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Zeronauts: The World’s First Sustainability Assessment Platform for Cryptos

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Zeronauts: The World’s First Sustainability Assessment Platform for Cryptos

Zeronauts is launching the one and only sustainability assessment platform for cryptos. The project brings ecological and social responsibility to the crypto universe and in turn, lets users hold and earn its tokens. The work done by Zeronauts is one of a kind and it actually sets an example and emerges as a leader in the industry.

About Zeronauts

Zeronauts is a community-driven platform that assesses the sustainability of cryptos. It lets users earn ZNS tokens for providing reviews on the ecological, social and economic sustainability of crypto projects. All the assessments are based on tested and proven scientific methods. It also builds an ecologically sustainable NFT platform. This platform is the backbone for introducing NFT sustainability labels to the crypto market. The sustainability NFT labels let investors find crypto projects according to their own choices. Long-term goals include building the Zeronauts DEX, a decentralised and sustainable exchange platform as well as a learning platform with focus on sustainability.

The ZNS tokens are fairly launched and are programmed for automatic liquidity pool acquisition and burn. The tokens are also automatically extracted for assessment needs and charity. Zeronauts donate to charities every month that are selected by the crypto community. This way, it supports sustainable projects outside the crypto world. Users can earn tokens passively by just holding ZNS. 2% of every transaction is given back to the holders in proportion to the number of tokens they hold.

Problems In the Crypto Industry

Cryptocurrency has boomed since its critical beginnings a decade ago. Nowadays every other person not only owns crypto, but has also apparently created their own tokens. Crypto is becoming an accessible way of making money and the more it proliferates, the more it bends the rules. Corporate Social Responsibility is only taken seriously by companies that have a good social presence. But small and often overlooked industries like crypto are the ones that need CSR the most. Crypto mining hugely impacts the environment with its extensive energy consumption and irreversible carbon footprints. Only fewer countries have active restrictions for this.

Solutions Offered by Zeronauts

Zeronauts gives back to the environment and society by acting as a sustainability assessment platform that is run by a community of people. This way, it checks the boxes of being responsible and contributing towards the resolution for climate change. The sustainability rating platform aids in creating a more sustainable crypto universe. It helps in spreading the awareness of this global need to crypto users.

To know more about the project and to contribute towards sustainability, visit: https://zeronauts.io/

PlasmaFinance Launches on Polygon – Cryptonewspan

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PlasmaFinance Launches on Polygon – Cryptonewspan

Users can benefit from ‘easy DeFi’ by moving liquidity to PlasmaSwap and enjoying the superior speed and cost of Polygon.

New York, USA, July 23, 2021 –  PlasmaFinance, a cross-chain DeFi aggregator enabling users to manage their portfolios through a single interface, has today announced that it has launched on Polygon the entire suite of DeFi protocols that sit on its native DEX ‘PlasmaSwap’. Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.

This move will enable its users to take advantage of Polygon’s low ‘gas’ fees and high speeds. PlasmaSwap users can now add liquidity and trade with near-zero fees; in fact, the fees will be around one thousand times lower than when transacting on Ethereum.  Polygon has been in the news for all the right reasons recently, projected as the alternative to Ethereum. This is because it resides on the same network and has all the advantages of Ethereum built-in, but with much lower fees.

Regarding today’s announcement, Ilia Maksimenka, CEO and Founder of PlasmaFinance comments: “We don’t and won’t stand still in driving down the barriers to DeFi adoption, lowering the learning curve, and in placing the tools for financial freedom in the hands of users. It is our mission to make it simple and attractive for new users to embrace and interact with DeFi protocols, and for both new and existing users to get the best price and speed. In using PlasmaSwap DEX on Polygon, we have once again made a major step forward in fulfilling our mission.  

“There no longer needs to be a trade-off between “fast and cheap” and “everything else”  thanks to PlasmaFinance’s integration on Polygon. Finally, users can truly get the best of both worlds. Our platform is already supported by many top protocols, and the PlasmaPay wallet is integrated with various exchanges and an external service provider buy/sell crypto using their bank accounts, credit card, and much more. Our journey to bringing easy and efficient DeFi adoption to everyone continues.”

“We are excited to welcome DeFi projects such as PlasmaFinance to join the ranks of Aave, Sushiswap, Curve, and Balancer in building on Polygon”, adds Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder and COO at Polygon.

There has been increasing frustration among DeFi users at the extremely high gas fees incurred on the Ethereum network.  PlasmaFinance partly addressed this issue earlier this year through an intermediary solution by introducing gas optimization features, but today’s announcement will undoubtedly be welcomed with open arms among new and existing users.

In order to prove the power of Polygon, PlasmaFinance tested the fees and speed when it rolled out its PPAY Coinmarketcap Earn campaign last month.  The results were impressive: PlasmaFinance distributed $100,000 worth of PPAY tokens to 20,000 addresses spending just $0.30 and attaining transaction finality in two seconds.

For those already trading on DEX on Polygon, PlasmaSwap will bring added benefits including portfolio management and market data on all DeFi and crypto tokens, a friendly and intuitive user experience, advanced trading tools such as Limit Orders for capital and risk management, setting Take Profit, Stop Loss, and Future Orders for upcoming token listings.

Users simply need to bring their liquidity to PlasmaSwap on Polygon. In doing so, they will also be able to launch and participate in IDOs across all platforms with IDO Launchpad Alliance and SpacePort. IDO Launchpad Alliance gives users a full overview of all IDO platforms, including IDOs that are live and upcoming in one place.

DeFi Projects can also take full advantage of the benefits today’s announcement brings.  They can launch their own fully customizable and decentralized IDOs with SpacePort. Also, they can leverage PlasmaFinance and Polygon for superior DeFi capabilities; launching liquidity, swapping pairs, and new liquidity mining initiatives on PlasmaSwap will enable projects users to also benefit from easy and convenient DeFi at fast speeds and low costs.

About PlasmaFinance

PlasmaFinance is a DeFi dashboard that aggregates the most popular decentralized finance protocols from multiple blockchains. The PlasmaFinance platform provides the industry’s most robust analytics, easy-to-use tools, and access to the most profitable DeFi yields across any protocol.

PlasmaFinance incorporates a suite of DeFi products including its own PlasmaSwap DEX, advanced trading and gas optimization tools, fiat on/off ramp for DeFi as well as an IDO launchpad, SpacePort.

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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.

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Valuart Launches Auction of NFT Derived From Banksy’s ‘Spike’

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Valuart Launches Auction of NFT Derived From Banksy’s ‘Spike’

Lugano, Switzerland, 22nd July, 2021,
Valuart, a startup that mints licensed NFTs derived from original artworks, has launched its first drop. The auction for ‘Spike,’ a digital artwork based on the iconic Banksy installation that first surfaced in Palestine, commenced on July 22. 50% of the proceeds raised from the sale will go to charity.
Created by infamous street artist Banksy, ‘Spike’ is now in the possession of Vittorio Grigòlo. The world famous tenor and Valuart co-founder is auctioning a digital interpretation of the Bansky work, reimagined as a CGI artwork. In the NFT version, Spike is seen floating across the universe until it is eventually returned to its rightful place on earth, to emerge as a newly minted non-fungible token.
Vittorio Grigòlo said: “After months of hard work, we can finally share our creation with the world. I’m convinced that Valuart’s model represents the future of how we perceive, admire and give value to art and artists. This first drop is a stepping stone that will pave the way towards a very exciting future for artists and their art, as well as art collectors and art lovers.”
Following the Spike drop, Valuart plans to launch digital originals (1:1 digital clones) of some of the world’s most iconic licensed artworks. This will include ‘Mantum and the Stole’ scheduled for October 22. This unique artwork by Stefano Zanella was first worn on December 24, 1999 by Pope John Paul II to mark the opening of the Holy Door of the Vatican Basilica.
Valuart is intent on digitizing some of the most famous artworks ever created, breathing new life into a classic medium and giving NFT collectors a chance to acquire a piece of creative history. The company has on-boarded leading artists, institutions and celebrities for this purpose.
After certifying the authenticity of a given artwork on the blockchain in collaboration with the owner of the physical asset, Valuart creates a Digital Original (a perfect digital “clone”) and contextualizes it into unique stories through market-leading content creation. In doing so, it aims to foster a new standard for the NFT art market. 
“I’m thrilled to participate in this project and use my voice to create a magical atmosphere for the rebirth of this extraordinary piece of art I discovered more than a decade ago,” said Vittorio Grigòlo. “I cannot wait to share this amazing creation with the public.”
50% of the revenues deriving from the auction of the ‘Spike’ NFT drop will be dedicated to supporting those suffering from conflicts throughout the world. 
About Valuart
Valuart was founded by crypto enthusiasts Etan Genini, Vittorio Grigòlo, and Michele Fiscalini with the goal of helping artists realize the true value of their work. Valuart connects art collectors with creators, unlocking new opportunities for monetization through the medium of NFTs. By tokenizing classic artworks, Valuart is bringing the art world into the 21st century.
Learn more: www.valuart.com
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CoinSwap Space Adds Staking Pools With ADA Rewards

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CoinSwap Space Adds Staking Pools With ADA Rewards

Tallinn, Estonia, 22nd July, 2021,
CoinSwap Space, a decentralized exchange on the Binance Smart Chain, this week announced the option to stake their native CSS token and earn rewards in ADA. This new feature, along with the ability to earn rewards in ETH and LINK, is one of a trio of staking options for CSS that have recently been launched. These new staking offer users rewards in major crypto tokens to allow them to minimise risk through the volatility the market is currently seeing.
CoinSwap was launched this year on April 30th with a comprehensive suite of DeFi options. Since then, the decentralized exchange has attracted new users through its ease of use and its low transaction fees which, at $0.20, are even less than the already very affordable PancakeSwap. Similar to PancakeSwap, CoinSwap utilizes the Automated Market Maker (AMM) model which allows its users to add capital to liquidity pools in return for native CSS tokens. 
Since the launch, CoinSwap has seen many new pairs, new features, and new staking options launched on the DEX. The goal of CoinSwap is to supply a myriad of different DeFi features on one easy to use interface and in doing so make DeFi more accessible to the average retail investor.
CoinSwap has several features that users can utilize to make interacting with deFi easier and quicker. For example, CoinSwap offers a mass harvest and mass stake option. These features allow CoinSwap users to instantly harvest all of the returns across all of their liquidity pools and either send them directly to their wallet or compound them by staking them on CoinSwap. As well as being easier and taking just a couple of clicks to do, this is also cheaper as all of the tokens are collected via just one transaction on the BSC. 
The recent volatility in the crypto market has been particularly hard on small cap tokens. While the major tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum are currently a little above 40% of their all time high, some smaller tokens have seen losses of nearly 97%. This is why CoinSwap is offering rewards in LINK, ETH and now ADA. The long term viability of these tokens should protect them from the heaviest losses. 
Currently, as crypto might be entering a bear market, a lot of investors are seeking a place to store funds for the long term. Having the option to earn rewards in these tokens makes CoinSwap worthy of consideration for this long term storage. Another point that makes CoinSwap viable in the long-term is that CSS tokens, unlike PancakeSwaps native CAKE tokens, have a hard cap. The hard cap of 19,999,999 together with the fact that the community can decide every step of the way for the CSS to become more of a deflationary, should provide some stability through a bear market. 
CoinSwap is also a rare case where as already before launch it got audited by Certik, one of the most trusted security technology companies in the blockchain industry. Certik carried out security audits of CoinSwap’s smart contracts by testing them with an industry-leading Formal Verification Tool. The audit verifies the ability for CoinSwap’s liquidity pools and staking pools to stand up to hacks. 
About CoinSwap Space
CoinSwap Space is a suite of DeFi services built on the Binance Smart Chain. It primarily features a decentralized exchange founded on the automated market maker model (AMM) that provides the lowest fees on BSC. CoinSwap users can earn the CSS token by staking and farming capital. Users also benefit from smart routing, guaranteeing maximum yields and the lowest slippage available. 
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Nodle Announces Partnership with ESTV

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Nodle Announces Partnership with ESTV

San Francisco, United States, 22nd July, 2021,
Nodle, a citizen-powered decentralized wireless network that provides low-cost, secure connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), announces a strategic partnership with ESTV, the global leader in eSports content streaming. With ESTV boasting over 29.6M unique viewers and 124.8M viewership minutes worldwide, the partnership looks to dramatically increase the reach of the Nodle Network, introduce new revenue streams for ESTV through mining Nodle Cash, and further enhance their user experience.
For ESTV, the Nodle networking library will be built into the upcoming release of ESTV’s mobile app, while the Nodle Cash app will be prominently seen and promoted throughout ESTV’s 24/7 global broadcasts. ESTV will gain an additional source of revenue and each user can easily opt-in to passively earn Nodle Cash, all while watching in their favorite teams and streams. In turn, users will be able to convert earnings to ESTV gear and other ESTV offerings.
Nodle Cash can not only be earned by any mobile gamer through the Nodle Cash app, but also inside the ESTV mobile app. ESTV network, tournaments, anchors, athletes, celebrities and ESTV current and future partners will also promote Nodle Cash App downloads to gamers around the world.
Nodle Cash is remotely mined through the use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and an algorithm called “Proof of Connectivity.” This allows anyone with a smartphone to automatically scan for nearby BLE-enabled IoT devices and sensors, and move tiny bits of data, such as location, temperature, air quality, foot traffic, and more through their phone and up to the cloud. In addition, all transactions are encrypted to protect privacy. Nodle customer types like enterprises, manufacturers, and smart cities pay for receiving data insights coming from IoT devices and sensors to improve decision-making, and in return, users who lend their Bluetooth and Internet access get rewarded in Nodle Cash. 
“This will be one of our first major collaborations in bridging the Nodle Network to the booming world of gaming and esports,” says Micha Benoliel, CEO and Co-Founder of Nodle. 
“We are thrilled to have our Nodle brand associated with ESTV and can’t wait to see it being used in tournaments where everyone wins with Nodle Cash,” added Garrett Kinsman, VP of Sales and Growth and Co-Founder of Nodle.
Eric Yoon, Founder & CEO of ESTV commented: “We are excited to partner with Nodle to deliver their technology to our upcoming ESTV mobile app. Global ESTV users will be able to earn Nodle Cash while watching live tournament events, as well as while enjoying our vast ESTV content library. The more our viewers view content on the ESTV mobile app, the more Nodle Cash they’ll earn. This partnership is truly a win-win-win for ESTV viewers and users, Nodle, and ESTV!”
ESTV is currently distributed in 45 countries via Over The Top platforms including Roku Live Channel, Sling TV, Amazon Fire TV, Rakuten TV, PLEX, etc. and on most Connected TV platforms including Samsung TV Plus, VIZIO, TCL, Hisense, etc.
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Nodle’s CEO and Co-Founder Micha Benoliel is available for interviews.
About Nodle | The Citizen Network™: 
Nodle is building the largest decentralized wireless network on Earth to connect and secure the next trillion Things. The Nodle Network is powered by millions of Bluetooth-enabled smartphones that earn Nodle Cash for providing connectivity to nearby Bluetooth-enabled IoT devices and sensors. App developers and publishers have the opportunity to monetize their applications via the Nodle networking library which enables them to mine Nodle Cash for helping the network grow. Nodle’s powerful privacy-first IoT stack allows for various use cases including connecting and securing physical assets, tracking lost or valuable items, capturing sensor data, security certificates, providing decision-making insights for consumer electronics manufacturers, enterprises, smart cities, and the finance industry, and much more. The Nodle Cash app is available for iOS or Android. 
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About ESTV
ESTV is the first 24-7 live linear video channel dedicated to esports in the U.S. Launched in May 2019, ESTV provides round-the-clock coverage of esports athletes and gaming franchises from an insider perspective. ESTV is available on the Roku® Channel (U.S. & Canada), Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV Plus,  Dish® Sling TV, VIZIO, Rakuten TV (Europe), TCL TV (worldwide), ZEASN (worldwide), Hisense Sharp (worldwide), RAD TV (Playstation, Google TV & Android TV), EASY TV (Brazil), Select TV, TikiLIVE, XOD Global (worldwide), Simul-TV in the U.S. and international territories as well as over the air network for local media market.  We are also available on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook platforms and streams live linear feed and AVOD services. ESTV partners with the world’s top gaming networks and production partners for the most robust esports content lineup on linear, online and mobile. ESTV is also an exclusive media broadcast partner of the Department of Defense Joint Base Lewis McChord and NFL Alumni esports events. For more information, please visit www.estv.co.
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xStarter: A Decentralised Ecosystem For ILOs And NFTs On xDai

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xStarter: A Decentralised Ecosystem For ILOs And NFTs On xDai

The cost of maintaining a gift card or reward system for traditional businesses can often be prohibitive for a lot of businesses. This usually means that only large businesses are able to maintain these systems. With the introduction of crypto tokens and non fungible tokens (NFTs), businesses are able to create a sort of pseudo rewards points system but these are often limited to highly technical companies. xStarter aims to provide a platform, where businesses of all sizes, can issue and maintain their very own crypto tokens and NFTs.

What is xStarter?

xStarter is a decentralised ecosystem of smart contracts  for businesses looking to take part in the crypto market.. It provides various Smart Contracts that help to launch and maintain crypto utility tokens and also mint and transfer NFTs . It runs on the xDai L2 Ethereum sidechain and businesses from all over the world can leverage the management services. xDai was chosen for this project as it uses the same EVM as Ethereum and the smart contracts work almost the same as they do in Ethereum. It is also interoperable and one can use the same wallet address to claim xDai tokens. xDai also has quick block creation and thus caters to fast transactions. 

Smart Contracts on xStarter

xStarter has three major types of Smart Contracts so far. 

  • Launchpad Smart Contract 

The launchpad smart contract lets businesses introduce their potential ILOs and get approval from the community for launch. It allows owners to provide details of the tokens that will be used by the community to vote for an ILO. 

ILO smart contract allows management to launch ILOs. This will include enforcing time locks, accepting contributions and creating liquidity pools using the HoneySwap on xDai. 

  • Governance Smart Contract 

This smart contract provides a way of voting on proposed ILOs and other community proposals. Users can stake xStarter/xDai LP tokens which lets them gain voting points and use them to vote on ILOs and resolve other issues. 

NFT Minting Contract 

With this contract, users can get ERC721 NFTs upon helping in furthering xStarter. These NFTs will have rewards attached to them. People can claim it by referring a business for an ILO or by adding to the ecosystem of xStarter. 

Along with NFTs minted as incentives by xStarter, users are able to mint, sell and transfer 3rd party NFTs.

To know more about xStarter and to join the ecosystem, visit: https://www.xstarter.org/

To use the DAPP, visit: https://www.xStarter.app

Panda Tsuki: Launching A Fully Transparent Meme Coin For Charity

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Panda Tsuki: Launching A Fully Transparent Meme Coin For Charity

Cryptocurrency is booming as a way to make passive money. Even though it was originally created as a means of exchange for money and other assets, crypto as a currency is finding its place in the world. It is also one of the biggest communities. Crypto enthusiasts are all over Reddit and Twitter, commenting, sharing their opinions and most importantly making memes. Meme making, even though started for hysterical reasons, has become a major method of marketing. The main building block behind the crypto world is its communities. The people are the ones who provide holdership and liquidity to these. Panda Tsuki is a new addition to the crypto world and it is set out for a breakthrough.

What is Panda Tsuki? 

Panda Tsuki is a crypto token that was made for a crypto charity project. It is a completely transparent initiative. This is an effective way of money-making for institutions like charities as there is the opportunity to make passive income. With the building of the Panda Tsuki community, the number of people associated with the charity will also increase. Panda coin is built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Binance is the largest platform for a cryptocurrency exchange in the world. 

Meme coin 

Panda Tsuki is a meme coin. That is, it is made for the purpose of hysterics and fan following with no serious obligation. Dogecoin is a good example of how a meme coin can reach great heights. Pioneers like Elon Musk support the coin and it is something that was never expected when it was created.  But by being a meme coin, Panda Tsuki does not limit its chances of doing something good. It uses its profits completely for charity purposes. Panda Tsuki is expected to be placed with a decent price floor value upon its launch. 

For more info visit Pandatsuki website –  https://rebrand.ly/pdtskprsat1pks 

Cryptocurrency QWAN ICO Promises Investors Ethical Wealth Generation

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Cryptocurrency QWAN ICO Promises Investors Ethical Wealth Generation

A new cryptocurrency called QWAN claims to have a model for generating ethical profits for its investors. Promising complete decentralization to all investors after eleven years, the cryptocurrency claims that the increasing centralization of digital currency is inhibiting blockchain technology from realizing its full potential for achieving equality and equity.

Unequal stake, equal vote

QWAN, the abbreviation for ‘Quality Without A Name’, is a digital token that supports decentralized voting for investing in real-world businesses to generate a profit that is then shared, and reinvested into the coin. The coin’s distinctive feature is that it steadily relinquishes all decision-making power to investors, irrespective of their stake in the coin. Even if an investor owns only a single token, their vote in business decisions will count just as much as a major investor after an eleven-year period.

Building a future for all people

The coin’s white paper states that investment decisions will initially be directed by a Council: representatives from eight different industries who will source, appraise, and invest into real-world businesses to generate wealth. All investment options will be assessed by Ethics, Finance, and Growth departments while the industries that these investment opportunities will be sourced from will be property, trading, commerce, technology, and marketing.

Fighting inequality with blockchain

QWAN emphasizes the power of blockchain technology to address wealth inequality. The coin suggests that equality of wealth will be generated as ten percent of all profits are invested into evidence-based non-governmental organizations that can demonstrate the impact of their work. QWAN strives to put out an inclusive community: any investor can put forward ideas to ensure the optimum functioning of the company. In the fully decentralized system, ideas will be voted for by the body of investors; successful ideas will be rewarded with a non-fungible token of QWAN. This open communication platform among investors is intended to generate the best ideas for maintaining the QWAN system.

To learn more about QWAN and how to start investing, visit: https://www.qwan.io/ 

Mind Music Coin: A Cryptocurrency For Mental Health Through Music

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Mind Music Coin: A Cryptocurrency For Mental Health Through Music

The need to bring mental health more into the light and attention is increasing day by day especially because of the pandemic. People are losing jobs, getting pay cuts and speaking for the masses, just living together every day, locked up inside with people is taking a toll on mental health. Teens and adults both suffer from it equally and even though mental health talks are better received than they were a decade ago, there is still a long way to go to break the stigma. 

To support this exact cause, Mind Music has combined cryptocurrency and music to fund mental health and suicide prevention charities and raise awareness for the same. The presale starts on the 24th of July at 20:00 UTC.

What is Mind Music Coin? 

Mind Music Coin is a project by Mark Hamilton who has taken up the powers of music and crypto to raise awareness of mental health. It aims to break the stigma around the same and wants to promote the long intended conversation for this important cause. 12 music tracks have been recorded for this project and 9 to 13 more will be recorded soon. All the profits from the album sale will be donated to mental health and suicide prevention charities. 

Background Of This Project 

Mark Hamilton, is a musician himself and the pandemic had affected his mental health too as it did to many other artists. Instead of composing for pleasure alone, he came up with the idea to make music for a cause. The entire project will cost around $40,000 and additional funds raised will be used to support the Mind Music Coin holders. If the pandemic eases enough in 2022 to conduct concerts, there will be live music events all around Europe. 

Tokenomics

The total supply is 1,000,000,000,000,000 coins  and taxes cover 10%. 4% is used for Mind Music Funding and 3% for Marketing. 1% each will go to Auto Liquidity, Reflection and Burn. 

Join the presale of Mind Music Coin at: https://mindmusic.finance/

Concordium to developers: join our revolution

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Concordium to developers: join our revolution

Zug, Switzerland, 20th July, 2021,
Concordium has today unveiled an ambitious, industry-leading partnership programme for global developers as part of its ongoing commitment to build a credible, trusted and sustainable blockchain industry.
The programme offers developers a chance to work alongside some of the most respected names in the blockchain industry and help release the full potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.  
Concordium’s platform offers access to a safe, transparent, regulatable and sustainable blockchain and cryptocurrency, marking the end of an era of anonymity and distrust that has undermined the development of the industry.
The Concordium platform differs from other industry participants by offering previously unseen guarantees of governance and transparency, without compromising privacy. 
Users are identifiable and the provenance of every transaction is trackable, creating trust for users and meeting the needs of global regulators. At the same time, identities can be made available, but only if necessary
The Swiss-based company made its Mainnet debut in June, clearing the way for any developer or user to access the Concordium platform and – from today – start receiving financial support to work alongside the company in its mission to revolutionise the industry.   
The newly-announced Concordium Free & Open Grants Programme offers developers up to USD20,000 for initial grants and USD75,000 for follow-up grants. 
“We are not just a company, we are part of a community,” said Lone Fønss Schrøder, Concordium’s chief executive. “We know we can’t help this industry maximise its potential alone. That’s why we are supporting developers and asking them to join us.” 
Developers will be able to work alongside members of Concordium’s Executive and Steering Committee, which includes some of the most respected names in the industry, such as ETH Zurich Prof. Ueli Mahrer and Prof. Hans Gersbach, Dr. Torben Pedersen Concordium’s CTO and Father of the Pedersen Commitment, and Michael Jackson former Skype COO and Mangrove Capital Partner. 
“This is a two way street,” said Torben Pryds Pedersen, Concordium’s CTO. “All good science is collaborative. As an open and decentralized project, Concordium’s vision is grounded in reciprocity and giving back to developers and the science community. First, we created the Concordium Blockchain Research Center in Aarhus, then we announced the DevX Initiative and now, with this grants programme, we will support and strengthen the science and development behind blockchain and technology in general.”
Concordium believes credible participants in the blockchain industry must be responsible for driving change and building trust in the technology. 
“The need is urgent,” said Lone Fønss Schrøder. “Failure to act risks delaying the broader adoption of the technology and will prevent businesses and consumers from benefiting from the potential blockchain and cryptocurrency offers.”
Concordium focuses on the requirements of developers and companies, taking into account future regulatory rules and doing so sustainably solves the problems that have so far prevented the widespread use of blockchain technology.
Concordium was founded by a non-profit Swiss foundation and is backed by a select group of respected academics and industry veterans. From its birth in 2018, it has combined the development of its own blockchain and cryptocurrency with a desire to help redefine the values upon which the industry has been associated.
The company’s combination of cutting-edge technology and commitment to a global rules-based system has attracted the interest of investors. Earlier this year, it successfully raised over USD 41m from private and strategic sales, valuing the company at USD4.45bn. 
The Concordium Free & Open Grants Programme process is open to any developer or technology project eager to contribute to the Concordium and/or Rustlang ecosystems.
Applicants can find a list of areas in the Concordium Technology Stack that demand particular development here. The application is open to any developer or technology project, if you are interested you can apply here.  
Grants are tracked transparently on GitHub and disbursed in Euros, US Dollars, or GTU, Concordium’s cryptocurrency.  
About Concordium
Concordium is a Public and Sustainable Proof-of-Stake-blockchain with a unique Identity layer at the protocol level. Concordium differs from other participants by offering previously unseen guarantees of transparency, and regulation without compromising privacy by introducing built-in identity management at the protocol level and zero-knowledge proofs, which are used to replace anonymity with perfect privacy.  
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