AjeVerse announces plans for the first African Metaverse project release enabling users to create and trade NFTs on the platform's proprietary NFT marketplace.

Additionally, AjeVerse will launch a unique charity program to donate 5% of its total token supply to police brutality victims.

AJE is a decentralized metaverse operating on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Its goal is to allow users to explore and trade in Africa's first-ever virtual space. There, participants can use the platform's native token, $AJE, to create, trade, and transfer NFTs.

This project seeks to fill the gap between the centralized, physical world and the virtual, open-source space. In this regard, it will use cryptographic protocols to manage the digital value of real-world assets on the blockchain.

The native utility token $AJE will act as the connective medium and means of accessing the AJE Metaverse. Also, it will provide AJE holders with voting rights on the platform. Therefore, the metaverse will become a member-governed decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Lastly, AJE will donate 5% of its total token supply to a charity fund that the community holders will manage. Through it, victims of police brutality in Nigeria will receive helpful resources to improve their situations.

Alternatively, the fund will also donate to female victims in war-torn countries such as Sudan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 5% allocation will be vested and released monthly for 3 years to support various communities within the beneficiary demographics.

The project's whitelisting process has started on December 1st, 2021.

About AjeVerse

AjeVerse is an African community-driven meme token that plans to lead Africa's metaverse and NFT revolution. Its mission is to create a well-organized community with self-governance and vesting powers to bridge the virtual and physical worlds.

The AjeVerse team is available at:

Website: https://ajeverse.com/

Telegram: https://t.me/ajeverse

Twitter: https://twitter.com/theajeverse

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ajeverse

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ClearDAO announced today the barrier option marketplace on Binance Smart Chain testnet is now open to everyone for public alpha testing. This is the first proof-of-concept marketplace built using the Clear SDK. The Clear SDK is expected to be available by end of 2021.


ClearDAO is a decentralized derivatives factory where DeFi developers can use the tools provided to build bespoke derivative products. The marketplace on Binance Smart Chain testnet offers options on BTC, ETH, BNB and basket of cryptos.

The option products available on ClearDAO are barrier knockout options, not the standard vanilla options available elsewhere. The marketplace has a easy-to-navigate user interface where a 4 x 4 matrix displays the options of different maturities (1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days) and barrier levels (5%, 7.5%, 10% 15%). They offer different risk profiles and expected return to traders. Traders can trade both calls and puts to enhance returns and manage risks of their existing portfolios.

In traditional finance, the barrier of entry to OTC derivatives are extremely high and are often exclusive to institutional investors. DeFi in many ways aims to replicate the traditional finance but without the walls that keep the majority out. As DeFi matures and participants become more sophisticated, the need to hedge crypto portfolio risks will rise. There are currently no customizable derivatives in DeFi that tailor to the need of the buyers, and this is the problem ClearDAO is solving.

Currently in the cryptocurrency industry, the role of market makers and liquidity providers are highly accessible to most participants, including individuals and institutions. This is also true at ClearDAO, where automated market making algorithm is deployed in the marketplace to allow anyone to participate as a liquidity provider and a liquidity taker. The governance aspect of the ClearDAO ecosystem is expected in 2022. Community members will be able to collectively decide the development path of the project.

ClearDAO recently closed a $2.5 million private round fund raising. According to the project roadmap, the Clear SDK will be available in Q4 of 2021. In the same quarter the project is expected to deploy on Solana devnet. DAO governance and marketplace mainnet deployment is targeted for Q1 of 2022.

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$CDROP is a BEP-20 token designed to offer governance capabilities on the platform. It also introduces staking options for users, enabling passive income earning. 

Currently, the platform is putting forth directions for the $CDROP token sale where investors can expect daily settlements from their staking besides earning from the games. Furthermore, Crypto Drop is aiming to incentivise the process considerably and introduce more users to the platform.

Crypto Drop has stated that they plan to guarantee trust to avoid crypto dumps, as it has been common with new DeFi projects. The platform's mission is to bring back faith to DeFi while creating more use cases for its coin.

Crypto Drop Utilises Blockchain Technology

Crypto Drop leverages blockchain technology to achieve decentralisation for its users. The team is keen on actualising blockchain's perks to offer better security, speeds, low costs, and anonymity for its users.

The platform presents you with an option to play and bet on the next block hash while simultaneously still being able to stake. Incentives gained depend on the number of coins at stake—however, the platform has stated that they will be issuing out all payments in Binance Coin (BNB).

The game contains two options for the block hash game: the block hash game and the VIP game. In the block hash game, you can perform an on-chain wager between 0.01 BNB and 0.5 BNB. On the other hand, the VIP game allows you to wager between 0.1 BNB and 0.5 BNB.

The outcome is not easily predictable, ensuring the game is devoid of bias. Additionally, The blockchain leverages the Chainlink Verifiable Random Function for the VIP games. All in all, you can expect a fair outcome from your participation on the platform.

The Jackpot Program

Crypto Drop has a program that gives every user a chance to win a jackpot. The percentage of the profits can go up to 50% depending on the amount the user wagers on the block hash or the VIP game. Betting the maximum amount, which is 0.5 BNB, can give investors a chance at winning the 50% jackpot. Notably, part of the jackpot funds will be redirected to development, marketing, token burns, airdrops, within the Crypto Drop ecosystem.

Crypto Drop expects growth of the jackpot reserves as time goes by. It will ensure the safety of user funds and the reward distribution program by initiating smart contracts on its network.

Another essential aspect to note is that from the blockhash game, 10%, 40%, and 50% will go to the project's expenses, jackpot, and stakers, respectively. As for the VIP game, the platform will use 10% of its proceeds to manage the project's expenses. 30% each of the remaining will be distributed to the jackpot program, staking rewards, and the Chainlink VRF. 

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Penske Logistics celebrated 22 winners virtually today during its second annual Freight Management Carrier Awards program. Category winners were selected from among Penske's expansive base of trucking carriers operating within its freight management operations. There are several award qualifications: A Penske Logistics enterprise scorecard combined with customer, operations and sourcing feedback.

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"It is my pleasure to hand out these deserving honors to our 2021 winners," explained LeAnne Coulter, vice president of freight management for Penske Logistics. "These transportation leaders are especially impressive in supporting our freight management customers by going above and beyond during these challenging times."

These are the 2021 Penske Logistics Freight Management Carrier Award recipients:

U.S. Less-Than-Truckload National Carrier Award

• Estes

U.S. Less-Than-Truckload Regional Carrier Award

• Dayton Freight +
• PITT-OHIO

U.S. Truckload National Carrier Award

• Crane Transport +
• Mercer Transportation

U.S. Truckload Regional Carrier Award

• A.D. Transport Express
• Carter Express
• GSA International +
• Pete & Sons Association
• Select Dedicated Solutions +

Canada Truckload Award

• Charger Logistics
• Hunter Express
• Lion Force Transport

Broker Services Provider Award

• Kirsch Transportation Services
• Spot +

Flatbed Services Provider Award

• Buchanan Hauling and Rigging +
• Keim TS +

Liquid Bulk Services Provider Award

• American PetroLog
• Andrews Logistics +

Refrigerated Services Provider Award

• Southland Transportation +

Intermodal Provider Award (new category)

• Alliance Shippers Inc.
• Hub Group

+ indicates a two-time winner

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By "Move Ahead" Staff

Pollen DeFi (https://pollen.id/), the decentralized protocol that facilitates ‘hivemind' weighting of asset pools that back up market-tradable tokens, today revealed their upcoming ‘Incentivised Beta' platform release and details on how the ‘DeFi 2.0' protocol will enable its unique community-managed financial instrument. The ‘Beta' release, which goes live in December, will initially enable users to contribute to the continual balancing and rebalancing of a singular central asset pool that will back up a tradable asset token. The protocol will be open to whitelisted users who can begin building community credibility (in the form of a ‘reputation' score), compete for a position on the community leaderboard, and, in turn, will have a chance to earn mainnet Pollen ($PLN) governance tokens. 

Pollen DeFi aims to push ‘DeFi' into the ‘DeFi 2.0' era by moving beyond institutional imitation and removing centralized “middlemen”; the platform instead empowers user-curated cryptocurrency asset pools that are constantly refined via a merit-based balancing of users' portfolio suggestions. Community members are rewarded for making good decisions and subsequently gain more influence over the dynamically-rebalancing portfolio.  Alternatively, users who would prefer to turn to more qualified traders (based on proven reputation, scored by the platform) can delegate their voting power accordingly. These ‘hivemind approved' asset portfolios then back up ‘asset pool tokens' listed as easily accessible financial instruments capable of outperforming market fluctuations.  

Boosted earlier this year by strategic backers, The Graph and AlphaBit, Pollen DeFi is focused on building the ultimate ‘crypto meritocracy'; the salient, DAO-driven ‘DeFi 2.0' experience leans on the fact that the leadership team merely creates and hones the core technology and UI, ensures platform security, and facilitates user governance and ease of accessibility, while the diversity of opportunities presented within the financial instrument itself result from decentralized, community-contributed portfolio suggestions. Pollen DeFi is powered by two new tokenized assets built specifically with DeFi 2.0 in mind, the Pollen ($PLN) governance token and the native Portfolio Asset Index token ($PAI) which is backed by the total value locked (TVL) of the first and core asset pool on the platform.  Other crypto-communities, influencers, and even top-ranking Pollen DeFi users will be able to propose additional asset pools that will be continually re-balanced by user proposals and support new asset-backed tokens, similar to the $PAI token.

Pollen DeFi's move from Alpha to Beta with a dramatically upgraded protocol design is supported by an already strong community of followers wishing to begin the process of actively contributing to the balancing of the asset pool. Pollen DeFi's open-source protocol and merit-based system empowers the brightest minds in its community and incentivizes them to continually contribute. This means that $PAI token is backed by a continually rebalanced and optimized asset pool which aims to out-smart market fluctuations with overall global community intelligence ideal for the 24/7 nature of the cryptocurrency market.

Pollen DeFi Project Lead and Co-Founder, Philip Verrien, explained, “Our focus has been on rebuilding asset management from the ground up; reducing risk and volatility, while also maximizing yield and creating dynamic opportunity for anyone, regardless of their experience level; [Pollen DeFi] aims to be the embodiment of what we believe will be the next step in DeFi, and reflect the core principles of truly decentralized finance.” Pollen DeFi's community is at the center of it all; Verrien and his team have designed Pollen DeFi to be powerful and easily accessible not only for the experienced crypto traders hoping to receive community accolades and earn $PLN token rewards for sharing their alchemic index ratios, but also, for those crypto-newcomers who are more familiar with curated asset indexes from TradFi and retail crypto environments consisting of pre-vetted coins and tokens - these users will be able to use Pollen ($PLN) governance token or hold $PAI asset pool token to easily be a part of the secure and well-tuned, ‘hivemind-approved' asset portfolio. 

Pollen DeFi focuses on user participation and utility. It is designed to tackle governance and centralization issues commonplace in today's DeFi ecosystem. Focusing heavily on developing community participation incentives, and processes that build toward true decentralization, using the hivemind to put the community in control.

The $PAI token will be the first index token to be launched on the platform with its value tied to the TVL of the core asset pool. $PAI is designed to be a less volatile asset that provides a safer way to participate in the DeFi ecosystem and is designed to weather any market storm as it will be dynamically managed by the community 24/7. $PLN, on the other hand, is the governance token that allows participants to interact with the platform and is rewarded to community members who actively manage the portfolio successfully or delegate to those that do (from a leaderboard). 

Beginning in December, whitelisted users will be able to actively contribute suggestions to Pollen DeFi's first community-managed portfolio and associated asset pool token, Portfolio Asset Index ($PAI); reputation points earned during this part-testnet, part-mainnet ‘Community Release Incentivised Beta' will be ported over as part of full mainnet launch in Q1 2022. This means that whitelisted early adopters who engage with Pollen's ‘Community Release Incentivised Beta' will appear on the leaderboard once the platform is fully live on mainnet.  The Pollen DeFi team will be releasing more information regarding the community release whitelist and details for those that can participate in the coming weeks, in the meantime anyone interested can join Pollen's telegram group (https://t.me/pollen_dao) or follow @PollenDeFi on twitter. 

For more information, please visit pollen.id.

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About Pollen DeFi

Pollen DeFi (https://pollen.id/), is a first of its kind decentralized asset management ecosystem where the community builds and manages crypto asset portfolios together. Decentralized finance is designed to be by the people, for the people, and Pollen DeFi is acknowledging this by building the first, truly decentralized platform for managing tokenized asset pools. The merit-based DAO provides a reputation-based governance protocol with incentives that leverage the community's collective wisdom to curate asset pools. In this system, all users of the platform stand to benefit from the contribution of the best performing participants. Initially, the Pollen DeFi platform and its Pollen governance token ($PLN) will manage a single asset token, the Portfolio Asset Index ($PAI) token. The $PAI token will be managed 24-7 by the community and is designed to be a low volatility ‘DeFi Lego' which can be used in other protocols in the decentralized finance ecosystem. After Mainnet launch, other communities will be able to create and manage alternative asset tokens via the Pollen DeFi platform.

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