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Cardano receives $ 100 million in funding for its DeFi and NFT projects

The funds will help developers implement projects that are based on Cardano Cardano (ADA) has received a huge boost from a massive investment from EMURGO, a blockchain technology company that is helping build the Cardano ecosystem. An  announcement  from EMURGO said the company will invest $ 100 million in Cardano to fund projects in the areas of decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain education. The funds are part of two investment products with the names Emurgo Africa and Emurgo ventures  are used  .  According to EMURGO, the two financing platforms are already working together on three Cardano-focused projects: Adanian Labs, Adaverse and Milkomeda. Adanian Labs is an Africa-based tech project focused on startups looking to build on the Cardano platform.  Adaverse is a venture venture associated with Everest Ventures that aims to nurture startups across the continent that build on the Cardano network.  The third project...

SWISS POST PUBLISHES FIRST CRYPTO STAMP

  Postage stamps were and still are popular collector's items, some of which are in great demand.  One of the most popular of these brands is the extremely rare Blue Mauritius.  The world's first crypto stamp was published by the Austrian Post on the Ethereum blockchain.  Switzerland is now following this example and is launching its own crypto stamp on the market. Creation of the postage stamp In the early years of mankind, information was passed on through language.  Over time, writing was invented and taught.  From this time on, communication was carried out over longer distances (initially only by scholars) via letters. While the messengers were still paid individually in the Middle Ages, organizations developed over time to cope with this task.  First and foremost are the state post offices, which have ensured the payment of letters with postage since 1840. Postage stamps as a collector's item However, these stamps are not just for the original pu...

Helium: Internet thanks to blockchain for residents in San José

  The company Helium supports the capital of Silicon Valley in rolling out decentralized Internet service. The self-proclaimed capital of the Silicon Valley, San José, has once again a new technology offer for its residents: inside.  In a  press release , the city's mayor, Sam Liccardo, announced a partnership with Helium and the   California Emerging Technology Fund   (CETF).  The plan of the three cronies is to kill two birds with one stone: On the one hand, a comprehensive WLAN offer for IoT devices is to be created using helium mining devices.  On the other hand, households with low incomes are to be provided with the Internet from the profits of the miners. The pilot project The core components of the project are the mining equipment from Helium.  Ultimately, this is a type of WLAN router known as a hotspot.  These use  long-range Wi-Fi technology  and accordingly have a range of 300 meters to two kilometers.  As...