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Zest Protocol is here to provide access to sustainable Bitcoin yield, for liquidity providers, through its lending pools. An on-chain Bitcoin capital market for institutional borrowers, Zest allows opportunities for on-chain financing, without the constant threat of liquidation. Bitcoin is not a passive asset, it needs productive action from its community to unlock its potential and gain value. For a long time, it wasn’t easy to earn a passive income with Bitcoin. Now, there are a lot more tools entering the marketplace. That’s exactly what the blockchain´s change of paradigm is about; taking the power away from the big players, and giving it to the masses. Zest Makes Earning With Bitcoin Easier A decentralized club of delegates manages the Zest pools, whitelisting borrowers, and earning performance fees. The mission? To strengthen, and help build a more solid Bitcoin economy. The goal? To reach a $120 Trillion market. Bitcoin sitting in a wallet is completely unproductive....

The issue of common users having control of their digital data, is more and more controversial every day. How can a person control and manage their digital life, and even make a profit of it, when big data platforms already have easy access to it? The Swiss tech startup Profila GmbH offers a fast, safe and impossible to manipulate advertising platform to benefit both users and brands. A steady staff of more than 20 people with experience in big data, privacy law, AdTech, and blockchain technology, launched Profila in 2017. Profila Puts Power in the Users Hands A Cardano blockchain platform, designed to give the data power back to the user. Here, each individual is the only ruler, to decide which brands are going to receive what data. Completely surveillance-free and private, with compensation included in the deal. The consumers control the Ad-delivery on the platform, and they get paid 50% (or more) of the Ad spent by the brands. That being one of the two main assets. The oth...

Binance Labs , a venture capital and innovation incubator for the world’s largest exchange, Binance, has announced its strategic investment in Manta Network, the Web3.0 privacy protocol which is built for privatizing crypto assets. Today, most people around the planet are connecting thanks to the internet, but users have never truly experienced the feeling of privacy. With the boom of the crypto industry, the demand for privacy is also increasing aiming to protect users’ assets. Web3.0 is the latest version of the internet that is developed for an open, trustless, permissionless internet. It is a place where users can interact with each other peer-to-peer without giving up ownership control, privacy, or relying on any third parties. Binance Labs Makes Invests to Develop Manta Network Manta Network’s layer-one network is designed to take advantage of zero-knowledge proofs to privatize crypto assets. Manta’s privacy technology is built with the Substrate framework, the technology...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has introduced a new paradigm in the financial markets, one that leverages blockchain technology to replace central intermediaries. Unlike the approach taken by traditional financial institutions, DeFi is designed to enable anyone with a computer and stable internet connection to access various financial services with ease. In the current market setup, it is an uphill task for retail investors to access most of the financial instruments. This is because of the existing hurdles, some of which are intentionally placed to lock out a certain class of investors. For instance, one requires a to have achieved a certain wealth threshold or qualifications to participate on global stock markets such as the NYSE , let alone purchasing commodities like gold. With DeFi, that is not the case. This burgeoning cryptocurrency niche is perhaps the most accessible financial service ecosystem in modern-day markets. It currently features services such as lending and borrowin...

The metaverse is a concept that is only going to experience increased popularity as time goes on. As such, it is important to know about certain projects which can best utilize this new kind of technology. One particular field that is able to do this is that of the gaming world. The relationship between gaming and the metaverse Using the metaverse’s capabilities alongside the gaming space is not a new concept, as it has already been done before. Axie Infinity is a good example of how the metaverse can be utilized with the highly popular P2E (Play To Earn) concept in order to create something that can truly benefit the players from a monetary standpoint. However, it is equally important to note the existence of AI and what kind of role it will play going forward. While AI can be used across many different fields, as far as the gaming sector is concerned, there is a project called Metap that warrants further observation because it has already begun utilizing AI’s immense potential ...

There are so many different projects in the DeFi sector nowadays that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of them all. However, if there is one name that everyone should be keeping an eye on, it’s Universe Finance . Not only has Universe Finance made it known that it shall be launching an IDO soon (15th till 18th February), but they have also not shied away from claiming to be the best Uniswap V3 active liquidity management platform. However, is there any weight to this claim? Understanding Universe Finance As aforementioned, Universe Finance is the active liquidity management platform of Uniswap V3 that is built on risk ranking and various quantitative methodologies. Its goal is to maximise Uniswap V3 returns and liquidity income for its respective consumers. As a result, its primary purpose is to deliver an all-encompassing yield platform with the highest and most consistent real rate of return throughout the DeFi market. It has already formed alliances with the...

Find someone who appreciates you as much as Mark Cuban appreciates Ethereum. Mark Cuban is a big fan of Ethereum, as the billionaire investor recently disclosed in an interview with Crypto Banter that he has contributed massively to Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (MATIC). Cuban is well-known for being one of the public figures that are bullish on the future of cryptocurrencies; he frequently compares the advances of blockchain technology today to the early days of the Internet. Cuban Loves Cryptos The diverse utilities of these two altcoins are the driving forces, according to the Shark Tank investor. To wit, “Bitcoin’s a great store of value, but Ethereum and Polygon that I both own a lot of, you can start to see the utility. You’re starting to see more and more applications pop up there, and we’ll see what happens with ETH 2.0 in terms of gas fees, and I think Polygon has done a great job, and you’ve got other blockchains trying to do the same thing.” Cuban has bought and owned...