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Is Snowfall Protocol (SNW) The Biggest Crypto Investment Opportunity in 2023, Or Should You Invest in Flasko (FLSK) and Big Eyes (BIG)?

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The biggest presales in 2022 belonged to Snowfall Protocol (SNW), Flasko, and Big Eyes. However, the incredible demand for Snowfall Protocol (SNW) at the end of the second stage of presale begs the question – Has Snowfall Protocol (SNW) left Flasko (FLSK) and Big Eyes (BIG) behind to become the biggest crypto investment opportunity for 2023? Let’s find out.

What Happened at the Snowfall Protocol (SNW) Presale?

Snowfall Protocol (SNW) received an avalanche of investors interested in buying Snowfall Protocol (SNW) in its presale stage. Stage 2 of the presale had to be closed a day early because Snowfall Protocol (SNW) completely sold out.

As Snowfall Protocol (SNW) enters Stage 3 of the presale, it has earned a remarkable return for its presale investors. The price has increased 250% from stage 2, reaching $0.075. Snowfall Protocol (SNW) has already raised $3 million and is only going to grow more before its launch, scheduled for January 3, 2023.

Meanwhile, Snowfall Protocol (SNW) has also announced a prototype of the dApp, which has further fueled the excitement around the cryptocurrency. Experts believe that Snowfall Protocol (SNW) is going to be the crypto to watch in 2023 as it may go on to generate 5000% in returns.

Does Big Eyes (BIG) Hold a Candle to Snowfall Protocol (SNW)?

Big Eyes (BIG) may have had a good presale. However, the long-term value of any cryptocurrency depends on the intrinsic value it offers its users. With Big Eyes (BIG), that intrinsic value seems to be missing. At the end of the day, Big Eyes (BIG) is a meme coin. Big Eyes (BIG) does not offer any differentiation in terms of utility from other coins.

So, while Big Eyes (BIG) may create some value for its investors because of initial interest from investors, it will have to develop a robust utility for its crypto for the interest to sustain. If it doesn’t, why would investors put their money in Big Eyes (BIG) and not in Dogecoin (DOGE) or Shiba Inu (SHIB)? It’s all the same.

The Limited Use Case of Flasko (FLSK) Compared to Wider Applications of Snowfall Protocol (SNW)

Flasko (FLSK) is another new-age cryptocurrency. It does offer utility in the form of part ownership of vintage spirits. However, this application of Flasko (FLSK) is quite a niche. While they had an excellent presale, the interest in Flasko (FLSK) has dropped.

One reason is the limited scope of the Flasko (FLSK) cryptocurrency in its current form. Another reason is that new distilleries are already undercutting the vintage liquor market. So, the niche market of Flasko (FLSK) may become even smaller with time.

For this reason, the interest in Flasko (FLSK) may decrease instead of increase with time.

 

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Website: https://snowfallprotocol.io

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FTX Token (FTT) collapses while Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) presale skyrockets

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After an incredible few weeks in crypto, FTX has filed for bankruptcy. Those investors who were fortunate enough to sell up their FTX Token in time are now on the lookout for brighter opportunities. Orbeon Protocol looks extremely promising at the moment, with many investors thinking ORBN, currently entering the second stage of its presale, could be the one to lead the market’s recovery.

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Orbeon Protocol – A bullish opportunity or everyday investors

Orbeon Protocol is turning heads because of the impressive, modernized solution it provides to crowdfunding. It aims to resolve the problem of limited access to funding rounds by functioning as a multi-chain launchpad that creates and issues equity-backed NFTs, which are then fractionalized – to allow businesses to successfully fund their investment rounds.

This not only provides another, more efficient route to funding for early-stage companies but has the additional benefit of creating a dedicated community around the project by opening the process up to the everyday investor, with NFT prices starting as low as $1.

Orbeon Protocol is supported by a broader Orbeon ecosystem, which enables safe and secure token storage via the decentralized Orbeon Wallet, as well as a secondary market for trading equity-backed NFTs via Orbeon Swap. The smart contracts used have not only been audited by respected auditor Solid Proof but include a reassuring “Fill or Kill” function, that ensures investors get their funds immediately returned should the business not meet funding targets.

Central to the functioning of the project is the ORBN token, which provides its holders access to exclusive investor groups as well as trading discounts and cashback at Orbeon Swap. ORBN is therefore necessary for use of the platform and ensures its price appreciation as Orbeon Protocol inevitably grows in use. Experts have predicted ORBN will surge by over 6000% as the presale concludes.

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FTX Token – A collapse not to be forgotten

The recent events have resulted in a cascade of liquidity issues across the crypto industry, and might just be substantial enough to indicate the bottom of the bear market. With FTX having declared bankruptcy, there is no utility remaining for the exchange’s token, FTX Token. This has seen a dramatic decline from previous highs, as wide speculators keep it from hitting $0.

There’s no doubt that FTX and FTX Token (FTT) will be talked about for years to come, and may well trigger more regulation in the space. While many are unsure about whether the impact of such laws will be positive or not, almost everyone agrees that preventing another FTX is an important step for crypto to be taken seriously.

Conclusion

After the incredible downfall of FTX and, in turn, the price of FTX Token, Orbeon Protocol offers a ray of hope for the crypto industry with a compelling use case and talented team. It’s no surprise then that market analysts have already issued forecasts that the token value of ORBN is likely to rise by 6000% making it a heavy favorite of investor groups across the space.

 

Find Out More About The Orbeon Protocol Presale

Website: https://orbeonprotocol.com/

Presale: https://presale.orbeonprotocol.com/register

Telegram: https://t.me/OrbeonProtocol

Skit Making: from child’s play to source of livelihood to Nigerian youth

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A popular Nigerian Instagram comedian and content creator who goes by the stage name SirBalo tied the knot with his heartthrob in Benin city, Edo State last weekend. 

It was a great sight to see that almost all the notable online comedians and skit makers were in Benin to support him. The likes of Sabinus, Brain Jotter, Sydney Talker, OGB, Calistus, Edo Pikin, Ashmusy, James Brown etc were all there. That event can boast to be the gathering with the highest number of Nigerian skit makers and content creators.

Seeing most of the Instagram skit makers looking dapper and flashy and some of them spraying hard currency on the celebrants, got me thinking about how much the creative and entertainment industry, especially the skit-making and content-creating arm has grown in the past few years in Nigeria. 

About six years ago when skit making and Instagram content creation were started by Crazy Clown and Ade with their 30 seconds “father and son slap videos” and also Twyse Ereme with his “dysfunctional family content videos”, those lads were all international students based in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, nobody could ever imagine that one-day skit making would turn into a source of livelihood and a huge generator of income for many, especially for the youths, becoming one of the major sources of income and employment for the youths in Nigeria today.

Instagram skit making and content creation in Nigeria all started by people having fun and playing around with cameras with no intent or thought that they would ever start making good money off it to live by; until their videos started garnering a high number of views; in hundreds of thousands and even in millions both on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Due to this feat, brands started approaching them to help squeeze in their products or brands in the videos so as to expose the products or increase the products’ visibility to potential customers through those videos. 

That is how money-making from skit-making kicked off for those Instagram skit makers and content creators. Now they charge millions for advert placements and endorsements of products. Who could tell that this would be the case six years ago?

I find it hilarious when some of these comedians (especially the A-list skit makers) post the properties they acquired online and people comment that they are into fraud and that it is not possible for them to be making the much money they show off from skit making and content creation.

In fact, Sabinus aka Mr. Funny, acquired the house with a customized swimming pool last week which was valued at hundreds of millions of naira and I heard people saying that he is into internet fraud or money laundering and that he is not making that much from skits to afford all those things; I found such comments quite ridiculous because it is actually coming from those that are ignorant of how much those skit makers, especially the A list skit makers charge per endorsements and advert placements. 

I am currently a lawyer to two notable A-list Instagram skit makers and I know how many endorsement contracts I review for them on weekly bases and I know how much they make per week. In fact, in one of Sabinus’ media interviews, he (by himself) stated that he makes on average at least 10 million Naira per month, and having been his lawyer for some time now I can tell you that he is just being modest with that figure. I am speaking from authority, and I don’t mind being quoted, like I said, I am the lawyer to some of them, hence I am the one that reviews those contracts and sometimes helps with the negotiations and renegotiation of the deals and they are paid in millions of naira for each of those endorsements and advert placements you see them post. If you are still in doubt, contact any A-list Nigerian skit maker or his management and ask them to send you their advert rate card, they charge in millions per post. 

Let us not forget that they are also being paid by Youtube, Tiktok, and Facebook and they also charge for shows and guest appearances; do the math. 

The above two paragraphs are necessary to help buttress the point of how much the skit-making industry has grown from “child’s play” to one of the most lucrative industries currently in Nigeria. Some kit makers are now even richer than some musicians and richer than some CEOs of companies and even richer than politicians and oil workers. 

This is the point where the government should take a keen interest in that arm of the entertainment industry and also invest in it.  Also, serious businessmen and investors; both local and international investors should invest in that industry; I can tell you that it is a goldmine and if your investment is well managed you will recoup 100x in no distant time: hunt for talents, nurture those talents, market the talents and start cashing out. I know it is actually deeper than this but that is for a start. 

Content creation is the new gold; world’s best footballer like Ronaldo in recent years is said to make more from Instagram content creation and advert placement than he makes from football; his primary occupation, so also with the likes of Kim Kardashian and the whole Kardashians family. Same with YouTube; youtube content creators like Mr. Beast, Joe Rogan, Andrew Tates, etc are all millionaires in dollars, and their primary source of income as of now is content creation. 

The Limits of Tech and Why African Politicians Must Architect Generation-Shaping Policies

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The population of India is 1.4 billion.  The population of Africa is 1.3 billion. The GDP of India is $3.1 trillion.  The GDP of Africa is $3 trillion. Did you notice something? Africa and India are just in the same pot, underperforming, despite the perception that India has higher productivity or efficiency. Indeed, the economic efficiency difference between India and Africa is the type which exists between 12 and a dozen. Sure, Africa has more natural resources. But yet, India enjoys one border which has an efficiency factor against Africa.

Why this post? The politicians are throwing technology, technology and technology in their campaigns in Nigeria. One gubernatorial aspirant  is all over the place with blockchain for agriculture. People, what African agriculture needs is electricity to power silos, storage systems, etc; water systems for irrigation; and accessible road networks. And of course the big one: security!

I am a techie and I am conscious to write that the buzz of tech does not solve fundamental problems without a policy framework or business model. You can have all the tech experts in the world, and yet underperform on national productivity. That vision is what makes technology deliver big time.

Yes, politicians in Nigeria should focus on big picture policy designs because that is where the real national revolution and evolution can happen. Sure, when those are designed properly, the techies can help to execute them.

America’s edge is not just having techies but having the world’s finest policy making instrument.  The US Congress is an engine of innovation with the capacity to invent the best technologies today and tomorrow even though most people there do not code! I have a case study:

The US Congress which documented the anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act quoted me: “For me, Bayh-Dole Act is the most important business legislature of the last century in the United States. And this is American Congress at its very best moment. It delivered through legislature and transformed the pace of innovation by providing a fluidic system that enhances U.S competitiveness.” 

The Bayh-Dole Act as I wrote and spoke was fundamental to modern US competitiveness. Largely, it made it possible for private citizens to commercialize inventions funded by US taxpayers. Without it, there will be no  Google*. The evolution of web3, modern AI, blockchain, etc are all encapsulated in that Act even though they were not mentioned therein.

Politicians should think about the big picture and leave the operational tech stacks for the techies. Without those big visions, even the tech will not deliver much, despite the effervescence and exuberance of tech buzz. Indeed, even tech will not save India; only great visions will do. Tech can only help in executing the grand visions.

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Comment 1: “Blockchain for Agriculture”, I heard him say that, my annoyance was triggered. Person never chop, na blocking the chain of yam, cassava, etc. is the order of the day. Africa needs sound leadership — people who understand how things work with simplicity. Let them start implementing policy innovations of developed countries first (like “copy and paste”). Let’s even start from there. Great post, Prof. Ndubuisi.

Comment 2: You cannot proffer solutions to problems till you have got quality data. The majority of African poor particularly Nigerian are in the villages. Technology and innovations among the rural dwellers is a little above zero, hence productivity is extremely low, resulting in high level of poverty. If the government can work on quality input delivery to the farmers by encouraging the establishment of adequate technology such as quality fertilizer, high yielding seeds, labour reducing technologies such as hand driven tillage machines and planters, productivity in the rural sector will thrive, and this will attract agro processors to the rural areas, and the chains will lead to the multiplication of service providers including banking in the rural areas, hence thriving the rural economy, reducing import, improving export and dislodging people from overchoked cities

My Response: “You cannot proffer solutions to problems till you have got quality data.” – it seems you are copying Harvard, MIT, Wharton. That is not applicable to Africa. Everyone in my village and yours know that we need constant electricity, clean water, good roads, security and decent healthcare. What data do you need to offer those? While Harvard etc can write that Boston needs better data, Nigeria does not need that. Why? Boston is moving from 98% to 99% and needs data to drive that. But Nigeria is at 5% and to get to 40%, it has enough data to do that.

Toon Finance TFT Introduces a New Way to Earn Binance BNB with Space Farming

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What is Space Farming and why is Toon Finance’s Presale ICO Exploding

Toon Finance is a DeFi platform dedicated to bringing the world of NFTs and DeFi together and a lot more. As part of the TFT launch, they are introducing a new decentralized exchange call Toon Swap that allows users to earn tokens like Binance BNB, Ethereum ETH, and possibly Bitcoin BTC.

What is DeFi

DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, is a new wave of financial services built on blockchain technology. DeFi platforms offer decentralized and private financial services that just blows the competition out of the water.

It’s an open-source financial ecosystem that allows users to borrow, lend, trade, and even stake assets. It has multiple real-world use-cases and improves on the current financial systems allowing people to bypass banks and other intermediaries that take part of your money every time you make a transaction when there is absolutely no need to.

Banks take too much money when you make a transaction, and DeFi offers an alternative to users to pay their fees with their own currencies instead.

Non-DeFi users have to pay extra whenever they make a transaction because banks take a large sum of the money. With DeFi, however, you can avoid these fees by using your own currency.

DeFi is more than a buzzword

This is why DeFi is being embraced by everyone in the cryptocurrency space while governments try to place heavy regulation on cryptocurrency due to bad actors like FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried that caused millions of people to lose all of their assets and even allegedly built a backdoor allowing him to steal over $400 million in cash.

Decentralization allows security and privacy while making sure that people like Sam Bankman-Fried don’t get anywhere near your money. Social media influencers and YouTubers have tried to place the blame of the huge losses everyone faced in the cryptocurrency market on trading platforms like FTX.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX is being called a “bad actor” because he is said to have caused millions of people to lose all their assets and allegedly even built a backdoor allowing him stealing over $400 million in cash.

What is Binance BNB

Binance BNB (or Binance Coin) is a cryptocurrency established by the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. It operates as a centralized exchange and allows token pairs to be traded.

Due to the recent collapse of FTX, Binance and other centralized exchanges are under fire for being vulnerable to manipulation. To combat this, Binance has implemented a decentralized exchange called Binance DEX where users can trade tokens directly on the exchange without providing Binance custody over your cash but unfortunately, it is too late.

Binance DEX is too late to prevent FTX and too early that it can’t compete with established DEXs

Binance DEX sounds good on paper until you realize that Binance’s cash cow is the centralized exchange which means that it is highly likely that Binance DEX is just a PR move without any real substance.

Binance DEX may appear promising at first, but when you take a closer look, it’s clear that Binance’s primary priority will be their centralized exchange and this makes sense business wise. This means that it’s highly likely that the Binance DEX is simply a nod and a wink move without any real value behind it. For obvious reasons, why would Binance cannibalize its own market share?

What is Toon Finance TFT?

Toon Finance is a DeFi-based financial platform that aims to provide users with a safe and secure way to lend, borrow, and earn interest on their favorite digital assets. This is just the beginning though as Toon Finance have multiple plans in the works.

Toon Finance is an extreme DeFi project which means it aims to ensure that people will always have access to financial services all over the globe, people will be able to make sure of financial services without banks bleeding them out with transaction fees upon transaction fees.

Toon Finance Token TFT is the native token of Toon Finance which will allow people to use Toon Finance’s Toon Swap’s services. This includes Space Farming where people can stake their money and Space Battle Grounds where people can play against each other for coins.

The Toon Finance Token TFT will allow smooth transaction within Toon Swap and will be listed on other decentralized exchanges to ensure that it will be usable no matter where as how financial services ought to be.

How to earn Binance BNB with Toon Finance?

Staking is a relatively new concept with Ethereum moving away from proof of work to proof of stake. In staking you lock up your cryptocurrency, Binance BNB in this case, and receive rewards depending on how long you stake.

Some have minimum staking while others don’t have this feature. This is why it is important to choose the right exchange to get the most out of your hard-earned tokens.

Toon Finance’s Toon Swap is more secured than Binance’s central exchange

Toon Finance is very similar to Binance in that they are both exchanges but the problem with Binance is that central exchanges want volatility because they want users, holders, and investors to keep their money inside the exchange despite the fact that they should be 100% liquid because CEXs don’t necessarily have the backing of a government.

Even if a government backs a cryptocurrency central exchange, it does not mean that it will save a bankrupt company which means in the end most Central Exchange provide no security benefit to its users and hold all the power since the moment you use a central exchange is the moment you allow custody over your tokens to strangers.

Toon Finance’s Toon Swap and earning Binance BNB

With Toon Swap, people will be able to trade and exchange with each other. Toon Swap is highly unique even among the big projects because Toon Swap is an exchange that allows people to play against each other and win tokens from one another.

Earning Binance BNB with Toon Swap

Earning Binance BNB will be fairly quick and straightforward with Toon Swap Space Farming. Once the DApp is implemented, it is only a matter of time until Binance BNB is allowed for staking, then it’s easy to use staking to earn BNB passively.

Even if Binance BNB is a central exchange, central exchanges still have a place in the space as long as they remind their users that they are not wallets, they are simply places for trading tokens.

 

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