Category: Cryptocurrency

World’s Top Universities Look to Scale a Certified Blockchain Workforce

Are the next generation of business leaders familiar with the world of Blockchain technology and the many real-world applications it offers? From dAPPs to DeFi to NFTs, unique applications of blockchain technology are growing at an exponential rate.

The issue for Higher Education will be the pace at which the DeFi industry moves. Universities and colleges that are able to build flexible curriculums, easily adapted to accommodate new advances in decentralized technology, will win in the minds of the students who need to embrace these skills for the future. Investing in the future of Higher Education by issuing Blockchain certifications is one way to ensure that students are involved and informed when it comes to the future of the industry.

There are some obvious topics for study around governance, supply chain and business models that adopt blockchain technology solutions into current processes. Furthermore, there is room to examine and learn from use cases for blockchain, like provenance, traceability and payments. Also, researching the future of blockchain integrations with other technologies is a sure topic for a dissertation.

Ryan Williams, Executive Director of the Blockchain Academy explains why adoption of blockchain specific training within higher education is essential: “We are seeing a growing demand for the courses and truly believe that blockchain ed will play an important role in developing the skills of the future workforce.”

“As with everything in life, the more one knows about a subject matter, the less threatening and more exciting it is. Education is a key tool in driving the future of Blockchain technology,” says Ryan.

Universities that recognize the potential of blockchain technology and adopt the best approaches to embedding vetted course material will be best positioned to prepare students for the future of work. The Kautz-Uible Economics Institute at the University of Cincinnati teaches students how to successfully navigate this new world of monetary innovation by explaining how incentives, regulation, and market competition influence cryptocurrencies’ future trajectory.

“Student interest in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies has grown leaps and bounds in just the last few years. I am excited to teach cryptocurrencies because they lie at the intersection of economics, computer science, and mathematics. Through a partnership with The Blockchain Academy, students at the University of Cincinnati will learn fundamental and technical analysis of cryptocurrency portfolios,” says Michael Jones, Ph.D. Academic Director, MS in Applied Economics, University of Cincinnati.

The Blockchain Academy has already partnered with over 16 prestigious Universities and institutions across the world, including the University of Cincinnati, Oklahoma State University, University of Alberta, University of California Santa Barbara and Rutgers University. The training offered covers a wide array of students across multiple disciplines, including: economics, business and technology. Future leaders and business executives will need to be familiar with blockchain and how it applies to different sectors of our economy. From blockchain foundations to enterprise blockchain solutions to crypto trading, the range of courses will provide a thorough understanding of the blockchain landscape.

The supply needs to be met to match the current demand. Students are interested, blockchain organisations need a skilled workforce and colleges need a broad range of qualified instructors to guide students in the world of blockchain ecosystems.

This is much more than getting a degree in Software Engineering or Business Studies, it is a combination of all of the training necessary to enter into the Blockchain Industry at many different levels. Although decentralization has been a driving force behind blockchain adoption, mainstream users, celebrities and countries are getting involved in the future of how this technology is used.

NFTs alone are a thriving source of further study and research projects. Sales volumes recorded on the largest NFT trading platform, OpenSea, hit $1.9 billion so far this month. DappRadar recorded 32 known NFT sales above $1 million in the past 30 days. These transactions are not only enormous but also show that the world of NFTs is expanding and the volume of crypto being exchanged will provide stimulus for further investment.

It is well reported that historically Universities have played a vital role in getting new industries off the ground. However, the world of decentralized finance is somewhat skeptical of traditional institutions and vice versa. This means that the eagerly awaiting learner resorts to community led learning or self-education through the many online platforms. With this approach however, the student is often left overwhelmed, without credentials and without the motivation often needed to complete a course.

Blockchain startups have already begun to emerge from Universities that are leading the way in terms of education in this arena. Algorand from MIT and Ava Labs from Cornell are just two notable mentions.

CoinDesk ranked the top 20 Universities for Blockchain in 2020, it found that 14 of the top 20 schools are private. Not surprisingly, MIT had the most blockchain publications between 2018 – 2020. Harvard has the highest number of student placings in the blockchain industry overall. Cornell offered the most blockchain courses of all the top 20. Interestingly, of all the top 46 schools surveyed, 33 had dedicated blockchain courses and 40 (87%) had a blockchain club. This demonstrates a clear interest in the subject matter as an area of study.

Read more about this study here (https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2020/10/06/the-top-universities-for-blockchain/)

If we are to better understand the applications of blockchain technology and how it may be aligned with the future of work we must familiarize ourselves with the many types of chains in existence and how they are currently being used.

About The Blockchain Academy https://theblockchainacademy.com/

The Blockchain Academy partners with universities to prepare participants for high-growth careers in the blockchain industry. To bring structure and growth to the blockchain workforce The Blockchain Academy develops a robust curriculum and provides instructional support services towards achieving micro-credentials and certifications that employers and project managers can trust. Knowledge transfer on EOS, Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum, Hashgraph, Algorand, Polkadot, Solana, architecture, security, business Strategy, and industry specific impacts, such as Finance (De-Fi), Accounting and Supply Chain.

Source: Plato Data Intelligence: https://platoblockchain.com (bit.ly/3nNPjTX)

UREEQA Announces New Qards Campaign, Staking Pools and Tier Structure

  • Beneficial opportunities for URQA tokenholders and loyal members of the UREEQA community

UREEQA (www.ureeqa.com), a blockchain platform for protecting, managing and monetizing creative work, today announced several exciting new programs that are designed to generate considerable returns and benefits for the budding platform’s community members, as well as a substantial bump in the URQA token.

UREEQA has launched a new Community Qards campaign that will lead this fall to tremendous new opportunities for those who are most loyal and active within the platform’s orbit.

Community Qardholders will gain access to a VIP Staking Pool with a 155% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) that will launch on September 30, 2021. Those who collect a full set of the seven first-generation Qards will gain full access to the top tier of the platform’s new tier structure. That means direct access to senior members of the UREEQA team, discounts on NFTs, shares of community pot payouts, and access to the UREEQA Vault as well as exclusives in the UREEQA Marketplace.

Critically, all the proceeds from Qard sales under this month’s campaign will be used to market buy URQA. That will lower the supply of URQA on the market and further protect UREEQA’s investors by stabilizing the market price of the token.

“Our Qards, Staking Pools and Tiers are integrated so that the passionate members of our growing community can benefit in a variety of ways from their involvement and investment in our platform,” UREEQA CEO Kirk Fergusson said. “This fall, we’re giving UREEQAns a new way to expand their NFT collections while also building their portfolios, increasing their clout within the community, and bolstering the value of the token. Everybody wins.”

Community Qards are persona NFT collectibles, available at the UREEQA Marketplace. Seven personas will be made available as part of the initial batch, with the next drop coming Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m. ET.

It is a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor on something with tremendous yield. Plus, it involves original and unique NFT art as part of the world’s first truly, publicly and transparently authenticated lot of collectible NFT cards — enabling buyers to become a part of digital collectible history.

To get started, log in or register now at UREEQA.com. For more information, visit UREEQA on Medium. https://medium.com/ureeqa-inc

About UREEQA
The UREEQA platform strives to protect Creators’ work, their rights and their revenue by harnessing the power of blockchain technology.

Established in Canada in 2020, UREEQA will modernize the inefficient and bureaucratic systems currently in place for copyright, patent, industrial design and trademark protection. By building a robust and compelling Package of Proof for source creative work, UREEQA only mints Validated NFTs to represent creative rights. This helps keep buyers safe by giving them confidence that the work they are purchasing was minted by the smart contract approved by the Creator of the work and is therefore authentic.

UREEQA provides value and opportunities for its Creators, Validators and Tokenholders via URQA, the token at the heart of the UREEQA ecosystem.

For more information on UREEQA and upcoming announcements please visit our website UREEQA, join our Telegram channel (t.me/UREEQA), and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/UREEQA_Inc).

19th Global Edition of World Blockchain Summit Returns to Dubai with Live, In-person Event

The 19th Global Edition of the World Blockchain Summit series marks its return to Dubai for the first time since the ongoing pandemic. Taking place on 13-14 October 2021 at the JW Marriot Marquis Hotel Dubai, UAE, the World Blockchain Summit (bit.ly/3EbNxlk) will be one of the most elite gatherings within the global crypto and blockchain ecosystem.

The summit features presentations, use-case studies and educational sessions by global technology providers who are showcasing their latest innovations designed with the primary focus on enabling businesses and organizations to adopt Blockchain and Crypto solutions.

The summit will focus on addressing some of the most pressing topics in the crypto and blockchain ecosystem including, the ecosystem roadmap to mass adoption, NFT market overview, Web 3.0, implementation of Blockchain in business and how to navigate crypto as a venture fund.

The global blockchain and crypto summit series will bring together a wide network of regional and global blockchain and crypto professionals and experts, governments, entrepreneurs, major industry executives, and investors, including Alex Mashinsky, Founder and CEO, Celsius Network; Serguei Popov, Founder, IOTA Foundation; Stephen Stonberg, CEO, Bittrex Global; Dr Marwan Alzarouni, CEO, Dubai Blockchain Center; Alex Hoptner, CEO, 100x Group and BitMEX; Metakovan, Financier, Metapurse; Nick Spanos, Bitcoin Pioneer among other top speakers.

The two-day conference will also include a desert safari on 12 October 2021 and a pre-event party on 13 October 2021. Pegasus Tech Ventures’ regional Start-up World Cup will take place on 14 October 2021 for businesses from across the world that are preparing to launch their business or are already established and want to expand in UAE.

Trescon Investor Connect that has a prime responsibility to create and qualify a pool of investors, HNI’s, family-owned business houses (FOB’s) and VC firms in respective regions will see investors attending WBS Dubai to invest in emerging technologies, and forging partnerships with key stakeholders responsible for curating these eco-systems.

Mithun Shetty, CEO, Trescon stated that “World Blockchain Summit is back in Dubai and once again offers a unique opportunity to interact with global blockchain influencers along with curated investors and key government delegates.” He further added, “We are delighted to open the doors to the highly-anticipated 19th global edition of the summit and solidify its position as the most influential crypto and blockchain event on the planet.”

World Blockchain Summit – Dubai 2021 is officially sponsored by:
– Lead Sponsor – Amber Group, Co-Lead Sponsor – GSR
– Diamond Sponsor – Gaugecash;
– Platinum Sponsors – Phemex, unFederalReserve and Aery Real Estate Blockchain
– Gold Sponsor – Fast Private Jet and Polytrade
– Silver Sponsor – Revomon, Coin Liquidity Solutions, Vent Finance, ByteDex and Adshares
– Lanyard Sponsor – Coinovy
– Bronze Sponsor – ZB.com, PADCoin; Splyt Core Foundation and Aurora Labs
– Pitch Partner – Autonomy Network
– Exhibitor – Tcoin.one, Xive, Kauri.Finance and Conreality

More information about WBS Dubai will be out in the coming weeks. Visit World Blockchain Summit – Dubai to know more about the summit (bit.ly/3EbNxlk).

About World Blockchain Summit

World Blockchain Summit is a global series of elite gatherings that takes place in 16+ destinations across the world. It connects global blockchain gurus and technology players in this space including emerging startups – with regional businesses, government authorities, IT leaders, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and blockchain developers.

For further details about the announcement, please contact:
Karthik A,
Marketing lead,
Trescon
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Scallop to launch in EU and UK markets in October

Scallop, the world’s first DeFi-powered banking app with integrated DeFi-powered accounts, is formalizing plans for launch in the EU and UK markets in late October 2021, with international expansion plans to follow. A one-stop solution for both banking services and crypto DeFi services, Scallop provides traditional banking services for busy users with a cryptocurrency core.

Scallop’s ecosystem is focused on offering its users DeFi-powered banking solutions in an all-in-one account that enables them to manage their cryptoassets and fiat in a faster, more efficient, and secure manner, thereby making people’s day-to-day lives more manageable, while also bringing crypto a step further into the mainstream.

“Scallop’s mission is to accelerate the global transition to a more decentralized and equitable financial system. Therefore, there is a requirement for a banking infrastructure that bridges the crypto and fiat worlds. Scallop will allow its users to use their digital assets in the real world for the very first time. This is a major step for any foreseeable future of cryptocurrencies; without using crypto in the same way as fiat, the future is limited,” said Raj Bagadi, CEO and Founder at Scallop.

With Scallop accounts, users will be able to pay for goods, set up direct debits, send or receive cross-border payments, and more. Scallop also comes with an in-built non-fungible tokens (NFT) marketplace where users can easily buy or sell their crypto-collectibles securely. And on top of that, Scallop users will also be able to earn the best interest rates from DeFi protocols like Compound and Aave.

Scallop has already secured a license to provide virtual currency exchange and wallet services from Estonia’s MTR financial regulators, and the team is waiting on the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Regulation as an EMD for Electronic Money Institution (EMI). Scallop’s also shortlisted in Europe for regulation as an Electronic Money Intermediary. (Scallop services will not be immediately available in the United States)

Scallop will make further announcements as the EU and UK rollout, expected to go live in October 2021, begins. All application development has been completed, and security audits are taking place to ensure the product is technologically sound before the final launch.

About Scallop
Scallop is a DeFi enabled neo-bank that utilises blockchain at its core to provide a safe and secure solution to bridge the gap between traditional and decentralised financial systems – the world’s first DeFi powered bank. Find out more at www.scallopx.com.

Official Scallop Links
Website: https://www.scallopx.com/
Medium: https://medium.com/scallopx
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScallopDefiBank
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scallopx/
Telegram: https://t.me/Scallop_Official
ScallopLight: https://tinyurl.com/scallop-light

Contact:
Karampal Singh
karampal.s@scallopx.com
Scallop Group Limited

Introducing Bitdeer Group, the World’s Premier All-Inclusive Digital Asset Mining Service Provider

With services spanning reliable mining machine sharing, compliant global mining infrastructure, and efficiency-boosting smart mining service, Bitdeer Group is a leader in the crypto space.

Bitdeer Group was established by renowned crypto pioneer Jihan Wu, the co-founder of Bitmain and Matrixport, which provides mining-related services to individuals and enterprise clients worldwide. With its headquarters located in Singapore, Bitdeer Group has branches in North America, Europe, and other regions. Bitdeer Group is committed to becoming the world’s most reliable digital asset mining service provider. It offers three lines of business – Bitdeer, Mining Datacenter, and smart mining service. Bitdeer Group is developing market-oriented strategies and integrating resources for high-quality services and major moves in its global operations.

Together, these verticals reflect Bitdeer Group’s professional development as well as its drive to continually cultivate authentic and trustworthy services for participants of the blockchain space. “Over the long-term, the blockchain industry is bullish and is undeniably the biggest opportunity for both investors as well as developers. The innovations in this industry may even surpass those that came with the advent of the internet,” said Jihan Wu, chairman and founder of Bitdeer Group.

Mining and acquiring digital currencies are complex processes, but there are ways to obtain newly minted cryptocurrency without contending with technical intricacies. Whether you are a crypto-curious newcomer or a long-time believer, Bitdeer Group’s mining machine sharing, Mining Datacenters, and mining management platform weave together a seamless, easy acquisition strategy for any user around the world. “Bitdeer Group has made arrangements to adapt to developments in the mining sector and changes in the market,” said Matt Kong, CEO of Bitdeer Group.

One-Click Mining with Bitdeer’s Top-Notch Service
As the world’s first platform to deliver real hashrate capacity at the base rate of 1 TB, Bitdeer features straightforward traceability for hashrates, direct payouts from the mining pool, and customizable service plans, with a convenience that makes it possible for anyone to take advantage of mining. Bitdeer offers support for more than 10 cryptocurrencies – including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Litecoin, and Doge – providing a variety of choices that fit short-term and long-term wealth creation objectives.

Moreover, Bitdeer’s service verticals include Cloud Hashrate, Cloud Hosting, and Hashrate Market for retail customers, as well as the Institutional Customer Service. Bitdeer’s cloud service is convenient for its kind for anyone anywhere in the world.

Right now, Bitdeer has hundreds of thousands of mining machines running in Europe and North America, with monthly traffic of over 3 million visitors as an endorsement of long-time clients.

Energy-Efficient Mining Datacenters with a Global Footprint
Mining Datacenter was the first to develop standardized, professional mining facilities and provide cryptocurrency mining services to global partners, drawing from eight years of experience in the field. This includes site selection, facility design, construction, maintenance, and general one-stop technical support. Its team originates from Bitmain’s former mining department.

So far, more than 30 Mining Datacenters have been constructed for proprietary and client usage, as well as partners located around the world. Bitdeer’s fundamental infrastructure is supported by sophisticated Mining Datacenters located in various parts of the United States and Norway. These facilities can operate at an optimum level under various climate conditions and link up various forms of power supply.

Altogether, Mining Datacenters wield the world’s sizable aggregate mining capacity. Its facility in the USA is one of the largest operations of its kind in North America. Alongside a focus on being fully compliant with regulatory demands, Mining Datacenters are forging a path to 100% renewable energy.

Boosted Efficiency with Smart Mining Service
As an integrated smart mining service of Bitdeer Group, it offers a unified platform for infrastructure oversight and control, giving miners the means to solve problems that they may encounter during their regular operations and achieve the highest efficiency. Tracing its roots to the Antsentry team of Bitmain, it helps miners solve problems they may face during mining operations to achieve the best efficiency.

This proprietary infrastructure software suite is utilized to regulate the expansive operations involving hardware assets spanning continents. The platform assists miners to prevent and solve problems that may arise during day-to-day operations. It can provide up to a 100% boost in efficiency while eliminating the need for human intervention by 50% for large-scale mining farms.

The platform includes automated monitoring functionalities, batch management features, security capabilities, data-driven analysis, as well as energy and power meter management processes. The platform is calibrated to mesh with all mainstream mining rig models and pools for maximal impact in any context.

Bitdeer Group Is Committed to Becoming the World’s Most Reliable Digital Asset Mining Service Provider

With more than 300 staff spread across facilities around the world, Bitdeer Group is distributed at a global scale, ensuring risk resistance and versatility that enables stable mining 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

That makes it even more crucial to merge diverse cloud services with its infrastructural backbone and intelligent management and maintenance platform for cutting-edge mining services. With a philosophy rooted in the origins of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, Bitdeer Group is prepared to service customers who are in pursuit of stable, dependable crypto financial growth.

About Bitdeer Group
Bitdeer Group is the world’s leading digital asset mining service provider. It was founded by Jihan Wu, a renowned pioneer in the crypto industry, along with Sequoia Capital, IDG, and other well-known investment institutions in the blockchain field. Founded in 2020 with headquarters in Singapore, Bitdeer Group has branches in the United States, Europe, and other countries and regions. Under the group, there are currently three business lines – Bitdeer, Mining Datacenter, and smart mining service. Together, they provide a full range of mining services, including mining machine sharing, mining infrastructure construction, and mining operation management. www.bitdeergroup.com.

For more information, please contact:
Website: https://bitdeergroup.com/
Business Contact: contact@bitdeer.com
Media Contact: pr@bitdeer.com

Bit2Me Raises 5 Million Euros as Phase One of ICO Sells Out in Under 60 Seconds

Bit2Me has closed the first phase of its ICO (Initial Coin Offering) in just 59 seconds, raising a figure of 5 million euros. This is the most successful token issue ever launched in Spain. The second phase will start on September 13 and the third phase on September 21.

Record-Breaking ICO
The Spanish cryptocurrencies platform had already raised 2.5 million in a private round in early August. In total, it has achieved an investment of 7.5 million euros through its B2M token, which can be reserved from the official website

After the success of the first phase, the company is preparing the second phase of the ICO, which will take place on September 13, with the greatest of guarantees. The third and final phase will start on September 21. It is possible to join the queue for both and schedule a purchase through a form available on the website.

On September 6, Bit2Me issued a total of 500 million tokens. Another 500 million will be put into circulation in the second phase, while 250 million will be launched in the third phase. In total, Bit2Me will issue 1.25 billion tokens.

Global Appeal
The interest in the ICO was so great in the days prior to the first phase that the company opened operations in 13 other countries in order to meet demand. In this way, citizens of Uruguay, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Dominica, Martinique, and Guyana had the opportunity to invest in B2M. These countries join the more than 70 others in which B2M operates.

Bit2me CEO and Co-founder, Leif Ferreira stated:

“It was very important for us to demonstrate that from Spain we can also digitally transform the world in the style of Silicon Valley. We are the pioneers in a technology that is revolutionizing the whole planet. We have demonstrated why we are one of the engines driving this disruptive proposal.”

One of the advantages for B2M token holders is that they will be able to benefit from discounts of up to 90% on commissions, access better conditions for various associated services, and play a role in governance for certain decisions in the company’s future.

Bit2Me Socials
Telegram: https://t.me/Bit2Me_E
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bit2me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bit2me/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bit2me/

Media Contact:
Victoria Salas, media@bit2me.com

Bit2Me is the source of this content. This Press Release is for informational purposes only. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest.

Baanx Acquires Stake in Major US Fintech Bank

Baanx, the fast-growing B2B2C “Better than a Banking Platform” specialising in fintech services & lending, becomes the third-largest shareholder in the United States regulated Maxwell State Bank in a multi-million-dollar deal to enhance cybersecurity and banking access to communities throughout America.

Maxwell State Bank is a fintech bank and VISA Principal Member established circa 1943 in Iowa. With total assets of $29,655,000 and deposits of $25,058,000 Maxwell has been FDIC certified since 1943 for insured deposits. Maxwell was acquired by serial fintech entrepreneur Ronald Ingram, founder of multi-billion dollar fintech programs and companies. He has ambitious plans to make this bank the most secure and future-proof bank in America by expanding their services. He plans to achieve this by working with fintech leaders in cybersecurity, cryptography, tokenization and private/public key infrastructure companies.

Baanx has rapidly become a market leader in secure transaction payment systems, secured lending and banking services with a focus on fast growing verticals. Offering VISA & Mastercard programs through their platform, combined with secured lending services from as little as 0% APR, they are expanding quickly through their B2B2C business model. Baanx partners with leading corporate communities, white-labelling as a leading brand, whilst completely managing the delivery and support of the service to each community they engage with.

Garth Howat, CEO of Baanx said, “We are very excited to have taken a stake in Maxwell and working with Ronald Ingram, who has a strong track record of delivering high performing secure fintech services, having been responsible for $100s of billions of fintech transactions in recent years.”

Ronald Ingram, Chairman of Maxwell said, “We are very pleased to welcome Baanx as an investor in Maxwell State Bank. Maxwell Bank has been profitable and well managed for decades, Maxwell, as of 2021, is the most connected bank in North America with direct fiber and low earth laser satellite connectivity. We expect Baanx will expand upon Maxwell’s commitment to futurize banking. Baanx is a money center fintech, in the historical banking center of the world, London, with specializations across cryptography, lending, cybersecurity and public/private key infrastructure. We look forward to strategic partnership opportunities such as state-of-the-art cyber security, access to digital safe-keeping of assets and general privacy that we expect to evolve out of this strategic investment.”

About Baanx

Baanx “Better than a Banking Platform”, offers banking services to fintechs, including secured lending against digital assets and payment authorisation integration into VISA, Mastercard & other transaction payment systems. Baanx headquarters are in London (UK) with subsidiaries in Delaware (United States), Portugal and Lithuania. Baanx manages digital assets using military grade cryptography for maximum privacy and security with digital asset insurance through their partners up to $100M. Baanx is managed by a seasoned team with over a hundred years of combined experience in banking, financial technology, cryptography, finance and digital marketing.

About Maxwell

Maxwell State Bank has been serving Americans for nearly 75 years. January 2021 it was acquired by Ronald Ingram, a serial entrepreneur in fintech, who created a roadmap to ensure the future of this well-established profitable bank for the next generations in the community, region and beyond.

Muse Finance, Strategic DeFi Partner of Moonstake, Welcomes CEO and Founder of Blocklime as Advisor

Muse Finance, the strategic DeFi partner of industry-leading staking provider Moonstake, announces it has welcomed Harpreet Singh Maan, the CEO and Founder of Blocklime, as its strategic advisor.

The addition of a key advisor will serve to strengthen the development and leadership of the Muse project and thus, the growth of Muse and Moonstake as the two projects work together to penetrate the DeFi market.

 Having started with blockchain development at the age of 19, Harpreet gained diverse experience in software development, information technology, blockchain, and distributed ledger technology (DLT) development. Along his journey, Harpreet gained a position in the ISO Committee as a National committee member on ISO standards for “Blockchain & Electronic Distributed Ledger Technologies”. He is currently Ambassador for Hedera Hashgraph and Hyperledger and an elected Advocate for Quorum by JP Morgan which was acquired by Consensys recently and Harpreet continues to serve as an advocate for Quorum under Consensys.

Harpreet is also a member of MDEC Digital Expert Panel & Industry Mentor under Digital Counsellor Programme to assist on DLT adoption in education & industry. Currently, he leads Blocklime, a Malaysian-based development & training company that specializes in Blockchain and DLT, while also acting as an advisor for multiple enterprises & governments on DLT adoption strategies. Harpreet is a thought leader focusing on solving problems with DLTs and exploring its potential applications in fintech, insurtech, and regtech. He believes that it is crucial to building talents and communities by conducting blockchain and DLT training, and he is a well-known speaker and trainer on these technologies himself.

Muse is a comprehensive DeFi platform launched in March 2021. It is working to launch various DeFi products, including a Wrapper to issue wrapped tokens for staking assets that can be used to provide liquidity to staked assets, as well as DEX (decentralized exchange) and Lending platforms to facilitate the distribution of such assets. To access these products, users will need Muse tokens that are currently available as an early adopter reward via Muse’s lockdrop that is ending on 25 October, 2021. Muse is also a strategic partner of the industry-leading staking provider Moonstake and the two are working closely to penetrate the field of DeFi and bring advanced DeFi connectivity to staking users globally. As a fast-growing project in a rapidly developing market such as DeFi, strengthening the executive and advisory boards, amongst others, will be key to propelling the Muse platform and thus, Moonstake’s journey in DeFi, to success. Previously, Muse also appointed David McDonald, a former CEO of Centrality Japan, as its Chief Technology Advisor (CTA) to lead the technology build-out Muse Finance needs to take on the DeFi market.

In welcoming Harpreet to the Muse’s advisory board, Shogo Ishida, the Founder of Muse Finance and Senior Advisor of Moonstake, says: “Harpreet is a veteran in the field of blockchain and decentralized technology with his great experience leading esteemed companies and organizations. With Harpreet being a part of our advisory board, I am confident that Muse’s growth on our journey to success will be greatly accelerated, and this will also benefit our partnership with Moonstake tremendously as the two of us work together to deliver excellent innovations to the DeFi market.”

About Muse Finance
Muse.Finance is a Decentralized Platform where crypto users can receive staking rewards as well as participate in wrapping, swapping, lending, and yield farming to gain benefit. Its ecosystem, which consists of Muse Swap, Muse Lending, and Muse Wrap, enables a liquid PoS platform that integrates the ERC-20 DeFi Ecosystem with Ethereum 2.0. Muse.Finance also links non ERC-20 assets with the ERC-20 ecosystem, allowing owners of staked assets on platforms such as Cosmos, IRISnet and Cardano to participate in lending, liquidity mining, and yield farming. https://musefinance.io/

About Blocklime

Blocklime is a Cyberjaya-based blockchain thought leader and a distributed ledger technology(DLT) enabler, which believes in challenging the status quo and re-engineering trust. As a service startup, Blocklime focuses on developing blockchain technology, educating developers & technical consulting. Visit https://www.blocklime.com.

About Moonstake
Moonstake was recently established to develop a staking pool protocol to satisfy increasing demands in regional and global blockchain markets, providing business services through partners and companies. Moonstake aims to be the largest staking pool network in Asia by providing an active environment for crypto asset holders. Establishing a clear partnership roadmap with Moonstake represents another significant milestone for continuing to strengthen ties with leading platforms across Asia’s burgeoning Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ecosystem.

Partnerships have been announced with Emurgo, Ontology and NEO to boost staking adoption, Binarystar, Japan’s biggest blockchain hub, OIO Holdings Limited (SGX: OIO), a Singapore-listed company. Industry’s reputed advisors, such as Lisk and Lawrence Lim of RAMP DEFI support Moonstake’s innovative journey. With a full-scale operation launched in August 2020, our total staking assets exceeded over USD 1 billion. https://www.moonstake.io.

Binance and APENFT to Cohost ApeAvatar Charity Mystery Box Event on September 6

Binance and APENFT will cohost the ApeAvatar Charity Mystery Box event opening on September 6. Centered around charity, the 60-day event incorporates NFT celebrity avatars and mystery boxes of designer toys to unleash greater potential for the NFT ecosystem. This marks another collaboration between the two after the Genesis NFT auction in June.

It is understood that the “ApeAvatar” event comprises two major sections – charity avatar claiming and the sale of select mystery boxes.

APENFT will create well-designed cyberpunk-style NFT avatars of 50 global influential people, including Justin Sun (founder of TRON) and Changpeng Zhao (founder and CEO of Binance), for them to claim. For each of the avatars claimed, APENFT will donate $5,000 to international philanthropic organizations such as One Tree Planted and Koala Clancy Foundation, in support of their tree planting projects.

In addition to the novel “celebrity + charity” activity, a select series of mystery boxes in a similar style to the celebrity avatars will also be launched at the event. This series features the classical Mona Lisa and David of Michelangelo, with each image composed of three independent parts – body, clothing, and colors – to endow the NFTs with uniqueness.

Earlier in June, APENFT joined hands with Binance and TRON and hosted the first auction on Binance NFT, which was titled Genesis. At the exclusive auction, the NFT version of Three Self-Portraits by Andy Warhol, a household pop artist, was sold for a spectacular $2.8 million. A total of 100 NFT artworks from the three series derived from Three Self-Portraits were sold out on Binance NFT as well. The auction concluded with record success on all fronts, including the quality and quantity of auction items and the closed deals.

APENFT and Binance are working together again to launch the ApeAvatar event, drawing on the clout of KOLs on social networks for charity auctions and leveraging the blockchain technology and NFT to boost support for philanthropic activities. This event showcases the potential in NFT, as well as the commitment of APENFT and Binance to the NFT field.

APENFT is backed by the underlying technology of top-notch blockchains Ethereum and TRON with support from the world’s largest distributed storage system BitTorrent to deliver the mission of registering world-class artworks as NFTs on the blockchain. The foundation owns a collection of works by famous artists such as Pablo Picasso and crypto artists Beeple and Pak, with a total value of more than $30 million.

Embodying the combination of “art + technology”, ApeAvatar guides people to co-build the Metaverse and to create a new era of digitalization, during which APENFT and Binance NFT will serve as a bridge for this great migration while fulfilling their own missions.

Media Contact:
Jessica ZHANG, APENFT
E-Mail: jessica.zhang01@tron.network
Website: https://www.apenft.org

Kine Protocol to Integrate with Polygon Network to Provide High-speed, Dependable Derivatives Trading

Kine Protocol has partnered with Polygon to bring high margin, cross-chain derivatives trading to the Polygon Network for further scalability and increased user adoption.

Kine Protocol makes cross-chain asset transformation between Polygon, Binance Smart Chain and Ethereum network possible with lower gas fees, assuaging concerns about increasing gas fees on the Ethereum network. Accepted assets for staking include BTC, MATIC, BNB, Kine, BTC/ETH Quick LP, USDC/ETH Quick LP, MATIC/ETH Quick LP with Kine dAPP managing risk and distributing rewards.

Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon, said, “The launch of Kine Protocol is yet another example of the world’s brightest blockchain developers choosing Polygon as the foundation for their innovations. We’re excited to facilitate frictionless experiences so users can experience the future of derivatives trading on Kine Protocol.”

Kine Protocol’s team has extensive experience in derivatives trading, with previous roles at HSBC and Merrill Lynch. By deploying general-purpose liquidity pools, Kine’s DeFi protocol facilitates fast, transparent derivatives trading without the presence of counterparties.

Lei Wang, CEO and Founder of Kine Protocol, said, “We look forward to growing the Kine Protocol community through Polygon and supporting Polygon’s mission to bring blockchain infrastructure to the masses.”

With Polygon’s full-stack Ethereum scaling solution, tens of thousands of Polygon users can log on at the same time to open and close derivatives positions without counterparties.

Polygon’s high-speed and low-gas infrastructure makes Kine’s features – including staking, minting, burning, rewards, and liquidity farming – even faster, providing a frictionless experience for all users.

About Kine Protocol

Kine is a decentralized protocol that establishes general-purpose liquidity pools backed by a customizable portfolio of digital assets. The liquidity pool allows traders to open and close derivatives positions according to trusted price feeds, avoiding the need for counterparties. Kine lifts restrictions on existing peer-to-pool (or peer-to-contract) trading protocols by expanding the collateral space to any Ethereum-based assets and allowing third-party liquidation.

Website: https://kine.io/
Discord: https://discord.gg/rzFpssXHcT
Telegram: https://t.me/kineprotocol
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KineProtocol
Medium: https://medium.com/@KineProtocol

About Polygon

Polygon is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Its core component is Polygon SDK, a modular, flexible framework that supports building and connecting Secured Chains like Plasma, Optimistic Rollups, zkRollups, Validium, etc, and Standalone Chains like Polygon POS, designed for flexibility and independence. Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 450+ Dapps, ~350M txns, and ~13.5M+ unique users.

If you’re an Ethereum Developer, you’re already a Polygon developer! Leverage Polygon’s fast and secure txns for your Dapp, get started here.

Website: https://polygon.technology/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xPolygon
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/0xpolygon/
Discord: https://discord.gg/XvpHAxZ
Telegram: https://t.me/polygonofficial

Media Contact: hello@kine.io