Category: NFTs

MRHB: Exclusive Web3 Partner of World Halal Summit, Mints Soulbound NFTs for Attendees

MRHB.Network, the world’s first decentralized finance platform devoted to halal crypto asset solutions, is joining the World Halal Summit as an official Web3 partner and will be providing ‘soulbound tokens’ (SBT) for the thousands of expo attendees.

The World Halal Summit, taking place this year from November 24-27, 2022, is the largest halal conference in the world – the last World Halal Summit attracted over 31 thousand attendees from 96 different nations. The conference is held annually in Istanbul, Turkey, and is focused on contemporary challenges and opportunities in the halal industry. This year’s primary theme is “For a Sustainable Trade: Explore All the Aspects of the Halal Industry”. Topics that will be covered at the summit’s many keynote addresses and panel discussions include current trends in the halal sector and new directions in the halal market.

“We have always been big supporters of halal expos around the world, and are proud to be Official Partner of the World Halal Summit this year,” said MRHB DeFi CEO and founder Naquib Mohammed. “There has been tremendous interest in crypto and digital assets by Muslim communities in recent years. MRHB is the world’s first Web3 platform offering decentralized financial services that are truly halal from the ground up and we are truly grateful for the opportunity to share these solutions with the community of the World Halal Summit.”

Notable speakers at this year’s World Halal Summit include the Head of the Turkish government’s Department of Participation Finance, the Acting Department Head of the Turkish Halal Accreditation Agency, and the Director of the Turkish government’s Department of Participation Finance. Dozens of other speakers from a wide variety of industries and countries will also be present.

Get Soulbound NFT Tickets Minted by MRHB DeFi
As the exclusive Web3 partner of World Halal Summit, MRHB (pronounced ‘Marhaba’) is the sole producer of NFT tickets to the event. The NFT tickets are more than just collectible pictures – they provide real utility as verifiable proof that the conference-goers have purchased tickets to the World Halal Summit.

MRHB is minting NFT tickets which are soulbound tokens – non-transferrable NFTs that cannot be sold or traded with other people. Originally conceived by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, soulbound tokens act as identity and reputation tokens in a decentralized society.

USD10K worth of Gold tokens to be won on TijarX Gold Rush
To celebrate their newly launched commodities exchange TijarX, MRHB DeFi is also awarding a total of US$10 thousand in Gold Standard ($AUS) halal tokenized gold to lucky winners of their ‘Gold Rush’ Campaign. To participate and have a chance to win physical gold-backed tokens (ticker ‘AUS’), users must purchase a minimum of US$100 worth of AUS on TijarX, MRHB DeFi’s decentralized commodities exchange or DEX. The gold tokens are backed by the physical gold bars held in the vaults of MRHB’s regulated (since 1974) bullion partner – Ainslee Bullion.

TijarX can be accessed on Sahal Wallet, a multi-chain, multi-asset self-custodial halal crypto wallet available on iOS and Android. Prizes will be distributed in AUS as follows:

  • $5K prize to the highest AUS net buyer
  • $3K prize to the second-highest AUS net buyer
  • $1K prize to the third-highest AUS net buyer
  • 10 X $100 prizes to 10 lucky draw winners

Follow MRHB on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/marhabadefi ) to get the latest updates on the trading contest.

The MRHB Vision: Empowering, Ethical and Easy
MRHB DeFi’s halal decentralized finance platform empowers the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims and those looking for a more ethical gateway into the opportunities of web3 and digital assets, The Islamic Finance market is US$3 trillion in size and promotes ethical, transparent and fair business practices .

“The cryptocurrency space is a risky place with limited or no halal crypto asset options,” Naquib said. “I founded MRHB DeFi to be a one-stop-solution for users searching for more ethical and non-interest-based approaches to DeFi solutions. I am confident our TijarX Gold Rush campaign will attract summit attendees who are looking for an easy way to invest in physical gold, silver and crypto assets via their phone.”

Sahal Wallet acts as a super App for all of MRHB DeFi’s halal finance services, including the SouqNFT marketplace – where World Halal Summit NFTs are minted and halal compliance NFT certificates are also hosted – as well as the TijarX commodities exchange, home to tokenized precious metals by Gold and Silver Standard. Every token and product on the platform undergoes a strict halal vetting procedure to ensure all assets are Shariah compliant. The world’s first halal crypto income and staking solution will both launch in the next few months, with four more launches scheduled for 2023 including interest-free financing, decentralized philanthropy (DePhi), an entrepreneur launchpad and decentralized autonomous governance.

The company launched their $MRHB token last December in an oversubscribed IDO, raising over US$4.5 million. The majority of their investors came from their enthusiastic community of over 70 thousand ethics-conscious supporters from 106 different countries. The company has since gone on to win the 2022 Global Brand Awards as the “Best New Islamic Crypto Platform”. Nasdaq and InvestorPlace have also featured the MRHB token as a “killer crypto” to invest in.

MRHB DeFi is supported by a number of partners and investors, including Polygon Technology, Sheesha Finance, Australian Gulf Capital, NewTribe Capital, Blockchain Australia, Mozaic, Contango Digital Assets, ZKSync, Acreditus Partners, EMGS Group, Sinofy Group, Sukhavati Protocol and MKD Capital, amongst others.

About MRHB.Network
MRHB means ‘welcome’ and is the world’s first Web3 platform that empowers the community with an ethical and halal approach to decentralized finance. By following values-based financial and business principles, we are creating a trusted ecosystem where both experts and novices can safely and easily access the full power of DeFi.

Our diverse team comprises researchers, technocrats, influencers, Islamic fintech experts, business entrepreneurs and industry professionals, who have all come together to ensure that MRHB fulfills its impact mission to benefit society as a whole with DeFi, by bridging the gap between faith-conscious communities and the blockchain world.

MRHB DeFi Network Official Channels
Website: https://mrhb.network
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marhabadefi
Telegram: https://t.me/mdf_official
Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/marhabadefi_ANN
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarhabaDeFi
Medium: https://medium.com/@mrhbdefi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marhabadefi
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/DubSjKmkBX
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MRHBDeFi
Telegram (Arabic): https://t.me/mdf_arabic
Telegram (Russian): https://t.me/marhabadefi_russia
Telegram (Turkish): https://t.me/MarhabaDefiTR
Telegram (Persian): https://t.me/mrhbdefi_persian
Telegram (Urdu/Hindi): https://t.me/MRHBDeFi_Urdu_Hindi
SouqNFT Marketplace: https://souq.mrhb.network

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Old Gold is the New Gold when Music Meets NFTs

November 25th, 2022 sees the arrival exclusively in retail stores of a new generation of music distribution, the pairing of vinyl records and NFTs. The Gold Album for this year’s Christmas “Must Have” is the “Old is Gold” vinyl Christmas Album. A priceless, timeless collection of the Christmas tunes we know and love.

This one-of-a-kind Christmas offering is derived from a catalog of historical remastered classics such as “The Christmas Song” performed by Bing Crosby, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Rosemary Clooney, “Winter Wonderland”‘ by, Faron Young, and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by Bobby Sherman amongst other hits.

This Christmas “Must Have”, includes a Album literally pressed in Gold vinyl. The lucky owner(s) have the exclusive rights to access through a QR Code embedded in the vinyl, their own limited edition NFT.

The “Old is Gold” NFT platform will allow the user to either utilize their existing NFT Wallet or create a wallet by following instructions at https://buyoldisgold.com/. All the NFTs are individually numbered and securely registered via Blockchain Technology to protect the exclusive property of the holder.

The Music NFT is a clone of the Vinyl album that will allow the owner of the NFT to listen to their favorite Holiday Music at their convenience.

Old is Gold is setting a new standard in the music industry by pairing its remastered “Gold Vinyls” with Music NFT versions of those vinyls. This is an industry first that will give music fans the ability to own both the physical vinyl and digital versions of their favorite artists’ music creating a Blockchain driven collectible.

There is also an opportunity to purchase the Christmas album in NFT format only, known as the Old is Gold Collector Edition, which will include many benefits, such as the lifetime opportunity to make future purchases of vinyl records directly from the “Old is Gold” Website at a 20% discount. In addition, the NFT owner will also have immediate whitelist access to future Music NFT offerings.

In 2023 there will be a limited series of Music NFTs celebrating Black History Month in February. Artists such as The Jackson 5, Little Richard, Lionel Hampton, Al Jarreau, Sly and the Family Stone, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, and Duke Ellington, are just part of the shortlist of this exclusive offering.

Only a limited number of these Collector Edition NFTs will be available for purchase at https://scan.buyoldisgold.com/ for $5.99

There has never been a better time to purchase a little bit of “Christmas Cheer” whilst owning a little piece of “Christmas History” in addition to a lifetime discount on vinyl products.

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Crypto Oasis Joins Algorand’s “Decipher” Conference as Regional Partner

Algorand Foundation, the organization dedicated to helping fulfill the promise of the leading carbon negative Layer-1 blockchain Algorand, has teamed up with the Crypto Oasis, the fastest growing crypto ecosystem in the world. The partnership will kick off with Crypto Oasis representing as the official regional partner for Algorand’s annual flagship Decipher conference, which will take place in Dubai from the 28-30 of November at Madinat Jumeirah, and continue throughout 2023 with the Algorand Foundation as an official Crypto Oasis ecosystem partner.

Crypto Oasis is excited to bring its active and growing community to connect with the Algorand ecosystem at Decipher. The conference convenes the builders, founders, investors, and community deciphering the future on Algorand, creating a must-attend event for anyone interested in blockchain and the Web3 economy. This event reflects the overall development of the industry, as it brings together inspiring creators, skilled tech professionals, & seasoned experts with traditional industry backgrounds.

More than 120 speakers will participate in the conference across four stages and more than 60 sessions. Registrants will also be able to sign up for mentoring with blockchain leaders, learn to set up wallets and experience play-to-earn games, explore a high-end curated NFT art gallery, take part in hands-on workshops designed for developers and product leaders behind the Algorand protocol, and more.

On the morning of Nov. 30, there will be a special Women’s Breakfast Club event from 8:30 am to 10:00 am, free and open to all women in the Web3 tech community.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Algorand on this strategic level,” commented Ralf Glabischnig, founder of Crypto Oasis. “Decipher will bring together Web3 communities to create an enabling environment for people looking to build and scale projects in the blockchain space. We expect this partnership to bring us one step closer to spreading blockchain adoption and awareness in the Middle East and beyond. As one of the first Layer-1 ecosystems to bring their flagship conference to Dubai, Algorand also gives testament to the growth and relevance of the community being built throughout the Middle East, which Crypto Oasis exists to support. The synergy is self-evident, and we are excited about all of the collaboration potential in the year ahead.”

The partnership with Crypto Oasis will enable Algorand to gain exposure into the regional blockchain ecosystem – which is growing exponentially due in part to the welcoming spirit for innovation and disruption throughout the UAE and broader Middle East.

“We are excited to work with Crypto Oasis as our Regional Partner for Decipher, our Annual Algorand Summit, this 28-30 November. In addition, we will also be recognised as an Ecosystem Partner to Crypto Oasis for 2023 as we deepen our growth plans in the Middle East. We aslo recently hired our full-time Community Manager, Rayan Khalil, who will be our point of contact focused in developing the Algorand ecosystem in the region,” said Jason Lee, Global Head of Community for the Algorand Foundation.

Learn more about Decipher and save your seat to attend at https://decipherevent.com/.
Learn more about Algorand and the Algorand Foundation at www.algorand.foundation/.
Learn more about Crypto Oasis at https://cryptooasis.ae/.

Prontoblock and EPIC ESG Partner to Launch a DAO and Issue On-Chain Green Bonds to Finance Clean Energy Solutions

The on-chain tokenized green bonds issued by Prontoblock will be one of the first such offerings in the United States. Moody’s forecasts that the issuance of green bonds could total $1 trillion in 2022.

New York, November 8, 2022 — Prontoblock, an innovative blockchain and Web3 company, will partner with EPIC ESG to utilize smart contracts in the form of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), and introduce utility tokens to support the structure of on-chain green bonds for large-scale projects. Prontoblock will issue approximately $300 million in notional value in the form of on-chain green bonds to support EPIC ESG’s take out needs for the company’s clean energy projects.

According to a 2022 report by McKinsey, capital spending on physical assets for energy and land-use systems required to decarbonize the global economy and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 are estimated to be $9.2 trillion annually, and $275 trillion in total.

EPIC ESG’s clean energy, carbon sequestration and disruptive agricultural solutions address pressing green energy challenges within the United States. To fund and manage these solutions, Prontoblock will launch a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), an emerging corporate model that democratizes and automates governance utilizing logic embedded within smart contracts, to secure financing, streamline operations and improve reporting.

Powered by Prontoblock’s platform, this partnership will generate highly secure tokenized green bonds to open up market access for a broad spectrum of investors with increased efficiencies, and fractionalized ownership. This will help increase liquidity and decrease the cost of capital for all participants.

By issuing NFTs on a distributed ledger, the ownership rights of these green bonds will be easily traded on multiple centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges globally – delivering new and superior functionality with digital assets over traditional ones.

“We are very excited to be working with Prontoblock, given their capital markets and blockchain expertise, to advance our ESG initiatives,” says Kyle Barnett, CSO of EPIC ESG. “This partnership will democratize retail access to bonds and accelerate the rollout of critically needed clean energy projects.”

“The opportunity for Prontoblock to support worthy projects in the ESG space is a deserving use case for our technology,” says John Murphy, Co-founder and Chairman of Prontoblock. “The DAO and green bonds issued by our platform will significantly increase access to food supply, uninterrupted clean energy and the offsetting of carbon emissions. As the need for capital for climate-related investments in the coming decades will be immense, supporting EPIC ESG’s endeavors is a moral imperative for Prontoblock.”

About Prontoblock

Prontoblock provides innovative solutions to financial intermediaries and everyday investors. Our products open up both traditional and digital asset markets and streamline investment instrument operations using DeFi protocols. The Prontoblock platform enables clients to issue tokenized assets, and provides seamless and user-friendly on-ramps and off-ramps to web3 architecture. It powers a smart-contract solution that fully automates due diligence, establishes reliable records of current stakeholders and compliance, and significantly improves efficiency by reducing administrative friction. For more information, visit www.prontoblock.com.

About EPIC ESG

EPIC ESG harnesses the collaborative power of visionary clean energy innovation, values-driven investment, and sustainable, socially responsible impact to create clean energy solutions that transform our health, our economies, our environment, our planet, and the future of our children, and our children’s children – for good. For more information, visit https://epicesg.com.

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Prontoblock
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MContent Appoints Hani El Khatib as the New Chief Executive Officer of Blockchain & Web3

MContent, the world’s first web3 decentralized content ecosystem is pleased to announce the appointment of Hani El Khatib as their new chief executive officer of blockchain & web3. The hiring of Hani El Khatib shows the commitment of the MContent board & its ambitions in becoming a leading global web3 company. As part of his new role, Hani will oversee the overall MContent blockchain decentralized platform, as well as all web3, NFTs, & crypto divisions.

“I am thrilled to join the MContent family, and work with the great leaders to help steer the company to global presence & success. Our objective is to make MContent the leading decentralized web3 content company that brings power back to the viewer. At MContent, with our Watch & Earn model, both the viewers & the content creators will be earning monetized cryptocurrency when any of the content is viewed on our platform. Being a firm believer in the power of blockchain & decentralization, I am confident that our business methodology will be beneficial for our members, our community, and for our business,” says Hani El Khatib.

Hani brings in a vast experience in terms of leadership, entrepreneurship, and business growth,
having specialized in revenue growth and scaling up businesses, from global unicorn start-ups looking for regional expansion, to multi-nationals looking to grow their business, while also bringing in his entrepreneurial experience, having established his own start-up early in his career. Prior to MContent, Hani was Regional Director at Chainalysis, where he helped in building Chainalysis’s presence in the region. Before that Hani held various regional roles in multinational companies including McAfee, and Forescout Technologies.

About MContent

MContent is the World’s First Fully Decentralized Watch2Earn Content Eco System that is backed by Gargash Group as the lead investor. Designed to convert content viewers into content owners, the first-of-its-kind web3 video streaming platform enables crowdfunding of film production and capital-intensive content creators using Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Blockchain, as well as being the pioneers of web3 cinema with their Cineverse ( Cinema in the metaverse). In the past year, the project has seeded, funded, and curated more than 40 film & TV productions through its self-sustaining ecosystem. The MContent platform now has almost 1.2 million registered users from across the World with more than 100,000 user generated videos populated as well as a collection of MOriginals & premium exclusive content available for streaming on the app & web platform. Over 500 leading content creators from across the world have already signed up to be a part of the MContent revolution and many influencers continue to join. MContent digital currency is available on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC – BEP20) and Ethereum (ERC20) are trading on more than 7 leading exchanges. www.mcontent.net.

Rogue Bunnies, Former Playmate Victoria Fuller and Others in Exciting Fun Packed NFT Launch

Former Playmate Victoria Fuller (Miss January 1996) has assembled a collection of her former colleagues, all former Playmates to come together in a fun packed NFT Series which aims to bring to the “Virtual World” some of the fun, glitz and glamour of the “old days”.

“Being a Playboy Playmate was the ultimate in many a girl’s career modelling wise and brought with it a certain cache and lifestyle. You were invited to all the “right parties”, all the “right occasions” mingling with international figures, Sports Stars and Celebrities of the day,” said Victoria Fuller, MD and CEO of Gatefold Labs who are coordinating this project, at a private event held recently for close friends and colleagues.

People will be allowed to buy certain NFT’s of images of the former models in varying degrees of rarities from “Common”, “Uncommon”, “Rare”, “Legendary” and “Epic” and these NFT’s will allow the holders access to the various “Events” that will be held in both the Virtual World and in the “Real World”. The NFTs can be found here: https://tradingcards.roguebunnies.com/drops

“Life at “The Mansion” was never dull, boring nor humdrum” and with “Rogue Bunny NFTs” we aim to bring back some of this fun and as such bring a little of the “Glitz and Glamour of the old days” for the NFT holders to participate in,” Victoria went on to say. “But we’re aiming this time around to be a little different in that we aim to be able to “party and have fun” but also with a purpose and that is to support some of the Charity Partners and Organisations that myself and the other girls have grown to become part of.”

“Achieving what we’ve all accomplished so far brings with it a degree of responsibility and the desire to give something back, which is why we feel we’re putting something together slightly different in this space and though we will have quite a few Commercial Partners along the way, we’re also taking time out to make sure that we connect with and interact/relate to as many of the NFT holders as we can,” Victoria added.

To that end, not only will there be events held in some of the major Metaverse Communities out there such as Decentraland, Sandbox etc but a growing number of physical real-world events held with our partners such as Hotel Ziggy and DapperLabs and Th3 Syndicate.

More information about Rogue Bunny NFTs can be found at www.roguebunnies.com and more information about the partners such as Hotel Ziggy can be found at www.hotelziggy.com and Dapperlabs at can be found here: www.dapperlabs.com.

For those interested in future Partnership Opportunities, Victoria can be contacted at partnershipopportunity@gatefolds.io.

Celebverse Goes Live on Metaverse

Celebverse, a leading virtual real estate offering exposure to the burgeoning industry via Metaverse, is now live. It is the world’s first and only virtual world dedicated to ‘Adam & EU’, an original human couple and parents of the human race. With its help, one can acquire virtual property/NFTs and take advantage of various virtual accurate estate-centric services.

Celebverse is the revolutionary step towards Metaverse, providing users with the privilege to purchase parcels around celeb’s Metaverse Land. With the freedom, individuals around the globe can now enjoy their choice neighbourhood and own their space in the Celebverse.

As the name suggests, Celebverse is a first-of-its-kind celeb-centric virtual world where users can have an exclusive experience of celeb cities, concerts, studios, events, gigs, fashion shows, merchandise, stores, and much more. And at the same time, embracing a world built with celebrities across all walks of life, top brands, top entrepreneurs, anyone and everyone from sports, performing arts, entertainment, literature, influencers, etc., are all celebrities here.

Talking about it, Yogesh Dixit, Head of Operations, Asia Pacific, Celebverse said, “We aim to create an ecosystem where people can test their imaginations’ limits, enjoy the rights from minting a city to owning citizenship in their favourite celeb or brand city. Characters of Celebverse will be upto 85 percent of human reality. Driven by Web 3.0 solutions, users not just buy/trade or sell virtual assets but explore the unending possibilities supported by powerful, unshakable and trusted Smart Audit Contracts of the Ethereum Blockchain.”

Celebverse is a peer-to-peer network highly facilitated in the Metaverse. The platform offers detailed FAQs and a roadmap to acquisition. Citizens can own their NFTs, design, mint, buy, sell, and auction the land parcels. Newer celebs shall also benefit from having enthralling neighbors in the new world.

To log in, click: https://celebverse.live/#

About Celebverse: https://celebverse.live/#

Celebverse is a first-of-its-kind celeb-centric virtual world where users can have the exclusive experience of celeb cities, concerts, studios, events, gigs, fashion shows, merchandise, stores, and much more. While giving the freedom to build their own spaces, Celebverse also utilizes its tech expertise to create complete solutions for businesses looking to grow in the virtual environment. For more information, please connect us on: Social@celebverse.live

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Let’s Roll! Dallas Startup is Revolutionizing the Music Industry

Rock ‘n roll may be dead, but the music business is still projected to grow to $142 billion by 2030 globally, according to Goldman Sachs. Despite this growth the average musician is consistently being squeezed by the big players and not earning their fair share of the value of the art they have created. Community Musician — originally a “Craig’s List” for musicians — has developed a plan and formed a team to disrupt this unbalanced monopolistic system, all while ensuring that the musicians they work with are properly compensated for their talents.

Scott Arey, the CEO of Community Musician who is also the front man and songwriter for his latest band The Lost Cavaliers of Mercy, understands the struggles of the average musician in the cutthroat industry. As a young musician, Arey signed with Warner Music and began touring as a warm-up act for the Indigo Girls, but he quickly discovered he couldn’t make enough money to pay his bills.

“I would max out my credit cards just trying to pay the expenses of putting together a few cities’ tour, never mind trying to pay the band,” Arey reminisces.

Partly due to the economic hardships he faced as a musician, Arey decided to pivot to a business career. After graduating from Stanford University, he began his career with KPMG and soon joined Bank of America where he worked for ten years, eventually becoming CFO of the Commercial Banking Division and then CFO of BofA’s International Trade Bank. He then led a series of successful start-ups to growth and investor exits, such as Journey, Alsbridge, Gearbox and even a publicly traded microcap company he got NASDAQ to agree to list on their exchange.

Whether or not Arey has the ability to lead Community Musician in a way that forever alters the landscape of the music industry could be a billion-dollar question. Just before his current run of with Community Musician, Arey took a company valued at $66 million when he joined to a $1.3 billion exit in less than three years. Arey won’t be alone leading the company, as he is partnering with Community Musician President Derek Toone who has also driven hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder value — most recently at Automation Anywhere, which in 2018 had the highest Series A valuation at $1.8 billion in Silicon Valley history.

Arey believes that he has the resources and the personnel to take Community Musician to the next level.

“Derek Toone and I have individually and collectively applied sound business practices to the enterprises we’ve made successful, enterprises that frankly, were resistant to doing so. We are uniting musicians in common cause to pool resources and apply those resources wisely and effectively to meet the challenges all musicians face,” says Arey.

While the road ahead will be a long one, Community Musician plans the start of its journey with an acquisition of Puddletown Rehearsal Studios based in Portland, Oregon, which currently has 8 buildings and 350 rooms serving a community of over 8,000 local musicians. Community Musician plans to further develop its already successful app for musicians and its patented Collectible Music Card which uses the same NFC chip that trigger high fidelity (i.e., lossless vinyl quality) recordings to play on any smartphone, with just a tap.

Nic Yannariello, who toured with bands like Tool, Filter and Rage Against the Machine, created Puddletown after he built and sold the now-iconic venue the Hawthorne Theatre. Yannariello has joined Community Musician as SVP of Operations and will run the nationwide music rehearsal studio business.

“If you’re a serious musician, you either have a rehearsal space, you’re sharing with someone, or trying to get off the waiting list for a space,” Yannariello said. “Either way it all starts with rehearsal.”

Yannariello is chopping at the bit. “You wanna rock? Then let’s roll, we’ve got tools, we’ve got the talent, jump in, the water’s just fine.”

Web: https://communitymusician.com/
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/community-musician/id1584215306
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cm.commuscian
Source: Plato Data Intelligence: https://platodata.io

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1,450+ Organisation Identified in the UAE Web3 Space as per the Crypto Oasis Ecosystem Report 2022

Crypto Oasis, the fastest growing Web3 ecosystem in the world, announced that it had identified more than 1,450 active Web3 organisations in the UAE at the end Q3 2022. The research also identified more than 7,000 individuals working in the industry.

The organisations that are active in the Blockchain space are broken down into native and non-native according to their dependency on this emerging technology. native organisations which only exist because of this technology account for 65 percent of the total number identified and non-native organisations are at 35 percent. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre(DMCC) has registered more than 460 native organisations which is more than 50% of all native Blockchain organisations in Dubai.

Out of the 7,000+ individuals working in the Web3 industry, approximately 77 percent work in Blockchain native organisations and 23 percent work in non-native organisations.

The Crypto Oasis Ecosystem Report is a periodic report which is now on its inaugural edition and was created in partnership with Roland Berger, one of the first top-tier strategy consulting firms to have entered the world of Blockchain and is steering their global Crypto Economy advisory out of the UAE. The Report focuses on market development and emerging technologies such as Crypto, Blockchain, Metaverse and Web3. It establishes the first quantitative and qualitative ecosystem study of the Crypto Oasis Ecosystem and identifies its various stakeholders. It includes, a deepdive into the opportunity that Web3 represents for the region, has exclusive content such as the insights on one the largest greenfield mining sites in the world being carried out by Phoenix in Abu Dhabi, as well as survey results by Roland Berger, that assesses the state of the global Crypto Economy for which they collected insights from over 150 C-level executives and innovators across 10 industries. “We strongly believe in the transition towards a crypto economy and see this reflected in the top C-Level executive agendas. The UAE is accelerating its global position as a Crypto and Web3 hub, also thanks to prime ecosystem developers like Crypto Oasis,” says Pierre Samaties, Partner and global co-head of the firm’s Crypto economy team.

The UAE is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in the global innovation economy. The growth of the Crypto Oasis Ecosystem will continue in the coming months as we can already witness how regulators in the region are welcoming innovation and disruption, making it simpler for Blockchain-related companies to secure licenses and operate. Ralf Glabischnig, Founder of the Crypto Oasis said, “We are pleased to see the UAE supporting forward-thinking organisations such as startups, service providers, investors, as well as science and research institutions in the Web3 space. We also have industry leading stakeholders like ADGM, DIFC, DMCC, Simmons and Simmons, State Street featured in our report which will provide the audience with a deeper insight into industry trends as well as educate and inform the reader of this ever growing and evolving ecosystem. Through the report, you are provided with a snapshot of the Ecosystem, which will help set the baseline from which growth can be identified in the following years as the Crypto Oasis becomes a centre of Blockchain excellence.”

Crypto Oasis catalyses the growth of organisations in the Crypto space and brings together Investors, Start-ups, Corporates, Researchers, Service Provider, and Government entities. It aims to advance the digital economy in the Middle East and bring distributed ledger technologies to the mainstream. Faisal Zaidi, Co-founder and CMO of the Crypto Oasis stated, “Our role is to curate the Crypto Oasis Ecosystem and our goal is to bring all stakeholders together on one playing field to assert the region as the leading global player in Web3.”

He added, “The Crypto Oasis Directory and the parallely launched report, are tools that we have developed and created inhouse and published, in order to create transparency and awareness of this emerging region.”

The report also contains insightful thought leadership articles from major players in the industry like 4ARTechnologies, Pulse, Ripple, Securrency, Singularity DAO, TDEFI, Tokengate, Virtua to name a few.

Report Link: https://cryptooasis.ae/ecosystem-report-2022/
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It’s in The Cards: NFCs and the Future of Music

Community Musician announces the release of the Community Music Card. The Collectible Music Card is a newly created patented product that claims to revolutionize how music will be produced by artists and consumed by audiences around the world. Developed by Community Musician, the Collectible Music Card holds the song or album until it is successfully uploaded onto one’s mobile device. Essentially, it is acting as the modern CD, with an added bonus that the design is similar to that of a trading card and is purchased in the same manner as a gift card.

Music fans can buy Collectible Music Cards after their favorite artists’ shows with the band’s other merch. The card enables fans to enjoy and display the collectible artwork of the band and the convenience of “tap to play” on their phone. Tapping the card on the phone also adds the song to the fan’s “private” library in the Community Musician App so fans don’t have to carry the card to listen to songs if they don’t want to. “Tap ‘N Play” does this using the NFC (near field communication) chip embedded in each card. The NFC reader is already built into every smartphone. Scott Arey, the CEO of Community Musician, quickly developed the technology to adapt the NFC chips used in debit and credit cards to play music on the phone.

Importantly, fans know that they’re supporting the artists they love who keep the vast bulk of the profit since the transaction occurs outside the app stores, which is positive for both the musicians and the fans.

“We’re going to make it possible for everyday musicians today to do something I never could, to make enough money so they don’t have to work full time while trying to be an artist,” Arey said. “We’ll do this by giving them a product they can sell directly to their fans, like CD’s and vinyl, that still has all the convenience of music on the phone.”

Scott Arey knows from where he speaks. As a young musician, Arey signed with Warner Music and began touring as a warm-up act for the Indigo Girls, but he quickly discovered he couldn’t make enough money to pay his bills. Nothing has changed in the last 30 years. If anything, it’s gotten even harder for musicians to earn a living wage.

Arey plans to gain early adoption for the cards at the grass roots level by having Community Musician provide music rehearsal spaces to independent artists and providing them cards to sell to their fans before scaling to record stores in partnership with speaker companies. Once enough critical mass is achieved, Community Musician will leverage the existing infrastructure and distribution relationships to sell the cards in big box retailers in 50+ countries around the world.As this product emerges, Arey and his team plan on teaming up with speaker companies so users can “tap and play” on wireless speakers that are ubiquitous in dorm rooms, homes and businesses today.

The cards are seen as combining the best of CDs and large music streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and with them, powered by new artists with new music, Community Musician hopes that its Collectible Music Card can carve a substantial corner in the roughly $60 billion music industry.

“One of the things we’ve all lost as fans is the ability to share, trade and sell music to each other face to face like we did in the heyday of LPs and CDs. With our tech we can have it all . . . the physical face to face sharing and the convenience of a million songs in your pocket,” Arey noted. “The best part is when you buy music on our cards you’re really putting cash in the hands of local artists that badly need your support. This is a revolution that’s going to happen, because for new music to survive, it must.”

Web: https://communitymusician.com/
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/community-musician/id1584215306
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cm.commuscian
Source: Plato Data Intelligence: https://platodata.io