Roland Guirdonan
Roland is a Public Relations & Communications guru with an immense passion for the blockchain and crypto industry. A fusion of his expertise and passion led to the dawn of Optimisus in 2020.
Articles by Roland Guirdonan
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The decentralized-finance protocol announced that it is working with exchanges to stop trading of its BNB staking rewards token, aBNBc, immediately. Ankr, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol based on BNB Chain, has acknowledged being affected by a multi-million dollar exploit on December 1. On December 2, on-chain security analyst PeckShield appears to have become aware of the attack for the first time. Ankr tweeted an hour after the attack to confirm that the aBNB token had been exploited and that they were working with exchanges to stop trading the compromised token right away. Ankr Reward Bearing Staked BNB (aBNBc), a
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According to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the company has sold more than $50 million in usernames. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov claimed that in less than a month, the company sold $50 million in usernames on The Open Network, a blockchain developed by the company. In October, Telegram enabled users to purchase usernames for its app through a blockchain-based platform called Fragment. The platform allows interested parties to purchase available usernames and secure ownership on its “The Open Network” (TON) blockchain. When purchasing a domain name, users pay with the TON cryptocurrency, the network’s native asset. Fragment sales have
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At a ministerial meeting on November 28, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT issued a guideline of core ethical principles for metaverse application participants, which includes users and developers. According to the science ministry, its metaverse guidelines are based on three core values: genuine identity, safe experience, and long-term prosperity. To support its core values, the guidelines identify eight principles: authenticity, autonomy, reciprocity, respect for privacy, fairness, data protection, inclusiveness, and future responsibility. Although the guidelines are not legally binding, the science ministry encouraged metaverse participants to consult them. According to the science ministry, various issues have arisen in
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In this TRON (TRX) price prediction 2022, we examine the future movement of the crypto using statistics, price patterns, RSI, RVOL, and other data about TRX. What is TRON (TRX)? TRON (TRX) is the TRON blockchain’s native crypto coin. Justin Sun founded TRON, which is managed by the TRON Foundation. TRX was first introduced in 2017 as an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain. TRX migrated to its native blockchain later in 2018. The delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS) consensus mechanism underpins the TRON blockchain. TRON (TRX) is a blockchain governance token that grants voting rights. TRON (TRX) Price Prediction 2022 TRON
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Binance has announced the acquisition of 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a Japanese-registered cryptocurrency exchange service provider. The world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider announced via a blog post that it enters the Japanese market as a Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) regulated entity as a result of this acquisition. The transaction’s terms were, however, not disclosed. Furthermore, Binance stated that it aims to support a responsible global environment for cryptos by providing Japanese-regulated services through SEBC. Binance has received regulatory approvals or authorizations in the following countries: France, Italy, Spain, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, New Zealand,
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SEBA Bank, a Swiss crypto bank, announced the opening of a Hong Kong office on Wednesday to serve global institutional clients as part of its Asia-Pacific expansion. SEBA’s Hong Kong office will provide consultancy services and market research, as well as seek strategic partners for its head office in Zug, Switzerland, according to a press release from the Swiss-licensed crypto bank. Hong Kong is cementing its position as a global leader in cryptocurrencies, because of its significant pedigree as an international financial center, as well as an innovative and progressive regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies, according to Franz Bergmueller, CEO of
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Founder of the Tron blockchain, Justin Sun, revealed that the Tron DAO, DMC Labs, and crypto exchange Huobi Global have joined forces to jointly launch the Dominica Coin (DMC), the first national token ever. It is remarkable that the DMC token, which is authorized by the Commonwealth of Dominica, is the first national token ever issued in the world. The token will serve as a portal to the metaverse, according to Huobi’s announcement. For that, DMC offers a decentralized identifier (DID) based on the Tron network that will be introduced “in due course.” Huobi will subsequently support the Dominica DID
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Sam Bankman-Fried or SBF is alleged to have pledged Robinhood shares to the business as collateral in a lawsuit filed by crypto lender BlockFi, according to the Financial Times. Approximately 56.2 million shares, or 7.6%, of Robinhood Class A common stock were owned by Bankman-Fried, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Documents reveal that these Robinhood shares are now at the center of a lawsuit brought by BlockFi just hours after the lender requested bankruptcy protection in the same New Jersey court. SBF’s Emergent Fidelity Technologies and ED&F Man Capital Markets are named in the lawsuit
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FTX, the demise crypto exchange is still struggling to stay afloat. Its most recent action was to reassure some employees and subsidiaries that their salaries would still be paid. On November 28, FTX Trading Ltd. (the parent company of FTX.com) announced that it was “resuming ordinary course salary and benefit payment.” It went on to say that this included 101 more affiliated companies, also known as debtors. Regular course payments would be reinstated for global employees and “certain non-U.S. contractors and service providers.” The relocation has no impact on any FTX.US employees or businesses. According to John Ray, the company’s
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BlockFi is the latest domino to fall in the aftermath of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, which had recently propped up BlockFi with a loan and had an option to buy the company. FTX is currently under investigation by multiple US federal agencies for mismanaging customer deposits and sending money to its hedge fund, Alameda Research, to place risky bets on its behalf. This month, FTX and Alameda Research both declared bankruptcy. BlockFi’s financial advisor, Mark Renzi of Berkeley Research Group, announced the lender’s own Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 28 in New Jersey in a press
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Images from protests against China’s zero-covid policy across the mainland are now available for purchase as non-fungible tokens on OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace. In a seven-day auction that began on November 27, a Polygon-based NFT collection of 135 photos titled “Silent Speech” captures the protests with a starting bid of 0.01 ETH. Another NFT collection, Blank Paper Movement, includes 24 stylized images of protesters holding blank papers, symbolizing the suppression of free speech. At 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Hong Kong time, the Ethereum-based NFTs had a floor price of 10 Ether (US$11,720). Protests erupted last Thursday in Urumqi, the
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Former AAX executive Ben Caselin stated that his role in the company had become hollow and that trust in the brand had been broken. Weeks after the AAX exchange began suspending withdrawals, its vice president for global marketing and communications announced his resignation from the cryptocurrency exchange. Ben Caselin confirmed his departure from the firm in a Twitter thread, detailing his reasons for leaving the crypto exchange. Despite his efforts to fight for the community, Caselin claims that the initiatives they developed were not accepted. The executive described his communications role as “hollow.” The former AAX executive also expressed his
