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The New Press
Tags: Writing, Nftartist, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nft

Stories existed before history, and the creation of writing changed the history of stories.

Cave paintings came first as a means to make a more permanent voice. Then tablets, papyrus and codices.

At each turn, the means of production gave shape to what was written — we could only write so much on a stone tablet, so we outed the essentials and carved imperative language. Papyrus and scrolls, on the other hand, allowed for a longer and more complex expression style.

But writing was expensive and fragile. Making copies took a long time, and many ancient works didn’t survive.

In the 15th century, the printing press started to drastically change things. Voice became less fragile as thousands of copies could now be distributed. The amount and variety of voices one could read had drastically increased.

With the typewriter things really get going. The speed of writing had never been faster. New stream of consciousness works are born. Then the computer… The web… E-zines, blogs, and Twitter. Each one was born out of a particular technological advancement — Twitter originally was an SMS message on the web, which is why it was 140 characters to start (or so we’ve been told).

Now we are left with the question: What does web3/Blockchain mean for voice? We’re still to see. But as history suggests, the new NFT medium will lead to new modes of writing and distribution, and Soltype will be in a position to help birth this new paradigm.

Authors, readers, collectors — welcome to the new literary landscape.

Join our community @ https://discord.gg/bfxCJpAwBp

Learn more @ https://www.soltype.io/

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Notes from the edge of an art movement
By: Crypto Mo
Tags: Nftart, Nftartist, Nft Collectibles, Nft

The Crypto Mo Art Appreciation Society

By Bronwyn

I can’t remember what exactly piqued my interest in the NFT movement, but like many people I had heard about NFTs but knew very little about them beyond “jpegs” “Ponzi scheme” and “get rich quick.” All of those things are somewhat truthful, but the full story of what is happening in this space is much richer than you can ascertain from just a passing glance. I want to make sure that more people understand the significance of what is happening within the NFT ecosystem and the opportunity we have to dismantle some of the archaic ways of being and the institutionalised forms of oppression.

For too long creative workers and artists have been undervalued by societies. It’s ironic then that a technological innovation might address this imbalance, but NFTS offer the opportunity to re-evaluate the importance of art, and the ability for global artists to earn a living wage. Artists from around the world are collaborating and connecting in a way that hasn’t happened before. For artists in developing countries particularly, the impact on their livelihoods is life-changing (not a stretch). It’s this opportunity that I want to highlight and amplify. The magic doesn’t stop there. Artists are free to express themselves in a way that they haven’t before, and connect directly with collectors, join communities and be at the forefront of this innovative moment in time.

Everyday people who had never considered themselves art collectors have a new understanding and appreciation of the arts. This has all happened against the backdrop of a global pandemic, and the erasure funding of the arts that so many Governments worldwide are guilty of.

It’s not a perfect ecosystem — it has a lot of issues that we need to address. But, I’d rather be in the movement and fight for the good, than dismiss it for the bad. We need more good people who want to learn about the ecosystem and the Crypto Mo Art Appreciation Society is here to help everyone understand it’s potential.

- Bron
The Bored Ape Yacht Club Low-down
By: Stephen Mwita Werema
Tags: Bored Ape Yacht Club, Cryptocurrency, Nft Collectibles, Nftcommunity, Nft

They, the Bored Ape Yacht Club came, saw, and conquered the NFT space literally!

In just eight months, the club flipped the CryptoPunks in floor price.

So, what do I mean by floor price? Well, it’s the lowest selling price of an NFT in a marketplace.

More on that, the flipping happened this December 2021. The BAYC floor price was $215,350 (53.9 ETH) while CryptoPunks' was $210,515 (52.69 ETH).

Photo courtesy of The Block Crypto

Ha-ha, it’s a case of the OG vs. the youngen’.

The year 2022 ain’t ready!

Both BAYC and CryptoPunks boast of 10,000 peerless collectibles housed in the Ethereum blockchain.

Without a doubt, the NFT community is torn between the two; the Bored Ape Yacht Club and the CryptoPunks.

So What is BAYC?

Simply put, it’s a collection of 10,000 collectibles (Bored Ape NFTs) bundled on the Ethereum blockchain. With them, you can access:



• Members' only benefits



• Collaborative Graffiti Boards



• Future perks via roadmap activation

Interestingly, you’ll never find any duplicate Apes. The programs producing them are explicitly set to prevent such from happening.

The collections are ERC-721 tokens.

Who is Behind BAYC?

Four incredible brains came together and coined this NFT project. They are:



1. Gargamel



2. Gordon Goner



3. Emperor Tomato Ketchup



4. No Sass

But remember, those are just pseudonyms. The paparazzi need to up their game! I mean, the NFT community deserves better!

The Most Expensive BAYC NFT?

At the moment, BAYC#8817 is the most expensive NFT in their collection. It sold for $3.4 million—a record price.

Adding to that, it was the first sale on Sotheby’s metaverse art platform.

The BAYC#8817 was touted as “historical” due to its rarity (gold fur characteristic).

UPDATE: The MEGA MUTANT SERUM is now the most expensive NFT in the BAYC collection. It sold for $3.7 million (999 ETH).

Photo courtesy of HYPEBEAST

Previously, the record price of a single Bored Ape was $2.9 million (740 ETH).

Records are destined to be broken! So I expect more of these in 2022.

What’s Next for BAYC?

Without a doubt, it has been an explosive year for the club. Considering it’s a debut year for them.

From attracting the likes of Steph Curry to flipping the CryptoPunks, the BAYC are indeed a force to be reckoned with in the NFT space.

Seeing this NFT craze sliding into 2022, much is expected from them!

We, the NFT community expects them to “secure the bag” (Dj Khaled’s voice) and dethrone the CryptoPunks. But is it possible?

A big YES. I mean, they have the HYPE. IF capitalized, the Crown is theirs to LOSE.

Check out their beautiful roadmap. And remember, there is always a “new kid on the block” who gate-crushes parties.

So, is that new kid, Bored Ape Yacht Club?

RELATED: How People Make Easy Money Investing in NFTs
Llamaverse Development Roadmap, Utility and Fundamentals V1.0
Tags: Llamavers, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nft, Nft Project

Llamaverse (The NFT) Release

Estimated Date: Q1 2022 (Near The Start of February)

Llamaverse is set to release around the beginning of February 2022. We are really making sure we do this launch properly, so we are spending a great amount of time on perfecting the artwork, balancing the rarities on attributes, and ensuring all the back-end development is done to reduce gas fees and make it all around a better experience for our future holders.

Our goal is to build everything around this NFT, which will be the “genesis” collection. Owning this NFT will give you access to most of the projects we partner with or launch, and to most things in our roadmap.

We are interested in building massive utility around this one. We want to focus on adding value to the $SPIT Token and grow from there in order to integrate into other communities.

There will be a supply of 4000.

3500 of these Llamas will be static with rarity based attributes! We are focused on making sure the balance is there when it comes to rarity.

500 of these Llamas will be ANIMATED! The animation on these will ALL be unique, every single animated llama is a 1:1. You can visit our twitter to see some of the sneak peeks here: https://twitter.com/lamaverse_

Llamaverse Staking

Estimated Date: Q1 2022

We will allow our users to stake their NFTs to earn $SPIT. There will be additional items that you can stake as well (that we are connected with) to earn additional $SPIT (more information below). We have different $SPIT generations based on what you are staking and how many you stake.

Why did we choose traditional staking vs hold to earn?

The reason why we went with traditional staking to where you pay a “one-time fee” to stake to earn tokens is because it’s overall cheaper!

Instead of the hold to earn model where you have to pay transactions to claim tokens and to transact to use the tokens, we decided we wanted to use staking and polygon network in the back-end to transact at super cheap gas fees. Llamaverse will cover all the gas fees in the back end. We ran as much as we can on the polygon network to really save holders money.

We have 2 different types of Llamas:

Animated Llamas

Static Llamas

Both of these Llamas generate different amounts of $SPIT, and we have other “NFTs” or items you can stake to AMPLIFY the amount of $SPIT you get. The easiest way to think of this is with an analogy. If you have a character in a video game with 10 attack, you can give them items to increase the attack! The same applies with the Llamaverse staking.

Some current power-ups to amplify $SPIT generation:
Develop your own Generative of NFTs, with snaps and seconds with our NFT studio
By: Scott Macy
Tags: Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nftart, Nftstudio, Nft

Generative NFTs are now the talk of the town concept, and this year is a treat for these Generative NFTs. They adapt, learn, and suit all the circumstances. The legacy that Cryptopunks took forward is now reaching many milestones from the cine industry, to the entertainment industry even superheroes are minted as generative NFTs. The possibilities it has in the market are vast and from the arts, mega zords the market of generative NFT is enlarging day after day.

Got a product to promote? Or owning a legacy worth arts? Your one pit stop to attract the market is Generative NFTs.

Advantages of NFT Studio Accumulated

📌 Wider Active Surveillance Security System

📌 Automated Decentralized Wallets

📌 Distributed Storage Platforms

📌 Elite Professional Artist in Library Generations

📌 Advanced Protocols to Generate & Filter NFTs

We proudly offer our NFT studio platform where we offer generative NFT development, right from ideations to marketing them to the rest of the crypto world. Our NFT studio will be your one solution and our experts will take on the entire process.
2021 Year In Review
By: Farmchain Finance
Tags: Nftcollectibles, Cross Chain, Protocol, Dao, Defi

Dear Community!

We are using this opportunity to express our deep heartfelt gratitude to you all for all your support, trust and believe in us and waiting patiently to see us execute all what we have on our whitepaper.

We started on very good note and the support have been overwhelming, starting from when we launched our website and Green paper V1 to showcase what we are building, how we want to disrupt the agribusiness value chain using Defi and the power of the community to connect to small holder farmers in clusters as cooperatives through the local nodes, using our Defi protocol.

We created a form on our website and announce on all media channels calling for nodes and cooperatives to sign up using the form as a means of validating the idea and the result was massive. We recorded 50+ Nodes Sign up and 15+ agribusiness cooperatives sign up within the first on month.

We launched the Airdrop contest in mid Q3 and had a total of 20k+ participants and more than 15k+ participants qualified to receive their Airdrop tokens + referral bonus.

In Q4 2021, the first phase of the Defi protocol (Nodes Dashboard) was completed and released for Nodes and Agribusiness cooperatives while the scheduled public pre sales has been rescheduled to Q1 2022 as captured on the roadmap of the published Green and Lightpaper V2.

For the scheduled Airdrop release, the list of all the qualified wallet addresses has been published on the telegram community but distributions had to be suspended because it was supposed to be done after public pre sales as contained in the Green paper V1 road map. But we had still wanted to distribute it with $5 worth of BNB commitment from all the receiving wallet to receive their Airdrop tokens + $5 worth of FIFI Tokens + the referral bonuses. Since the response from the community was not clear, we will conduct a poll on the telegram group to determine if it is accepted for the distribution to be before the public pre sale or during the public sales.

The year ended with the second community AMA Session and all the milestones stated above, and the plan of activities scheduled for 2022 as contained in the Green And Light paper V2 was part of the discussion and it was concluded that starting from Q1 2022, There will be regular AMA sessions for regular discussion of progress and for more community engagement.

Once Again, Thanks very much, enjoy your holidays and see you again in 2022.

Team Farmchain Finance.
Monster Minions NFT Lore
By: Monzter Minions
Tags: Gaming, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nftart, Nft

As passionate life long gamers, creators and degens we wanted to create a special NFT experience filled with deep lore, a future Open World PvE RPG

with unique storylines and gameplay. Each minion will be assigned an elemental type such as Storm, Earth, Fire and Water with unique lore.

Monster Minions Lore

In a unexplored corner tucked away on the map explorers found a mysterious land they titled ‘ Minnia’. It was filled with creatures that defied all previous discoveries. These creatures although appeared innocent & harmless, were discovered to be harnessing elemental powers from their surrounding environment.

Some creatures had a fondness to the watery Oasis found within the lands, with unique fins & other traits that made them well adapted to the watery landscape. Taking colours from their surrounds they were mostly Blue and Yellow.

Another type of creature was found to be harnessing power from the crystals found in the overgrown jungle caves. Brown and Green in colour with shimmery skin that resembled the crystals.

Found high above the clouds on the mountainous peaks of ‘Minnia’, these purple tinged creatures were discovered to be gliding through the sky, seemingly controlling the strong surrounding winds. Explorers could not believe their eyes.

Lastly on the volcanic outcrops of the islands, the explorers braved the treacherous conditions to discover Black and Red creatures glowing like the sun. These ones had tails & horns ablaze while leaving scorched footprints where ever they walked. Appearing very dangerous the explorers kept their distance.

Upon arrival back to the campsites the explorers told these discoveries to their families who accompanied them on the expedition, some of the children started to refer to these creatures as ‘Monster Minions’.
Happy New Years from the Crypto Yacht Party Team
By: Crypto Yacht Party
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Crypto, Nft

2021 has ended and is now ushering in a new year.

Oh 2022, what tidings you will bring. Surely with the right choices we will succeed in our lofty venture. I think that we can.

The past two weeks have been rather slow — I ended up getting pretty sick and needed to take some time off. In addition my cofounder and I split up so now it’ s me running this project solo.

That’s ok!

A few interesting things. Had a meeting with a legal consultant yesterday — thought that the idea was good but abhorred our business plan. That’s ok — feedback is always relevant. He is of the opinion that we are overestimating the amount of boat that we can get for our budget. There are two options : increase the amount of money we raise (and get a larger boat) or buy multiple, less expensive boats.

Yachts are limited to 12 passengers per ship — that’s just the rules. So even the most expensive yacht will only hold this meager amount of people. Rather than buying a $50 million mega yacht that holds just over 10 people, why not buy 3 or 4 or 5 $1–2 million dollar yachts — that increase our total number of passengers to 50+ (you can have more people on board when the yacht is docked, the passenger limit is for overnight stays).

Would it not be cooler to have a whole fleet of yachts? There are a lot of 100–150 ft. boats in the $1–2 million range. We could buy 5 of them and have our whole regata.

Just some food for thought. We’re going to keep working over here, scaling our Discord and socials. Next stop is 1000 members. Once we get some more traction I’m confident we can scale aggressively using contests.

Happy new years everyone! Have fun and stay safe!

PS : Share your feedback on twitter. twitter.com/@cryptoyachtprty
The Crypto Funks — Rankings and rarities
By: The One Minute Song
Tags: Nft Music, Nft Music Collectibles, Nft Collectibles

As explained in our previous article, the Groovy Crypto Funks is a first of its kind Music Collectibles NFT collection that takes the concept of NFT Music, as well as the concept of NFT collectibles to next level by pushing boundaries, elevating the classic ‘jpeg’ 10K formula, and taking advantage of the possibilities that digital art offers by incorporating a musical and video animation component into the mix of traits, attributes and rarities.

We previously explained the whole process of the creation when manually crafting every individual NFT from scratch and briefly discussed how we ranked our 100 tokens by rarity and quality. Our animated/colored star tunnel backgrounds are there to showcase any given item’s rarity.

The higher we climb in ranks, the better and scarce the color gets. The final color count we decided on goes as follows:

As a reminder, the pixel art visuals were obtained through generative art, except for special visuals such as our Orange founders editions that have their own glasses and guitar, and a unique haircut for each on of them, as well as our one of a kind Ultimate Gold Crypto Funk, that has a unique attribute for each trait, and a special synth track added to the full song.

We then compiled all our NFTs into this final ranking table.

We hope this explanation provided all the answers you might have been seeking regarding ranks and rarities and that you’re as excited as we are to get started in our Crypto Funks journey.

Here is a link to the full collection on OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/groovy-crypto-funks

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to join our Discord server https://discord.gg/wvsuXPts6S and ask away.

Stay awesome !

TOMS
CTG Community AMA
By: Crit-Theory Gaming
Tags: Guild, Cryptocurrency, Play To Earn Games, Nft Collectibles, Nft

December 29th, 2021

Q. We have seen two major partnerships with play-to-earn games, are there plans for more?

A. Absolutely, CTG is looking to add one or two people specifically for managing future partnerships so we can create more benefits for the community. CTG takes pride in who we partner with and has turned down much more opportunities than we have accepted.

Q. Are the CTG Axie scholars allowed to participate in scholarships from other play-to-earn games?

A. Yes, scholarships outside of Axie Infinity are allowed and encouraged for CTG scholars. At the time CTG officially launches a new scholarship within another game, it will be announced to the whole community.

Q. What does the future hold for CTG?

A. Next month CTG will finally be officially releasing our Scholarship as a Service program at a discounted rate to CTG members. For a small percentage of the revenue, CTG members will be able to plug their scholarship into the existing CTG program. CTG will handle all the duties involved with managing your scholarship that doesn’t require a private key to the wallet. This allows you to maintain ownership of your assets while delegating the vast majority of the workload. In addition, we will be launching the first CTG NFT as well as the CTG Axie DAO in the first half of 2022.

Q. WEN CTG token?

A. The CTG Guild governance token is expected to launch towards the end of 2022. CTG will continue to build the future revenue streams for the CTG token within scholarships, game DAOs, eSports, and content. CTG is planning to forgo a large public sale in favor of a large community airdrop with those that contribute the most to the guild receiving the largest share of the airdrop.

CTG Discord: https://discord.gg/akng7EyRxW

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crit_Theory?s=09

Email: crittheorygaming@gmail.com
The Glimpse Beta is Out! Try it Now!
By: Glimpse
Tags: Nftartist, Cryptocurrency, Nft Collectibles, Social Media, Nft

Be one of the first 1k users to use the Glimpse Beta!

Decentralized social media is taking off!

We’re incredibly excited to be able to open our Glimpse Beta Release to 1k members from the public! Over the next few weeks, we will be pushing updates on a daily basis based on internal testing and user feedback to improve everything from the UI to new features/functionalities.

How do I participate in the Glimpse Beta Release?

Go to http://app.glimpsenft.com/ Signup and verify your email Start creating NFT’s, browse in our marketplace, and message users!

PLEASE NOTE: Every user is given a starting balance of 100k $GLMS. The GLMS is for TESTING ONLY. We want people to be able to interact with the platform without financial risk. Likewise, the NFT’s are for TESTING ONLY. Messaging is allowed between users who mutually follow one-another.

Introducing Glimpse NFT

Glimpse Founder Interviewed By Coindor Channel! Watch here!

Unlike Tiktok, Facebook, or Instagram, Glimpse is not your regular social media. It combines the fun and frolic of social media with the excitement of something very interesting — NFTs. For the uninitiated, an NFT, or a non-fungible token, is a unit of data stored on a digital ledger known as the blockchain and is used to represent items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files. Basically, NFTs are “one-of-a-kind” assets that may be purchased and sold like any other piece of property, except they have no physical presence.

There’s no doubt that as much as social media has grown in the past year, the crypto sector has also grown to incredible heights. And NFT’s are only the latest rage in the crypto arena. So what could possibly be the connection between an NFT and social media?

Well, that’s exactly what Glimpse is all about.

Glimpse is a one-of-its-kind social media platform that provides a new way for influencers and celebrities to monetize their content and for fans to own original Glimpses of their social feeds. Conventional social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram do not offer a way for users to monetize their content and thus offer no direct income whatsoever. Glimpse, on the other hand, allows individuals to monetize every piece of content they produce, rather than relying on adverts and other forms of money that may or may not come over time.

Get in on the action! Glimpse(GLMS) is live on PancakeSwap! Buy Now!

To learn more about Glimpse, visit the official website or follow on Twitter, Telegram to stay updated!
NFTs on Solana — The Basics. What is an NFT?
By: Cha Cha Vans
Tags: Basics, Solana Network, Nft Marketplace, Nft Collectibles, Nft

EXTERNAL METADATA & ‘OFF-CHAIN’ MEDIA CONTENT

The Universal Resource Identifier (URI) provides the location of an external JSON file containing additional metadata. The external JSON file will include metadata such as a URL (website link) to the media asset & a description of the asset including any associated attributes.

The media asset itself is typically stored ‘off-chain’ on a decentralized permaweb storage app like Arweave, or a centralized web server like Amazon Web Services (AWS). The media asset may additionally be hosted on a content delivery network (CDN) to provide faster load times.

The URL website link to an external location where the media asset is stored is included in the JSON file. The following file formats for media assets are supported:

Image — PNG, GIF, JPG

Video — MP4, MOV

Audio — MP3, FLAC, WAV

VR — 3D models; GLB, GLTF

HTML pages

It is important to note that NFTs are tokens on the blockchain tagged with metadata that essentially ‘point’ to an external location (off-chain) where the media asset is actually stored. The non-fungible token proves ownership of the media asset & keeps a record of its transactional history. Wallets (& other apps) pull both the on-chain metadata and any external metadata through the URI field to display all relevant info.

Read more about Arweave below!
Uber Driver Files Suit After Passenger Allegedly Shoots Him In The Back
Tags: Law, Lawsuit, Uber, News, Assault

Uber Driver Files Suit After Passenger Allegedly Shoots Him In The Back LegalRideshare Dec 17, 2021·2 min read

CHICAGO — A Chicago rideshare driver filed a civil lawsuit for damages against Uber Technologies Inc. and his Uber passenger, on December 16, 2021, alleging serious injuries after the passenger shot the driver, during an October 20, 2021 ride.

Credit: Cook County Sheriff / inmatelocator.ccsheriff.org

Uber allegedly paired driver Adebayo Adeyemo with passenger Luis Tinajero. Tinajero allegedly sat in the back passenger seat while Adeyemo drove towards Tinajero’s final destination. While on I-94, near 26th Street, Adeyemo heard a loud bang and felt a sharp pain in back. As Adeyemo tried to control his vehicle, Tinajero allegedly said, “You’ve been shot.”

Adeyemo sped to Cook County Stroger Hospital for medical assistance. At the first opportunity, Tinajero allegedly jumped out of the car and fled the scene.

Adeyemo sustained serious injuries, including internal bleeding, a ruptured spleen, fractured ribs, and more. He required surgery and was in-patient for several days. Adeyemo has incurred thousands of dollars in medical bills and lost wages to date, not to mention long-term pain, suffering, disability, and emotional distress. He requires continued medical care.

Chicago Police Department officers located and arrested Tinajero. Tinajero has been charged with Aggravated Battery with a Firearm.

Adeyemo has retained the Chicago-based personal injury law firm LegalRideshare, LLC to represent him in the civil lawsuit.

LegalRideshare attorney Bryant Greening said Uber must do more to protect drivers. “Rideshare companies talk a big game when it comes to safety,” Greening said. “Yet nearly every day we hear about Uber and Lyft drivers being victimized by their passengers.”

Greening said his firm is demanding updated safety features, including regular screenings and background checks for passengers. “These billion dollar corporations have the technology and means to make rideshare safe for everyone. We’re tired of the companies putting driver safety on the backburner,” Greening said.

Greening said Adeyemo seeks compensation for costs of past and future medical treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering, loss of normal life, disfigurement, and emotional distress.

LegalRideshare LLC is entirely dedicated to protecting the rights of injured rideshare drivers, passengers and victims after auto accidents and assaults. The firm has offices in Illinois, Arizona and Ohio.

Attorney Greening can be reached at (312) 767–7950 or bryant@legalrideshare.com.

Illinois State Police is the lead investigating department. The case number is 21–39765600063.
Enter Uber Park: Powered by Metropolis
By: Alex Israel
Tags: Mobility, Parking, Uber, Metropolis, Artificial Intelligence

Today, I’m thrilled to announce our partnership with Uber and the next evolution in urban mobility: Uber Park. Everyone in Los Angeles and Nashville (and more cities to come) can use their Uber app to access the Metropolis network and a seamless, checkout-free parking experience. You drive in, you drive out — that’s it. No tickets, no cash, no fumbling with payment kiosks, no circling around aimlessly and backing up the traffic behind you, no worrying about expired time, or paying for more time than used.

Uber Park is a new way to park — You enter your license plate into the Uber app, and each time you pull into a participating parking location, Metropolis’ technology immediately detects your car’s arrival and triggers a push notification confirming the start of the parking session. Once you’re ready to depart, you simply drive out and your Uber account is charged for the duration of your stay.

L.A. consistently ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic congestion, and as an L.A.-grown company, we founded Metropolis with the mission to create mobility solutions for the transportation needs of our city, and cities around the country. With Uber Park, we are able to place our technology in the hands of millions of Uber customers and deliver a seamless experience, taking cars off the streets and getting customers where they want to be. We’re making parking as easy as requesting an Uber.

I am very grateful to the Metropolis and Uber teams, as well as the investors that helped us get here including 3L Capital, 01 Advisors (01A), Dragoneer, Slow Ventures, Zigg Capital, Starwood, RXR, DivcoWest, Halogen and Baron Davis.

-Alex

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Alex Israel, Co-Founder + CEO of Metropolis

Alex Israel is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolis. Previously he was Vice President and General Manager of INRIX, a leading global traffic intelligence provider connecting cars to smarter cities in more than 60 countries around the world. In 2009, Alex Co-Founded ParkMe to facilitate a paradigm shift within navigation and grew the company to become the world’s most comprehensive parking database, offering insight for over 60,000 parking locations across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. With more than a decade of experience building mobility platforms, Alex started Metropolis to make cities more efficient and to support the future of urban mobility.
Useful tips for betting on sports in 2021
By: Bryce L.
Tags: Betting Tips, Betting, College Football, Sports Betting, Life Lessons

Ok, so there is a lot of TERRIBLE betting advice out there these days. Rolling with the general consensus is a guaranteed way to fail- because the general bettor fails more than he wins.

Best estimates say that only around 3% of sports bettors are profitable in the long run, meaning you will need to bet differently to have any real success. I’m not encouraging a complete “fade the public” strategy, but that is generally a good idea.

Without further ado, here are my tips for a successful betting strategy:

Fade the public (most of the time)

Let me give you an example of when you should fade the public:

Earlier in the college football season, Purdue was riding high after beating a top-ranked Iowa team. However, the public was shocked to see Purdue actually be home dogs against Wisconsin. Wisconsin had already lost 3 games to that point, and they were favored on the road against a team that just beat Iowa? The public jumped on Purdue. I had several friends tell me that was their favorite bet of the week. Well, Wisconsin ended up winning by 17.

When a line seems off like that, always take it. Don’t think you can outsmart Vegas, because you can’t. If your buddies from college love a line, fade it.

Don’t be above betting alternate spreads.

It might be looked down upon as “cheap” or make you seem risk averse , but alternate spreads are brilliant, especially when parlayed.

If the Titans are favored by 7 but you really feel more confident in a 3 point win, just bet alternate spreads -3. Sure, the odds aren’t as good, but you can make up for this by parlaying an additional alternate spread. This is especially useful in college basketball where the spreads are often outrageously high.

Emotional betting is a recipe for disaster.

We’ve all done it- you lose a couple bets in a row and feverishly search for something to quickly bet to break back even for the day. This is a terrible idea that rarely works out. Whenever you bet out of frustration, you throw logic out the window and the results are almost always negative.

Don’t forget your strategy and don’t get frustrated. Even the best bettors only win about 53% of the time.

Hope everybody has a blessed and happy 2022!
NFL WEEK 15 Tuesday Double Header
By: Zack Nicol
Tags: Fun, Sports Betting, Football, NFL

A Double-Header Tuesday Night Football slate. That’s new!

Picks, Plays. Guest Pickers and Evaluation from me below. Enjoy!

7:00 PM ET

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at LOS ANGELES RAMS (-7) ; O/U 46.5

Model Z Projection: LAR -15, 53.02 Total

Straight Up Pick: Los Angeles Rams

Spread Pick: LAR -7⭐⭐

O/U Pick: Under 46.5⭐

Zack’s Plays:

- Kupp 100+ Receiving Yards (-110)

- Kupp to score & LAR to win (+107)

- Beckham Jr 60+ Receiving Yards (+120)

- Beckham to score (+140)

- LAR -7 (-110)

Zack’s “Quick” Rundown: I still believe this Rams team is a top tier team, and I still believe this Seahawks team is not quite right. When it comes to the inactives for Seattle, they’ll be without WR2* Tyler Lockett, RB1 Alex Collins, CB1 DJ Reed and RT Brandon Shell. For the Rams, the extra couple days actually helped them as it sounds like RB1 Darrell Henderson is back, but S Jordan Fuller is the only notable inactive. The model says this spread should be way up at 15, so I’ll take the Rams side at 7 with medium confidence.

7:00 PM ET

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (-9.5) ; O/U 40.5

Model Z Projection: PHI -7.5, 48.99 Total

Straight Up Pick: Philadelphia Eagles

Spread Pick: PHI -9.5⭐

O/U Pick: Over 40.5⭐

Zack’s Plays:

- Smith 60+ Receiving Yards (+154)

- Goedert 50+ Receiving Yards (+104)

- Goedert to score (+230)

- Goedert to score 2x (+1500)

Zack’s “Quick” Rundown: Garrett Gilbert at QB for Washington, eesh. Washington seems to have taken this covid week the worst, with a large handful of notable inactives out tonight. Where Philly, really only has one OLineman out. 9.5 is a lot, but I think I’ll play it. I don’t have any confidence in this Washington B-Team.
Future Tracker: New York Rangers
By: Matt Rooney
Tags: Sports Betting, NHL

Futures odds for the New York Rangers

Let’s take a look at some updated Rangers futures as we head into the New Year.

Rangers Futures

The Rangers sit in 3rd place in the Metro with 42 points, just one behind the Capitals and the Hurricanes for the Division lead. Their goal differential however is only a +9 compared to +27 for Washington and +33 for Carolina, which is a metric that factors into the Rangers having longer odds than the two teams just one point ahead of them in the standings. Here’s the best places to bet the Rangers Metro odds:

FanDuel: +450 | DraftKings: +500 | BetMGM: +450 | PointsBet: +500

In the Eastern Conference, the Rangers sit in 5th place, but only two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for 1st place. Similar to their Metro Division rivals, the Rangers fall behind in goal differential to all the teams in front of them, plus the Panthers & Penguins behind them. Despite being in 5th in the East, New York has the 7th or 8th longest odds in most books. Here’s the best places to bet the Rangers to win the East:

FanDuel: +1200 | DraftKings: +1200 | BetMGM: +1100 | PointsBet: +1200

While the up and coming Rangers might be a year or two away from winning the Stanley Cup, certainly anything can happen when the Stanley Cup Playoffs come around. Here’s the best places to bet the Rangers to bring home the Stanley Cup:

FanDuel: +2400 | DraftKings: +2500 | BetMGM: +2200 | PointsBet: +2500

Rangers Player Futures

The Rangers have surprised many this year with how good of a start they’ve gotten off to. One of the reasons they are where they are in the standings is due to some great individual performances. Artemi Panarin sits in the Top 10 in the NHL in points with 33, and if the Rangers make a run and win the Metro it will likely be on the back of Panarin in the 2nd half making him a legitimate Hart Trophy candidate. Adam Fox has already emerged as a top candidate for the Norris Trophy as he leads all defensemen with 31 points and 26 assists. Lastly, Igor Shesterkin has turned himself into one of the league’s top goalies. The Rangers are where they are in the standings largely because of his elite goaltending. Needless to say, playing for the New York Rangers provides a boost come award season as well. Here’s some of the best places to bet player futures:

Artemi Panarin to win the Hart Trophy:

FanDuel: +3100 | DraftKings: +3000 | BetMGM: +3000 | PointsBet: +3000

Adam Fox to win the Norris Trophy:

FanDuel: +400 | DraftKings: +425 | BetMGM: +400 | PointsBet: +400

Igor Shesterkin to win the Vezina Trophy

FanDuel: +850 | DraftKings: +700 | BetMGM: +750 | PointsBet: +700
FXREVIEW — FXVIEW V/S HOTFOREX?. Continuing the same momentum, here I am…
By: Jakub Kovacik
Tags: Fxview, Hotforex, Forex, Forex Brokers, Forex Trading

Continuing the same momentum, here I am back with another reviews on two good forex brokers — Fxview and Hotforex.

Starting with talking about regulations, both are well connected with regulatory bodies. Fxview is regulated and backed with CySEC, FCA, SVG, FSA and many more, meanwhile Hotforex is regulated with FCA, SVG, FSA, FSCA, and DFSA. Having multiple regulations backing your forex broker is a good sign that they have a good sense of security and you can safely deposit the funds with them.

Now, let’s get down to real business — trading conditions

SPREADS

Clearly, from this point of view, we can see that Fxview’s spreads are a tad bit better than Hotforex’s. You can also add some more pairs of your choice to see, as this was taken from myfxbook spreads page.

2. COMMISSIONS

Fxview — $2/100K RT

Hotforex — $6/100K RT

Undoubtedly, Fxview’s commission is a whole lot cheaper as compared to Hotforex’s.

Let’s include the commission and spreads and this is the full views:

Fxview is taking all the leads, thanks to their low commission.

3. PAYMENT METHODS

Minimum Deposit for Fxview — 5 USD

Minimum Deposit for Hotforex — 5 USD (or 100 USD for Wire Transfer)

Both the brokers accept multiple deposit and withdrawal methods by multiple credit cards, multiple electronic payment methods, bank wire transfer, local bank transfer, and other payment methods. There are no extra fees charged for withdrawal of funds with both too.

4. SERVICES

Both Fxview and Hotforex offer great services ranging from good trading tools to deposit bonuses, and more. Their customer support is responding to my queries, which is an important factor in picking the right forex broker. Talking about inactivity fees:

Fxview — No fees will be charged for the inactivity of an account. Also, if there is zero activity for 6 months, your account will be closed.

Hotforex — 5 USD will be charged for the inactivity of an account for 6 months and then, additionally of 5 USD per month afterward.

Coming to the bigger picture, if you are looking for solid forex trading, Fxview is a good choice. But both the forex brokers are good to pick. In fact, you can try trading with small funds and see how it turns out for you. The final choice is ultimately yours.

Hope this helps.
What Is The Easiest Way To Learn Forex Trading | Shamika Staggs
By: Shamika Staggs
Tags: Trading, Shamika Staggs, Forex, USA, Forex Trading

Are you still having trouble with your Forex trading? Do you constantly second-guess yourself about which trades to make? Continue reading if you want to know the quickest and most effective way to learn how to trade currencies and generate trade signals daily. There are three most effective ways to learn.

A very successful forex trader from the USA, Shamika Staggs, makes a list of three of the best ways to learn forex trading. According to her, these are the best and fastest ways to learn forex trading. Shamika Staggs is one of the successful traders of the USA, and she has earned a name in a brief period. Here is a list of the best option where anyone can learn about Forex trading.

Live Forex Trading Room:

Nothing beats learning to day trade currencies in a real-time Forex trading room with real-time Forex charts and looking over the shoulder of an expert Forex trader while making money. If you don’t want to trade alone and make the same mistakes over and over, learn alongside other traders. Before you join a live trade room, you should first understand the fundamentals of Forex.

Forex Day Trading Course:

Shamika Staggs says, it would be best to learn how to trade currencies by enrolling in a Forex day trading course and receiving proper education. It’s crucial to your long-term success. How to correctly interpret market direction. When to enter and exit trades. Management of finances. As well as proper risk management. Home study, mentorship, e-books, seminars, DVDs, and other media are all part of the best Forex training courses available on the internet.

Forex signal Provider:

If you cannot always be at the computer when a trade is identified, Forex signal providers will send Forex trade alerts with BUY or SELL trade instructions straight to your mobile phone via SMS/TEXT message alerts 24 hours; a day, seven days a week! Only when it is time to trade will you receive a Forex signal notification from a Forex signal provider. Your gaze will be drawn to the Forex market!

If you want to learn more about forex trading and business, contact Shamika Staggs. She is a very successful and experienced trader and the house of knowledge; even a first meeting can be very beneficial for you; she helped many newcomers and small business owners in the USA to grow in life if you want to be one of those people who become successful contact Shamika Staggs as soon as possible.
Forex Trading Easier For You
By: Tony Turner
Tags: Forex Currency, Forex Currency Trade, Forex

Forex Trading Easier For You: While the potential for profits is large when trading with forex, the risks are high if you don’t take the time to gain the knowledge necessary for successful trading. Luckily, you will have plenty of opportunity to do that with your demo account. Below are some tips to initiate your Forex education.

What does trading long in forex mean? It refers to well planned longer term investments in currencies.

Keep an eye on the market signals so that you know when it’s time to buy and when it’s time to sell. It is possible to program your software package so that you receive an alert when the rate you selected is reached. Don’t lose time and energy by pondering your decisions while you are actively trading. Always determine entry points and exit points prior to executing trading orders.

Too many trades may leave you over-extended, or lead to careless mistakes. Making only a few, smart trades is often more lucrative than making many small, volatile trades.

Traders new to Forex get extremely enthusiastic and tend to pour all their time and effort into trading. You can only focus well for 2–3 hours before it’s break time. This is why you should always allow yourself to have a break in order to rejuvenate. It will be waiting when you return.

A minimal account is the best way to start. This is like a practice account, but it involves real trading and real money. This simply allows you to test drive the market to see which trading techniques work best for you, so that you can see what will provide you with the best profits.

Do not buy “black box” trading packages because over 90% of them are scams. You are unlikely to glean any useful information from these systems; even if they demonstrate impressive results, you will generally never discover how they actually got those numbers.

Risk management should be one of your most important priorities. Be aware of which losses you can or cannot afford. Before you enter a trade, establish your goals and limits. Your account could get wiped out before you know it if you ignore loss prevention. By learning specific signals of the market and when you will lose money, you will be able to get out before you are dragged into a bottomless pit.

Forex trading is happening all the time, so news and updates are constantly available online. Find information online, through Twitter and by watching television news shows. You can find it just about anywhere you look. Nobody wants to be in the dark about the world’s money!

Turning a profit on the forex markets is a lot easier when you have properly prepared yourself. The process of educating yourself on forex is an unending one; keep learning so that you can stay abreast of changes and new developments. It is important to monitor forex sites and read current events to maintain an advantage in forex trading.
The Tropical secret for Healthy weight loss
Tags: Weight, Health, Healthcare, Weightloss Foods, Weight Loss Tips

Are you struggling to lose weight no matter how much you diet or exercise? turns out it’s not your fault.

A 2021 study published in nature medical of 52,000 women and men the largest of its kind in humans found just one common factor in every overweight man and women low brown adipose tissue levels they also found common in every skinny person was high brown adipose tissue levels

brown adipose tissue bat also known as brown fat is not fat at all its, not a fat storer but a fat shrinker its brown color comes from its densely packed

mitochondria which work 24/7 to burn calories from your fat stores and the food you eat into pure natural energy. even though bat makes up a fraction of your weight it can burn up to 300 times more calories than any other cell in your body.

support healthy weight loss with Exipure’s proprietary

blend of 8 exotic nutrients and plants backed by clinical research.

With your brand-new fast-tracked body comes a new mindset. Discover simple methods you can do right now to instantly relieve stress and calm your mind boost confidence and reduce anxiety
Do You Really Want To Lose Belly Fat Effectively & Quickly in 2022?
Tags: Belly Fat, Weight Loss, Keto, Weightloss Foods, Keto Diet

How to lose belly fat quickly is probably the question most people ask about, especially today when a huge percentage of the population are overweight because of stressful and busy lifestyle that lead them to eat high carb processed foods. These foods tend to be ready-made and packaged, and they are not as healthy as homemade meals. Here are 3 different ways that can help you to lose belly fat in a quick and easy manner.

Weight Loss Transformation with Keto Diet Plan

One of the easiest ways to lose excess fat around the belly quickly is to go on a diet that is low in carbohydrates. A low carb diet always eliminates fat around the belly area first. However, if you do not want to eat a special diet low in carbs, you can just cut your usual intake of carbohydrates in half. This will still aid you in losing fat round your waistline but not at as fast a rate as you would if you were to consume a low carb diet. You might have heard of Ketogenic or Keto diet which is gaining considerable attention as a potential weight-loss strategy nowadays. Keto diet has been linked to several health benefits in people with diabetes, including weight loss and improved blood sugar control and cardiovascular risk factors. Reach your weight-loss goals with Keto Diet Plan specially customized depending on your food preferences.

2. Instead of eating three meals a day, you can try eating five meals daily that are smaller. This will help you speed up your metabolism as well as to balance your levels of insulin. Both are essential actions where losing weight is concerned.

3. Getting a lot of sleep and cutting back on your stress levels are also important actions that need to be taken for both your mental health and weight loss goals. They are critical when you are looking to lose belly fat. The reasoning behind this is that when you are under a lot of stress, your body releases a hormone by the name of cortisol. This hormone causes the body to store fat right around the belly .Higher cortisol levels are strongly related to having abdominal obesity according to a recent study. So, you need to take at least 20 minutes out of your daily routine and look to distress and relax yourself. This will cut down cortisol levels, which in turn will promote the loss of fat around your belly area.

Simply following above practices, you will definitely be able to loss belly fat and achieve your weight loss goals in 2022.