Elrond News Now Podcast

In this program we interviewed Jose Aznar from Proteo DeFi which is an Exclusive Elrond Defi Suite, and takes advantage of the robustness of the Maiar DEX to carry out operations. It expands the possibilities of the DEX with new products for investors that add value to the DEX’s already established solid tools.

There are 8 important things you need to know about Proteo:

1. Proteo's token supply is 3.5MM and will never exceed 20M.

2. Proteo DAO will have a well diversified treasury

3. Proteo DAO platform will sell Proteo Bonds allowing investors to buy at a discount

4. They have an intensive burning mechanism

5. Proteo has an advanced autostaking

6. They have an innovative lending

7. They have special Proteo raffles

8. Proteo is designed to compliment NOT compete with the Maiar DEX.

In this interview, we covered topics such as:

* Jose's background and his position at Proteo

* Why Proteo chose the Elrond blockchain to offer their DeFi platform.

* Why the team created Proteo DeFi

* How Proteo DeFi compliments Maiar Dex with liquidity

* What is Proteo Dolphins and Proteo's refund program.

* How the Proteo DAO works.

* Understanding Proteo Dolphins refund program

* What makes Proteo DeFi different to other projects in the Elrond ecosystem

* Proteo DeFi's partners (which includes Ash Swap)

* How projects in the Elrond blockchain are working together which is different to other blockchains

* The culture of the Elrond community and Elrond ecosystem

* Challenges Proteo DeFi faced and how they overcame them

* Proteo DeFi tokenomics and what is S Proteo?

* How you can receive internal rewards with S Proteo.

* How investors can earn high APR's without impermanent loss

* Liquid Staking within Proteo

* What is Proteo Elite and how to earn high APR's with your EGLD.

* Discussion of several DeFi strategies within Proteo

* How Proteo implemented some of Bitcoin's fundamentals

* Is it better to have Proteo or S Proteo?

* How Proteo minimises DeFi platform and discourages bad actors gaming the system

* Financial Disclaimer

* What would you do if you started today in Proteo DeFi

* Using LP's as an asset

* Jose's most favourite DeFi srategy

* The need to understand your investment to build your wealth

* How to find out more about Proteo DeFi

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In this program we interviewed Lukas from On Chain Smokers which is a membership program leveraging blockchain technology and the opportunities of Web3 to deliver unique benefits to the global cannabis community.

On Chain Smokers has 3 main goals, and they are:

Goal 1.  Provide a blockchain use case to members of the traditional customer base of cannabis businesses and introduce a new audience to the benefits and opportunities of blockchain technology and Web3.

Goal 2:  Create tangible value by connecting real businesses with the crypto community and provide benefits both online and in physical locations worldwide.

Goal 3:  Bring together the cannabis community through a variety of educational programs, events, and connect likeminded people around the globe.

In this interview, we covered topics such as:

*  What Is On Chain Smokers & What Do They Do?

*  Idea To Reward Loyal Customers For Businesses

*  On Chain Smokers Using Maiar App

*  On Chain Smokers Used Maiar App For In-Store Mints

*  On Chain Smokers Differentiation In The Cannabis Industry

*  Main Difference With Using Elrond In The Cannabis Industry

*  On Chain Smokers Target Market

*  How Regulations Are An Advantage To On Chain Smokers

*  Benefits Of Connecting Cannbis & Blockchain Together

*  Challenges That On Chain Smokers Found

*  Vision Of On Chain Smokers Project & Vision For The Utility Of Their NFT's

*  Path Of On Chain Smokers Onboarding From Local To Worldwide

*  On Chain Smokers Enthusiasm & Invitation To Feedback For Further Development

*  Best Way To Find Out More About On Chain Smokers

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Elrond News Now S1 EP7 - Thibault Coussin Interview - 24 Sep 2022

Thibault Coussin is an author of "Understand Elrond in 2H".  Thibault is also an author of several cryptocurrency books in French, such as:

* Comprendre Bitcoin - En seulement 2H!

* Comprendre Ethereum - En seulement 2H!

* Comprendre Elrond - En seulement 2H!

* Comprendre Avalanche - En seulement 2H!

* NFT, and;

* Kakebo Crypto

In this interview, we covered topics such as:

* Thibault Coussin background and experiences

* What Thibault found most significant with Elrond?

* Maiar app as an easy onboarding tool

* Strengths in the Bitcoin, Ethereum & Elrond blockchain

* Advantages & Disadvantages of ETH merge & possible impacts to Elrond

* Where NFT's could evolve to in the future?

* NFT's used for branding

* Thibault's view on Elrond in the next 5-10 years

* Importance of doing your own research (DYOR)

* How to find out more about Thibault's books and work

* Conclusion and Thank You

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This is the latest news on the Elrond blockchain as at 24 September 2022.

Featuring:

- Elrond's partnership with Opera Browser

- Elrond's upcoming X-Day

- Drifters Season 1 "Take The Leap" unveiled

- How to stake your Innovators and Voyagers NFT on the Drifter's app

- Reminder to stay tuned for the release of interview with Thibault Coussin, author of the book "Understand Elrond in 2H", coming up.

WalletFP is a platform that provides a whole overview of your NFT assets into one.  So instead of spending time going through each of your NFT's and trying to work out what the current price is at the moment - WalletFP aggregates all your NFT data from different exchanges with an up to date floor prices and auto calculates the value of your total NFT assets at that point in time.

WalletFP helps you keep track of all your NFT's which leaves you with more time to spend for yourself and your loved ones.

WalletFP also has a Discord group where they will research and filter out the best NFT's in the Elrond ecosystem and share that within their Discord channel.  Joining the group is FREE which also helps guide new users as they onboard through the Elrond ecosystem and learns about NFT along the way.

This interview is with Louie who shares with me how WalletFP started, their journey along the way and what they plan to do in the future.

In this interview you will learn:

-  Specifically what WalletFP is.

-  What makes WalletFP different to other platforms that are similar in the Elrond ecosystem.

-  WalletFP doesn't charge anyone, the platform is FREE to use and apart from the small donations they receive - all expenses and infrastructure costs are paid by them.  In fact, any donations they receive are also given out as "giveaways".

-  How they build some connections with other projects and the projects Louie is involved with at the moment.

-  and what are the plans for WalletFP in the future.

Here’s the video interview below.

Elrond News Now - Breaking News: Elrond, Twispay, Bitcoin & Stripe Payment Systems - 11 March 2022

BREAKING: The Romanian Central Bank approves the acquisition of e-money institution Twispay by Elrond.

*This landmark decision puts Elrond in a strategic position for European digital finance, opening the door to crypto debit cards, stablecoins.*

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On general crypto news:

Stripe now supports crypto businesses: exchanges, on-ramps, wallets and NFT marketplaces including pay-ins,  KYC and identity verification and fraud prevention.

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Here’s the video interview below.

FrameIt.gg is an NFT marketplace that caters to buyers of sellers of NFT in the Elrond Marketplace.  FrameIt.gg is a start-up both co-founded by Edouard and Yannick - and this interview is with Edouard who shares with me what he did previously, how he met Yanik and how they created the FrameIt startup.

In this interview you will also learn:

-  Specifically what FrameIt is.

-  What makes FrameIt different to other NFT marketplace out there.

-  The challenges and pitfalls that FrameIt.gg encountered and how they overcome them

-  The type of NFT that FrameIt.gg will release and what are the "Founders Coin"?

-  What benefits does an investor get for holding the Founders Coin?

-  The tokens that will be released by FrameIt along with their NFT.

-  What do they plan to use with the funds raised from selling the Founders Coin.

-  and what are their plans in the future.

Here’s the video interview below.

Here’s a podcast interview of Elrond Giants NFT. We cover their roadmaps, triumphs and wins as they continue working on the Elrond Giants project and make sure they deliver on time and as per their roadmap.

We then talked about what they are currently doing and their plans for Elrond Giants NFT holders in the future.

Listen as we uncover some hints on what's in store ahead.