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Black Women Owned Slumber Bliss Seat Covers Launches Line of Antimicrobial Seat Covers and Other Travel Safety Products During this Time of COVID-19

11/16/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Austin, Texas/Los Angeles, California – October 29, 2020 – One never knows what kind of germs, viruses and bacteria are lurking on seat surfaces of buses, trains and airplanes, especially during this time of COVID-19. The easy safe solution? Patent Pending Slumber Bliss re-usable antimicrobial seat covers! They are the simplest way to protect yourself and your family during travel from germs, bacteria, allergens, and pathogens that may be on contaminated seats that can cause illnesses or bacterial infections. Proudly made in the USA and accepted by all airlines and travel providers around the world, these universal seat covers are launching to high demand as one of the newest traveling necessities preferred by safe and savvy travelers.
Founded by Nichale Denby and Nichole Denby-Jackson, the dynamic sisters found a way to help travelers in the midst of one of the most uncertain and challenging times that the human race has ever faced. During early days of the pandemic, the sisters were informed that a family friend tested positive for COVID-19. With the fear of possibly contacting the deadly virus from sitting and touching unsanitary seats while flying, the sisters came up with a superb idea to create reusable antimicrobial airplane seat covers. Nichale and Nichole had a seamstress develop a few samples out of soft, high quality antimicrobial fabric to sell to their close friends and family members.

One of the main goals of launching a company around their popular seat covers was to gather funds to make an impact by giving back to essential workers. The sisters used some of the seat cover sales proceeds to deliver food and much needed medical supplies, including PPE, to local hospitals in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. The duo also made errands and grocery store runs for individuals at high risk for COVID-19 in hopes to mitigate their risk of becoming infected. After receiving so many compliments and praise from fellow airline passengers, friends, and family on their safety seat covers’ design, they decided to take it to the next level and mass produce the seat covers for the general public across the globe.

Moving forward, the Denby Sisters will continue their philanthropic efforts and donate a portion of all proceeds to a charitable organization selected by the public through submissions to their website each quarter.

All Patent Pending Slumber Bliss seat covers come with a clear waterproof seat cover tote. The Slumber Bliss product line also includes disposable seat covers, sanitary travel kit, plush blanket attachment, and copper infused compression socks. All seat covers can also be used on most buses, trains, automobiles, and movie theater seats.

Nichale Denby, MBA, is a HBCU graduate that is balancing her respectable career as both a tech executive and entrepreneur. Currently flourishing in a successful career in tech and entrepreneurship like her sister, Nichole Denby-Jackson was also a world class athlete – she ran the 100-meter hurdles for the USA team in the 2007 World Championships, and was an USA Olympic Team alternate in 2008. To date, there have been some high-flying sports figures who were early adopters and are now ambassadors of Slumber Bliss seat covers. These include Bradie James, former NFL Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, Darren Sproles, former Pro Bowl and Super Bowl Champion Running Back for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Sanya Richards-Ross, an Olympic Gold Medalist and American Record Holder in the 400 meters.

Sproles notes, “Since retiring from playing in the NFL I took on a Scout Consultant role with the Philadelphia Eagles and with all the traveling I do my Slumber Bliss seat cover has been one of my favorite traveling necessities. I never leave home without it!”

Affordable Cloud Based Production Management Solution Klio Studio Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

11/16/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Hollywood, California – November 5, 2020 – Former US Navy officer, international talk show host, and film producer Adrienne Lunson is excited to announce that her latest production, not a film or TV show, but Klio Studio, an affordable cloud based production management solution, purpose built for film, television, and commercial productions, is now available the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and on AppSource, and the company is a Microsoft partner.

Lunson notes, “while we’ve been building Klio Studio since 2017, when the Coronavirus appeared, we launched as soon as we could to help producers manage their newly distributed teams online and effectively. Now that we are on Azure, studios and producers can feel even more confident about running their productions on Klio Studio, since their data will be even more secure with the platform now being housed in Microsoft’s Azure cloud.”

The Klio Studio system keeps producers and their collaborators on track throughout the production process starting with development, through fundraising, pre-production, production, post-production and even release. It turns the creative chaos of filmmaking into orchestrated art.

Klio Studio’s toolset unifies all aspects of production, including tasks, schedules, chat, and file sharing. Lunson comments, “Because Klio Studio is Azure cloud based, staff can work remotely on multiple productions at once, potentially getting millions of people back to work from the Coronavirus crisis sooner and everyone’s favorite shows back on the air.”

Klio Studio is also helping to increase set safety in these challenging times, Lunson adds, “With Azure, our mobile tools help keep cast and crew safer on set, with digital check ins, digitally choosing meals for catering, and electronic signatures. Additionally, our medical advisory board is aiding us to create other practical protocols to keep set life safe.”

Lunson adds, “Klio Studio is for all producers. We created a powerful project management tool. It works great for commercials, online content, or multimillion-dollar movies.” Starting at $11.99/month, Klio Studio opens up an affordable toolbox for all creatives.

Through this incredible year Klio Studio’s smart virtual tools are helping to get four million filmed entertainment workers back at it. Check out KlioStudio.com to sign up for a free trial. The show must go on!

Mobile Native CRM System Contact Mapping Announces Free Version and Enhanced Premium Offering

08/11/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Longmont, Colorado – The amazingly easy to use yet extremely powerful mobile native contact relationship management system, Contact Mapping, are launching a free version of the app alongside a new premium offering and other updates to this popular service today.

CEO Adrian Chenault explains, “We built Contact Mapping to make it simple for users to unlock the power of their relationships. Now more than ever, we want to get this incredible tool into the hands of every single person who needs it. For so many, we need to lean on our relationships more powerfully than ever to navigate through these uncertain times. With that in mind, we are announcing today that we are making the core functionality of Contact Mapping free for all users.”

One of the biggest lessons learned from the experience of helping thousands of people is that while a tool is a critical part of leveling up relationships, the real magic happens when the right tool is paired with the right system. Over and over users acknowledged the power of Contact Mapping, but needed more help to make it an everyday habit and unlock its incredible value.

Both subscriptions for Contact Mapping will give the support, inspiration, and accountability needed to transform lives through relationships. For free users, the app provides a world-class tool to develop stronger connections and includes training resources via video, plus new metrics and reporting tools. This new version is available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

The new premium subscription gives users additional support and accountability to accelerate results, including VIP technical onboarding and transformational relationship coaching. Premium users will receive a true deep dive into relationship building and management with a live trainer. They will also receive access to exclusive new features including a Facebook Messenger integration, and a Chrome Extension that allows users to draft or copy/paste notes from anywhere on the web using their desktop or laptop, in addition to their mobile devices.

The Contact Mapping app is based on a philosophy and system developed over decades by noted sales superstar Tom Chenault. It is a relationship-building tool that transforms users’ business and personal relationships. The app makes it simple and rewarding for them to quickly capture the important details of their daily interactions with others and make sure they always follow up. “Building a consistent habit of these daily practices has been the secret to my success,” Chenault said.

Contact Mapping is the simple discipline of (1) asking better questions; (2) recording the most important details from each interaction; and (3) always setting a reminder for the next touchpoint. These small but important actions transform app users’ ability to develop meaningful business and personal relationships and ultimately maximize the value of their networks. For a three minute demonstration of the app, please see https://youtu.be/ForViZ8PKf8.

About Contact Mapping:
Contact Mapping is a Colorado-based tech company that provides an incredibly simple, easy to use yet extremely powerful mobile phone-based contact relationship management app. Contact Mapping was started by noted network marketing superstar Tom Chenault and his son, longtime Rackspace global technology executive Adrian Chenault. The company’s CTO is Rick Manelius, Ph.D., a tech executive with degrees from MIT. The Contact Mapping team of nine is based in Longmont, Colorado.

Affordable Cloud Based Production Management Solution Klio Studio Launches To Help Film, TV and Commercial Producers Navigate Managing Distributed Teams in this New Normal

07/06/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Hollywood, California – June 30, 2020 – Former US Navy officer, international talk show host, and film producer Adrienne Lunson is excited to launch her latest production, not a film or TV show, but Klio Studio, an affordable cloud based production management solution, purpose built for film, television, and commercial productions.

Making movies and TV is amazingly complicated. Facing burn out after years of production, Lunson took a break and moved to the tech industry, noting “I discovered all these great tools for managing complex tech builds and thought ‘why didn’t we have this?’ And of course, as a military veteran, I am always looking to increase order and teamwork!” Two years later, Klio Studio was born.

Lunson notes, “while we’ve been building Klio Studio since 2017, when the Coronavirus appeared, we knew we had to launch asap to help producers manage their newly distributed teams online and effectively. Since we were already in beta, we kept hustling and are excited to launch this current, affordable, and needed solution to Hollywood today.”

She adds, “We are uniquely positioned to extend the software to mobile tools to keep cast and crew safer on set, like digital check ins, digital choosing meals for catering, and electronic paperwork signatures. Additionally, our medical advisory board is aiding us to create practical protocols to keep set life safe.”

Klio Studio’s toolset unifies all aspects of production, including tasks, schedules, chat, and file sharing. Lunson comments, “Because Klio Studio is cloud based, staff can work remotely on multiple productions at once, potentially getting millions of people back to work from the Coronavirus crisis sooner and everyone’s favorite shows back on the air.”

To help Klio Studio get four million filmed entertainment workers back at it, we encourage all to check out KlioStudio.com to sign up for a free trial. The show must go on!

BITCOIN ASSOCIATION AWARDS FIRST SATOSHI NAKAMOTO SCHOLARSHIP TO CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PHD STUDENT

02/12/2020 by Susan von Seggern

January 9, 2020 – Cambridge, England – Bitcoin Association announces its first “Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship” to Robin Kohze, a 2nd year human genomics PhD student at Cambridge University. Named after Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto (aka Dr. Craig S. Wright), the scholarship supports study and technological development of real world blockchain applications made possible by Bitcoin’s original design, now represented by Bitcoin SV (BSV).

After a series of successful blockchain competitions, Kohze took 2nd place at Bitcoin’s Association’s second Bitcoin SV Hackathon, with final judging at the CoinGeek Seoul conference in South Korea in October 2019. His “HIVE” protocol challenges the media landscape by implementing a molecular dynamic inspired incentive system whereby information is added by individuals around the world. Every content node containing information needs one or more linked nodes and every new link to a node has a dynamic cost to generate comprehensive knowledge networks. The resulting graph database is directly stored and maintained on the Bitcoin SV blockchain to grant a maximum of interoperability and transparency. The Satoshi Nakamoto scholarship will enable Kohze to develop HIVE into a fully functioning platform (including Android and iOS applications).

Bitcoin Association’s Founding President Jimmy Nguyen explained: “As part of our organization’s mission, we want to support the next generation of great Bitcoin thinkers and developers. Robin Kohze is an exceptionally talented mind who understands Bitcoin’s technical capabilities to transform data interactions, and we are thrilled to award him our first ever Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship. We look forward to his HIVE project being realized to create real world value, and also appreciate his work to educate fellow Cambridge students about the Satoshi Vision for Bitcoin.”

Kohze remarked: “Exceptional times require extraordinary – and sometimes daring ideas. A decade after the creation of the Bitcoin protocol by Satoshi Nakamoto, we stand on the brink of a global paradigm shift towards yet unseen frictionless global cooperation. With HIVE, I utilise the original Bitcoin protocol to implement a novel combination of game theoretical rule-sets to reconnect diverging perspectives in an increasingly polarised media landscape. I feel deeply honoured to receive the first Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship that enables the research and development of the HIVE protocol and thank the Bitcoin Association as well all the many committed developers around Bitcoin SV ecosystem to make those endeavours possible.”

Kohze is founder of the Cambridge University Metanet Society, which draws its name from Dr. Craig Wright’s visionary “Metanet” – an Internet that actually operates on the Bitcoin blockchain. In addition to creating Bitcoin, Dr. Wright is Chief Scientist of nChain, the global leading blockchain advisory, research and development firm, and has created one of the world’s largest blockchain patent portfolios. nChain’s Metanet project enables a better Internet for users, where everyone can earn real value (through Bitcoin) from their data, content, identity, and online activity. It takes advantage of Bitcoin’s dual capabilities to simultaneously send data and financial payments, and is only possible on the Bitcoin SV blockchain due to its massive scaling capability.
Under Kohze’s leadership, the Cambridge University Metanet Society advances study toward achieving Metanet projects on BSV. It hosts weekly meetups and programs on the Cambridge University campus for students and thought leaders to hear speakers, debates and tutorials, and helps build a new generation of Bitcoin developers that create applications with real world utility.

Bitcoin Association is the global industry organization for the business of Bitcoin. It supports the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) blockchain which has seen application development explode globally as developers and businesses make use of BSV’s greater scaling, data and micropayments capacities. Growing usage has led BSV’s network transactions and average block size block counts to regularly surpass BTC and recently surpass the Ethereum network on some days. Bitcoin SV is the only project that adheres to Satoshi Nakamoto’s original protocol, design and vision for Bitcoin to become a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and global data ledger for enterprise.

Geoship, a Leader in Zero-Carbon Dome Homebuilding Reopens StartEngine Equity Crowdfunding Raise After Raising Over $100k in 5 Days

02/12/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Nevada City, CA – February 10, 2020 – Geoship is introducing the bioceramic geodesic dome to the world. The technology merges the work of two of history’s greatest inventions — Buckminster Fuller’s Geodesic Geometry and Professor Rustum Roy’s Ceramic Crystal Chemistry. Fuller compared the domes they were building in the 60’s and 70’s to “wooden spaceships” — the right shape built with the wrong material. He predicted it would be 50-100 years before the material science would catch up to his new geometry. Right on cue, in 2004, the general theory and compositions of Roy’s ceramic crystal chemistry was announced. Geoship brings together the geometry and materials that maximize efficiency and believes that bioceramic domes will replace wood boxes as the ‘bread and butter’ of 21st century home building.

To further this vision of affordable regenerative housing, Geoship, who built their initial dome prototype in 2015 and has been steadily bootstrapping since, launched their first foray into public fundraising with a crowd investment ask on StartEngine.com on January 3, 2020 and achieved their goal by January 8. With 140 investors plus another 200 on the waitlist, the company has increased their funding goal to allow more investors to participate Geoship will be accepting investment at https://www.startengine.com/geoship.

Founder and CEO Morgan Bierschenk was surprised by the speed of the campaign, noting, “We were astounded we hit the goal so quickly. People are just ready for an epoch shift — we’re transforming capitalism and the construction industry! Equity crowdfunding is the obvious choice for the new wave of multi-stakeholder companies. Old school capitalism makes rich people richer, and everybody defers responsibility, while our planet pays the price. We’re shifting that paradigm by making our seed investment widely accessible, and distributing equity to customers and the Earth.”

The company aims to reshape one of the biggest industries on earth – the $24T global construction industry. Geoship is structured as a Social Purpose Corporation and a multi-stakeholder cooperative — customers and nature will be major owners in the company, in addition to investors and employees.

The multi-stakeholder ownership model was almost completely unknown and unprecedented when Geoship started in 2014. The JOBS act of 2016, opened the floodgates for equity-based crowdfunding, which Bierschenk says is “the obvious choice for purpose-driven multi-stakeholder companies.” Until then, early-stage investing was limited to select accredited investors and Venture Capital firms. In 2018, this revolution in capitalism continued, when Brian Chesky wrote a letter to shareholders declaring that Airbnb would serve multiple stakeholders. VC’s are also taking notice, as Jim Breyer, the VC who first invested in Facebook, just invested in Goodmoney, a similarly modeled company that just raised $34M to disrupt banking. Marc Benioff, the founder/CEO of SalesForce, recently announced that capitalism as we know it is dead and the multi-stakeholder world is coming.

Geoship first entered the mainstream housing discussion in 2019 when they partnered with Zappos to help address the homelessness crisis around its downtown Vegas headquarters. Geoship, Zappos, and other partners aim to demonstrate a scalable model now, working toward transcending homelessness across the nation by 2030. These types of ground breaking projects and regenerative villages are what Geoship domes are intended to inspire.

In addition to a new business model, and a multi-decade romance with “Bucky Domes,” potential buyers and investors are excited about a number of the Geoship home’s advantages. These include:

All-Ceramic Composites
Bioceramic domes bypass all conventional building materials. The framing, insulation, and panels are 100% bioceramic composite materials. The ceramic is entrained with air to make insulation. The ceramic is combined with basalt and hemp fiber to form the panels and framing.

Affordable
Estimated go-to-market turnkey prices will be $45K to $230K (depending on size). This price estimate includes everything: delivery, permitting, installation, mechanical systems, interior finishing, appliances, and even electrochromic glass for privacy and passive solar heating/cooling. Bioceramic domes are a mass production technology that enables the leap onto a new affordability curve.

Resilient
Ceramic composites are fireproof to 2,300F. They provide no food for mold or insects. The dome structure distributes stresses and strains perfectly, making it the most earthquake-proof and hurricane-proof structure known to man. Bioceramic domes are engineered to last for over 500 years. There is nothing to rot, rust, or deteriorate. They can be repaired and resurfaced with the same ceramic material.

Zero-Carbon
The precast ceramic panels could actually sequester more CO2 than was released in their production. The raw minerals can be harvested from seawater desalination plants, sewage treatment plants, and other non-toxic waste stream sources. Old bioceramic panels can be recycled into new bioceramic panels, or pulverized and used as fertilizer.

Nature Technology
The chemical composition of GEOSHIP bioceramic is similar to bone and shells. The same material is now revolutionizing the orthopedic industry as fast-cure bioactive bone cement. Ancient civilizations used similar ceramic materials to build sacred temple complexes like the great pyramids of Giza.

Health Optimizing
Bioceramic domes mimic the natural light, water, and electromagnetic environment. The design uses earthing floors, natural spectrum light, and vortex water to restore the conditions that humans evolved with on Earth. The high dielectric ceramics and fractal geometry function like a stone circle or a pyramid. Bioceramics reflect >80% of radiant heat and emit high far-infrared light. Professional athletes are now using bioceramic powders in clothing because the far-infrared light catalyzes the body’s natural healing process.

In addition to these amazing and timely benefits, investors should note that homebuilding is ripe for modernization, and Geoship is an early adopter for a product that has an enthusiastic and growing niche market. Additionally, the company boasts a strong team and partnerships – the founding crew has deep experience in human-centered design, CNC mold making, and green ceramic manufacturing. Geoship is dedicated to a revolution in affordable regenerative village architecture — to reconnect human communities and the natural world.

Geoship enters the market as a visionary community building brand. It partners with corporations and cities to transcend homelessness — generating awareness for its evolutionary technology and business model. Geoship serves ecologically and spiritually focused customers who envision a world that works for 100% of humanity. Their ultimate market is affordable regenerative homes in next-generation communities around the world. For those excited by Geoship’s mission and would like to join the Geoship journey, please visit https://www.startengine.com/geoship.

CoinGeek London 2020 Blockchain Conference Features Global Speaker Lineup of Business & Technology Leaders

02/12/2020 by Susan von Seggern

Keynote speakers are Wall Street strategist Tom Lee and Best-Selling Author & Economist George Gilder

London, United Kingdom – 23 January 2020. Last held in London in November 2018, the CoinGeek Conference returns to London at the popular Old Billingsgate venue February 20-21. Over 40 business and technology leaders from around the world will take the stage to discuss the future of blockchain technology. The conference will highlight the stunning growth of the Bitcoin SV (BSV) ecosystem, the fastest growing blockchain ever, and its ability to enable enterprise applications for banking, gaming, social media, supply chain, healthcare, artificial intelligence and more industry sectors.

Headlining the event are two renowned keynote speakers:

Thomas Lee is a Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. He is an accomplished Wall Street strategist with over 25 years of experience in equity research, and has been top ranked by Institutional Investor every year since 1998. Prior to co-founding Fundstrat, he served most recently as J.P. Morgan’s Chief Equity Strategist from 2007 to 2014. He is a frequent speaker on CNBC, Bloomberg News and Fox Business News.
George Gilder is a famed economist, writer, investor and technology visionary. Gilder is the best-selling author of Wealth & Poverty, Knowledge & Power, The Israel Test, The Scandal of Money, and Life After Google. He will speak about “Fixing Ponzi Money and Porous Internet with Satoshi’s Blockchain.”

Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) is the only blockchain project that adheres to Satoshi Nakamoto’s original protocol and design for Bitcoin to become a peer-to-peer electronic cash system and global data ledger for enterprise. With its massive scaling, greater data and microtransaction capabilities, BSV can now enable a world where data, transactions and digital activity of all types can be “on-chain” on a single public blockchain, just like the world operates online on a single public Internet. Along with Gilder, other speakers at CoinGeek London will discuss how Bitcoin technology can actually improve the Internet:

Bitcoin creator and nChain Chief Scientist Dr. Craig S. Wright will talk about his true vision for Bitcoin, and how its technology can power the “Metanet” to give more value to users, their data and online activity.
Expect exciting announcements from Jeff Chen, Founder & CEO of Maxthon LTD (one of the world’s top browsers), when he speaks about Internet browsers and domains in a BSV blockchain world.

Many more industries will be showcased by the speakers, reflecting the diverse business use cases of the BSV blockchain:

Banking and finance leaders Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank; Shawn Dorsch, Founder & President of electronic trading company Clear Markets; Holger Vogel from Basler Kantonalbank / Bank Cler in Switzerland; and Michael Hudson, Founder & CEO of crypto advisory and management firm BitStocks.
The health care sector will be represented by a trio of speakers. Ken Hill, Founder & Chairman of the Board, PDX Inc. and EHRData Inc., Cheryl D. Jorgenson, Chief Clinical Officer, PDX Inc., and Ron Austring, President, Deadalos Inc. will give an anticipated presentation about the “BSV Blockchain: Developing a Global Patient Record for the Healthcare Industry.”
Entertainment visionary Alexander Shulgin, Founder & CEO, Gruppa Kompaniy Familia, will join a panel about enterprise use of blockchain. Shulgin is a renowned Russian music artist composer, and producer; his company specializes in investment and venture capital in the blockchain, entertainment and publishing sectors.
Matt Dickson, CEO of BitBoss Corp., will speak about how BSV is building new efficiencies for online gambling.
Scientific research about artificial intelligence on the Bitcoin blockchain will be presented by renowned financial cryptographer Ian Grigg and Konstantinos Sgantzos, Scientific Advisor, Bolooba and Former Researcher & International Lecturer, University of Thessaly.
Leading blockchain technology company nChain is well represented by its CEO, David Washburn, CTO Steve Shadders and others. Angela Holowaychuk, CEO of TAAL Distributed Information Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded Canadian company, will discuss the new mining transaction fee economy on Bitcoin SV. And Dr. Daniel Diemers – Partner/ Head of Blockchain EMEA – PwC Strategy& will offer his expertise about enterprise blockchain needs.

Conference speakers will also include numerous Bitcoin SV entrepreneurs from across the world who are building exciting BSV ventures.

Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of Bitcoin Association, the global industry organization which backs Bitcoin SV and one of the world’s leading Bitcoin advocates, will host the conference and lead a number of sessions.

CoinGeek London 2020 is the latest instalment of CoinGeek’s headline events across the world – following prior events in Hong Kong, Toronto, Seoul, and London. This conference comes just as BSV is capturing significant attention, with its application development exploding globally. BSV’s network transactions and average block size block counts now regularly surpass BTC and even surpass the Ethereum network on some days.

While the CoinGeek conference is focused on Bitcoin SV, its inclusive environment incorporates speakers who also work with other cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects, and welcomes all attendees interested in learning about BSV.

With an expected audience of over 500 global blockchain, finance, technology and business executives and entrepreneurs, the event will conclude with another legendary after-party of the type CoinGeek has become famous for. Expect amazing entertainment, top DJs, fantastic food, and copious drinks, capping off CoinGeek’s return to London with dynamic energy that is unique to Bitcoin SV and the Satoshi Vision. Coingeek London is sponsored by Bitcoin Association, nChain, TAAL, Bitstocks, and Blockchain Domes (United American Corp.).

Bitcoin Association President Jimmy Nguyen to Keynote the IADC’s International Corporate Counsel College in Switzerland October 24

10/09/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Rüschlikon, Switzerland – September 25, 2019 – Noted Bitcoin and blockchain expert Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of the Bitcoin Association, a business organization that seeks to return the Bitcoin and blockchain field to its roots in the Satoshi Vision of the original Bitcoin via Bitcoin SV (BSV), will speak at the International Association of Defense Counsel’s International Corporate Counsel College, an event near Zurich, a global center for banking, finance and cryptocurrency, that brings together in-house counsel and their law firm counterparts for two days of education and discussion on the latest legal issues affecting global companies.

Nguyen will give the event’s keynote speech on the evening of October 24. In addition, on October 25, he will be part of the “Smart Contracts: Everything You Wanted to Know, but Never Dared to Ask” panel that will explore various applications of blockchain and will explain how it is relevant for corporations and their legal counsel. Other panellists include moderator: Ianika Tzankova, of Tzankova Legal Consulting and Tilburg University, in Tilburg, Netherlands; and presenters: Falco Kreis, CMS Hasche Sigle, in Munich, Germany; and Gabriela Lippe-Holst, Co-Founder and Director, Acqupart Holding AG, in Zug, Switzerland. For a taste of Jimmy’s dynamic speaking style please view this video.

Nguyen notes that “Blockchain and smart contracts are game-changing for the legal profession, as well as businesses in all industries. I’m excited to bring what I’ve learned in my two decades of legal experience as a partner at major U.S. law firms, along with my current work in blockchain and cryptocurrency, to this gathering of top corporate lawyers in Europe. This event also gives me the opportunity to further explain how BSV is creating a regulation-friendly ecosystem, unlike so many other cryptocurrency camps, a message which will be supported by major enterprises and their corporate lawyers.

Jimmy Nguyen is one of the world’s leading Bitcoin advocates and a renowned and sought-after public orator, who speaks about Bitcoin and blockchain technology at major events across the world and is also a frequent commentator for online, televised and print media. Jimmy is a global advocate for Bitcoin SV (BSV), the rebirth of the original Bitcoin. Emerging from the contentious November 2018 hard fork of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, BSV now stands as its own chain and coin – ready to be the world’s new money and global public blockchain for enterprises. Jimmy has served as CEO of nChain Group, the worldwide leader in advisory, research, and development of blockchain technologies, and currently chairs its Strategic Advisory Board.

Jimmy is Founding President of the Bitcoin Association, the first-ever organization dedicated to advance the business of Bitcoin. The association backs Bitcoin SV, and brings together developers, merchants, exchanges, miners and other Bitcoin network participants. Jimmy heads the industry group as it provides global support for Bitcoin SV, as the key to long-term financial success for all participants in the inter-related Bitcoin ecosystem.

About Bitcoin Association:
The Bitcoin Association is the leading global organization for Bitcoin business. It brings together merchants, exchanges, application developers, enterprises, miners and others in the Bitcoin ecosystem to advance the business of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin Association supports Bitcoin SV (BSV) as the original Bitcoin, with a stable protocol and scaling roadmap to become the world’s new money and global public blockchain for enterprise.

Gambling.com Group Secures $15.5 Million Growth Investment from Edison Partners to Create the Leading Performance Marketing Business for American Online Gambling

09/12/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Gambling.com Group Plc (“Gambling.com Group” or the “Group”) today entered into an agreement with Edison Partners (“Edison”) regarding a $15.5 million investment into the Group.
Edison is a growth equity investment firm which manages more than $1.4 billion in assets and is based in New Jersey, the new hub of regulated online gambling in America.

The agreement represents one of the most significant deals between a U.S. private equity fund and a performance marketing company focused on online gambling and sports betting. Gambling.com Group is the fastest growing and one of the most awarded leaders in performance marketing for the global online gambling industry with a particular focus on European markets. The Group expects the U.S. market to grow in size to rival that of the current European one in the coming years.

Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive of Gambling.com Group, says, “We have been thoroughly impressed by Edison Partners’ depth of expertise, breadth of knowledge and professional network. We greatly look forward to bringing on Edison as our teammate in our new American journey. Edison is the right partner at the right time, and I expect our collaboration to deliver powerful results. Their investment in the Group validates our thesis that we are the performance marketing and content platform best positioned to benefit from the expansion of regulated online gambling in the United States.”

The addition of Edison Partners to the Group’s list of investors gives the Group a strategic American growth equity partner who will help advance the Group’s objectives, particularly in its home state of New Jersey and throughout its network in the northeastern United States. As the National Football League officially kicks off, 13 states now take legal sports bets, with at least six more slated to take bets in the coming months.

“We are thrilled to enter the online gaming market with our investment in Gambling.com Group,” said Chris Sugden, Managing Partner at Edison Partners. “The company will continue to monetize the large market opportunity in Europe while increasing investment in the U.S. Online gaming is expanding significantly as regulations are modified on a state-by-state basis.”

The Group has been executing a comprehensive plan to be the leading performance marketing company within the regulated online gambling sector in the United States since before the invalidation of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in May 2018. The Group’s flagship website Gambling.com is already active in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the Group is investing substantial resources in Bookies.com to make it the pre-eminent source of sports betting information in the United States. The Group has secured licenses to expand business deals with gambling operators in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia and has broadened its footprint with key management hires, a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina, and by becoming the first sports betting media group to be accepted as members of the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE).

“Attention to sports gambling in the U.S. is booming, and we are building out a robust content team, offering products to match that interest,” Gambling.com Group Director of North American Content Gerry Ahern said. “On Bookies.com we are providing a real-time lens for sports fans that educates, entertains and informs them as they explore legal wagering options. On Gambling.com we are keeping the audience up to date with industry news and the latest in legislation as more states come online and more fans are served.”

Proceeds will be used by the Group for general corporate purposes with a view to accelerating certain investments in the United States market.

“With an exceptionally strong brand, robust content creation strategy, player-focused editorial point of view and proven marketing capabilities, Gambling.com Group is well positioned to become the leading provider of new customers to U.S.-based online sportsbook and iGaming operators,” said Gregg Michaelson, Partner at Edison Partners, who will sit on the company’s board of directors after the transaction closes. “Gambling.com Group founder and CEO Charles Gillespie is an industry leading business operator who brings the same ethical and compliant approach to the U.S. gaming market as he has in Europe.”

The investment by Edison in the Group will be satisfied through a combination of new ordinary shares in Gambling.com Group and through a sale of existing ordinary shares in Gambling.com Group by an existing shareholder. The investment will sit in Edison Partners’ latest fund closed in December 2018, their ninth fund with a size of $365 million.

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About Gambling.com Group Plc
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Bitcoin SV (BSV) “Quasar” protocol upgrade continues massive blockchain scaling, lifting default block cap to 2GB

08/10/2019 by Susan von Seggern

July 18, 2019 – Seattle, WA – On July 24, 2019, the Bitcoin SV (BSV) network will undergo a key protocol upgrade focused on scaling. The “Quasar” upgrade lifts the default block size “hard cap” on BSV from its current 128MB to 2GB (2000 MB). Although the default maximum block size will be 2GB, initially, a significant portion of miner hash rate will manually set their hard cap to a lower (but still very robust) level of 512MB – far higher than any other competing Bitcoin project.

The Quasar upgrade represents a key step in BSV’s journey to unlock the massive on-chain scaling power that was always possible with Bitcoin, and enable BSV to become the global enterprise blockchain. BSV can already handle 300+ transactions per second comfortably; this capacity is continually being expanded and is expected to cross 1000+ transactions per second in the coming months after the Quasar network upgrade. This level of capacity can compete with VISA payment network capacity and also supports enterprise applications.

BSV is the only coin with a blockchain that significantly scales (now), has robust utility (now), and is committed to a set-in-stone protocol for developers to build on (return to original Bitcoin protocol to be completed by February 2020). BSV is also the only coin that adheres to the original Bitcoin white paper. In short, BSV is Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen comments on how the Quasar upgrade helps Bitcoin miners: “Miners need to be aware that massive scaling is critical for their profitability – especially after the next block reward halving in May 2020 which reduces the block reward subsidy from 12.5 to 6.25 coins, and then again in 2024 when the subsidy is reduced to 3.125 coins, and again every several years after. For mining to remain profitable, miners need to earn more in transaction fees from each block to compensate for the lower block reward subsidy. This is only possible on BSV. During a May 21, 2019 test on the BSV Scaling Test Network, a 1.42GB block was mined – which resulted for the first time in transaction fees were more than the 12.5-coin block reward subsidy. This is how Bitcoin’s economic model is meant to work, and this is what Satoshi always envisioned to ensure miners remain profitable.”

The BSV network will upgrade to Quasar on July 24, 2019 at approximately 13:00 G.M.T. Mining nodes and blockchain listeners are encouraged to immediately update their BSV software, in advance of the network upgrade. (Miners write to the blockchain. In contrast, “blockchain listeners” are businesses and individuals who run an instance of Bitcoin SV – such as exchanges and wallet operators – but are not involved in mining and thus do not write to the blockchain.)

A more detailed announcement of the Quasar upgrade is available here, with specific recommendations for miners and blockchain listeners. Source code for the Quasar upgrade will be available on the BitcoinSV.io website at: https://download.bitcoinsv.io/bitcoinsv/0.2.1/.

Steve Shadders, nChain’s Chief Technology Officer and Technical Director of the Bitcoin SV Node team previews what is coming next: “With the Quasar upgrade, Bitcoin is beginning a cultural transition as miners start learning it is their role to manage block sizes based upon market forces and their own economic incentives, rather than leaving block size to be arbitrarily dictated by protocol developers. In February 2020, the BSV network will take another step in this transition with its ‘Genesis’ upgrade – in which the Bitcoin SV Node team will completely remove the default hard cap (or more accurately, the default hard cap will be infinite). This will open the door to infinite scaling of the BSV network, and foster the new Bitcoin culture where miners are responsible for block size.”