum Network will house next-gen applications, decentralized websites and smart contracts, creating a new, stronger and democratic web ecosystem. Chainlink Oracles will act as the messengers, moving between the Blockchain and the Real World, like Hermes in his winged sandals as he moved between Mount Olympus and the Human World in Greek Mythology. The Future Is Coming. Companies who don't act now will be left behind, just like the companies who failed to adopt telecommunications and the internet. I hope you enjoyed this story, feel free to check out the useful resources below: You can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink/LINK, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, BAT, IOTA, OmiseGo, EOS, TRON/TRX, Bitcoin Cash, Tezos, Monero, and many more from anywhere in Europe using . BitPanda You can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP/Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, Bitcoin Gold, Stellar/XLM and more from anywhere in the world using CEX You can also keep up with me on . Twitter

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