While 2021 will go down in history as the year of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs), 2022 promises to be the year of the Metaverse. Asia’s largest financial hub Hong Kong has decided to celebrate the turn of the year by showcasing on one of its most prestigious billboards the NFT Metaverse Project “GoingApe”. This initiative […]

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New Mercator Advisory Group report reveals potential risks for credit card issuers amidst a protracted pandemic.

(PRWeb December 30, 2021)

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On December 28, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius announced that it became a member of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA).

Crypto exchange Kraken will allow its customers to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as collateral to take out loans. Speaking with Bloomberg in a new interview, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says that as part of the exchange’s new NFT marketplace, users will be able to borrow funds against their NFTs. “If you deposit a CryptoPunk on […]

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BitAngels (https://bitangels.network/), the world's premier investor network for the blockchain industry, today announced Sun Exchange and Codex as the winners of its BitAngels Startup Pitch Contests at CoinAgenda (www.coinagenda.com), the premier global conference series connecting blockchain and cryptocurrency investors with startups since 2014. 

According to Forbes and Bloomberg, “These days family offices, hedge funds, and traditional money managers have a very different perspective on cryptocurrency products and services, with an eye-watering $17 billion worth of institutional capital flooding into the space this year alone.” In order to empower and aid in funding the next generation of blockchain innovations, BitAngels pitch competitions provide an opportunity for founders to pitch their projects to investors, and investors and community members get an inside look at some of the most exciting up-and-coming blockchain ventures.

Hosted on Oct 25-27, 2021 in Las Vegas and Dec 7-9, 2021 in Puerto Rico, a mix of angel and VC investments (as well as tokens trading on exchanges) pitched in a Demo Day environment to judges and the CoinAgenda audience of investors and entrepreneurs. Following the presentations, judges selected the top Best in Show based on their professional analysis. 

The winners from CoinAgenda Caribbean BitAngels Pitch Day in Puerto Rico are:
#1: Codex- Defi for everyone. All the functionality of Paypal, Robinhood and Transferwise in a fully DeFi app. Running on crypto's most liquid blockchain.

#2: Rair Tech- A blockchain-based digital rights management platform that uses NFTs to gate access to streaming content.

#3: Nillion- Store and compute your private data nowhere via an unhackable* decentralized network. 

#4: CPUCoin- Building the Sharing Economy to Enable The Global Computing Network. Automatically deploy and scale any decentralized service or application at a fraction of the cost of traditional cloud service providers.

#5: Coinfield- A fully regulated European-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in 187 countries from all corners of the globe.

The winners from CoinAgenda Global BitAngels Pitch Day in Las Vegas are:
#1: Sun Exchange - Sun Exchange is the world's first peer-to-peer solar leasing platform. Through Sun Exchange, anyone, anywhere in the world, can own solar energy-producing cells and build wealth by leasing those cells to power businesses and organizations in emerging markets, with installations and maintenance taken care of by one of Sun Exchange's carefully selected installation partners. 

#2: IceCap - Icecap uses Ethereum-based, non-fungible tokens to represent ownership of individual diamonds. You trade the tokens without friction while the diamonds are vaulted and insured.

#3: Fly Air - The Fly app combines voice-activated artificial intelligence with the security and convenience of blockchain technology to provide you access to more than 10,000 private jets. Fly on-demand with no membership or hidden fees.

As first place winners, Sun Exchange and Codex will receive a marketing package (valued up to $10,000). The package includes a complimentary booth and ticket to a CoinAgenda 2022 of their choice and 2 complimentary press releases on the leading global blockchain press release newswire, BlockchainWire.

All winners will have their presentations shared among members of the BitAngels investment group and CoinAgenda attendees, giving the startups a chance to secure new funding. In addition, finalists received an honorary mention at their event and had the chance to network with investors attending the conference.

In 2022, CoinAgenda will host its newest NFT-focused event, NiftyAgenda, at an exclusive launch party on January 6 from 5-11 pm in Las Vegas. All NFT creators, innovators, buyers and media are invited. For more information, visit the event page: www.eventbrite.com/e/niftyagenda-tickets-229503480087

BitAngels will host its next in-person pitch event in January or March 2022 in Miami. Virtual events globally will continue to take place. To apply to present at a future BitAngels event or to view the full calendar, please visit the BitAngels website.   

ABOUT COINAGENDA
CoinAgenda (www.coinagenda.com) is the leading global conference series connecting professional investors, traders, family offices and digital currency funds with top entrepreneurs in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors since 2014. CoinAgenda is an experience that allows all attendees to meet, mingle, and get to know the leading thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors in the sector, including memorable parties at unique locations. 

ABOUT BITANGELS
BitAngels (www.bitangels.network) is an investor network for the blockchain industry. BitAngels launched in 2013 as the world's first angel network for digital currency startups. Each BitAngels event features networking and short pitches by startup founders to an audience of investors, business leaders, and the local blockchain community. These events provide investors the unique chance to learn about new cryptocurrency investment opportunities.

Web3 Labs is part of the EEA community of organizations working to advance Ethereum and drive industry adoption. In the Q&A below, the EEA interviewed Founder and CEO Conor Svensson about how Web3 Labs is contributing to the ecosystem to help Ethereum reach its full potential. Please introduce your company and yourself briefly. I'm [...]

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EEA Regional Representative, Samrat Kishor, Partner at Golden Next Ventures and Co-Chair at Baseline Protocol. The EEA recently appointed Samrat Kishor as its new EEA Regional Representative in India. Samrat will provide local support to ensure that regional EEA members are well-positioned to leverage the EEA’s programs, interest groups, working groups, and resources to achieve [...]

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The Karura Project has a lot to live up to. Winning Kusama’s first Parachain Auction in style (somewhat predictably, some might say), brings high expectations. Rather than shy away from the inevitable scrutiny such a victory evokes, Karura boldly self-proclaim as “THE all-in-one DeFi hub of Kusama”. This article explores just how deserving this mantle […]

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-  Sekuritance (https://www.sekuritance.com/), the first multi-dimensional RegTech ecosystem delivering compliance-as-a-service, today announced that its native token, $SKRT is now live on Polygon. In the last six months, Sekuritance had already launched their token via TrustSwap and Gate.io to accommodate easier token acquisition.

While originally launching on the Ethereum chain, congestion and high gas fees has led the Sekuritance team to find alternative solutions to allow users to acquire the $SKRT token on decentralized exchanges alternative to Uniswap. Polygon is a natural fit, providing a layer-2 ecosystem network to streamline opportunities for future development and community growth. 

“Going multi-chain was inevitable. Although keeping the $SKRT token on Ethereum was always the plan, we needed to look at other options given the huge congestion on the network,” said Jonathan Camilleri Bowman, CEO of Sekuritance. “The Polygon network was always an L2 that was on our minds and the go-to network to provide access and increased functionality for the community and platform alike.”

Currently in closed Beta, the Sekuritance platform plans to welcome new users later this month. Users of the compliance-as-a-service ecosystem will have the power to utilize all of Sekuritance's services with their $SKRT ERC-20 token or the tokens now minted on the MATIC network. 

Transactions on the Polygon Network will cost less than pennies to acquire the $SKRT token. With the forthcoming staking capabilities, users will be able to stake their tokens in a single transaction, cutting the fees even more. The extra efficiency will allow for Sekuritance community members to acquire tokens and become part of the Sekuritance Adopter Tier Club, providing even more rewards and benefits including but not limited to:

• Verification for blockchain addresses stored within user profile and downloadable certificate through the Sekuritance UI.

• Option to download Sekuritance Blockchain Address Verification Certificate.

• Eligibility to earn a bonus allocation of $SKRT token from the periodical discretionary pool, and bonuses of tokens that are solely launched via Sekuritance's compliance services, based on adopter tiers. 

• VIP access to premium support plans.

• Unlimited access to Sekuritance's Data Vault.

• And more!

A full list of benefits for $SKRT Adopter Levels can be found here, with additional benefits here. In order to retain a user's membership level, they must hold their tokens; however, with the platform's development these restrictions may change in the future.

Sekuritance Solutions Limited reserves the right to hold, void, suspend, cancel and amend the adopter levels and any and all additional rights or benefits attached thereto where it becomes necessary or desirable to do so.

For more information regarding Sekuritance, please visit https://www.sekuritance.com/.

For more information regard the $SKRT/USDC pair on Polygon, please visit https://info.quickswap.exchange/pair/0xcfc4cbf94b26f94e86863e1b1f0ccae6f119dd5a.

To learn more about charting, visit https://info.quickswap.exchange/token/0xe51e88dd08499762b8e4eb3a9f3da9b8e79608c3

About Sekuritance

The Sekuritance RegTech provides a single platform for every eGRC need, including end-to-end AML, KYB, KYC, Onchain Analysis, vendor management, beneficiary onboarding, investor check, card processing MFA checks, blockchain wallet checks, cyber-risk assessments, and other RegTech and Business Process Management requirements.

2021 saw the rise of the non-fungible token (NFT) market, making NFTs one of the most talked-about topics for the proverbial office cooler-chitchat crowd around the world. The burgeoning amount of money associated with it, spearheaded by the Beeple sale at Christie’s, makes it one of the fastest-rising assets during a time when the COVID […]

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The Rich Bulls Club is foreseen as a prominent actor in the 2021 crypto sphere. The launch of their NFT collection will be on the 2nd of December 2021 at 9 PM EST on https://richbullsclub.io. Once their 9999 unique NFTs are sold, they will organize a massive, live-streamed, 4-days real-life Squid Game in which 100 randomly chosen Rich Bulls owners will compete to win one million dollars.
The first real-life Squid Game: Is Rich Bulls Club NFT the next Bored Apes?

But what exactly is the Rich Bulls Club? It is a collection of 9999 bullish NFTs—unique digital collectibles living on the Ethereum blockchain. With over 170+ hand-drawn traits, your exclusive NFT serves as a membership to an elite club with multiple members-only benefits like invitations to parties and events with A-listers, big YouTubers and major influencers.

More and more people see NFT as the future of art. This new form of passive income is only at its early stage like bitcoin was in 2014. The NFT market grew by over 705% by the end of 2020 and is forecasted to grow exponentially until 2026.

Some very popular NFTs like CryptoPunks or Bored Apes saw their price rise by 1000 to over 10 000% after launching, and Rich Bulls might be one of them especially considering what they are planning.

The collection includes 7 primal bulls and 3 mythic bulls, each minter of a primal bull will be rewarded with $10,000 in ETH. Furthermore, once the collection is sold out, if you were lucky enough to mint a mythic bull, you will win a real 2020 Lamborghini Huracan if you got the Lamby Mythic Bull, a 2020 McLaren 600LT if you got the Laren Mythic Bull or a 2019 Ferrari 488 GTB if you got the Rary Mythic Bull unless you choose to receive 240 000$ in Ethereum instead!

After the minting process is over, the Rich Bulls Team will start a massive marketing campaign. Afterwards, ground-breaking features like an NFT investment fund will be implemented, enabling holders to invest in new NFT projects pre-launch, which is far more profitable than even a pre-sale slot.

Like any other NFT, your Rich Bull will be safely stored in the Ethereum blockchain, and you will own complete copyright over the art. There will only be 9999 Rich Bulls forever, so the best time to get one will be on launch since, let alone the history-making events and marketing campaigns, scarcity alone is often enough to make your NFT valuable and drive its price up. NFTs are the new Rolexes, and being able to flex it on social media or use it to create personalized merch is another perk on its own.

Unlike most NFTs, Rich Bulls Club is powered by a registered company incorporated in the United States (KodakMoney LLC), which makes the team responsible for the project before law and means that they have the legal responsibility to deliver on every commitment they make. Furthermore, on top of being open-source, their smart-contract and minting system will be audited and secured by a professional and trusted team (Certik) that includes engineers with experience from Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Facebook.

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A victim of identity theft tells us how criminals used his identity to commit fraud and what it took to put his life back in order

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