This Is How DAOs Are Taking A Greater Role in the DeFi and NFT Sectors.
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have been operating under the radar for a while now. Amid all the excitement over bull markets, DeFi and NFTs, DAOs have found themselves being neglected, despite the fact that they’re coming to play an increasing role within the crypto ecosystem.
From DeFi protocols such as Uniswap (UNI) and Maker (MKR) to NFT platforms such as YellowHeart and JennyDAO, decentralized autonomous organizations are turning up almost everywhere you look in crypto. And while they haven’t received much attention so far this year, new and emerging DAOs are managing to attract millions in investment, while DAOs themselves are becoming more complex in how they operate and manage themselves.
DAOs meet DeFi and NFTs
Despite the relative neglect, there’s little doubt that DAOs have become fairly central to much of crypto.
“Whilst DAOs may not have received attention as a standalone concept this year, they are built into the fabric of the crypto industry and considered vital in the decision-making process for projects and protocols,” said Philipp Pieper, the co-founder of DeFi platform Swarm Markets.
Pieper noted that DAOs have played a key role in the emergence of NFTs and the growth of DeFi, forming an integral part of other verticals rather than being a separate category.
“Level 1 protocols such as Ethereum (ETH) and Polkadot (DOT), both of which have received considerable attention this year, are practicing DAO organizations live in action,” he added.
Pieper is referring to such platforms as PolkaDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that was launched by Polkadot in 2019 in order to distribute funding to new Polkadot-based projects. He’s also alluding to the LAO, which is a for-profit Ethereum-based platform launched in 2019, also to distribute funding.
But while these DAOs were launched a couple of years ago, the DAO space continues to grow, particularly in parallel with the expansion of DeFi and NFTs.
“Yes, it has emerged and grown substantially. Top examples are mostly exchange-based such as Uniswap, 1inch (1INCH) and Maker,” said Josh Katz, the founder of NFT marketplace YellowHeart.
Decentralized finance — and in particular decentralized funding — really is the biggest emerging area for the DAOs. Most recently, the Bybit-backed BitDAO raised USD 250m in funding in order to finance the development of its decentralized crypto investment fund.
“DAOs are complicated and often slow moving structures; they weren't the most attractive things in this fast-paced fading bull market,” said Charles Watkins, a member of Curve’s core development team.
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have been operating under the radar for a while now. Amid all the excitement over bull markets, DeFi and NFTs, DAOs have found themselves being neglected, despite the fact that they’re coming to play an increasing role within the crypto ecosystem.
From DeFi protocols such as Uniswap (UNI) and Maker (MKR) to NFT platforms such as YellowHeart and JennyDAO, decentralized autonomous organizations are turning up almost everywhere you look in crypto. And while they haven’t received much attention so far this year, new and emerging DAOs are managing to attract millions in investment, while DAOs themselves are becoming more complex in how they operate and manage themselves.
DAOs meet DeFi and NFTs
Despite the relative neglect, there’s little doubt that DAOs have become fairly central to much of crypto.
“Whilst DAOs may not have received attention as a standalone concept this year, they are built into the fabric of the crypto industry and considered vital in the decision-making process for projects and protocols,” said Philipp Pieper, the co-founder of DeFi platform Swarm Markets.
Pieper noted that DAOs have played a key role in the emergence of NFTs and the growth of DeFi, forming an integral part of other verticals rather than being a separate category.
“Level 1 protocols such as Ethereum (ETH) and Polkadot (DOT), both of which have received considerable attention this year, are practicing DAO organizations live in action,” he added.
Pieper is referring to such platforms as PolkaDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that was launched by Polkadot in 2019 in order to distribute funding to new Polkadot-based projects. He’s also alluding to the LAO, which is a for-profit Ethereum-based platform launched in 2019, also to distribute funding.
But while these DAOs were launched a couple of years ago, the DAO space continues to grow, particularly in parallel with the expansion of DeFi and NFTs.
“Yes, it has emerged and grown substantially. Top examples are mostly exchange-based such as Uniswap, 1inch (1INCH) and Maker,” said Josh Katz, the founder of NFT marketplace YellowHeart.
Decentralized finance — and in particular decentralized funding — really is the biggest emerging area for the DAOs. Most recently, the Bybit-backed BitDAO raised USD 250m in funding in order to finance the development of its decentralized crypto investment fund.
“DAOs are complicated and often slow moving structures; they weren't the most attractive things in this fast-paced fading bull market,” said Charles Watkins, a member of Curve’s core development team.
Australian digital finance industry wants to legally recognize DAOs.
A new legal initiative in Australia wants to allow DAO project governors to contract with other legal entities through DeFi tools.
Specialists and lawyers focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) are launching an initiative to create a new type of legal entity in Australia representing decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
The country's Digital Law Association and global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills are lobbying an Australian Senate committee to formally recognize new decentralized models for corporate governance. These new DAO models would replace the board of directors with an internet community, the Australian Financial Review reported Thursday.
The initiative specifically intends to allow “DAO Limited” project governors to contract with other legal entities through DeFi tools, implementing blockchain technology to remove traditional intermediaries like banks and exchanges. Limited liability status will also prevent Australian members of a DAO from being liable for losses incurred by decisions made by a member of the community.
According to the lawyers, legalizing DAOs in Australia could make the country more attractive for global digital asset businesses, as groups of local DeFi entrepreneurs reportedly shift offshore to jurisdictions like Singapore and Germany.
A DAO is a decentralized organization with certain sets of rules that are encoded as a computer program and are usually based on blockchain technology. The first most important attempt to create a DAO was “The DAO,” a machine-operating venture organization launched in 2016.
The news comes as some cryptocurrency exchanges are shifting to a decentralized structure. Yesterday, ShapeShift crypto exchange announced plans to open-source its platform and dissolve its entire corporate structure in a move to underscore its commitment to DeFi. “Inspired by the broader DeFi community, we’ll now help pioneer a new model of economic coordination for the 21st century. No corporate entity, no banks and no borders. The tools are ready,” ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees said.
A new legal initiative in Australia wants to allow DAO project governors to contract with other legal entities through DeFi tools.
Specialists and lawyers focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) are launching an initiative to create a new type of legal entity in Australia representing decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
The country's Digital Law Association and global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills are lobbying an Australian Senate committee to formally recognize new decentralized models for corporate governance. These new DAO models would replace the board of directors with an internet community, the Australian Financial Review reported Thursday.
The initiative specifically intends to allow “DAO Limited” project governors to contract with other legal entities through DeFi tools, implementing blockchain technology to remove traditional intermediaries like banks and exchanges. Limited liability status will also prevent Australian members of a DAO from being liable for losses incurred by decisions made by a member of the community.
According to the lawyers, legalizing DAOs in Australia could make the country more attractive for global digital asset businesses, as groups of local DeFi entrepreneurs reportedly shift offshore to jurisdictions like Singapore and Germany.
A DAO is a decentralized organization with certain sets of rules that are encoded as a computer program and are usually based on blockchain technology. The first most important attempt to create a DAO was “The DAO,” a machine-operating venture organization launched in 2016.
The news comes as some cryptocurrency exchanges are shifting to a decentralized structure. Yesterday, ShapeShift crypto exchange announced plans to open-source its platform and dissolve its entire corporate structure in a move to underscore its commitment to DeFi. “Inspired by the broader DeFi community, we’ll now help pioneer a new model of economic coordination for the 21st century. No corporate entity, no banks and no borders. The tools are ready,” ShapeShift founder and CEO Erik Voorhees said.
Cardano grows closer to launching smart contracts with new testnet.
The Alonzo White testnet brings NFTs and various De-Fi use cases one step closer for Cardano.
IOHK, the blockchain development team behind Cardano, announced on July 15 that the project’s Alonzo test net had officially transitioned from Blue to White, bringing with it the ecosystem’s long anticipated expansion to functional smart contracts.
While the previous testnet, known as Alonzo Blue, did offer some smart contract features, these were only available to a limited number of insiders. Yesterday’s upgrade will allow about 500 validators, stake pool operators, and developers to test these features going forward.
Alonzo White is set to run for two to four weeks before upgrading to the final testnet for its current development phase, known as Alonzo Purple.
Despite some recent backlash from others in the blockchain community, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently said in a YouTube video that everything is still on track according to the project's development roadmap, noting that more than $10 million in NFTs have been sold throughout the Cardano network along with “tens of thousands of assets”. Once Alonzo White is released to the mainnet, developers will be able to launch dApps, NFTs and more.
On the heels of the Alonzo White announcement, an NFT and DeFi Marketplace called the Spores Network announced a successful $2.3 million fundraise on July 16. The company stated that it hopes to leverage Cardano's lower transaction costs, lower carbon footprints, and higher transaction throughput to bring NFTs to mainstream users.
With more companies and artists joining the growing NFT market, such as Dolce and Gabbana and a fantasy soccer platform, bringing more NFTs to the network could lead to big gains for Cardano and its users.
The Alonzo White testnet brings NFTs and various De-Fi use cases one step closer for Cardano.
IOHK, the blockchain development team behind Cardano, announced on July 15 that the project’s Alonzo test net had officially transitioned from Blue to White, bringing with it the ecosystem’s long anticipated expansion to functional smart contracts.
While the previous testnet, known as Alonzo Blue, did offer some smart contract features, these were only available to a limited number of insiders. Yesterday’s upgrade will allow about 500 validators, stake pool operators, and developers to test these features going forward.
Alonzo White is set to run for two to four weeks before upgrading to the final testnet for its current development phase, known as Alonzo Purple.
Despite some recent backlash from others in the blockchain community, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently said in a YouTube video that everything is still on track according to the project's development roadmap, noting that more than $10 million in NFTs have been sold throughout the Cardano network along with “tens of thousands of assets”. Once Alonzo White is released to the mainnet, developers will be able to launch dApps, NFTs and more.
On the heels of the Alonzo White announcement, an NFT and DeFi Marketplace called the Spores Network announced a successful $2.3 million fundraise on July 16. The company stated that it hopes to leverage Cardano's lower transaction costs, lower carbon footprints, and higher transaction throughput to bring NFTs to mainstream users.
With more companies and artists joining the growing NFT market, such as Dolce and Gabbana and a fantasy soccer platform, bringing more NFTs to the network could lead to big gains for Cardano and its users.
Rangers Protocol launches Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible testnet.
The project is branding its testnet as useful to “new developers without blockchain background knowledge."
The Rangers Protocol has opened its testnet to users aiming to provide an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible solution that supports cross-chain contract interoperability.
In a Friday announcement, the Rangers Protocol said it had successfully migrated its first Dapp to the testnet which went live on July 19. The project migrated an Ethereum-based lending protocol, BlueStone, to the testnet, a move the protocol described as “smooth and developer-friendly” given Rangers’ Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, compatibility.
Though there are seemingly alternative solutions utilizing blockchain technology friendly to Solidity developers, Rangers Protocol is branding its testnet as useful to “new developers without blockchain background knowledge.” Individuals interested in building using the protocol will reportedly have an easier time creating nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as well as gaming applications in a permissionless environment.
Rangers Protocol co-founder Mary Ma announced in June that it would be launching its testnet in July following $3.7 million seed and private equity funding rounds. Ma claimed the protocol would have decentralized apps on its network, and include a cross-chain protocol, NFT protocol, and EVM compatible system. The project is reportedly the work of three years of development.
Crypto also recently launched its chain testnet allowing projects built on EVM-compatible chains to transfer over to its ecosystem. The open source testnet, Cronos, runs on a proof-of-authority consensus algorithm and is powered by proof-of-stake chain Ethermint.
Originally branded as the Rocket Protocol, Rangers is a China-based crypto company with an estimated valuation of $63 million. Venture funds backing the project include Pantera Capital, Huobi Ventures Blockchain Fund, Framework Ventures, Alameda Research, AU21 Capital, Hashkey Capital, SevenX Ventures, SNZ, Spark Digital Capital, and others.
The project is branding its testnet as useful to “new developers without blockchain background knowledge."
The Rangers Protocol has opened its testnet to users aiming to provide an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible solution that supports cross-chain contract interoperability.
In a Friday announcement, the Rangers Protocol said it had successfully migrated its first Dapp to the testnet which went live on July 19. The project migrated an Ethereum-based lending protocol, BlueStone, to the testnet, a move the protocol described as “smooth and developer-friendly” given Rangers’ Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, compatibility.
Though there are seemingly alternative solutions utilizing blockchain technology friendly to Solidity developers, Rangers Protocol is branding its testnet as useful to “new developers without blockchain background knowledge.” Individuals interested in building using the protocol will reportedly have an easier time creating nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, as well as gaming applications in a permissionless environment.
Rangers Protocol co-founder Mary Ma announced in June that it would be launching its testnet in July following $3.7 million seed and private equity funding rounds. Ma claimed the protocol would have decentralized apps on its network, and include a cross-chain protocol, NFT protocol, and EVM compatible system. The project is reportedly the work of three years of development.
Crypto also recently launched its chain testnet allowing projects built on EVM-compatible chains to transfer over to its ecosystem. The open source testnet, Cronos, runs on a proof-of-authority consensus algorithm and is powered by proof-of-stake chain Ethermint.
Originally branded as the Rocket Protocol, Rangers is a China-based crypto company with an estimated valuation of $63 million. Venture funds backing the project include Pantera Capital, Huobi Ventures Blockchain Fund, Framework Ventures, Alameda Research, AU21 Capital, Hashkey Capital, SevenX Ventures, SNZ, Spark Digital Capital, and others.
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Institutions continue offloading BTC exposure despite price rebound.
Bitcoin funds are still in decline as institutional sentiment remains bearish.
Investments in institutional Bitcoin products have continued to decline this past week.
In its July 26 Digital Asset Fund Flows report, CoinShares notes institutional crypto products have experienced outflows for the third consecutive week, with $28 million exiting the sector during the week ending July 23. As such, the week saw a 170% increase in outflows compared to the $10.4 million for the previous seven days.
The findings revealed that Bitcoin-based funds saw the largest outflows with $24 million, or 85% of combined outflows from crypto products. Monthly outflows for BTC are now at $49 million, although year-to-date flows remain positive at $4.1 billion. CoinShares stated:
“Last week’s outflows suggest negative sentiment still pervades the asset class despite more recent constructive comments from key industry players.”
Ether products also saw outflows of $7.3 million over the week, while multi-asset funds bucked the trend with a net inflow totaling $3.1 million. The report added that multi-asset funds are the only class of crypto investment products that have experienced net inflows for every week of 2021 so far.
Despite the downturn, leading crypto asset manager, Grayscale, recorded an inflow of $2.5 million for the period. Its latest assets under management bulletin reports total assets under management of $33.6 billion as of July 27.
CoinShares concluded that investment product turnover remains low at $1.7 billion for the week — comprising just 22% of May’s weekly average.
However, CoinShares’ data was recorded before Monday’s bullish market action that saw Bitcoin gain 15% in less than three hours.
Bitcoin funds are still in decline as institutional sentiment remains bearish.
Investments in institutional Bitcoin products have continued to decline this past week.
In its July 26 Digital Asset Fund Flows report, CoinShares notes institutional crypto products have experienced outflows for the third consecutive week, with $28 million exiting the sector during the week ending July 23. As such, the week saw a 170% increase in outflows compared to the $10.4 million for the previous seven days.
The findings revealed that Bitcoin-based funds saw the largest outflows with $24 million, or 85% of combined outflows from crypto products. Monthly outflows for BTC are now at $49 million, although year-to-date flows remain positive at $4.1 billion. CoinShares stated:
“Last week’s outflows suggest negative sentiment still pervades the asset class despite more recent constructive comments from key industry players.”
Ether products also saw outflows of $7.3 million over the week, while multi-asset funds bucked the trend with a net inflow totaling $3.1 million. The report added that multi-asset funds are the only class of crypto investment products that have experienced net inflows for every week of 2021 so far.
Despite the downturn, leading crypto asset manager, Grayscale, recorded an inflow of $2.5 million for the period. Its latest assets under management bulletin reports total assets under management of $33.6 billion as of July 27.
CoinShares concluded that investment product turnover remains low at $1.7 billion for the week — comprising just 22% of May’s weekly average.
However, CoinShares’ data was recorded before Monday’s bullish market action that saw Bitcoin gain 15% in less than three hours.
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FTX Sees 'Explosive Growth' With More than 1M Sign-Ups This Year
A two-year-old crypto unicorn, derivatives exchange FTX, just showed an "explosive growth and adoption" as it has seen more than a million sign-ups in the first half of 2021, marking a nearly 400% rise in this period of time.
"And it’s safe to say that users keep coming back for more," said the exchange in their review of the year's first half, as they've recorded more than 10m 1-day active users since January 1.
Further "enormous growth" has been seen in volume, with USD 1.88trn in total volume and an average daily volume (ADV) of USD 10.97bn - which represents a 934% increase since January. In comparison, last year’s total volume was over USD 385bn, while ADV was USD 1.06bn.
Additional points made by the review include:
- spot margin lending saw "massive increases": the total notional value of outstanding loans (in a 24 hour period) exceeded USD 2.5bn in May;
- FTX (the exchange's US operations) has the deepest liquidity of all US competitors, having gone from less than USD 1m a day in mid-2020 to a peak of nearly USD 1bn a day;
- FTX over-the-counter volume averaged USD 500m-USD1bn in daily volume across over 100 different currencies on FTX and some 20 currencies on FTX;
- in January alone, the exchange listed 70 new markets and overall added more than 100 listed markets and support for 125 assets as collateral, compared to the end of 2020 when they had had 1,100 listed markets and had added support for 71 assets to be used as collateral.
As for the year's second half, the exchange said that they see opportunities for further expanding their global product line, the US operations, international presence, and charitable efforts.
As reported in July, the operator of the exchange, FTX Trading Ltd., said it closed USD 900m Series B fundraise, with over 60 investors valuing the company at USD 18bn, as it looks to expand its global presence and accelerate growth. A year ago, it was valued at USD 1bn.
A two-year-old crypto unicorn, derivatives exchange FTX, just showed an "explosive growth and adoption" as it has seen more than a million sign-ups in the first half of 2021, marking a nearly 400% rise in this period of time.
"And it’s safe to say that users keep coming back for more," said the exchange in their review of the year's first half, as they've recorded more than 10m 1-day active users since January 1.
Further "enormous growth" has been seen in volume, with USD 1.88trn in total volume and an average daily volume (ADV) of USD 10.97bn - which represents a 934% increase since January. In comparison, last year’s total volume was over USD 385bn, while ADV was USD 1.06bn.
Additional points made by the review include:
- spot margin lending saw "massive increases": the total notional value of outstanding loans (in a 24 hour period) exceeded USD 2.5bn in May;
- FTX (the exchange's US operations) has the deepest liquidity of all US competitors, having gone from less than USD 1m a day in mid-2020 to a peak of nearly USD 1bn a day;
- FTX over-the-counter volume averaged USD 500m-USD1bn in daily volume across over 100 different currencies on FTX and some 20 currencies on FTX;
- in January alone, the exchange listed 70 new markets and overall added more than 100 listed markets and support for 125 assets as collateral, compared to the end of 2020 when they had had 1,100 listed markets and had added support for 71 assets to be used as collateral.
As for the year's second half, the exchange said that they see opportunities for further expanding their global product line, the US operations, international presence, and charitable efforts.
As reported in July, the operator of the exchange, FTX Trading Ltd., said it closed USD 900m Series B fundraise, with over 60 investors valuing the company at USD 18bn, as it looks to expand its global presence and accelerate growth. A year ago, it was valued at USD 1bn.
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PoS Coins, Lightning, DeFi & DEXes In Danger as US Bill Chaos Intensifies.
Mayhem appears to have broken loose in the world of American politics, and the crypto community may be caught in the eye of the storm, as now, proof-of-stake (PoS) networks might be left in danger at a time when Ethereum (ETH) is moving towards PoS. Moreover, the Lightning Network, decentralized exchanges, and DeFi might get hurt too.
A controversial infrastructure bill being moved with alacrity through the parliamentary system contains a number of clauses that pertain to crypto players and how they are taxed. As previously reported, most of these pertain to the legal definition of a “broker.” This week, the American crypto community has attempted to drive up support for a bipartisan amendment to the bill put forward by three senators, including the crypto-keen Cynthia Lummis.
The original bill could force the crypto mining and trading community to cough up a staggering USD 28 billion – to help fund hundreds of billions worth of USD worth of public spending projects. “Broker” status would force miners and developers to provide exhaustive lists of documents and transaction history records to Internal Revenue Service officials – before paying taxes on their holdings and historic earnings.
Lummis, along with the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and the Republican Senators Pat Toomey, proposed an amendment that would exempt miners, validators, blockchain developers and wallet-making developers from being classed as “brokers” – and thus subject to all of the provisions of the bill.
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen spoke with lawmakers Thursday to raise objections to the effort led by Wyden and other senators to weaken the legislation’s proposed crypto overhauls, The Washington Post reported, citing two undisclosed people. Yellen lobbied Wyden about the matter, per the report.
And now, a fresh spanner has been thrown into the works – in the shape of a brand new, rival amendment that appears to have backing from the Presidential office.
The amendment was launched by senators Rob Portman, Mark Warner and Kyrsten Sinema. Confusingly, perhaps, this new amendment proposed the same for of exemption as the original amendment – but only for proof-of-work (PoW) miners, such as Bitcoin (BTC), and (for now), ETH miners. That means developers and validators on proof-of-stake networks like and Cardano (ADA) (or yet-to-be-launched Ethereum 2.0) would be classed as brokers – while Bitcoin protocol professionals would effectively escape unscathed.
Some were quick to point out that in some respects at least, there appeared to be very little difference if at all between at least certain parts of the latest amendment proposal.
Mayhem appears to have broken loose in the world of American politics, and the crypto community may be caught in the eye of the storm, as now, proof-of-stake (PoS) networks might be left in danger at a time when Ethereum (ETH) is moving towards PoS. Moreover, the Lightning Network, decentralized exchanges, and DeFi might get hurt too.
A controversial infrastructure bill being moved with alacrity through the parliamentary system contains a number of clauses that pertain to crypto players and how they are taxed. As previously reported, most of these pertain to the legal definition of a “broker.” This week, the American crypto community has attempted to drive up support for a bipartisan amendment to the bill put forward by three senators, including the crypto-keen Cynthia Lummis.
The original bill could force the crypto mining and trading community to cough up a staggering USD 28 billion – to help fund hundreds of billions worth of USD worth of public spending projects. “Broker” status would force miners and developers to provide exhaustive lists of documents and transaction history records to Internal Revenue Service officials – before paying taxes on their holdings and historic earnings.
Lummis, along with the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and the Republican Senators Pat Toomey, proposed an amendment that would exempt miners, validators, blockchain developers and wallet-making developers from being classed as “brokers” – and thus subject to all of the provisions of the bill.
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen spoke with lawmakers Thursday to raise objections to the effort led by Wyden and other senators to weaken the legislation’s proposed crypto overhauls, The Washington Post reported, citing two undisclosed people. Yellen lobbied Wyden about the matter, per the report.
And now, a fresh spanner has been thrown into the works – in the shape of a brand new, rival amendment that appears to have backing from the Presidential office.
The amendment was launched by senators Rob Portman, Mark Warner and Kyrsten Sinema. Confusingly, perhaps, this new amendment proposed the same for of exemption as the original amendment – but only for proof-of-work (PoW) miners, such as Bitcoin (BTC), and (for now), ETH miners. That means developers and validators on proof-of-stake networks like and Cardano (ADA) (or yet-to-be-launched Ethereum 2.0) would be classed as brokers – while Bitcoin protocol professionals would effectively escape unscathed.
Some were quick to point out that in some respects at least, there appeared to be very little difference if at all between at least certain parts of the latest amendment proposal.
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✅ Website : https://rodtoken.com
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♛ 3% Marketing Contribution💎
♛ 7% Buy-Back Contracts🔥
♛ Long-term marketing strategy
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♛ Total Supply: 1 Quadrilion🔥
Presale will be organized on DxSale Platform.
🚀 London hardfork in the Ethereum network - will there be to the moon?
On August 5, the London hardfork took place in the main Ethereum network, which continues the network's transition from the PoW algorithm to the PoS algorithm, which in the future may have a positive impact on the value of ETH. The transition to the new algorithm assumes a slower issue of Ethereum, which can form a shortage of coins on the market.
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On August 5, the London hardfork took place in the main Ethereum network, which continues the network's transition from the PoW algorithm to the PoS algorithm, which in the future may have a positive impact on the value of ETH. The transition to the new algorithm assumes a slower issue of Ethereum, which can form a shortage of coins on the market.
The potential goal of ETH is to update the historical maximum, which is at $4 380, which is more than 50% higher than the current levels. Do not miss the opportunity to invest in Ethereum and go "to the moon" together with the top cryptocurrency!
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Starting August 26, 2021, FTX, Raydium and Apollo-X will host the sale of the highly anticipated tokens of the Solana-powered Star Atlas metaverse, ushering in the next era of play-to-earn enabled GameFi revolution. In the two IDOs, additional allocation of ATLAS and POLIS tokens will be available to holders of meta-posters.
FTX:
https://help.ftx.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405371380116-How-to-participate-in-the-Star-Atlas-Sale
Raydium:
https://raydium.medium.com/star-atlas-is-launching-on-acceleraytor-fa35cfe3291f
Appollo-X
https://apollox.paidnetwork.com/project/star-atlas
Official Websites:
* https://StarAtlas.com
* app: https://play.staratlas.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/staratlasgame
FTX:
https://help.ftx.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405371380116-How-to-participate-in-the-Star-Atlas-Sale
Raydium:
https://raydium.medium.com/star-atlas-is-launching-on-acceleraytor-fa35cfe3291f
Appollo-X
https://apollox.paidnetwork.com/project/star-atlas
Official Websites:
* https://StarAtlas.com
* app: https://play.staratlas.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/staratlasgame
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⏱START 1PM UTC 27.08.2021
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Russian Miner Has His Video Cards Stolen – By Balcony-Scaling Neighbor.
A Russian miner was robbed of his video cards by his next-door neighbor – who police say climbed over the man’s balcony to steal his hardware.
According to the Kursk branch of the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the local media outlet Kurskie Izvestia, the flat belongs to a Kursk resident who had moved out of the property after converting it into a crypto mining “farm.”
But the miner guessed something was wrong when he noticed that the equipment had ceased to generate any income for him – and was no longer mining coins.
He notified the police, who were initially flummoxed by the fact that they were unable to find any traces of a break-in or a burglary in the apartment. Eventually, they formulated the theory that the miner’s neighbors were somehow involved in the theft – and were soon proved correct.
Their investigation led them to discover that a resident in the neighboring apartment had deduced that a miner was living next door – due to the sound of the mechanical “whirring” of graphics processing units and mining rigs.
The neighbor also noticed that the owner was almost always absent from the property, returning only briefly every now and then to check on the status of his rigs.
The neighbor then hatched a plan, police said, also involving his girlfriend and a friend, to sneak into the house by climbing across the adjoining balcony. The intruders, police said, then proceeded to remove and escape with 30 video cards, which were found hidden in the neighbor’s car.
The cards were worth over USD 54,000 by current market prices, the media outlet explained.
The police claimed that all three were interrogated, and that all members of “the criminal group confessed” to the crime and ensured the safe return of the video card haul.
The trio will now have their cases heard by the courts, and could face jail time of up to seven years for breaking and entering, as well as theft.
A Russian miner was robbed of his video cards by his next-door neighbor – who police say climbed over the man’s balcony to steal his hardware.
According to the Kursk branch of the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the local media outlet Kurskie Izvestia, the flat belongs to a Kursk resident who had moved out of the property after converting it into a crypto mining “farm.”
But the miner guessed something was wrong when he noticed that the equipment had ceased to generate any income for him – and was no longer mining coins.
He notified the police, who were initially flummoxed by the fact that they were unable to find any traces of a break-in or a burglary in the apartment. Eventually, they formulated the theory that the miner’s neighbors were somehow involved in the theft – and were soon proved correct.
Their investigation led them to discover that a resident in the neighboring apartment had deduced that a miner was living next door – due to the sound of the mechanical “whirring” of graphics processing units and mining rigs.
The neighbor also noticed that the owner was almost always absent from the property, returning only briefly every now and then to check on the status of his rigs.
The neighbor then hatched a plan, police said, also involving his girlfriend and a friend, to sneak into the house by climbing across the adjoining balcony. The intruders, police said, then proceeded to remove and escape with 30 video cards, which were found hidden in the neighbor’s car.
The cards were worth over USD 54,000 by current market prices, the media outlet explained.
The police claimed that all three were interrogated, and that all members of “the criminal group confessed” to the crime and ensured the safe return of the video card haul.
The trio will now have their cases heard by the courts, and could face jail time of up to seven years for breaking and entering, as well as theft.
Australian tax office: Report crypto profits or else.
The ATO said it already knows who is invested in cryptocurrencies and expects cooperation.
The Australian Taxation Office has urged citizens to accurately report any profits made in the process of trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), anticipating tax filings from a pool of 600,000 Aussies who it now believes to be invested in digital assets.
The ATO’s assistant commissioner, Tim Loh, told News that people still make the mistake of treating crypto like a currency as opposed to an asset. The ATO wants to rid citizens of the myth that cryptocurrency profits are tax-free, or that they only need to be declared when cashing back out to fiat money.
Loh said the tax office was already aware of who is invested in cryptocurrency thanks to the cooperation it has received from exchanges and banking institutions.
“(We) follow the money trail back to the taxpayer and we do that through the ATO which has data matching profiles with cryptocurrency exchanges and they provide that information to us and we use that information to cross match with people’s tax returns,” Loh said.
“There isn’t a game of hide and seek. We have got that information and all we are asking people to do is follow the rules. We know most Australians follow the rules,” he added.
Loh said he was alarmed by some people’s readiness to ignore tax obligations incurred in the world of cryptocurrency. The ATO will contact 400,000 Australian citizens in 2021 to urge them to review their previously lodged tax returns and to prompt them to report capital gains or losses on crypto trades.
As for the process of keeping accurate tax records, Loh said the best practice would be to record every transaction in Australian dollar terms, keeping note of dates, times and wallet addresses.
“The best tip to nail your cryptocurrency gains and losses is to keep accurate records including dates of transactions, the value in Australian dollars at the time of the transactions, what the transactions were for, and who the other party was, even if it’s just their wallet address,” said Loh.
The ATO said it already knows who is invested in cryptocurrencies and expects cooperation.
The Australian Taxation Office has urged citizens to accurately report any profits made in the process of trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), anticipating tax filings from a pool of 600,000 Aussies who it now believes to be invested in digital assets.
The ATO’s assistant commissioner, Tim Loh, told News that people still make the mistake of treating crypto like a currency as opposed to an asset. The ATO wants to rid citizens of the myth that cryptocurrency profits are tax-free, or that they only need to be declared when cashing back out to fiat money.
Loh said the tax office was already aware of who is invested in cryptocurrency thanks to the cooperation it has received from exchanges and banking institutions.
“(We) follow the money trail back to the taxpayer and we do that through the ATO which has data matching profiles with cryptocurrency exchanges and they provide that information to us and we use that information to cross match with people’s tax returns,” Loh said.
“There isn’t a game of hide and seek. We have got that information and all we are asking people to do is follow the rules. We know most Australians follow the rules,” he added.
Loh said he was alarmed by some people’s readiness to ignore tax obligations incurred in the world of cryptocurrency. The ATO will contact 400,000 Australian citizens in 2021 to urge them to review their previously lodged tax returns and to prompt them to report capital gains or losses on crypto trades.
As for the process of keeping accurate tax records, Loh said the best practice would be to record every transaction in Australian dollar terms, keeping note of dates, times and wallet addresses.
“The best tip to nail your cryptocurrency gains and losses is to keep accurate records including dates of transactions, the value in Australian dollars at the time of the transactions, what the transactions were for, and who the other party was, even if it’s just their wallet address,” said Loh.
