Cryptocurrency has been a hot new topic for a few years now, blasting off into our social sphere in 2020 during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. Now everyone and their grandparents have heard about cryptocurrency. This leaves the question, what is cryptocurrency? Crypto is a form of currency that runs on a blockchain system. This stores information in a private decentralised database, making crypto a perfect way to store your money without the hassle of banks or building societies.

However, it is now a trendy commodity, but it hasn’t always been very good for our environment. The first cryptocurrency made was Bitcoin (BTC), and the consensus method the development team released for its blockchain technology is very harmful to the environment. This technology was the baseline for most cryptocurrencies that emerged after Bitcoin, so it is prevalent everywhere and produces many carbon emissions.

However, some cryptocurrencies want to go against this and change the tide. Ethereum (ETH) and up-and-coming presale meme coin Big Eyes Coin (BIG) are among these cryptos.

Big Eyes Coin Aims To Help Clean Our Oceans

Big Eyes Coin (BIG) is a new presale meme coin. Though not yet launched on the market, it is experiencing tremendous success. It is close to hitting the $13 million mark and is only set to go on and make even more money in its presale. With an adorable cat mascot and an ambitious but attainable roadmap, there is no doubt that it will go on to be one of the greatest meme coins on the market post-launch.

Though becoming a successful cryptocurrency is one of Big Eyes Coin’s main goals, it also wants to make a difference and help the environment. The cat mascot is adamant about saving the oceans and helping keep marine life thriving. This has made the coin put aside a massive 5% of the total BIG tokens into a separate charity wallet. These BIG tokens will then be donated to numerous ocean-saving charities.

One of the charities Big Eyes Coin has already donated to is Sea Shepherd. This fantastic organisation helps clean and safeguard the ocean. This is among one of the many great things about Big Eyes Coin and should definitely impact your decision to invest in the coin.

Ethereum’s Merge Has Helped Reduce Carbon Emissions By 99%

Ethereum (ETH) is the second-largest cryptocurrency on the market. It initially used the proof of work consensus method but has now changed to proof of stake after the Merge. The proof of work consensus method required investors to solve complex mathematical equations to add new blocks to the blockchain. These equations were usually solved using supercomputers. This consumes large amounts of energy and is awful for the environment.

However, after Ethereum went through the Merge, it now uses the proof of stake consensus method. This method uses stakeholders to add new blocks onto the blockchain and therefore does not require using supercomputers anymore. This has reduced Ethereum’s (ETH) carbon emissions by 99%! This is a big win in the fight against climate change. It is great for the environment and allows people without supercomputers to add to the blockchain and get rewarded with ether. This makes it perfect for investors and the environment!

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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has announced a planned power outage in major areas of Ibadan between January 9 and February 3, 2023 due to ongoing “planned routine maintenance on the Ayede-Eleyele 132KV line by the Transmission Company of Nigeria”.

IBDEC disclosed this in a public announcement dated January 6, 2023 and signed by management. The document reads as follows:

“Kindly note that due to planned routine maintenance on the Ayede-Eleyele 132KV line by the Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN, customers in Akobo, Akinyele, Igboloyin, General gas, Ojurin, Yawiri, Olorunda, Agbowo, Akanran, Nigeria Army Barracks, IITA, NISER, Lagos-Ibadan Express way areas, Oje, Ogbere, Ogbere Tioya, Olunde, Olomi, Monatan, Iwo road, Airport, New Ife road, Oke koto, Odo Oba, Moniya, Orogun, Ojoo, Sango, Ibadan Poly Campus, University of Ibadan Campus, Gbaremu Market Area, Poly Road, Dugbe, Ijokodo, Ajibode, Premier, Ologuneru, Housing Estate, Aerodrome, Bodija, Express, Okeofa, Ogbere, Newlife crown estate, Impact Business Radio, Olode, Papa, Isopako, Peace Quarters, Oba Akintayo, Eleyele, Water works, Sashaa, Providence Estate, Gethshemene, Okoro, Oke itunu, Alaro, Post Housing, Agbaje, Aba, Apata, Dumoye, Oluseyi, Olopometa, Awotan, Babalegba, Mercy land, Arometa, Apete and environs will be experiencing planned outages between 8am and 5pm daily starting from 9th January till 3rd February 2023.

“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and assure our customers of improved supply as the maintenance is aimed at increasing capacity of the existing lines.”

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is scheduled to be implemented on February 3, 2023. The coin has become the most popular cryptocurrency of the season for crypto investors. However, its contemporaries such as Filecoin and Sandbox failed to inspire the same trust from its current and potential customers. So can  Snowfall Protocol (SNW) release revitalize Filecoin and Sandbox?

Let’s find out.

Why Are Filecoin (FILE) and Sandbox (SAND) Struggling? 

FileFilecoin (FILE) allows users to sell additional network storage on their servers, laptops and smartphones. Investors are of the opinion that while cryptocurrencies like Filecoin (FILE) offer large storage space, they do not have a user-centric use case. There are not enough NFTs or other assets to use the vast memory available. Filecoin (FILE)’s problems  are compounded by problems in its backend operations. OpenSea Storage is one of the largest Filecoin customers.

OpenSea has 17.6 million terabytes of storage space. However, OpenSea has seen a drastic decline in its user base. At the beginning of 2022, OpenSea recorded a transaction volume of 4.8 billion US dollars.

However, the value of the transaction  has now been reduced to just $159 million. That’s up from 97. Filecoin (FILE) price also followed the same move. It was around $236 in April and has now fallen to $2.99.

Sandbox

In 2021, the cryptoverse came alive with Metaverse startups. A new Metaverse popped up every week. Sandbox (SAND) hit its all-time high of $8.48 at the time. After that, it has experienced a steady decline.

Metaverse and crypto games were not as successful as the developers had hoped. Hence, crypto users have rejected the  concept of sandboxing (SAND). Investors currently buying crypto are looking for stronger use cases. As mature use cases emerge, cryptocurrencies like Sandbox (SAND) will have a harder time asserting themselves. The sale of Sandbox (SAND) is also likely due to investor concerns.

You can see that the larger ecosystems have sunk into crypto blocks and are taking shelter by abandoning metaverse platforms like Sandbox (SAND).

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) Continues To Make Strong Progress

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) has enjoyed positive investor sentiment since the pre-sale. This is mainly due to a strong use case and the vision of its developers. Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is an interoperability bridge. It offers its users a convenient way to transfer crypto assets and stocks. Its developers also want Snowfall Protocol (SNW) to become a crypto highway that allows users to switch between cryptocurrencies.

Investors are excited about the proposal. This is evidenced by the increase in the price of cryptocurrencies over the months. Snowfall Protocol (SNW) was pre-sold at $0.005, rose to $0.025 after Phase 1, and reached $0.075 at the end of phase 2 and surpassed $0.1 in sales in phase 3. Since it will be released in January, it will also work well for problematic coins like filecoin and sandbox. Snowfall (SNW) protocol will boost investor confidence. In addition, the interoperability bridge enables easy asset transfer between Filecoin, Sandbox and other cryptocurrencies.

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is an incredibly useful blockchain that aims to improve the entire crypto ecosystem.

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Memecoins are sometimes mocked by Bitcoin maximalists among others, but the wider crypto world does not always agree, with Apecoin (APE) currently ranking as the 32 largest crypto by market cap, and Shiba Inu, (SHIB) at 16. Importantly, both tokens offer utility, making them more than just a meme. ORBN, the token of Orbeon Protocol which has some interesting utilities of its own, is in the third stage of its presale, meaning that its market cap will not be revealed until it goes live at the end of January on Uniswap. This also means that ORBN offers the best likely chance of return on investment, with the potential to increase by 6000% upon launch.

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Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) to offer big gains for holders in January

Orbeon Protocol is a decentralized investment platform that aims to revolutionise the existing crowdfunding industry, by enabling retail investors to get a stake in early stage crypto, web2 and web3 companies, offering opportunities for big gains.

This is possible through the use of equity-backed, fractionalized NFTs available from as low as $1. The NFTs are minted by startups seeking to raise capital on the platform, and provide unparalleled access into the venture capital industry.

ORBN itself (Orbeon Protocol’s native token) is also offering the potential for a superb ROI as an early stage project, as it is currently for sale at $0.0362, and is expected to go live on the 30th of January with a minimum starting price of $0.06, with some analysts predicting an ORBN price surge up to around $0.24. ORBN has lots of utilities including governance rights, staking yields for passive income, access to special rounds of other presales and discounts on trading fees.

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Apecoin staking goes live, partnership with Flexa means US holders can now spend their APE at 45,000 location

Apecoin (APE) continues to innovate as the year comes to a close, with their staking rewards going live on December 12th.  This caused a surge in prices up to a high of $4.52 on the same day.  However as is usual with many DeFi staking programs, the rewards quickly dropped as the days progressed, and the Apecoin value fell as well.

The Ape Foundation (the base layer for Apecoin DAO) remained undeterred and surprised holders with an integration with Flexa, a payment app that allows Apecoin holders to spend their crypto at over 45k locations throughout the US. Given that the Ape foundation continues to innovate and that Apecoin will be the token of the metaverse Otherside, this dip could be a good moment to accumulate some Apecoin. Coinmarketcap users are predicting that Apecoin will hit the $4.33 mark by the end of the year. 

Shiba Inu (SHIB) teases the release of Shibarium, the foundation for its growing ecosystem.

Whilst Shiba Inu, like most cryptos, has declined in price this week due to the US central bank’s hawkish rate hike of 0.50 percentage points, it has outperformed Ethereum and many other cryptocurrencies, over the last 7 days. This may well be due to excitement and hype surrounding the release of Shiba Inu’s long anticipated ‘Shibarium’, a layer 2 blockchain solution which aims to optimise and scale the Shiba Inu experience, and become the foundation for the Shiba Inu ecosystem, including a dex, metaverse and game.

The release of Shiba Inu’s layer 2 was teased on Twitter with a new website being built to display the countdown. At time of writing, shibatoken.com was down, meaning we will have to wait a little longer to know exactly when Shiba Inu’s Shibarium will be released. Regardless, it is clear that the release of the solution will be beneficial for Shiba Inu.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the 2023 general elections may be canceled or postponed due to the current challenging security situation in the country.

The statement was made at the validation of election security training resources event, by the National Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, who was represented by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi Zuru, on Monday in Abuja.

“If the insecurity is not monitored and dealt with decisively, it could ultimately culminate in the cancellation and/or postponement of elections in sufficient constituencies to hinder declaration of election results and precipitate constitutional crisis,” he said.

Nigeria is grappling with an intense situation of insecurity involving acts of terrorism that has touched almost every part of the country. Recently, INEC offices across the country have been attacked, resulting in the death of its officials in some cases.

The presidential election is billed to hold on February 25 while governorship and national assembly elections will take place on March 12, according to INEC’s timetable.

Against the backdrop of insecurity, resulting in the incessant attacks on INEC offices and its staff, Yakubu has repeatedly appealed to the federal government to double its efforts on security to ensure that there is peaceful conduct of the election. He said security is needed if the electoral umpire is expected to conduct a free, fair and credible election.

However, Yakubu the Commission is working to beef up security to protect its personnel and electoral materials, asking security agencies not to allow insecurity to scuttle the coming elections.

“We all appreciate the fact that election security is vital to democratic consolidation through the provision of enabling environment for the conduct of free, fair, credible and inclusive elections and thus strengthening the electoral process.

“Consequently, in preparations for the 2023 general elections, the commission is not leaving anything to chance in ensuring that intensive and extensive security are provided for election personnel, materials and processes,” he added.

Yakubu said it is particularly significant to the Commission given the current insecurity challenges in various parts of the country and the fact that the National Youth Service Corps members constitute the core of the polling unit election officials.

“This must not be allowed to happen and shall not be allowed to happen,” he added.

However, his statement has been perceived by a large section of Nigerians with suspicion. It is believed to be a ploy by Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to remain in power beyond May 29, 2023, even though the president has repeatedly said he does not want to remain in office beyond his tenure.

Many have pointed to 2015, when Nigeria was also having serious security challenges in the north, but elections were held in most affected places due to security measures put in place by Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. They said the present government should do the same to see that elections are successfully conducted across the country.