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    Quasacoin (QUA) Listed on Kickex Crypto Exchange

    Combining the most brilliant minds in global trade, information security, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, QUASA aims to fix the inefficiencies in a $150 trillion USD industry.Quasacoin (QUA) is the first cryptocurrency that brings people together. QUASA is the starting point for the growth and coordination of the Quasa Chain blockchain.​​​Token Info:Quasacoin (QUA) is an internal platform ecosystem token that is implemented on the Ethereum blockchain and is compatible with all ERC-20 wallets.Quasacoin (QUA) is listed on the Uniswap exchange. ​Anyone can trade or become a liquidity provider (LP) in the QUA liquidity pool today. QUA liquidity positions are represented on Uniswap in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFT)QUASA is registered in Germany – full name Quasa International GmbH​QUASA is a Decentralized Metaverse That Brings Together Freelancers and Clients.The QUASA is being created to solve the biggest problem facing humanity, namely to solve the problem of unemployment, so that people can find a job they love, provide for themselves and their families.Ecosystem QUASAWhat Is QUASA (QUA)?​Quasacoins (QUA) value is supported by real services offered by QUASA Metaverse. Monetization of QUASA services occurs at the last stage of each case of successful completion of the task by any performer in the form of a reward, instantly increasing the demand for QUA tokens.The use of QUA tokens is a prerequisite for working on the QUASA. The technologies used in QUASA eliminate the problem of trust, information barriers and legal costs. By using a trusted environment, unnecessary workflow is eliminated, the cost of completing tasks for clients is reduced, and the performers earn more. With the move to blockchain and the use of artificial intelligence, QUASA is creating a new environment that will revolutionize our daily work.Founders of QUASA​QUASA was founded by Slava Vasipenok, who explained in an interview with Irishtechnews that he is attracted and inspired by a future in which the problems of millions and hundreds of millions of people left without means of livelihood will be solved with the help of QUASA.The mission of the project is to create a universal digital assistant so that people can find the work they love and support themselves and their families.The team consists of more than 30 people – this is a unique combination of specialists with advanced experience in the development and implementation of large blockchain systems.How can people learn more about Quasa?​You can keep abreast of everything by subscribing to the official Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) account or by joining the Telegram chat and communicate directly with the project team. On the project website, in the QUA emission section, all information about Quasacoin and a phased development plan for Quasa Metaverse are presented.About Quasa MetaverseQuasa is a decentralized network that connects Freelancers and Customers together. $QUA is the governance token of the QUASA platform.QUA token smart contract addressContact details:Name: Slava Vasipenok.Email Id: [email protected] Name: Quasa International GmbH.City and Country: Frankfurt, Germany.Disclaimer: Any information written in this press release does not constitute investment advice. CoinQuora does not, and will not endorse any information on any company or individual on this page. Readers are encouraged to make their own research and make any actions based on their own findings and not from any content written in this press release. CoinQuora is and will not be responsible for any damage or loss caused directly or indirectly by the use of any content, product, or service mentioned in this press release.Continue reading on CoinQuora More

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    TRM Labs Bags $60M Series B Funding With Visa, Citi and PayPal

    The crypto world continues to be acknowledged by countries and companies worldwide. For example, TRM Labs, a network that monitors digital asset transactions to protect financial institutions from fraud and money laundering, received a $60 million Series B funding round.The event was led by Tiger Global. In addition, it was also attended by huge companies around the world such as Visa, Citi Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, PayPal Ventures, Marshall Wace, Block (formerly Square Inc (NYSE:SQ).). Esteban Castaño, co-founder and CEO of TRM explained,Some crypto networks have already acknowledged the technology of TRM Labs in the space. The Circle, FTX US, and Moonpay are some examples of companies that use the system of TRM Labs. Through this, we can say that TRM has already established itself as a firm that protects digital assets. On the other hand, the crypto world keeps growing every day, and as it grows, the threat against the industry also widens. TRM Labs is just one example of an organization that aims to secure and protect financial institutions from cyber threats and malicious fraud.Continue reading on CoinQuora More

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    The Sandbox buys CyberKongz NFT for almost $800k

    The Sandbox confirmed the purchase on Tuesday, noting that the proceed from the sales will be used to support the efforts of Virunga National Park.CyberKongz is a collection of 4,769 pixelated apes that feature a plethora of attributes and accessories. The Sandbox purchased CyberKong #201, a special ‘skeleton’ edition from the collection. It is classified as a ‘Genesis Kongz,’ which allows holders to earn passive income through the ‘$BANANA’ token.The Genesis collection is the first 1,000 NFTs to be released by the project on March 1. They were originally touted as the “OG profile pictures of the 2D social world,” and in October, Genesis holders received what could be described as the first real case of NFT utility in the Metaverse. 10 $BANANA tokens, worth around $900 back then, were being given to owners.The latest auction was made possible through a collaboration between Christie’s and OpenSea. The partnership formed the auction house’s first ‘on-chain’ NFT auction. Bidding for several artworks began on December 4 and closed on Tuesday.The partnership has so far helped Virunga National Park raise about a million dollars to support its ‘biologically diverse protected area.’ It has also featured a “cutting-edge selection of collectibles and new 1/1’s” from some of the most notable NFT artists, including CyberKongz, Tom Sachs, 3LAU, and Ether Rock.Apart from Genesis Kong #201, Genesis Kong #46 was also on auction. An NFT collector named Keung paid 96 ETH ($416,000) for the piece.Continue reading on BTC Peers More

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    Japanese apprehension over rising prices hangs over the yen

    English muffins. Single malt whisky. Choco-whip toast spread. For several months now, Japanese shoppers have had to brace for the reality of global conditions hiking the prices of the nation’s most basic foods. Soy sauce, noodles and chicken will also be affected.An intriguing question, as currency markets approach 2022, is what sort of risk this poses to the yen, as it passes into its ninth straight year below the ¥100/$ line and with continued weakness still a favourite bet of speculative money.Official measures of underlying inflation have begun to show (after many years emphatically not doing so) Japanese prices gently creeping upwards. But, according to analysts at Nomura Securities, more visceral modifiers of public sentiment are surging.The number of articles in the online edition of the Nikkei Shimbun business daily that focused on all types of price rises (241) was more than 330 per cent higher in November than in the same month a year earlier. The number specifically about food (45) was up nearly six times over the same period. However modest the price hikes portended in these stories, runs one theory on the FX trading floors, the impact on overall sentiment is something the Bank of Japan will ultimately need to reckon with.As a possible signpost of that need, note the Nomura analysts, the market reaction to food companies announcing price rises has broken hard with tradition. In the past, food stocks rose on such announcements because of the expectation that the increases would convert into stronger profits. Since the start of 2021, that correlation has broken down. The equity market (whether correctly or not) is betting that this time consumer sentiment may really start to absorb inflationary concerns, behaviour will adjust and the dent to the foodmakers’ sales volumes will surpass any uptick in margins.This new atmosphere — mostly unfamiliar in Japan for a good two decades — arrives at a time when most currency analysts are preparing their outlooks for 2022 and reflecting on a year in which the yen has fallen 10 per cent against the US dollar. For the lion’s share of 2021, they have traded between the ¥109-114/$ range, with the yen held at the low end of that since the summer as the US Federal Reserve has sounded more hawkish and the US-Japan yield spread has widened. Accordingly, most currency desks have tended to treat the yen’s weakness over the past 11 months as a “natural” — and hence sustainable until further notice — phenomenon, driven by the fundamentals of world economic recovery, global inflationary pressures and widening diversion between Japan’s permanently low yields and their rising counterparts overseas. At no real point in 2021 did investors decide for more than a few days that the yen was cheap enough for a sustained buying spree. In fact, notes JPMorgan FX strategist Benjamin Shatil, a trade that short-sells the yen against the dollar has been one of the world’s most reliable expressions of investor expectations of higher US yields.The emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which threatens to shift those fundamentals, offered an interesting proof of that. Between the widespread acknowledgment of the new strain around November 26 and the yen’s 13-month high a week later, the currency rose almost 2 per cent — the sort of volatility that smacked of a crowded trade leaving some wrongfooted. This was not, as some jumped to say, the yen acting as a “haven”, but the sudden unwinding of some large yen shorts. Some of those have since tentatively returned, but will not do so in earnest until markets are convinced that it is rate differential fundamentals, rather than Omicron, back in the driving seat.But that, argues Shatil, is where those rising Japanese food prices could step in next year — not as a base case for yen strength, but as a possible risk that could once again threaten a renewed build-up of shorts. If, in the coming months, commodity prices are still rising and the Japanese find themselves fretting over consumer prices and inflationary sentiment, would it still make sense for currency markets to depend absolutely on a permanently dovish BoJ and therefore a reliably widening yield spread?While the central bank is unlikely to turn hawkish in any meaningful way, say FX analysts, it is at least plausible that it could respond to a shift in sentiment by modestly relaxing its “yield curve control” policy. This might not produce a long-term shift in the yen’s fundamentals, but it could leave a new volatility where one of the FX market’s most dependable trades once [email protected] More

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    Ubisoft Becomes the First Big Gaming Studio to Bring NFTs to Its Games. Mass Adoption Has Begun!

    In the wake of Valve’s announcement, it became a matter of time as to how quickly the gaming industry’s giants would begin implementing NFTs into the traditional gaming sphere, especially after Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), Konami, and Square Enix expressed their appreciation for blockchain as a top-notch gaming technology. However, nobody expected that the first move to put words into action would happen quite so soon! On December 7th, Ubisoft – the titan developer of such leading series’ as Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, the entire span of the Tom Clancy collection, and many others – announced their first foray into NFTs would drop in their new AAA game: ‘Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.’Konami Becomes the Latest Big Gaming Studio to Express Appreciation for Blockchain and NFTsJapanese Gaming Giant Square Enix Plans to Bring NFTs to the Masses. The Best JRPG on Blockchain May Soon ComeWeekly Crypto Gaming News – Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) & Meta, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Activision, Disney, Lucas Films, Millions for P2E GamesEMAIL NEWSLETTERJoin to get the flipside of cryptoUpgrade your inbox and get our DailyCoin editors’ picks 1x a week delivered straight to your inbox.[contact-form-7]
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    Metaverse Trend in Gamefi projects. What to look for if you missed the trend half a year ago 

    As an advocate of crypto and GameFi enthusiast I encourage people to always ask, “what is it you’re selling?” If a cryptocurrency or token can’t answer that question they have no value beneath the hype. This is what makes GameFi so much more powerful, because at the end of the day you have a real digital asset that still provides entertainment and collectability. This is what first attracted me to major projects like Sandbox (SAND) which have recently gone viral with personalities like Snoop Dogg building their own house within the metaverse.Sifting through the smaller metaverse projects has been a challenge over the last month, but twice now I have run into this Meta Hangry Games. One of my colleagues sent this over and the more I dug into it the more serious of an investment opportunity it seemed to be. The tokenomics are well built, setting aside prize pools and distribution to holders. The high tax prevents the short term bots that we see in many of the new communities. Last of all they are backed by what seems to be a major Chinese investor and a group known as Lbank Labs. So I dug deeper to find out the timeline and details on this already bullish find.In Q2 of 2022 Meta Hangry Games plans on releasing a play-to-earn function which has been known to spike GameFi projects immensely. They are launching their website, social media, and Telegram ahead of their preseason. Finally they are built from a dedicated development team that has no team wallet set aside outside of the developing budget. Of all the cryptocurrencies I have looked through in the last few weeks, this is the only one that checks every box.It’s not to say that this is the perfect investment but I would also add that I’ve missed out on more opportunities than I’ve lost in projects that didn’t work out. When crypto has the potential to show you 5x and maybe more returns in a month, why wouldn’t you dive into a few brand new projects? This has driven me to make a substantial amount and per discussion in some of the twitter spaces investing chats, many others feel the same way.I will definitely be following this project over the next year to track what could be one of the largest successes of 2022. I am told there will be a referral system for telegram invites so new investors are encouraged to bring their friends and family. I support this as well seeing that more than 70% of the groups in our recent poll say word of mouth has been their strongest marketing tool.Stay tuned for further updates and if you have time please follow on social media and share this article with your friends! If you have any other promising gems feel free to tag or DM me with information and I will have a look at the projects that seem promising. Thanks for stopping by and good luck on your research!Continue reading on CoinQuora More

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    U.S. risks 'chilling' regulations on crypto, industry warns Congress

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top executives from six cryptocurrency firms will on Wednesday tell Congress to tread lightly in imposing new rules on digital assets – or risk sending activity underground or outside the United States.Ahead of a hearing at the U.S. House Financial Services Committee starting 10:00 EST, executives leading some of the world’s biggest crypto companies indicated in prepared testimony they will generally support clearer rules. But they will emphasize that overly restrictive ones would not stifle the activity, but merely push it away from U.S. reach.”Without tailored legislative solutions that are openly debated with public participation, the United States risks unnecessarily onerous and chilling laws and regulations,” warned Alesia Haas, chief executive of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) Inc, in testimony released on Tuesday. “This could effectively push crypto activity underground or to offshore exchanges that have little or no compliance programs.”The testimony, published by the panel ahead of the hearing, sets the stage for what is expected to be a closely watched and high-stakes event, as U.S. lawmakers publicly press cryptocurrency executives to defend their business and flesh out ideas for policing them.”To us, it would be productive if executives present a pro-active agenda for what Congress can do to ensure consumer and investors are protected, the government gets its taxes and criminals and terrorists are blocked from using crypto,” Jaret Seiberg, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, said in a note to clients.Several executives are arguing for a light touch. “There are a number of examples of U.S. regulatory decisions that have driven legitimate activity offshore, in ways that harm U.S. investors, innovators, and workers,” said Bitfury CEO Brian Brooks. “There is a reason why crypto talent is no longer concentrated in Silicon Valley, the birthplace of the original commercial internet.” DIGITAL ASSETSThe rapid growth of cryptocurrency, and in particular “stablecoins,” which are digital assets whose value is pegged to traditional currencies, has caught the attention of regulators, who fear they could put the financial system at risk if not properly monitored. Some policymakers, such as Senator Elizabeth Warren and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, are also concerned the products could be utilized for illicit purposes, or to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers.In November, a U.S. Treasury-led working group recommended Congress pass a law specifying stablecoins should only be issued by firms that have their deposits insured, like banks. Wednesday’s hearing could serve as a good indication for how likely Congress is to take up any such digital currency legislation, according to analysts.Executives said they would welcome regulatory clarity, but that overly restrictive rules could prove counterproductive. “Stablecoins and internet-native capital markets are not too big to fail, but they are now too big to ignore,” said Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Financial. “Policy frameworks need to support an open and competitive playing field, and allow new technologies to flourish.”Proponents say stablecoins could revolutionize payments by offering a reliable, low-cost, instant way to transfer funds across the globe. The executives say the United States should play a leading role in fostering that technology, just as U.S. rules allowed the Internet to flourish in its early growth in the 1990s.”Let’s work together to ensure that U.S. policymakers are the ones that set the stage for a productive, smart, regulatory roadmap for this technology around the world,” said Denelle Dixon, head of the Stellar Development Foundation, in her prepared testimony. “I hope that we can all agree that crypto and stablecoin shouldn’t be buzzwords, thrown around to incite fear of the unknown.” More