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IBM to Issue Token On Stellar (XLM) Blockchain To Offset Climate Change

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This week has been a beehive of activity in the crypto-verse beginning with the Consensus Summit currently ongoing in New York and is accompanied by news that popular South Korean exchange, Upbit, has conducted an internal audit exonerating the exchange from any wrongdoing. Also to note is that today’s markets are not too pretty in terms of gains. Everything is in the red, including Stellar (XLM) that should be basking in the news that IBM will issue a token on its blockchain to help offset climate change.

The current market analysis puts XLM at the value of $0.323 and down 12.24% in 24 hours. The rest of the market is also in the red. Bitcoin (BTC) is at the low $8,000 levels and currently trading at $8,248. Ethereum (ETH) is down below $700 and currently trading at $690. Ripple (XRP) is down 8% in 24 hours and currently trading at $0.68.

It is with this market background that Stellar might be moving to better days with the earlier mentioned announcement by IBM which has been known to being a Stellar partner for quite some time. The partnership was confirmed back in October when IBM and KlickEX chose Stellar to power the future of cross-border payments. IBM is currently running 9 stellar nodes for this purpose.

IBM will then use the Stellar blockchain, in partnership with an environmental fintech startup called Veridium labs, to tokenize carbon credits in a bid to track the pollution emitted from big companies and to attempt at offsetting these damages to the environment. Proceeds from the token sale will be used to reforest a 250 square mile piece of rain-forest on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. The new token can be redeemed and traded on the Stellar blockchain simplifying the carbon-credit process. Companies and institutional investors can buy the same carbon credits using the tokens on the Stellar blockchain, allowing for easier tracking and redemption on the blockchain.

A carbon credit is defined as a  permit which allows a country or organization to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions and which can be traded if the full allowance is not used. If a set amount of carbon is not emitted, the owner of the carbon credit can redeem it using the token.

With this news and the current ongoing Consensus Summit in New York, blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will assist in mitigating the progression and finally the end of global warming. The pioneer crypto for reducing global warming will be Stellar (XLM). This mission is in line with the vision of the Stellar foundation in that it brings together two companies, IBM and Veridium, to help solve a real-life issue threatening our existence on this earth.

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XNO Token of Xeno NFT Hub listed on Bithumb Korea Exchange

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //

Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.

Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.

The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.

NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…

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Should Crypto Projects Devote Resources to Community Growth and Marketing?

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2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for.  While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory.  When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion.  But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.

I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness.  Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion.  Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special.  Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.

Cryptocurrency vs. Blockchain Technology

It’s important to make a distinction between blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.  Although they are often used interchangeably, they are different.  Blockchain technology and crypto were both created after the 2008 financial crisis, but cryptocurrency…

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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //

The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.

As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021. 

“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.

He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”

Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”

Mr. Yamagata has…

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