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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Olympus DAO has reduced the annual percentage staking yield of the OHM token to 7.35%. Following the DAO’s approval of OIP-119, a governance proposal, the rewards were scaled back in order to make the protocol sustainable. The Olympus DAO team explained that while the project’s previous goal was to bootstrap adoption by providing a very high yield, it is transitioning to a new tokenomics framework. The company announced the news in a Thursday Twitter thread titled “Say bye to high APY.” Olympus DAO is a DeFi protocol that backs the OHM token with a treasury. According to its website, it
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hi, which describes itself as a financial app that supports fiat and cryptocurrencies, and the credit card industry giant Mastercard, have partnered. As a result of this collaboration, owners of games like CryptoPunks, Moonbirds, and Bored Apes NFTs will be able to have the image of their favorite character imprinted on the plastic inside their pockets. Furthermore, NFT debit cards are only offered to Gold, Platinum, and Diamond members of hi’s total of six membership tiers. As of the time of writing, staking 100,000 hI tokens would require locking up about $5,000. Commenting on the partnership, co-founder of hi, Sean
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Building on earlier registrations in other countries, Binance’s expansion to New Zealand represents a potential turning point for the exchange. Following a successful registration with the country’s business ministry earlier this month, Binance has expanded its operations to New Zealand. Binance New Zealand will join other companies already using the name of the business, such as those in Australia, Italy, and most recently France. Ben Rose, the general manager, used to work for the island nation’s CodeHQ, a software development company. Despite the nation’s smaller domestic markets and lower population, the exchange and crypto infrastructure provider said the decision to
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As September comes to a close, the crypto market leader, Bitcoin (BTC), may stage a mini rally, as October has historically been a good month for the largest cryptocurrency by market cap. At the time of writing, BTC is trading below the $20k resistance level, at around $19,4436, after a 3.82% increase in price over the previous 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap. According to the monthly chart of BTC/USDT, BTC’s price performed poorly in September. As the month comes to a close, BTC has dropped 3.17%. Furthermore, the chart reveals a pattern in the monthly price movements of BTC. Historically,
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The Sandbox, 1-Group, and Smobler Studios held their first metaverse wedding at Singapore’s Alkaff Mansion. The wedding took place both in real life and in The Sandbox metaverse. The Sandbox, 1-Group, and Smobler Studios collaborated on the wedding, with web3 design agency Smobler Studios recreating the Alkaff Mansion and its distinctive architecture in The Sandbox. The 1-Group was in charge of running the real-world mansion clone. In a 70s disco-themed wedding, Clarence Chan, the founder of Bandwagon, married Joanne Tham on Saturday, September 17. Sebastien Borget, co-founder of The Sandbox, officiated at the digital ceremony. Borget tweeted his congratulations to
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The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), along with Seven Seven Six, True Ventures, Collab+Currency, Flamingo DAO, SV Angel, and VaynerFund, recently led a $50 million Series A fundraising round for PROOF. PROOF, the private community that developed the Moonbirds NFT collection, announced that it is transferring its blue-chip collection totally “in chain,” allowing photos to be entirely held within the underlying smart contract. On August 30, Harri Thomas, director of products at PROOF, gave a community live webcast titled “Future PROOF,” in which he said: “We’ve talked about putting the birds ‘on chain’, so what I’m here to tell
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The introduction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse concepts has provided an opportunity for global brands to experiment with new ways of connecting with customers. Hermès, a luxury brand, is preparing to enter the metaverse space through trademark filings. Hermès, in particular, sought to expand into NFTs and virtual currency, crypto and NFT trading, virtual goods marketplaces, clothing, footwear, and fashion shows. The filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on August 26 was revealed in a tweet on August 31 by licensed trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis. In addition, if the trademark filings are approved, Hermès will
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With trademark registrations made in advance of the Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled for November 2023, Formula One (F1) has gained ground in the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse space. In fact, on August 23 the organization published 2 trademark applications to the USPTO for the circuit. The filing, which will include NFTs, cryptocurrencies, insurance, and financial services, virtual clothes and sports equipment, currency trading, and virtual currency services, among others, was revealed by registered trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis in a tweet. It is crucial to note that Formula One’s involvement in the NFT space is indicated by the trademark
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The Metaverse is a new buzzword for another world powered by augmented reality that represents the actual world and allows individuals to socialize, work, play games, buy/sell real estate, and earn money in a variety of ways. The Metaverse and Blockchain-Gaming are a great match that is changing the online gaming business forever. MetaBlaze is integrating high-quality in-game character NFTs within its Blockchain-based gaming Metaverse. Blockchain-based play-to-earn games are recognized as one of the most exciting innovations within the gaming ecosystem in recent years, and MetaBlaze is integrating high-quality in-game character NFTs within its Blockchain-based gaming Metaverse. Users may expect
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In a new wave of regulatory action against unregistered securities, the SEC has targeted NFT inventors and marketplaces for illicit activity. According to a Bloomberg article, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by crypto-skeptical Chairman Gary Gensler, is apparently investigating NFT developers and markets for securities breaches. Furthermore, reports from anonymous sources noted that the SEC is looking into whether “some non-fungible tokens… are being used to generate money in the same way traditional securities do.” Attorneys from the SEC’s enforcement division have reportedly issued subpoenas for information on certain NFTs and other token offerings during the last
2 years ago
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In a new wave of regulatory action against unregistered securities, the SEC has targeted NFT inventors and marketplaces for illicit activity. According to a Bloomberg article, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by crypto-skeptical Chairman Gary Gensler, is apparently investigating NFT developers and markets for securities breaches. Furthermore, reports from anonymous sources noted that the SEC is looking into whether “some non-fungible tokens… are being used to generate money in the same way traditional securities do.” Attorneys from the SEC’s enforcement division have reportedly issued subpoenas for information on certain NFTs and other token offerings during the last
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Terra (LUNA) reached a new all-time high of over $45 amid the launch of ‘Project Dawn’ and the upcoming Columbus-5 mainnet upgrade. LUNA, a blockchain protocol that concentrates on global payment methods powered by UST stablecoin, hit a new all-time high. Terra’s started in January 2018 but its mainnet was launched in April 2019. Moreover, Terra (LUNA) produced stablecoins tightened to the U.S. Dollar, South Korean Won, Mongolian Tugrik, and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) basket of currencies by September 2020. According to data, since the $5.61 dip in mid-July, the price of LUNA is 720% higher and hit $45
