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Kaskade Finance Closes Successful Pre-Seed Round

Kaskade finance, a gamified incentivization layer protocol, just announced the closure of its pre-seed funding round from over 40 investors. Kaskade Finance Nathan Lenga, CEO of Kaskade, tabled the MVP to go live in August, and to continue to build a world-class team that will make certain Kaskade Finance is the premier liquidity incentivization layer for all of DeFi. The oversubscribed seed round had participation from over 40 investors, some of which include Marshland, NxGen.xyz, Artemis Capital, Andromeda Capital, Hercules Ventures, 369 Capital, Crypto Oasis Ventures, as well as influencers,

Analyzing Token Sale Models

Note: I mention the names of various projects below only to compare and contrast their token sale mechanisms; this should NOT be taken as an endorsement or criticism of any specific project as a whole. It's entirely possible for any given project to be total trash as a whole and yet still have an awesome token sale model. The last few months have seen an increasing amount of innovation in token sale models. Two years ago, the space was simple: there were capped sales, which sold a fixed number of

EarthID Sets New Standard in Decentralized Identity Management

[London, Feb 13, 2024] — EarthID has been assessed by the Government Blockchain Association’s (GBA) Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM), earning a Maturity Level One rating. ‘’We are thrilled to have earned GBA's BMM rating. This achievement is more than a milestone; it's a reflection of our unwavering commitment to providing secure, user-centric identity solutions whilst meeting the demanding requirements of enterprise clients.’’ stated Priya Guliani, EarthID’s CEO. EarthID is a decentralized identity platform, enabling organizations to safeguard and minimize personally identifiable customer data, prevent identity fraud, while empowering users with

Revolutionizing Cricket Viewing: myco Secures digital streaming rights for HBL PSL Season 9 & 10

Dubai UAE Highlights: myco Secures PSL Streaming Rights: myco, a global blockchain-based video streaming platform, has obtained digital streaming rights for the HBL PSL Seasons 9 & 10, aiming to transform digital sports streaming. "Watch & Earn" Model: Viewers can watch HBL PSL matches in HD for free on myco and earn from the advertising revenue generated, thanks to the platform's innovative "Watch & Earn" model, which rewards viewers based on their watch time. Easy Earnings Withdrawal: Through integration with Simpaisa, myco's payment partner, users can conveniently withdraw their earnings

A Note On Charity Through Marginal Price Discrimination

Vitalik Buterin via the Vitalik Buterin Blog Updated 2018-07-28. See end note. The following is an interesting idea that I had two years ago that I personally believe has promise and could be easily implemented in the context of a blockchain ecosystem, though if desired it could certainly also be implemented with more traditional technologies (blockchains would help get the scheme network effects by putting the core logic on a more neutral platform). Suppose that you are a restaurant selling sandwiches, and you ordinarily sell sandwiches for $7.50. Why did

[Mirror] A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Vitalik Buterin via the Vitalik Buterin Blog This is a mirror of the post at https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized, jurisdictionless entities that exist entirely in cyberspace, maintained by a combination of cryptography, economics and social consensus. They are kind of like BitTorrent, but they are also not like BitTorrent, as BitTorrent has no concept of state — a distinction that turns out to be crucially important. They are sometimes described as decentralized autonomous

Bozo.Finance. A Groundbreaking NFTxTOKEN Solution Revolutionizing Decentralized Finance.

  Bozo.Finance / Bozo Hybrid In an innovative leap forward for the DeFi space, Bozo Hybrid announces the launch of its revolutionary platform - a first-of-its-kind NFTxTOKEN hybrid that is reshaping the landscape of liquidity and asset interchangeability. The Game-Changing Innovation of Bozo HYBRID Bozo HYBRID is not just another project in the blockchain space. It represents a paradigm shift, a true DeFi 2.0 model, by integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with fungible tokens ($bozo tokens) to create a two-way liquidity portal. This hybrid approach is a breakthrough in the market,

Blueberry Protocol Launches High-Leverage DeFi Hub Optimized For Liquidity Access and Risk Control

[PANAMA CITY, PANAMA] January 23, 2024 – Blueberry Protocol today announces the launch of its decentralized prime brokerage terminal, delivering industry-leading Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratios of up to 20x for optimized on-chain trading and yield strategies. Blueberry is the first protocol to enable decentralized access to generalized leverage models with leverage on Ethereum and offers an increasing value opportunity with more sophisticated security management and higher leverage than traditional prime brokerage. By merging innovative and transparent risk management instruments with an advanced leverage architecture, Blueberry aims to broaden accessibility, increase efficiency,

Bracket Labs Announces $2 Million Pre-Seed Raise to Support the Launch of its ‘Passages’ Trading Platform

PANAMA CITY FLA – January 4, 2024 – Bracket Labs completed a $2 million pre-seed fundraise round to support the launch of "Passage," a volatility trading product available on the project’s BracketX trading platform. The debut of the range-bound product makes trading long and short volatility entirely on-chain easy for traders of all levels. In June 2023, Bracket Labs completed Binance Labs’ Season 5 Incubation Program and received investment from Binance Labs. In addition to completing the Incubation Program, Bracket Labs completed its pre-seed investment round from other notable crypto

Skale x Cryptopia Making Free-to-play-and-earn A Reality For Gamers

Nov 21, 2023. Tortola, British Virgin Islands. With great excitement, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Skale, a zero-gas fee EVM blockchain. As a pioneering free-to-play-and-earn game that embodies the spirit of a new era in gaming, this alliance is set to transform the gaming landscape by empowering players to combine fun and earning opportunities without the constraints of excessive fees or financial barriers. We are living in exciting times. Gradually, we are entering an era where games are not only for fun but also offer a seamless

Utah County Leads the First Government Adoption of the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM)

Utah County is the first government entity in the world to adopt the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) to assess their blockchain-based solution and use it to continually improve the reliability and trustworthiness of their blockchain-based government services. From the mid 1800’s Utah County has drawn pioneers to its territory. That indominable spirit of overcoming challenges and finding new paths forward has not waned. When Covid shut down government offices, Utah County had already begun the transition to online platforms. Clerk/Auditor Amelia Gardner, had led the charge into that territory in