The ZLaunch token reward program offered by Zipmex has hit a new record with Alkemi Network DAO token (ALK). The ALK token project pool was fully participated within two hours of its launch, with 2.5 million ZMT subscribed.
ZLaunch is the first token reward program in Thailand and Indonesia from a regulated digital assets platform, the program enabling users across Australia and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) to stake, or as Zipmex calls it, “lock” Zipmex Token (ZMT) to receive token rewards from participating in ZLaunch token project pools.
Zipmex users can stake their ZMT and receive hourly ALK token rewards over a flexible interval during a 30-day earning period, with the ALK token expected to be subsequently listed on the Zipmex Exchange.
Alkemi Network is bridging CeFi to DeFi with an institution-grade liquidity network for financial institutions and individuals to access professional DeFi and earn yields on their Ethereum-based digital assets. The flagship protocol, Alkemi Earn (Earn), facilitates borrowing and lending within a compliant environment via a primary permissioned liquidity pool of digital assets (ETH, wBTC and stablecoins). Earn also offers access to a secondary, permissionless liquidity pool of digital assets as part of Alkemi Network’s mission to enable everyone to join the decentralised financial ecosystem.
“It was great to see such a rapid uptake of the Alkemi Network token in the ZLaunch pool – fully subscribed within two hours! We are excited to welcome the Zipmex community to our institutional DeFi ecosystem,” said Ben Cooper, Alkemi’s co-founder and chief experience officer. “Please join us on Discord to find out more about participating within the Alkemi Network DAO.
“Zipmex is excited to bring high-potential crypto projects to South-East Asia and beyond,” said Kelvin Lam, managing director of Zipmex. “With ZLaunch, we are able to distribute the project’s crypto assets to a wide user base, and help our partners educate these users about their underpinning transformative use cases. Zipmex’s vision is to be the leading one-stop-shop solution for crypto projects entering the South-East Asian markets, where we support the progress of new token projects through our strong marketing, distribution network and listing support.”
Zipmex works closely with token projects like Alkemi Network to boost its visibility and capture the APAC market. Are you a high-potential token project interested in tapping into the millions of potential users in APAC? Zipmex is looking for innovative project teams to launch with.
Zipmex is Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing digital assets platform with a focus on providing retail and institutional investors with the tools and convenience to trade digital assets securely. The company’s Digital Assets Exchange License has been issued by the Ministry of Finance of Thailand where it is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company also has a presence in Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.
THETA Blockchain Projects present decentralised ecosystems that serve to improve the streaming quality and delivery of video content. As open source crypto technologies evolve through THETA labs, developers can offer more features to video platforms, viewers, and streamers.
When a person streams a video, they are accessing this content without needing to download it, whether this is watching a movie, listening to audio, or – popularly – watching gamers stream their gameplay. Currently, due to the way streaming operates, there are several issues with the streaming quality and latency of video and audio.
THETA projects seek to set up a peer-to-peer network that permits users to connect their unused bandwidth and resources to the system. Not only does this improve the quality of the content, but it can also reduce costs. A handful of these projects are worth investigating if you have any interest in streaming.
Here is our list of the top 10 exciting THETA blockchain projects we suggest you investigate:
StreamVerse believes that the current streaming platforms lack realism and interactivity. Therefore, this project seeks to “capture the attention of Gen Z while also maintaining the ease of usage”. StreamVerse is working to allow its users to access realistic spaces and emotions through the incorporation of NFTs.
Any moment of the stream can be converted to an NFT that lives on forever. Moreover, StreamVerse helps streamers maintain eye contact, have more than one group within a single room, talk with fans, and host charity events. StreamVerse is currently looking for ways to make its project more scalable for future relevance.
TKETS presents a unique use for NFTs and blockchain technology that combats the issues with e-tickets. The age of paper tickets is coming to an end, as e-tickets become harder to misplace and easier to deliver. However, most of these e-tickets use a typical barcode or QR code, which is static and easy to replicate. It is also impossible to ensure these tickets haven’t been duplicated.
TKETS aims to bring more functionality to NFTs. All you’ll need is a MetaMask wallet and your ticket can be minted directly to you. Your ticket will be uniquely yours and its information gets listed on the blockchain. The TKETS platform allows for direct payment but is not centralised, meaning the ticket itself can only be accessed by the holder.
Scrubr is an application for the sharing of short video content, designed for creators and viewers to contribute and watch. If your video is well-received there is potential for creators to earn $SET (Scrubr Engagement Token). Views and likes on owned videos generate tokens that can be used to purchase merch or other videos from the site (NFTs). $SET has governance and utility power.
Essentially Scrubr is combining NFTs with YouTube. Using blockchain technology, the minting, buying and selling of these videos are tracked to ensure proper ownership. Soon, Scrubr is looking to introduce a mobile app, along with VR integration and direct messaging features.
Seeking to make it possible for anyone to mint, launch and trade NFTs, OpenTheta presents an easy-to-use marketplace. Running as a smart contract on the THETA blockchain, OpenTheta allows users to easily search for, upload, and filter through the site’s NFTs.
The marketplace is very creator-friendly, working to help with all technical aspects of a launch. OpenTheta is still in its early days; as the site expands the creators are looking to implement auction-style trades, along with methods to continuously update the prices of the available NFTs.
If you are seeking THETA blockchain projects that are heavily situated around working with not-for-profits, HarkTV could be a good place to start. HarkTV recognised the potential for a political streaming service, broadcasting rallies and smaller political gatherings to viewers. Non-profits play a big role in HarkTV’s adherence to individual regulations across the 50 US states.
The $HARK token is required to get involved with this project. Actions on the website can generate these tokens, which can be used to vote in elections that decide the not-for-profit that will receive a lump sum. HarkTV is for streaming of all sorts, not just of the political kind.
Originating from a love of trading cards, Minty NFT provides an app where users can mint their own trading-card NFTs. Built on the blockchain, Minty NFT allows for the opportunity to create customisable 3D cards, something not often seen in the NFT landscape.
Built for Android, Minty NFT is easily accessible via a downloadable app. The future brings the potential for more canvas sizes to mint onto. However, the app is intended for 3D trading cards and does not look to move past this.
Blockchain eSports is looking to bring Roku games into the digital era. Roku itself is a box that allows you to stream to your TV. Blockchain eSports for Roku is bringing Theta.TV to viewers, Theta.TV being the first streaming service to be published to the THETA blockchain.
The app is now available for download; however, the future of Blockchain eSports involves improving the app to provide user login, so that users can eventually personalise features and engage with TFuel (the token for the THETA network).
As previously mentioned, THETA TV was the first blockchain project to go online within the THETA network. Branding itself as the “next-generation esports platform”, THETA TV brings 24/7 live streaming. With a lot of the big streamer names from platforms such as Discord, viewers can earn $TFUEL through watching and interacting with these streams, and streamers can earn theta coins through guardian nodes.
Users of the platform also get access to fun perks such as the ability to open themed crates and to win a variety of gaming gear. THETA TV is very much made for and designed by gamers.
THETA Drop classes itself as a next-generation NFT marketplace. Launching with the World Poker Tour, THETA Drop incorporates streaming into NFT auctions to increase creator-fan engagement.
Powered by the THETA network, this project is utilising blockchain technology specifically for media and entertainment. Using TFuel, like many other THETA projects, allows transactions to be environmentally friendly. THETA Drop transactions are also supposedly cheaper and faster than Ethereum transactions.
Dedpool – enhance your betting with AI technology.
If you are a League of Legends fan, this is a project worth investigating. Combine LoL with gambling and you have the project Dedpool. With esports betting being a complex matter, Dedpool is making its betting easier and more specific. This allows for new ways to interact with the streaming ecosystem.
Like many other projects, watching streams allows viewers to generate TFuel – which you can then use to bet. Dedpool is currently utilising AI technology to read the game in real-time, meaning the onus is not on the streamer to manage the viewer’s experience.
Conclusion
Much like the various metaverse projects in circulation, THETA blockchain projects are adding new dimensions to the utilisation of cryptocurrency and gaming industry engagement. All THETA projects are situated around the idea of the THETA token, with the blockchain merely providing the right environment for this technology to grow.
As the aim of these projects is to prevent viewers from paying for low-quality streaming services, the projects within this list are finding ways to fix this and apply their own unique spin. This often features the inclusion of NFTs. THETA itself is looking at future partnerships with existing streaming companies, such as Twitch. However, if you are sick of the mainstream and are looking to support other aspects of this growing industry, these listed innovative projects could be worth your time.
Don’t stop with this list, either. If you are looking for other projects in the same vein, it’s worth investigating the THETA Hackathon. With the most recent Hackathon having over 700 participants, a plethora of opportunities await the future of THETA technology.
Binance Australia is excited to announce its AMA with Janine Duffy, President of Koala Clancy Foundation, ‘Crypto for a cause with Koala Clancy Foundation’, also with Leigh Travers, CEO of Binance Australia, and special guest Helen Hai, Binance Charity Foundation.
Koala Clancy Foundation plants trees for koalas on farms and private land, creates new habitats and advocates for better protection of wild koalas.
Koala Clancy Foundation is an independent registered charity and not-for-profit organisation, and has been working with Binance Australia and Binance Charity Foundation to make the Australia Bushfire Relief project a reality.
Binance Australia’s CEO Leigh Travers will be joining Janine Duffy, President of Koala Clancy Foundation, and Helen Hai, Binance Charity Foundation, to discuss the partnership between Binance Charity, Binance Australia and the Koala Clancy Foundation and how crypto can positively impact the charity space.
Speakers:
Janine Duffy, President of Koala Clancy Foundation
Janine started the not-for-profit charity Koala Clancy Foundation in 2015 with a mission to inspire travellers and local communities to help ensure a future for wild koalas. The foundation removes weeds, plants trees, advocates and educates locals about wild koalas.
Helen Hai, Head of Binance Charity Foundation
Helen is the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialisation in Africa. She is heading the Binance Blockchain Charity Foundation with the mandate to use Blockchain for Social Good. Ambassador Hai was named a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and she is the co-chair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Consumption for the World Economic Forum.
Leigh Travers, CEO of Binance Australia
Leigh is an experienced executive who has spent the past seven years building products and growing networks in the digital asset industry. Leigh has been a Director and CEO of DigitalX Limited (ASX:DCC), the world’s first publicly listed blockchain technology company, and served on the Board of Australia’s blockchain industry body, Blockchain Australia, for five years. Leigh has spent his whole career in public markets, predominantly working with growth companies and investors.
James Prosser, Moderator
James will be our host for the AMA. James has been investing in and trading cryptocurrency since 2017 and is also a member of the Binance Australia team.
Metaverse NFT projects have been in development behind the scenes prior to the metaverse becoming a buzz term after Facebook’s recent announcement. But what exactly is the metaverse? and which games are worth checking out?
The idea of the metaverse is that of a virtual and immersive online only world. If you’ve ever seen the movie Ready, Player One, you might have an idea of how a metaverse could look. Within these worlds, an avatar represents you and you are free to interact with other people and places (occasionally replicated from real life).
This mass multiplayer format (MMO) often seeks to develop its own governance and economy. This is where in-game tokens and NFT assets can represent some kind of value through uniqueness and scarcity.
Typically, there are four main components of metaverses and their NFTs are
Transparency: Anyone can check the blockchain to find more information about the NFTs and their transactions.
Decentralisation: There is no central entity controlling the metaverse. It should be an equitable experience for all.
Real-life value: Any tokens you encounter within the metaverse should be tradeable on external markets.
User governance: The players should have a say in changes implemented within the metaverse, via a vote.
Some metaverses can be explored for free, and you can acquire the NFTs or in-game tokens from airdrops and giveaways, then participate in play-to-earn aspects. However, most require you to purchase digital assets from NFT marketplaces using your DeFi crypto wallet such as MetaMask.
This article will highlight what we believe to be the current top 10 metaverse NFT projects available. Here, we will address what comprises each project, how it is unique, and where NFTs fit into the game.
Decentraland is the metaverse NFT project that allows its players to truly immerse themselves in the game. Compatible with online browsers and VR technology, Decentraland leverages the Ethereum blockchain to monitor the buying and selling of virtual real estate, known as land. How you use your land is entirely up to you; your possibilities are near endless. However, the goal of Decentraland is to create a collaborative user network through peer-to-peer communication.
The concept of buying land is not unique to Decentraland, yet $MANA is. $MANA is a cryptocurrency specific to the game. Land and artwork, which take the form of NFTs within Decentraland, can only be bought with this currency.
Axie Infinity – battle with your new little friends.
Developed by a Vietnamese studio, Axie Infinity brings Pokémon-style characters to an NFT-based metaverse. If you’ve been seeking cute, blob-style pets that you can use to battle against other players, Axie Infinity may be the game for you. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, the game revolves around breeding, raising, and battling your Axies.
Both the land and the Axies you purchase are NFTs sold via the in-game marketplace. Most of the transactions within the game take place on Ronin – a tailored sidechain offering lower fees than you’d ordinarily find on the main blockchain. The game design itself is simplistic, colourful, and attractive to the eye.
The Sandbox combines the blocky terrain of Minecraft with the metaverse concept to provide players with a play-to-earn universe. The Sandbox only launched last month after four years of development. It allows players to earn its currency ($SAND) by completing game quests or through the sale of their digital assets.
NFTs can be found within gameplay in the form of land. Once you purchase a piece of land, you have the option to begin creating your own minigames that you can publish, charging token fees to play. Beyond creating your own games, a key aspect of The Sandbox is allowing its players a say in the metaverse governance.
If you’re a Destiny fan or like to explore the latest RPGs (Role Play Games) in your free time, Star Atlas is offering its own metaverse NFT take on these concepts. Star Atlas presents an MMORPG (mass multiplayer online role-playing game) that gives you the power to create a character and a spaceship and explore outer space in an open-world game style. Star Atlas’s unique appeal comes from the opportunity for players to buy in and partly own the game.
$ATLAS and $POLIS are the two in-game currencies. While Star Atlas is play-to-earn, you can purchase NFT-style game features across the in-game market and contribute to a robust virtual economy.
CryptoVoxels is another play-to-earn, Minecraft-style metaverse. Developed by a New Zealand company and listed on the Ethereum blockchain, CryptoVoxels is one of the less creatively impressive metaverse on this list. However, what it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in versatility and gameplay, being categorised as a game of financial strategy.
Ethereum is the sole payment method within this metaverse. You can use it to purchase collectibles or collections, and land. CryptoVoxels is versatile in supporting platforms, which include the options to play online, on Android, or on VR.
Bloktopia is a fluorescent sci-fi VR metaverse with many real-life connections. The game itself is played within a 21-storey skyscraper called ‘Bloktopia’, where ‘Bloktopians’ have the option to earn tokens ($BLOK) through advertising revenue, network building, real estate, and more.
The real-life links within the game can be found in advertisements from companies such as Polygon, Animoca Brands, and Jake Paul, visible on billboards within the game’s trailer. The game is heavily designed around incorporating NFTs and profiting from your endeavours. However, the gameplay seems well-designed and might be quite immersive in VR.
Starl – become a landlord, customise yourself, explore.
The Starl metaverse functions similarly to other projects on this list. You can buy land within the game to use as you please. With your virtual real estate, you have the option to rent it out to other players, which seems to be unique to the Starl metaverse. Beyond this, you can interact with real people, customise your avatar, explore and gamble.
$STARL is the token used within this metaverse, tradeable for other cryptocurrencies or for fiat money. The opportunities for your in-game tokens spring from an interconnected economy within the metaverse’s ecosystem.
Somnium Space – where the Sims meets VR technology.
Somnium Space presents a metaverse that feels like the Sims. It is an open-world, virtual society that you can interact with via PC or mobile; however, to get the full experience and really jump into the game, you may want to connect it to a VR headset.
Somnium Space tracks your purchases (via $CUBE) on a blockchain, allows you to monetise your experience, own virtual real estate, and live ‘forever’. In recent exciting news, there may be potential in the future to see Somnium space partner with TESLASUIT for a boosted VR experience.
Nakamoto Games considers itself the play-to-earn revolution. Evident in its mission, Nakamoto seeks to give every person the opportunity to earn crypto and generate a sustainable income. $NAKA, the metaverse’s token, is necessary to access the ecosystem. Naka tokens can be entered into a weekly prize pool and players who rank highest on the leaderboard can win a share from this pool.
Anyone with a crypto wallet can enter this metaverse to play. However, if you consider yourself more of a developer, you can create and monetise games within the metaverse that can generate you a return. If you aren’t that tech-savvy, it’s worth noting that anyone with Naka tokens can contribute to the metaverse governance instead.
You can ‘be your own hero’ in Metahero’s which boasts Ultra-HD photogrammetric scanning technology to bring yourself and real-life places into the game. Within this metaverse, you are likely to encounter gaming, fashion, medicine, NFTs, social media, and VR/AR capabilities.
The $HERO token is the sole currency belonging to this digital ecosystem. Metahero is paired with Wolf Digital World (WDW), and together they define their partnership as two separate companies with one life-changing mission. This metaverse aims to allow its players to do anything in the digital world that they can do in the real world. You also get the ability to create NFTs that you can use to auction, trade, or sell as you see fit. However, it may be exciting enough just to copy yourself into a video game.
Conclusions
Whether it’s buying and selling virtual real estate, creating and monetising your own minigames, or playing to earn, metaverses provide many crypto-related opportunities.
The creation of NFTs, known as “minting” allows players to truly own any digital assets that they purchase within the game. Then, thanks to blockchain technology, these purchases and trades can be traced to verify their true ownership.
Metaverse projects are designed to create safe spaces for play and for financial transactions. With these various metaverses offering platform compatibility via smartphones, VR headsets, and computers, what these digital worlds can offer is extensive. It is likely that the future will only bring more versatility to this industry.
If you consider yourself to be a gamer or a crypto lover, it may be worth keeping up to date with this technology as it evolves.
Australian digital assets exchange Swyftx has today announced a major two-year partnership with the Brisbane Lions.
The country’s top-rated cryptocurrency exchange will join forces with the AFL team as its official Coaches Partner.
Swyftx chief executive officer, Ryan Parsons, said the Lions sponsorship capped an important year for the Brisbane-based exchange, which has grown its customer base by more than 1,200% since the start of 2021.
“This partnership brings together the best AFL team in Australia and its most popular cryptocurrency exchange,” Parsons said. “We’re both progressive teams with strong values so we’re delighted to be joining forces.
“Chris Fagan is one of the most respected coaches in Australian sport, with a huge following and an exciting coaching team behind him. We’re looking forward to seeing what our two great Brisbane-based teams can build.”
Swyftx was founded in 2018 and currently supports more than 470,000 customers around the country. The multi-award-winning company is Australia’s top-rated exchange on Trustpilot.
The two-year deal comes with an option for a further one-year extension.
Lions senior coach Chris Fagan thanked Swyftx for its support and described the success of the award-winning business as an inspiration to the coaches.
“As a coaching group we are always looking for ways to encourage growth in our players and to reward our stakeholders, which are our members and fans, with our performances,’’ Fagan said.
“In Swyftx I see an organisation that has achieved incredible growth and delivered a first-class platform for their clients.’’
The Sydney Swans have teamed up with Independent Reserve, who have joined the AFL club on a one-year agreement as the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Sydney Swans.
Independent Reserve is one of Australia’s oldest, most trusted and secure ways to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Independent Reserve serves over 200,000 Australian, New Zealand and global customers and the club is looking forward to bringing together the world of crypto with Sydney Swans members and fans.
As part of the partnership, Independent Reserve will be involved in match-day activations at Sydney Swans home games, digital activations across the club’s online channels, and will also engage with the new Sydney Network, the club’s business and stakeholder network.
Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley (pictured above, at left, with Independent Reserve CEO Adrian Przelozny and COO Lasanka Perera) said he was excited to welcome Independent Reserve to the club.
“Independent Reserve, a well-respected name in the cryptocurrency space, shares common values that align well with our club’s brand,” Harley said. “We are looking forward to working together with Independent Reserve for the year ahead.”
Sydney Swans player Isaac Heeney (pictured above, at right), who has an interest in cryptocurrencies, echoed Harley’s sentiments, saying he was looking forward to having Independent Reserve aligned with the club.
“It is really innovative for the Swans to be partnering with a cryptocurrency exchange,” Heeney said. “As we have seen overseas, having high-profile athletes being paid in Bitcoin is really exciting, and hopefully at some point it makes its way into the AFL here in Australia. It is the way of the future.
“I have an interest in cryptocurrencies and it has been amazing to see the world of crypto evolve and change at such a rapid pace.”
Independent Reserve CEO Adrian Przelozny said he was proud the company had been named as the Official Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Sydney Swans.
“To make it in footy, the best players are the ones who are bold, back themselves in, and show grit and determination on the field. Those attributes are not too different when it comes to investing in crypto. Our two organisations, fans, members and customers are very complementary in our attitudes and ethos.
“There’s no doubt Swans members are a digitally savvy audience in the way they socialise, consume media and entertain themselves, so it’s a natural next step for the Swans to be in partnership with Australia’s trusted crypto exchange where members can buy and sell digital assets with confidence.
“We hope this partnership can connect our customers and all Swans fans with a sport they love by getting them involved in the action at the home games,” Przelozny said. “We are also going to be engaging the fans through digital channels and introducing them to things like the blockchain and crypto.”
To celebrate the partnership, Independent Reserve is running a digital ‘Spin 2 Win’ activation where Swans fans can win the major prize of $1,000 in Bitcoin with Independent Reserve as well as Sydney Swans prize packs. To be in the running and play the ‘Spin 2 Win’, click here.
About Independent Reserve
Established in 2013, Independent Reserve is Australia’s trusted cryptocurrency exchange and OTC trading desk. Over 200,000 customers from Australia, New Zealand and Singapore trust Independent Reserve to easily buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and other major cryptocurrencies. Independent Reserve offers a range of innovative features, including AutoTrader, OTC trading desk, API integration, world-class security and mobile app.
Australia’s top-rated cryptocurrency exchange Swyftx is celebrating a year of extraordinary growth with a $100,000+ Christmas giveaway.
Swyftx was named Brisbane’s High Growth Business of the Year in 2021 after it became the country’s second-largest digital asset exchange by trade volume. It currently supports more than 470,000 customers across Australia and New Zealand.
The 12-day festive giveaway runs from December 14 to 25. It culminates on Christmas Day with one Australian resident picking up a Tesla Model 3. The company is also giving away a wide range of other prizes, including drones, games consoles, laptops and Bitcoin.
It’s been a genuinely remarkable year. Not just for crypto but also Swyftx. We’ve grown our customer base across the ANZ region by more than 1,200% in 2021.
Chris Vanek, Swyftx CMO
“This is our way of celebrating and giving back to the thousands of customers who’ve rated us the top crypto exchange on Trustpilot.”
Swyftx’s 12 days of Christmas giveaways
In total, the company’s Christmas giveaway in Australia and New Zealand is worth more than A$125,000. Customers will be eligible for the prize draw by conducting a range of free actions listed on the page, such as sharing and following social media channels.
Full details of entry requirements and T&Cs are available on the company’s website. Winners will be announced on December 27, 2021.
To enter the promotion, all applicants must be over the age of 18, be a resident of Australia or New Zealand, and have a verified Swyftx account.
