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StarSharks Raises The Bar For GameFi Following $SSS Staking Launch

The StarSharks metaverse is taking the gaming and NFT industry by storm. It is a growing ecosystem that will span multiple games. Moreover, the recently launched $SSS staking solution and referral rewards provide more value to long-term token holders. The StarSharks Ecosystem Explained Gamification plays a crucial role in making NFTs and decentralized finance more accessible to the mainstream. StarSharks, the shark-based Metaverse, tackles the concept head-on by engaging the community at every turn and building a sustainable economic system. non-fungible tokens provide infinite opportunities and possibilities, including in the gaming sector. The StarSharks team will bring forth multiple in-house developed games featuring modular components to bring more utility to the NFTs in this Metaverse continually. More importantly, the community is invited to co-create content and gameplay as part of the StarSharks Metaverse. Every new form of content can bring more use cases to the non-fungible tokens in the ecosystem, driving more value to every asset. Moreover, the gaming community will receive a significant share of revenue generated by StarSharks as an incentive to keep contributing and expanding the ecosystem. As StarSharks will span a total of five games – of which the first was released several weeks ago – the gameplay element of the Metaverse will prove crucial. StarSharks.Warriors is a turn-based card game where players eliminate all sharks on their opponent’s team. The game can be played in PvE and PvP mode, featuring automated matchmaking based on player ranking. All five games under the StarSharks banner share how the Metaverse assets can be transferred and used between the different games. The StarSharks team wants to break through the glass ceiling limiting the usability of NFTs and pursues true ownership of digital assets. Additionally, the project secured $4.8 million in private funding to make this vision come true. Rent-To-Play Is An Exciting Concept Players who cannot afford a StarSharks NFT can rent a non-fungible token from another player, introducing the novel “rent-to-play” concept to bring out the full liquidity and utilisation of StarSharks NFTs. More importantly, this forward-thinking approach closes the gap between NFT holders who may not have the time to play the game every day and interested players who may not possess the necessary capital to purchase an entry NFT. By leveraging NFTs in a play-to-rent feature, the StarSharks team emphasises the versatility of non-fungible tokens. The person renting out the StarShark remains the owner of the asset, yet they can give others a chance to explore the games in the shark Metaverse As these NFTs provide access to the five games under the StarSharks banner, there are many options to explore without getting bored. The other games to be released in this Metaverse include: Simulation: a shark raising simulator Land: land construction and use, team battles, and the ability to trade land NFTs Racing: Using extra in-game skills to increase odds of winning races with Sharks Card: A turn-based strategy card game involving tactics and card acquisition There is much to look forward to, and all games are accessible by StarSharks NFT holders, either directly or through the rent-to-play feature. Dual-Token Structure And Staking The StarSharks ecosystem consists of a dual-token structure. SSS, the governance token, allows holders to share the StarSharks IP’s value through a Decentralised Autonomous Organization (DAO) and provides voting rights to shape the sharks Metaverse’s future. The in-game token, called SEA, lets players enhance and modify their in-game NFTs and is a reward for winning battles across the various games. The StarSharks team recently introduced a staking mechanism for $SSS, the governance token. Users can choose five different locking periods – each with a different quantity requirement – to receive VeSSS tokens, allocated every day. Staking $SSS makes users eligible for rewards in $SSS, $SEA, or $BNB. All VeSSS holders share rewards from the staking pool. StarSharks Referral Program GameFi ecosystems must cater to as many users as possible. The rent-to-play mechanic will bring more players to the various games in this Metaverse, but the StarSharks team wants the community to engage people through other means too. A recently launched referral sharing mechanism can prove rather beneficial, as any NFT holder can refer other players to earn money. That money comes from referrals buying a mystery box in the marketplace through the SEA token. Referrers earn 5.75% of the total transaction amount and 7% of the platform fee charged by the platform. For C2C transactions, 7% of the platform fee goes to the referrer. Gaining more referrals helps referrers earn promotion points, which are tracked for a different competition. Each season, the top 500 referrers ranked by promotion points will receive a referrer bonus. However, if a referrer doesn’t meet the conditions, SEA tokens will be burned, and BNB is put into the staking pool. Conclusion There is much to like about the StarSharks Metaverse. Launching multiple games to keep players engaged is a crucial aspect. Moreover, these games are accessible by buying or renting an NFT and provide decent rewards to players. The ecosystem NFTs can be used across the various games, making for rather versatile assets. Additionally, the recently introduced referral mechanism and $SSS staking option bring more value to long-term asset holders and players.  

MicroStrategy buys the dip by purchasing 660 Bitcoin for $25M

MicroStrategy bought significantly less BTC in January than in previous months, according to official data.

Why isn’t there a backlash against crypto taxation?

Writing this since I saw that India passed a law where the crypto income is to be taxed by 30%. Why is there not any backlash or some sort of oppositon against this? I am trying to keep up with the news but I didn't see a single news where there was an ounce of…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: Ethereum Surges 10% to Start February

Cryptocurrencies traded higher to start the month of February, as markets look to forget January’s red wave. ETH is trading close to 10% higher as of writing, with bitcoin gaining almost 4% today. Bitcoin Bitcoin, which fell by as much as $16,000 last month, has recently started to regain some steam, climbing by over 11% […]

Was I hacked or no?

I am using a ledger nano x to stake my ETH with lido, about an hour ago a deposit was made into that ledger account for the same amount I staked several months ago. At the same time that deposit was made a larger amount of ETH that I hadn’t staked yet was removed from…
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COTI Expands Staking Opportunities With Launch Of Its COTI Treasury

The COTI Treasury is finally up and running, giving community members with an appetite for greater risk more options to capitalize on their ecosystem investments. Described as an “algorithmic and decentralized $COTI pool”, the COTI Treasury will grow over time as it collects fees on all COTI ecosystem transactions, and users will have the opportunity to earn some of those rewards by staking their tokens in it. While staking has previously been available with COTI it has up until now had fairly limited functionality. With the COTI Treasury, users can set their own risk tolerance and benefit from much higher APYs, so long as they’re willing to accept a higher possibility of their deposits being liquidated. “The Treasury binds everything that we do at COTI into one coherent system,” said COTI Shahaf Bar Geffen. “Our commitment is to continue to grow the ecosystem in terms of services, volume, and partnerships to enable lucrative rewards for our users”. The way it works is this: First, the user decides how much $COTI they’re willing to deposit into the Treasury (any amount) and the duration they want to lock up their coins for. Then, they select the multiplier, which has a direct impact on the APY they’ll earn. A 1X multiplier comes with the lowest risk and, consequently, lowest APY, while a 4X multiplier can offer an extremely generous APY of 80% or more, depending on other factors, though such a high potential reward comes with a high level of risk. The value of the user’s deposit at the time it was staked and their multiplier, along with the current value of the deposit, will be used to calculate a constantly-changing “Health Score”. With a much higher APY comes a much greater possibility that this health score will fall to 1.0, meaning the deposit faces liquidation (meaning, the user loses it unless they add to their deposit to increase the score). However, so long as their health score remains above this threshold, they’ll continue earning rewards (which will be theirs even if the deposit is liquidated). Any liquidated deposits will be returned to the Treasury and redistributed in the form of rewards between all active deposits. For those who chose the lowest 1X multiplier, the Health Score is not applicable, meaning there’s no risk of losing their original deposit. Once the initial lock period has expired, users can withdraw their original deposit or alternatively extend the lock period for an additional cycle. So if the original lock period was 30 days, they can lock their $COTI again for an additional 30 days and continue earning rewards. Whatever rewards participants earn are not locked, and can be withdrawn at any time. Whenever the original deposit is withdrawn, users will be charged a 0.5% fee, plus a 0.2% transaction fee. Deposits withdrawn before the lock period expires are subject to a further early withdrawal fee. Users have further options available, including the ability to top up their deposits at any time. COTI said the launch of the COTI Treasury marks a brand new era for the ecosystem and that more features are planned. These include a cross-chain fee mechanism that will ensure fees from COTI’s cross-chain products will be funneled into the Treasury.

You guys understand, that El Salvador wants $1.3 billion in funding from the IMF, and that the IMF isn’t just randomly asking them to drop BTC as a currency, right?

Two posts are on the front page right now: "El Salvador angrily rejects IMF call to drop Bitcoin use" and El Salvador Treasury Minister Alejandro Zelaya angrily rejects IMF demand to drop Bitcoin as legal tender, “We are a sovereign nation. No international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all!" You…
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Can Ethereum price reach $4K after a triple-support bounce?

A combination of multiple support levels, including a 21-month EMA, helped ETH price to rebound by nearly 30% from its local bottom.

LATAM payment wallet AstroPay integrates crypto with BTC, BCH, LTC, and ADA

AstroPay, a Latin American-based online payment service, announced it has integrated cryptocurrency with a new buy and sell option on its app and web app. The AstroPay wallet supports Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Cardano, and can be acquired in local currencies available in each country or USD. Further, the service enables users to trade…
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Time is Money — Marlin is proving this right…

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