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Valour confirms No Exposure to Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank or Silicon Valley Bank

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Monday, March 13, 2023
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TORONTO, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Valour Inc. (the "Company" or "Valour") (NEO: DEFI) (GR: MB9) (OTC: DEFTF), today confirms, in connection with the Company's commitment to providing transparent information, that neither itself nor any of its operating subsidiaries have any exposure to Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank or Silicon Valley Bank.

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  • TORONTO, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Valour Inc. (the "Company" or "Valour") (NEO: DEFI) (GR: MB9) (OTC: DEFTF), today confirms, in connection with the Company's commitment to providing transparent information, that neither itself nor any of its operating subsidiaries have any exposure to Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank or Silicon Valley Bank.
  • The company also confirms that SEBA Bank AG, one of its strategic investments, has no exposure to Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, or USDC "The strategic decision to acquire a stake in one of two digital assets licensed banks by the Swiss regulator FINMA, SEBA Bank has proven to be paying off, particularly during difficult times like these.
  • SEBA bank has no exposure to USDC, Silvergate or Silicon Valley Bank and is seeing more interest from potential customers during the last days," said Olivier Roussy Newton, Chief Executive Officer of Valour, who also holds a seat on SEBA's management board.
  • Valour Cayman's existing product range includes Valour Uniswap ( UNI ), Cardano ( ADA ), Polkadot ( DOT ), Solana ( SOL ), Avalanche ( AVAX ), Cosmos ( ATOM ), Binance ( BNB ), Enjin ( ENJ ), Valour Bitcoin Carbon Neutral , and Valour Digital Asset Basket 10 ( VDAB10 ) ETPs with low management fees.

USDFI is the First Universal DeFi Bank: Liquidity, Lending and Stablecoin in One Place

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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It's a complicated network of specialised protocols where users need to jump from one place to another to find the services they need.

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  • It's a complicated network of specialised protocols where users need to jump from one place to another to find the services they need.
  • USDFI introduces a DeFi solution that provides a complete DeFi ecosystem under one roof.
  • The stablecoin design doesn't depend on infrastructure and decisions of other protocols and has no limitations on scalability or autonomy.
  • USDFI is the only dedicated DeFi protocol globally with a ChainSecurity audit on BSC and offers best-in-class security.

Web3 Foundation Appoints Chief Financial Officer to Strengthen the Executive Management

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Today, Web3 Foundation , whose flagship project is the Polkadot blockchain protocol , announces the appointment of Thomas Fecker Boxler as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management Team with effect from 1 March 2023.

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  • Today, Web3 Foundation , whose flagship project is the Polkadot blockchain protocol , announces the appointment of Thomas Fecker Boxler as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Management Team with effect from 1 March 2023.
  • As the Web3 Foundation’s CFO, Thomas will assume the oversight and the book of work of the Foundation’s finance and operational activities.
  • He will directly report to Bertrand Perez, Chief Executive Officer.
  • Thomas also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Stone Milliner Asset Management and Kraus Partner Investment Solutions.

Ajuna Network Unveils On-Chain NFT Game, 'Awesome Ajuna Avatars,' That Brings the Excitement of Gaming to the Cutting-Edge Polkadot Ecosystem

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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There will be different Seasons for games and products launching on Ajuna Network.

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  • There will be different Seasons for games and products launching on Ajuna Network.
  • The Awesome Ajuna Avatars are a "multipass" to the Ajuna/Bajun Network.
  • In addition, legendary AAA's unlock unique perks in-game and access to exclusive adventures and treasures in the ecosystem of Ajuna.
  • Teams interested in launching a season of Awesome Ajuna Avatars can find more information on the Ajuna Network website here .

VALOUR VDAB10 becomes new benchmark index for crypto offerings at independent research provider MoneyMoon

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Valour Inc. (the "Company" or "Valour") (NEO: DEFI) (GR: MB9) (OTC: DEFTF), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Valour Inc. (Cayman) ("Valour Cayman") VALOUR VDAB10 Index got selected as the benchmark index on MoneyMoon, one of the major European exchange traded product comparison platforms with far over 75,000 monthly active users.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Valour Inc. (the "Company" or "Valour") (NEO: DEFI) (GR: MB9) (OTC: DEFTF), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Valour Inc. (Cayman) ("Valour Cayman") VALOUR VDAB10 Index got selected as the benchmark index on MoneyMoon, one of the major European exchange traded product comparison platforms with far over 75,000 monthly active users.
  • According to independent research provider MoneyMoon, Valour's ETP products are consistently delivering a higher performance compared to their peer group.
  • In this respect Valour Digital Asset Basket convinced us in several dimensions to be the best benchmark," said Imre Kiss Founder and CEO MoneyMoon.
  • Olivier Francois Roussy Newton, CEO of Valour, will assume the role of Executive Chairman replacing Russell Starr.

CONSENSUS 2023 ANNOUNCES FIRST 100 SPEAKERS, FIRST 100 SPONSORS, ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR INAUGURAL CONSENSUS @ CONSENSUS REPORT

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As CoinDesk approaches its tenth anniversary, it will host the premiere Web3 event of the year, Consensus 2023, from April 26-28, in Austin, TX. The three-day gathering will bring representatives from diverse interest groups engaged in this industry to collectively take stock of a tumultuous past year, learn from its lessons, and set a path forward for blockchain technology to fulfill its sweeping potential.

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  • CoinDesk will host the premiere Web3 event of the year, Consensus 2023, from April 26-28, in Austin, TX..
  • Key takeaways from the discussions will be summarized and synthesized into the inaugural Consensus @ Consensus Report to be published mid-May upon CoinDesk's tenth anniversary.
  • To ensure that the most pertinent issues are addressed by the right participants in these convenings, CoinDesk has formed an advisory council for the Consensus @ Consensus report.
  • CoinDesk thanks its first 100 sponsors for helping us make Consensus 2023 the most important conversation in crypto and Web3.

Enjin-backed Efinity (EFI) approved by Japan regulator

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Friday, February 3, 2023
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Efinity token (EFI) was approved by the Japan Virtual and Crypto-assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) last January 26, 2023, allowing Japanese crypto-asset providers to handle EFI.

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  • SINGAPORE, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Efinity token (EFI) was approved by the Japan Virtual and Crypto-assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) last January 26, 2023, allowing Japanese crypto-asset providers to handle EFI.
  • EFI joins the handful of approved metaverse/gaming tokens, with Enjin Coin (ENJ), The Sandbox (SAND), Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ), and Klaytn (KLAY).
  • ENJ became the first approved metaverse/gaming token in 2021.
  • Japan was described as "well developed" and an "early mover" in crypto regulation in a January 2023 Japan Times article .

Concordium and Frontier multi-chain Wallet announce partnership to expose the Concordium blockchain to Frontier's massive trader base

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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With NFTs, protocols, DeFi primitives, and support for 35+ chains --including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot, Avalanche, the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem and all leading L2 scaling solutions, EVM and non-EVM chains, users no longer need to constantly switch between multiple apps and browser extensions to manage their multi-chain portfolios. 

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  • Additionally, Frontier integrates dApps into various ecosystems to maximize potential for growth from interoperability, and also offers hardware wallet support for Ledger and Trezor.
  • DeFi users will benefit by creating new Concordium wallets or importing their existing Concordium wallets into Frontier.
  • Apart from this, they will also have access to the upcoming Concordium DeFi ecosystem launching later this year like the Concordordex.
  • Frontier Wallet is beyond excited to partner with Concordium as their Wallet partner and help them build a secured, non-custodial Crypto and NFT wallet with seamless access to DeFi and CCD staking," says Ravindra Kumar, Founder & CEO, Frontier Wallet.

Concordium and Frontier multi-chain Wallet announce partnership to expose the Concordium blockchain to Frontier's massive trader base.

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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With NFTs, protocols, DeFi primitives, and support for 35+ chains --including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot, Avalanche, the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem and all leading L2 scaling solutions, EVM and non-EVM chains, users no longer need to constantly switch between multiple apps and browser extensions to manage their multi-chain portfolios. 

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  • Additionally, Frontier integrates dApps into various ecosystems to maximize potential for growth from interoperability, and also offers hardware wallet support for Ledger and Trezor.
  • DeFi users will benefit by creating new Concordium wallets or importing their existing Concordium wallets into Frontier.
  • Apart from this, they will also have access to the upcoming Concordium DeFi ecosystem launching later this year like the Concordordex.
  • Frontier Wallet is beyond excited to partner with Concordium as their Wallet partner and help them build a secured, non-custodial Crypto and NFT wallet with seamless access to DeFi and CCD staking," says Ravindra Kumar, Founder & CEO, Frontier Wallet.

Web3 experience like never before: Polkadot Hub is opening in Bali

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Inspired to bring attention to the ecosystem values, a group of Polkadot Ambassadors decided to make the first Polkadot Hub happen in the region.

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  • Inspired to bring attention to the ecosystem values, a group of Polkadot Ambassadors decided to make the first Polkadot Hub happen in the region.
  • The chosen location was Bali, a popular digital nomad destination, which presented a great opportunity for Polkadot to enter the region and start building the community.
  • Also, together with the web3 Polkadot community we go on jungle trekking, do water sports, yoga courses, or just watch a movie, talk somewhere.
  • The funding comes from Polkadot, and angel investor Crypto CTF has also came in and provided the initial impetus.