Plug and Play Expands Crypto and Digital Assets Program to France 2712

Plug and Play’s Crypto and Digital Assets vertical, which launched in November 2022 in Silicon Valley with founding partners Visa, Franklin Templeton, AllianceBlock, INX, and IGT, is now coming to Paris, France. The program aims to help consumer businesses, retailers, and brands move from Web2 into Web3 by educating them on the full capabilities of blockchain technology and introducing them to bespoke partnerships.

“Having launched our Crypto and Digital Assets Platform in Silicon Valley, I am thrilled to drive our expansion into new markets like France where Plug and Play has built a strong ecosystem alongside key players like L’Oréal, PVH, Lacoste, etc. during the past six years,” says Maximillian Jungreis, Head of Plug and Play Crypto and Digital Assets. “We have a proven track record of bringing enterprises from Web2 into Web3 by helping them embrace the right technologies and connect with the right teams at the right time to fully capitalize on the key opportunities.”

The relationship between Plug and Play and blockchain technology is a long and fruitful one. It began in Silicon Valley, but has now expanded across the globe in different forms alongside the development of the technology and its applications.

Going back to the start, Plug and Play actually engaged on an institutional level with Bitcoin, the first true application of blockchain technology, in 2013 by mining cryptocurrency in their own data center. Through the Bitcoin accelerator launched in 2013, Plug and Play started investing $25,000 into blockchain startups, which became the precursor to the fully-fledged Fintech program that launched in 2014 alongside enterprise partners Citibank, Intuit, Deutsche Bank, and USAA.

In 2022 Plug and Play again demonstrated its serious conviction and passion for blockchain by spinning it out of Fintech and unveiling the Crypto and Digital Assets vertical. To date, Plug and Play has invested in over 50 startups in this space, including Blockdaemon, Stellar, and Evertas.

After researching and addressing the core fundamentals of blockchain technology, Plug and Play increasingly began to work with its partners on identifying high-value, bespoke use cases for their particular businesses and strategies. For instance, Plug and Play launched a Brand and Retail platform in Paris in 2016 and invested in Ownest, a startup that applies blockchain technology to track responsibilities along a company’s supply chain. As the primary innovation hub for brands in Europe, Plug and Play has been at the forefront of not only uncovering new technologies but also helping existing companies leverage them.

“Since the early days of Plug and Play France, blockchain startups have been an integral part of both our Brand and Retail and Fintech programs. Blockchain has become increasingly more prevalent over the years, particularly over the past 18 months. Exciting use cases with Lacoste, Emperia, and Arianee have been launched with the support of Plug and Play, and we are excited to do even more with our partners by establishing the Crypto and Digital Assets vertical in Paris,” adds Christian Kunz, Co-Director of Plug and Play France.

At the beginning of each program, Plug and Play presents its partners with carefully selected startups to help them reach their business goals. This collaborative approach gives corporations from various industries the opportunity to network, share knowledge, and gain access to a unique ecosystem of VCs, mentors, and startups.

In addition to Plug and Play’s partners’ specific interests, the Crypto and Digital Assets program has five broader focus areas:

  • Metaverse: (1) Engaging Consumers through Immersive Environment (2) Becoming a Direct-to-Avatar business
  • Infrastructure: Onboarding consumers to Web3
  • Engagement and loyalty: Engaging users through Tokenized Loyalty Programs.
  • Marketing and Managing Tokenized Communities
  • Compliance, Legal, and Cybersecurity implications: Being ready for Compliance and Cybersecurity risks in Web3

The Crypto and Digital Assets Paris program focus will be dedicated to Web3 applications in consumer enterprises. Selected startups will have the opportunity to be in direct contact with relevant business units and position themselves as experts in front of corporations that have identified a need for their solution.

“Being part of the Plug and Play program was incredibly valuable for GEEIQ. Firstly, it enabled us to meet other start-ups at a similar stage in a similar space, some of which we have developed into long-standing relationships. Secondly, the business development generated as a result of Plug and Play has resulted in the signing of one of our biggest subscribers,” states Charles Hambro from GEEIQ. “We couldn’t recommend it highly enough!”

Startups and corporations interested in this program are encouraged to apply and inquire on our website: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/crypto-and-digital-assets/

About Plug and Play

Plug and Play is the leading innovation platform, connecting start-ups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we’re present in 50+ locations across 5 continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize start-up acceleration programs and have built an in-house VC to drive innovation across multiple industries where we’ve invested in hundreds of successful companies including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club, N26, PayPal, and Rappi. For more information, visit www.plugandplaytechcenter.com

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Euroclear to invest in IZNES, a leading solution enabling an innovative funds distribution model 1970

Euroclear and IZNES today announce that Euroclear will acquire a stake in IZNES, a pan-European funds marketplace based on blockchain technology. The transaction will be subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Financial terms will not be disclosed.

Established in 2017, IZNES is a regulated company operating an international platform for subscriptions and redemptions of shares of European funds, compatible with various distribution channels. IZNES simplifies and harmonises the subscription processes, brings more transparency and provides an improved customer experience both for management companies and institutional investors.

Building on the acquisitions of MFEX in 2021 and Goji in 2023, Euroclear continues to enhance its Euroclear FundsPlace® offering, the end-to-end funds platform solution across mutual and money market funds, alternatives funds and ETFs. Through this strategic partnership with IZNES, Euroclear will complement its funds services on the French market and beyond and continue the delivery of its funds strategy by playing an active role in the development of innovative funds distribution models.

Philippe Laurensy, Head of Product, Strategy and Innovation at Euroclear, said: “Our partnership with IZNES fits with Euroclear’s ambition to innovate and bring efficiency to the financial markets. We are convinced that the mutualisation of data and further automation of processes, supported by digital technologies, have a real potential to reduce the overall cost of funds distribution. IZNES’ solution has already delivered benefits to its users and our partnership is a natural step to broaden its usage at a larger scale.”

Christophe Lepitre, Chief Executive Officer of IZNES: “This operation with Euroclear marks a key milestone in the development of IZNES. We are convinced that together we must continue to build innovative solutions that make the most of blockchain technology for the greater benefit of our customers. IZNES and its shareholders are delighted at this prospect.”

About Euroclear

Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. Guided by its purpose, Euroclear innovates to bring safety, efficiency and connections to financial markets for sustainable economic growth. Euroclear provides settlement and custody of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives, and investment funds. As a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure, Euroclear is committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group comprises Euroclear Bank, the International CSD, as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden, Euroclear UK & International.

About IZNES

IZNES is the first European blockchain-based fund marketplace. IZNES offers a disruptive alternative to traditional fund distribution channels and allows asset owners to subscribe directly to all types of funds from asset managers. The use of IZNES’s blockchain technology improves operational efficiency and offers to institutional investors and asset managers an optimal level of security and IT resilience. IZNES is a regulated investment firm authorized by the ACPR and supervised by the AMF. Its services are passported in Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Belgium.

This project launched 3 new products in a week! 3185

Yet another time, when Isotopic manages the incredible. While other projects display roadmaps stretching years in the future even for a simple Minimum Viable Product, Isotopic abolishes its own, as the graphic designer cannot keep up with the development team!

Last week, Isotopic announced the release of its Asset Store, which also came with a complete revamp of the Game Store’s interface. Now, the release of the Isotopic SDK is made public, and with it, support for Cross-Game rewards. So what is Isotopic, and how does this project keep on building so many solutions, working with over 260 live game titles?

A gaming platform for all needs – Already LIVE!

Browse unlimited games for all platforms on the Isotopic Game Store, discover new games through video content on Isotopic Shorts, and gather all of your favourite games in one place with the Isotopic Client.

Create your very first videogame with 3D models from the Isotopic Asset Store, connect your own games with the Isotopic ecosystem using the Isotopic SDK, and seamlessly blend with other Game Universes, using Isotopic Cross-Game Assets.

Just head over to store.isotopic.io where you’ll find the whole ecosystem!

The main goal of isotopic – Own your games

In an ever-growing market of Indie Games, it becomes inefficient and expensive to browse and try out new games that end up sitting in your library without use.

Isotopic arrives to give you control of your game library, allowing you to truly own your game copies, which can be traded, exchanged, or otherwise repurposed! Tokenized game licences create a new economy with active exchange of game copies between users.This empowers small creators to reach wider audiences and show their talent, while gamers unlock new experiences for minimal cost.

The latest releases and future of isotopic

It’s been 3 months into 2024, and already Isotopic’s ecosystem has expanded to nearly double. But in just a week apart from first to last, 3 new solutions see light.

The Isotopic Asset Store, brings a marketplace for game development assets including 3D Models, prefabs, sounds, effects, and scripts. With the release of the Isotopic SDK, game developers can now integrate the Isotopic Ecosystem into their games, allowing things like login, Cloud Saves, and access to the third solution, Isotopic Cross-Game Assets. Now developers can add rewards into their games, which can transcend game worlds, and users who own them can use them in multiple different games.

So what is in the future of Isotopic? All of the solutions in the Isotopic Ecosystem are only set to grow even more from now on, with new updates, releases, and developments going live rapidly! Collaborations with gaming projects are in the works, and mean users will get the chance to earn exclusive items and games, so if you are interested in that, you should join the Isotopic Community!

Bullish performance sets new ATH for Pop Social’s AI SocialFi multi-chain token PPT 3336

The Popular Multi-Chain AI SocialFi Project, Pop Social, Celebrates Bullish Rally for $PPT Setting New ATH of $0.51 on Bybit in Under 24 Hours.

The rapid growth of the Web3 SocialFi sector bursts through as Pop Social, the leading multi chain AI SocialFi project, emerged triumphant when its native token, $PPT, surged to unprecedented heights, setting a new all-time high (ATH) of $0.51 in under 24 hours. Indeed, the popularity of the largest SocialFi project on the BNB Chain is evident by this incredibly bullish performance from the platform’s native Pop Token ($PPT).

To highlight, $PPT saw a remarkable upward momentum where the asset witnessed a staggering surge from $0.26 to $0.51 in under 24 hours. In particular, for the $PPT Community Sale Round 1 participants, their $PPT value is up by 300%. Furthermore, this move was accompanied by a significant increase in trading volume, surpassing $8,000,000, again setting new records for the AI SocialFi project.

As a founding cohort on the opBNB Chain, Pop Social began its journey to onboard the next billion users to Web3. So far, the multi-chain platform has unveiled bridges to other thriving blockchain ecosystems like Polygon, Linea, Blast, Ethereum, and others, thus inviting more.

Users across multiple chains to leverage the creator economy on Pop Social. The latest initiative from the Pop Social team to enhance the Web3 SocialFi experience includes NFT Bridging from Ethereum to the BNB Chain to alleviate high gas fees for its users.

Over the last month, Pop Social set a series of impressive milestones, including surpassing 500,000 registered users on the Pop DApp and establishing ecosystem partnerships with over 100 esteemed organizations. Pop Social also saw an exponential surge in content creation, celebrating the 17 millionth to the 20 millionth unique content in a matter of weeks. With over 20 million unique content creations and counting, Pop Social continues to witness unprecedented demand for SocialFi within the Web3 ecosystem.

At the heart of the Pop Social Ecosystem lies its cutting-edge AI technology, which powers AI Creator Tools aimed at eliminating the barrier to creation. By monetizing time and tokenizing innovation, Pop Social offers users an equitable and transparent platform to unleash their creativity and tap into a thriving economy. With strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as ChatGPT and SORA, Pop Social is poised to unveil its AI-powered creator tools, chatbot, and unrivaled algorithms, further solidifying its position as a trailblazer in the Web3 landscape.

After dedicated months towards building the ultimate AI Social platform to simplify the onboarding process to Web3, Pop Social has become a flourishing ecosystem for content creators and consumers worldwide. The ecosystem also boasts GameFi elements such as account level-ups, equipping dynamic Accessory NFTs, and opening Treasure Chests to keep their users delighted and pleasantly engaged. Join the Pop Social Community now and dive into the endless possibilities of AI and SocialFi on Web3.

Solmedia Becomes First To Integrate Solana And Filecoin On Their Censorship-Resistant Platform 3808

Solmedia, a decentralized content-sharing platform, has announced that it has successfully become the first to integrate the Solana blockchain and the latest Filecoin on-chain InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) technology. With the support of its native token $MEDIA, users will now be able to leverage Solana’s high-performance blockchain architecture and Filecoin’s decentralized storage capabilities within its censor-resistant ecosystem. The move will ensure that users’ content remains secure and tamper-proof against unauthorized access or manipulation.

In a statement to the press, a senior representative for the company said, “Our mission at Solmedia has always been to uphold the principles of free speech and transparency in the realm of Web 3.0. By harnessing the power of Solana and Filecoin alongside the $MEDIA token, “We aim to help users evade propaganda and censorship by having absolutely zero control over their data and content-sharing experiences”.”

Integrating Solana and Filecoin with the ecosystem is aimed at helping users access the lightning-fast transaction speeds and low fees at Solana, coupled with Filecoin’s decentralized storage network, to make their content-sharing experience more seamless.

He went on to add, “Whether it’s uploading, streaming, or accessing content, users can expect swift and uninterrupted access to their favourite media on the Solmedia platform. Through the $MEDIA token, users can also actively participate in shaping the future of online content. The community-driven approach to media consumption is in line with its core philosophy of zero censorship so an environment can be achieved where diverse voices can flourish without fear of suppression or bias.”

As the first decentralized content-sharing platform to achieve the milestone, the company is looking to challenge the dominance of big tech corporations in the digital space.

He continued. “By providing a secure, censorship-resistant platform for content creators and consumers alike, Solmediawants to play its part in building the emerging Web 3.0 ecosystem. The $MEDIA token is the cornerstone of Solmedia’secosystem and will facilitate transactions, incentivize community engagement, and reward content creators for their contributions.”

Content creators interested in learning more about Solmedia and the $MEDIA token can visit the website today and check out their white paper.

About Solmedia

Solmedia is a decentralized content-sharing platform built on the Solana blockchain. Solmedia is a decentralized content-sharing platform on the Solana blockchain being the first to confidently ensure a secure on-chain video streaming experience for content creators and consumers across Web 3.0.

Website: https://sm.network
Twitter: https://x.com/SolMediaTech
Telegram: https://t.me/SolMediaTech
Whitepaper: https://whitepaper.sm.network

Walletry – on the wave of technological progress 4187

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The Walletry crypto wallet team constantly introduces new and proven technical solutions aimed at increasing comfort and protection for its users. Let’s talk about some of them.

First of all, it is worth highlighting the use of cross-chain bridges, which allow traders to change assets from different blockchain ecosystems. The internetwork exchange is based on a smart contract, it takes place quickly and is not subject to additional fees.

Walletry developers pay special attention to the aspects of security and reliability. When creating a wallet, a Seed phrase consisting of 12 English words is generated. It, together with the private key, provides access (return of access) to the assets stored on it. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is used, when in addition to the password, when logging into your account, you need to enter a code that will additionally be sent to your smartphone or e-mail.

And yet, development of a version of the crypto wallet for personal computers has already begun. It will be no less convenient than that available for mobile devices.

One thing is obvious. The Walletry team still has many tasks to solve, because its global goal is to make the project one of the most innovative and in demand.

Walletry: https://walletry.ai/

 

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MultiSwap: The fastest and cheapest cross-chain swapping solution 4489

MultiSwap is a smart routing multichain aggregator that enables multichain swaps between EVM and non-EVM networks alike. MultiSwap allows users to securely swap any asset for any asset on any network to any wallet at transaction speed.

Web3 is in need of a multichain solution that conforms to the highest standards of security through technical architecture, OpSec, and business best practices. Ferrum Network has committed themselves to building the infrastructure needed to support such an interoperability protocol.

As it stands currently, Web3 users do not have a go-to cross-chain swapping protocol. Users are relegated to performing multiple transactions using multiple DEXs on multiple networks combined with 3rd party bridges in order to carry out what could otherwise be a single cross-chain transaction. With the Ferrum Foundation backed project, MultiSwap, users can now seamlessly move assets across networks using a single interface. Not only does this benefit users but it also will help to reduce the layers of friction that exist for networks looking to attract liquidity to their chain while also making assets on integrated networks more composable.

MultiSwap competitive benefits

There are a few other competing products on the market including Router Protocol, Rango Exchange, Rubic, and Celer. The advantage that MultiSwap has over its competitors is that the MultiSwap Team has been able to analyze what has worked well and what sort of things could be improved with existing products. One of the key differentiating factors of MultiSwap is that it does not create large liquidity honeypots. These liquidity honeypots along with implementation of lock and mint architecture directly into the swap protocol core have been the vector for most of the interoperability exploits that have occurred in Web3. Therefore, MultiSwap is not only a much more secure alternative to its competitors but by opting against utilizing this sort of technology, it makes the MultiSwap solution significantly faster with cross-chain transactions being executed in as little as 30 seconds.

On top of being the fastest cross-chain swapping protocol on the market, MultiSwap is currently operating without any platform fees, making it the most inexpensive option on the market as well.

MultiSwap feature highlight

  • Send destination gas with MultiSwap. With MultiSwap, users can pay the destination chain gas fees using the origin chain’s native token. Gone are the days of asking a friend to send you a small amount of a token to pay for gas. Gone are the days of relying on faucets and centralized exchanges to acquire gas tokens.
  • Send to any destination address. With MultiSwap you can swap assets and send the destination chain token to a different wallet address than the address on the origin chain. You can also make cross-chain payments using this feature.
  • Loyalty rewards for using MultiSwap. Users can earn SWAPS in rewards for each transaction they conduct on MultiSwap. The amount of SWAPS earned can be increased based on factors such as volume of swap, staked balance of SWAPS, Liquidity Balance provided by the user and more.

Ferrum Network enables MultiSwap interoperability

As a protocol, Ferrum (FRM) wants to enable the seamless development of multichain products; With its build once, deploy everywhere motto, this approach includes creating demo and use case products that showcase the protocol’s capabilities. Over the last few years, Ferrum has built one of the most sophisticated interoperability protocols in space. MultiSwap is the first protocol use case developed by the Ferrum Team that serves as a multichain DEX aggregator, enabling swap of any token across chains with a click of a button. Showcasing Ferrum Mainnet’s capabilities.

The Ferrum Foundation

Ferrum Foundation’s primary goal is to encourage developers and builders to adopt Ferrum Mainnet and its ecosystem. By backing the MultiSwap Team, Ferrum Foundation has enabled them to build and launch MultiSwap as the first application to utilize Ferrum’s Multi-Chain Token Standard, Ferrum Mainnet’s Quantum Portal remote balance state tracking and remote transaction execution in a modular, highly simplified manner. Furthermore, MultiSwap core, initially developed by the Ferrum team, will serve as the perfect use case to showcase how easy it is to migrate existing dApps to Ferrum’s mainnet infrastructure and seamlessly add integration with a multitude of chains.

MultiSwap Rollout

Product rollout began on 14-March-2024 at 18:00 UTC. The Ferrum Foundation, Ferrum Core Team and MultiSwap teams held an X (formerly Twitter) space shortly after to go over the features, benefits and use cases of MultiSwap. The teams also covered the launch of the SWAPS token as the first token to launch on Ferrum Mainnet and to utilize Ferrum’s Multi-Chain Token Standard. The SWAPS token will also be available on EVM chains thanks to the Multi-Chain Token Standard.

The MultiSwap team has created a sustainable loyalty and reward ecosystem with the help of the Ferrum Foundation. The ecosystem is designed to reward users of MultiSwap, with a focus on rewarding early adopters who utilize projects on Ferrum Mainnet such as MultiSwap itself prior to any applicable TGE events.