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    COTI And Civic Partner to Give Users Full Self-sovereignty Over Their Digital Identity

    COTI, the world’s fastest, lightest, and most secure confidentiality layer on Ethereum, has announced a partnership with Civic, the leading provider of identity management tools for Web3, to ensure full data protection and confidentiality for Civic users. The partnership will see Civic using COTI V2’s confidentiality layer for Dynamic decentralized identity (DID) offering.Shahaf Bar-Geffen, COTI CEO said: “We’re excited to integrate COTI V2s confidentiality layer into Civic’s platform. Civic is an industry leader in the field of identity management tools for Web3, and COTI will continue to partner with industry leaders. We look forward to working with Civic’s professional team to bring Dynamic DID into full production”.COTI V2’s Dynamic DIDs leverage Civic Pass, which is both a verified credential and a non-transferable token in the user’s wallet. Civic Pass can serve as inputs to meet regulatory requirements like Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC).A user’s digital identity is the personal record of their data, credentials, and identifiers that exist throughout the Internet. With so much of our lives taking place online, users are growing increasingly aware of the importance of actively managing their digital identities to avoid data breaches, hacks, and non-consensual data monetization. COTI V2’s confidentiality layer allows the data to provide both verification and computation while staying encrypted throughout.Civic prioritizes user protection, as seen in their recent introduction of a physical ID card for Civic Pass holders. This enables enables Civic users to prove their identity and minimize the threat of AI driven identity fraud. The partnership between Civic and COTI represents a major step forward in protecting the digital footprint and credentials of users.Both COTI and Civic are committed to providing users with full data privacy as they engage with dApps and explore innovative Web3 use cases with confidence. The ability to manage an advanced version of users’ decentralized identity (DID) with COTI V2 will empower dApps to interact with Civic’s identities and query complex insights without accessing sensitive data.Harnessing the privacy-preserving power of garbled circuits, COTI V2 unlocks Dynamic DID, a powerful upgrade that allows for advanced features like confidential data sharing and complex calculations. Civic will be integrating with COTI V2 across all phases of COTI V2’s development: Devnet, Testnet, and Mainnet, as a design partnerThe partnership marks a major step in enabling true self-sovereignty of users’ digital identity as more people enter the Web3 ecosystem. Users can securely store their sensitive information with Civic without having to physically disclose it, while still enabling seamless compliance with regulatory frameworks like Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.About CivicCivic is a leading provider of identity management tools for web3, empowering people to easily and privately manage their identities across chains with an on-chain representation of their reusable identity. The company’s flagship product, Civic Pass, is an integrated permissioning tool that helps business customers enable secure access to their on-chain assets. Users may also manage their identity, presence and reputation with a dashboard. Civic aims to be the most trusted on-chain identity tool in the world, used by billions every day. Civic was co-founded in 2015 by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith.For more information, visit: Website | X | Discord | LinkedInAbout COTICOTI is the fastest and lightest confidentiality layer on Ethereum. Powered by the breakthrough cryptographic protocol Garbled Circuits and secured by Ethereum, COTI introduces the most advanced and compliant solution for data protection on the public blockchain. Paving the way for the next wave of Web3 innovation and adoption, COTI unlocks a whole new world of use cases, including confidential transactions, Artificial Intelligence, DeFi, decentralized identification, and more.For more information, visit: Website | X | Telegram | GitHub | DiscordContactItai Elizuritai@marketacross.comThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    Crypto expert expects more consolidation through M&A following ASI token creation

    The merger, which creates a token with a fully diluted value of roughly $7.5 billion, is pending approval from the communities of each project. The proposed “Artificial Superintelligence Alliance” would see the transformation of the projects’ existing tokens into the ASI token. Responding to the news, Fetch.ai (FET) and SingularityNET (AGIX) jumped by 15% and 12%, respectively, in the past 24 hours. Ocean Protocol’s token (OCEAN) saw an even larger gain of over 36%.“The AI field is accelerating at a phenomenal pace. With the release of the latest LLMs, the pace of innovation has noticeably accelerated into a torrent of growth that every single startup, decentralized project and large multinational must come to terms with,” Fetch.ai said in a blog post.The collaboration seeks to establish the largest open-source, independent entity in AI research and development.According to Bruce Pon, CEO and co-founder of Ocean Protocol, this deal seeks to leverage the growing AI sector, create a scalable decentralized infrastructure, and accelerate AI investment. The unified ASI token is supposed to secure the public network, facilitate data access, and enable computation without traditional payment methods, serving as the native currency for the machine economy.The integration proposals are due for submission to the respective governance communities for a 14-day consultation period, with voting expected between April 2 and April 16. If approved, FET will convert to ASI with a total supply of 2.63 billion tokens at a starting price of $2.82. AGIX and OCEAN will migrate to ASI at conversion rates of 0.43335 to 1 and 0.433226 to 1, respectively.Alex Dreyfus, co-founder and CEO of Chiliz, shared his perspective with Investing.com on the proposed tokens merger and the broader AI and blockchain integration. Dreyfus highlighted the critical need for massive capital, decentralization, and particularly, the consolidation of AI companies. “AI needs massive capital and decentralization. More importantly, it needs GPU so, instead of AI companies being fragmented, they need to consolidate,” he told Investing.com. Dreyfus also highlighted the uncertain future of AI tokens, stating that he’s not even sure “what is an AI token BUT, I’m sure that there is no room for many AI tokens in the long-term, so the more the resources and talents are working for the SAME ecosystem/rewarding scheme, the better it is for everybody.”Dreyfus further elaborated on the network effect, advocating for a robust AI token ecosystem capable of rewarding companies, developers, and scientists. “It’s all about the network effect; a stronger AI token ecosystem can reward more companies, developers, scientists, etc., and therefore grow more massively.”Addressing the broader implications for blockchain and crypto ecosystems, Dreyfus said “I don’t expect Solana to merge with TON, but I do expect the second half of the top 100 CMC marketcap to participate in some token M&A in order to stay relevant and consolidate liquidity, network effect, decentralization, and branding.” Interestingly, Dreyfus revealed that fan token blockchain Chiliz has been actively exploring M&A opportunities in recent months to identify the best partners for integration into the chain ecosystem. Highlighting the democratic nature of blockchain governance, Dreyfus added that eventually it will be “the chain governance that will decide on proposals we may bring to the table, that’s the beauty of it. But as a founder, I definitely believe in token M&A and consolidation.”“I hope to bring to Chiliz a strong initiative like this,” he concluded. More

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    Bitcoin price today: Retreats to $70k as strong dollar limits gains

    Bitcoin fell 1.26% over the past 24 hours to $70,194.9 by 08:38 ET (12:38 GMT). It had risen as far as $71,000 on Tuesday.Strength in the greenback limited any further gains in Bitcoin, as traders remained largely biased towards the dollar ahead of more signals on U.S. interest rates. The dollar index remained in sight of a one-month high on Wednesday.Recent dovish signals from the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of England saw traders largely favor the greenback as the only high-yielding, low-risk currency, at least until the Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates.PCE price index data- the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, is set to offer more cues on that front later this week. Any signs of sticky inflation could factor into a more hawkish outlook for the Fed, presenting potential delays in its plans to begin cutting interest rates.Key Fed officials- Chair Jerome Powell and FOMC member Mary Daly- are also expected to speak later this week, potentially offering up more cues on interest rates.The prospect of higher U.S. interest rates, at least in the interim, saw traders prefer safer trades into the dollar over Bitcoin, especially given that the cryptocurrency tends to come under pressure from a high-rate environment. Rising interest rates through 2022 sparked steep losses in Bitcoin, with the token sliding to lows of around $15,000 in late-2022.The world’s biggest cryptocurrency had since staged a nearly five-fold recovery from 2022 lows, and recently clocked record highs of over $73,000. A bulk of Bitcoin’s recent gains were driven by the U.S. approval of exchange-traded funds that directly track the token’s price.But recent data from digital assets manager CoinShares showed that capital flows into Bitcoin ETFs slowed in recent weeks, while sustained outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (NYSE: GBTC) ETF applied some selling pressure on the token.Bitcoin ETFs saw seven stellar weeks of outsized inflows, as the recent approval of spot ETFs drove traders en-masse into the token. But these inflows slowed in the past week, especially as investor sentiment grew more skittish amid uncertainty over U.S. interest rates.Elsewhere, asset management firm VSFG, in partnership with Value Partners, has submitted an application for a spot bitcoin ETF to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong KongThis move follows a report by Bloomberg indicating that the SFC may soon permit in-kind creations and redemptions for such ETFs in the upcoming quarter.Coming on the heels of the U.S. approval for spot bitcoin ETFs in December 2023, Hong Kong regulators have also opened the door for spot crypto ETF applications.Earlier this year, Harvest Global Investments, a leading asset manager in China, reportedly submitted the first application for a spot bitcoin ETF with the SFC.According to local reports, up to 10 financial institutions are preparing to apply for rolling out bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong.In other developments within the crypto sphere, Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol are joining forces in a move to merge their tokens and form an alliance dedicated to decentralized artificial intelligence (AI).Announced via email on Wednesday, their aim is to forge an AI collective that stands as a decentralized counterpoint to the dominant models overseen by big tech firms.The collaboration will see Fetch.ai’s token (FET) transform into ASI – “artificial superintelligence” – with an initial total supply of about 2.63 billion tokens and a starting price of $2.82. Tokens from SingularityNET (AGIX) and Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) will fold into ASI, converging at rates around 0.433 to 1, aiming for a fully diluted market cap of roughly $7.5 billion.This alliance is set on establishing an accessible decentralized AI framework, in contrast to the existing systems controlled by tech giants.The initiative comes amid a booming interest in AI technologies, like ChatGPT, and growing concerns over the potential for a few large corporations, including Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Meta (NASDAQ:META), to monopolize the industry.Those worries have prompted blockchain and Web3 companies to develop their own projects and attempt to introduce an alternative vision for AI, focusing more on transparency and communal data sharing.[Ambar Warrick contributed to this article] More

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    Brainedge: Revolutionizing Global Education with AI-Powered Language Translation and Cryptocurrency Rewards

    In an unprecedented leap towards democratising global education, Brainedge proudly announces the launch of its revolutionary e-learning platform, set to transform how non-English speaking learners access world-class education. By seamlessly blending advanced AI-powered language translation technology with an innovative cryptocurrency rewards system, Brainedge is poised to break down the barriers of language and financial constraints, making high-quality education accessible to billions of learners worldwide.Revolutionizing Learning Across LanguagesAt its core, Brainedge is designed to serve young learners aged 15 to 35, who, until now, have been marginalised due to the lack of access to education in their native languages. With Brainedge’s state-of-the-art Text-to-Video AI features and hyper-realistic AI avatars, courses from top university professors and subject matter experts are instantly translated into over 100 local languages. This groundbreaking approach ensures that high-quality education is not a privilege of the few but a right for all, irrespective of language proficiency.Incentivising Education with Cryptocurrency RewardsBrainedge is not just transforming access to education; it is redefining the motivation behind learning. For the first time in the e-learning space, Brainedge introduces a rewards system where learners earn $LEARN tokens, Brainedge’s native cryptocurrency for completing lessons modules and courses. This innovative model encourages continuous learning and course completion, offering both knowledge acquisition and financial benefits.Empowering Learners WorldwideBrainedge is a pioneering e-learning platform that offers courses in over 100 languages, made accessible through AI-driven translation and taught by the world’s leading educators. With its unique cryptocurrency rewards system, Brainedge is committed to enhancing global education, making learning accessible and rewarding for everyone, everywhere.Brainedge invites users to embark on this exciting journey to reshape the future of education. Users can discover more about how Brainedge is setting new standards in the e-learning industry at www.brainedge.aiTwitter | Discord | TelegramContactDr.MD MoniruzzamanLearn-Tech LTDmarketing@brainedge.aiThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    OPZ Launches AI-Powered Wallet on iOS/Android and Raises $200K+ Within Hours

    OPZ Token ($OPZ) is an all-in-one solution that combines a wallet on iOS & Android, decentralized exchange, advanced AI trading, and NFC technology. It provides 1,000,000,000 tokens for traders. Using ERC-20, this token employs powerful AI trading technology to handle users’ trades. Traders buy and hold the tokens, AI system then takes over, trading continuously on 10,000+ cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance Coin.OPZ-AI: AI AnalysisOPZ Token uses blockchain technology and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to accelerate and secure transactions. The team believes in the idea of AI in cryptocurrency- AI can analyze data, forecast trends, and automatically decide whether to buy or sell cryptocurrency. It helps study market patterns, forecasts how prices may change, and even decides whether to buy or sell coins without human assistance.Combining AI and blockchain technology in cryptocurrencies builds a powerful team. Blockchain guarantees security and openness, and AI helps consumers make informed decisions about trading cryptocurrencies. Together, blockchain and AI improve the effectiveness and potential profitability of cryptocurrency trading.OPZ-AI revolutionizes cryptocurrency analysis by providing comprehensive, real-time insights and trend analyses for over 10,000 coins.Participating in the OPZ Token Presale is simple, with prices starting at $0.028, and the launch price set at $0.1.OPZ WalletThe OPZ Wallet addresses the growing demand for user-friendly and secure self-custodial solutions in the cryptocurrency space. Leveraging the innovative KeyFusion protocol, a form of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology, OPZ Wallet combines advanced security measures with intelligent, AI-driven insights to offer a superior self-custody experience.OPZ-DEX: Revolutionizing Bitcoin DeFiOPZ-DEX is a groundbreaking platform that leverages the robustness of Bitcoin’s Layer 2 for decentralized trading. It features the Chronicle Matching Engine for high-performance, low-latency trading and employs Zero-Knowledge Rollups for enhanced transaction throughput and privacy.OPZ Token: Revolutionizing DeFi with Advanced AI IntegrationOPZ Token marks a significant advancement in cryptocurrency. It combines a wallet and exchange that is supercharged with advanced AI technology. OPZ is well-positioned to gain a significant share of the rapidly growing DeFi market.Moving forward, OPZ Token aims to push the boundaries of technological innovation while empowering investors and driving positive transformations.For more information, users can visit https://opz.comUsers can join the OPZ Presale here.About OPZOPZ’s mission is to accelerate the transition to self-ownership of assets by bridging the gap between the cryptocurrency industry and the traditional financial world.ContactLouis Drummondinfo@opz.comThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    OPZ Token Launches With AI-Powered Trading and NFC Technology on Decentralized Exchange

    OPZ Token ($OPZ) is an all-in-one solution that combines a wallet on iOS & Android, decentralized exchange, advanced AI trading, and NFC technology. It provides 1,000,000,000 tokens for traders. Using ERC-20, this token employs powerful AI trading technology to handle users’ trades. Traders buy and hold the tokens, AI system then takes over, trading continuously on 10,000+ cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance Coin.OPZ-AI: AI AnalysisOPZ Token uses blockchain technology and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to accelerate and secure transactions. The team believes in the idea of AI in cryptocurrency- AI can analyze data, forecast trends, and automatically decide whether to buy or sell cryptocurrency. It helps study market patterns, forecasts how prices may change, and even decides whether to buy or sell coins without human assistance.Combining AI and blockchain technology in cryptocurrencies builds a powerful team. Blockchain guarantees security and openness, and AI helps consumers make informed decisions about trading cryptocurrencies. Together, blockchain and AI improve the effectiveness and potential profitability of cryptocurrency trading.OPZ-AI revolutionizes cryptocurrency analysis by providing comprehensive, real-time insights and trend analyses for over 10,000 coins.Participating in the OPZ Token Presale is simple, with prices starting at $0.028, and the launch price set at $0.1.OPZ WalletThe OPZ Wallet addresses the growing demand for user-friendly and secure self-custodial solutions in the cryptocurrency space. Leveraging the innovative KeyFusion protocol, a form of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology, OPZ Wallet combines advanced security measures with intelligent, AI-driven insights to offer a superior self-custody experience.OPZ-DEX: Revolutionizing Bitcoin DeFiOPZ-DEX is a groundbreaking platform that leverages the robustness of Bitcoin’s Layer 2 for decentralized trading. It features the Chronicle Matching Engine for high-performance, low-latency trading and employs Zero-Knowledge Rollups for enhanced transaction throughput and privacy.OPZ Token: Revolutionizing DeFi with Advanced AI IntegrationOPZ Token marks a significant advancement in cryptocurrency. It combines a wallet and exchange that is supercharged with advanced AI technology. OPZ is well-positioned to gain a significant share of the rapidly growing DeFi market.Moving forward, OPZ Token aims to push the boundaries of technological innovation while empowering investors and driving positive transformations.For more information, users can visit https://opz.comUsers can join the OPZ Presale here.About OPZ OPZ’s mission is to accelerate the transition to self-ownership of assets by bridging the gap between the cryptocurrency industry and the traditional financial world.ContactLouis DrummondOPZinfo@opz.comThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    New RWA usecase unlocked as OPEN launches onchain ticketing ecosystem

    The OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem launched this week, intending to disrupt the $85 billion ticketing industry using blockchain technology.A new RWA use-case is bornAmidst the massive growth for real-world asset (RWA) use cases, onchain tickets might be the next big thing. Traditional ticketing is an $85 billion industry that’s ripe for disruption, with specific opportunities for blockchain-driven solutions. OPEN’s mission is to take all tickets onchain, delivering much-needed transparency for fans and fair earnings for creators.OPN tokenAll ticketing activity on OPEN’s tooling is driven by the OPN token, which will become tradable starting Friday March 29th. Ticket integrators source OPN from the open market in order to access tooling and issue tickets. When staking goes live for OPN, all stakers will earn yield directly from all global onchain ticket activity.Plug & play infrastructureThe OPEN team has built onchain ticketing infrastructure since 2016, resulting in a plug & play toolsuite that adds value at any scale; from small independent artists looking to grow their community and issue NFT collectibles, to large ticketing operators looking to take their tickets onchain. Every ticket issued using OPEN can be verified onchain with full transparency. OPEN has issued over 5 million tickets onchain to date – and is expecting to raise their annual ticket volume to 20 million this year.Event financingTaking ticketing onchain not only makes the ticketing experience smoother – there are additional unlocks that make the lives of everyday creators easier in ways never before possible. Take OPEN’s new event financing tool, a way for artists and event organizers to crowdsource the funds needed to realize a show, tour or festival, by leveraging their unsold inventory of onchain tickets as collateral for DeFi funding. Participants who help realize these events are rewarded with a programmable yield, issued to them automatically the moment the ticket sale takes place. This approach unites the latest in RWA & DeFi tooling to provide freedom and independence to creators.More about OPEN:The OPN token will launch on Friday March 29th. Follow along with OPEN’s mission for taking ticketing onchain through the website: onopen.xyz & the official OPEN twitter account.ContactOlivier BiggsOPENolivier@onopen.xyzThis article was originally published on Chainwire More

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    LIF3.com integrates Fireblocks to elevate safety and security in next-generation consumer DeFi

    Lif3.com is thrilled to announce its integration with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations. This collaboration brings together Lif3’s innovative multi-chain DeFi ecosystem with Fireblocks’ trailblazing security solution, including their Direct Custody platform and cutting-edge Non-Custodial Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) to enhance safety, security and enhance operational efficiency for the Lif3 ecosystem.With the integration of Fireblocks’ Non-Custodial WaaS, Lif3 (LIF3/USD)(LIF3/USDt), the revolutionary multi-chain DeFi Layer-1 ecosystem that operates on Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, and Fantom, allows users to maintain complete control over their private keys while minimizing the risks associated with digital asset transactions. This provides consumers and investors alike with unprecedented control over their digital assets, ensuring peace of mind and trust in the security of their transactions.Lif3 is also tapping into the Fireblocks Network, a global hub to connect, transact, and collaborate with the largest community of market participants and integrated partners, to provide a seamless and secure trading environment. The collaboration also embraces Fireblocks Off Exchange, which enables trading from an on-chain MPC shared wallet and eliminates counterparty risks, further solidifying our shared vision of creating a safer, more efficient, and user-empowered digital financial marketplace.“Fireblocks is dedicated to elevating the safety and privacy of user transactions. By integrating our enterprise-grade digital assets infrastructure, Lif3 is setting a new standard for digital assets security, ensuring an unparalleled level of protection and scalability for their users,” said Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks.”Working with Fireblocks is a testament to Lif3’s unwavering commitment to enhancing user security and transaction privacy by offering investors and users alike a secure, interconnected, encrypted, and scalable platform for their transactions,” said Harry Yeh, Managing Director of Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) FinTech Group.Additionally, Fireblocks is the first company in the world to achieve a Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS) Qualified Service Provider Level 3 certification, a first-of-its-kind certification that was built as a security standard for crypto wallets and custody by the Cryptocurrency Certification Consortium (C4). The CCSS is designed to augment standard information security practices and complement existing standards such as SOC1 Type I, SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018 – all of which have been awarded to Fireblocks.Together, Lif3 and Fireblocks are not only enhancing the security and efficiency of digital asset transactions but are empowering consumers and investors with the tools and confidence needed to navigate the evolving digital assets landscape. This is more than just a collaboration; it’s an elevated user experience for multi-signature custodial transactions, cold storage of Lif3 tokens, LSHARE tokens, L3USD and strengthened security measures that are beneficial for all. The Fireblocks integration supports Lif3’s vision for a more simplified, safer and interactive user experience and facilitates seamless acquisition for consumer DeFi through the “Lif3 Wallet” available for download on the App Store and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Play.This announcement coincides with Lif3’s recent Ethereum Migration announcement and its strategic partnership with Layer Zero, an alliance designed to address the challenges associated with token bridging, for a more secure and efficient blockchain experience. Lif3.com and the “Lif3 Wallet” continues to be a platform of interest for those invested in the future of decentralized finance and blockchain technology. The commitment to continuous improvement and innovation positions Lif3 as a front-runner in shaping the future landscape of the digital finance economy and its vision and commitment to breaking down barriers to cryptocurrency adoption through the Lif3 Mobile App, a one-stop solution for on-ramping, investing, trading, earning, gaming, and off-ramping.About Lif3.comLif3.com is a complete, omni-chain DeFi ecosystem, that includes a Curated Layer-1 Blockchain, and a self-custody wallet. “Lif3 Wallet” is available on the App Store and Google Play – unlocking the potential of Web3 through consumer DeFi, iGaming and the Entertainment SectorsLIF3LIF3 (LIF3) is an ERC-20 token that powers the LIF3 ecosystem and provides a comprehensive suite of features to manage digital assets across multiple blockchains while allowing users to benefit from staking. To obtain access to $LIF3 on Bitfinex, customers can visit: https://trading.bitfinex.com/t/LIF3:USD- API symbol for LIF3 is LIFIII on Bitfinex Twitter:Lif3 News and Updates:https://lif3.com/newsHow to Buy LIF3 with ETH or USDT on Ethereum:https://support.lif3.com/hc/en-us/articles/8874195179279-How-to-Buy-LIF3-with-ETH-or-USDT-on-EthereumFor official LIF3 logos and branding please visit:https://docs.lif3.com/brand-assetsMedia Contact:media@lif3.comAbout Quantum Fintech GroupQuantum Fintech Group is a private investment group founded in 2020, and is focused on providing superior returns in the alternative asset space focusing specifically on blockchain investments.Twitter:https://twitter.com/quantumftgContactMedia RelationsChantel EllowayLif3 Labs Limitedmedia@lif3.comThis article was originally published on Chainwire More