London, United Kingdom, 12th July, 2021,
Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has completed a strategic investment in Yield Inc, a company leading efforts to build the Yield Protocol – an Ethereum protocol that enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending by fostering the nascent DeFi bond market – as part of the company’s $10-million Series A funding round. Nexo aims to not only provide necessary funding but also to help Yield’s efforts to build DeFi native versions of traditional finance products.
Nexo’s investment represents another important milestone on its strategic agenda. As the largest, retail-oriented lender in the digital asset space, Nexo pursues optimal operating and investment returns, but of equal importance to the company is the responsibility to invest in young and prospective Blockchain projects in order to help shape the ecosystem of tomorrow and influence the future generation of crypto visionaries. 
The raised funding will further bolster Yield’s mission to make fixed-rate borrowing and lending a fundamental building block of decentralized finance. Yield recently began sharing details regarding version 2 of Yield Protocol’s core borrowing and lending platform, slated for release later this year. Nexo’s seasoned team of financial professionals and technology experts will be available to support Yield’s growth and development, and both teams will join efforts to contribute new standards of professionalism and institutionalization to the nascent DeFi industry.
“Nexo and Yield could form the perfect symbiosis in the industry’s efforts to transform digital assets into a new asset class. While Nexo is a dominant factor in the traditional crypto-backed CeFi space, new business niches could be unlocked by Yield’s zero-coupon fixed-income instruments, dynamic interest rate determination across maturities, and innovative risk management” commented Tatiana Metodieva, CFA, Head of Corporate Finance at Nexo, who led the buy-side mandate. 
“Nexo brings a unique perspective to Yield’s incredible team of investors and advisors. Nexo understands both traditional crypto-backed CeFi, but also understands what it means to be a DeFi power user. We are thrilled to have their help as we launch version 2 of the Yield Protocol and begin to build a community around fixed-rate, fixed-term borrowing and lending products,” commented Allan Niemerg, CEO of Yield, Inc. 
About Nexo
Nexo is the world’s leading regulated digital assets institution. The company’s mission is to maximize the value and utility of cryptocurrencies by offering tax-efficient Instant Crypto Credit Lines™, a high-yield Earn on Crypto & Fiat suite, an instant Exchange service, and sophisticated trading and OTC capabilities, while providing the top-tier custodial insurance and military-grade security of the Nexo Wallet. Nexo has processed $30+ billion for 1,500,000+ users across more than 200 jurisdictions.
Official website: https://nexo.io
About Yield
Yield is on a mission to make fixed-rate borrowing and lending a fundamental building block of decentralized finance. Yield was the first to launch fixed-rate, fixed-term borrowing and lending on Ethereum, and has pushed forward the state of the art in on-chain financial products and automated market makers. Founded in 2020, Yield is a global, remote-first team committed to building decentralized protocols that empower users to control their financial future.  
Official website: https://yield.is
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Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 9th July, 2021,
OpenOcean, a pioneering DeFi & CeFi full aggregator that supports interoperability across multiple networks, is delighted to announce the aggregation of Polygon to expand its trading universe and offer users the best prices with low slippage.
The decision to aggregate Polygon was influenced by the community. When OpenOcean asked its community which network they wanted to see aggregated next, a  staggering 48.7% of the 44K+ votes were for Polygon, far more than any other network.
Commenting on Polygon aggregation, OpenOcean co-founder Cindy said: “We have come to learn that our DeFi users and traders have a strong preference for us to aggregate more open and powerful Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks that offer cheaper and faster transactions.”
Polygon is a protocol and a framework that overcomes the inherent issues of Ethereum such as slow speeds and high gas fees without sacrificing on security. 
OpenOcean’s aggregation protocol sources liquidity and optimizes trades on DeFi and CeFi across major public blockchains such as Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, TRON, Solana, and more. 
Following the Polygon aggregation, traders will be able to use OpenOcean’s one-stop trading platform to source liquidity from Polygon exchanges and trade assets at the best prices and low slippage.
OpenOcean plans to organize trade mining to encourage users to transact on Polygon. It will be offering 100,000 of its native OOE tokens for those users who make transactions on Polygon via OpenOcean in the following 2 weeks.
In the coming weeks, OpenOcean will release cross-chain aggregations that enable users to trade and transfer assets across different chains and pairs. The transfer of assets between different public chains is possible through bridges and cross-chain protocols, such as Matic Bridge V2.
About OpenOcean
OpenOcean is the world’s leading full aggregator that serves as a bridge connecting the isolated islands in the currently fragmented DeFi and CeFi markets. It finds the best price, no additional fees, and lowest slippage for traders on aggregated CeFi and DeFi using a deeply optimized intelligent routing algorithm. The platform also provides API and arbitrage tools for users to do arbitrage transactions automatically. 
Besides the aggregation of swaps, OpenOcean will continue to aggregate derivative, yield, lending, and insurance products and launch its own combined margin products and intelligent wealth management service. 
For more information, please visit: https://blog.openocean.finance/
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About Polygon
Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. It is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Its core component Polygon SDK is a modular and flexible framework that supports building and connecting Secured Chains such as Plasma, Optimistic Rollups, zkRollups, Validium etc and Standalone Chains like Polygon POS. 
Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 400+ Dapps, ~350M transactions and ~1.5M+ unique users.
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London, England, 7th July, 2021,
Nafty, a DeFi ecosystem for the $97 billion adult industry, has officially launched the NAFTY token and three adult content platforms. Through its various platforms, Nafty aims to change the way adult creators sell their content and engage with their fans.
Nafty has partnered with well-known adult stars to make their exclusive 18+ content available across its ecosystem. 
So far, Nafty has launched four platforms:
NaftyFans.com: A blockchain-based fanclub platform that offers lower fees, better payment solutions, and built-in marketing tools
Nafty.tv: A subscription platform where adult content creators can charge a monthly/yearly fee for exclusive content
NaftyArt.com: An NFT marketplace for adult creators and erotic artists. It gives creators access to a long-term revenue stream
NaftyPay.com: A state of the art payment solution for the adult industry. It enables payments and withdrawals with Nafty token on any platform and exchanges to any cryptocurrency           
NAFTY is the native token for the entire ecosystem. During the pre-sale, NAFTY tokens worth 1000 BNB sold out in less than 53 minutes. The token is based on the Binance blockchain and is available on Pancakeswap for trading.
The NAFTY holders earn a passive income from transaction fees charged across the ecosystem. They can also use it to tip the creators, buy NFTs, place advertisements on Nafty platforms, pay for subscriptions to Nafty.tv and influence the roadmap of Nafty projects.
Nafty removes the producers, agencies, and other intermediaries that take a huge cut from creators’ income. It enables adult creators to directly monetize their fanbase using blockchain.
Platforms in the Nafty ecosystem have built-in marketing tools to help creators grow their fanbase. Creators can give each other shoutouts and use an affiliate program to attract traffic from external sources. They no longer have to worry about a platform banning or discouraging adult content.
Since the leading payment processing companies have banned the adult industry, payment services that cater to the segment charge unreasonably high fees. Nafty dramatically reduces the payment processing costs for creators by using blockchain and its native NAFTY token. They are also reaching out to third party platforms to join the ecosystem and liberalize the payments restrictions from the adult space. 
“We are proud and excited to have developed an ecosystem of platforms, which, along with the NAFTY token, put the power and earning potential into the hands of the creators,” said Nafty CEO Rob Kemenyfi.
About Nafty
Nafty is a decentralized NSFW ecosystem that empowers content creators using blockchain. It removes intermediaries, offers low-cost payment solutions and marketing tools to help creators build a fanbase. NAFTY is the governance token across the ecosystem. 
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Dublin, Ireland, 6th July, 2021,
Astra protocol, a revolutionary legal layer that brings unparalleled assurance to public blockchains, is excited to announce that the former European Commissioner for Trade, Phil Hogan, has joined its Advisory Board as an Executive Advisor.
Phil has had an exceptionally successful political career. He brings a wealth of experience in international trade and relations. While serving as the European Commissioner for Trade, he was tasked by the President of European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, with the sensitive job of resolving the trade war with the United States.
He was also responsible for negotiating investment deals with China, and securing the landmark trade deals with Japan and the South American Mercosur countries. 
Phil Hogan will provide strategic guidance to Astra as it rolls out its legal assurance layer to governments and corporate institutions around the world.
On joining the Astra advisory board, Phil Hogan said: “Decentralised finance is becoming increasingly prominent across the world, but the lack of robust, legal protection has hindered progress within major institutions. Astra offers the first sustainable and scalable bridge to support the mass adoption of decentralised finance products in the real world. Applications like the Astra protocol are the future, and I’m very pleased to be a part of it.”
Astra protocol provides a decentralized assurance layer on public blockchains to fuel the growth of DeFi. It plugs into an existing DeFi platform to ensure that the funds arrive at their correct destination. 
The protocol prevents insecure or invalid smart contracts from executing. If a transaction turns out to be a scam or the funds end up in a wrong wallet address, Astra can resolve the dispute and restore the funds immediately. 
Astra protocol’s Chief Innovation Officer Sakhib Waseem said: “We are extremely pleased to announce Phil Hogan joining our advisory board, his well recognised experience in international relations, most notably as EU Commissioner of Trade, adds immeasurable value to our position, as we continue to bring further partnerships across the globe, supporting our mission to drive trust, assurance and growth to the DeFi industry as a whole.”
About Astra
Astra is a revolutionary legal assurance layer for public blockchains. It is designed to eliminate frauds, remove doubts, and resolve disputes efficiently to make public blockchains safe for all users. Astra enables governments, institutions, and individuals to transact with trust and confidence on smart contract networks such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Cardano, and others.
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For further information, visit: https://astraprotocol.com/
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London, England, 6th July, 2021,
Nafty, a DeFi ecosystem for the $97 billion adult industry, is excited to announce that it has concluded the pre-sale of its NAFTY token. 
More than 400 public investors lapped up all the NAFTY tokens available for pre-sale in less than 54 minutes on July 5th, 2021. Nafty had allocated 3 billion NAFTY tokens worth 1000 BNB for the pre-sale, which represented 3% of the total token supply. In USD, the investors contributed over $300,000 towards the success of the project.
NAFTY is based on the Binance blockchain and will be available on Pancakeswap for trading starting tomorrow, 7th of July, 2021, at 12 PM EDT. 
Investors can use the NAFTY token on platforms across the Nafty ecosystem to pay for content and services. Nafty has already launched four adult content platforms – NaftyFans.com, NaftyPay.com, Nafty.tv and NaftyArt.com. 
Nafty has partnered with well-known adult stars to make their exclusive 18+ content available on its platforms. By removing the middlemen and dramatically reducing the payment processing fees, Nafty enables adult content creators to earn more, and content consumers to pay less. 
Token holders will earn a passive income from transaction fees charged across the Nafty ecosystem. They can also use it for tipping the adult creators, buying NFTs, and paying for subscriptions to Nafty.tv. 
Since NAFTY is a governance token, the token holders can also participate in the governance matters to influence the roadmap of the Nafty ecosystem.
“We are proud and excited to have developed an ecosystem of platforms, which, along with the NAFTY token, put the power and earning potential into the hands of the creators,” said Nafty CEO Rob Kemenyfi.
Nafty levies a 4% fee on all transactions. It distributes the transaction fee as rewards to the current token holders in proportion to their holdings. 
Another 4% fee is locked in the liquidity pool to reduce supply. Nafty spends the profits generated on its platforms to buy back and burn the LP tokens to increase the token value. An additional 2% will be eliminated from circulation in order to increase the value of the token for all holders.
About Nafty
Nafty is a decentralized NSFW ecosystem that empowers content creators using blockchain. It removes intermediaries, offers low-cost payment solutions and marketing tools to help creators build a fanbase. NAFTY is the governance token across the ecosystem. 
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