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TWO TWO and the City have partnered to invigorate the Downtown Arts District. With immersion, interaction, NFTs and multiple forms of reality, TWO TWO's collaborations with some of the world's finest artists, composers and engineers are representative of the inspiration behind creativity, focusing on the expansion of artistic vision and disrupting the entire industry. Reimagining mediums, TWO TWO transcends all current artist experiences. As the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas recognizes the need to exhibit art in a manner that remains relevant to future generations. 

“TWO TWO is a perfect partner to help us re-invigorate our Arts District to attain world class status,” according to Tammy Christensen, Senior Economic Development Officer of the City of Las Vegas. “We look forward to hosting the transformation of the art world happening in our amazing City.”

As the bohemian jewel of downtown Las Vegas, the Arts District is already prominent. An absolute Mecca of food, music, fashion, and of course art, the area is home to the city's most exciting venues, boutiques, restaurants, bars, and art galleries, serving up the best culture Southern Nevada has to offer. From the hippest bars like ReBar, which is a combination of a bar and antique shop where literally EVERYTHING is for sale, to the most delectable restaurants like Esther's Kitchen, founded by Michelin five-star chef James Tree, the Arts District is the true cultural hub of Las Vegas. “Everything about the Arts District is independent and free-spirited,” says Trees. “Unlike the big hotels on the strip, where everything fits nicely into a theme, the Arts District is its own entity. That's what makes it so fun and exciting.”

You can shop for the most vibrant modern and vintage fashions at places like Glam Factory Vintage and Del'la Couture, or enjoy the best theater this side of Broadway at The Cockroach Theater or the Vegas Theater Company. Cocktail lounges like The Velveteen Rabbit and high-brow coffee shops like Makers and Finders are more New York Soho chic than Vegas Strip kitsch, and craft breweries like HUDL Brewing and Able Baker are making names for themselves by churning out the tastiest and most unique craft brews in the country. Popular venues such as Ninja Karaoke offer up a full throttle Tokyo karaoke experience, with themed rooms that are perfect for hosting your next birthday or business party, while trendy salons like The Atomic Lounge can give you the most stylish classic looks from the 1950s to today.

But of course, what would the Las Vegas Arts District be without the art.You don't even have to set foot in one of the district's many remarkable galleries in order to peruse the murals that beautify the walls of almost every building in the area. Whether in search of a limited-edition print, the perfect piece to tie a room together, or the ideal artist to bring a custom commission to life, the Arts District's galleries are treasures troves for both the casual and serious art lover alike. The Arts Factory is a sprawling converted warehouse that serves as home to the city's most celebrated local artists' studios, and Helios Fine Art is another renowned venue known for pushing boundaries and challenging the viewer.

For those seeking vintage collectibles, furniture, knickknacks, and tchotchkes, Retro Vegas is a total time machine of Vegas kitsch, specializing in the best remnants of the bygone era. Still, perhaps the most exciting aspect of this burgeoning Vegas cultural phenomenon is their renowned First Friday events. On the first Friday of every month, the Arts District hosts a huge block party where the city's best musicians, artists, food vendors, and clothing designers come together to showcase their trend-setting work.  It is the best party in town. Although best known as a monthly event, the First Friday Foundation extends its community outreach efforts well beyond the first Friday of each month.

As a non-profit organization, the First Friday Foundation serves to empower local arts, culture, and education through artistic opportunities for thousands of students in the Clark County School District. This directly aligns with TWO TWO's own mission statement, to connect and enrich the global community through arts and entertainment. As the first immersive art gallery in the district, TWO TWO will become the touchstone from which all future galleries and art will emerge. So forget your tired old Las Vegas strip, and welcome yourself to the city's best kept secret, located in the southern downtown within walking distance to Fremont St.

“If you want to learn about history, you could read history books but that's a single perspective that may be tainted by class or politics,” according to Steven W Meistrich, Co-Founder and CEO of TWO TWO. “In my opinion, if you really want to understand and embrace history, one needs art, music and literature because that represents truth; the heart of a society, a generation, a culture. That understanding, offers a true sense of the meaning of history which is fundamental to the grown of humanity. Art, music and literature are not erudite. They are oxygen and it is incumbent upon us to educate.” 

TWO TWO, the City of Las Vegas, partners in Art Without Boundaries. 

TWO TWO is the world's first Interactive Art Gallery. It blurs the boundaries between physical and virtual art, exhibiting and selling the works of visionary, established and emerging graffiti, pop and street artists. See more at www.twotwoart.com.

From Bitcoin to ETFs, Ethereum to DeFi, Staking to Arbitrage, and now from NFTs to Metaverse, the world of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies seems to be on steroids! With the rise of Blockchain and subsequently cryptocurrency, NFTs, and Metaverse, innovation in the space has been the only constant. However, digital innovation has always had two sides, […]

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WallStreetNinja “the Unstoppable Ecosystem” (aka WSN) is a clear example of how the computing space under the premise of a Web3 can generate an irruption within a disruptive technology such as blockchain: possibilities of multi-chain decentralized products and decentralized applications interconnected through a single session and without frictions via the WSN Web DApp at internet speed.

In order to alter the decentralized sector and support a set of innovative projects in the blockchain space, CoinNexus has become an early-stage backer of WSN by leading the angel round to grow this disruptive project along with other high-profile partners such as DarkPool Ventures and Midas Touch Consulting, who led the incubation of WSN.

CoinNexus is a Swiss-based Crypto Boutique firm with both founders combining more than 20 years of experience operating within the decentralized technology sector. The core business of CoinNexus is managing its own portfolio of crypto-assets and brokering selected projects to its clients along with consulting. 

Regarding the alliance, Fabio Bossi, Vice-President  of CoinNexus, stated "We were highly impressed with the professionalism and deep commitment of the team. WSN is one of the most interesting projects we've come across in recent years and it has the potential to bring decentralization to the masses." 

With this new alliance and partnership, WallStreetNinja will receive a strategic investment that not only provides capital, but also advice from an experienced team in the space of financial markets, cryptocurrencies and technology. This will help diversify the options of generating value to users of the WSN ecosystem.

In this regard, the team behind WallStreetNinja stated that “the entry of CoinNexus to the group of investors who believe in WSN's unique and revolutionary proposition in the decentralized sector, is a sign of the growing interest of institutional investors in up and coming decentralized ecosystems.”

Contacts:

CoinNexus

Swiss-based bespoke firm offering innovative crypto brokerage solutions to institutional and HNWI clients. Innovations include automated buying and selling of bitcoin (BTC) via their institutional-grade fully integratable API interface.

WallStreetNinja

WallStreetNinja (WSN) provides users simplified access to a decentralized ecosystem's chain of their choice from a single web app. WSN is taking the self custody wallet segment to the next level through decentralized computing and blockchain relays.

Contact: hello@ws.ninja
Follow WallStreetNinja's developments on: Website

• The operation is backed by international funds such as Play Ventures, Defiance Capital, Parafi Capital, DAO Maker, Kyros Ventures, Metrix Capital, and Peech Capital.  The advisory board is comprised by Youtubers Willy Rex, Reven, and Kmanus88 
• The project has already issued 72 million of its token (MSU) in private sale and 18 million in public sale. 
• The company's goal is to elevate MetaSoccer's professional leagues to the current football leagues. With this round of financing, the founders will hire new positions to develop the video game and will invest in marketing activities.

Inspired by projects such as Axie Infinity, which recently achieved a market capitalization of $9 billion according to Coingecko, play-to-earn is one of the sectors that is managing to raise the most money in the blockchain world. In Spain, the video game studio Champions Games presents the first metaverse football game, MetaSoccer, which is based on blockchain technology, a play-to-earn NFT project. 

To continue growing, the company has just raised 2 million euros in a recent round of financing supported by the investment fund Play Ventures. It has the advice of specialized companies in the sector such as Ath21 and Polygon and, in addition, highly regarded international funds such as Play Ventures, Defiance Capital, Parafi Capital, DAO Maker, Kyros Ventures and Metrix Capital have entered.  Defiance Capital and Parafi Capital are two of the most important crypto specialized funds in the world.

MetaSoccer is aimed at both play-to-earn players and football fans to enter the new metaverse, a term to refer to the virtual world parallel to the real one in which you interact with other users through digital devices.  The ultimate goal of the Spanish startup, as its co-founder and COO, Patxi Barrios, explains “is to create a new generation of digital native football players and clubs, which in the coming years will achieve similar ratings to those of professional football leagues.  Ultimately, we aspire for the next Messi to be born in the metaverse and play on a platform like ours."  

The first step is to allocate the funding obtained to the dual purpose that the company has set for 2022: on the one hand, to develop and execute the video game with the hiring of new profiles specialized in the development of Golang technologies and onchain programming in Solidity. On the other hand, marketing actions will be reinforced to give more visibility to the project. This will include advisors on digital and football content.

The project is supported by streamers and Youtubers such as Willy Rex, Reven and Kmanus88, who have millions of followers. According to Kmanus 88 himself, “MetaSoccer has three key points to be the next milestone in the world of blockchain gaming: it is the first football metaverse with unique characteristics, it has a new economic model based on token bonding curve that brings stability to the token and as a studio they have over 6 years of experience in developing video games.” 

Three sectors totaling 400 billion dollars

MetaSoccer is part of a new sector that is in full swing, combining blockchain technology, decentralized finance, sports betting and football.  

The potential audience of MetaSoccer reaches 40% of the planet's inhabitants. That's because 3.1 billion people play video games. In addition, 3.5 billion people are football fans in over 200 countries. In addition, 1.6 billion people bet on sports.

This is part of the blockchain sector and NFT technologies, which is another market that is still in its early stage. As a result, MetaSoccer is targeting three sectors with a $400 billion turnover.

A universe based on the MetaSoccer token: buying and selling assets in the metaverse

MetaSoccer users own their assets on the gaming platform (teams, stadiums, players, etc.) and transactions are made with the MetaSoccer Universe (MSU) token.

They have the ability to create and lead their own teams and generate revenue while playing. It closely resembles real clubs because the user can generate income through their assets, by renting their stadiums, or by selling players. Another way that the user has to raise funds is through the sponsorship of their club. 

In addition, managers can also train their players to improve, trying to achieve their maximum performance. At the same time, players age and eventually retire.

At the moment, MetaSoccer has sold 72 million MSU in a private pre-sale and 18 million in a public pre-sale.  The public sale of its token will be on December 7th through the DAO Maker platform. Additionally, the NFT drop sale will take place on December 25 on the MetaSoccer marketplace.

About MetaSoccer

Metassoccer is an earn-to-play alternative football universe developed primarily on the blockchain.  The video game was born with the intention of being the starting point of a new paradigm in the football ecosystem, decentralized and of which it is an active part in many ways. This universe is a combination of 3 billion-dollar markets with global impact: video games, football and sports betting, all merged by blockchain and NFT technologies. Metassoccer is part of a new generation of video games in which users can earn cryptocurrency through their contributions to the ecosystem. 

More information at: https://metasoccer.com

Negative monthly revenue churn. 

The pinnacle in any subscription/retainer business, whether you're a PR agency selling service retainers, or a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company selling cloud software into the enterprise. 

What is negative churn? It's simple, it's when your upsells and cross sells exceed the value of your lost customers each month. Negative churn means that your company will continue growing, even if it doesn't bring in new customers.

In today's post I give two examples of negative monthly revenue churn, and explain how to get there.

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