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Feb 22 2021

Enterprise Blockchain Platform for Real Estate, Ubitquity, Is Partnering LavaTrust to Streamline Closing Operations

Ubitquity LLC, an enterprise-grade blockchain-enabled platform for real estate and title recordkeeping, is teaming up with LavaTrust Consultancy in order to gain key insights into the US real estate closing sector.

Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, LavaTrust Consultancy aims to bring its industry expertise and valuable experience in the real estate markets (USA / Canada), as well as the global digital assets sector.

The founders at LavaTrust have reportedly been looking to streamline the real estate sector with the adoption of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). Now mainly focused on education and consultation, company CEO Joy Case is pleased to have some sort of alignment with Ubitquity, which is an established player in real estate applications for blockchain tech.

Having “vision” and “values” aligned with Ubitquity, LavaTrust aims to open up networks and key opportunities for both to participate in the restructuring of outdated technology and business processes with greater efficiency of DLT-based solutions.

Nathan Wosnack, Founder and CEO at Ubitquity, stated:

“Ubitquity and I are excited to be working with LavaTrust Consultancy. Ms. Case and her team bring a wealth of knowledge and years of experience in the real estate and digital marketplaces. Combining this with our blockchain applications will be mutually beneficial and make a long-term impact on the evolution of the real estate closing industry,”

Wosnack also mentioned that they benefit from leveraging LavaTrust Consultancy’s CEO Joy Case’s “trusted” network developed by taking advantage of 15 years of experience in the real estate sector (residential, commercial and development initiatives). He added that as LavaTrust has “strategic” relationships with Family Offices and various other investors, their potential for new collaborations has “expanded tremendously.”

Joy Case, CEO and Founder of LavaTrust Consultancy, remarked:

“I am excited and grateful to partner with Ubitquity to help galvanize blockchain adoption in the often antiquated processes within the real estate industry. Ubitquity has various blockchain-based products that can serve the industry with enhanced efficiency, increased security in the transaction process, less friction and increased agility in the closing lifecycle, parallel recordkeeping data storage, alternative revenue streams for its partners, future-proofed settlement solutions and so much more.”

Case also noted that with the emergence of more regulatory clarity in the US pertaining to stablecoins and banks now being permitted to custody crypto-assets, she sees Ubitquity offering an “autonomous” future-compatible settlement platform through its SmartEscrow offering to the future decentralized finance (DeFi) real estate industry.

She added that LavaTrust Consultancy is looking forward to working with Ubitquity so that they can keep innovating and offer “real value to the real estate closing industry together.”

Ubitquity has several Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) tools currently available on its “unanimity” platform, that it has integrated across key industries such as aviation and real estate for escrow and title closing support, title abstracting, digital, hybrid, and paper notary support, smart contract management, and secure document management.

Ubitquity can also help out with “regulatory-compliant” digital token sales, integration consulting, and various other services. The availability of each offering “depends on the regulatory body (SEC, FINMA) exemption chosen by its tokenization clients,” the company clarified.

In August 2020, Ubitquity had partnered with Washington-based Rainier Title, which aims to offer the “highest levels” of real property title and escrow services.

Through the partnership, Ubitquity will create a platform for issuing tokenized property titles and parallel records of conveyances for Rainier.

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Feb 20 2021

Decentraland celebrates 1 year anniversary with virtual party

User-owned virtual world Decentraland is celebrating its one-year anniversary true to form with a virtual party open to all. 

“Relive the past 12 months of events, competitions, exhibitions, gatherings and more with messages from the community and the results of the #DCLFilmClub promo video contest screened for all,” read the party’s announcement blog post.

Attendees will receive a Proof Of Attendance Protocol NFT, and will get the first look at The White Rabbit, an in-game club. Community members are also pitching in on the effort, with one land rental service offering legendary item giveaway to celebrate.

DJ and crypto aficionado RAC posted on Twitter that he’d be performing a “live” DJ set:

playing a special set in less than 1hr!
happy bday @decentraland https://t.co/OxORgmIemm pic.twitter.com/Tgwv6WXmJY

— RAC (@RAC) February 20, 2021

While the project has been open to investors and early supporters since 2019, the virtual world welcomed the wider world in February of last year. The project found immediate success, quickly selling $1 million in virtual land. Since then, the world has become home to numerous NFT art galleries, casinos, and other attractions. 

More recently, new features such as a virtual casino, layer-2 scaling via Polygon (nee Matic), and voice chat sent native tokens LAND and MANA soaring in early 2021.

The platform also frequently makes headlines for the high-priced sums its virtual plots of lands can fetch on the open market. Digital land is a particularly hot commodity for NFT investors, and LAND is no exception, often making the news for six-figure sales.

It’s been a similarly strong year for the wider Metaverse. Multiple digital worlds have made strides in functionality, playerbases, and interoperability — enough so that Fortnite game studio founder Tim Sweeney has said the tech is “going places.”

Players who are interested in the festivities can hop in now and follow a trail of confetti to the party, where RAC currently has the stage.

Decentraland celebrates 1 year anniversary with virtual party

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Written by bizbuildermike · Categorized: cryptocurrency · Tagged: 2021, art, chat, Community, crypto, dao, Decentraland, digital, events, founder, game, Headlines, market, matic, Metaverse, more, news, nft, other, RAC, rental, said, scaling, style, tech, tokens, Twitter, video, Virtual Land, world

Feb 18 2021

The Handwarming Story of the Bernie Mittens Project

Anyone with an internet connection and a Reddit account will know that the star of this year’s presidential inauguration was not a president. It was a man and his mittens. Yes, Bernie Sanders absolutely shattered the internet on January 20th with his DMV-ready sartorial choices, and he left behind a meme-sized crater and a world clamoring for his one-of-a-kind sweater-turned-mittens.

The original Bernie Mittens were unavailable for most of January and February — the creator was busy shaping the future as a school teacher — so Chad Schumacher, CEO and Founder of Allegory Goods, took it upon himself to fill the void with the Bernie Mittens Project. The best part? He’s donating a huge portion to teachers as a gesture to give back to the creator that started it all.

We caught up with Chad to hear his heartwarming, and handwarming, story. Here’s what we found out.

IGG: What’s the story behind the Bernie Mittens Project?

CHAD SCHUMACHER: I think we can all say that 2020 was a really rough year politically. It really seemed like we couldn’t agree on much of anything. Then we had a moment in the political world where we all could just come together and giggle about some mittens at the inauguration. It was really meaningful to me, really impactful. 

So I wanted to do something about it. I heard that the original maker, Jen Ellis, wasn’t going to make any more mittens because she’s a teacher in Vermont, and she’s too busy teaching to hand stitch thousands of mittens. And we were like, hey, maker community, let’s step up. Let’s do this right. Let’s stand in for Jen and do what we can. 

So we launched the project within a couple of days of the inauguration just with a sketch of what we were planning to do. Then we got to work trying to pull together some prototypes and put the prototypes out. After a few days, we had a crazy whirlwind week. We hit our crowdfunding goal in like six days. We sold about 900 pairs of mittens. And then that weekend, Jen announced her partnership with Vermont Teddy Bear, and we felt like that right thing to do here was to not be competing with the original maker, so we turned our project into a limited edition and capped it at about 1,000 pairs of mittens. It allows us to still do our thing and honor our backers while making sure that by the time Jen gets her project up and running, we can be cheering her on and be her biggest fans as well. There are still a few left for folks who want to jump in, but the project is almost finished!

IGG: What about the mittens themselves? How did you get the design exactly right?

CHAD: The original mittens were made from four different recycled sweaters. So that’s why when everybody says, “Hey, I want a pair of Bernie’s mittens,” even if they can get a pair of Jen’s mittens, those are made from different sweaters for the most part. So you’re not going to get the exact same pattern. And I wanted to be “inauguration Bernie” for Halloween, so I wanted to have some that are exactly spot on. 

We did some research and figured out a way to have custom woven fabrics made with recycled yarn, and that would allow us to still honor the reclaimed sweater concept, but reproduce the exact look of Bernies pair of mittens. In order to do that, we hired some hand knitters and researched all the pictures on the internet to figure out what the patterns were on his mittens. You know, reverse engineer them by looking at all the pictures they could find of Bernie wearing them on the campaign trail. Such a fun and goofy couple days.

We got each of our hand knitters to focus on different parts of the mittens and they sent us the samples, and then we put the prototypes together and passed on what they learned and documented to our partner who makes custom knitted blankets. It’s a New York based company named Binghamton.  

IGG: And you’re donating one-third of the profits to Donors Choose? 

CHAD: The whole thing is a tribute to Jen, the maker in Vermont. So this is a way to honor her. And we’re makers, so we understand what she’s giving up by turning down an inbox of 15,000 orders. She basically walked away from what I want to say is something like half a million bucks because she said in order to do that, it would mean stop teaching her kids. And she loves teaching kids. That’s huge. That’s somebody who knows what’s important to them. 

I think a lot of teachers are that way. They’re not getting rich. In a lot of cases, they’re paying for their school supplies out of their own pocket. And they’re doing a job that’s much harder than better-paying jobs. They’re doing it because they want the next generation to benefit from that work. 

So we want to honor Jen. We’ve all had a few teachers who made a big difference in our lives growing up. It just seemed like the right connection to go ahead and find a way to get back to teachers.

Thanks to the Bernie Mittens Project, you can now get your mitts on these mitts!

IGG: What’s next for you after the Bernie Mittens Project? 

CHAD: After George Floyd’s death, we wanted to do something to mark the importance of the moment. So we came up with the idea of creating a pen that’s made from reclaimed wood we obtained years ago from the steps of the Alabama state capitol building. And as you may know, those steps are where Martin Luther King gave his famous speech where he said, “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” So we put an arc-shaped inlay from the wood from the Capitol building in the pen, and we’re calling it the Arc Edition Pen. 

And as part of the project, we partnered with GoodKids MadCity, an organization on the South Side of Chicago that helps youth navigate one of the communities in Chicago most impacted by gun violence. We helped them come up with a fundraising plan, and now we’re going to help them raise money by donating a portion of the Arc Edition sales to them. We’ve also helped them create a Patreon so that they can get ongoing monthly revenue to support them for the long term. Definitely check them out — they’re a great organization. That’s what’s on the horizon for us.

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Want to support the Bernie Mittens Project? Check out their Indiegogo campaign page or learn more on their latest Instagram Live session. And don’t forget to check out Chad’s latest project, the Arc Edition Pen, and the affiliated GoodKids MadCity organization.

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Feb 17 2021

Bitcoin ETF approval more likely under new SEC leadership, says Ark Invest CEO

Ark Investment Management founder and CEO Cathie Wood said the likelihood that U.S. regulators will approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has gone up under the Biden administration.

In an interview with CNBC’s Bob Pisani today, Wood said there were two signs that the Securities and Exchange Commission might be more open to greenlighting a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF. Under previous administrations, the regulatory body did not approve any Bitcoin ETFs, to the industry’s chagrin.

Specifically, the Ark Invest CEO said she was encouraged by Joe Biden’s pick for SEC chair, Gary Gensler. Gensler is known as someone who understands the underlying technology of digital assets and BTC itself. In addition, Wood saw FinHub leader Valerie Szczepanik, known as the “Crypto Czar,”  reporting directly to the next chair as a bullish sign.

“I think the probability of an ETF has gone up,” said Wood. “[Gensler] understands the technology, and I think he understands the currency itself. […] I think we have individuals now involved who really understand the space.”

Wood recognized that institutional interest in the crypto space has surged recently but said she did not expect it to be driven by “broad-based substitution of Bitcoin for cash on corporate balance sheets.” She said this widescale investment may happen slowly as the market matures, but she was encouraged by the examples already set by Square and Tesla. The payment company added 4,709 BTC to its balance sheet in October 2020, while the car manufacturer announced a $1.5-billion Bitcoin purchase earlier this month.

“If all corporations in the United States were to put 10% of their cash into Bitcoin, that alone would add $200,000 to the Bitcoin price,” she said.

Perhaps recognizing the potential opportunity in the new regulatory environment, some firms have already applied for a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC following Biden’s inauguration. Yesterday, New York Digital Investment Group filed the paperwork for a BTC exchange-traded fund, and on Jan. 22, Valkyrie Digital Assets proposed listing its Bitcoin trust on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Feb 12 2021

Three Tips for Getting Fit at Home Without Spending Money

This is a guest post by Conor Nemetz, the Founder and CEO of Breakaway.

When it comes to putting together a fitness routine, it is easy to fall into the trap of forever planning with little to no action. Before you read another word of this post, stop what you are doing and knock out 10 pushups.

Go get started literally right now.

Alright, how did that feel? Congratulations! You just took the first step in your fitness journey. You have already made it further than most people. Don’t wait until you have everything planned. Start small. Do something every day. Park your car at the far end of the grocery store parking lot. Take a walk during your next Zoom meeting. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Small incremental actions add up to huge results. 

You don’t need fancy equipment.

Now that you have made the first steps in pursuing your fitness journey, it’s time to go to the next level. And no, that doesn’t mean going on Amazon and buying $5,000 worth of exercise equipment. Use what you have! There are tons of resources online that provide great workout routines, such as Darebee.com and the Peloton app. Many of these workout programs require you to simply use your body weight – no equipment needed! Simple push-ups and planks are some of the most effective workouts you can do, and the best part is you don’t have to spend a dime or fill up your house with bulky equipment. 

Use fitness to connect with friends and family.

When goals get written down, they get measured, and what gets measured gets done. Write down what you are trying to accomplish. Put it on a calendar. Tell your friends and family. We are social creatures, and one of my favorite parts of exercise is doing it with my friends and family. As many of us are unable to physically see family and friends right now it is important to find ways to interact with each other. My friends and family will do online spin classes together, we text each other about different achievements, and include each other as much as we can in our fitness journey. We’re more successful when we find opportunities to cheer each other on. 

You’ve already started your journey, so you’re already on the path to success.

Mindset is critical, and if you create a positive story in your head then your reality will become positive. Create goals and track them, and celebrate your wins with yourself, friends and family. 

I share these tips with you because it is how I got started 10 years ago. I was living a very unhealthy lifestyle, and it wasn’t until I did that first push up, then did it again the next day, and the day after that, that I stuck with it and found my passion for fitness. 

Now my passion is sharing that with others and making at home fitness more accessible for everyone. If you’d like to learn more about what I do then check out the Indiegogo campaign for Breakaway, a home exercise bike that folds down to the size of a carry-on bag for easy storage. You can also check out my company, thebreakawaybike.com, where we are cultivating a community of at home fitness for those who may not have had access before.

Want to learn more about Breakaway? Check out the campaign on Indiegogo today.

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