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RPS League Integrates Chainlink VRF to Support Box Minting
By: Rps League
Tags: Rpsleague, Nft, Nft Collectibles, Chain Link

Chainlink VRF

We’re excited to announce that RPS League has officially integrated Chainlink Verifiable Random Function (VRF) on the BSC mainnet. By integrating the industry-leading decentralized oracle network, we now have access to a tamper-proof and auditable source of randomness needed to mint mystery boxes in a provably secure and fair manner. Ultimately this creates a more exciting, transparent, and fraud-proof user experience, as users receive strong assurances that mystery box contents is randomly generated when buying NFTs.

RPS NFT Boxes

In order to help make sure the Open Box action is random we need access to a secure random number generator (RNG) that any user could independently audit. However, RNG solutions for smart contracts require several security considerations to prevent manipulation and ensure system integrity. For instance, RNG solutions derived from blockchain data like block hashes can be exploited by miners/validators, while off-chain RNG solutions derived from off-chain APIs are opaque and don’t provide users with definitive proof about the integrity of the process.

After reviewing various solutions, we selected Chainlink VRF because it’s based on cutting-edge academic research, supported by a time-tested oracle network, and secured through the generation and on-chain verification of cryptographic proofs that prove the integrity of each random number supplied to smart contracts.

Chainlink VRF works by combining block data that is still unknown when the request is made with the oracle node’s pre-committed private key to generate both a random number and a cryptographic proof. The RPS smart contract will only accept the random number input if it has a valid cryptographic proof, and the cryptographic proof can only be generated if the VRF process is tamper-proof. This provides our users with automated and verifiable assurances directly on-chain that Open Box smart contracts are provably fair and are not tampered with by the oracle, outside entities, or the RPS team.

About Chainlink

Chainlink is the industry standard for building, accessing, and selling oracle services needed to power hybrid smart contracts on any blockchain. Chainlink oracle networks provide smart contracts with a way to reliably connect to any external API and leverage secure off-chain computations for enabling feature-rich applications. Chainlink currently secures tens of billions of dollars across DeFi, insurance, gaming, and other major industries, and offers global enterprises and leading data providers a universal gateway to all blockchains.

Learn more about Chainlink by visiting chain.link or read the documentation at docs.chain.link. To discuss an integration, reach out to an expert.

RPS League
Kupala [Agarthians]
By: Divine Anarchy
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Crypto, Nft

BEFORE THE GREAT FLOOD

The stories of the Blind Agarthian’s origin were few and far between, replete with speculation and fantasy. Still, his name was known throughout the world: Kupala.

Kupala’s mythical origin was rumored to have taken place deep in the belly of the underworld. His home, a downtrodden hut, remained within the shrouded darkness and its twisting tunnels. The young boy lived there alone. He would become both the leader and savior of Agartha.

Lacking a memory of his early years, this child knew only obscurity and isolation. Born with defective eyes and an inability to speak, Agarthian society regarded him as a reject and lost cause. He was forgotten. After living beneath the Earth’s crust as a lone outcast, he sought answers. This curiosity brought him to the surface world, his only guidance a tugging feeling deep within his soul.

Upon finally finding his way above ground, he wandered lush landscapes for six days under heavy rainfall. On the morning of the seventh day, he stood atop a grassy hilltop as the storm finally stalled. A sunbeam tore through the waning clouds. As the sunlight touched his skin for the first time, Kupala’s epiphany came upon him. A long exhale brought about a feeling he had never felt before. The child rekindled a power he was yet to understand. “The Creator,” he spoke unwittingly. A gentle smile found its way to his face.

Suddenly, his once dried eyelids opened wide. He observed the nature around him. Without thinking, Kupala shifted his gaze toward the incandescent sun with intensity. Rather than looking away after seconds, he became drawn to it. His eyes involuntarily locked upon the orange sphere. Unlike any mortal, the child was unfazed by the strain such power may have caused. The Creator’s essence relayed its eternal connection.

Stories said that he stared into the sun for the following seven days until an Agarthian search party found him. They dragged him back to the underworld. On their way back, Kupala took his fellow Agarthians by surprise. He could speak. His journey, and its resulting epiphany, had given him “true blindness.” Yet, his eyes were opened.

Inspired by his mysterious communication with The Creator, Kupala grew older and became renowned within Agarthian society. After recounting his experience, those who once ruled him out of existence regarded him as “The Chosen One.” Over time, he began to further realize the knowledge bestowed upon him by The Creator. He possessed something mystical. Soon, he grew into positions of leadership in both militarism and spirituality in the community. While he could speak, commonfolk considered themselves lucky to hear it. His wisdom and mentorship were deemed sacred. Kupala’s powers from The Creator only grew stronger as he aged. As a staunch believer in silence, he came to lead Agarthian society through action with grace and purpose.
How are Raffles Different From Lotteries?
Tags: Nftart, Nft Collectibles, Nft, Nft Marketplace

Raffles are similar to lotteries in their schematic mechanism, but draw a distinction based on their list of pre-decided rewards and exclusivity. Furthermore, raffles always involve a fixed number of players with access to the draw. Raffles are commonly regarded to be a more favourable alternative to lotteries and practiced in several different spheres from retail marketing to games such as Tombola, to niche art unions, or even exclusive private raffles. Raffles allow for the dissemination of assets in a pre-decided community and raffles and are compatible to have any system of rules superimposed upon the concept in order to facilitate the distribution of the prizes to the community. A common example of raffles can probably be found at a local mall wherein if a customer has purchased items worth a specific threshold of monetary denotation, the customer would be eligible to enter into a special raffle to draw for a product such as a television or a speaker. However, a less commonly occurring example would be the raffling of a yacht owned by Townsend Duryea in 1858, or the raffling of a fine art portrait by the Montclair Art Museum. While lotteries allude to financial epiphanies for their participants, raffles provide for a grounded method of distribution of assets.

Keep a lookout for this space to know how we are forever changing the raffle system.
Jerome’s Journal: Pixie — Page 23
Tags: Nft Collectibles, Crypto, Cryptid, Artist, Nft

Jerome’s Journal: Pixie — Page 23

Maurice Lamar had a friend named Paul. He was the owner of a small business, maybe you’ve heard of it, Pixie Paul’s Packaging. I never liked Paul, but the guy sure knew how to promote his business in a fun way over time. I like to think I had a big part of his success, but I digress.

Pixies are small creatures, only a a couple of inches tall. They’re unable to speak, but can make sounds when they move. Incredibly animated creatures. Some can be super loyal, some can be super mischievous, but all have strong personalities.

Pixies run their own communities and have small cities scattered around the world. You’ll never find them if they don’t want to be found.

I was invited to visit a large Pixie City, and frankly, the small architecture is amazing. I must have felt like a giant monster to the Pixies, but they brought me in. The large underground cave they lived in didn’t get much foot traffic, so they were completely hidden, and they had large pockets specifically made for larger beings like humans.

They’re able to harvest and create a special resource, known as Pixie Dust, of course. It’s a valuable dust with the ability to give levitational powers to Cryptids and Cryptid Hunters temporarily.

With the rise of Pixie Paul’s Packaging becoming the number 1 corporation in the world, Pixie’s have become prevalent, but it wasn’t always that way. Paul didn’t even know what a Pixie looked like before me, but did I get any credit? I don’t think so.

Paul sucks.
NFT Marketplace like OpenSea And its importance
By: Rurkesh Costa
Tags: Nft Trading, Opensea Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nft, Opensea

OpenSea Marketplace is one of the best marketplaces which can be used for trading all types of NFTs and is easy to use for both sellers and buyers. It has been launched in 2018 for auctioning digital assets.

Importance of NFT Marketplace:-

As technology is evolving day by day, the need for NFT Platforms is increasing rapidly. NFT Marketplace helps sellers to auction their NFTs and buyers can find suitable NFTs according to their needs. Any type of NFT whether it is a video clip, audio clips, or trading cards, etc. can be traded on this platform. There are many services provided under NFT Marketplace like OpenSea like Auctions, Listings, Digital Wallet, Ratings, etc.

If you want to develop your own NFT Marketplace like OpenSea, you can get it at an affordable price at one of the best software development services, Zeligz web store. Their modern design and unique development process with high-grade blockchain security technology may help you gain the desired results according to your requirements. Contact Zeligs technologies and get an outstanding NFT Marketplace like OpenSea to accomplish your business goals.
Let’s get to know The Planet of Animals project through a few FAQs.
By: Planet Of Animals Nft Game
Tags: Gamefi, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, FAQ, Nft

What is The Planet of Animals?

The Planet of Animals is the first animal hunting game to function on the NFTs platform. Pick for yourself suitable animals, exploit various resources, buy meat to raise enormous animals, and enjoy the fascinating experiences of a hunting adventure in The Planet of Animals’ Ecosystem.

What is the vision of the game?

PTAT combines the best of the non-fungible token (NFT) and the decentralized finance (Defi) space, bringing entertainment to game economies while adding value to these virtual worlds by developing the content and economy of these games.

What blockchain platform does the Planet of Animals use?

The Planet of Animals is an NFT game that runs on the Binance smart chain (BSC) platform.

What is a user/plyer?

You, in-game user/player, using in-game tools to create your own unique experience.

How did your project get started?

The project was built by a group of game enthusiasts who wanted to figure out how to play different levels of meta-verse games. In addition, it was inspired by several remarkable projects such as Axie Infinity and The Sandbox.

What is the main goal of the project?

The Planet of Animals’ goal is to maximize the value of NFTs used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. Its protocol is automated by smart contracts instructed by consensus based on governance proposals and voting of a distributed network of token holders.

How to participate in the Planet of Animals?

To be a part of the Planet of Animals, you need to own a MetaMask wallet, and one animal to start your journey.

How to obtain the main contract tokens in the Planet of Animals?

There are a few ways to obtain the main contract tokens include purchases from DEX such as (Pancake, BabySwap), in-game challenges and adventures, etc.
NFT Marketplace Update (High Gas Fee and Auction Update:
By: Everest Coin
Tags: Evcoin, Everest Base Camp Trek, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Everestcoin

Fellow Climbers, ❤️❤️

We wanted to bring to your notice that the NFT Marketplace has further been updated for lower gas fees for Auction/Biding on NFTs.

The high gas fees you were experiencing earlier while you were placing a bid was because your wallet address did not hold USDT (BEP-20) tokens, which is the token for bidding on auction.

Now, we’ve made an update so that if your wallet doesn’t hold the amount of USDT tokens required to initiate a bid, the transaction will fail.

If you want to bid on any NFT, please ensure that you have enough USDT to cover the bid amount and some little BNB tokens to cover the gas fee ($2 to $5 in BNB shd be enough).

We will start to mint the NFTs you can bid on with some of them as low as $200 and the Yeti starting from $1,000 (you’d only get this low bid price of Yeti from us) — their prices would be higher on Secondary Market because they are very rare.

Also, this should enable you all to participate in the $10,000 reward for the successful bidders. 🎄🏆🎉🎊🎊

How the Auction works:

If you place a bid for 201$ on the NFT Marketplace, your wallet would be debited for the exact amount in USDT(BEP-20) and stored in the contract wallet.

Once another bid that is higher than your $201 bid is placed, your money would be returned to your wallet address — which disqualifies your bid.

Only the winning bids would share in the $10,000 rewards.

The $10,000 would be shared among 10 winners in the sum of $1,000 per person.

Winners would be announced at a later date!

Happy NFT sales and congratulations!!! 🔥🔥🏆🏆
Ceto: A Sea Monster in the Trading Market
Tags: Nft Collectibles, Icp, Ceto, Dfinity, F Nft

Ceto’s collection

Ceto is a well-known sea monster in Greek mythology, one of the oldest monsters, and the daughter of Pontos and Gaia, half fish, half serpent. She and Phorkys gave birth to a slew of terrifying sea monsters, including the dragon Ekhidna (viper), the sailor-devouring Skylla (crab), the hundred-headed serpent Ladon, the one-eyed Graiai (grey ones), and the horrifying Gorgone’s (terrible ones).

As the mother of sea monsters, a creature with infinite power that ruled the depth of the Oceans. Through the myth, we named our project to emphasize the fact that it’s one of a kind in the whole internet computer, a project with vision, empowered by the IC network aiming at providing a new way of trading NFT and F- NFT, to provide liquidity, to swap and mint token within a minute.

Ceto is ready to reign once more.

As an FT and NFT/F-NFT trading platform, Ceto can support token swap and order book trading. F-NFTs are the next big thing to govern the future and Ceto is positioned as a leader.

Ceto’s core features

Ceto collectible share distribution:

Ceto collection is divided into 100,000 F-NFT equity shares;

30,000 shares Airdrop for Twitter activities;

10,000 shares Airdrop to public testers to detect bugs and submit feedback;

10,000 shares for operating expenses;

The remaining 50,000 shares are locked for future use.

What are the advantages of owning the Ceto collection’s F-NFT share?

1. Ceto’s F-NFT share will function as a governance token of Ceto’s collection, offering voting power and income rights in the form of a DAO;

2. Buyback mechanism, 50% of the handling fees will be used in the first two months to buyback the Ceto F-NFT collection and burn to make it deflationary;

3. Other NFT projects are also eligible for Airdrop

Ceto F-NFT trading will officially launch in Q1 2022 to support more NFT/F-NFT access and trading.
Blockchain Implementation of the Raffle System
Tags: Nftart, Nft Collectibles, Nft, Nft Marketplace

The application of cryptography as an intrinsic element of blockchain technology helps ensure a degree of safety and transparency in the functioning of the DAO. Since all the code contained within the smart contract is deployed on the Ethereum blockchain, the code cannot be tampered with without a 51% attack on the current proof-of-work model of mining. Furthermore, the eventual transition of Ethereum into a proof-of-stake system would eliminate this vulnerability as well. Unlike Web 2.0 technologies of cloud computing wherein the protected data is stored on centralised servers responsible to storing information and accordingly allowing access, inputs and outputs, Web 3.0 relies upon the cryptographic nature of the blockchain where the connection of nodes is protected by authentication through public keys, private keys, and hash functions. Furthermore, unlike a central server which can be taken offline to achieve an intervention between the server and users, blockchain based applications will continue to function even if a single node is operative. Once code is deployed, the original code cannot be tampered with. While smart contracts can be referenced and interacted with by succeeding contracts, the original contract itself cannot be eliminated from the blockchain.

While lotteries suffer from legal regulation in most countries with provisions of authorised vendors for tickets, regulation of pools and distribution, specific taxation and so one, raffles are regulated differently to lotteries. A raffle draw that is decentralised over the Ethereum blockchain cannot be tracked down to a single node of instance and is therefore a private activity solely concerned with distribution of assets amongst community members. Amongst its multiple use-cases, the decentralised nature of blockchain presents a challenge counter-intuitive to the notions of jurisdiction as practiced in mainstream conventions of domestic and international law. Luck-based competitions in the space of NFTs currently include promotional giveaways of NFTs on social media in a saturated market for the furtherance of the promoters agenda. Currently, no suitable organisation has filled the space in the demand of luck-based competitions in NFTs since the market is currently speculative on the future utility of most NFTs. Our NFT entails its inherent value as a non-fungible token on the Ethereum blockchain, but unlike several other collections, also allows the genesis holders of our NFTs special perks and privileges in the future such as membership in our DAO and participation in future competitions. Furthermore, unlike use-and-throw style raffle entries, our smart contract contains provisions to enable a self-sustainable cycle of repeated giveaways based on the actualised output of our investments.

Stick around to know more about our project
Update: Latest Lightstreams Wallet with Coming NFT-C support.
Tags: Ethereum, Nft Collectibles, Blockchain

We are pleased to officially announce the latest release of the Lightstreams Wallet 0.0.6. The wallet’s first release was announced in June, with the primary aim of helping users to easily get started using Lightstreams by not having to set up custom configurations as they would with other wallets such as MetaMask.

The first version supported the basic functionality of sending and receiving PHT coins. Now the latest version supports the connection of a web application (once approved) to the wallet with the following features:

- Reading account balances

- Deploying smart contracts

- Sending transactions to smart contracts

- Adding Tokens

- Interacting with Tokens

- Signing messages

With these latest features, developers can build web applications for their users who have the Lightstreams Wallet installed so that they can easily interact with the Lightstreams blockchain using a customised web interface.

In the video below you can see the new wallet in action with an example test web interface.

Lightstreams Wallet 0.0.6

What else have we been working on?

Many tasks happen behind the scenes in order to maintain the Lightstreams blockchain and infrastructure, many of which are very technical in nature or proprietary. A major task that can be mentioned was the successful upgrade of infrastructure that supports the Lightstreams blockchain that will allow for greater expansion in the near future.

This was quite an undertaking and involved upgrading validator and sentry nodes. The team did an excellent job and there was no network downtime. For a small project, the team is proud that the Lightstreams blockchain has been operating seamlessly for 2.5 years without any incidents.

What’s next?

The team has been working on a new NFT (Non Fungible Token) called an NFT-C (Non Fungible Token with Content), which we are aiming that the next release of the Lightstreams Wallet will support. Unlike standard NFTs, the owner of an NFT-C will be able to control who has access to the content attached to the token by sending transactions to the Lightstreams blockchain approving access permission.

Lightstreams wallet supporting an NFT-C transaction

The NFT-C standard will enable a new dimension beyond standard NFTs, giving the owner the ability to generate income by leasing or renting their digital art, video, or music to applications and their users.

We will be releasing more technical details soon for those that want to learn more about NFT-Cs and how they can start incorporating them into their projects.

With this upcoming release, we will be focussing on partnership deals with leading NFT exchanges and services to begin supporting of NFT-Cs by integrating Lightstreams into their ecosystems.

The team is very excited about 2022!
Who we are ?
By: Cyber Apes New World
Tags: Metaverse, Cryptocurrency, Nft Collectibles, Nftart, Nft

Hello, We are an NFT and Crypto project whose aim is to grow and move its community to the future. The Cyber Apes New World is a collection of 3,500 unique 1/1 NFTs in the Ethereum blockchain.

What We Aim?

To create a project that will benefit our first community.

Building a strong community.

Succeeding in Cyber Apes New World NFT.

To develop our community and grow it with our new members.

To present our 2nd NFT project to you to strengthen our project and reach more people. ( Cyber Bapes New World)

Making our Metaverse game and displaying our NFTs in-game

Reaching many people with the comic book series.

To become one of the best Metaverse projects.

To continuously improve our project and build the future together with you, our community members.

The most important point at this stage is to establish a deep and meaningful relationship with you, our valuable community.

We aim to reserve our place together with our community in the changing world around cryptocurrencies in the future.

Why do we start with an NFT project?

With the introduction of games into our lives, we watch the virtual world become more valuable to people than the real world.

With Metaverse projects and VR technologies advancing on the path opened by cryptocurrencies, a future that shifts completely to virtual for the first time awaits us.

We plan to take our place in this future and we see NFTs, the meta’s of this virtual world, as a great opportunity to start.

Together with our project, we are planning to present our $CANW token as a payment unit.
He’s the Brazilian Xavi wants in Barcelona’s attack! Former Inter HITMAN could return to Europe
By: The Informer
Tags: Gabriel Barbosa, Xavi, FC Barcelona, Brazil, Inter

He’s the Brazilian Xavi wants in Barcelona’s attack! Former Inter HITMAN could return to Europe

Barcelona are not doing well even after Xavi took over the bench, and the Catalan coach is preparing important transfers for the winter. The Informer Dec 18, 2021·2 min read

Desired in the past by teams such as Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle the 25-year-old Brazilian international Gabriel Barbosa, also known as Gabigol, was recently offered by Barcelona, according to fichajes.com.

Barbosa also played in Europe for Inter Milan and Benfica

Gabriel Barbosa is now playing for Flamengo, the club he signed with in January 2019. Gabigol’s contract with Flamengo expires in December 2024.

Gabriel ”Gabigol” Barbosa

The former Inter Milan and Benfica hitman recently claimed that he does not want to return to European football, but according to the source quoted above his real intentions are different.

The 25-year-old striker played in European football between 2016/2018 and is ready to return to elite football with Barcelona, a team that is currently facing serious problems.

26 million euro is Gabriel Barbosa’s market share, according to transfermarkt.com
Gabriel Martinelli strikes twice, Arsenal win
By: Cricket Soccer
Tags: Arsenal, Brazil, Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal continued to dominate in the second half, although could have been reduced to 10 men when the Video Assistant Referee reviewed a tackle from midfielder Granit Xhaka on Leeds midfielder Raphinha for a potential red card early in the second half, but no punishment was given.

Leeds netted a consolation goal on 75 minutes through a belting Raphinha penalty after striker Joe Gelhardt was taken down inside the box.

Smith Rowe capped his side’s performance with a goal on 83 minutes, firing home a superb pass from teammate Martin Odegaard.

After the match, Arteta heaped praise on Martinelli, who has now scored four goals in his last six league games.

“We see the player every day and we know where the player has to be to be able to play at the top level all season,” Arteta told reporters.

“We are here to develop him as a player and he has had to wait for his moment.”

“I am really happy with him and how he is performing. He has come a long, long, way. His energy and his passion do not get much better. When he has the chances he puts them away. He is heading in the right direction.”

Arteta confirmed after the match that Arsenal players sitting on the bench were racially abused by a Leeds supporter.

“I can confirm it and it was reported to stadium manager,” Arteta said.

“The authorities will investigate that. One of the players on the bench heard those comments. I don’t know exactly who it was directed at.”
Brazilian Samba
By: Vinicius Rabelo
Tags: Alcione, Brazil, Samba, Art

Samba is a marginalized art that conquered Brazil. It emerged in Bahia, in the 19th century, from the mixture of African rhythms, but it was developed in Rio de Janeiro. During the 1920s, anyone caught dancing or singing samba could be a risk of arrest due to discrimination against black culture. Samba is a marginalized art that symbolizes the resistance of black culture in Brazil. In addition, black women were essential for samba to continue existing the post-slavery period.

This musical rhythm began to be popularly accepted after the 30’s, thus, pioneering men and women in the history of samba began to appear. A female milestone in the history of samba is Madrinha Eunice, she was the first woman to preside over a samba school, “Lavapés de São Paulo”. However, it was only after the 60s that women could have some visibility within the samba industry, after that they started to suggest other names from Rio de Janeiro, such as Clementina de Jesus and Dona Ivone Lara. Currently, samba is considered one of the main characteristics of Brazilian culture. It is played in bars, homes, parties and gatherings of the most diverse social classes, in all regions of the most diverse social classes, in all regions of the country.

Alcione is a Brazilian singer and songwriter, one of the most notorious singer of samba in Brazil, the singer was nicknamed “Rainha do Samba” and “Rainha do Brasil”. One of her main hits is the song “Não deixe o samba morrer”. An excerpt from the song says “Não deixe o samba morrer/ Não deixe o samba acabar/ O morro foi feito de samba” shows us the cultural resistance that this musical rhythm has, in addition to this excerpt makes explicit the popular origin of samba in the favelas. Another part of the song says “Antes de me despedir/ Deixo ao sambista mais novo/ O meu pedido final/ Não deixe o samba morrer”, in this part we can see the appeal of the singer who asks the new generation not to let the samba culture be forgotten, in other words, it shows us the importance of cultural preservation in Brazil.

Furthermore, this song reinforces the importance of national culture, which has often been forgotten by young people in Brazil. Thus, we can observe that samba is a marginalized art that has great social importance in Brazil, because it preserves the black culture in Brazil.

Music link:
This is not the best Coutinho: Tite
By: Cricket Soccer
Tags: Tite, Brazil, Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho was a surprise inclusion in Tite’s Brazil squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina, but the Selecao boss is determined to get the Barcelona midfielder to show his form from a few years ago.

The 29-year-old became one of the best players in the world whilst at Liverpool but has failed to live up to expectations since his 160 million euro move to Barcelona in 2018.

“Coutinho today is not the best Coutinho, but Coutinho is a great player. He has a great future, we are going to get him back to what he was at Liverpool. We need to resume the process of seeing what a great player he is,” Tite said ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Colombia.

“Talent is not up for discussion and no one can say that Coutinho doesn’t have it.”

“For me, Couto can play on either side, he can play inside or outside, but he’s an integral player who has to make the final pass.”

Tite also discussed Real Madrid youngster Vinicius Junior, who was initially left out of this squad list before being called up as an injury replacement for Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino.

“We have to have patience and understanding with him,” Tite said.

“He went through quite a long period of adaptation at Real Madrid. We have to have that awareness in the national team about the preparation of the players.”

“I have to create a welcoming environment in which he can have that development.”

Courtesy: MARCA
Crypto Payments Steal the Limelight as Brazil MP Files a Bid to Legalize BTC, AMC Considers SHIB as…
By: Andrew L. Stevenson
Tags: Shib, Dogecoin, Brazil, Crypto, Bitcoin

Crypto Payments Steal the Limelight as Brazil MP Files a Bid to Legalize BTC, AMC Considers SHIB as Payment Option, and CoinsPaid Registers a 400% Rise in Volume

Cryptocurrency payments haven’t garnered as much media attention as NFTs or DeFi – until now. As major players like MasterCard and AMC expand their crypto support and more governments consider making crypto legal tender, leading processing companies such as CoinsPaid are reporting record increases in transaction volumes.

Hold, spend, or convert into fiat: the choice facing crypto users

Satoshi Nakamoto’s original Bitcoin White Paper is entitled ‘A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’, showing that he clearly meant Bitcoin to become a means of payment. Instead, it evolved into the most profitable investment asset of the generation, appreciating from below 1 cent to $68,000 in eleven years.

Many other cryptocurrencies have since generated immense gains for patient long-term holders. For example, it’s been calculated that someone who had invested $1,000 in Shiba Inu on January 1, 2021, would now be…

https://beepincrypto.com/crypto-payments-steal-the-limelight-as-brazil-mp-files-a-bid-to-legalize-btc-amc-considers-shib-as-payment-option-and-coinspaid-registers-a-400-rise-in-volume/
Brazilian sugar, Hi
By: Simon Longfield
Tags: Travel, Exchange, Volunteering, Erasmus Plus, Brazil

It’s hard to even start this text about my first impressions as I have a lot of them.

A lot of good impressions.

Since I arrived, I was always in motion, doing something, going somewhere, meeting someone. I didn’t have much time alone reminiscing and recollecting my thoughts.

Now after a week I’m settling down a bit and soon I’ll be writing and posting more texts and stories of my life here in Brazil.

My goal is to write a text every week about my Brazilian experience. I’ll be doing my best to overcome my shyness, in order to write, to record and to share my life with anyone who might be interested.

This is what it all started…

First of all I can’t even begin to express my gratitude to the amazing people from @keric_cadca, @associazioneinco, @avesol.associacao and @icyebrasil for allowing me to get this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I feel truly blessed and thankful that I am able to go for this exchange and work on Globers Project financed by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union and call Brazil, this spectacular country, my home for the next 12 months.
Tuberculosis
By: Double Burden Of Tb
Tags: Double Burden Of Disease, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Secondpost, Brazil

Hi guys, welcome to our second blog!

Maybe you have already read our first blog and learned a little bit about diabetes (if you did not, you can click this link: Diabetes and you can still read it ;) ). In this blog we would like to tell you a little bit more about the other side of the double burden, namely Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis, often called TB, is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1). In most of the cases, this bacteria severely affects the lungs but it can affect other body parts, such as the kidneys, spine and brain as well (2). Tuberculosis is a communicable disease, which means it can spread from person to person. If someone affected with Tuberculosis coughs, sneezes or spits, TB germs are let out into the air and can be inhaled by someone else who then can get infected as well. Luckily, people infected with TB bacteria have only a 5–10% risk of falling ill (1). Especially those with compromised immune systems, for example due to HIV or diabetes have higher risk of falling ill. Without proper treatment, tuberculosis can be fatal, which is a big problem especially in low- and middle-income countries (2). That is why TB is the leading infectious disease killer in the world: the disease takes 1.5 million lives each year (3).

Infection with Tuberculosis occurs all over the world. In 2018, 1.7 billion people were infected by tuberculosis bacteria, which accounts for roughly 23% of the world’s population (3)! In some countries, especially in low- and middle-income countries, resistance to anti-TB drugs is a really big problem. Due to misuse of drugs, patients can develop multidrug resistant tuberculosis which makes them resistant to two of the most important treatment options: Isoniazid and Rifampin (3). With those two options missing, curing tuberculosis gets quite hard.

Pfew, are you scared yet? Luckily, prevention of the spread of Tuberculosis is possible through different safety measures (4). For example, if you know someone has Tuberculosis, watch out! Try to stay safe and avoid exposure. When you use milk products, try to use the pasteurized ones. The non pasteurized can contain TB germs and infect you with this disease. Also prevention through vaccination is possible. Contact your GP if you think this is necessary (4)!

Okay, hopefully we gave you a better view on tuberculosis on a global level. Let’s now take a look at Brazil specifically. In Brazil, Tuberculosis is a significant public health problem (4). The WHO claims that Brazil is among the 22 countries where the burden of Tuberculosis is the highest (5). In 2018, 76.000 people were diagnosed with Tuberculosis. That is as much as a full football stadium! That same year 4600 people died due to Tuberculosis (5).

Well, we know this is not a very cheering topic you like to read about… But we hope we taught you some new information about Tuberculosis and addressed the urge of this disease.
Dear Uber and OLA Execs in the wild, your drivers are cancelling rides and taking money offline. Please read to know why.
By: Vijay Balasubramanian
Tags: Ridesharing, Ride Hailing, Taxi, Uber, Ola

Dear Uber and OLA Execs in the wild, your drivers are cancelling rides and taking money offline. Please read to know why. Vijay Balasubramanian Dec 13, 2021·2 min read

I am sure every blogging and social media platform on the web has spoken about this. So it is about time, the actual folks noticed what is going wrong with your Apps.

Photo by Viktor Avdeev on Unsplash

OLA and Uber taxi drivers in India are taking orders, then speaking to clients and then cancelling rides. Once the rides are cancelled, they are dropping clients at their respective destinations and taking money offline. Why you wonder?

The simple answer is high commissions from Ola and Uber. Previously it was bad drivers looking to make high numbers with each ride. Right now its only Ola/Uber who’s fueling this problem.

I’ve heard it from all drivers I took in the last 3 months. Most of them requested I cancel and pay them directly. While I refused one, I couldn’t refuse the 2 more due to urgency. But its a telling sign of things if all drivers can feel the pinch.

Funnily enough Ola even has an option to report this saying ‘Driver asked me to cancel the ride and pay offline’. Which shows that Ola is more than aware of this issue. I am not willing to believe that they don’t know why this happens.

Drivers are not angels, I get that. But they do not have to constantly do this if Ola charges them reasonably. A lot of drivers are decent folks looking to make a living. So the ball is right now in OLA/Uber ‘s court. They can solve this permanently if they take reasonable commissions or offer other perks or transfer some of these costs to their customer as subscription fees or something. If they take care of drivers and drivers wont take shortcuts like these.

Till then these ride sharing services are fighting a losing battle. Drivers will constantly find way to circumvent their tech. The app is literally built for the driver, so monitoring the driver’s every action would be next to impossible. Customers can only help them report mishaps to some degree. My last driver even told me that.
How to launch Uber on web 3?
Tags: Future Technology, Web 3, Blockchain, Uber, Crypto

How to launch Uber on web 3?

A white paper is needed to answer this 7 word question, who has the time for that?

Here’s a try at the TL:DR version of it:

Where to start?

• start a story

• structure ideas

• leave some trails

How to start?

• find people

• create DAO

• create MVP

Remember priorities:

• scalable MVP

• road map

• hype building

How to find talent?

• join other DAOs

• tweet a lot of people

• join start-up incubators

How to collaborate?

• DAO monthly vote

• Discord/slack/clickup daily

• quarterly retreat

How to think of the structure?

• DAO ~ company (board)

• steering coin~ product (uber platform)

• wheel token~ services (uber credit)

How to fund?

• sell NFT early investor access

• gradual ICO (steering)

• DAO token treasury sale

How does the product look like?

• Give/Get a ride, earn crypto

• Drive more/Ride more, earn more

• wheels short term, steers long term

What does this mean?

• this could be applied in any industry

• we can change the world together

• this is a trail

How can I get involved?

• join discord/ mailing list

• join DAO to work

• buy steers NFTs as soon as you see them

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... Help us fill in the gaps, join our discord

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titled: "how does Uber on web3 look like?"
The Tip Off: Early CBB PrizePicks Entry (Wednesday Dec. 22nd)
Tags: Sports Gambling, Sports, Prizepicks, College Basketball, Sports Betting

LETS GO! Thats now 3 straight winning CBB entries and that also brings the Overall Prop Record above .500 (Finally!) to 18–16–2 on the year. Since we’re on a heater, there’s no reason to slow down now so here is an early action entry for today.

Dane Goodwin (G, Notre Dame) O/U 13.5 Points

The Fighting Irish are a disappointing 5–5 this year but outside of their upset loss to BC, they’ve been in every contest. This has much to do with Goodwin’s play as the 6–6 sr guard has averaging career bests in almost every statistic. He’s scoring over 14 per game, has dropped 15+ in 6 of the teams 10 games, and in 5 of the last 7. He leads the team in shot attempts and is their best FT shooter at over 91%. Although he and Notre Dame are big favorites against Corpus Christi today, the Islanders have been fairly tough when large dogs and should keep the Irish starters in play for the duration of the game. Give me Over 13.5 Points

Kevin Obanor (F, Texas Tech) O/U 1.5 3-PT Made

Part of the amazing Oral Roberts duo last season to make a run in the tournament, Obanor now finds himself as simply a piece of the puzzle for the Red Raiders. No longer a focal point of an offense, Kevin is still taking plenty of shots and continues to be a threat from deep. He’s shooting over 36% from 3 and although he’s made just 1 in the past 2 games, he has knocked in 2+ in 6 of the team’s previous 8 games. EWU has defended the 3 fairly well this year but hasn’t exactly played a strong schedule. I like Obanor to see more looks today as Tech tries to get themselves in gear as conference play looms. Over 1.5 3-PT Made

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The Offer Sheet: Week 16 NFL Card
By: Matt Rooney
Tags: Sports Betting, NFL

Picks for Sunday’s NFL action

Week 16 NFL Card

Chargers (-9.5) vs Texans

It’s a lot of points, but I really like the Chargers in this spot. I know they lost to KC, but they looked like they found something in that loss and went toe to toe with one of the hotter teams in the NFL. After the loss, they’re in a spot where they need wins to secure that playoff spot to close out the season. Couple that with the Texans going through a tough COVID stretch, I feel comfortable laying the big number with the Chargers. Pick: Chargers -9.5

Ravens vs Bengals (-3)

It’s a division that nobody seems to want to win in the AFC North. It’s a HUGE game for Cincy, with a win over Baltimore here that would give them a one-game lead in the division plus a season sweep over the Ravens so essentially a two game lead. That said, I think the Ravens show some desperation here and get the job done. Tyler Huntley showed last week vs Green Bay that he’s more than capable of leading that offense, and no matter who plays between him and Lamar, I think John Harbaugh and the Ravens find a way to win this game. Pick: Ravens +3

Steelers at Chiefs (-7.5)

The Chiefs are going through a COVID outbreak themselves and will likely be without at least one if not both of Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Mecole Hardman and Byron Pringle are nice weapons, but they’re not Hill and Kelce. With Patrick Mahomes still working out of his funk, taking away his two favorite targets could lead to some hiccups, especially against one of the league’s top defenses. We all know how good the Chiefs have been defensively the last month or so, and the Steelers offense has struggled all season long. Seems like a recipe for an under. Pick: Under 45
The Blogger Bowl: December 20th
By: Matt Rooney
Tags: Sports Betting, College Football

Matt Rooney of Betsperts and Phil Gough of SB Nation pick each and every Bowl game throughout the 2021–22 Bowl season

Myrtle Beach Bowl Presented by TaxAct (1:30pm CT): Tulsa (-9) vs Old Dominion O/U 54.5

Unit Count

Matt: +2.54 Phil: -1.54

Phil: Tulsa has played tough games all year, losing close (ish) to teams like Ohio State and Oklahoma State. ODU has been average at best, but has found something in the running game the back half of the year. Tulsa has played a significantly higher level of competition all year, and it shows in this one. Tulsa Covers. Pick: Tulsa -9

Matt: There’s honestly plenty of reason to be on either side in this one. Old Dominion finished the season winning 5 straight to become Bowl eligible. Tulsa has some experience against some Top 10 teams in Cincinnati and Ok. State, both games they kept close. Both teams have played well defensively as of late. Tulsa has struggled on the offensive end if they can’t hit the big play, which ODU has been good at preventing. Let’s just enjoy the beauty that is Monday afternoon football. Old Dominion +9, Under 54.5
The Offer Sheet: Vikings vs Bears
By: Matt Rooney
Tags: Sports Betting, NFL

Monday Night Football picks and preview at Soldier Field.

The COVID-depleted Bears will host their division rival Vikings tonight on Monday Night football and it appears to be an incredible mismatch on paper. The already banged up Bears defense will be without their top 4 CBs and top 3 safeties on the depth chart. Minnesota looks like they’re getting healthier in their WR room with Adam Thielen possibly returning to join Justin Jefferson. So let’s get to some picks. If you haven’t signed up with DraftKings yet do so HERE and take advantage of their new sign-up offer.

OVER 46

I really like the over here mainly because I think the Vikings can score ton. If Mike Zimmer lets his team throw on this depleted Bears secondary, the Vikings should be able to put up a whole lot of points through the air. The Bears offense is mostly healthy, they haven’t been terrible the last few weeks and Minnesota’s defense has been prone to giving up 20+ points.

Justin Jefferson Anytime TD scorer (-105)

This one makes a whole lot of sense given the Bears secondary situation. Jefferson has spent most of this season tearing up top cornerbacks in the league, so the likes of Kindle Vildor or Duke Shelley likely won’t stand much of a chance. Not the greatest value but I like this at near even money.

Justin Fields OVER 203.5 Pass Yards

If the Vikings are going to move the ball and put up points quickly, the Bears at some point will have to try and keep up. Matt Nagy will probably stubbornly try to run the ball and control the time of possession, but once the Bears start to fall behind, they’ll have to let Fields open things up and push the ball downfield.
The Offer Sheet: Early Bowl Value
By: Matt Rooney
Tags: Sports Betting, College Football

Lines to jump on ahead of Bowl season

Now that Army/Navy is behind us, we can officially move onto Bowl season. While the Bowl season gets under way later this week with the Bahamas Bowl on the 17th, there’s some lines around New Years I’ve already jumped on for some value plays. If you want to get in on these lines or any lines throughout Bowl season, DraftKings is still offering their Bet $1, win $100 deal for new signups. If you haven’t signed up with them you can do that HERE to take advantage of the deal.

#5 Notre Dame -2.0 vs #6 Oklahoma State

This seems to be a popular play, but laying the 2 with the Irish seems like a very safe bet at this point. Two teams trending in opposite directions. Oklahoma State blew their chance at a playoff, their quarterback laid an egg in that game, their incredibly stout defense just had their coordinator bolt for the Ohio State job, and the offense in general for Oklahoma State hasn’t been what we’re used to. Notre Dame obviously has been riding on a high since the Marcus Freeman hire. They did have Kyren Williams and Kyle Hamilton opt out (and rightfully so), but the Notre Dame defense has been dominant the last 4–5 weeks of the season, largely without Kyle Hamilton. They have a lot more to play for with their new head coach making his debut. And it’s largely a young team looking to get a jump on next year. I like the Irish up until about 4 or 4.5.

#8 Ole Miss +1.5 vs #7 Baylor

I absolutely love Ole Miss as an underdog here. It’s nothing against what Baylor has done this season, the jump Dave Aranda has made there in such a short amount of time is incredibly impressive. That said, their two best wins this year are against a down Oklahoma team and the aforementioned Oklahoma State team in the Big 12 Championship that the Bears had to hold onto dear life to finish off. Ole Miss as of now will be with Matt Corral, he’s said he’s playing in the bowl game. Ole Miss will be able to put up points and I just don’t think Baylor will be able to score with the Rebels. Dave Aranda vs Lane Kiffin should be a fun chess match to watch, but in the end I think Baylor overachieved a bit this year and Ole Miss is just the better team here.