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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today an underwritten offering of 2,100,000 shares of its common stock. The Bank will also grant to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 315,000 additional shares of common stock. The Bank intends to use the proceeds from the offering […]

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New York, NY, Jan 18, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - The SAVAGE marketplace launches in January, after an IDO on FantomStarter and Occam (Jan 17th-19th), and the $SAVG token goes live on Gate.io on January 20th, 2022 (12:00 UTC).

The increasing popularity of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) has liberated artists and content creators by removing the necessity of using bloated legacy platforms and connecting creators directly with the customer. Yet until now, some artists have been left out in the cold. This is in large part due to the size requirements of their medium and the environmental concerns surrounding current NFT marketplaces.

Most phones are able to record High-quality 4K and 8K videos, this produces large file sizes and the current marketplaces cap their uploads around 10MB-40MB. Additionally, photographers wanting to sell the highest versions of their work (TIFF or RAW) have had to settle for compressed JPEGs.

Savage will give creators the ability to share their work in whatever format they choose. Whether it's the original RAW image or 4K/8K ProRes video, by increasing file size limits to 2GB, artists have the freedom to display their collections in unrivaled quality.

However, this is not the most important issue that SAVAGE corrects.

Most of the popular NFT platforms operate on blockchains that use Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanisms and because of that, the energy consumption coming from them has exploded. Minting a single NFT typically requires the same amount of energy used to power a laptop continuously for three years.

Enter SAVAGE

By creating their own utility token on Polygon's Proof of Stake (PoS) protocol, SAVAGE requires only 0.002% of the energy required by a PoW marketplace. This decision allows us to increase maximum file sizes, while keeping minting fees to a minimum. Building on Polygon, ensures total compatibility with Ethereum and a smooth transition to the ETH 2.0 protocol, should that become a viable option.

SAVAGE was built completely from scratch as a content marketplace for today's photographic and videographic creators to sell their work responsibly.

The SAVAGE marketplace platform is powered by the $SAVG token, which is utilized for carbon-neutral minting, purchase, and payout of NFTs, trustless digital rights management, and ensuring fair governance on transition to the SAVAGE DAO.

People can be one of the first to own $SAVG by participating in the upcoming IDOs on OccamRazer or FantomStarter! For the most up to date information join Savage on Discord or Telegram

Media Contact

Neil Sisson, Savage
Twitter: @neilsisson | @thesavageapp
Email: info@savage.app
Website: https://savage.app

SOURCE: SAVAGE

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New York's 'Bitcoin mayor' Eric Adams has been accused of displaying a “concerning attitude” toward progressives just weeks into his tenure.

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NEW YORK, NY, Jan 17, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Yowie Group eagerly announces the debut of a new, "ultra" rare collectible, the Pacific Giant Glass Frog. This figurine is the rarest collectible Yowie has ever released and is a part of the newly released "Animals with Superpowers" series. Its superpower is translucency. Native to Ecuador and Columbia, their skin is translucent showing the organs, bones and muscles that lie beneath. This spectacular amphibian is Critically Endangered in the wild. Yowie hopes that being part of this new collection in a special way will bring added awareness to their plight and how they can be helped.

The odds of finding a Pacific Giant Glass Frog are one in one thousand! That's a .001 percent chance of discovering one inside of a surprise-inside Yowie chocolate. Now that Yowie collectors are aware of the Pacific Giant Glass Frog as part of the "Animals with Superpowers" series, fans throughout the U.S. and Australia will unwrap the brightly colored foil Yowie characters with anticipation, in hopes of discovering they have scored this unique animal. Among the first to discover the Pacific Giant Glass Frog in Australia is Jason Ross.

"I've been collecting Yowie since I was a child and was very excited when they came back," said Ross. "I've been collecting the new series ever since! I was taken aback when I found the Glass Frog! It was amazing! I usually only buy when on special, but the new series had just come out, so I thought just get one. I knew of the Glass Frog and its rarity after seeing the first U.S. find. Never did I think I would be the first Australian finder!"

Information regarding the Pacific Giant Glass Frog is available on Yowie's website so fans can learn more. For anyone eager to discover one or complete their "Animals with Superpowers" collection, Yowie surprise-inside chocolate eggs can be found in Woolworths stores across Australia.

"When we were developing this newest Animals with Superpowers collection, we wanted to do something special and different for our fans. This is our seventh series since the re-launch of Yowie in 2014, and we try hard to keep each new collection fresh and exciting. It is always special to us to call attention to amazing, endangered animals," said Cynthia Thayer, Global CMO at Yowie Group. "This time, our intent was to very literally surprise collectors with an ultra-rare collectible, letting them be the first to bring it to light to the general public."

Thayer further explained that there's an opportunity for Yowie fans to obtain 21 new collectibles if you include the glass frog, in the new series: 19 fascinating endangered animals and two Yowie characters, Nap and Crag. Thayer added, "Yowie is on a mission to make learning about endangered wildlife fun with the added bonus of acquiring high-quality collectibles and 100 percent, clean-label milk chocolate treats."

To learn more about Yowie's future campaigns as well as their current Superpower collection, visit www.yowieworld.com, find them on Facebook, or look for @YowieWorld on Instagram. You can also find easy, interactive, and educational craft projects and games on their YouTube channel and on Pinterest. Collectors can leverage the 'Yowie Collector' app to keep track of their growing collection by downloading the free app on the Apple App store or on Google Play.

About Yowie

Yowie is best known for its flagship product, the Yowie surprise-inside chocolate. Each Yowie product is created in the shape of the Yowie characters and contains limited-edition collectible animal toys and a full color leaflet featuring a picture of the real-life animal, its profile and level of endangerment. Our social media channels and website allow collectors to learn more about the animals and their world while having loads of fun through games and competitions. The combination of tasty, clean-label treats, fun animal toys and a digital platform encourages kids to learn about the natural world and understand its need for protection. For more information visit www.yowieworld.com.

CONTACT:
Lauren Witt
yowie@interdependence.com
817-721-5576

SOURCE: Yowie Group

Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.comYowie Group eagerly announces the debut of a new, "ultra" rare collectible, the Pacific Giant Glass Frog. This figurine is the rarest collectible Yowie has ever released and is a part of the newly released "Animals with Superpowers" series.

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New York, NY, Jan 14, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - CreDA (Credit DeFi Alliance), the leading decentralized credit rating service and FilDA, the largest ever DeFi lending platform on HECO with a peak TVL of over US$2 billion, have partnered to offer exclusive lending rates to CreDA users. Users who mint their Crypto Credit Score as a Credit NFT (cNFT) will have access to leveraged lending and low or no-collateral loans directly within the CreDA platform.

The partnership comes only a few months after CreDA officially launched its platform and demonstrates the value Crypto Credit Scores can have by removing many of the barriers in traditional banking and the DeFi space. According to Bank of America, over 200 million users are now part of the digital asset universe, yet very few financial institutions would provide them with a loan. Even within the DeFi space, lenders operate in an over-collateralized manner with typical loan-to-value (LTV) ratios below 50 per cent.

Modeled after traditional consumer credit agencies, CreDA introduces the concept of personal credit scores into the $250 billion decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Leveraging existing blockchain infrastructure, CreDA provides a trust architecture for the relatively young and volatile MetaFi ecosystem that includes emerging areas such as DeFi, GameFi and SocialFi.

"While our core business is focused on supporting the overall ecosystem through trusted and verifiable credit scoring, ours is a new concept for this space. By partnering with FilDA we hope to demonstrate the value and viability of the CreDA Credit Score to reward both users and lending institutions by brokering more transparent and trusted relationships," explains Fakhul Miah, incoming Chief Executive Officer. "We like to say that we're finally giving credit where credit is due."

How to get leveraged, low or no-collateral loans

CreDA allows users to link their wallets, mint a credit NFT (cNFT) and borrow at industry-defying rates, all from within the same platform.

CreDA provides on-chain credit ratings using the CreDA Oracle, which employs artificial intelligence (AI) to examine the user's assets, historical transactions and behavior in the crypto space across multiple blockchains. This data is used to calculate a credit score that is then minted into a secure non-fungible token called a credit NFT (cNFT). The cNFT enables the user to unlock preferential rates and incentives.

The FilDA partnership lets users access leveraged lending and low or even no-collateral loans based on the users Crypto Credit Score. The score represents a user's ability and willingness to pay back loans, de-risking Filda's exposure and rewarding the user for good on-chain behavior.

One major focus for CreDA is ensuring a safe and secure experience for users. To do this, data is fully protected, secured by industry leading, W3C compliant Decentralized Identifications (DIDs), which are linked to a user's cNFT. CreDA recently underwent a strict security audit with leading blockchain security group, CertiK.

About CreDA

Built on the Ethereum Layer 2 network, CreDA operates on Arbitrum with developers aiming to launch across multiple chains including, BSC (Binance Smart Chain), Ethereum mainnet and ESC (Elastos Sidechain) in Q1 of 2022 with more to follow throughout the year.

CreDA's Credit Oracle has already retrieved the data of billions of on-chain activities related to more than 90 million addresses across the largest blockchains. This large initial data pool helps to build a reliable and trusted credit model that will continue improving as more data is collected from additional chains and users who connect and mint their credit scores. The CreDA protocol is designed to compute a user's Crypto Credit Score while protecting their identity through the use of a DID, which does away with KYC (know your customer) checks.

The aim for the CreDA protocol is to eventually combine traditional (off-chain) and blockchain (on-chain) data to compute a holistic user credit score that allows for more flexibility and access between people's virtual and 'real world' lives. This will become even more relevant as technology advances and society continues to embrace virtual spaces, such as the Metaverse.

"As Benjamin Franklin once said, 'If you want to know the value of money, try borrowing some!' said Cassie Zhang, Chief Operating Officer during CreDA's launch in late 2021.

"The DeFi landscape is quickly evolving, but there is still one factor that is missing -- credibility. The CreDA protocol enables DeFi and other Web 3 platforms to model risk profiles across their user base and offer personalized rates and services, making them more competitive versus industry peers."

Social Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/credafinance
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/creda-finance
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/eSvTm6a6kb

Media Contact
CreDA (Credit DeFi Alliance)
E-mail: press@creda.app
Website: www.creda.app

SOURCE: CreDA

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New York, NY, Jan 13, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Authorized by well-known game NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, world-leading blockchain publisher Metalist Lab announces sales of NARAKA copies using cryptocurrency such as BitcoinBNB. Metalist Lab has reached a cooperation with BinancePay as the main payment tool.

Unchained Multiplayer Combat Game on Steam NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is an up to 60-player PVP mythical action combat experience with martial arts-inspired melee combat, gravity-defying mobility, vast arsenals of melee & ranged weapons, legendary customizable heroes with epic abilities.

It is been sold 6 million+ copies in 4 months, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is also a Steam Weekly Global Top Seller and has a 1.5-million-dollar prize pool for the first NARAKA BLADEPOINT Championship.

How to purchase NARAKA: BLADEPOINT with BNB/BTC

Metalist Lab is authorized to sell copies and accepts BTCBNBAXS payment. Players can go to the Metalist (https://metalist.io/game-store) to purchase NARAKA: BLADEPOINT through wallet (on-chain or lightning) or Binance App. After successful purchase, players can receive the Steam product code and activate the game on Steam.

Besides, don't forget to follow NARAKA: BLADEPOINT (@NARAKATHEGAME) on Twitter to keep yourself updated on the latest news and activities.

Blockchain technology energizes game developers

After releasing NARAKA: BLADEPOINT NFT for the first time, Metalist Lab continues its efforts to help video game developers utilize blockchain technology. Authorizing Metalist Lab to sell copies with cryptocurrencies suggests that mainstream game developers start to embrace blockchain technology. It seems that there will be more and more cooperation between games and blockchain.

About MetaList Lab

MetaList Lab is based in Australia and is a world-leading publisher of NFTs. It brings countless outstanding NFT designers together with the top names in encryption technology and has worked with game companies such as NetEase, news and communications agencies such as the Associated Press, as well as many high-level artists and their IPs. Recently it's been distributing NFTs for NetEase's globally-popular game NARAKA: BLADEPOINT as well as the AP Historic Moments NFT series.

Media Contact
Sharona Lee, Metalist Lab
E: Rona@metalist.io
T: +61 401 029 450
W: https://metalist.io

SOURCE: Metalist Lab

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