The Proton blockchain is taking a giant leap further into DeFi with the introduction of Proton Lend and the LOAN token.

Read more about the upcoming airdrop to $XPR holders and much more on our blog: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/introducing-proton-lend-loan-a-new-decentralized-finance-lending-market-built-on-proton-blockchain/

Introducing: SoftAtom, a developer investment fund built to accelerate the growth and adoption of the Proton blockchain.
Headed by Fred, SoftAtom will onboard the next wave of creators, developers, and corporations that are ready to build on Proton.

Read more: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/metallicus-to-invest-into-softatom-a-proton-developer-investment-fund/

The Proton Developer's Conference is now live!

A comprehensive overview of the Proton blockchain and our vision for DeFi, the PDC is an introduction to Decentralized Identity, wrapped coins, Proton Wallet, interest-bearing coins, and much more.

Watch now: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/watch-the-proton-developers-conference-an-introduction-to-the-worlds-most-advanced-blockchain/

Proton Market Open Beta is now live to the public!
Enjoy the easiest way to create, sell, and buy NFTs - with fees as low as just a few cents, all prices marked in $XUSDC, and the ability to earn royalties.
Try it today: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/proton-market-open-beta-is-now-live-to-the-public/

Now available on Proton Swap: UNI!

Proton Swap users now deposit and withdraw UNI (ERC20) and buy and sell XUNI on the exchange!

Proton Market is now open source, allowing anyone with a website to integrate our advanced #NFT marketplace directly.
- All fees as low as a few cents
- Instant transactions powered by Proton
- Mint NFTs quickly and easily
Proton does NFTs better. ⚛️
Read more: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/proton-market-goes-open-source/

Now available on Proton Swap: Litecoin!

Proton Swap users now deposit/withdraw Litecoin as well as buy/sell XLTC on the exchange!

Now available on Proton Swap: Bitcoin Cash!

Proton Swap users now deposit/withdraw Bitcoin Cash as well as buy/sell XBCH on the exchange!

We are excited to announce the incoming airdrop of the LOAN token to XPR and MTL (XMT) holders.

The LOAN token will be used to vote on governance decisions such as which tokens can be collateralized on the protocol to borrow and lend, as well as the rates for borrowing.

Read more: https://blog.metalpay.com/proton/proton-lend-loan-airdrop-to-xpr-and-mtl-holders-stakers/

Join us on May 20th at 12:00 PM (PST) and Ask Marshall Anything on r/ProtonChain

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonChain/comments/nfxljo/join_ama_on_may_20_at_1200_pm_pst_with_marshall/

The Ask Me Anything with Marshall Hayner is now live! Head on over to get your questions answered by our CEO - this is a good chance to learn more about our vision and what we're building. Marshall will start responding at 12PM PST. https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonChain/comments/nh77uy/rprotonchain_ama_is_now_live_ask_marshall_anything/

A new Proton Market update just went live! What’s new?

⚛️ New search dropdown preview
⚛️ New search results page (search by users, collections, templates and view all three)
⚛️ Sorting in My Items
⚛️ Sorting in Creation
⚛️ Report users / collections / templates
⚛️ Fixed transfer and minting bugs

Check it out on https://www.protonmarket.com/

Our CFO, Irina Berkon, recently traveled to Dubai to speak at AIBC 2021, where she outlined what we're doing to bridge TradFi and DeFi as we work with regulators. https://blog.metalpay.com/metalpay/metallicus-cfo-irina-berkon-speaks-at-aibc-dubai-outlines-our-work-with-the-us-government/

We're moving all of our $XPR to be fully backed by the Proton blockchain - because we believe in what we're building and we know that it is the best blockchain solution.

Read our announcement to learn what this means for Proton, $LOAN, and more. https://blog.protonchain.com/metallicus-to-move-all-proton-holdings-off-of-ethereum-and-onto-the-proton-blockchain/

Yield farming is coming to Proton Swap on June 3rd!

In just 3 days you’ll be able to stake your liquidity pool token, earn an APY in XPR, on top of fees earned!

Yield Farming is now live on Proton Swap! Now you can provide liquidity on cryptocurrency pairs, receive interest in $XPR, and earn passive income on your crypto. Try it today and experience the newest part of the Proton ecosystem. ⚛️🚜

https://blog.protonchain.com/yield-farming-on-proton/

We created a website for the LOAN airdrop , that includes a countdown and where you can check your LOAN allocation by entering your Proton name. Check it out here: https://loanairdrop.com

HitBTC will support the LOAN airdrop to XPR holders. https://twitter.com/hitbtc/status/1404781470288281601?s=21

The $LOAN airdrop is now complete, check your wallet to see your new tokens!

LOAN is an important new part of the Proton ecosystem and will be integral to the coming Proton Lend platform. ⚛️

Congratulations on becoming a LOAN owner, you've earned it!

Irina Berkon, our CFO recently held a fireside chat with FEI SF Bay Area (Financial Executives International).

They had an in-depth discussion on the intersection of cryptocurrency and banking.

View the fireside chat in full here: https://youtu.be/LQbwrnuIGes