Maren Altman is a professional astrologer and crypto trader. On Unchained, she discusses her end-of-year price target for Bitcoin, how crypto fits into her natal chart, and how she uses planets to divine the price movement of crypto assets. Highlights:
why Maren believes she was born to trade cryptocurrencies
how long-term planetary transits explain the rise of cryptocurrency
why the transits of Uranus, North Node, and Jupiter could lead to a big, extremely innovative “metaverse/cyber pandemic/internet of things” development in spring 2023
how Maren determines the “natal chart” (a birth chart that determines a person or entity’s astrological chart) for cryptocurrencies
how Maren uses astrology to trade cryptocurrencies
Maren’s price prediction for BTC for the end of the year
what astrological factors make Maren think BTC could crash after December 30th
Maren’s EOY projections for ETH
what Maren thinks about crypto regulation
why Maren thinks CBDCs are inevitable
whether Maren feels giving alpha for free via TikTok hurts her trading
The crypto space is becoming more and more interoperable, developers in search of great adoption and success will need to embrace this trend. Amongst the ruling blockchains, Polkadot and its unique approach to governance and interoperability are quickly becoming the hub for the projects that could usher the future of the industry.
Unlike Ethereum, Cardano, and other blockchains, Polkadot leverages a distinctive mechanism that lets the community choose the projects that will occupy limited slots on the network. To participate in the auctions, projects need to gather enough funds.
Once the process is completed, winning projects will be deployed via parachains, independent networks that power the protocols. This process has already unleashed a fearful competition with many projects, such as Moonbeam, Bifrost, Astar Network, and Litentry going strong to take the lead.
Most of these projects offer a steady reward to gain community support and win the auction. Astar has introduced a 3-bonus level for its supporters with 5% of its native token ASTR locked as part of their Crowdloan.
On the other hand, Moonbeam offers uses a portion of a 30% Crowdloan pool, but investors must wait until the project deploys its compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Also, 70% of the rewards will be distributed in the 96 weeks leasing period for the slot.
Of the aforementioned projects, the Crowdloan launch by decentralized identity aggregation protocol Litentry offers a dynamic and versatile program with adaptive rewards, bonuses, and other opportunities for its supporters.
On top of that, participants will be able to stake their DOTs without extra requirements or complications. The Litentry Network will connect its parachain to the Polkadot relay chain. In doing so, it will provide users with more security and interoperability.
Already running on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain with its own native token called LIT, giving it an advantage over similar projects trying to get a slot on Polkadot, the recently launch Crowdloan strategies are a major step for the network.
The project has been listed on the leading crypto exchange Binance for a long time and has a strong liquidity base. Thus, investors have an additional layer of security and can rely on the legitimacy of the project.
The project has allocated 20% of LIT’s total supply or 20,000,000 to incentivize users and reward its supporters to obtain a superior position and a higher chance to obtain a slot in the Polkadot auction. The program will be live from the first slot to the fifth auction and will remain active until Litentry secures a place on the network.
Litentry Offers The Best Rewards On The Polkadot Ecosystem
By allocating 20% of the LIT token total supply in the Crowdloan Program, Litentry offers DOT holders one of the best low-risk/high reward strategies to diversify their portfolio. In that way, investors will have an additional opportunity to profit other than staking their DOT.
In order to participate in the Crowdloan Program, investors need to lock 5 DOTs for the auction. This initial investment will be rewarded with a minimum of 2.5 LIT.
Later, final rewards will be estimated based on the contribution percentage of every user to the Crowdloan pool. In other words, one user’s DOT contribution will be divided by the total DOT contributions in the pool.
These rewards will be distributed when the Litentry parachain running on the Polkadot relay chain goes live. Each investor will receive their LIT rewards linearly in each block for the duration of the Slot leasing period: 96 weeks.
Even if the project fails to secure a slot, investors will still be compensated in the new Crowdloan campaign with additional LIT tokens until the program’s target is met. Compensations will reach an estimated 13% APY for a Crowdloan period of 5 weeks.
For early supporters, there will be a bonus of up to 10% if they support the campaign before November 18 or 5% if they participate by November 25. Also, users can earn extra rewards if they complete an identity-based task and support Litentry Network’s main use case. Users can also earn extra incentives through several of Litentry’s partners, including the SubDAO airdrop, a Binance warmup promotion, and an all-new partnership with Polkadot Name System that earns users who contribute more than 10 DOT with a free .dot domain name.
Although beneficial, Polkadot’s staking rewards have a much lower upside than betting on the growth of its ecosystem. A project such as Litentry network, with a high interoperable capacity and a use poised to see an increase in demand, as more people require an alternative to centralize data and identity systems.
Therefore, the Crowdloan Reward Program is a great chance for early investors to fully capture Litentry’s potential to become a top project on one of the most promising ecosystems in the space. At the same time, these investors will maintain their capacity to move between blockchains.
Binance Smart Chain (BSC)-based Era7: Game of Truth combines TCG (trading card gaming) with fast-paced competitive gameplay while incorporating NFT-themed play-to-earn concepts.
Singapore, November 12th, 2021 — Deploying the concepts of GameFi in the exciting combination of DeFi and NFT technologies, upcoming Play-to-Earn trading card game Era7: Game of Truth has successfully closed its first round of fundraising. Investors include some of the most renowned VCs and institutions in blockchain: Hashkey, Huobi, Okcoin, Binary Capital, DAG, Waterdrip, Dreamseeker, BTC12, Tembusu and Mobox.
Era7 will be launched in Q1 of 2022 and is expected to take the global NFT GameFi market by storm. The game has been developed by core team members who hail from well-known international Korean game manufacturers such as Com2uS, NCsoft, Nexon, and Netmarble, companies with more than 15 years of success in the traditional mobile and online video gaming industry.
Game of Truth is an innovative NFT-based competitive game based on TCG (Trading Card Game) concepts, with its creative essence coming from Hearthstone and Magic The Gathering R&D. Standing on the shoulders of giants, the Era7 team aims to bring innovation even further with the development of its GameFi product.
Players collect cards to fight and they win when their opponents are defeated. Given that the learning curve is not steep, the game appeals to all kinds of gamers — from your housewife and granny demographic to your technophile gaming gurus. Players from all levels will be able to find their place in the game. Moreover, Era7 incorporates a complete economic incentive system with the first batch of NFT drops slated for release in December 2021.
Era7 Combines Play-to-Earn & Play-for-Fun!
According to Newzoo, the overall market of the global gaming industry will reach US$175.8 billion in 2021, the total number of players will reach approximately 3 billion, with esports gamers exceeding 474 million. In 2019, the global Collectible Card Game market size was US$ 9,949.63 million and is expected to reach US$ 27,294.79 million by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of 15.89% during 2020–2026. Aware of the growing gaming market, as early as 2018, Era7 had already successfully developed and perfected its game and to date has amassed a user base of more than 10 million players.
The development team has included NFT concepts and technology which greatly benefit players. The income aspect and the value of the NFT assets will naturally attract a large pool of users to join. Furthermore, the game does not require prior knowledge of cryptocurrencies. Getting started is easy, and offers what every gamer wants — strategy and fun gaming.
Standing Out from the GameFi Competition
There are three ways that Game of Truth differs from other GameFi projects on the market. Firstly, the project’s games are rich in depth and content, providing users with long hours of entertainment. The large and well-designed card system is underpinned by a well-developed numerical system that supports innovative gameplay. The combination of a mildly competitive mode with extensive rich gaming content are not usually available in GameFi.
Secondly, the low threshold for players to get started and the extent of gaming content helps attract gamers from the traditional gaming space to join, creating a huge market when combined with the blockchain/crypto gamers.
Lastly, novice or experienced gamers can all have fun and benefit from play2earn — and that is a truth shared by both developers and players in this brave new horizon of GameFi. Both the project and the players work hand in hand to create an ecosystem of gaming that produces value to mutually benefit both parties.
Top Quality Trading Cards to Fight, Trade or Sell
Traditional TCG users will resonate with the exquisitely designed and excellent quality of all the Era7 cards. Card combination strategies are distinctive, and the game has established a market-oriented approach since the beginning of its game development. Presently, strategy gaming and play2earn, all while having fun, are its highlights.
The game contains 1,000 different cards, each having different values and attributes, bringing players a variety of card combination strategies. A lightly competitive 3-minute game can provide gamers with endless imagination and fun, thanks to the unlimited changes in strategy.
What to Expect in Era7’s Premiere NFT Drop this December!
Era7’s debut NFT launch is planned for December 2021, with the Master Card and Blind Box containing different card highlights.
One billion Era tokens will be issued with more than half of which will be used for in-game incentives. Players can obtain Era tokens through the following: in-game event rewards, participation in daily PVP (player versus player) and various tournaments, land pledges and marketplace purchases. The Era tokens held by the player can be exchanged for cryptocurrency that can be traded on exchanges.
Competitive Gameplay Development, Ecosystem Expansion and UE are underway
Era7 currently offers strategic gaming that provides competitive elements, with a focus on PVP gameplay. The game is designed to successively open up different types of competitions between players, such as ranked games and World Cup games, as well as other gaming activities such as watching and betting. While attracting traditional esport stars to participate, it will also groom and train new Era7 stars.
Plans for 2022 to 2028 include building a scalable competitive ecosystem that will encompass a live broadcast platform, esports community, animation series and GameFi IP. In the future, the most advanced UE engine will be deployed, combined with the Era7 platform to launch a competitive product based on the metaverse.
About Era7: Game of Truth
Era7: Game of Truth is a Play-To-Earn NFT-based trading card game (TCG). It offers the perfect combination of traditional gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) to gamers, bringing an entertaining gaming experience while providing an avenue to earn.
According to Era7 ancient folklore, the seven races on the continent of Truth battle against each other for supremacy all year long, to vy for the title “King of Truth”. The victor from the Game of Truth emerges as the ruler of the continent whereby he and his race then enjoy the highest honors in the land.
Founded by core team members from internationally renowned game developers with over 15 years of valuable experience such as Com2uS, NCsoft, Nexon, and Netmarble, Era7 is backed by heavyweight VCs and blockchain institutions such as Hashkey, Huobi Group, OKcoin, Binary Capital, DAG, Waterdrip, Dreamseeker, BTC12, Tembusu and Mobox.
Era7: Game of Truth Official Links
Website: https://www.era7.io
(desktop browser currently recommended, mobile capability in development)
