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Singapore, Singapore, 23rd June, 2021, Chainwire

First Euro-pegged stablecoin, the PAR token aims to provide loans and saving through access to DeFi 

Mimo, the governance token behind Mimo DeFi, has officially been listed on Bittrex Global. In addition, PAR — Mimo’s stable token which is algorithmically pegged to the Euro — has also been listed. Both Mimo and PAR are available to buy, sell and trade on Bittrex Global, a privately owned top-ranked global exchange by CoinMarketCap. 

The Mimo Protocol has a suite of applications that aims to eliminate traditional intermediaries within the Financial Services industry. Providing people with access to credit and stronger returns for their savings that will over time create greater competition and financial inclusion, particularly for the world’s 2.5bn unbanked.  

“For over a decade I have been fascinated in how DeFi can be applied to ensure people have greater access and a fairer share of the rewards that Financial Services generate,” said Claude Eguienta, CEO of Mimo Capital. “We are witnessing a paradigm shift in how people approach financial systems and products and the team at Mimo aim to be pioneers in this change.” 

“We are very impressed with the team at Mimo, their values and dedication to creating a fairer and more inclusive financial system fulfils DeFi’s promise” said Stephen Stonberg, CEO of Bittrex Global. “With several decades experience on Wall Street, I am very excited to see how traditional systems and procedures can be reconceptualised through the application of this pioneering technology.”

Currently, two trading pairs for PAR and one for MIMO are available:

PAR/BTC + PAR/USDT
MIMO/BTC

About Mimo Capital: 

The Mimo protocol is a decentralized price-stable token issuance protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. Mimo is a suite of applications that eliminate trusted intermediaries including the PAR token which is the world’s first Euro-pegged stablecoin.

About Bittrex Global:

Bittrex Global has one of the most secure trading platforms and digital wallet infrastructures in the world where customers can access exciting new products.  Built on Bittrex’s cutting-edge technology, Bittrex Global provides a high-level experience for professional and novice customers alike. 

Contacts

Mr

• John McLeod
• Funday
• john@funday.agency
• 07886920436

Singapore, Singapore, 23rd June, 2021,

BadgerDAO & DefiDollar proudly announce the launch of interest-bearing Bitcoin DeFi solutions to the Polygon network. This marks another impressive milestone for decentralized finance solutions involving Bitcoin. 

BadgerDAO has focused a lot of its attention on enabling native Bitcoin support for decentralized finance. The world’s leading cryptocurrency is incompatible with this concept at its core due to its minor appeal involving smart contracts. Thanks to these efforts by BadgerDAO, the team has achieved over $500 million in Total Value Locked. Moreover, the team has created vaults, SETTs, and bridges to bring Bitcoin to Ethereum DeFi, allowing the industry to acquire broader liquidity.

BadgerDAO and DeFiDollar are pioneers in DeFi and we’re thrilled to see the possibilities unlocked by the interest-bearing Bitcoin in Polygon’s DeFi ecosystem. Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder – Polygon.

Accelerating the adoption of Bitcoin in DeFi requires branching out to more networks. As Polygon has experienced explosive growth over the past few months, it makes for a perfect fit. BadgerDAO and DefiDollar recently launched ibBTC –  Interest Bearing Bitcoin as a joint venture. That product is accessible on the Polygon network, as the ecosystem has successfully seen a strong use of BTC in Aave and SushiSwap, among other protocols. A total of $1.3 billion in BTC is being utilized on this network today, a number that will likely increase in the coming months.

To roll out the interest-bearing Bitcoin solution on Polygon, there will be three stages to complete:

• Introducing the interest-bearing Bitcoin solution on Polygon with an incentive to leverage the BTC bridge
• Build deep liquidity pools on SushiSwap for ibBTC/WBTC, creating cost-efficient swaps with Wrapped Bitcoin. This approach also gives way to optimal yield farming strategies involving BTC on Polygon.
• Future deployment of ibBTC after the Badger Bridge and Sett launches have been completed.

Considering how there are other versions of Bitcoin, such as BTCB on Binance Smart Chain and Wrapped Bitcoin [WBTC] on Ethereum, there is a certain degree of fragmentation to address. 

Creating a more liquid and composable iteration of Bitcoin across multiple chains will occur through the ibBTC effort. Users will be able to transfer value between the different chains from within the same ecosystem. Those who hold their Bitcoin will continually earn interest. Opting for Polygon as one of the first chains to be supported highlights the potential of this ecosystem and the role it can play in Bitcoin-related DeFi products and services. 

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 400+ Dapps, ~380M txns, and ~1.6M+ 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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About BadgerDAO

BadgerDAO is an open-source, decentralized automated organization that is dedicated to building products and infrastructure of simplifying the use of Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral across many smart contract platforms.

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About DefiDollar

DeFiDollar is a Multichain DeFi Protocol lab that has products spanning indices and options based synthetics in its portfolio.

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Contacts

Marketing and Developer Relations

• Arun Philips
• Polygon
• arun.philips@matic.network

Zug, Switzerland, 23rd June, 2021,

Concordium AG is proud to announce that it has been accepted as a full member of the Japan Blockchain Association. It now becomes the first overseas blockchain platform to join the Association, which comprises over 120 domestic and international companies and organizations. The news comes only a week after Concordium launched the mainnet of its enterprise-grade blockchain, which features a unique built-in identity protocol. 

The Japan Blockchain Association (JPA) was established in 2014 as the country’s first general incorporated association dedicated to the education and promotion of blockchain technology. From a small group of founding members, the JBA membership now includes international firms such as Microsoft and Deloitte, along with crypto-native companies such as Kraken and bitFlyer. 

Concordium now joins them, becoming the first non-Japanese blockchain platform to do so. 

“The Japanese vision for blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation fits very well Concordium’s regulatable, transparent, and sustainable blockchain. We are proud to join the Japan Blockchain Association and look forward to working with the group on activities that support the growth of Japan’s blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem,” said Lone Fønss Schrøder, Chief Executive Officer of Concordium. 

In joining the JBA, Concordium aims to further its goal of building a stronger connection between blockchain technology and the real world. By participating in JBA activities and working together with other members, Concordium hopes to promote the adoption and development of blockchain technology in society. 

Concordium welcomes the opportunity to expand its network into the Japanese blockchain community at an exciting time, having only just launched on mainnet in recent weeks. The launch comes after four successful testnet runs and means that Concordium is now onboarding enterprise developers to start building production-ready applications. The platform’s unique identity protocol uses a hybrid approach combining on-chain zero-knowledge proofs to assure privacy with off-chain real-world identity verifiers to ensure provenance. 

About Concordium

Concordium is a decentralized and sustainable public blockchain that solves the shortcomings of traditional blockchains through built-in user identification and Zero-Knowledge-Proofs, which are used to replace anonymity with securing private data. The technology supports encrypted payments, provides relevant authorities the ability to identify users, and allows the user to verify the identity of counterparties. 

Based on science-based- and peer-reviewed protocols, Concordiums blockchain has a solid cryptographic focus, with protocols developed by academics from some of the world’s leading universities in this field together with Concordium’s research team. The project is led and advised by senior business executives from industries including banking, automotive, logistics, retail, energy, and telecommunications. It has also established partnerships with several esteemed scientific institutions, including the Concordium Blockchain Research center Aarhus, Aarhus University, ETH Zurich, and the Indian Institute of Science. 

To find out more, visit: https://concordium.com/

About the Japan Blockchain Association

The Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) aims to promote a healthy business environment and user protection system for blockchain technology and the cryptographic assets supported by it and to contribute to the development of the digital asset industry in Japan. 

JBA activities include promoting interaction among members, detecting trends and taking up various topics through subcommittees and study groups, and sharing knowledge and information. The JBA also analyzes the factors and issues that hinder the development of innovation, organizes discussions, prepares voluntary guidelines, and compiles them as governmental proposals to serve as a platform for cooperation between the public and private sectors.

The JPA was established in 2014 and is Japan’s oldest general incorporated association dedicated to the education and promotion of blockchain technology. 

Contacts

• Maria Rojas
• mar@concordium.com

George Town, Cayman Islands, 22nd June, 2021,

Ethernity Chain (ERN) is coming to Binance’s Innovation Zone and will receive three trading pairs later today. The popular community-oriented platform with a strong focus on authenticated and limited edition NFTs has received a lot of attention lately. This token listing further enhances the appeal of what Eternity Chain brings to the table.

As a platform renowned for its limited-edition authenticated Non-Fungible Tokens, Ethernity Chain has built up a strong reputation in the past few months. Numerous famous individuals, celebrities, and sports athletes have partnered with the team to create new collectibles on the platform. Recently, Ethernity Chain teamed up with Manny Pacquiao, footballer Pelé, Phil Ivey, Anderson Silva, Marilyn Monroe and the Winklevoss brothers further illustrating the appeal NFTs have at this time. 

The native ERN token has multiple purposes within the Ethernity Chain ecosystem. For example, it can be used to buy NFTs, stake the token for rewards, governance rights through voting on proposals, and is subject to period buybacks by the team through platform profits. Getting this token listed on a major trading platform like Binance can introduce thousands of people to ERN and the broader Ethernity Chain ecosystem. 

“When the biggest exchange in the world decides to incorporate your company into theirs, it’s definitely not something to take lightly. This is a massive statement that reverberates to all our artists, charities, icons and of course, the community” – Nick Rose, CEO Ethernity Chain

Binance has confirmed ERN will become part of its Innovation Zone. The Innovation Zone serves as a dedicated trading zone where innovative assets with potentially higher volatility are introduced to Binance’s traders. With this higher trading risk comes a potentially higher reward. 

Interested users must go through the Innovation Zone’s web page and complete a questionnaire to access ERN and other listed tokens. There are no trading restrictions on these trading pairs.  For Ethernity Chain, the trading pairs will be ERN/BNB, ERN/BUSD, and ERN/USDT. Trading will commence today at 06:00 AM UTC. 

About Ethernity Chain

Ethernity is the groundbreaking authenticated NFT project which auctions verified artwork featuring the top artists and stars from sports, music, film, gaming, tech, history and entertainment. Each of these digital artworks is represented as a non-fungible token (NFT). The pieces feature well-known public figures, and a portion of all funds raised from the endeavor will be donated to charitable causes. Ethernity Chain combines the utility of DeFi and merges it with NFTs to create an exclusive pipeline to rare, collectible content from notable figures and well-established digital artists.

Contacts

• Steve D’Agostino
• Steve@ethernity.co

Media, Pennsylvania, 21st June, 2021,

The hit blockchain game has just announced partnership with Yield Guild Games (YGG), a well-known guild of play-to-earn gamers who work together to earn by playing NFT and blockchain games. Yield Guild Games has made a community-sized bulk purchase of in-game assets from Splinterlands. Additionally, YGG will provide ongoing efforts to onboard members of its community to Splinterlands, coordinated marketing releases with Splinterlands, and open invitations to Splinterlands’ founders for YGG AMAs. Yield Guild Games has also entered the private token sale for Splintershards (SPS), Splinterlands upcoming governance token, as a partner investor in allocated tokens. Details of the planned SPS release can be found at the Splintershards Whitepaper.

Splinterlands has provided Booster Packs from its now sold-out Untamed Edition as well as a large portion of land claims in the game’s upcoming Land Expansion and access to promotional Summoner’s Spellbook upgrades for new YGG users to start earning in the game.

This partnership will invite members of the YGG community to join Splinterlands, exemplifying YGG’s mission of seeking yield across the metaverse by adding a new game for its community to enjoy. “Splinterlands was absolutely made for communities like this one,” says Splinterlands co-founder Dr. Jesse Reich, who has always been a gamer himself and created Splinterlands from a vision of change that would empower players everywhere. “We are thrilled to see people coming together and exploring the possibilities of play-to-earn gaming with our project, which are literally endless.”

YGG in turn is excited for what will undoubtedly prove to be a mutually beneficial partnership for both the Yield Guild and the Splinterlands ecosystem. “YGG looks to invest in NFT games with strong play-to-earn tokenomics and a clear plan for guild-based gameplay,” said Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games. “This is why we are comfortable investing in Splinterlands at this very early stage of development and we are pleased to be able to secure early, priority access for the benefit of our guild members,” he said.

ABOUT YIELD GUILD GAMES 

Yield Guild Games (https://yieldguild.io/) is a decentralized gaming guild that pools investor funds to purchase yield-generating NFTs, and leverages players’ time and effort to optimise its community-owned assets for maximum utility and return. By merging NFTs and decentralized finance (DeFi), YGG’s mission is to create value for its members by developing the content and economy of virtual worlds and blockchain-based games.

A short documentary released in May 2021, Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines, reveals the story of a rural community that earned an income through play-to-earn gaming amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The documentary, which was produced as a collaboration between Yield Guild Games, Delphi Digital and Emfarsis Consulting, demonstrates how NFTs and cryptocurrencies are providing transformative economic opportunities for people young and old in developing nations where jobs are lacking and crisis relief has been limited. 

About Splinterlands

Founded in 2018, Splinterlands is a blockchain based trading card game in which trading cards are NFTs owned by players. With more than 100,000 registered accounts, Splinterlands users transact on the blockchain more than 600,000 times each day, making it one of the most active blockchain dApps in the world. Its players have battled more than 60 million times, making it one of the most active play-to-earn games in the world. And upcoming developments such as the addition of the SPS governance token and the land expansion make Splinterlands one of the most innovative and fastest growing projects in blockchain.

Contacts

Content Director

• Chris Roberts
• Splinterlands
• chris@splinterlands.com