The Prince Albert Mintos remain at the top of the standings following another week of play in the SMAAAHL. The Mintos had a pair of games against the Saskatoon Blazers with the first happening on Wednesday night and the other on Sunday afternoon.

Mintos split pair of games with Blazers this week

The Prince Albert Mintos continued their hot start and picked up their eighth victory of the season, downing the Saskatoon Blazers 3-2 at the SaskTel Centre in

Trio of power play goals lift Mintos to win over Saskatoon Blazers

The Prince Albert Mintos made the most of a packed weekend schedule, rattling off three wins in three days to jump into first place in the SMAAAHL standings.

Mintos take early lead in SMAAAHL standings thanks to weekend winning streak

The Prince Albert Mintos are firing on all cylinders to start the 2023-24 campaign. The Mintos wrapped up their second and final three-in-three weekend of the season on Sunday, where they came out on top of all three contests. The win is also their fourth ...

Mintos continue hot start to season with six-point weekend

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Food hygiene ratings handed to three Cardiff establishments

European investment platform Mintos is pleased to announce the launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds via their online platform.

“High-Yield” Fractional Bonds Are Launching via Mintos

Mintos, the European platform loan investment platform, has announced the launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds. This offering opens the world of fixed-income securities to retail investors in Europe, making it accessible and easy for anyone to diversify ...

Mintos launches high-yield Fractional Bonds for retail investors

Mintos, the largest platform in Europe for investing in loans, is pleased to announce the launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds.

Mintos debuts high-yield Fractional bonds for retail investors

RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mintos, the largest platform in Europe for investing in loans, is pleased to announce the launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds. This offering opens up ...

Mintos, the largest platform in Europe for investing in loans, is pleased to announce the launch of high-yield Fractional Bonds. This offering opens up the world of fixed-income securities to retail investors in Europe, making it accessible and easy for ...

Mintos Launches High-yield Fractional Bonds for Retail Investors

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The rise of peer to peer crowd-lending, tokenization and the slow death of bank Ray Dalio has summed it up pretty well in his latest post — “ ” — and in this . The World has gone mad and the system is broken interview with CNBC There is clearly a combination of opportunistic reasons, greed, quest for power and cronyism as to why the economics behind the narrative — despite its historical failure and well documented criticism — was sold to the masses by liberal lobbies and special interest groups, in bed with the politicians, during the last decades. bullshit trickle down This causes today not only major economical and financial imbalances, asset price distortions and a dramatic increase in income inequality not seen since the roaring ´20s, but also — more dangerously — a social breakdown which Dalio describes as, literally, a sliding towards a social/civil “war like environment”. Examples of civil unrest around the world are plenty to see, from the French , to Chileans and Lebanese people just to name the latest. are a of the EU banking crises in Iceland, Greece and Cyprus in the last decade. yellow-vests The recent bank runs in Lebanon déjà vu But plenty has already been written on that topic. I wish rather to focus on how — from bottom up (and not vice versa) — the market economy finds new solutions and creates new opportunities for investors to finance the production of goods and services without the economic aberrations of negative interest rates and outside the legacy banking system. The time value of money and the rise of p2p lending One of the capitalistic market fundaments is that the capital must be rewarded. There must be an incentive to save and invest your savings in the economy. This is achieved through market based interest rates that are paid to someone to lend his money. The weirdness of zero/negative rates — which is not by the way the result of market dynamics but rather the arbitrary and fraudulent manipulation of central banks — has torn apart the basic principle that “ ” (i.e. one unit of money today is worth more than one unit of money tomorrow). money has time value But what is likely missed is that — while such financial follies continue unabated — the real economy continues to work with the usual dynamics of a healthy capitalistic system where positive interest rates are determined by market participants in order to lend money to productive businesses. So far, entrepreneurs without a good enough credit standing, start-ups, SMEs or people not wealthy enough to post a collateral guarantee, had a very hard time financing their businesses or consumptions with the banks, although the financial system has been awash with the liquidity injected by central bankers globally. So, when banks stop doing what they are supposed to do (lend money) and people are not rewarded with adequate interest rates to keep their savings with the banks, they take their money out of the banks and start lending it to other people and businesses which cannot be otherwise financed by the legacy banking system. Call this or or , whatever pleases you. alternative non-bank lending peer to peer lending crowdlending Nowadays fintech is enabling the growth of a whole new breed of peer to peer lending platforms where lenders and businesses meet and determine market based interest rates to reward capital deployment. Some figures and data will give you a much better idea of what is happening unnoticed by many. A US$ trillion market The equity crowdfunding market is more known than the peer to peer lending market (crowdlending) and it has also a longer history. According to this global market was worth approx. US$ 7 billion in 2019. Less than . According to . Still nothing to be overly excited about. this research by Statista.com peanuts fundly.com, the equity crowdfunding industry is projected to grow to US$ 300 billion by 2025 Now let´s look at what the peer to peer lending sector is doing instead. it was worth US$ 9 billion at its very inception in 2014, the next year was already worth US$ 64 billion and . According to Statista.com it is projected to grow to a US$ 1 trillion industry by 2025. Now, that´s not peanuts estimates the current worth of the peer to peer US lending industry at CHF 38,7 billion and the Chinese market ten times that with CHF 345 billion. This 2019 PWC research The crowdlending market dwarfs the equity crowdfunding and its growth will very likely exceed the forecasted US$ 1 trillion mark. Source: PWC.ch More in this Business Insider report “ ”. A look at the non-bank and alternative lending industry in 2019 Explosive growth The following chart is worth more than words. is a Latvian Fintech company which was launched in 2015 to become a “ ”. Through their platform small investors can lend money to almost any sector of the real economy. You name it, agriculture, forestry, car loans, consumer loans, invoice financing, real estate mortgage loans etc. Mintos global marketplace for peer to peer loans Source: Mintos.com According to their data small investors had lent through their platform almost € 1 billion up to August 2018. Then, in the following 15 months — thanks to the new wave of zero/negative interest rates — the investments have more than tripled to € 3.8 billion. And this is not the only one. The likes of or or just to name a few, they all have their own market focus and all of them claim double or triple digit growth. crowdestor ablrate investly More importantly, looking at the published loan performances, I was surprised to see that . the disclosed default risk was in average quite low between 0,5% and 1,3% of the transacted volume, while the loan performance was quite high with an average interest rate return for lenders of approx. 11,9%** Source: Mintos.com This is the peoples’ response to the bankers’ fraudulent manipulations of interest rates, just like bitcoin is the response to the continued debasement of fiat currencies. While the banks are slowly - but inexorably - being deprived of their traditional social role as lenders, the people are taking control of their savings back in their hands. And before we know it . — a UK based fintech bank — is now opening crypto accounts next to traditional fiat accounts and also accepts crypto funds. those platforms will accept cryptocurrencies as it is already happening. They will operate through channels parallel to the legacy banking system, therefore reducing transaction costs and the transfer time of funds by using stablecoins and cryptocurrencies instead of fiat Revolut The Tokenization of p2p Loan Portfolios The next step will be to tokenize entire loan portfolios, so that a global, frictionless, secondary market for such loans will be born. : The tokenization of such loan portfolios will bring a number of important advantages (i) the within the token via smart contracts; programmability of the loan terms (ii) such as interest payments and principal reimbursement, as well as the deduction for the platform fees (some functions cannot be fully automated since the borrower must always initiate payments); the semi-automatic and instantaneous settlement and execution of the loan terms (iii) the and the rights to the underlying loan in the secondary markets; frictionless transfer of the token (iv) the possibility to , provided the token standard is compatible with such markets. This will also enhance the liquidity which is now limited to the bid and offer of that single platform, totally lacking interoperability. This also solves the current problem that if the platform becomes insolvent the whole secondary market (which is directly dependent on the platform) comes to a halt. Even if legally speaking the lender´s rights to the underlying loan are not impacted by an insolvency of the platform, without the platform performing its key intermediary role there will always be inevitable disruptions for the lenders; trade the token in several secondary markets (v) the of the private keys to the tokens in your personal wallet and therefore the reduction of the counterparty risk which will be then limited to the intrinsic risk of default of the borrower. Currently some platforms expressly claim that client accounts are kept segregated and that in case of insolvency of the platform such funds cannot be apprehended by the receivership; self-custody (vi) a currently needed and a reduction of the intermediary functions performed by the platform. Though some key functions, which cannot be automated, will still be performed by the platform such as: reduction of the paperwork - repossess collateral assets or enforce loan guarantees (personal or banking) or mortgages - chase the borrower for late payments/default - initiate debt recovery procedures in case of default. Conclusions For nobody, as far as I am aware, is tokenizing peer to peer loan portfolios yet, I have asked Giuseppe Morlino — founder of the tokenization start-up — why is it so: “ .” Stonize The finance sector has lagged behind in terms of digitization and this is probably due to the high level of centralization that has characterised it, at least so far. The reason why tokenization is a game changer in finance is because it democratizes access to liquidity and investment opportunities . In other words, the true value of decentralization in finance is democratization: DeFi (Decentralised Finance) implies DeFi (Democratised Finance). And peer to peer lending is just one of the best possible use cases. We are carefully looking at that sector and we are already discussing with Loan Originators to do just that. Our Stonize T3 Protocol (Trusted Token Transfer) provides a seamless compliance solution enforcing the rules governing the digital security on issuance and secondary trades and it is agnostic. Currently, it is compatible with the Ethereum, Stellar and Algorand ecosystems and it is ready to leverage more advanced decentralised permissionless blockchains, as they will emerge. This is our approach to contribute to the rise of DeFi, the Democratised Finance in the future and peer to peer lending in particular . If — this means that we can reasonably expect that few of todays´ traditional banks will survive this revolution. . The commercial banking model as we know it is dying before our eyes and the bankers do not see it only 7,6% of the banking CIOs agree with Morlino´s statement above — which considers blockchain disruptive for the sector The next 5 to 10 years will be a “ Blockbuster moment ” for the banking industry worldwide ********************************************************* ** Read carefully my disclaimers below. Do your own due-diligence before investing your money into any of the above mentioned platforms. Importantly, should you decide to lend your money, spread your investment across the highest possible number of loans to reduce the adverse impact of any possible default. Read carefully the terms and conditions for the loans and consider carefully the counterparty risks, default risks and any other risks represented by the proponent of the investment. #blockchain #bianconiandrea #crypto #thinkblocktank #bitcoin #fintech #peertopeerlending #crowdfunding #crowdlending *************************************************************** Legal Disclaimer : The website and the information contained herein is for general guidance only and it does not constitute legal advice. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with lawyers on specific issues. All information in this paper is provided “as is”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or warranty of any kind, express or implied. Investment Disclaimer : The website and the information contained herein is not intended to be a source of advice or credit analysis with respect to the material presented, and the information and/or documents contained in this website do not constitute investment advice. © www.bianconiandrea.com — 2019

The Banks Have Gone Mad and the System is Broken 

today announced the official launch of , an AI-based battle royale adventure game. The team initially released an Open Beta version of the game in October this year. SINGAPORE, Singapore, November 28th, 2023/Chainwire/-- BinaryX AI Hero The game combines the best elements of AI technology, Battle Royale, and GameFi, offering an immersive and personalized gaming experience for players. AI Hero - Driven by AI Offering a Dynamic Gaming Experience AI Hero uses AI-generated content to dynamically alter the game world, generates quests, NPC interactions, and world events, ensuring that each playthrough offers something unique. In AI Hero, players will be part of an exciting adventure, with 20 participants simultaneously entering the game and shaping the world, a feat that can only be achieved by incorporating AI. "We are thrilled to launch AI Hero with exciting new gameplay elements and improvements from the open beta test," Said Adam, Head of Product of BinaryX. "The game explores a new way of melding AI into the core game mechanics, creating a truly personalized gaming experience that has never been seen before in Web3 gaming. With AI-driven scenarios, dynamic game world and narrative, and an ever-changing difficulty level, AI Hero delivers a fresh and thrilling adventure with every play session." PvP Gameplay With Rewarding Incentives The game has an innovative PvP element, where encounters with other players trigger intense player-versus-player events, adding an additional layer of excitement and competition to the game. The ultimate goal for players is to gather resources, craft superior gear, and outmaneuver their rivals among the 20 participants to survive and claim victory. Minting NFTs and winning rewards in Competitive Mode After the launch, players will have the opportunity to mint NFT heroes to participate in a new competitive game mode and potentially receive mining rewards. The NFT heroes can be obtained by winning a normal game, which grants a minting opportunity, recruiting hero NFTs with BNX, purchasing one from the open marketplace, or holding a number of BNX tokens to unlock free minting opportunities. Further updates about the launch of competitive mode and NFT recruitment will be announced on BinaryX’s social media. Available To Play On PC, iOS And Android Web Browsers AI Hero is available to play on mobile and desktop web browsers and is compatible with both iOS and Android devices. Embrace the future of gaming and embark on an adventure like no other. To stay updated on BinaryX’s latest news and releases, users can visit the official . AI Hero trailer BinaryX website https://www.youtube.com/embed/g5wzlYV9qL8 About BinaryX is a leading GameFi and IGO platform committed to delivering cutting-edge gaming experiences backed by blockchain technology. Offering Initial Game Offering (IGO) services, BinaryX gives game developers the opportunity to launch their GameFi projects on their platform and gives users early access to innovative new games. BinaryX As one of the top projects on the BNB Chain, BinaryX has a vast community of more than 100k coin holders. With the token BNX, BinaryX is also one of the top few metaverse projects by trading volume on the BNB chain, with a strong market cap. For more information, users can visit BinaryX's: Official Website YouTube Contact BinaryX marketing@binaryx.pro This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program . here

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Dear HackerNoon Nation, Gem is an NFT marketplace aggregator. The platform has helped pioneer “sweeping,” or buying NFTs across multiple marketplaces simultaneously. But did you know Gem also offers a dashboard, which makes real-time discovery and minting around ongoing NFT drops a breeze? Live Mints It’s a great resource to add to your NFT toolbox, so let’s get you up to speed on the basics of using this dashboard for today’s post! -WMP Discovering hot new mints via Gem https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1542190645225443328?s=20&t=zLqJVjQhbLnX3QbK3bYdcw&embedable=true Right now, Gem offers three main pages: for batch transferring NFTs, for listing NFTs for sale across multiple marketplaces, and , for finding trending collections, new sweeps, and beyond. Send, Sell, Discover Within the Discovery section, you can go to the Live Mints dashboard by clicking on the 🌱 button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can navigate straight to the dashboard with your browser by visiting . Mints gem.xyz/mints Once you’re on the dashboard, you have various ways you can sort the real-time data that’s flowing in. For example, you can use the search bar to look for a specific new collection by its address or name. There’s also a filter menu you can use to review new collections per and options. All, Mintable, Free Mints, Paid Mints Importantly, you’re also able to sort new mints time-wise using the and buttons at the top of the Mints dashboard. 24H, 6H, 1H, 30m, 15m, 5m When you click through these options, the main Mints stats hub will show you exactly how many NFTs were minted during these timeframes and activity trendlines for visualizing recent minting flows on a project-by-project basis. These trendlines are great for getting an immediate sense for whether mints are slowing down or picking up steam. Additionally, this main stats hub also displays useful info like (OpenSea verified accounts or “top profit making wallets”), , the number and percentage of , and + . Top Wallets mint and floor prices unique minters total mints total supply Gem optimizes for real-time data over curating by collection quality in the Mints dashboard, so just because a project appears in this hub doesn’t mean it’s worth minting. Many you see will be low-quality efforts and won’t amount to anything. Yet if you find a compelling project that’s open and strikes your fancy, simply press its purple button to proceed. do Mint If the project allows you to mint multiple NFTs at once, Gem will let you input how many you want, otherwise, you can typically mint one NFT at a time. Gem will then ask you to click a box that indicates you understand you’re interacting with an external, third-party smart contract, after which you can press Mint again and complete the transaction with your wallet. Boom, once that’s done, you have your newly-discovered NFT(s)! Want to try it for yourself? Built by the team at , Prometheans is a free on-chain game with an ongoing open drop. The project looks interesting, and right now you can if you want to give the Mints dashboard a spin firsthand with a free mint. zero.fun find it on Gem https://twitter.com/GiancarloChaux/status/1592688647639560192?s=20&t=v7rorWjaME_lMj7khm1Fng&embedable=true I want to double back and reiterate again that many things you find in the Mints dashboard will be low-quality projects that won’t be worth your time. That’s just the reality of things considering the sheer volume of NFT collections that are released every day. That said, every now and again, this dashboard can help you find neat efforts like Prometheans, so it’s a great discovery resource for NFTers to get the hang of. Zooming out, Gem is on the verge of releasing its V2 infra, so look for potential additions and advances to the Mints dashboard system when that release happens! https://twitter.com/gemxyz/status/1584575986661994496?s=20&t=bOQYbVUpPmapNHzfZABbTQ&embedable=true Author Bio is a professional writer and creator of —a Bankless newsletter focused on the emergence of NFTs in the crypto-economy. He’s also recently been contributing content to Bankless, JPG, and beyond! William M. Peaster Metaversal

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In early , John Glen, the economic secretary for the UK Treasury, confirmed several plans building upon previous announcements of Britain's move to reveal cryptocurrency and digital assets-based regulations in . Some of the topics being examined in these plans include stablecoin considerations, the legal status of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), tax implications of defi loans and staking, and much more. The announcement of these plans bring about significant relief to cryptocurrency ecosystem enthusiasts, particularly given the British government's seemingly internally contrasting stances on the industry, particularly considering previous regulator statements such as the UK version of the SEC stating that "people should be prepared to lose all their money" in regards to crypto ATMs as recently as in . April 2022 March 2022 March 2022 Despite these seemingly positively-trending factors, does the specific request of Finance Minister Rishi Sunak asking the Royal Mint to create and issue an official NFT “by the summer" one that will change the way governments examine NFTs? Policy insights within the United Kingdom While the Treasury's move to create an NFT is certainly a positive step forward in terms of governmental support of NFTs, ecosystem participants must see this experiment as purely exploratory in-nature, in contrast to holding this event as an oracle into the future of NFT regulation. NFTs still have a significant amount of policy considerations for governments like the UK to address, with many of these issues being related to the perception of NFTs being primarily art-based, to include concerns like and remaining in the minds of both consumers and regulators alike. phishing pump-and-dump scams However, the Treasury's move to specifically mint an "official" NFT does highlight a positive factor for NFTs themselves, demonstrating the implied UK policy recognition of the value that NFTs, and subsequently, blockchain technology, can bring to different applications. The rollout of these regulations to offer clarity in the space also provides different government regulators a chance to align in regards to NFTs, offering further legitimacy to this part of the crypto ecosystem.  It will be interesting to see how the UK government advocates for further consumer-facing education on NFT-related projects, with NFTs potentially offering value to industries like for land ownership as well as to healthcare and documentation through things like . real estate digital vaccine passports EU and global policy perspectives surrounding NFTs While Britain may implicitly recognize NFTs on the policy front, other regulators in the EU and beyond have contrastingly mixed perspectives in respect to NFT-specific legislation. Legislation such as the ever-changing Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation (MiCA Proposal), which NFTs could fall under, have so far resulted in the EU Parliament to limit the energy-intensive proof-of-work protocol, yet voting in favor of outlawing anonymous crypto transactions in late . rejecting a proposal March 2022 Additionally, in early , sources confirmed that the American SEC was investigating specific creators of certain NFTs and their associated exchanges to determine whether or not NFTs are being used as illegal token offerings. This follows on the heels of earlier statements by the US Department of Treasury, where it specifically called out NFTs as a potential means of money laundering and illicit financing in . These contrasting viewpoints demonstrate the significant amount of confusion in the space given the different stances taken by various government agencies, even within a specific country itself, on topics like NFTs. March 2022 February 2022 Future regulatory concerns over NFTs While the push to adopt NFTs may continue to stay in the mainstream, the environmental impact of NFTs will continue to be a significant policy issue for governments to address within their respective regulatory frameworks, particularly if the NFT market continues to . One example of NFT carbon emissions can be seen in the example of French digital artist Joanie Lemercier, who cancelled his sale of six works after calculating that the ten-second sale would generate enough electricity to power his entire studio for two years. Additionally, organizations like the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continue to warn about the future of climate risks, calling out cryptocurrencies, and by default, the entire crypto ecosystem to include NFTs, as a potential growing global source of carbon emissions if electricity production is not decarbonized, according to an IPCC report released in . build primarily on the Ethereum network 2021 April 2022 Other regulatory concerns will continue to exist in the space as the British government steadily releases more information. Some policy concerns that NFT enthusiasts must keep an eye out for include consumer protections, anti-money laundering/Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) regulations, and disclosure agreements, among many others. Conclusion Therefore, while a UK mint-backed NFT may not significantly move the needle in regards to policy adoption tailored towards wider acceptance of NFTs, this move will result in a corresponding flurry of interest by other regulating bodies in the EU and around the world. This decision by the Royal Mint will undoubtedly force other countries to declare their positions on NFT acceptance within their wider ecosystems, forcing a decision point to either begin iterations on regulations aimed at NFTs, or banning them from markets entirely. While overregulation will certainly stifle innovation, Britain's move to proactively deal with NFTs and their corresponding amount of secondary and tertiary issues does demonstrate a practical foot forward in ensuring that governmental policy can keep pace with the ever-changing crypto ecosystem.

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AdRunner, a metaverse advertising platform has minted 10,000 NFT's as part of their plans to create a decentralized, user owned, digital advertising ecosystem. The advertising platform is building out a metaverse where advertisers can broadcast themselves through user operated billboard spaces. The 10,000 NFT's that were minted will be sold to it's community, giving them governance over how the AdRunner metaverse is run. What Is AdRunner? is an Ethereum based, advertising platform that aims to decentralize digital market via the Metaverse. AdRunner The platform is using Web3 technology and decentralized applications on Ethereum to create the infrastructure that will allow advertisers to market themselves throughout the Metaverse. This new, decentralized advertising ecosystem will include digitally controlled, electronic billboards, regular billboards, posters and remote controlled "AdBoxes". This will provide an opportunity for meta real estate owners to lease their digital spaces, landscapes and 3D projected worlds through the AdRunner platform. As part of this approach, AdRunner have minted 10,000 NFT's that will go on sale later in 2022. These NFT's will grant voting rights to holders and allow them to earn passive income from the advertising fees generated in the metaverse. Advertisers will pay for advertising space using AdRunners native token $ADR, which will distributed to NFT owners on the platform. AdRunner's goal is to create the largest advertising platform within the metaverse, whilst empowering it's users to generate an income through the leasing of their digital properties. The Digital Advertising Market Is Growing Digital advertising is an industry worth around $350 billion and it's to over $786 billion by 2026. expected to grow Whilst these numbers might make it look like there's a lot of opportunities for advertising companies in the market, the reality is actually quite bleak. The by a small number of companies. However the increasing popularity of metaverse projects present a big opportunity for advertisers. digital advertising market is dominated Marketing firms will be able to pivot away from over-reliance on centralized advertising giants like Google and Meta (formerly Facebook), turning instead towards a decentralized, user-owned ad framework. How The Metaverse Advertising Platform Works Digital real estate owners are able run advertisements through virtual billboards, paid for using AdRunner's native $ADR cryptocurrency. The whole process works as part of their AdBox framework which allows advertisers to broadcast themselves throughout the metaverse. Here's how the process works: Companies wishing to advertise in the metaverse place their ads through the platform in exchange for ADR Tokens. Meta-estate-owners offer their surfaces for AdBoxplacement in exchange for ADR Tokens. AdRunner NFT holders receive ADR Tokens in exchange for staking their NFTs. As part of the community building process, AdRunner is also creating a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). The DAO will be owned by the community and all decisions, including which advertisers to use work with, will be decided by its NFT holders. NFT Holders Earn Passive Income Via Staking Revenue generated by advertisers on the meta-advertising platform will be distributed to the community in the form of AdRunner's $ADR token. Members will be able to access this revenue by staking their AdRunner NFT's. 45% of all ADR earnings will be reserved for meta-estate owners and building the meta-advertising platform. The remaining 55% will be distributed to NFT holders and the community will be able to decide on the ratio once the DAO tools are integrated. The ADR Token, NFT's and Digital Real Estate As the platform continues to grow and advertisers acquire ADR tokens (needed to pay for advertising), this will increase the demand for ADR. This could increase the value of the ADR token and AdRunner NFT's (which receive ADR tokens when staked). During the early stages of the project, AdRunner will acquire land plots in their metaverse to showcase their AdBoxes. This will allow users to benefit from the appreciation of digital real estate prices as the platform grows. NFT Holders Can Generate Additional NFT's Via Breeding There will only ever be two generations of AdRunner NFT's, the original NFT's and the Gen Z versions. When an NFT holder stakes two AdRunner NFT's, they will breed a new AdRunner Gen Z NFT. Whilst there are 10,000 AdRunner NFT's, there will only be 5,000 AdRunner Gen Z NFT's. NFT Holders Can Share Their Ideas Through AdBoxes NFT holders will get access to non-commercial screen time on random AdBoxes throughout the metaverse. This feature allows holders to spread their ideas and let other users know what they stand for. Final Thoughts AdRunner are piloting a novel take on digital marketing that aims to benefit advertisers and regular users alike. Whilst a sale date for the AdRunner NFT's is not yet known, you can join their in the meantime to stay updated. Discord I hope you enjoyed this story! You can keep up with me on for more stories. Twitter

AdRunner Mints 10,000 NFT's for its User-Owned Metaverse Ad Platform

Darwin's law of SaaS go-to-market evolution Act 1: The 2000s and the reign of the salesperson! A dimly lit steakhouse. . There’s a limo parked outside. Enter a salesperson, engrossed in conversation with a CXO In the early 2000s, the SaaS go-to-market motion was entirely sales-led. It made sense to carve out a budget for your sales teams to wine and dine CXOs of potential customers because that was the only way large enterprise accounts were going to find out about your hot new product. The protagonist of the story was sales. Supporting actors were unheard of. Act 2: The early 2010s and the evolution of inbound marketing It is a decade later and Sales, by now a veteran name in the industry has stepped aside to let a protege take the lead, and a very capable one at that. Enter Marketing, to loud music and confetti everywhere. The 2010s saw the sales-led motions evolve to inbound marketing where focused, targeted campaigns replaced steak dinners and top-golf and widened the top of the funnel (ToFu), paving the way for Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) to be handed over to Sales. And as for good ol' Sales, the supporting act meant more potential buyers reaching out to them, and in turn, more conversions 🚀 Act 3: The 2020s - the Product strikes back . Whether it means creating top of the funnel (ToFu) through virality, guiding users through their activation and engagement journeys, or taking the first steps in an assisted sale, at product led growth companies, the product is the lead actor, and sales, marketing, and engineering are the supporting cast. We live in the era of product-led growth For those in the audience paying attention, this should come as no surprise. The continuing trend of a closing gap between the buyers and sellers of software was always going to result in both ultimately coming together. The era of the top-down determination of which software teams used left no room for experimentation among end-users and sometimes resulted in 7-figure software gathering dust on shelves. But why now? There are evolutions and then, there are revolutions. In the wake of Covid-19, we witnessed two years' worth of digital transformation in just two months. Every company is now becoming a software company, and a million applications are just a few clicks away. In a world where anyone can take your software for a spin, end-user adoption and retention are functions of how much value your application can deliver over your competition. And in the rainforest, only the very best survive. Product-led growth emerged as a Darwinian alternative mirroring survival in the wild. A low-risk environment where teams discovered and experimented with software was always likely to forge resilient strains of the product. Only the best emerge from the crucible because they provide the best experiences to the end-user. Coupled with Sales & Marketing becoming way more expensive than ever before, it only made sense for the product to become the protagonist, and for Sales and Marketing to step into supporting roles. A self-serve product is no longer a nice-to-have. It is an existential need. There are only two kinds of SaaS companies in the world today: Those who ARE product-led And, those who WANT TO BE product-led Product Led Growth (PLG) is the natural next step in an evolution that's been playing out for decades. And as for the other millions of software companies that are yet to be born into this world, the ink is dry on the product being the driver of growth. What separates the best from the rest How do you spot the best Product Led Growth companies in the wild? Canva, , , Calendly. What seperates them from the rest of the pack? Figma Notion Imagine running an algorithm to adapt your product to optimize for end-user delight, and imagine all your competitors doing the same thing. In this highly competitive space where the margins are so thin, the clear winners are those who go the extra mile. But what does that extra mile look like? Over the last year, we've spoken with 100s of PLG companies - all the way from seed stage to public market giants. And after all those conversations, our pattern matching spidey senses were tingling ✨ In classic McKinsey fashion - the following are ! the top 3 characteristics that separate the best from the rest P.S. You can take a consultant out of McKinsey but not McKinsey out of a consultant amirite? #1: The best PLG companies tell the best stories 💭 Imagine yourself as a young PLG company. You're up against the giants. The behemoths. You're up against Amazon! You need to convince merchants that your buggy little tool that helps them create e-commerce stores online is the solution to all their problems. It's going to change their lives. They ask you why they should believe you? You have no customer references, no reviews and Amazon works well enough. The way the best PLG companies approach this problem is step 1 to why they succeed. They appeal to their customer's emotions. Their core drivers. A merchant on Amazon often feels constrained to the fate the overlords have planned for him or her. And those are exactly the heartstrings a young Canadian startup called tugged on in its early days. It promised its customers independence! Shopify - “We help people by making it easier to start, run, and grow a business.” mission appeals to the indie spirit and freedom from being under someone else’s thumb. (looking at you, Spotify 😒) Shopify achieve independence Shopify’s - "Our mission is to ." In typical Patrick Collison fashion, Stripe appealed to the DNA of every young Silicon Valley founder building an online business. Stripe increase the GDP of the internet - “Help the world .” It's easy to take impact on your calendar for granted. But their mission is a stark reminder of the impact this glorious little Chrome extension can have on our lives. Clockwise make time for what matters Clockwise's - "...to make it so , we will create tools, networks, and incentives for coding at ever-larger scale." While 'code-search' is a succinct way to describe to a developer, their mission applies to all. Sourcegraph everyone can code Sourcegraph founders have said often that their long-term vision is to . Postman - Postman's add "net new developers" to the world - "Our mission is to by enabling anyone to build the tools that meet their needs." vision is much more grandiose than being the spiritual successor to MS Excel. Airtable democratize software creation Airtable's just - "...with a mission to anything and publish anywhere." Canva's narrative is the democratization of design. Canva empower everyone in the world to design #2:️ The best PLG companies deliver value... blazingly fast ⚡ The attention economy is a zero-sum game of time In the attention economy, every product is competing with some other product for end-user attention, and those who can deliver value without beating around the bush stand to pull ahead of the pack. Here's an example: How much time do you think it takes to build a Christmas card on Canva? Well, we timed it. Even without an account, it takes 🤯 to fire up the website, find a template, customize it, and export it to your desktop. all of 52 seconds Canva - From discovery to design to value in 52 seconds! ⚡️ However, not all tools can deliver value in 52 seconds. And that's totally okay! Some inherently serve more complex use cases than Canva, but even then, product-led growth companies guarantee that the outcome is made visible to the end-user within minutes of discovering the product. This is typically done through template galleries. Be it , , , or , at no point does the end-user have to engage in mental gymnastics to imagine the value proposition. Algolia Airtable Retool Notion Case in point: Here's 's standard template gallery. The decision to create a user-generated (UGC) templated gallery was notably the inflection in journey from growing fast to growing at a breakneck speed! Notion Notion's Sometimes, the amount of time it takes for a product to deliver value is high by design. Consider , where the value proposition is time itself. How do you deliver value fast? does this in two ways: Clockwise Clockwise By quantifying its potential impact upfront - in #hours of focus time created for your coworkers With a top-of-the-line onboarding experience. #3:️ The best PLG companies sell scientifically 🧬 Enter the product qualified lead (PQL) Having an abundance of product-usage data enables PLG companies to qualify leads based on product-usage signals. PLG companies move SQLs and MQLs into the background and instead focus on product qualified leads (PQLs): For Slack, a PQL was teams who sent over 2,000 messages in 2 weeks For Dropbox, it was users who uploaded 1 file in 1 hour of signing up And for Hubspot, it was accounts that used 5 (out of 25) new features within 60 days. Scientifically expressed, a PQL or a Product-Qualified Lead can be thought of as a who a certain in a certain segment of personas performed a set of actions number of times amount of time PQL definitions can vary based on the nature of the product, but at its core, it remains a function of a combination of persona, actions fired, # of times, and time period. PQLs are typically derived from a mix of product signals, demographic signals (country, size of company, industry, etc.), and technographic signals (software stack used). For , the product-usage signals considered for PQLs are a mix of activation events like creating components, inviting colleagues, exporting designs, etc., or propensity-to-pay-events like hitting the paywall, checking the pricing page. Figma Whereas, for the product-usage signals are instead # meetings created, # of concurrent meeting attendees, # of integrations used, # of features used, # of referrals sent, etc. Hopin Okay so PQLs are the answer to all our problems, right? Wellllll... we've not been entirely honest with you. While PQLs are easy to conceptualize, they're notoriously hard to implement 😬 Enter the (complex) infrastructure that enables the best PLG companies In the fast-paced, data-backed world of PLG, is where most companies falter. At over 95% of the companies we spoke with, the "PQL implementation project" was lost to a spider web 🕸 that can only be described as DIY hell! 👹 A chaotic criss-cross of spreadsheets, CRMs, product usage information held together by a disparate set of Excel or Google Sheet files... yikes! implementation of PQLs But the OGs of the PLG world like Slack, Asana, , and didn't live in this hell! Shopify Figma These companies have and have created an intricate infrastructure of engineering and data science, to implement and operationalize PQLs! gone the extra mile Just ask the sales team at who credit a large part of their success in getting to $100M ARR to their sales infrastructure (below) Figma In an ideal world, every Product-Led Growth company has the internal capabilities, the bandwidth, and the resources to set up a flow where a data science team defines PQLs in tandem with a data engineering + platform engineering team that funnels data from Billing, CRMs, Marketing, and Product Analytics databases while simultaneously streamlining the whole process to funnel the leads back into the CRMs. But the world is far from ideal, and not every company is as far along in its PLG journey as Slack, Asana, , or . Shopify Figma One tool to rule them all With tech transformation stepping into high gear in the wake of the pandemic and the clairvoyance that product-led growth is the way forward, most SaaS companies will be PLG companies and what's more... most of them are yet to be born into this world. For the up-and-coming PLG company, time and resources spent building infrastructure as complicated as Slack's or is time and resources better spent on the core product. Figma's We built to take this daunting task off the hands of companies who face the dilemma of massive top-of-funnel growth coupled with the inability to set up this massive infrastructure. Infrastructure that is indispensable to converting users from free to paid plans. Toplyne Setting up something similar to the scary stack shown here is a nightmare for a young PLG company, but all of this heavy lifting just sounds like ... with extra steps. 😉 Toplyne Here is a list of that have been pioneers of the product-led movement. ~300 companies Also published on: https://www.topofthelyne.co/p/product-led-growth-what-makes-canva

Why Canva, Figma & Shopify are Exploding like Mentos in Diet Coke

Solana’s recent governance vote on the SIMD-228 proposal, which put forward the idea of lowering Solana’s inflation rate and boosting staking, showed the network can effectively handle major voting decisions without a hitch on the technical level. Meanwhile, we’ve also seen throughput on the network increasing to accommodate the huge volume of memecoin trading. However, one major hurdle remains on its path to becoming the “Nasdaq on the blockchain” – MEV bots. Solana’s recent governance vote on the SIMD-228 proposal, which put forward the idea of lowering Solana’s inflation rate and boosting staking, showed the network can effectively handle major voting decisions without a hitch on the technical level. Meanwhile, we’ve also seen throughput on the network increasing to accommodate the huge volume of memecoin trading. However, one major hurdle remains on its path to becoming the “Nasdaq on the blockchain” – MEV bots. “Nasdaq on the blockchain” MEV stands for maximum extractable value and refers to the additional profit that can be made from a transaction. MEV is like waiting in line at a store checkout, having someone cut in front of you to buy everything in sight, and then selling it back to the rest of the line at a higher price. The MEV problem So how do MEV bots actually work? When you make a transaction, like buying or swapping tokens, that transaction goes into a waiting area, generally called a mempool, before it’s added to a blockchain. Validators – the people or computers that add blocks to the chain – or bots can see these waiting transactions. They sometimes reorder or add their own transactions first to make a profit, often paying huge fees to cut in line. Advocates see MEV as a byproduct of a healthy network and free market mechanics, while others stress the downsides for users. Whichever camp you find yourself in, though, MEV bots have been responsible for huge losses due to front-running and sandwich attacks. For example, Ethereum saw a total of $675 million extracted through MEV between December 2019 to September 2022. total of $675 million extracted total of $675 million extracted However, since 2024, Solana has been seeing a marked uptick in MEV activity due to sandwich bots. This means traders on Solana are losing profits on a daily basis to MEV bots. As such, unless the ecosystem figures out a way to approach the challenges posed by MEV, it threatens Solana's goal of providing distributed financial services at the speed of light. marked uptick in MEV marked uptick in MEV MEV on Solana is different The thing is, MEV is intrinsic to all blockchains, especially when block proposers rotate. It’s not unusual for validators on any blockchain to manipulate transactions to extract profit. This can occur during NFT mints, liquidations, swaps, or by exploiting arbitrage opportunities. Not all MEV is bad, though, but certainly sandwiching and frontrunning are. \ Due to Solana's speed and architecture, however, certain types of MEVs are naturally eliminated, and network participants' ability to extract value hinges on their ability to outperform the time to finality of Solana transactions. Moreover, since Solana doesn't have a mempool, MEV searchers have to integrate with existing high-stake node operators to see potential value extraction opportunities. Mempools aren't the solution However, without a place to queue transfers, there's no other way than simply trying again when a transfer fails. To fix this, in 2023, Jito launched a protocol off-chain that auctioned partial blockspace, providing inclusion guarantees for sets of transactions called bundles. The aim of creating an auction mechanism off-chain was to increase efficiency and reduce spam. While this move pulled existing MEV activity into the open, mitigated some of the front-running activities, and established a transparent auction mechanism, the lack of solid MEV protection tools still left the end user at a severe disadvantage. As complaints from DeFi protocols and users mounted, Jito Labs shut down its mempool entirely. But Pandora's box had been opened, and private, even less beneficial mempools took its place. Centralization risks According to a Helius report earlier this year, much of the MEV revenue results from sandwich attacks and accrues to just one centralized entity (DeezNode). This suggests that while Jito’s memepool was at least allowing this to happen transparently, these attacks have now moved into the dark. report report sandwich attacks sandwich attacks The key concern here is that if those validators that extract more value are left unchecked, it will be a permanent drag to Solana users. In short, fixing MEV is not solely about creating a network that disincentivizes validators from lining their pockets with profits they sandwiched out of memecoin traders; it's also about ensuring the integrity and decentralization of the network. The search for a fix MEV is a natural part of every blockchain network, but currently, it's benefitting a few at the expense of many. And this problem will likely increase exponentially, with Jito Co-Founder Zano Sherwani predicting MEV will become a billion-dollar sector. sector sector Ethereum addressed its MEV problem mainly by establishing a transparent marketplace for it. This is complemented by various tools, including MEV-protection bots and RPCs, that aim to protect users from MEV. On Solana, suggestions to address the issue include whitelists – a last-resort option as it would lead to potential censorship – implementing RFQ systems, which replace AMMs with professional market makers to provide fair pricing to end-users, and protocol changes. However, protocol changes, such as introducing concurrent leaders throughout the block production process to prevent one from becoming the target of MEV bots, will take years to implement. We might not have years to find ways to address MEV on Solana, as users quickly move away once they are burned. concurrent concurrent Emerging solutions Fortunately, MEV research on Solana has picked up, and while developers are working on protocol changes, there are plenty of things other network participants are delivering. Ellipsis Labs, for example, recently launched its first experimental sandwich-resistant AMM. AMM AMM Meanwhile, Titan’s swap feature gives users more control with live updates that cuts the time it takes to execute a swap, reducing the attack surface by reducing expected slippage. Jito bundles are also used extensively to provide further protection from searchers. Another app-layer approach is implementing dynamic slippage, where the Talos algorithm, powered by statistics and machine learning, adjusts in real time to reduce negative slippage. Lastly, mirroring how TradFi is kept in check through the social layer, Solana stakers could stir network behavior by staking their funds with validators that don't engage in malicious practices. Simple, yet effective. A combination of stronger MEV protection, protocol layer changes, and social layer influence is a strong base for creating a better network for everyone involved. Only once Solana effectively addresses MEV can it truly shine as the mainstream blockchain it was designed to be.

Solana Needs to Fix Its MEV Problem

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سولانا باید مشکل MEV خود را برطرف کند

Solana Perlu Memperbaiki Masalah MEVnya

SolanaはMEVの問題を修正する必要がある

Solana უნდა გადაიხადოს მისი MEV პრობლემა

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Authors:
(1) Simone Silvestri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(2) Gregory Wagner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(3) Christopher Hill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(4) Matin Raayai Ardakani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;
(5) Johannes Blaschke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA;
(6) Valentin Churavy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(7) Jean-Michel Campin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(8) Navid Constantinou, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia;
(9) Alan Edelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(10) John Marshall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(11) Ali Ramadhan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(12) Andre Souza, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA;
(13) Raffaele Ferrari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. Authors: Authors: (1) Simone Silvestri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (2) Gregory Wagner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (3) Christopher Hill, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (4) Matin Raayai Ardakani, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; (5) Johannes Blaschke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA; (6) Valentin Churavy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (7) Jean-Michel Campin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (8) Navid Constantinou, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; (9) Alan Edelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (10) John Marshall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (11) Ali Ramadhan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (12) Andre Souza, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; (13) Raffaele Ferrari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. Table of Links Abstract and 1 Justification Abstract and 1 Justification 2 Performance Attributes 2 Performance Attributes 3 Overview of the Problem 3 Overview of the Problem 4 Current State of the Art 4 Current State of the Art 5 Innovations 5 Innovations 5.1 Starting from scratch with Julia 5.1 Starting from scratch with Julia 5.2 New numerical methods for finite volume fluid dynamics on the sphere 5.2 New numerical methods for finite volume fluid dynamics on the sphere 5.3 Optimization of ocean free surface dynamics for unprecedented GPU scalability 5.3 Optimization of ocean free surface dynamics for unprecedented GPU scalability 6 How performance was measured 6 How performance was measured 7 Performance Results and 7.1 Scaling Results 7 Performance Results and 7.1 Scaling Results 7.2 Energy efficiency 7.2 Energy efficiency 8 Implications 8 Implications 9 Acknowledgments and References 9 Acknowledgments and References 7.2 Energy efficiency In table 1 we summarize the energy metrics for our computations as well as the other investigated models. Figure 1 is derived from the data outlined in this table. HadGEM3 and iHRES entries are estimated by including the whole coupled climate model (atmosphere and ocean). Unavailable data is marked with −. Our Oceananigans simulations are the highest in each of their columns. This reflects our attention to memory and energy efficiency. 8 Implications By developing a new model from scratch specifically for GPUs, and wielding a handful of key ocean-model-specific innovations, Oceananigans achieves 9.9 SYPD at 10 km resolution using less than 1% of the resources of current state of the art supercomputers. This achievement means that most climate model runs submitted to IPCC will be able use 10 km ocean models — precipitating a step change in the accuracy of climate prediction. precipitating a step change in the accuracy of climate prediction. At scales between 10–100 km, macroscale ocean turbulence exerts a key control on ocean carbon and heat uptake. However, attempts to accurately parameterize this key process in coarse resolution models have frustrated generations of oceanographers. The inadequacies of macroscale parameterizations are associated with major biases and uncertainty in climate predictions [33, 39]. At resolutions of 10 km, the need for macroscale turbulence parameterization is eliminated, and ocean simulations capture key ocean features such as sharp sea surface temperature gradients supporting the formation of marine stratus clouds above narrow eastern boundary currents like the California and Benguela Current [28], and changes in the meridional overturning circulation due to the effect of Antarctic meltwater on deep convection in austral winter [26]. Additionally, by achieving 0.95 SYPD at 1.7 km resolution, we pave the way for decadal ocean simulations of the ocean “submesoscale” — the ocean analogue to atmospheric weather — which exhibits hourly fluctuations, high spatial and seasonal variability, and which exerts a strong control on ocean air-sea fluxes, biological productivity and fish stocks [46]. The granularity and accuracy provided by 1.7 km resolution is further required to plan local mitigation strategies and predict local extreme events. Third, the unparalleled speed of execution and memory efficiency of Oceananigans allows global computations at never-before-seen sub-kilometer resolutions. The capacity for ultra-high-resolution simulations aligns with current advancements in resolution of ocean sampling platforms from satellites [32, 12] to fleets of floats and drones. While this wealth of data is likely to provide new insights and scientific knowledge about the nature of small scale processes, global high-resolution ocean simulations will be needed to explore their impact on global climate scales. Finally, our results pave the way for marked increase in energy efficiency of climate simulations. The very reason to develop climate models, as stated by the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), for example, is to provide the necessary information to effectively reduce emissions and mitigate the effects of global warming — while, counterproductively, the carbon footprint of climate simulations that contribute to CMIP increases rapidly. 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San Francisco, USA, March 27th, 2025/Chainwire/--Kinto, the modular exchange designed to provide secure, compliant, and seamless access to decentralized finance (DeFi), today announced the upcoming listing of its $K token. Scheduled for March 31st, 2025, the token will initially be available on  Kinto’s native exchange, Gate.io, MEXC, and Uniswap. Kinto’s native exchange, Gate.io Kinto’s native exchange , Gate.io MEXC MEXC The $K listings mark a major milestone in Kinto’s growth, following a successful token launch that raised $3.84 million from over 2,700 participants. The sale, which used a Dutch auction model—a transparent price discovery mechanism where the bidding starts high and gradually decreases until all tokens are sold—cleared at $15 per token, ensuring fair market valuation by minimizing speculative volatility. cleared at $15 per token cleared at $15 per token Unlike traditional token sales that often prioritize insiders and early investors, this approach allowed for broad community participation at a price determined by market demand. This launch reflects the growing demand for transparent and sustainable token distribution models in an industry often dominated by high-FDV, insider-driven tokenomics. Kinto’s momentum has also been reinforced by strong institutional backing. Brevan Howard Digital, the digital asset arm of global hedge fund Brevan Howard, recently deployed $20 million into the Kinto ecosystem, signaling confidence in Kinto’s model for compliant, institutional-grade on-chain finance. deployed $20 million into the Kinto ecosystem deployed $20 million into the Kinto ecosystem SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci has also publicly endorsed Kinto, stating: "I'm an early investor and supporter of Kinto through SkyBridge. Kinto’s modular exchange opens up tremendous possibilities for institutional investors to deploy capital on-chain without counterparty risk.” SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci has also publicly endorsed Kinto, stating: "I'm an early investor and supporter of Kinto through SkyBridge. Kinto’s modular exchange opens up tremendous possibilities for institutional investors to deploy capital on-chain without counterparty risk.” publicly endorsed Kinto publicly endorsed Kinto Kinto’s ecosystem is built to provide a secure, on-chain financial environment while maintaining the fundamental advantages of DeFi. Unlike traditional exchanges, Kinto integrates KYC and AML at the blockchain level, ensuring that institutions and individual users can access decentralized finance in a legally compliant manner. By default, Kinto requires all participants to be KYC verified and continuously runs AML monitoring on transactions across its network. The exchange’s non-custodial smart wallet also provides advanced security features, addressing risks that have plagued centralized platforms such as the recent Bybit hack. Kinto’s tokenomics are designed for transparency and long-term sustainability. Seventy percent of the maximum token supply is allocated to community members, reinforcing a decentralized and equitable distribution model. tokenomics tokenomics The $K token plays a critical role in governance, allowing holders to participate in decision-making processes regarding key protocol upgrades, fee structures, and treasury allocations. Additionally, staking incentives provide users with reduced trading fees, priority access to liquidity pools, and enhanced governance privileges, further reinforcing long-term ecosystem growth. In the future, subject to governance, it would be possible for revenue-sharing mechanisms to be enabled, ensuring that token holders would benefit directly from exchange fees and protocol-generated revenue, aligning incentives between users and the network. With a modular design that allows seamless movement of assets and liquidity across various protocols and exchanges—both centralized and decentralized—Kinto presents a new model for on-chain financial infrastructure. The forthcoming $K token listing exemplifies Kinto’s commitment to financial sustainability, security, and user choice at a time when the broader market is shifting away from speculative tokenomics and toward real utility. “Kinto is built to enable long-term, sustainable growth in decentralized finance,” said Ramon Recuero, CEO of Kinto. “The $K listing is not just a token launch—it’s proof that fair tokenomics and real financial utility can exist in crypto. This industry needs to move beyond speculative short-term gains and toward building financial infrastructure that genuinely empowers users.” “Kinto is built to enable long-term, sustainable growth in decentralized finance,” said Ramon Recuero, CEO of Kinto. “The $K listing is not just a token launch—it’s proof that fair tokenomics and real financial utility can exist in crypto. This industry needs to move beyond speculative short-term gains and toward building financial infrastructure that genuinely empowers users.” For more information, users can visit Kinto Website | Kinto Docs | Twitter |  Discord. Kinto Website Kinto Website Kinto Docs Kinto Docs Twitter Twitter Discord Discord About Kinto Kinto is a modular exchange and on-chain financial ecosystem designed to provide seamless access to decentralized finance while prioritizing security, compliance, and user control. Kinto Kinto Built with a smart contract wallet architecture and modular design, Kinto enables users to interact with DeFi, chain abstracted without compromising on security or usability. Kinto is the first blockchain network to feature native KYrachel@angle42.coC and AML enforcement at the blockchain level, along with native wallet insurance and institutional-grade safeguards. Its non-custodial exchange model ensures users retain full control over their assets while benefiting from deep liquidity and efficient market access. By eliminating intermediaries and aligning incentives, Kinto is redefining what a modern financial network can be. Contact PR Rachel McIntosh Kinto rachel@angle42.co This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here here here

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