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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Genesis, a troubled cryptocurrency lender, reportedly wanted a bailout before it stopped allowing withdrawals this week. One of the most recent casualties of the FTX collapse and the crypto contagion is Genesis Global Capital. According to reports, the lending platform stopped allowing withdrawals on November 16. The WSJ reported on November 18 that the business had requested a $1 billion loan prior to the trade suspension. A “confidential fundraising document” that the outlet had access to was used as evidence. Genesis requested a loan on November 17, and cited a “liquidity crunch due to certain illiquid assets on its balance
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Before talking about AAVE price and all, let’s understand what is Aave. What is Aave (AAVE)? AAVE is the native token of Aave, an Ethereum-based crypto borrowing and lending DeFi platform. AAVE was introduced in 2017 to enable users to build and use liquidity pools for digital and physical assets. Additionally, Aave enables lenders to receive interest payments for securing their assets in the pool. Borrowers can also use decentralized smart contracts to access loans backed by cryptocurrencies. AAVE token holders receive voting privileges to take part in the protocol’s governance. AAVE Price Prediction 2022 Currently, Aave (AAVE) is ranked
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A small selection of blockchain-based “virtual gear” wearables from Adidas Originals have been unveiled; these NFTs will be sold on the Adidas metaverse. The designs in the collection, which features eight silhouettes with 16 different iterations, are a glimpse into an unheard-of future. The introduction of Adidas’ first NFT line of wearables, a brand-new category of virtual goods that is open to interoperability, advances the company’s efforts to advance its community-based, member-first metaverse vision. The virtual collection was unveiled after a teaser campaign with the Adidas Discord group, and it is now available in the wallets of current owners of
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The recent decision by the cryptocurrency investment bank Genesis to halt withdrawals and new loan offerings has disrupted services on the Gopax trading platform, signaling that the crypto chaos is finally having an impact on South Korean exchanges. Platforms in the country have, up until very recently, seemed immune to the fallout from the demise of FTX, in part because they don’t print their own coins. According to YTN, Gopax stated that it had postponed paying principal and interest to customers who use its GOFi staking services. Together with Genesis Global Capital, the product was created. According to Gopax, “our
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Binance has launched free online courses on blockchain, crypto, the metaverse, and Web3 via the Binance Academy learning platform. The beginner course, which consists of six modules, will cover the fundamentals of cryptocurrency, blockchain, decentralization, metaverse, crypto trading, and investing strategies. Those who complete it successfully will receive a Binance non-fungible token (NFT) certificate. Future releases of intermediate and advanced levels, as well as professional certificates for students aspiring to careers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, are planned to follow the initial course, called “Blockchain Fundamentals.” The modules will be taught in English at first, with the addition of
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Temasek International, the state investment fund of Singapore, said in a public statement on Thursday that it is writing off US$275 million that it had invested in the defunct crypto exchange FTX before it shut down. According to a statement, Temasek said, “In view of FTX’s financial position, we have decided to write down our full investment in FTX, irrespective of the outcome of FTX’s bankruptcy protection filing.” Temasek invested US$210 million in FTX and US$65 million in FTX US, its independently operated U.S. entity, over the course of two funding rounds from October 2021 to January 2022, totaling US$275
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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo, is set to introduce his non-fungible token (NFT) collection on Binance. Ronaldo tweeted that his NFT collection is coming on November 18, exclusively on Binance. In addition, he said that fans can use a referral code to get “a surprise when the collection drops.” According to the press release, a Cristiano Ronaldo mystery box may contain limited-edition Ronaldo NFTs for the first 1.5 million new Binance users who use the code. Binance published the news saying, Since our initial announcement of the groundbreaking multi-year partnership between Binance and CR7,
2 years ago
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, is attempting to raise new capital in an effort to compensate customers despite filing for bankruptcy. He recently stated on Twitter that he is “meeting in-person” with regulators and prospective investors to see what can be done for customers. “then comes investors. however, clients first, “said he. He also gave some background on FTX’s abrupt collapse and how it went from being one of the most influential players in the sector to having a $9 billion hole in its balance sheet. In a tweet thread, SBF said, “A few weeks ago,
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The conundrum surrounding cryptocurrency is growing, and the use of “Central Bank Digital Currency” (CBDC) is spreading to more countries. To that end, New York has now been added to the list of well-known states that have launched CBDCs. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Innovation Center, also known as NYIC, announced the launch of a 12-week proof-of-concept (PoC) project for a CBDC. The regulated liability network pilot program will investigate the potential of an interoperable digital currency system (RLN). The New York Innovation Center’s Director, Per von Zelowitz, stated that the NYIC looks forward to collaborating with members
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Sony appears to be researching blockchain and NFT technology for tracking in-game assets in video games, according to a published patent. Sony PlayStation has recently applied for a patent that reveals it is considering using NFTs to track in-game assets. Sony is showing an increasing amount of interest in NFTs and blockchain technology, according to PlayStation’s patent applications. “Tracking Unique In-Game Digital Assets Using Tokens on a Distributed Ledger” is the name of the patent. It is primarily concerned with the creation, use, and modification of in-game assets—the expected applications for NFTs in gaming. Although the patent was first submitted
2 years ago
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Trust Wallet is a mobile app that enables users to store crypto. The company’s native token was initially introduced on Binance Chain as a Bep-2 token, was later rebranded as a Bep-20 token on the Binance Smart Chain in 2020. Investors in the Trust Wallet Token are bullish on the token because it has experienced an ROI of more than 162 times over the last two years. TWT’s price increased in 2021 as a result of the crypto bubble, reaching its current all-time high (ATH) of $1.65 in September of that year. Investors in TWT are confident that the future
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange purchased Liquid Group, which is a Japanese crypto trading platform, in February 2022. On November 15, Liquid Exchange is halting all withdrawals, including fiat currency and cryptocurrency, as a result of FTX Trading International. The ultimate beneficial owner of Liquid exchange stated that the filing of a voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding in the United States is one of the reasons for the suspension. The latest actions are “not a security related halt,” the exchange emphasized, adding that it will provide more details later. Additionally, the company advised users to hold off on making any deposits in
