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<h3>Levana Protocol: Enabling advanced leveraged DeFi strategies for a new world of decentralized derivatives trading</h3>
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*N4ea4Es-ARqBc_7m"></figure>“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world,” declared Archimedes of Syracuse over 2000 years ago. The ancient Greeks might not have got to grips with the intricacies of DeFi tokenomics, but they understood many basic truths about the physical universe — including the fundamental importance of <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/leverage.asp">leverage</a>, as a force multiplier for any action.
The <a href="https://levana.finance/">Levana (LEVerage ANy Asset) Protocol</a>, with an experienced and talented team incubated by <a href="https://www.delphidigital.io/">Delphi Labs</a>, represents a unique new opportunity for the crypto space, introducing a diverse range of leverage trading strategies for the <a href="https://terra.money/">Terra</a> DeFi community.
The release of this protocol completes an important part of the <a href="https://docs.terra.money/Reference/ecosystem.html">Terra ecosystem</a>, unleashing the power of leverage on the <a href="https://twitter.com/mars_protocol">Mars Protocol</a> for money markets. This is urgently needed because in DeFi, generally the potential of derivatives markets remains relatively unexploited — while the addressable market is clearly indicated by volumes in TradFi and CeFi (typically 2x to 10x greater than for spot deals.) LLI tokens and perpetual swaps represent vast untapped potential to offer DeFi traders the same potential for hedging and speculating that they are accustomed to in other markets.
<h3>Levana Leverage Index Tokens</h3>
Levana Leverage Index (LLI) tokens are minted via the <a href="https://levana.finance/">Levana Protocol</a> to represent ownership within the leveraged pool of assets. These can then be used to acquire tokens through various <a href="https://www.terra.money/">Terra</a> <a href="https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/amm-what-are-automated-market-makers">AMM</a>s as simply as swapping <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/terra-luna">LUNA</a> for a LUNA 2X-LLI token — enabling traders to swiftly benefit from market runs, putting the power of leveraged transactions to work in building their portfolio.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*7vKIpa-3iePKk4g6"></figure>Assets like <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/terra-luna/">LUNA</a> can also be farmed to earn Levana tokens (LVN) and mint LUNA2X. And the unique leverage capsule mechanism simplifies and automates the process, including automated deleverage and rebalancing according to prevailing market conditions. This creates high health factors for traders and reduces liquidation risk, to support the success of every individual trader.
Furthermore, the <a href="https://docs.terra.money/Reference/ecosystem.html">Terra ecosystem</a> also houses <a href="https://mirror.finance/">Mirror</a>, the popular synthetic minting trading platform, supporting perpetual swaps — the trading of asset values without direct custody of the asset itself. Combined with the power of leverage, sophisticated trading strategies can be developed and tokenized, creating new possibilities for the exploding DeFi derivatives market as
it grows, and supporting the use of third-party exchanges.
<h3>Community Engagement and NFTs</h3>
While sophisticated derivatives trading strategies may sound as though they’re out of reach of typical market participants initially, everyone can benefit from the ecosystem growth. With 50% of tokens allocated to community and treasury, the Levana team is committed to creating a true community owned and controlled <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-for-beginners/what-is-a-decentralized-autonomous-organization-and-how-does-a-dao-work">DAO</a>, which offers a range of routes to engagement.
This is exemplified by the success of the <a href="https://blog.levana.finance/levana-meteors-defi-and-nfts-407e9973002f?source=collection_home---6------3-----------------------">Levana Dragons NFT project</a>, built exclusively on <a href="https://www.terra.money/">Terra</a>, which brings an entirely new NFT ecosystem and model to market. The evolutionary NFT design encourages participation for market makers and inspires secondary market value, as the assets themselves evolve lore and unique legend — appealing to the basic human drives of gamification and storytelling (again calling back to those ancient Greek salons — because those early philosophers intuitively understood community building and network effects.)
Rare Levana dragon eggs are first found in meteors, which are obtained by contributing <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/terra-usd">UST</a> to the protocol. These must then be incubated and hatched, deepening attachment and brand engagement. This fuels community growth and development, as asset holders farm and grow their hatchlings to fully-fledged dragon rider status.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*9NStcTIDbMb_0cxv"></figure>This metaphor for nurtured growth and potential fundamentally underpins the vectored multiplier effect of leverage — the right input at the right moment in the right direction, produces impact scaled far beyond the initial investment of time and effort.
<h3>Secure zone for leveraged creativity</h3>
This space for gamifying NFT development as a route to derivatives trading is underpinned by <a href="https://www.terra.money/">Terra</a> security audit firm <a href="https://www.oaksecurity.io/">Oak Security</a>, and supported by a talented team with more than 5 years experience in the crypto space.
Moreover, the project offers an aggressive roadmap and fast driving development to make the most of emerging opportunities in the DeFi space and demonstrated product/market fit. The team is well-placed to capitalise on the opportunities emerging right now, to seize meaningful market share in the crypto leverage space.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*Qb6rRRCUROGPn6CH"></figure>Simply put, the DeFi world is ready for <a href="https://levana.finance/">Levana</a> and the powerful impact that leveraged trading offers. To attract new players from the TradFi world and ensure the continued growth of the space, while sovereign economies sputter and inflate in post-pandemic chaos, robust derivatives trading tools are vital.
For this reason, <a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> is glad to support the <a href="https://levana.finance/">Levana Protocol</a>, and become part of its ambitious success plan to create a genuinely decentralized future, driven by advanced leverage strategies.
Levana Protocol
Website: <a href="https://levana.finance/">https://levana.finance/</a>
Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/levanaprotocol">https://t.me/levanaprotocol</a>
Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/wPpQaFAMK2">https://discord.com/invite/wPpQaFAMK2</a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Levana_protocol">https://twitter.com/Levana_protocol</a>
Medium: <a href="https://twitter.com/Levana_protocol">https://twitter.com/Levana_protocol</a>
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<h3>Wallfair — The Ultimate Social Speculation Experience</h3>
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*mXAk_J_zt6shzvL3Pam9sg.png"></figure>Introduction
Sports, music and games have been the main leisure activities in every society around the world. In addition, a fan rooting for a favorite team, player or singer has rallied different people in a collective call. Attending live events has fostered massive social interaction and general excitement in many societies. In our current decade, live streaming has taken a significant place in the online entertainment industry. Viewers can watch and reflect on live content from the comfort of their home, communicating through audio chats and messaging platforms. We’re getting closer to a lucrative virtual reality in the next decade or two, leaving no time to waste. Betting has a long history over the centuries, giving viewers the opportunity to interact with each other about the outcome of events. The combination of risk, reward, and predicting desired outcomes has provided a beneficial release of adrenaline and dopamine for human pleasure receptors. Is there a better way to revolutionize this perennial pastime than cryptocurrency and the blockchain industry? The answer is no!
We present Wallfair, a social events platform that takes betting and speculation to a higher level. The interface allows users to create, speculate, trade and profit from live streaming results in a decentralized creative economy, bringing together an engaging environment for audiences and content creators.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/646/1*dzZ2kiRIFCBm66vw94I-aQ.jpeg"></figure>Based on the Ethereum virtual machine, Wallfair is an interoperable Ethereum smart contract system that allows important centralized implementations to operate in a decentralized and transparent manner on the Polygon (formerly MATIC) network. Wallfair also maintains an automated market creation engine that provides liquidity to selected speculative markets, reducing slippage and allowing new markets to trade efficiently.
Content creators using Wallfair will create immersive interactions for their subscribers that turn viewers into active participants. Plus, content creators will get more revenue from collecting interest commissions earned from their audience trading.
Wallfair’s goal is to make organizing live events as convenient as possible with a quick dive into the platform. Viewers of live broadcasts and events can exchange bets, and players and creators can choose the rules and procedures for the event and outcome.
WFAIR, the platform’s own token, will provide liquidity and act as the digital currency used to create events, participate and settle. Holders of WFAIR tokens can also participate in the DAO governance model to vote on new and existing improvement proposals. Finally, the creators will provide NFTs that give access to limited events, personalized avatars, and personalized privileges to their audience and owners.
Transparency and excitement return to speculation through Wallfair.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/410/1*nffDV9HE_PSQTiFdz35mKw.gif"></figure>Challenges in the current industry
The growth of the content creator economy has created a new environment in which companies create many tools to produce content but lack a good incentive model for content creators due to the limitations and outdated models on these platforms. As such, content creators have a hard time waking up to the full potential income from their streams.
The live streaming and content creation industry grew 99% from 2019 to 2020, which proves significant growth and potential. YouTube and Twitch dominate the live streaming scene, and the industry could generate over $ 200 billion in the next couple of years. Content creators have noticed tremendous growth in the way they engage with their followers, capitalizing on their followers to generate income.
However, most of this income comes from promotions, brand deals, and tips. The speculation market offers great earning potential, but is currently limited by centralization, regulation, and old models that cannot keep up with younger interested audiences.
Challenges with current speculation platforms
Traditional platforms offering speculative betting and social trading currently require high fees, have limited social participation and discussion, and operate with bias. Current crypto platforms also offer terrible user experiences, lack community incentives, and lack sufficient liquidity.
Wallfair believes the industry requires three developments to take social commerce to the top: democratization, simplification, and immersive entertainment.
Democratizing Wallfair will provide creators, players and traders with a fair system and constitutional communities through a decentralized and deregulated platform. With a simplified user interface, the intricacies of blockchain networks are hidden behind a sleek and simple interface that is easy to use from a smartphone.
Plus, immersive entertainment provides unrivaled fun and competition for users. With these key ideas in mind, Wallfair has created the ideal trading platform for social events with the interests of creator users in mind.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/450/1*pJxiPecXF1orwUt5_OS7Gw.gif"></figure>Wallfair is great for content creators and subscribers:
● Users create live streams of events so audiences can instantly microbet, chat, and integrate with Twitch, YouTube, and other streaming sites.
● Simple user interface, registration and hotspot compatible with Web3 wallets.
● Great reward systems and tools for content creators will allow them to monetize their subscribers. Event creators will be ranked based on overall performance, earning higher percentages as they rise in the rankings.
● NFT Marketplace offering Season Passes and Achievement NFTs.
● Mobile platform with platform token utility, gambling license, fast bet duration and event rooms.
● Robust and transparent with democratic governance through DAO creating platform meritocracy.
Key features in the WFAIR token
● To create events as part of the initial liquidity of the events, bets must be placed on WFAIR.
● WFAIR can also be used as collateral for liquidity loans. The platform will charge a percentage fee to the event creator after the event is successful.
● Participants in Wallfair events need WFAIR Tokens to place bets and receive winnings.
● WFAIR can be placed in the platform’s liquidity pools to generate percentage returns based on trading volume.
Conclusion
Wallfair is dynamic and exciting, which will be a great addition to what the blockchain industry is becoming. Their mantra is to create, play and earn. The ability to bet on live events on the jump distance of the motocross motorcycle and whether the first-person shooter commits his second in-game kill within the next 30 seconds will create new excitement for the audience. Instant gratification and rewards from speculation and risky events, live streaming along with active chats will allow users to give their opinion on the outcome of events. WFAIR will be highly utilized as demand for betting, trading, and liquidity staking grows in the Wallfair platform.
Wallfair will also target mass audiences, keep them engaged and motivated with an optimistic and simple mobile-centric platform interface. Key venture capital groups, including Signal Ventures, have already partnered with Wallfair.
A number of select content creators have also joined Wallfair: Game Influencer, HEET, and popular Twitch streamer Niikoletaa. Signal Ventures is proud to be part of the growth and launch of Wallfair, making a great bet that will result in huge rewards.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*O1eBm1F9QvUqw0J2MT6Eyg.jpeg"></figure>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/joinwallfair">https://twitter.com/joinwallfair</a> Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/wallfairians">https://t.me/wallfairians</a> Website: <a href="https://wallfair.io/">https://wallfair.io</a>
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Wallfair — Ultimate Social Speculations Experience

The <a href="https://goodgamesguild.com/">Good Games Guild</a> is in it to win it
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/840/0*SFWWUAHcSlGnG8WH"></figure>A good gaming experience is one that keeps you right on the edge — treading the dynamic line between challenge and reward, so you can continually strive for satisfaction of the next achievement and win. Too easy and it quickly gets boring, offering no sense of accomplishment. Too hard, and there’s nothing worth playing for.
Rewards from gaming are often intrinsic, the sense of combating an opponent, or even yourself with a new high score. But when you add the opportunity to win tangible rewards, it gets even more exciting — and this is the promise of the <a href="https://goodgamesguild.com/">Good Games Guild</a>.
<h3>A new gaming hub for the virtual future</h3>
The <a href="https://goodgamesguild.com/">Good Games Guild</a> (GGG) is a new model of gaming hub, constituted as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DAO_(organization)">decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)</a>.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*MDuLiL0lEMKjLTfy"></figure>They’re building the world’s largest virtual world economy, a metaverse of millions. By sponsoring <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/playtoearn-perfect-website-people-wanting-135000709.html">play-to-earn</a> gamers, they’re democratising the monetization of success: giving everyone the opportunity to earn real assets, from their growing competence in their preferred arena.
This is revolutionary, when you consider how few people in the world have ever had the opportunity to earn a meaningful income from gaming. Even across global professional sports and esports markets, it’s a tiny number. The GGG unlocks new potential for anyone to level up and get on board, with the new play-to-earn economy — investing in the games themselves and their in-game assets, and building tools to create a true gaming metaverse.
It doesn’t matter where you live or what opportunities and advantages you were born with or without. In the GGG virtual universe, everyone has a level starting point — and after that, it’s up to you. With a diverse range of gaming types and titles, scholars (players) can invest time and effort in the one which feels like their most natural environment and aptitudinal arena, putting in the time to grow expertise — and earnings.
Most importantly, it’s not just about rewarding top players and high scorers — it’s about putting in the work. The GGG is committed to giving everyone the opportunity to enter the play-to-earn space, and make an income from gaming.
<h3>The blockchain edge</h3>
The GGG also believes in the future of gaming based on blockchain immutability, enabling transparent, persistent, and fair access to all participants, via NFTs and a tamper-proof distributed ledger.
This enables different categories of participants to interact with the virtual universe on their own terms, while they all form part of the same virtual economy.
Gamers are scholars, and this level is open to everyone. From novice newbies bringing a beginners mind, to master OGs with years of gaming experience, every student of success can start earning straight away.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/642/0*PgUpRan6EPHyQxyy"></figure>But if you don’t have time for that path, (or you want to get on board with support for the ecosystem but you’re simply not a gamer yourself), you can still participate and earn. You can invest in your choice of NFTs, then rent them out to players — supporting their success, and earning commission from their wins, while being engaged in the platform and the decisions that matter.
It’s like the difference between active and passive investment. DeFi, gamified.
The third way that anyone can get on board with GGG is simply to invest in the platform via the token economy. The native $GGG token can be staked for a range of rewards, including exclusive content, as well as direct voting and governance rights within the DAO.
The GGG private sale was an epic win, with both phases oversubscribed. But you can still participate in the upcoming IDO.
<h3>Exciting creative partnerships</h3>
The platform-driven approach to ecosystem development is bringing together some powerful partners, lining up behind the idea of GGG’s creation of the ultimate virtual games metaverse.
For example, The Minders Studio, creators of the NFT multiplayer game <a href="https://planetsandbox.io/">Planet Sandbox</a>.
Their NFT sale in October will offer one-off opportunities to define unique attributes and properties for the ultimate gaming NFT, in a virtual world where players can build and own their own monetizable virtual experiences. A beta version will be available, to demonstrate the power of this revolution in gaming creativity. <a href="https://planetsandbox.io/">Planet Sandbox</a> have raised $1.5m through private rounds, and are committed to co-creating the virtual gaming space of the future.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*ICk4F3ST8ZUPwwny"></figure>Further creative partners, adding to the diversity and quality of the gaming universe on GGG, include <a href="https://bubu.com/">BUBU</a> Gaming Arena, the biggest gaming and eSport community in Indonesia, and the online arts platform <a href="https://lab-x.co/">LABX.</a>
The GGG already has an impressive range of financial partners on board too, and <a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> is delighted to announce our intention to join this roster. We’re impressed by what the project has accomplished already, in terms of the staking pool, mobile app and NFT marketplace, as well as what the gaming scholarships are already achieving. This investment cements our commitment to the potential of the play-to-earn crypto space, as we strive to identify the thought leaders of tomorrow in this new metaverse of potential.
We might not be classic gamers, but we’ve got lots of experience picking winners.
Good Games Guild
Website: <a href="https://goodgamesguild.com/">https://goodgamesguild.com/ </a>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/GoodGamesGuildChat">https://t.me/GoodGamesGuildChat </a>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/x47U9qkR5K">https://discord.com/invite/x47U9qkR5K </a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/goodgamesguild">https://twitter.com/goodgamesguild </a>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@goodgamesguild">https://medium.com/@goodgamesguild</a>
Signal Ventures
Website:<a href="https://signal.vc/"> https://signal.vc/ </a>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/AtSignalVc"> https://twitter.com/AtSignalVc</a>
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Rising to the challenge of play-to-earn

Providing lucrative earning opportunities in the world of blockchain-based gaming!
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1012/0*KEvx7rfumE7RctL-"></figure>It’s no secret that the gaming community were among the first to really understand digital currencies. Even in the simplest of games, and for complete newcomers, it makes intuitive sense to be able to earn something tangible for your skill and practice. It also enhances gameplay to be able to reinvest and spend such currencies to level up your gaming experience.
But what about earning rewards that can be used outside of the gaming environment? For most people, the worlds of professional gaming and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports">esports</a> are utterly inaccessible. Very few have the possibility to earn a meaningful income through these games.
That’s why the promise of <a href="https://www.nakamoto.games/">Nakamoto Games</a> is so very enticing.
They’re offering the chance for gamers everywhere to earn lucrative incomes through blockchain gaming. Their in-game earnings can be converted to real-world money, and they can transition their leisure activity into a professional one.
Dynamic shooting-based game <a href="https://nakamoto.games/prototype/">Duck Hunter</a> will be their inaugural gaming release.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*v3b1ZMLfJQ9uXBSz"></figure><h3>Powered by the NAKA token</h3>
The native NAKA token will fuel the gaming ecosystem for every participant of the Nakamoto Games platform. For Duck Hunter players, they will be able to buy ammunition using NAKA tokens. These tokens will be immediately distributed among the players after each game based on their scoring success. Everybody gets a share of the NAKA tokens, with the highest-scoring players receiving the largest amount.
Part of the NAKA tokens used within games will be burned, creating a deflationary token supply.
The NAKA token will also incentivize research and development in the ecosystem, and will be used to establish bug bounty programs.
Not a fan of shooting ducks? No problem — gamers on the platform will soon enjoy a broad selection of play-to-earn games, provided by both in-house developers and independent developers who want to use the platform to deploy their products. The second in-house development is called Aeroplane Warriors and will release early in 2022, along with an SDK for external creators to launch games into the ecosystem.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*Frm4JJZcnifm8wiA"></figure>The NAKA token will power the whole ecosystem — so that the assets earned in one game can fund entry into another. <a href="https://www.nakamoto.games/">Nakamoto Games</a> is the game-changer of the gaming world. As the range of games on the platform grows, the platform will provide greater and greater utility to gamers worldwide. Token holders will also have an input into governance. They will be able to vote on matters such as token burns and platform developments.
<h3>The online gaming market potential</h3>
The addressable market is significant — the online gaming industry generated $21 billion in revenue in 2020 [<a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/1551/online-gaming/">Statista, May 2021</a>], achieving a 21.9% jump compared to the previous year. This is projected to reach $23.8 billion in 2021, with more than 1.3 billion individual online gamers getting online over the next four years. From device and bandwidth accessibility improvements to factors like homeschooling and lockdowns, the world has a voracious and growing appetite for the escapism of virtual worlds.
Meanwhile, the success and buzz behind games like <a href="https://axieinfinity.com/">Axie Infinity</a> has proven the demand for blockchain games with vast earning potential.
<a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> sees the potential for Nakamoto Games to occupy a meaningful slice of this demand. We anticipate the platform will overcome many of the existing limitations of the single-game play-to-earn space. Moreover, their extraordinary list of partners and supporters is a testament to the disruptive potential of the platform.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*6ESFqSdY33rJjkZ-"></figure>If you’re itching to get involved, the first games on the platform will be launched before the end of 2021. But you can already participate in the upcoming IDO, which will take place on the <a href="https://app.moonstarter.net/pools?status=upcoming">MoonStarter app</a>, on the 30th SEPTEMBER 2021 at 11:00 AM UTC — you can learn more, and get ahead on the KYC <a href="https://moonstarter.medium.com/announcing-nakamoto-games-ido-on-moonstarter-be5c02bd4fa1">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.nakamoto.games/">Nakamoto Games</a> is positioning itself to be a leader in the world of blockchain gaming, and this IDO gives everybody a chance to get exposure.
Nakamoto Games
Website: <a href="https://www.nakamoto.games/">https://www.nakamoto.games/ </a>Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/NakamotoGames">https://t.me/NakamotoGames </a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NakamotoGames">https://twitter.com/NakamotoGames </a>Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@nakamotogames">https://medium.com/@nakamotogames </a>Substack: <a href="https://nakamotogames.substack.com/">https://nakamotogames.substack.com/</a>
Signal Ventures
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Play-to-Earn with Nakamoto Games

<h3>Crafting Success in the Synthetic Assets Space</h3>
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/840/0*0OBs3rT3y19_lcrJ"></figure>The <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/defi/">DeFi</a> universe remains an emergent ecosystem of islands of activity — like a volcanic archipelago, it’s in a fiery and formative stage. There is a lot of exciting activity, but visible and successful breakthroughs can be sporadic and isolated. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_exchange">DEX</a> here, a protocol there…
To compete with TradFi successfully, we need infrastructure which links these budding success stories together and raises the whole space above the waterline. That’s why <a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting Finance</a>, a universal synthetic asset issuance and trading protocol, is the latest project to attract the attention of <a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a>.
<a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting</a> is a protocol and decentralized contract trading exchange for forging and trading synthetic assets on <a href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a>, which literally builds rafts to bridge the gaps in the <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/defi/">DeFi</a> ecosystem. It natively supports multi-token collateral, through a native token (CRF) issued by <a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting Finance</a>, while simultaneously supporting <a href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a> (DOT), <a href="https://kusama.network/">Kusama</a> (KSM), <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/">Bitcoin</a> (BTC) and <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/">Ethereum</a> (ETH).
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*ZJDLgJqtmlbq0Xsn"></figure>Furthermore, it enables the creation of any cryptocurrencies or stocks, bonds, gold and any other off-chain assets directly through <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/smart-contracts/">smart contracts</a> and <a href="https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/blockchain-oracles-explained">oracles</a>, thanks to the FORGE module: By staking collateral (CRF, DOT, KSM, BTC or ETH), users can mint pretty much any synthetic asset of their imagination — subject to the over-collateralization policy set by the protocol, to minimize the risk of future margin calls, and which works to create fixed debt ratios across the system as a whole.
System rewards are earned for staking in the FORGE module, and these rewards can be maximized by opting for a higher collateralization ratio than the minimum specified, and also for using the native CRF token.
<h3>A Raft of options</h3>
Supported synthetic assets can be broadly categorized into 4 types:
RaftStable Stablecoins — underpinning the stability of the raft itself like a keel, stablecoins are a crucial element of any synthetic asset ecology. Assets like rUSD and rEuro can be used as denomination currency across the system, as well as being used in their own right for contract trading. As ever stablecoins provide the bridging function between old-fi and the new economy, so while they can be used for collateral lending, users can borrow stablecoins such as rUSD to exchange for traditional sovereign fiat dollars.
Simple synthetic assets (Raft) — familiar staples of the <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/defi/">DeFi</a> space, simple synthetic assets include cryptocurrencies such as rBTC and rETH, stocks such as rAAPL, gold such as rXAU and any real-world assets. Provided the collateralization requirements are met, virtually any asset can be ‘forged’ in this way.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*ieYNCAi6uTsE1Sti"></figure>Synthetic bonds (BondRaft) — synthetic bonds are synthetic assets paying interest issued by the system, which creates income generation and growth opportunities for investors seeking to extend the yield that they get from their involvement with the protocol.
Smart synthetic assets (UnivRaft) — smart synthetic assets means that users can issue a diverse range of financial contracts through the system, essentially creating a sophisticated derivatives market for the entire ecosystem, on top of the existing synthetic assets. This extends the functionality of the system for experienced investors seeking to maximise leveraged gains through complex trading strategies.
<h3>The Kingsman DEX</h3>
In addition to the Forge synthetic asset generation module, the <a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting</a> system launches with the Kingsman synthetic assets trading <a href="https://medium.com/geekculture/what-is-a-dex-centralized-vs-decentralized-cryptocurrency-exchanges-88aaf766b239">DEX</a>. Kingsman is an exchange that provides conversion of different synthetic assets and contract trading, using a bespoke debt pool trading mode.
Due to the design characteristics of the sharing debt pool, this <a href="https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/decentralized-exchange-dex-crypto">DEX</a> does not require a counterparty, and there is no issue of trading depth — but participation in the debt pool is optional (unlike in existing systems like <a href="https://www.synthetix.io/">Synthetix</a>, the choice to engage remains with the user at all times). When a user newly generates or destroys rUSD, the debt ratio is re-determined, and the user’s profit is calculated based on the change in asset prices. This provides liquidity in an elegant and innovative form, with low slippage and high flexibility.
<h3>Crafting a bright future</h3>
The <a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting Finance</a> team has an impressive roadmap before them with future releases to incorporate bond issuance and trading and oracle systems — working all the time to extend and enrich the asset pool to become a truly holistic system, for a universal DeFi ecosystem.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*_wapY1fIzEuWnDM0"></figure><a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> is always seeking strong projects which meet a direct need in the evolving DeFi space, and consider that synthetic assets as an investment vehicle have been somewhat overlooked. Our thesis for the future of this asset category has grown with the rise of the leading synthetic asset projects like <a href="https://www.synthetix.io/">Synthetix</a> and <a href="https://mirror.finance/">Mirror</a>.
We always look to support the growth of the blockchain ecosystem by backing strong teams with outstanding vision, and when we came across <a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting Finance</a>, we were determined to help them expand on the foundation that the earliest synthetic asset protocols have built.
<a href="https://crafting.finance/">Crafting Finance</a> ticks all the boxes for us (product vision, experienced team, growth plans, tokenomics), to make them a strong contender to lead the <a href="https://www.parity.io/blog/defi-on-polkadot-an-ecosystem-overview/">Polkadot DeFi Ecosystem</a>.
Crafting Finance
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Crafting success in the synthetic assets space

<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/840/0*ZTIqbkTA_ZDkZuW6"></figure>While DeFi might be the big trend of the moment for technically knowledgeable and engaged investors, the key to the mass market is connecting blockchain technology with something of tangible value and attractiveness while also solving a real-world problem.
And here’s a problem to consider: Traditional arts and the digital world have always had an uneasy relationship, due to the ease of duplication without attribution. Securing acknowledgement, never mind compensation, for any image, video, or musical creation has always been more or less impossible, once it’s released into the digital wild. Since the earliest days when people started torrenting MP3s of 1990s chart hits online, real digital ownership has been an unattainable myth.
<h3>The NFT solution:</h3>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token">Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)</a> have changed all that, and are uniting creatives in every discipline — by creating verifiable and trackable tokens of ownership associated with physical and digital works of art, they protect buyers and sellers alike from counterfeit and exploitation. Anyone can view an NFT, but the legitimate digital ownership is encoded in tamper-evident form on the blockchain for eternity, creating genuine and unique digital ownership in a way never previously possible — including the ability to track and encode future changes of ownership, as a piece changes digital hands.
The market for NFT songs, paintings, collectibles, clips, and movies is exploding as a result, bringing together collectors and creatives in a new space, of non-geographically constrained authentic attribution and mutual collaboration. Sales on <a href="https://opensea.io/">OpenSea</a>, a major NFT marketplace, were $93.6 million in April, having hit almost $150 million in March 2021.
A year ago volumes were steady at around $1 million a month, but consumer sophistication and awareness is growing all the time, and many high-net-worth traditional arts collectors have recently been denied their usual outlets of theaters and galleries. The more people learn and understand about NFTs, the more investment will flow into the space.
This explains why the NFT world is generating such excitement, and attention from collectors and enthusiasts worldwide — especially after an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325054/beeple-christies-nft-sale-cost-everydays-69-million">NFT artwork fetched $69.3 million at London’s Christie’s in March</a>, in the first-ever sale by a major auction house of a piece of art that does not exist in physical form.
<a href="https://cryptomeda.tech/">Cryptomeda</a> are designing fantasy artworks in rich creative detail, available as digital collectible cards, in vivid colors and unique artistic visions. They’re appealing to every art appreciator, fantasy geek, and collector of unusual and esoteric works.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*w3ReZz60lIyfgIAr"></figure>But in addition to providing the NFTs themselves, <a href="https://cryptomeda.tech/">Cryptomeda</a> are creating a complete ecosystem, to make it easy for new adopters and experienced NFT appreciators alike to engage fully with this innovative marketplace, earning and trading a growing range of unique crypto-collectibles.
<h3>The Cryptomeda token and marketplace</h3>
Driven by a native ERC20 token — the TECH token — the platform lets collectors engage with the marketplace without taking on the technical complexities of traditional crypto trading on exchanges. At the same time, there’s the option for engaged and invested TECH holders to stake their tokens in investment pools, earning additional NFTs in forthcoming airdrops. The tokens will power a growing range of uses, including purchasing special items in mobile games, governance and decision-making, and voting on the project’s direction — thus increasing in their intrinsic value, as the platform itself evolves.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*aOAMx3HP60KD_Bvg"></figure>There’s a comprehensive marketplace in development too, recognizing that the value of NFTs is frequently in secondary transactions, and that these also have a role in generating community among collectors and enthusiasts.
Many people are wary about anything to do with trading or exchanging crypto-assets, so the <a href="https://cryptomeda.tech/">Cryptomeda</a> platform creates a safe and accessible space in which to develop knowledge and appreciation, of the rich and engaging NFT world. Leveling the playing field in this way enables the artistically sensitive crypto-newbie to get their NFT feet wet safely, while sharing their own experience and perspective with more technical users who are newer to the art appreciation world — creating a positive feedback loop of boosted network effects and strengthened community.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*1CpVzPRz_8jz4yQG"></figure><a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> recognizes the growing importance of NFTs as a portal to mass adoption of crypto-collectibles and other digital assets, and the growth of the whole sector.
Since our entry to the blockchain VC scene in 2017, we’ve succeeded through our strike rate in spotting not only the trends of future significance, but picking out and backing those who are best placed to deliver real results. Our decentralized Singapore-based team have demonstrated acquired excellence in distinguishing projects and founders who will truly disrupt and re-imagine the crypto space.
By being part of <a href="https://cryptomedatech.medium.com/cryptomeda-closes-strategic-funding-round-952ec8d6bfbf">Cryptomeda’s $2.7m strategic funding round</a>, we’re extending our portfolio to increase our exposure to the growing NFT trend in the crypto space, and power the future of blockchain adoption. Shaping the future of the crypto ecosystem as a whole depends on capturing public imagination with the right solutions at the perfect moment, and <a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> is backing <a href="https://cryptomeda.tech/">Cryptomeda</a> to accomplish just this result.
Cryptomeda
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Cryptomeda NFTs: The gateway to mass blockchain engagement you’ve been waiting for.

<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Jfqe-sMr5GhM83Do_o41hQ.png"></figure><a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a> has always sought to identify the most innovative and creative crypto projects across the ecosystem, recognizing the best-in-breed without prejudice toward one blockchain over another. From our extensive experience identifying the best projects in which to participate, we know that future stars can emerge from any location worldwide, and on any infrastructure. It’s the potential success of the business we identify and nurture, wherever it originates — the destination is what matters.
That’s one reason the <a href="https://moonstarter.net/">MoonStarter</a> multi-chain decentralized IDO launchpad inevitably caught our attention. Their blockchain-agnostic approach aligns with our intention to back the best potential wherever it is found, by offering a launchpad to boost the best projects to the stratosphere via the <a href="https://moonstarter.net/">MoonStarter</a> platform — whatever chain the team has decided to build upon.
What matters is the quality of thinking in the project design, and that’s where the <a href="https://moonstarter.net/">MoonStarter</a> team’s experienced eye and quality parameters come to bear — assessing potential against transparent non-negotiable criteria and handling the liquidity lock and optional vesting, before supporting the launch on one or more selected blockchains.
<h3>The MNST token — rocket fuel for innovation and investment</h3>
This means that participants staking the native MNST token can support any project on the launchpad, unlocking the staking benefits across the carefully designed 4 tiers — all with an astronomical theme — without diluting the impact of their support in the process. The MNST token is created on the <a href="https://www.binance.org/en/smartChain">Binance Smart Chain</a>, selected it for its performance in price and speed, as well as interoperability potential. Holders will have potential access to all the IDOs proposed on the platform, regardless of their commitment tier at any given time.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*Rgc0icdkM-iK6tRw"></figure>The MNST token has an intrinsic governance function too, depending on the number of tokens staked and the staking duration. This ranges from a minimum seven-day commitment to participate in draws for potential IDO listings through to deep decision-making scope and guaranteed allocations for those committed to the most extensive participation. In upcoming IDOs the spread is similarly weighted, with the split of the allocation distributed across the 4 tiers — emphasizing the benefits to those who provide most heavily, and will have the greatest long-term involvement with the success of the platform.
On the lowest tier the allocation is split randomly, which gives launching projects access to the greatest diversity of participants, while simultaneously offering a serendipitous opportunity for each of them to gain exposure to a variety of projects with minimal risk. The speed and responsiveness of the <a href="https://www.binance.org/en/smartChain">Binance Smart Chain</a> will enable those who make the right decisions to rapidly grow their stake, while spreading their participation across a range of interesting opportunities.
<h3>Deeper commitment, deeper gains</h3>
Moving up through the tiers, not only is the allocation split more generous, but greater choice and discernment reflects the greater due diligence of experienced market participants, to back the projects which they deem to have the greatest potential. This fair and progressive model is transparent and distributed, offering every party the potential to grow with the platform and benefit from the success of the projects they actively choose to support.
This elegant model supports the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_finance">DeFi</a> ecosystem as a whole, simultaneously attracting those new to IDO participation in a safe and fair environment, while providing a structure for them to progress through the levels and reach the tier of greatest potential return where they will have guaranteed allocations in their projects of choice — encouraging individual due diligence and personal involvement with meaningful projects that are shaping the future of the new economy.
Choice matters to <a href="https://signal.vc/">Signal Ventures</a>, and to <a href="https://moonstarter.net/">MoonStarter</a>. This partnership is built on that optionality, and we look forward to seeing the evolving release of the launchpad — initially supporting the <a href="https://ethereum.org/en/">Ethereum</a> and <a href="https://www.binance.org/en/smartChain">Binance Smart Chain</a> blockchains for its earliest users, while the second release will enable <a href="https://www.cardano.org/en/home/">Cardano</a>, <a href="https://solana.com/">Solana</a> and <a href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a> via the <a href="https://moonbeam.network/">Moonbeam</a> parachain. The ultimate planned release includes <a href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a> and <a href="https://tron.network/">Tron</a> chains, however at this point the community itself will have growing input on this choice through the governance system and may prioritize other chains depending on the state of the ecosystem at that time — being truly reflective of the participant community and its dynamic priorities.
<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/517/0*iwtW-CMtLEjacVDS"></figure>This reflects the dynamic and rapidly evolving state of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_finance">DeFi</a> universe, and the importance of selecting projects which offer the greatest potential while allowing for future tectonic shifts in the environment — from technological to regulatory changes, the <a href="https://moonstarter.net/">MoonStarter</a> launchpad will transform and grow to support the latest and greatest innovations in the crypto project space. The MoonStarter team consists of experienced executives and advisors that brings together the insight and discernment needed, to ensure the success of the launchpad, while enabling participation in a diversity of outcomes in selected projects. This benefits supporters, developers, and the crypto ecosystem as a whole — which makes it a sound bet for our own support of their upcoming IDO.
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