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It's time to talk about DeFi innovation!👨‍💻

Our Vice President Capital Markets — Mr. Waseem Mamlouk, talks about Ethical DeFi, an exciting part of our roadmap that aims to market 2 billion users.

Read the interview to know our VP's thoughts on it, here

https://hackernoon.com/on-the-future-of-ethical-defi-interview-with-waseem-mamlouk
​​🤚Hey Nimbus Community,

We're excited to announce that NBU and GNBU tokens are now available in the Lending and Borrowing dApps — both as loans and as collateral!

Since we actively recommend our community to use the Nimbus Platform on BSC with its extremely low gas fees, it only applies to the BSC network for now. But soon, we will also deploy it on the Ethereum network.

With this, Nimbus token holders have even more ways to benefit from NBU and GNBU tokens! Here are some examples:

1️⃣ You believe in the long-term NBU & GNBU growth potential but at the same time, wish to have other assets for trading, liquidity providing at 100% APY, and so on?

💡 Now, you can offer NBU & GNBU tokens as collateral and borrow other assets such as BNB and BUSD on BSC, or ETH and USDT on Ethereum — at nearly 0% APR!🤩 Then, you can use these assets for any opportunity — absolute freedom!

2️⃣ Or perhaps you’d like to get some rewards for Nimbus Staking but don't want to permanently sell your ETH, BNB, and other assets to acquire NBU & GNBU?

💡 Then simply borrow NBU or GNBU and stake them at up to 40% APY (tip: if you join the referral program and invite friends, then you can even unlock the 60% APY). Once you have received your rewards and you are satisfied, you can redeem your collateral in full.

This is the first true example of the tremendous synergies represented by a truly holistic DeFi Platform. More coming soon!

Try Lending and Borrowing with NBU or GNBU
👉Here!
​​👋Hey Nimbus Community,

Today, on the Nimbus Glossary, we’ll be covering another term — Collateral Ratio

For example, if your loan value is 1 ETH and your collateral value is 1,5 ETH (worth of any other asset), then your collateralization rate is 150%.

Here are some interesting facts:
Users of the Nimbus Borrow dApp can set their own collateral ratio from 120% to 1000% to be in control of the situation.
This not only ensures that all lenders’ assets are safe and overcollateralized: it also helps borrowers manage the risk of loan liquidation.

💡Tip: at Nimbus, loan liquidation happens when the collateral ratio goes below 115%. So higher the amount of collateral ratio, the better, because if the asset exchange rates suddenly change, the collateral ratio may also drop below 115%. This in turn would result in the loan being liquidated and the user will have to “buy” it back in the Liquidations section.

😎 Don’t you worry, though! Here at Nimbus, we protect our borrowers from experiencing such a setback via push notifications.
The push notifications are triggered when the collateral level drops to 130%. Simply make sure to keep the Nimbus Platform website open and you’ll get notified.
​​Stay up to date with Nimbus digest!

😅 Some things never change and the FUD about the crypto ban in China is one of them. This week a series of media outlets spread the news that the world's second-largest economy declared all transactions involving cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin illegal and stepped up a crackdown on illegal mining of them in the country. What they forgot to mention is that similar crackdowns have been announced already years ago, the only difference is that this time regulator has blocked access to major cryptocurrency-related websites, including CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap, and TradingView via its internet firewall. Someone is scared of losing control over its monetary system… but let’s be honest, eventually decentralization will win.

🤖 Despite growing regulatory pressure, Coinbase released a new function that allows users to get paid in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by enabling direct deposit of paychecks into Coinbase accounts. By the way, PayPal, SoFi, Chime, and Robinhood already offer crypto-related services to go along with their core products. Revolut, on the other hand, is looking to launch its token. Do you think we will see Facebook, Amazon, Google, or maybe JPMorgan coins too?

🤑Last but not least, where do you think is the center of the crypto economy now? According to Chainanalysis in Central, Northern, & Western Europe (CNWE). Curiously, an influx of institutional investment, signaled by large transactions, drove most of the growth, though retail activity also increased.
Welcome to the pilot episode of the Nimbus Academy Panel Discussions🎉

This is where top DeFi & Traditional Finance experts explain how you can benefit from DeFi and get prepared for the next market move.

The topic of this episode is:
💡How to catch the next wave of DeFi today and avoid the pitfalls along the way?💡


Meet our Panel Members who are seasoned experts in the Blockchain, DeFi, and CeFi space:

Jorge Sebastiao — the former CEO and Current Advisor of Nimbus Platform, who was awarded as the “Middle East’s Most Impactful person of the Year”.
Mohammad Salman Anjum is a crypto and DeFi educator who has been named as a “Top 100 Blockchain Leaders in the World”, also Founder and Chief Mate at Invoice Mate.
Gordon Einstein — the founding partner of CryptoLaw Partner, hybrid Crypto Attorney, Technologist, and Enterprise Strategist.

In this panel discussion, you will learn about:
How to catch the next big wave in DeFi?
What are the key DeFi trends you can benefit from in the near future?
How to avoid pitfalls of the industry?
Emerging DeFi solutions that you certainly shouldn’t miss. For instance, the upcoming Nimbus development: Islamic DeFi, which could market the 2 billion Muslim users eager to enter the industry.
Is DeFi here to overthrow traditional finance - or they can live in peace?
...And much more!

Let us know if you like this format — and if so, which topics and experts you’d like to see in the next episodes?

Tune into the Panel Discussion #1👉 Here!
👋Hey Nimbus Community,

If you are tired of long text guides but still keen to discover more about how the Nimbus Platform works, we've got some news for you!

We have prepared a video guide on Nimbus Staking for you to watch and learn the art of making the most of our 6 staking conditions!😎

Check out the guide 👉here

Do you like this format? If so, put a like and we’ll create more video guides on other functionalities for you soon!
​​📰White hacker got paid the highest reported bounty fee of $1M so far for averting a bug crisis on Belt finance...
📰 ~$80M worth of COMP tokens have been mistakenly offered to users as rewards...
📰 Cream Finance lost $19M in a flash loan attack...

To prevent such instances from ever causing grievance to our community, we have built an ultra-reinforced three-layer security system for the Nimbus Platform.

Nimbus Platform security defense lines are as follows:

1️⃣ For newly developed smart contracts — two phases of testing via autotests and manual testing:
✔️ First round of manual testing — done by testers
✔️ Second round of manual testing — done by test managers
✔️ Final cross-checking done by pen testers
2️⃣ The smart contracts are reviewed by our primary auditors — Chaitin or Hacken
3️⃣ Then comes the Bug Bounty

While we are constantly working to keep Defence lines 1️⃣ & 2️⃣ active and effective, all Bug Bounty Hunters can come on board and help us with the line 3️⃣ of defense: our ongoing Bug Bounties!

While you do that, your efforts can be rewarded with up to $10,000 for every critical vulnerability detected!

Join the program, now
👉Here!
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Read Nimbus Statement regarding El Pais's recent false claims 👉Here!
​​Your weekly crypto digest is here

📈 Despite China's recent ban of all cryptocurrency transactions, bitcoin not only didn’t rush down but also returned above $50,000 for the first time since early September. One of the reasons could be attributed to the fact that the Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, said that the regulator does not plan to ban cryptocurrencies or impose harsh measures against digital assets. By the way, earlier, the head of the Fed, Jerome Powell, made a similar statement.

🤑 No surprise even the family office of billionaire George Soros has invested in the first cryptocurrency. According to the head of the Fund, bitcoin has even more long-term potential. Bloomberg believes that the fact that the Soros family office, which manages money for the billionaire philanthropist, now publicly has some skin in the crypto game adds to the legitimacy of the sector. It should also be noted that other major institutions seem to favor DeFi as well.

✌🏻Finally yet importantly, according to Bank of America, the digital asset industry could become “one of the most exciting markets” in the coming years. The universe of digital assets with a capitalization of over $2 trillion and more than 200 million users is too large to ignore. Additionally, Bank of America believes that corporations may in the future be more willing to consider adding digital assets to their balance sheets for diversification.
​​Your Nimbus Team continues to work harder than ever to deliver results, and we’re back with another sprint report.

Let’s dive in!


 Wrap Machine:

Earlier with the Wrap Machine, you could view specific details about the transaction only before you executed the wrap (ERC-20 to BEP-20 token transfer and vice versa). We're talking about the number of NBU or GNBU tokens inserted into the Wrap Machine, the gas fees, the number of tokens received after the transfer, etc.

Now, we have ensured that these details are displayed after the wrap has been made. Also, the transaction history with all the relevant details is saved and can be viewed every time you connect your wallet to the Nimbus Platform.

 Revamped “Roadmap” section of the website:

Currently, the roadmap on the website shows dApps and products that have already been released, as well as the products that are in development — in a separate section.

We are working on a new section called "Now in development," where you will be able to track the work of the Nimbus tech team on products that are being developed on a weekly basis.

Want to know what exciting products your Nimbus Team is working on?

Visit the Roadmap now 👉 Here!

 Analytics Page:
We’re also working on improving the data on the analytics page to show real-time numbers and values. Currently, it does hold some flaws since the data is collected via a third-party server. We have done the necessary research and found a more optimal solution — to create our own novel code and implement it to show relevant analytics and data.

405 minor infrastructure improvements were implemented

We'll be back with another sprint run soon — hope you all have a great weekend!
Are you having trouble navigating your way around the Nimbus Platform? 🧐

If yes, we’ve got you covered!💡

Down below, you can find all the guides on different Nimbus functionalities and dApps 🔽

1️⃣ Nimbus Staking Guide 👉 Here and 📽 Video Version 👉 Here
2️⃣ How to switch between the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain networks 👉 Here
3️⃣ Updated Nimbus Swap Guide 👉 Here
4️⃣ Lending dApp Guide 👉 Here
5️⃣ Wrap Machine Guide 👉 Here
6️⃣ Peer-to-Peer Exchange dApp Guide 👉 Here

If you still experience any difficulties interacting with our functionalities, you can always get in touch with our chat admin @Viktor_Nimbus_Support  or with Nimbus support, here 👉 https://nimbushelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us 
🤚Hey Nimbus Community,

We’re here to announce our newest exciting educational venture — The Nimbus Academy Proficiency Test Series!😎

All you have to do is choose the answers that you think apply from the given lists of options! Once you’ve done that, you’ll see the correct answers.This way, you can both have fun and test the knowledge you’ve gained through the Nimbus Academy over the past 2 months!🤓

Ready? Answer the questions below💪
Which term is described below?
Collections of assets locked in a smart contract. These assets enable decentralized asset exchange at DEX, act as backbones of decentralized lending, and so on.
Anonymous Quiz
10%
a) Pool share
21%
b) Staking Pools
52%
c) Liquidity pools
17%
d) Show me the answer
What is the size of the impermanent loss when the exchange rate in your pair grows by 1.5x?
Anonymous Quiz
20%
a) 0.6%
28%
b) 2.0%
15%
c) 3.8%
38%
d) Show me the answer
​​Your weekly market summary,

🚀 The crypto market is roaring once again with Bitcoin moving past $59K. This spike of optimism could be contributed to multiple factors. First things first, Australia’s largest pension funds Queensland Funding Firm QIC has said it may make small investments throughout the cryptocurrency sector. CDPQ — Canada’s second-largest pension fund — on the other hand, co-led a $400m funding round for crypto lending platform Celsius Network.

🤑 Secondly, it looks like a futures-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund is getting closer to approval in the US. To be more precise, the ProShares’ product is widely expected to receive accreditation on October 18. If approved, futures-based ETFs will allow investors to gain crypto exposure. By the way, would you invest in a crypto ETF?

🧠 Finally, yet importantly, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, said that cryptocurrencies could be eventually used as a means of payment. Even though, he claimed it was too soon to talk about using digital currencies for trading oil and other commodities that form the bulk of Russia’s exports. Who knows, maybe soon enough things will turn around.
🔥🔥 22,12% BNB APR…26,92% BUSD APR – the yields on Nimbus Lending are on fire!

This is 2X higher compared to the industry average!
🚀

Combine these numbers with multiple benefits such as:
Lending on your own terms – no minimum deposits, withdraw at any time!
Overcollateralized loans – ensure that your assets are safe.
Nimbus's 3 layer audit system with top auditors, including Chaitin and Hacken, keeps smart contract security and integrity in check.

But note: the APR can change any time depending on the market conditions!

So don't miss out and put your assets to work now
👉 here!
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How many of you here prefer Discord over Twitter and Telegram? Well, to those of you who do prefer Discord, we've got news for you!

We've created the official Nimbus Discord server so that you can have fun exploring and communicating with other Nimbus community members!

There's more! In celebration of the server's launch, we are announcing GIVEAWAY! 100$ worth of NBU to each of 20 lucky winners🥳

🏆 To win:
1️⃣ Join - https://discord.gg/zvVjU78f85
2️⃣ Invite minimum 2 friends via the "Create Invite" button in “introduce-yourself” channel
3️⃣ Fill in our short form to participate 👉 Form!

On November 2 we will randomly pick 20 lucky winners!
​​Happy Friday Nimbus community,

🤟🏾The DeFi industry has reached yet another milestone — the value of assets used in the ecosystem reached $100 billion for the first time. It may sound crazy but lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 14.9% from last week to $50.7 billion, according to the latest data. Cryptocurrency exchange transactions on DeFi networks, on the other hand, surged 8.6%. Finally, the number of Bitcoin used in decentralized finance rose 8% to 209,575 from 194,130 a week earlier, whereas the number of Ethereum used went up by 3.5%.

🙊This spike of interest could be explained by the approval of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. The long-awaited ProShares ETF will offer exposure to bitcoin futures contracts — agreements to buy or sell the asset later for an agreed-upon price — rather than bitcoin itself. Thus, now anyone can get exposure to Bitcoin in his or her brokerage account. Yet, we find it important to mention that the ETF charges 0.95% a year. Would you invest in ProShares ETF that does not actually own Bitcoin?

Finally, on October 20, the PancakeHunny suffered a flash loan attack that targeted the Hunny TUSD Vault. As a result, the platform lost 388 BNB and 1.7 million TUSD (approximately $ 1.9 million). Curiously, PancakeHunny’s smart contracts were audited by Certik, one of the leading blockchain security companies in the industry, yet it fell victim to such an exploit.
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