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Paribus. The Hidden Utility.

Despite all the diligence, and dedication of project founders and development teams working day and night in crypto bad actors continuously steal the limelight. It only takes one flaw to lose hundreds of millions of dollars and with such high stakes, no one can afford to be reckless with security. It’s the hidden utility within all of the protocols and websites we interact with on a daily basis. Whether it’s in Web2 or Web3 security is an essential element that we usually only pay attention to when it’s too late.

Paribus: Price & Value Explained

Price and Value Warren Buffet famously said, “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” When developing a new type of borrowing and lending platform one of the most complex aspects is understanding how to weigh both price and value. With fungible tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum assessing their value is relatively simple and straightforward. A protocol can take live data from a variety of market makers and adjust collateral values based on price and liquidity. However, when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this gets much

The Final Stages

When we set out on our journey to develop a new type of borrowing and lending platform we had no idea how many twists and turns lay ahead of us. To be sure, we understood the landscape of the crypto space and the technical and business issues involved in developing a project. But who would have predicted the incredible events we’ve seen in 2022? Even during the final month of the most eventful year in crypto, more surprises are revealed on a weekly basis. The latest twist is the allegation

Spool adds 3 yield-generators to its institutional-grade platform for radically simplified DeFi

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Institutions and investor communities on Spool can now further customize and diversify their DeFi investments through new strategy integrations from Notional, Frax, and Idle.[/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images="1760410,1760409,1760408,1760407,1760406,1760405,1760404" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]November, 2022— Spool, the DAO platform allowing users to build seamless DeFi products for institutions and investors of all backgrounds, adds 3 new yield generators to its strategy offering. Strategy additions from leading protocols including Frax, Idle, and Notional to the Smart Vault creation tool enable greater customization and choice for the Spool community to build diversified and robust yield portfolios. DeFi platforms can often find themselves creating complicated products

Too Big to Fail?

Several weeks ago we covered Credit Suisse in some of our articles about risk management and regulations. This week they’ve been in the news again for all the wrong reasons, which may have an impact on the crypto market. Once the darling of Wall Street, Credit Suisse is rapidly turning into its nemesis. Following several multi-million dollar fines, they’ve lurched from one scandal to another. In September 2021 the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority issued a statement saying, “The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Credit Suisse over £147 million for serious

Testing, Testing 3…2…1

Today marks the launch of our MVP on the Goerli testnet, the final phase of testing prior to its official launch. It’s been a busy time for our dev team as nothing in crypto is plain sailing and they’ve done an amazing job of bringing us to this point. (Testnet link located at the bottom of this article) A few weeks ago we launched our MVP to a limited selection of our community on the Rinkeby testnet. However, due to some limitations with Rinkeby, we decided to switch to Goerli

Spool launches its Smart Vault tool to radically simplify risk-managed yield portfolio creation

Created to alleviate DeFi investment obstacles, Spool’s flagship service empowers individuals and institutions to easily build diversified, risk-adjusted yield portfolios that are auto-compounding and auto-rebalanced. September 2022— Spool, the DAO creating a platform to build seamless DeFi products for investors of all backgrounds, launches its Smart Vault creation tool. Smart Vaults enable individuals and institutions to create customizable and diversified yield portfolios. Through a 5-step Smart Vault, or “Spool,” creation process, users can tailor all aspects of their portfolio, including assets, risk models, strategies, and allocations, to their goals. Digital

Capital Markets Veteran and Fintech Pioneer Kelley Millet Formally Joins Prontoblock as CFO and Member of the Board

NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 -- Prontoblock, today announced the appointment of Kelley Millet as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Board Member, effective July 15, 2022. Mr. Millet brings more than 20 years’ experience in driving growth, and has a proven track record building and scaling high performance teams. He has served – as Managing Director and Global Head of Debt Capital Markets with JPMorgan, President and Member of the Board of Directors of Market Axess, and President of Millennium Advisors. Mr. Millet’s extensive experience in capital markets and

Legacy Block (BLCK:Pancakeswap) partners with Power of One Foundation to end hunger.

Santa Ana  Mayor Vincent Sarmeinto giving Andre Roberson CEO Power of One the Key to the City. Santa Ana, CA - (PLATO) - February 28, 2022 - Power of One Foundation (“POOF”) has entered into a partnership with Legacy Block (BLCK:Pancakeswap). BLCK is an operating  division of Peerless Exponential Partners, LLC (PXP). By way of the partnership  POOF will use Legacy Block’s BLCK governance token as the governance token for a series of new blockchain based projects targeted at ending hunger in the United States.  These projects will materially increase