Band Protocol Rebranded: Scalable Oracle Technology For Enterprises and DeFi

The first rebranding of Band Protocol which comes as Band Oracles secure an increasing amount of value locked in smart contracts

The redesign includes a full revamp of the logo, colour theme, and websites including landing page, Band Standard Dataset, CosmoScan and BandChain developer documentation.

click the link below  to read more
https://medium.com/bandprotocol/band-protocol-rebranded-scalable-oracle-technology-for-enterprises-and-defi-3a3e5e48858d

CurioDAO Launches on the Binance Smart Chain for Cross-chain Efficiency

CurioInvest launched the CurioDAO platform on binance smart chain,

It’s important to note that adding support for BEP-20 CGT and CSC in the CurioDAO ecosystem is a top priority, and we’re working to deliver this as soon as possible. Curio Governance Token (CGT) has already been released on Binance Smart Chain and is available for trading on PancakeSwap.

With this in mind, CurioInvest launching a simple liquidity bridge allowing users to seamlessly swap their ERC-20 CGT and CSC tokens at a 1:1 ratio with their BEP-20 equivalents — and vice-versa!
for more information visit : https://investcurio.medium.com/curiodao-launches-on-the-binance-smart-chain-for-cross-chain-efficiency-9becde68d5cf

do you know if you can earn a stablecoins with minter ?

here is the ways :
1. Arbitrage
2. Liquidity Mining
3. Farming

read the full explanations in the link below
https://minterteam.medium.com/how-to-earn-on-stablecoins-with-minter-5a37e9c0b044

great news because a burning events just happened to this project
go here for the detail https://kickecosystem.medium.com/kickex-burned-tokens-for-322-million-a427c6d7a87b

“We planned to burn 85% of the KICK tokens that were in the company’s possession, but ultimately 870,555,819,528 KICK tokens were destroyed, which exceeds 85% of the total liquid volume,” commented Anti Danilevski, founder and CEO of the KickEX crypto exchange.

for me burning event will bring more demands, then will make the price growing

Weekly News Digest #38

• Critical Android RCE Bug patched by Google
  Google addresses more than 90 bugs in its June Security Bulletin including the critical remote code execution bug that could enable malicious actors to commandeer the targeted mobile device with vulnerabilities. The bug tracked CVE-2021-0507 is related to the Android OS system component and by exploiting this bug hackers could execute arbitrary code under a privileged process. Google also informed users about the second bug related to the OS system component tracked CVE-2021-0516 but has not provided any further details.
• Nefilim, a ransomware group targeting $1bn+ revenue companies. Case Study
  The ransomware group is actively using the “double-extortion” tactics to make victim organizations pay the ransom. Ransomware is a form of malware that provides for encrypting the stolen files. Machines become infected with malware through phishing messages, stolen access credentials, system vulnerabilities, or other means. A decryption key is required to open the encrypted files. Hackers required the victim to pay ransom in exchange for decryption keys. Ransom demands may reach even a few millions USD when speaking about corporations that have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. However, hackers give no guarantees that the sent key will be technically suitable to open the encrypted files.
• $265 billion – the predicted cost of ransomware attacks worldwide in the next decade
  By 2031, the global cost of ransomware attacks may dramatically increase and reach $265 billion. Malicious operators may not only steal information to require ransom but also threaten victims to publish the compromised files unless they pay the provided amount. As a result, the level of pressure on victims to pay up is doubling. The most popular ransomware groups as of today are Maze, Nefilim, DarkSide, and Clop. DarkSide left the scene upon extorting Colonial Pipeline. Ransomware attacks take place worldwide with a frequency of 1 attack per few seconds.
• AU$26.5m in cryptocurrency spent by  Australians as payments to scammers in 2020
  The ACCC’s Scamwatch received 216,087 scams in the 2020 calendar year and AU$156 million were lost. Totally, Australians reported losing AU$851 million to scams. The business email compromise accounted for AU$128 million, remote access scams accounted for AU$8.4 million and identity theft accounted for AU$3.1 million. At the top of the list, there were investment scams making people lose AU$328 million. However, when excluding from the total figure the information from the top financial institutions of Australia, this figure is reduced to AU$156 million.
• CMS Joomla dual vulnerability combo could lead to full system compromise
  Joomla is a popular content management system. Researchers have revealed 2 vulnerabilities the exploitation of which by hackers could lead to the full system compromise. The revealed vulnerabilities included a stored cross-site scripting flaw and the password reset issue. The security vulnerabilities have been revealed by Fortbridge security specialists and they informed the company Joomla on these issues at the beginning of this year.

More Information https://hacken.io/industry-news-and-insights/weekly-news-digest-38/

Coin98 Wallet, a leading decentralized wallet with native DeFi applications support, expands the integration of Band Protocol price oracles for digital assets in various foreign exchange denominations such as USD, JPY, VND, CNY and more! In the upcoming Coin98 Mobile Wallet upgrade, the wallet will now support the native BAND token used on the BandChain decentralized oracle network — increasing the degree of utility and accessibility of Band Protocol.

Coin98 Wallet is a non-custodial wallet used to store, manage, trade, swap multi-chain, multi-source digital assets. It supports the most popular chains and blockchain networks on both the web extension and mobile application that acts as a gateway for users to bridge into the decentralized financial world.

Band Protocol is proud to continue a long-term and strong collaboration with Coin98 Wallet among other product arms. Our next steps are to bring BAND staking support to Coin98 Wallet and collaborate further on our mutual goals of mass adoption for blockchain technology.
read more https://medium.com/bandprotocol/coin98-wallet-expands-integration-of-band-protocol-oracles-to-create-more-transparent-and-better-d4233b09d856

Dear KickEX users! Today we discovered that there are KICK tokens being sold on Binance Smart Chain platform that were not created by our company. So far, we have discovered four phishing copies of KICK token that have no relationships with KickEX exchange and Kick Ecosystem in general. Note that anyone can create their own token and name it whatever they want, whether in Ethereum blockchain, BSC or some other. Be vigilant and always check tokens to see if they are official or not!

How to identify a genuine KICK token
To determine the authenticity of a KICK token, use https://etherscan.io/, the real address of the official KICK token: https://etherscan.io/token/0xc12d1c73ee7dc3615ba4e37e4abfdbddfa38907e, but after July 1, 2021, the address will change along with the token change. We will definitely notify all users when this happens.
detail informations https://kickecosystem.medium.com/kick-phishing-fac2b1d76e21

Blockchainhackers VI: post-meetup reflection

We can proudly say that #blockchainhackers VI was the event that could be firmly included in the list of top industry meetups of 2021. This great success was made possible thanks to the active involvement of our reliable partners – Swarm and Beco Capital. We are proud to work with such partners.

We invited 4 famous industry leaders as speakers to share their industry insights and expertise with our dear guests.

• Joel Dietz (Founder of ArtWallet) – 12 step plan for making Dubai a Global Crypto Hub
• Kristof de Spiegeleer (Founder of Threefold) – Secure protocol design for a decentralized world
• Quentin Gaumer (CISO Rain) – Securing a crypto exchange platform
• Dr Marwan Al Zarouni (Director of Information Services DESC) – Securing a smart city: identity and authentication

read more https://hacken.io/hacken-news/blockchainhackers-vi-post-meetup-reflection/

Hacken team strongly believes that our regular meetups will become a nice and very useful routine in the future for crypto enthusiasts for whom the word “security” matters.

Pride Parade 2021

If there’s one thing Decentraland isn’t short on, it’s diversity. Which is why Pride Month is such a special time in the metaverse.

To celebrate, the community is throwing a major bash, featuring talks, wearable giveaways, and an almighty parade with floats, (lots of) balloons and plenty of opportunities to express yourself.

• Show your Pride
• Own a piece of history
• Pride Month Panel

read more https://decentraland.org/blog/announcements/pride-parade-2021

In this article, we have collected the most popular questions about the process of token burning and the KICK token swap and will provide you with detailed answers.

What is KICK token burning? When will it happen?
First of all, you need to understand the difference between token burning and token swap. Token burning is the irrevocable destruction of a certain number of tokens. This KICK token burning procedure won’t affect the tokens stored in our user’s wallets. Only coins held in the company’s accounts will be subject to this destruction. The critical purpose of burning is to reduce the available amount of tokens in circulation.
Token burning will take place on June 15, 2021. We are going to burn 85% of all issued KICK tokens without the possibility of their recovery. Such an approach will significantly reduce the number of tokens in circulation, increasing their value among holders and the percentage of tokens in possession of users relative to the total number of available tokens.

During token burning, the following will be destroyed:

• Test KICK tokens, which were created earlier for various experiments;
• Company tokens that were received in the form of trading fees from our users.

What is a token swap, and why is it important?
First of all, the token swap replaces an existing token smart contract with a new one. This will entail changes in the total amount of tokens, their nature, the method of issue, circulation, and much more. This procedure will affect both company’s and user’s tokens and will occur according to the rules listed below.
The swap between the KICK and KICK v8 tokens will take place on July 1, 2021. On this date, we will completely replace the current version of the smart contract with a new one.
Read the full artcile in the link below
https://kickecosystem.medium.com/swap-and-burn-74c9f7197a3a

The energy debate surrounding Proof of Work (PoW) blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum is nothing new. While the world’s wealthiest man might have rekindled the flames with his sudden about-turn on Bitcoin, Elon Musk is hardly the first person to be concerned over the high amount of energy that Bitcoin mining and other similar POW chains require.
In fact, Tendermint co-founders and the authors of the Cosmos Network whitepaper, Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman recognized this problem in 2014 when their research into Proof of Stake (PoS) and blockchain consensus mechanisms led them to develop Tendermint Core — the first and most widely used implementation of a Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) consensus engine and PoS crypto-economics to date.

How Cosmos Proof of Stake Solves the Energy Issue
Cosmos solves the problem of high energy consumption by using a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism relying on our Tendermint Core engine that achieves high performance with a low carbon footprint. We also enable blockchains to scale and connect through our groundbreaking IBC protocol.
read the details here https://blog.cosmos.network/why-blockchains-need-cosmos-proof-of-stake-for-a-sustainable-environment-878b3edd2e85

QUASA AIO: Hurry, 7 days left, don’t miss the opportunity!

You can participate in QUASA AIO or watch the process in real time on the Kickico platform, which is the organizer of the fundraising : Quasa International GmbH
more informations https://quasa.medium.com/quasa-aio-hurry-7-days-left-dont-miss-the-opportunity-c3ac9db3dcc3

Boson Protocol, the project using smart contracts to power real-world commerce, has signed a six-figure deal to purchase a plot of land in Decentraland, the decentralized virtual world governed by its users. The deal, which is the largest LAND deal in dollar terms carried out so far in Decentraland (according to nonfungible.com), gives Boson Protocol full control over a premium block of land in the Vegas City gaming district.
more informations https://medium.com/bosonprotocol/boson-protocol-acquires-prime-real-estate-in-decentraland-in-six-figure-deal-33ad08a21423

What does this mean in real terms?
When decentralized exchanges — DEXs — evolved, they enabled liquidity provision without the intermediation of centralized authorities. Traditional crypto exchanges operate under an order book model. The trade-off is that whoever is running the exchange decides which tokens are listed and what their trading pairs should be. This can have advantages and disadvantages. [note from Rhian: trying not to upset centralized exchanges where $BOSON is listed or may be listed in future]
read more here https://medium.com/bosonprotocol/boson-protocol-is-becoming-the-decentralized-exchange-protocol-for-anything-a2a34abef523

and don't forget to read about this Boson Protocol announces World Mobile as dCommerce ecosystem partner in the link below
https://medium.com/bosonprotocol/boson-protocol-announces-world-mobile-as-dcommerce-ecosystem-partner-b56a9d4527ff

Introducing Teztnets and Granada, Tezos’ Seventh Protocol Upgrade Proposal

Protocol upgrades are voted on by bakers (validators who help power and govern the Tezos network), giving the community the power to build the future of Tezos.

Granada Upgrade
Granada focuses on a few key factors: reducing gas costs, improving Tezos finality, and the addition of liquidity baking.
Teztnets — A new model for upgrade testing
Alongside the Granada upgrade is the introduction of Teztnets.xyz, a versatile platform to deploy Tezos testnets. Testing upgrades is dependent on coordination between ecosystem participants, validators, developers, and community members; Teznets helps streamline this process across participants.
more informations https://medium.com/tqtezos/introducing-teztnets-and-granada-tezos-seventh-protocol-upgrade-proposal-ba795eb25ca5

The desktop version of our hVPN application for macOS and Windows is now available for our community.
The launch of the desktop version of hVPN is the confirmation of our focus on delivering on the promises given to our community in our core document for the Spring season — Spring 2021 Strategic Goals. In Summer, we will keep on improving the protection of our community from digital threats.
How to start using hVPN right now: just click the link below
https://hackenclub.medium.com/desktop-hvpn-available-53bc9a932601

Today, we welcome Paris Hilton as both an investor and advisor to Origin. We’re ecstatic that the world-renowned entertainment and business icon has chosen to team up with Origin and is now aligned to make our products and Origin Tokens (OGN) massively successful.

"I see NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, as the future of the creator economy.
…
Whether art or music or fashion or design, NFTs allow me to express myself and allow all creators to directly reach their audience, creating a new type of marketplace." — Paris

more information https://medium.com/originprotocol/paris-hilton-joins-origin-as-investor-and-advisor-68482acd5ae7

Sotheby’s has claimed its stake in the metaverse with the opening of its first-ever virtual galleries; choosing Decentraland as the destination. Occupying a prime location in Decentraland’s Voltaire Art District, the building is a replica of the auction house’s iconic New Bond Street Galleries in London.
The structure features all five ground level gallery spaces as well as the figure of Sotheby’s London Commissionaire, Hans Lomulder, on hand to greet visitors.
read more https://decentraland.org/blog/announcements/sotheby-s-opens-a-virtual-gallery-in-decentraland/

Crypto Fundraising QUASA AIO

You can find out more about QUASA AIO here: https://quasa.io/media/the-first-startup-on-kickico-quasa
Or go to the Kickico website and take part in the QUASA AIO:
Quasa International GmbH
The Quasa International GmbH team has passed the mandatory KYC / AML procedure and provided several key legal documents, as well as documents from their founders and directors.
To participate in an QUASA AIO project as a backer, you will need to perform the following steps:
1. Registration on the KickICO platform or on the KickEX cryptocurrency exchange
After registration, it is necessary to pass the verification of identity (KYC). Only users who have passed identity verification (KYC) are allowed to participate in QUA token sales on the platform.
2. How to apply for token purchase
Specify the number of QUA tokens you want to purchase and the price of the QUA token in USDT.
Control the situation — after you send your bid to the order book, others will appear in it, so you may be outstripped or moved by higher rates down so much that you may not be in the winning zone, and all tokens will be redeemed by participants who have offered a higher price.
3. AIO token sale procedure
The sale of tokens is carried out at the end of the trading day, immediately.
source https://quasa.medium.com/crypto-fundraising-quasa-aio-9e688fdfffa4

This week, as per usual, has been a big one at Boson HQ. We are well truly going down the Metaverse rabbit hole and will be sharing some pretty interesting information from our musings very soon — in fact we will be starting a weekly metaverse update soon. We’ve been sharing the latest articles internally for a few weeks now and Rhian Lewis made the suggestion we share them with our amazing community — details inbound.
This evening we are hosting our very first dCommerce Meetup — “A Look Into Boson Protocol” with talks from Holly Atkinson, Ludovic Levalleux, Heather Swope and the man himself, Justin Banon! Be sure to register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/bosonmeetup1/register
read more https://medium.com/bosonprotocol/community-newsletter-9-fb8ea0c236f0