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Analyzing Token Sale Models

Note: I mention the names of various projects below only to compare and contrast their token sale mechanisms; this should NOT be taken as an endorsement or criticism of any specific project as a whole. It's entirely possible for any given project to be total trash as a whole and yet still have an awesome token sale model. The last few months have seen an increasing amount of innovation in token sale models. Two years ago, the space was simple: there were capped sales, which sold a fixed number of

Hard Forks, Soft Forks, Defaults and Coercion

One of the important arguments in the blockchain space is that of whether hard forks or soft forks are the preferred protocol upgrade mechanism. The basic difference between the two is that soft forks change the rules of a protocol by strictly reducing the set of transactions that is valid, so nodes following the old rules will still get on the new chain (provided that the majority of miners/validators implements the fork), whereas hard forks allow previously invalid transactions and blocks to become valid, so clients must upgrade their clients

[Mirror] A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Vitalik Buterin via the Vitalik Buterin Blog This is a mirror of the post at https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized, jurisdictionless entities that exist entirely in cyberspace, maintained by a combination of cryptography, economics and social consensus. They are kind of like BitTorrent, but they are also not like BitTorrent, as BitTorrent has no concept of state — a distinction that turns out to be crucially important. They are sometimes described as decentralized autonomous

Verofax wins GITEX Supernova Web3 & Blockchain Award 2023

DUBAI, Nov 1, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Verofax, an innovator in Brand & Retail solutions, was selected among 521 startups globally as the best solution offering for Web3 & Blockchain, at the GITEX 2023 Expo,  Supernova Challenge in Dubai. Verofax, a UAE-based startup and service provider for turning shopping & products interactive, has emerged as the winner of the 2023 Supernova Challenge at Expand North Star Dubai, the world's largest startup event. The startup received the prize after rounds of pitching against global finalists. Verofax's groundbreaking solution combines interactive Product

Cardiol Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRDL) Advancements in Therapies for Inflammatory Heart Diseases

In the United States, heart disease accounts for a significant number of deaths every year, with cardiovascular disease being the primary concern. Factors like lifestyle choices and unforeseen circumstances contribute to its prevalence. Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the heart's lining) are two inflammatory heart conditions primarily linked to immunological reactions from viral infections and mRNA vaccines. Though considered rare, awareness of these conditions is growing, especially among younger populations. Recent research in Science Immunology highlighted an increase in cytokine production leading to myocarditis in

American Picture House Corporate Update

New York, NY, Raleigh, NC, and Los Angeles, CA.  September 6, 2023 – American Picture House Corporation (OTC: APHP), an entertainment company with a focus on producing feature films, limited series, and entertainment enhancing technologies, today provided a corporate update for shareholders. Industry Strikes American Picture House supports the ideals behind the two current industry strikes -- brought by the Writers Guild of America (“WGA”) and the Screen Actors Guild (“SAG”) -- and joins the many reasonable voices urging for a fair and timely resolution. Update on Feature Films -

Do real estate companies benefit from using CRM?

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a marketing strategy. This is aimed at managing and optimizing relationships with customers. CRM was originally developed for sales and marketing ideas. But other sectors such as the real estate sector also benefit from the use of a CRM system. There is also specific real estate software. In this article we will demonstrate that a solid property management software with CRM also offers many advantages for the real estate industry . A word of explanation about CRM and real estate One of the main advantages

London-based Downtown International enters JV with ONERHT to expand Asia-Pacific presence

- Tokenisation on ONERHT's SDAX digital asset exchange a key objective of the JV - Increasing cross-border capital inflows for Asia-Pacific real estate boosts JV outlook - RHT Real Estate portfolio of SG properties a complement to Downtown's portfolio SINGAPORE, Feb 27, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - London-headquartered multinational real estate agency Downtown International has entered into a joint venture (JV) partnership with Singapore-based RHT AlDigi Financial Holdings, a member of ONERHT, as part of its expansion into Asia. Downtown International is an award winning multinational real estate agency offering

Verseon Acquires Edammo to Deepen Drug Discovery Approach

Published: Nov 12th, 2022 | By Mark Terry Verseon Corporation has acquired Edammo, an artificial intelligence-focused company, to deepen its own AI-based drug discovery platform, the companies revealed Tuesday. Adityo Prakash, co-founder and CEO of Verseon and Ed Ratner, CEO at Edammo, discussed the acquisition with BioSpace. “We develop completely new drugs on the computer, atom by atom, then we make them in the laboratory,” Prakash said. "We’re changing how small molecule drugs are designed and developed with a level of efficiency that hasn’t been possible before.” He added that

Crypto Arabs: The First NFT Project to Trend Number 1 in a region on Twitter

 ‘First NFT Project to trend Number 1 in the UAE & Kuwait on Twitter ”  Dubai, UAE - 26 August 2022: For the first time in history an NFT project has made it to the top spot trending on twitter in the MENA region. Newly founded Middle-East based project Crypto Arabs is making headlines with their NFTs. Tweet: https://twitter.com/CryptoArabNFT/status/1562922419320262656?s=20&t=7K73FbBTe1ayzohlA8nx7A Crypto Arabs have already received significant media attention by announcing their partnership with the cartoon loved by millions, for 16 seasons - Shaabiat Al Cartoon. They will be turning the Arabic

Game developer Square Enix doubles down on NFT projects

The gaming and crypto industry were both rocked when Square Enix announced their involvement with the development of games using non-fungible tokens (NFT). This announcement was made in the turnover of the year 2022. Since then, Square Enix has made many business-centric decisions including selling their Western studios including the intellectual properties they hold. Such a decision was said to enable the launch of new businesses moving forward. Among the prospects they claim they are looking into are developments in blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud technology. Square Enix’s promises