The Number Of Crypto Users In Ireland Has Grown 300% Over 4 Years 6820

The Irish people seem to have developed quite a taste for cryptocurrencies. According to a report released by Red Flag and Amarach Research, roughly 120,000 Irish citizens are already crypto owners.

That’s a far cry from the measly figure of 4 years ago when very few people even had an idea what cryptocurrencies stand for. That said, a 300% increase in crypto ownership over a period of 4 years look really good, especially when the figure represents people between the ages of 25 and 34.

That also presents an interesting scenario where the public perception of cryptos seem to have changed from suspicion to the current wave of curiosity, with men taking the lead as the more willing parties to try digital currencies. Bitcoin takes the mantle as the most popular cryptocurrency among the Irish public. Bitcoin’s popularity in Ireland can be attributed to the recent positive developments in Ireland regarding cryptocurrencies. One of such is the opening of Crypto Café, an establishment started on Aungier Street just a few months ago.

Crypto Café was funded with cryptos and therefore accepts only cryptocurrencies as payment. Another one is Lottoland, a venture that holds jackpot draws and pays out prizes in Bitcoin.

Another factor that’s made a great significance in popularizing cryptos in Ireland is the launch of Irishcoin back in 2014. Aimed at boosting tourism, the Irishcoin can be used at select hotels, bars, and restaurants at discounted prices. It may not compare in value to the major cryptos like Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the Irishcoin has managed to remain afloat and serve its niche market for years.

It’s a fact that progressive developments in the crypto world are bringing the digital currencies much closer to mass adoption as well as acceptance as legal fiat tokens, and developers are working hard to come up with better ways to stem fraud.

For example, there’s the Flexa App, a digital app that makes it possible for people to buy store items using Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Bitcoin, or Litecoin. The goal is to enable users to pay for items without necessarily using bankcards – and that solves the issues like fraud that plague various payment platforms.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Binance Team Up For a Legendary NFT Partnership 789

Binance Team beyond excited to announce exclusive multi-year partnership with Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

The five-time Ballon D’or winner is joining forces with Binance to provide a one-of-a-kind experience for football fans worldwide, with a series of NFT collections that will launch exclusively on Binance’s official NFT platform. Registered Binance users in select countries will also be able to purchase the collections using Binance Pay.

The first collection, slated to launch later this year, will feature iconic designs created in collaboration with Ronaldo. “My relationship with the fans is very important to me, so the idea of bringing unprecedented experiences and access through this NFT platform is something that I wanted to be a part of,” said Ronaldo. “I know the fans are going to enjoy the collection as much as I do.”

Through this partnership, Binance is taking the sports fandom experience to unprecedented levels. Moreover, it will build on existing partnerships with the Argentine Football Association, the Brazilian Football Confederation, and professional sports clubs S.S. Lazio (IT) and FC Porto (PT).

“Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the world’s best footballers, and has transcended sport to become an icon in multiple industries. He has amassed one of the world’s most dedicated fan bases through his authenticity, talent, and charity work,” said Binance Founder and CEO “CZ” (Changpeng Zhao). “We are thrilled to provide his fans with exclusive engagement opportunities to connect with Ronaldo and own a piece of iconic sports history.”

To all the NFT, football, and Cristiano Ronaldo fans, this is only the beginning of what’s to come.

NFTuloan Set To Become The Bank Of The Metaverse 2059

 

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The ground-breaking NFT platform is the world’s first Defi protocol for loans and lending on the market, developed mainly to address the issue of frozen assets in the digital space

NFTuloan is set to become the bank of the metaverse, thanks to its recent positioning that will enable it to instantly facilitate loans to all digital assets.

Developed mainly to address the issue of frozen assets in the digital space, the ground-breaking NFT platform relies on an unconventional loaning and lending system to help NFT/Crypto enthusiasts grow their portfolios and earn more money.

“We want to empower NFT collections to leverage their assets and increase their growth opportunities, so they can develop a larger portfolio in the NFT market.”

With NFTs taking centre stage in the global financial market, including predictions of up to billions in transactions, nearly all businesses and investors are searching for new creative ways to take advantage of the interesting new technology.

As such, NFT creators and traders who desire to remain relevant need liquidity to purchase more NFTs and keep their portfolios up to date. And according to NFTuloan, using one’s NFT to bring liquidity to one’s wallet, which is then re-invested in NFTs, is the cleverest way to manage a portfolio.

Through the use of its new system, NFT/Crypto investors can easily and instantly discover flash loans for all digital assets, ranging from Art and Collectibles to Domain names, Music, Photography, Sports, Trading cards, Utility, Virtual worlds, etc.

After connecting a wallet to the blockchain ecosystem, an investor who desires instant liquidity of an NFT simply needs to estimate the NFT’s value, and define the duration between 1h to 30 days. The system will assess the application within seconds, and send the approved ETH directly into the user’s wallet.

NFTuloan insists that by giving investors and creators the power to instantly liquidate their collections, they will be able to increase their trading volume, and make more profit on the secondary market.

The fully on-chain system assures users of instant NFT estimation, instant funding, as well as really low interests, all neatly woven to efficiently guarantee instant liquidity.

Although both rounds of its Private Sale have been sold out, investors eager to join the NFTuloan community can access its upcoming exclusive mint drop, scheduled to open on the 26th of June 2022, via the following link: https://www.nftuloan.com/genesis-access-pass/

Anyone interested in learning more about this revolutionary new platform can visit its website, or reach out directly to NFTuloan via the contact info below.

Website: https://www.nftuloan.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nftuloan

Ternoa, First NFT-Centric Blockchain, Releases Mainnet Setting to Disrupt NFT Economy 2528

Ternoa is a layer 1 open-source blockchain ecosystem that facilitates the adoption of utilitarian NFTs by giving developers full technological stack, access to independent infrastructure, nodes, developers’ community, and funding. The project is guided by principles of security and ownership, made possible with a combination of decentralization and encryption.

Since 2021, the role of NFTs has transformed dramatically: from mere cultural assets to building blocks that allow developers to incorporate utility in the next generation of decentralized applications and Web3 NFT-based projects. As exciting as this evolution is, it also comes with challenges for programmers such as the need to learn a new language, high infrastructure costs, and difficulties accessing relevant information for newcomers. These obstacles are particularly prominent for NFT utility-based projects, as most blockchains rely upon complex smart contracts to build standalone use cases.

“On most blockchains, building NFT dapps can prove at best cumbersome, at worst complex. Ternoa is designed to break barriers for developers and empower them to save time and money. Mass adoption of NFTs is only possible with a fundamental tech evolution,” Mickael Canu, Co-Founder & CEO of Ternoa.

Ternoa just deployed Mainnet as a ready-to-use version of the blockchain network with an NFT-first mindset. The first-phase of Mainnet marked successful implementation of native CAPS, nodes, and governance features to the multi-chain network. With this foundational step, developers can already experiment with concepts using the JS SDK, allowing them to build dapps and scale their Web3 projects using Ternoa to cut costs and save time.

In addition, an entire range of tools has been developed and launched over the last few months to help user adoption: an explorer for users to monitor transactions, a status page to watch real-time status of Ternoa networks, a wallet to interact with native Capsule Coins and NFTs, and a Token bridge for erc20 holders to swap their CAPS to native and use the blockchain. To ensure a maximum security to users, the infrastructure was successfully pentested by Hacken, and the Token bridge has been audited by Chainsulting.

“Reaching this milestone is a crucial step for Ternoa and all teams working tirelessly to make Mainnet happen. We’re proud to offer an open-source specialized NFT infrastructure and easy-to-use JS SDK to accelerate adoption of NFTs by developers across the world,” Mickael Canu, Co-Founder & CEO of Ternoa.

Now, blockchain developers can save time and program faster, leveraging Ternoa’s highly secure, scalable, Metaverse-ready infrastructure. With more developer-friendly features to be released in the subsequent phases, Ternoa actively expands their community of builders. This fast-growing project is set to disrupt the NFT economy by making next-generation NFTs easy-to-build on the blockchain. Early contributors who joined the Ternoa ecosystem already started developing first dapps with many going live on Mainnet in the upcoming months.

Ternoa looks forward to working alongside early adopters of the NFT-first blockchain and invites developers to join their Discord community, contribute, and build upon its open-source infrastructure.

If you want to learn more about this fast-growing project, attend Ternoa CEO Mickael Canu’s keynote at NFT.NYC 2022 for more big announcements.

About Ternoa

Ternoa is a layer 1 open-source blockchain ecosystem that facilitates the adoption of utilitarian NFTs by giving developers full technological stack, access to independent infrastructure, nodes, developers’ community, and funding.

Mind Music’s Multi-Chain Launch is Almost Here! 5 More Days to Go 3005

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After a successful launch, having released one of the best NFT collections to date, and a coin pretty resistant to the ups and downs of the market, Mind Music is all geared up for the multi-chain launch scheduled for June 24, 2022. Multi-chain is the future of the crypto industry since it bridges the gap between blockchains, and allows seamless trading of coins between them. And by employing it, Mind Music is taking a step toward creating a futuristic ecosystem where both the project and investors stand to gain.

The Mind Music project is all about creating awareness around mental health issues and helping those suffering from such problems. And through the multi-chain launch, Mind Music plans to create a bridge between blockchains, thus creating a plethora of opportunities and ensuring the long-term sustainability and success of the project. Also, the fees incurred for transferring assets to a different blockchain have been kept considerably low when compared with other projects of a similar scale.

Investors can also participate in the Fair Launch on Mind Music to acquire assets at the lowest ever price, and watch it grow in the days to come as more and more people became a part of the revolutionary idea, i.e., Mind Music. You can contribute to the Fair Launch on Ethereum, Matic, Fantom (FTM), Cronos, and Avax from the Mind Music official website.

About Mind Music

Mind Music is collaborating with artists across the globe to raise awareness around mental health on a global scale. They have released their own record label, Mind Record, a first-of-a-kind funded by crypto. All the tracks already released and the ones slated to hit in the coming months have catchy lyrics and aim to change the way people perceive mental health issues. The music is released on Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, CryptoWendyO, a successful YouTube channel that covers the crypto industry, has reviewed Mind Music, so make sure to check it out.

All about the Mind Music NFT

NFTs have created a storm in the last couple of years, with the costliest one fetching nearly $91.8 million. That’s a whopping amount and paints a clear picture of the craze around NFTs. Now, imagine if the NFTs, which basically are non-fungible, come with some sort of fungible benefits, offer real-life use cases, and support a social cause. Who wouldn’t invest in it, right?

The Mind Music NFT collection comprises a total of 1010 NFTs, of which 1000 would be available for purchase while the remaining 10 are reserved for the team or giveaways. With NFTs, the smaller the total number or scarcer the collection, the higher their demand, and subsequently, a quicker rise in price. And that’s exactly the case with the Mind Music NFT collection.

Along with the collection, there would be 10 exclusive NFTS hidden in the 1000 publicly available ones. Owning one of the Legendary NFTs offers lucrative rewards and other benefits on the platform. To increase your chances of owning a Legendary NFT, mint as many as possible from the Mind Music NFT collection.

Here are some benefits of minting a Mind Music NFT, a revolutionary idea that takes the concept of Non-fungible Tokens to the next level.

Earn a steady passive income simply by holding the NFT:

Who doesn’t like earning money without having to put in any effort? Mind Music has made it a reality, and now you can sit back and earn a steady stream of funds by just holding the platform’s NFT.

1% reflections from the Mind Music transaction would be distributed equally amongst all NFT holders, and this will be the only way to earn reflections on the platform. Apart from that, a 10% fee will be levied on all NFT trades which are then used to purchase the Mind Music tokens. These would then be equally distributed amongst the various NFT holders.

So, there are not one but two ways to earn a passive income on the Mind Music ecosystem.

Get a physical copy Mind Music’s first limited edition album along with other gifts:

If you like collecting rare stuff, Mind Music is offering a physical copy (CD) of Mark Hamilton’s album and a download package for all the investors who purchase the NFT. These would be delivered to the user once available in stock if that’s not the case at the time of purchasing the NFT. Also, this will be the only way to get your hands on the limited edition collection.

Direct entry to Mind Music events:

Are you a huge fan of music and love attending concerts and events? Mind Music offers all NFT holders free entry to all future events. And those who have minted enough NFTs to acquire the exclusive Legenendary NFT will get access to all areas, free food, and drinks. Besides, the Legendary NFT holders will be offered the opportunity to meet the artists performing at the concert or event.

All about the Mind Music Token

The Mind Music token is the next factor that has attracted a large bunch of investors to the platform, owing to the market-oriented tokenomics and the rewarding protocols employed. Also, the token is substantially advanced, and given the multi-chain integration using the dedicated bridge, investors would be able to trade the Mind Music token on different blockchains, including Ethereum, Binance, Cronos, Avalanche, Fantom, and Matic. It makes the Mind Music token one of the first to achieve such an elaborate multi-chain integration.

Besides, the token will get listed on 10 Centralized Exchanges (CEX) later this year 2022, and is currently available on XT.com and CoinTiger.  Mind Music token too offers a way to earn a passive income through staking. Investors can choose from any of the available staking pools, with each having a different locking period and APY (Annual Profit Yield). If you are willing to lock your tokens in the staking pool for 180 days, the returns are as high as 75%, one of the highest in the industry. There are other options for a lower locking period as well.

Mind Music has been busy recording in studios in May and June with two new artists, these recordings will be released sometime around Q3 and Q4, 2022. The project is growing fast, and to be honest, faster than anyone expected!

So, this is the right time to mint the Mind Music NFT and invest in the Mind Music token to earn the best ROI and keep your money safe in this highly volatile market. Also, once the multi-chain setup is complete after the Fair Launch, investors can seamlessly trade coins between blockchains at a very little cost, thus making Mind Music the most promising project of the time.

To find out more about Mind Music, visit the official website https://mindmusic.finance/

Also, follow Mind Music on all available channels to stay updated with the recent developments and album launches.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindmusic_bsc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindmusicbsc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindmusicbsc
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-vaUSbRIEbJZCXunGomx8A
Telegram: https://t.me/MindMusicGroup

The TRON Grand Hackathon 2022 Announces First List of New Partners Joining the Permanent Judging Panel for Season 2 3209

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Geneva, Switzerland / June 16 / – TRON DAO and BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) are thrilled to announce Mirana, Binance Custody, FalconX, Bittrex Global, APENFT Marketplace, Voxels, Tacen, Ankr, Velas, SwissBorg Ventures, and the lead author of the ERC-721 Standard, William Entriken, as partners and judges for the TRON Grand Hackathon 2022, Season 2. They will be joining our permanent judging panel alongside our highly esteemed partners from Season 1.

The partners will serve on our distinguished panel as judges for the Hackathon Season 2 projects built on TRON or BTTC. In addition, each of the partners may consider individual grants for projects that display growth potential. Winning projects may have the chance to work with our partners on potential future listings and may be invited to integrate with some of their blockchains.

Meet our Partners and Judges  Mirana

Sean Tan is the Head of Asset Management at Mirana Asset Management, a venture, trading, and asset management firm which currently manages one of the largest proprietary digital asset portfolios globally. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Tower Research Capital and contributed to its high-frequency cryptocurrency trading business.

Binance Custody

Cathy Yu, Head of Binance Custody, is also joining our judging panel. Binance Custody is an institutional-grade custody platform, regulated, insured, and integrated with the Binance ecosystem, all backed by an advanced and proven security structure. Cathy has extensive experience in the banking industry; she previously specialized in cross-border payments and global OTC trading. She has been leveraging her traditional finance background to serve the crypto industry since 2017.

FalconX

David Streltsoff, Senior Sales Executive is representing FalconX on our panel for Season 2. FalconX is a reliable Institutional Crypto Trading Platform built for financial institutions. Restructuring business processes and pioneering sales/marketing strategies are Davids’s core areas of expertise. As a seasoned sales/business development leader, he carries a solid history of building and leading teams, overachieving quota, re-establishing business vision, and tapping into new markets.

Bittrex Global

Chris Sinkey from Bittrex Global is the Listing Director and Chief Business Officer. Bittrex Global operates as a US-based blockchain digital asset trading platform designed for customers who demand lightning-fast trade execution, dependable digital wallets, and industry-leading security practices.

APENFT Marketplace 

Sydney Xiong, the Director of APENFT Foundation, will also be joining the panel. APENFT Marketplace is a multichain NFT trading platform built on BSC, TRON, and Ethereum layer-1 protocols with BTFS decentralized storage and made interoperable via BitTorrent Chain. They are also the official supporter of the NFT track for the Season 2 of The TRON Grand Hackathon. In addition to managing art collections of APENFT, Sydney initiated the “Second Life” Art Dream Fund and APENFT GameFi Hackathon, curated Digital Wanderlust NFT shows, led the team to make investments in more than 20 NFT and metaverse projects, and recently launched APENFT Marketplace.

Voxels

Charles Karpati, a Software Developer for the Voxels metaverse is representing Cryptooxels, a virtual world, and metaverse powered by the Ethereum blockchain. In his current role, Charles helps create new features for landowners to build their properties with, addresses bugs, steadily improves the user interface, and serves as a point of communication between the team and user base.

Tacen

Clarence Liu, the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Tacen, one of the leaders in crypto compliance, is also joining our illustrious panel. As a technical expert in blockchain with over five years of experience on the road advocating for blockchain adoption, Clarence continues to push the frontiers of blockchain technology and governance at Tacen.

Ankr

Also on the panel is Gregory Gopman, CMO at Ankr, a decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider that helps developers, decentralized applications, and stakers interact easily with an array of blockchains. Gregory is also the CEO at Mewn Marketing and co-Founder of Akash Network. He has spent 15 years in startups, 10 years in Silicon Valley, and five years in Web3.

Velas

Farhad Shagulyamov, CEO of Velas, a next-generation blockchain ecosystem project that implements an AI-powered Delegated Proof-of-Stake (AIDPOS) consensus mechanism for improved scalability, high security, and interoperability. Farhad’s path to the blockchain niche started in 2016 when he became a cryptocurrency investor and started a technology company in China. This invaluable experience allowed him to make a considerable contribution to developing the idea of Velas and establishing the project.

SwissBorg

SwissBorg Ventures takes a vertical-agnostic approach to investing on behalf of SwissBorg in the most promising early-stage blockchain projects. They focus on empowering founders with the capital and expertise to build and scale the next generation of Web3 applications.

We also welcome José Fernando Pereira, an Investment Analyst at SwissBorg Ventures with experience in early-stage investments, particularly looking at tokenomics frameworks and their integration into sustainable business models.

ERC721 Standard

Last but not least, joining us is William Entriken, lead author of the ERC-721 Standard, General Manager at Pacific Medical Training, and Advisor at Arianee, Area world.

As part of the Hackathon, we will be hosting a few of our judges and partners on the Around the Block podcast series, streamed live on the TRON DAO Youtube channel and on DLive Protocol (the truly decentralized live streaming platform).

For eligibility, rules, criteria, and further details, please visit the TRON DAO Forum, TRON.Devpost.com/rules, and TRONDAO.org/hackathon.

About TRON DAO

TRON is dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps). Founded in September 2017 by H.E. Justin Sun, the TRON network has continued to deliver impressive achievements since MainNet launch in May 2018. July 2018 also marked the ecosystem integration of BitTorrent, a pioneer in decentralized Web3 services boasting over 100 million monthly active users. The TRON network has gained incredible traction in recent years. As of June 2022, it has over 98 million total user accounts on the blockchain, more than 3.3 billion total transactions, and over $8.7 billion in total value locked (TVL), as reported on TRONSCAN. In addition, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin across the globe, overtaking USDT on Ethereum since April 2021. The TRON network completed full decentralization in December 2021 and is now a community-governed DAO. Most recently, the over-collateralized decentralized stablecoin USDD was launched on the TRON blockchain, backed by the first-ever crypto reserve for the blockchain industry – TRON DAO Reserve, marking TRON’s official entry into decentralized stablecoins.

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Circle Internet Financial: Euro Coin (EUROC) is coming on June 30th 3183

Circle Internet Financial, a global internet finance firm and issuer of USD Coin (USDC), today announced that it is preparing to issue a fully-reserved, euro-pegged stablecoin from the United States called Euro Coin (EUROC). Available June 30, Euro Coin is a regulated, euro-backed stablecoin issued under the same full-reserve model and built on the same pillars of trust, transparency, and security that have made USDC one of the world’s most trusted digital currencies.

The launch of Euro Coin aims to further Circle’s successful work in driving the frictionless exchange of financial value and bridging crypto-native and traditional financial services. Businesses can use EUROC tokens to easily move euro liquidity on-chain, accept and make euro payments globally that can settle in minutes, and access crypto capital markets for trading, borrowing, lending and more. Euro Coin is fully-backed by euro-denominated reserves held conservatively in the custody of leading financial institutions within the U.S. regulatory perimeter, beginning with Silvergate Bank.

“Circle has set industry-leading standards for moving financial value across the internet with USDC,” said Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of Circle. “There is clear market demand for a digital currency denominated in euros, the world’s second most traded currency after the U.S. dollar. With USDC and Euro Coin, Circle is helping to unlock a new era of fast, inexpensive, secure and interoperable value exchange worldwide.”

Euro Coin is Circle’s second digital currency built to the same regulatory standards and principles of transparency, accountability and trust as USDC, a leading dollar digital currency with over $54 billion in circulation as of June 15, 2022. Together, Euro Coin and USDC aim to bring faster, inexpensive transactions to global commerce and unlock new opportunities for multi-currency digital finance and on-chain foreign exchange (FX), where daily volume in traditional markets can top $6.6 trillion globally.

Euro Coin will initially launch on the Ethereum blockchain starting on June 30, with support for additional blockchains expected later this year. As an Ethereum ERC-20 standard token, Euro Coin will work broadly with ERC-20 compatible wallets, protocols and other blockchain services.

A number of ecosystem leaders will support Euro Coin at launch, including Anchorage Digital, Binance.US, Bitstamp, Compound, Curve, CYBAVO, DFX, Fireblocks, FTX, Huobi Global, Ledger, MetaMask Institutional, and Uniswap Protocol.

Euro Coin will be available to institutional customers via a free Circle Account starting June 30, 2022. Developers can begin integrating with the Euro Coin smart contract today, ahead of the official launch.

About Circle

Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), one of the fastest growing dollar digital currencies powering always-on internet-native commerce and payments. Circle’s transactional services, business accounts, and platform APIs are giving rise to a new generation of financial services and commerce applications that hold the promise of raising global economic prosperity for all through the frictionless exchange of financial value. Additionally, Circle operates SeedInvest, a leading startup fundraising platform in the U.S. Learn more at https://circle.com.