Tag: press release

Zug, Switzerland, 11th August, 2021, Concordium , a leading blockchain technologies company, and Swvl, Inc. (“Swvl”), a Dubai-based provider of mass transit and shared mobility solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to, for the first time, use blockchain technologies to develop transformative next generation mass transit systems. Swvl is a global tech start-up based in Dubai, with an implied, fully diluted equity value of approximately $1.5 billion, providing a semi-private alternative to public transportation for individuals who cannot afford or access private options. On July 28, 2021, Swvl announced entry into a definitive agreement for a business combination with Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital (“Queen’s Gambit”) (NASDAQ: GMBT), the first special purpose acquisition company ...

New York, United States, 10th August, 2021, BENQI, an algorithmic liquidity market protocol, and the Avalanche Foundation are collaborating on a joint liquidity mining program to celebrate the launch of the BENQI protocol on the 19th of August and the next phase of growth within Avalanche’s DeFi ecosystem. $3M of AVAX will be allocated as liquidity incentives for BENQI users, with additional incentive programs coming soon. The AVAX will be offered as rewards to users who are lending and borrowing AVAX, ETH, LINK, wBTC, USDT, and DAI on the protocol with BENQI.  AVAX is the native token of Avalanche. It’s a hard-capped, scarce asset that is used to pay for fees, secure the platform through staking, and provide a basic unit of account between the multiple subnets created on Avalanche.  BENQ...

Barcelona, Spain, 4th August, 2021, Blockchain platform Etherity Chain  (CC:ERN-USD) today announced the “The Messiverse”, the First Ever Licensed, Authenticated NFT collection from Lionel Messi. This Ethernity exclusive partnership lies beyond the scope of a single series, set piece, or footballer. This NFT collection, part of the “Messiverse” is as big as the legend of Lionel Messi himself: The Messi Collection will be available beginning August 20th at 5:00 PM EDT, exclusively at ethernity.io.   The Messi Collection includes:  ● “Man From the Future” by Bosslogic  ● “Worth the Weight” by Bosslogic  ● “The King Piece” by Bosslogic  ● Untitled by Impossible Brief  Leo Messi has racked up every individual accolade a soccer star can collect: a record 6 Ballon d’Or awards, 750 career goals,...

Midtown, Gibraltar, 27th July, 2021, Panther Protocol, the privacy protocol, has partnered with Vegaswap, the automated market maker (AMM) protocol with multichain support. Vegaswap is a user-centred automatic market maker that leverages multichain technology, providing users with a wide range of DeFi and cross-chain applications through its platform. It supports and enables seamless token earnings through customizable liquidity pools (LP), dynamic pricing and an intuitive UI. Vegaswap makes the work of LP provers efficient and profitable by creating provisions for unique smart pools, providing analytics and reducing impermanent loss with adaptive spread. “Vegaswap solves the issue of being able to trade assets from different blockchains in a DEX. It offers a global DeFi marketplace suppo...

Las Vegas, Nevada, 27th July, 2021, iM Intelligent Mining (iM), a provider of environmentally responsible energy solutions for powering cryptocurrency mining operations, is delighted to welcome energy veteran Roy Phillips to join its Board of Advisors. Roy is the founder and CEO of REP Energy, a photovoltaic solar project developer that works with investors and private parties to maximize the opportunities available in the renewable energy business. With over three decades of experience, Roy’s industry insights will be invaluable as iM continue to shape the landscape of large scale blockchain mining operations.  Roy’s experience has been focused on accelerating the clean energy transition. His previous roles include advising governments, utilities and others across North America in the ar...

Paris, France, 27th July, 2021, Talao, a blockchain-based Digital Identity specialist for the Human Resource industry, today announced a professional credential application to transform identity and data management for the Human Resources industry. The application is the first Decentralized Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) solution built on the Tezos blockchain for the Human Resources industry. The digital wallet created by Talao will enable companies to issue verifiable professional credentials and for employees to store work history and other personal data.  “The Europe Digital Identity strategy is clear, companies will soon interact through Digital Identity Wallets with their employee and non-employee workforce. These applications will provide authentication, credentials exchange, messagi...

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, ...

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, C...

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 revenu...

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 transpare...