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Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum's Upcoming Shanghai Upgrade

One of the first anticipated Ethereum’s 2023 upgrades, Shanghai, is coming this March. It will enable network validators to release ETH that has been staked on the protocol's smart contract. This is the first time this functionality will be available since ETH staking began in 2020.

In this new Hackernoon story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov takes a closer look at this much anticipated Ethereum’s upgrade and its possible influence on the crypto market.

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The Biggest NFT Rug Pulls in History: How to Identify Crypto Scams

The world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has been rocked by a series of "rug pulls" — a term used to describe sudden and unexpected collapses of NFT projects that result in a loss of investments for their contributors. Despite the growing popularity of NFTs and their potential to revolutionize the art and collectibles industries, these rug pulls have cast a shadow over the credibility of the NFT market and raised questions about the security of NFT investments.

In this new Hackernoon story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, shares his thoughts on fraud in the NFT sphere. How it works and how to protect yourself from scams in NFT projects.

Sometimes it happens that an investor invests money in a promising and attractive project at first glance. In order to check the safety of the project one needs to spend a lot of time, therefore some people invest at their own risk. At the beginning the assets seem to grow in price at an enormous rate. But at some point, their cost drops to zero, and the developers disappear and do not get in touch.

This phenomenon is called rug pull, or “carpet pulling”. In such schemes, the project team abandons the project and disappears with all the investors' money before the fraud is revealed. Previously, this was common mainly in the cryptocurrency market, but cases of fraud have become more frequent in the NFT sphere. In the article we will tell you how to identify rug pull and not to fall into the hands of scammers.

We were nominated for the Best Listing Agency of Blockchain Life Awards 2023!

We are honored to be nominated for the Blockchain Life 2023 Forum Awards 2023 in the category of the Best Listing Agency. The voting ends in 9 days, so please hurry up to show your support and vote for us!

Blockchain Life 2023 is the 10th annual event on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and mining, which takes place on February 27-28 in Dubai. The most anticipated event of 2023 gathers more than 4000 participants at the innovative venue Atlantis The Palm. We will have a booth there, so let’s take this opportunity to meet in person at the Forum.

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Top 7 Crypto Events in 2023

2022 was a challenging year for the crypto industry. Nevertheless, it gave the crypto space a lot to consider and study. It's time to build new services and products. We see these ideas thriving during the many crypto events we visit and participate in.

Furthermore, there are a lot of events planned for 2023, and most of them are centered in crypto hubs like Dubai, Austin, and Singapore. So in this new Hackernoon story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov shares his top 7 crypto events for this year.

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Blockchain Life 2023, Dubai, February 27–28

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The 10th Global Forum on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and mining Blockchain Life 2023 takes place on February 27–28 in Dubai.

Having started in 2017, the forum quickly became one of the TOP-3 events worldwide in the cryptocurrency industry.

The forum is attended by key industry players, government representatives, heads of international companies and funds, investors, promising startups teams and beginners.

What to expect?

– networking with 4000 attendees from all around the world and meeting business executives from top companies in the industry

– exhibition area with 100 booths of digital companies

– speeches by world-leading experts in the conference hall

– the greatest AfterParty on the luxury yacht “LOTUS”

Participants will find promising startups to invest in, meet new business partners and learn about all the relevant ways to make money with cryptocurrencies from industry leaders. The event program also includes a discussion about profiting on the latest trends: the metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, P2P trading, cryptocurrency arbitrage and more.

Attendees

Beginners in cryptocurrencies will be able to take their first step in the industry, while professionals will significantly expand their network of business contacts and find new business partners. Blockchain Life is a universal platform for development in the industry of cryptocurrencies.

Where and when?

February 27 - 28, Dubai, Atlantis the Palm.

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Crypto Moving towards ESG: What Is Regenerative Finance (ReFi)?

Crypto's impact on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has recently become a point of contention. The past decade has seen a growing interest in ESG issues among investors. This trend appears to be driven by many factors, including increasing awareness of the risks associated with climate change and other environmental issues, as well as a growing recognition of the importance of social and governance factors in creating long-term value.

When it comes to cryptocurrencies, ESG generally refers to a coin's impact on these three areas. For example, a cryptocurrency focused on energy efficiency would be considered to have a strong ESG profile. As more and more investors seek to align their portfolios with their personal values, the crypto industry is moving towards ESG.

In this new story on Finance Magnates, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, shared his thoughts on Regenerative Finance (ReFi), a manifestation of the ESG trend, which focuses on building sustainability-related projects and helps build a more equitable and regenerative economy.

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Partnership agreements with the Infinity Rocket company

Infinity Rocket is now developing the full cycle Infinity Rocket Launchpad Platform that allows to simplify the launch and promotion of the new projects on blockchain.

If you have a project idea or a token ready for launching on the exchanges, then the Infinity Rocket launchpad is definitely a great option to start and attract investments on.

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– Infinity Rocket team executes complex support of the project launch;

– Works on the project strategy and makes the development plan; solves marketing, web, and IT tasks;

– They launch projects from scratch;

– The investors pool, community, and network of influencers allow investors to attract and give an initial impulse to a start-up.

Infinity Rocket owes unique tools for token price management on the exchanges and proven promotion and investment attraction strategies.

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Nascent DeFi Trends Solving Critical Liquidity Problems of Bear Market

The main hurdle for the further development of the DeFi sector for now is a lack of liquidity. In this new Hackernoon story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov shares his thoughts on nascent DeFi trends that are trying to solve this lack of liquidity.

People tend to look for the guilty, so conversations sounded on the sidelines, and investigations and assumptions appeared on the network to whom it is beneficial. The names of the founder of the FTX exchange and the trading company Alameda Research Sam Bankman Fried sounded louder than others. We figured out what is interesting about Alameda Research and is there any reason for any accusations.

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Hero or antagonist – why is everyone talking about Alameda research

This spring was not easy for the cryptocurrency market. The fall of several stablecoins, the collapse of Luna Foundation, and the negative impact of the traditional stock market on the cost of cryptocurrencies provoked panic and painted the candlesticks charts of all coins in red.

People tend to look for the guilty, so conversations sounded on the sidelines, and investigations and assumptions appeared on the network to whom it is beneficial. The names of the founder of the FTX exchange and the trading company Alameda Research Sam Bankman Fried sounded louder than others. We figured out what is interesting about Alameda Research and is there any reason for any accusations.

Alameda Research is a trading company founded by famous crypto community person Sam Bankman Fried in 2017. Initially, the company began to earn money on arbitration transactions with bitcoin. The company bought a cryptocurrency on the exchange in the United States and sold it at the exchange in Japan at a greater price. But the firm ran into difficulty in the beginning because Japanese banks unwillingly opened accounts for crypto companies. So, in the name Alameda appeared the "Research" prefix – for the research fund, banks opened accounts much faster.

The strategy for earnings on the difference in the price of bitcoin on exchanges in different countries is known as “Kimchi Premium”. In 2017-2018, many traders earned their capital on the exchanges in South Korea. SBF chose the same strategy, but in the market of Japan. So after a year, Alameda Research became a large trade company with a transaction volume of about $ 25 million per day.

At the same time, the Alameda team created the FTX crypto exchange. There was no convenient tool for professional traders on the market and its exchange was supposed to close this need. In addition to trading, Alameda has new tools for earnings: tokenized stocks trading, derivatives, leveraged tokens, and a convenient interface for market making.

Gradually, this turns the company into one of the most influential in the market. Alameda Research today is not only a company that provides trading services, market making, and OTC Quoting – it is also a large investment fund, which was involved in the start of many successful startups. In the portfolio of the fund are the Solana blockchain, DeFi application for deposits and savings Anchor, DEX aggregator 1inch, the Move-2-Earn project STEPN, and many others.

At first sight, Alameda Research seems just a very successful company, but its name often arises in connection with scandals of recent years. Several experts suspect the company and sometimes accuse it of manipulations of the market and the cost of cryptocurrencies, and the use of insider information to make a profit.

For example, in August of last year, an investigation was published that argued that Alameda, together with Cumberland Global company, owns more than 55% of the total emission of Tether Stablecoin (USDT). It would seem anything criminal, the firm can buy as many stablecoins as it pleases, it isn't forbidden, but most cryptocurrencies are traded on exchanges in pairs with USDT. That allows the theoretical possibility that Alameda's market makers can directly affect the price of almost all popular crypto assets.

The rapid growth of the popularity of the Solana blockchain is also associated with the company and directly with SBF. It is known that Alameda Research was one of the leading investors in SOL, and Sam Bankman Fried held several active promotions on his Twitter, which favorably influenced the cost of SOL and made it the 5th coin in the list of Coinmarketcap. However, this can hardly be called a scandal, that is more likely a common practice in the crypto world.

However, there are more significant accusations. In March 2021, Alameda Research exchanged mutual claims in mass media with the Reef DeFi project. The Reef team said the fund transferred tokens, which were received as part of the first tranche of financing to the Binance Exchange. This forced Reef founders to doubt the intentions of long-term cooperation and they broke the agreement. Alameda reacted with return charges of disrupting the transaction and an unfair attitude. Who was right and who was to blame did not find out, but the scandal goes sideways for the project – the price of Reef tokens after the tweet of Alameda’s CEO Sam Trabucco lost 19% within one day.

In the spring of 2022, several high-profile falls occurred in a row, in which some experts also accused the SBF's research fund. It all started with the fall of the WAVES price – the coin of a blockchain platform with the same name. Which led to a temporary loss of pegging to the dollar exchange rate of the USD Neutrino algorithmic stablecoin.

Then the founder of WAVES Sasha Ivanov directly accused the company of manipulating the market to earn money. He claimed that Alameda Research took a large Waves tokens pool, and then organized a FUD campaign on Twitter to earn on a fall in prices. However, Ivanov does not bring sensible evidence, and Sam when he was asked by subscribers, calls the accusations a "bullshit conspiracy theory".

The collapse of the algorithmic stablecoin UST and Luna token, unlike the fall of Waves, shocked the entire crypto market. In just a few days, many private investors and large companies suffered multimillion-dollar losses. Most mass media and investigators did not connect the incident of Terra with Alameda Research, but some bloggers and private experts did.

However, in addition to loud statements, we were not able to find obvious evidence of the fund's involvement in this case. Several investigations appeared, including the recent by Nansen consulting company, which proves that large funds were withdrawn through the Anchor protocol a day before losing the pegging to the dollar - but the traces led to other market whales. The only thing you can suspect SBF is in dislike for algorithmic stablecoin, which he regularly writes in his long threads on Twitter.

But for some part of the community, all of the above is enough to record Alameda Research as the kingmaker of the market. Yes, the influence of Sam and his projects on the entire industry is huge, but it is not the fact that it's bad.

Some experts on the contrary believe that Alameda is working on the growth and development of the industry, improving the system and market security. Even if we assume that the company is related to the manipulation of the market, at that moment it is not illegal, because there are no laws and regulations as such.

The panic around algorithmic stablecoins once again proves that the technology for reinforcing the volatile asset with other volatile assets is too raw and can only harm the market. If the asset is easy to collapse, then it cannot be called stable and for the sustainability of the entire system, it is better to get rid of such projects.

Find A Job in Crypto: CoinMarketCap Vs. AngelList Vs. Indeed

In 2022 crypto sentiments cooled down, but not the opportunities in the crypto market. As demand for cryptocurrencies continues to rise to new levels, so do job openings. According to a recent report, crypto-related job postings saw more than a 110% increase since September 2020.

While job listings are exploding, not only crypto companies are on a hiring spree, but mainstream giants are also opening special blockchain and crypto departments and onboarding talent to lead them.

In this new Hackernoon story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov shares his thoughts on what a person can do if he wants to make blockchain and cryptocurrency sphere the main occupation.

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DeFi sector risks: why financial market regulators don't trust decentralized finance

DeFi Decentralized Finance is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the crypto economy. According to the DeFi lama resource, this sector's total value locked (TVL) exceeded $205 billion in April 2022. Of course, such a growing market cannot but worry traditional financial institutions, so there is more and more talk about the need for government control and regulation of DeFi.

This spring, several financial organizations published their reports about the decentralized finance sector, including the International Organization of Securities Commissions, IOSCO, and the consulting company PWC. These papers primarily describe the risks of DeFi and the potential for its regulation.

The decentralized finance sector is young, therefore, like any developing system, it has problems that have yet to be solved. Regulators of the financial services market highlight several risks that DeFi has – scammers, technical failures in blockchain, lack of proper audit of smart contracts, fake decentralization, and others.

However, after reviewing the report, our analysts concluded that most of the DeFi problems that concern regulators are also inherent in the traditional financial system. For example, the number of users deceived by classic financial institutions related to manipulation and confusing terms of contracts, is just as high, despite the regulation of these areas.

Experts highlight the technological risks associated with the complexity of blockchain networks. DeFi protocols do depend on the blockchains they are built on and can experience bugs and network congestion issues that slow down transactions, making them more costly or sometimes impossible. Yes, failures can happen in blockchains, but they do not always lead to lost funds.

Other concerns are related to smart contracts. On the one hand, open access to smart contract code can facilitate financial innovation, on the other hand, there are no technological restrictions for developers, or licensing qualifications that determine who can deploy, manage and interact with smart contracts. Therefore, it is possible to create contracts with vulnerabilities that expose DeFi users to fraud, theft, and other risks, the IOSCO report writes.

Yes, there are indeed projects that have not audited their smart contracts, which can and should be an alarming sign for users. Most DeFi services, on the contrary, aim to undergo an audit procedure to show their probity to the community. There are audit companies, such as CertiK, which, although not licensed because such a license still does not exist, have a proper reputation in the market.

Another issue for IOSCO experts is the decentralization of several projects. Indeed, even though some applications claim to be decentralized, there are DeFi protocols that de facto govern the project. In these cases, there are some unique risks associated with the ownership of administrative keys and the operation of governance structures.

For example, in cases where the administrative key is assigned to one company or individual who can change a smart contract or protocol. When the owner of an administrative key has unilateral control over user funds stored in a smart contract or protocol, there are many risks, from the possibility of losing the key to cybersecurity issues, such as extortion threats or hacking by third parties. Unfortunately, these problems exist and DeFi developers have yet to find a solution to them.

The growth of DeFi projects and the likely risks for potential users and investors are prompting government institutions to start the conversation about the need to regulate this market. However, the nature of DeFi service protocols makes regulation, if not impossible, then very problematic. To date, no state has come close to resolving this issue.

Most crypto experts are inclined to believe that authorities first need to deal with the regulation of the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole. As for DeFi, it seems to us that the probable way is not so much regulation as a proposal for cooperation. Existing and future DeFi services should take into account the experience of traditional finance to improve their products and services and solve the problems of cybersecurity, business openness, and transparency.

Most DeFi developers are ready for this – for example, in June 2021, IOSCO organized an event attended by representatives of major regulators and DeFi projects such as the decentralized exchange Uniswap. The organization has also created a DeFi working group led by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw said that the organization does not see a threat in DeFi, but sees a certain challenge and opportunity to rethink the entire traditional financial system. If this position continues, it can be assumed that such cooperation will make DeFi a convenient, safe, and mainstream tool for everyone. We will be following developments.

What’s Coming Next for Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)?

Bored Ape Yacht Club are NFT-pictures of apes, looking bored. Somehow, since they were launched in April 2021, these rare NFTs (only 10,000 in existence) have become incredibly popular and expensive. Ultimately, they sold the most valuable ‘Solid Gold’ fur Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, for 1080.69 ETH.

Now there’s a flourishing secondary market for Bored Ape NFTs and Yuga Labs has aimed high. In this new story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov is considering whether we are in the early stages of the creation of an active and healthy NFT art market or, is this a sign of even something bigger?

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Not only digital art: how NFT can become useful

Non-fungible tokens have been the #1 topic throughout 2021. Distinguished digital art projects, token sales at Sotheby's and Christie's, marketing collaborations from Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and other high-profile projects have fueled the hype. According to Coinmarketcap, the market capitalization of non-fungible tokens has already crossed the $10 billion mark. Despite the exciting success story, there are still opinions that NFTs are inherently worthless. In our opinion, this is not the case and we see an excellent potential for the development of NFT projects with utility. Here are 5 new use cases for NFT that we are looking forward to.

Real estate. We spend a lot of time and money searching, buying and processing real estate transactions. There are many difficulties: false information in ads, high commissions of realtors, non-transparent history of objects, bureaucratic delays in registration, etc. NFT technologies can solve most of these problems. For example, all information about an object can be written in a token - the history of construction and modifications, the number of owners, price changes, and so on. In addition, NFTs can be used to verify ownership, facilitate transactions, and complete a deal.

The medicine. In many countries, the patient does not have a general medical record or permanent access to it. At best, a general medical history is stored in health insurance databases. But if a person does not have insurance, or he received medical care in another country, the information is lost. The entire medical history of a person can be stored in the form of NFT from birth and does not depend on a medical provider, city or country. Blockchain technologies will ensure the security of this data - all medical information will be available only to authorized workers. Doctors will not need to spend time getting information from the patient, and hospitals will not need to spend server resources for storing medical records. Access to this information by research companies will help make breakthroughs in medicine and drug development.

Product authenticity guarantee. People deal with food counterfeits every day. Most of all, this concerns the market of medicines, nutritional supplements and luxury alcohol. When a person buys a fake bottle of Chateau Margaux 78, he only risks money, but taking fake medicines can be very harmful to health. The NFT ID for each product will guarantee authenticity, quality composition and all the way from the manufacturer to the buyer.

Copyright and patent law. Intellectual property is one of the most defenseless. It can be difficult to prove the authorship or origin of an idea. Patent law is also imperfect, because the decision to grant a patent lies with third parties, who are often less competent. There have been cases in history when all the glory for an invention went to the one who managed to file an application with the patent office, and not to the creator. NFT can put an end to disputes over the protection of intellectual property - the data in the token is immutable and will work as evidence in court. In addition, with the help of NFT, it is possible to assign the rights to any part of the invention to the author, which is important when working in a team and is impossible in the current copyright.

Games and the Metaverse. NFTs are already actively used in the gaming industry - the GameFi segment is growing and we have already written about it. Avatars, clothes, ammunition and other in-game attributes are gradually becoming the property of the players, not the game publisher. However, there is room for improvement. For example, if your avatar is NFT, it is easier to protect it from hacking and data loss. In addition, it will simplify all money transactions in the game and make them safe. The use of NFT technologies will speed up the cross-platform transition: one character - different games.

We have not listed all possible areas - the potential of the NFT is wider and is able to eventually defeat the bureaucracy. Of course, there are environmental hurdles – the high carbon footprint of NFTs. But with the transition of Ethereum to the new proof-of-stake protocol and the appearance of tokens in greener networks, this problem can be solved. The future is not as far away as it seems, more and more useful tokens are being created - for example, a new Alfa Romeo SUV with an NFT guarantee that collects all the information on the operation of the car. Let's see who's next.

Analysts of Listing.Help: GameFi investment reached record highs in early 2022

DappRadar released its blockchain games report in January. According to the report, investors invested more than $1 billion in the GameFi projects, which is a quarter of the total investment in 2021. Listing.Help CEO Sergey Khitrov has already expressed the opinion that play-to-earn games will become favorites in 2022 among game developers. This confirms the mood of investors.

In January, cryptocurrency investment company Mechanism Capital launched “Mechanism Play” fund for blockchain game developers. The fund's capital amounted to $100 million. Head of platforms at Mechanism Capital, Mark Wannstein, believes that now the play-to-earn industry has great potential. However, the foundation aims to support games that people will want to play, regardless of the crypto incentives. The company sees a big future for mobile games, so Steve Cho, formerly for the App Store, was hired to lead the fund.

Startup Banger Games has raised €10 million to create a blockchain-based gaming hub, according to ForkLog. The platform will bring together gamers from different platforms and give them an additional incentive in the form of rewards. The creators plan to connect different games from classic to the newest p2e games to their platform and hold tournaments with rewards in project tokens. The first game connected to the platform was Counter Strike.

NFT game developer from Hong Kong Animoca Brands has raised $358 million. The round was led by Liberty City Ventures. The company is the developer of the NFT game F1 Delta Time and one of the most famous virtual worlds – The Sandbox. The funds will be directed to the development of web 3.0 and the development of an open meta-universe.

Cryptocurrency exchanges also felt the mood of investors. Binance has partnered with South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble. The companies have agreed to create an ecosystem for P2E games and NFTs based on BNB Chain. Bitcoin exchange FTX has announced the launch of its own gaming division. FTX Gaming will create a crypto-as-a-service platform. The service will help game publishers implement blockchain, cryptocurrencies and NFTs in their products.

However, most fans of classic games do not like the publishers' moves towards NFTs and play-to-earn games. Cult publishers Konami and Ubisoft have been criticized by their players. The studio GSC Game World had to abandon the idea to introduce NFT technology in their new release S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 due to negative user reaction.

Criticism of GameFi is related to the fact that gamers do not yet have confidence in most P2E projects. They consider them created for money and fraud, not entertainment. The latest major investments in the GameFi sector are focused primarily on the development of games with quality gameplay. This will help change the attitude towards the industry and attract the most conservative gamers.

What is Bitcoin halving? How can it stir crypto markets?

Halving is one of the most important events for the Bitcoin Blockchain. It happens once every four years and has implications for almost every stakeholder within the Bitcoin Ecosystem.

To date, there have been 3 Bitcoin Halving events (in 2012, 2016 & 2020), and each of them has caused quite a stir. But what is Bitcoin halving, and how does it work?

In anticipation of the coming new Bitcoin halving, our Founder & CEO Sergei Khitrov shared his thoughts on its peculiarities in a recent story on CNBC TV18. Furthermore, he observed that the trading volume of Bitcoin skyrocketed a month before and after the halving event, indicating increased investor enthusiasm.

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Top 7 Crypto Events in 2022

From 2020 to 2021, cryptocurrency events have suffered significantly. Very few events were held due to covid restrictions around the world. Few conferences were able to move their events online. This is why the 2022 events are garnering such strong attention, and organizers are working on a whole range of offline solutions to ensure interest in cryptocurrencies is not just online.

In 2021, the popularity of cryptocurrencies and NFT in the media and the Internet soared. The interest resulted in a significant increase in attendance at cryptocurrency conferences. There are a lot of events planned for 2022, so in this article, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, wants to share his top 7 crypto events for this year.

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Why Are CryptoPunks So Expensive and What Will Happen to Them in 2022?

In 2021, NFTs' popularity skyrocketed. And one of the most popular among them has been CryptoPunks, whose value rose in tandem with their traction.

In this new story, our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, overviewed the history and the current state of CryptoPunks as one of the most expensive NFTs out there. It actually makes up 3 out of the top 5 most expensive NFTs ever sold.

Sergei revealed that CryptoPunks had become a part of the social status game as only a handful of people have them or can afford to buy them. Ultimately, as time passes by, the value of this collection is likely to increase. That's why he can see the spread of fractionalized ownership of CryptoPunks soon, as it becomes the main method for most people to own this kind of NFT.

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Key factors for token listing

Binance CEO CZ and Listing.Help CEO Sergei Khitrov talked with Cointelegraph about the key factor for token listing on exchanges.

You can find the full article on the Cointelegraph website.

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Check the latest interview of our CEO Sergei Khitrov for the HackerNoon 2021 Noonies Awards

Sergei Khitrov as a nominee of HackerNoon 2021 Noonies Awards, recently gave an interview to HackerNoon. He talked about his career, his views on crypto and investments.

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Support our CEO Sergei Khitrov in the HackerNoon 2021 Noonies Awards

HackerNoon is one of the best places for technologists to read, write, and publish. This year it will hold the 3rd annual HackerNoon Noonies Awards, which is rumored to be the biggest year yet. Our CEO Sergei Khitrov was nominated there in the two following categories.

HackerNoon's DeFi Degen of 2021

HackerNoon's NFT Wizard of 2021

So, please do check out these award pages and share your support!

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Mining, Business, and DeFi: Listing.Help at TerraСrypto 3.0

Our team tries to be as open as possible and attend as many cryptocurrency events as possible. Perhaps one of the best events this year was the Terracrypto 3.0 cryptocurrency forum.

This year's TerraCrypto 3.0 forum was held on September 23 in Moscow. It was dedicated to current blockchain issues, the current state of the industry, and its development prospects.

The TerraCrypto Forum's agenda was on new trends in the crypto-industry: the new financial instruments DeFi and NFT. More than 370 attendees of the crypto community discussed the impact of cryptocurrencies on the global economy in a pandemic, regulatory issues, GameFi, the reasons and outcomes of the ban of mining in China, the adoption of digital assets in Russia.

Our team participated in a whole range of activities at the forum: a speech by our founder and CEO Sergey Khitrov, work at the booth, and networking.

Thanks to such events, our team understands that offline events remain indispensable. The online format is still unable to replace the emotion and density of a live forum.

Later this year we will surely go to new events in Europe and Dubai, and we will be glad to meet offline again. At the same time, we're already planning trips to significant events in the cryptocurrency industry next year.

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Let’s meet at the Blockchain Life 2021 Forum!

Blockchain Life 2021 is the 7th annual event on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, DeFi, NFT and mining in Russia and Europe, which takes place on October 27-28 in Moscow.

The most anticipated event of 2021 gathers more than 4000 participants at the innovative venue Music Media Dome. We will exhibit there, so let’s take this opportunity to meet in person at the Forum.

Among the participants and exhibitors of the forum: the leading global companies of the cryptocurrency industry, investors and funds, business owners, startups, miners, government officials, and other special guests.

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Ethereum Hardfork: Fundamental Changes Coming To The Second Largest Crypto

The famous EIP-1559, one of the most anticipated updates for Ethereum and the entire cryptocurrency industry in 2021, was finally rolled out on August 4 as the part of London Hard Fork.

In this new story, Sergei Khitrov answers why EIP-1559 attracted so much attention from the cryptocurrency community, and what it will change.

Sergei revealed that EIP-1559 is crucial to Ethereum's economic model. This very update is also known as the "ETH token burning mechanism". And ETH burning implies an increasing ETH scarcity as more and more of it will be burned through transaction fees.

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Sergei Khitrov at the 7th Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group in Dubai

The 7th edition of the world-renowned flagship Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group took place on June 21st & 22nd 2021 in Dubai. Our founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, took part in the panel discussion “Building the bridge between NFT and DeFi”. He shared his modern views on the recent trends in the DeFi industry and NFT space.

The first six editions of the Global Blockchain congress were a tremendous success and we were able to host more than 500 investors and more than 140 blockchain startups and were able to raise millions in funds for our participating projects.

This is not a conference nor an exhibition. This is an exclusive, closed-door, congress between investors and hand-picked Blockchain & DeFi projects looking to raise funds. It is the only event of its kind and it will bring together qualified investors (VCs, Private Equity Firms, Family Offices, Crypto Funds and High Networth Individuals) with Blockchain & DeFi startups looking to raise funds.

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Bitcoin in DeFi: An Introduction

Bitcoin is still king in the cryptocurrency sphere. It is eloquently demonstrated by the dominance index and the recently updated ATH. However, the past year has shown that it is now possible to earn in the cryptocurrency sphere by investing in an asset and using it in the DeFi ecosystem. And what is about Bitcoin?

In this story, Sergei Khitrov goes through new and emerging technologies that help bridge the gap between the two. The more people realize the benefits, the more opportunities there are to develop both. For example, people are creating protocols to bring bitcoin to Ethereum-based DeFi - because the opportunity to capitalize on the new technology and increase the liquidity of existing assets is driving the community.

Having more decentralized protocols in the cryptocurrency space will make a significant shift. The more technologies and products that allow bitcoin and DeFi to interact, the more unprecedented the future of both fields will be.

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Listing.Help at AIBC Summit Dubai: the Interview to Blocktoq

Blocktoq met with Viktor Mikhaylov, our Business Development Manager, at our booth at AIBC Summit Dubai recently. Hope you also were there, as the Summit was huge!

Viktor revealed a few details about the very process of listing coins and tokens. Moreover, he shared our plans and challenges! Check the interview and stay tuned!

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Listing.Help at Blockchain Life 2021: the Record-breaking Crypto Forum

In the blog on Medium, we share our highlights and takeaways from the trip to Blockchain Life 2021.

Our team attends the Blockchain Life forum every year. This time there was extra attention to the forum: large events in the cryptocurrency industry haven’t been held for more than a year due to coronavirus restrictions.

Kirill and Viktor share their impressions on the Forum and answer why we see Blockchain Life as a crypto event like no other.

This fall, we will go to new events in Europe and Dubai, and we will be happy to meet again offline. Stay tuned!

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Life After ICO: 4 New Ways to Launch a Token

The ICO model, first used in July 2013, conquered the cryptocurrency market in 2017. The combination of technological innovation, massive media attention, legislative gap, and high profitability created a great stir in fundraising.

Trust in fundraising methods in the cryptocurrency market was lost. However, over the past four years, the models of initial offerings and launch of tokens have undergone significant changes.

In this article, Sergei goes through different types of modern token launches: Initial DEX Offering, Initial Uniswap Listing, Balancer Liquidity Bootstrapping, and Liquidity Mining.

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Let’s meet at the Blockchain Life 2021 Forum!

Blockchain Life 2021 is the 6th annual event on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and mining in Russia and Europe, which takes place on April 21-22 in Moscow.

The most anticipated event of 2021 gathers more than 4000 participants at the innovative venue Music Media Dome. We will exhibit there, so let’s take this opportunity to meet in person at the Forum.

Among the participants and exhibitors of the forum: the leading global companies of the cryptocurrency industry, investors and funds, business owners, startups, miners, government officials, and other special guests.

Use code listinghelp on the site to get 10% off your tickets!

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Far Beyond the NFT Madness

Two months ago, Sergei Khitrov shared his thoughts about the nascent NFT market for the first time. But those days, even Listing.Help analysts didn’t expect such a surge. However, we’re sure nothing interesting is ever completely one-sided.

In this article, Sergei will try to think about the other side of hype as a lot of questions and concerns about NFT-future are buzzing around, making the community and investors puzzled.

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Is The World Ready for NFTFi - DeFi + NFT?

The two latest thrilling things in the Ethereum ecosystem are NFT and DeFi. Until 2020, these "Money LEGOs" were quite isolated from each other but became the arena of many new projects, innovations, and volume records. And we’re sure that there's more room to grow and blend.

Over the past year, we've seen the crossovers of these two technologies. DeFi + NFT protocols are now some of the most exciting blockchain projects in the industry. In this article on Hackernoon, Sergey reveals projects as niftex, NFTfi, NFTX, etc., and tries to explain the core idea of blending the two mechanics within the Ethereum ecosystem.

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What Is Bitcoin Halving and Why Does It Matter?

Sergei Khitrov, Founder & CEO of Listing.Help, shared his view on Bitcoin in a recent story on USnews.

“Bitcoin buyers should be aware of halbing as well, since a halving often comes with a large amount of turbulence for the cryptocurrency.

Sergei notes that Coindesk analysts pointed to a surge in Bitcoin trading volumes immediately a month before and a month after each halving.

It's easy to see why – as Bitcoin halving takes place, the supply of available Bitcoins becomes smaller, thus increasing the value of the Bitcoins yet to be mined. And with those fluctuations come the chance to profit.”

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Meet Sergei Khitrov at The Global DeFi Congress on February 10th in Dubai

The Global DeFi Congress will take place on February 10th 2021 in Dubai and our CEO Sergei Khitrov will have a special speech about Yield Farming in DeFi.

The event is a one-day congress comprised of collaborative strategic discussions on how to best build the open financial system. The congress is a bridge that will bring together investors, regulators, solution providers and subject matter experts to discuss, debate and challenge the existing financial system and propose ideas and opportunities on how to challenge and improve our financial system through DeFi.

The event will be centered on 4 topics:

· Who owns the bridge? The builders of DeFi Platform

· Who regulates the bridge? Regulators and Governance around DeFi

· Who crosses the bridge? End users of DeFi Products

· Who finances the bridge? Investment opportunities and challenges in DeFi

The congress will also focus on raising funds for DeFi projects. The main focus of the event is a series of one on one meetings between DeFi projects looking to raise funds and pre-qualified investors looking to invest into DeFi.

For participation apply here: https://platform.agoragroup.ae/apply/21/global_defi_congress

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6th Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group on February 9th in Dubai

The 6th edition of the world-renowned flagship Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group will take place on February 9th and 10th 2021 in Dubai. The first five editions of the Global Blockchain congress were a tremendous success and we were able to host more than 450 investors and more than 90 blockchain startups and were able to raise Millions in funds for our participating projects.

This is not a conference nor an exhibition. This is an exclusive, closed-door, congress between investors and hand-picked Blockchain projects looking to raise funds. It is the only event of its kind and it will bring together qualified investors (VCs, Private Equity Firms, Family Offices, Crypto Funds and High Networth Individuals) with Blockchain startups looking to raise funds.

For participation apply here: https://platform.agoragroup.ae/apply/20/global_blockchain_congress_6th_edition

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7 Pillars of Crypto in 2021 - A Look at DeFi, SoFi, and Legislative Regulation

Trends in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies are changing incredibly fast. We can express every year as the blossom of some new thing: 2017 - ICO, 2018 - IEO, 2019 - Stablecoins, 2020 - DeFi. Often trends conquer the market in literally a month, but their history and conceptual development can last years in the shadows for a wide audience.

To keep up-to-date with all that variety, our CEO Sergei Khitrov shared what's worth paying attention to in 2021. And one more thing: he stays away from the tips on trading and predicting the price of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. After all, we're here for the technology, right?

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Listing.Help on Media: What Happens Now?

Our Founder and CEO, Sergei Khitrov, shared his views on the trends of the cryptocurrency market in several recent articles on beincrypto, Bloomchain and just launched his column on vc.ru.

“Trends in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies are changing incredibly fast. We can express every year as the blossom of some new thing: 2017 - ICO, 2018 - IEO, 2019 - Stablecoins, 2020 - DeFi. Often trends conquer the market in literally a month, but their history and conceptual development can last years in the shadows for a wide audience.”

Stay tuned!

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Predicting The NFT All-Time High

2020 was great for Non-Fungible Tokens. This market gained volume, fame, and infrastructure. But what all the buzz is about? And what can we expect in 2021? Our CEO Sergei Khitrov shared thoughts on Hackernoon about the future of NFT.

“I see the fascinating parallel between the DeFi and NFT popularity; and how these technologies blend into NFTFi. So you can farm or fractionalize your NFT, use it as collateral, etc. I'm also sure that a huge number of NFTs are going to start to look and act more like fungible tokens over the next couple of years… The possibilities and potential of NFTs are endless.”

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