Genesis Staking 2.0 & the Mainnet Launch AMA is over, detailed blog post available

More than 400 people watched Beniamin & Lucian’s live announcements about Genesis Staking 2.0 and the imminent mainnet launch. Please read the detailed blog post to get all the information regarding the increased staking cap while rewards stay the same, the transition towards a Bitcoin-like fixed supply & mainnet launch details.

🔹 4th of July  - mainnet date will be announced & Genesis Staking 2.0 begins
🔹 Elrond supply shifts to Bitcoin model: fixed max supply, reached in < 10 Years
🔹 New staking cap increased by 1,672,500,000 ERD
🔹 Competitive APR stays the same: 25% before mainnet, 29% Delegator, 36% Validator
🔹 1,122,500,000 ERD additional for Delegation
🔹 550,000,000 ERD additional for Validators: +220 nodes
🔹 Team & Private Sale investors commit to stake unlocked tokens

"For more than 2.5 years we've been working hard to reach this point. In many ways, for our team, community, and investors, the Genesis of the Elrond network marks a major achievement, delivering an elegant and sophisticated technology tool above the one we set out to build. While this will be of increasing significance for the whole blockchain space, it is actually just the beginning for the Elrond ecosystem. Years from now, we will look back at this moment, as the instrumental transition from a promising but experimental technology, to the most important technology of the decades that followed" said Beniamin.

👉🏻 Read the full blog post https://medium.com/elrondnetwork/new-staking-opportunity-and-mainnet-launch-preparation-be752b57f8f4

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1277615008571174912?s=20

🇮🇳 Elrond listed on Binance-backed Indian Exchange WazirX

We’re happy to announce that our new exchange partners WazirX will list Elrond! The $ERD/$USDT pair will be live today Tuesday 30 June at 13:30 UTC.

WazirX is India’s fastest growing exchange, with 600 000 users already and a member of the Binance ecosystem, which enables cool features such as “Login via Binance” option. It is a fiat on/off-ramp platform for the local INR currency and has an automated matching engine for P2P trading, putting traders into direct contact with one another.

WazirX users will be able to buy, own and trade ERD on the Exchange immediately, with deposits and withdrawals to be made available after our imminent mainnet launch.

⏰ Tuesday 30 June at 13:30 UTC

👉🏻 Read more: https://medium.com/elrondnetwork/elrond-listed-on-binance-backed-indian-exchange-wazirx-4891274a3cef

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1277909089767620608?s=20

Elrond enters the DACH region with German infrastructure partner Istari Vision

Hallo 🇩🇪 Deutschland, Servus 🇦🇹 Österreich und Grüezi 🇨🇭 Schweiz! We are happy to announce our partnership with German blockchain infrastructure provider Istari Vision, who will extend their development and bootstrapping support beyond the Elrond Mainnet.

The members of the Istari Vision team have been early contributors & supporters of Elrond. They are based in Germany and are leaders in our German-speaking community. They focus on operating infrastructure at high standards of quality & availability and will leverage their contact networks to bring additional exposure to Elrond in the DACH region.

"We have direct contact with the local technology & blockchain scene from our offices in Regensburg, a city located at the core of the German industrial sector, where many international automotive, energy & telco giants are located. The Istari Vision team is an important local liaison, working together with us for more than 1 year now. We are excited about driving growth in Germany with their support." said Lucian Mincu, Elrond CIO

👉🏻 Read the announcement: https://medium.com/elrondnetwork/elrond-enters-the-dach-region-with-german-infrastructure-partner-istari-vision-7b88bc63dc7b

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1278701661205209088?s=20

Leading the Mobile Blockchain Gaming Evolution with the Samsung-exclusive “Battle of Elrond”

Elrond’s mission has been to enable anyone, anywhere to access the digital economy. Embedded in this, is the firm conviction that blockchain technology will become perhaps the most important catalyst for changing some of the fundamental structures of our world, such as money, banking and the global economy.

We developed "Battle of Elrond" to be a powerful first snapshot of the future of an Elrond-based transactional layer for the digital natives looking to break away from the slow, fee-laden, and privacy-invasive traditional alternatives.

👉🏻 Must-read: https://medium.com/elrondnetwork/leading-the-mobile-blockchain-gaming-evolution-with-the-samsung-exclusive-battle-of-elrond-aaaf09b4687f

🌐 https://BattleOfElrond.com

Elrond’s architecture & tech stacked up against other contenders by Cointelegraph

Beniamin was recently interviewed by Cointelegraph, who asked about Elrond’s tech and how it compares to other contenders in the space, including Ethereum 2.0, Cardano, EOS & Algorand.

“The difference is that Ethereum is trying to launch this in two years, where Elrond is launching this right now. So we have finished the whole technology. Everything is working. We can process 10,000 thousand transactions per second right now.”

“Compared to all the other ones, Elrond has a much more fundamentally performant architecture. So we beat them in any way you can measure. From a resource reward perspective for PoS architectures, we have a more competitive reward system right now for validators.”

👉🏻 Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/this-binance-launchpad-alum-believes-it-has-cardano-eos-algorand-beat

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1279343568059076608?s=20

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Zero to One: The Elrond Mainnet is Coming

The moment for the Elrond mainnet launch has come. July 30th, 2020 will reveal to the world what we’ve been working on. Over the next 4 weeks we will continue to announce new exciting collaborations, increasing Elrond’s exposure and momentum in preparation for the mainnet launch.

Genesis Staking 2.0 is now live.

Today you have one last chance to be part of the Genesis Staking program. Genesis Staking on-boarders are rewarded by the protocol for securing the network with 25% APR before launch, 29% for Delegators & 36% for Validators.

Staking is now live and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Keep in mind that the delegation slot will only be of 1.12 billion Elrond, with an additional 550 million available for +220 Validators.

It’s time. This is your chance to be part of the Elrond mainnet. Make the most of it.

Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/zero-to-one

Delegate now: https://genesis.elrond.com

Genesis Staking 2.0 - Delegation cap filled!

We are excited to announce that in ~4 hours after the start of Genesis Staking 2.0, all the available 1,122,500,000 ERD - $7 million USD - delegation cap has been filled.

Validators, you’re next. Those who already filled the Genesis Validator registration form (Whitelist) are in the lead to getting some of the newly opened slots. Please read this post and follow the instructions https://news.1rj.ru/str/BattleOfNodes/172 - we will get in touch with you based on availability, starting on Monday.

Thank you for your support in successfully bootstrapping the "Zero to One" Elrond mainnet on July 30.

Last week in Elrond 👇🏻

💥 “Zero to One” Mainnet launch date 30 July
✅ 1.12bn $ERD / $7mn USD staked in under 4 hours
⚖️ Genesis Staking 2.0 rationale
💱 Listed on Binance-powered WazirX Exchange
📱 Samsung-exclusive Battle of Elrond update
🛠 Weekly #elrondtech progress update
⚙️ 2 releases, 9 new features, 8 bug fixes
📹 AMA with Beniamin & Lucian
🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 DACH region partnership: Istari Vision
🎮 Battle of Elrond tech & gameplay video
📖 Cointelegraph tech interview with Beniamin
📰 BTC Manager Mainnet date coverage
🔝 $ERD trading competition on WazirX
⚡️ Amplify campaigns:
🌎 #BeOnElrond & 🇮🇳 #IndiaWantsCrypto
🤩 Most positive sentiment in crypto-twitter by CoinTrendz
🥈 2nd after BTC in social media by LunarCrush
🏆 Most discussed “new” coin & 4th most discussed coin overall in June by ICO Analytics

The "Zero to One” 30 July mainnet launch picked up by BTC Manager

Elrond grabbed the attention of BTC oriented news outlet BTC Manager, who featured us in their “Altcoin Explorer” section, with a thorough overview of our project, progress so far and next steps.

“Amid a flurry of PoS blockchain protocols, Elrond has cemented itself as an enviable outlier with its creative and robust methods of overcoming the tech hurdles associated with virtually all DLT projects today.

With a highly determined team and the financial backing of major players, including Binance, Electric Capital, Maven 11 Capital, and Woodstock, among others, Elrond is committed to laying the building blocks of tomorrow’s decentralized, trustless, and blockchain-driven economy.”

👉🏻 Read the full article: https://btcmanager.com/altcoin-explorer-elrond-erd-internet-scale-blockchain

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1280073907664498688?s=20

⚡️ +700,000 properties to accept ERD payments via Expedia & Travala.

Our ecosystem partner, the Binance-backed Travala.com, recently entered into a collaboration with global travel platform Expedia, which covers +1 million properties, 500+ Airlines, 35k+ activities, 175+ rental car companies, dozens of cruise lines and +1.8 million HomeAway listings.

This integration makes an additional +700.000 properties bookable with cryptocurrency, in addition to the +2 million hotels and 600 airlines, which were already available via the recent merger between Travala.com and TravelByBit. The native mainnet ERD token & listed assets will be usable as payment for those services as well.

We congratulate our partners on this achievement, which also represents an important milestone for the Elrond ecosystem.

Read the official announcement on Travala’s blog: https://blog.travala.com/expedia-and-travala-com-join-forces-to-offer-frictionless-cryptocurrency-travel-booking/

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1280175985808363525?s=20

Orion Protocol to deploy liquidity aggregation & DeFi products on Elrond Mainnet

The Elrond Integrated Development Environment, CLI, SDK, smart contract frameworks, debugging, and other instruments come together as one of the most useful toolkits for integrating blockchain technology into processes.

Orion Protocol is one of the emerging players in the DeFi space that are looking to leverage our comprehensive toolset and scalable architecture to deploy their liquidity aggregation capabilities. They are building a platform that will bring together order books from centralized and decentralized exchanges, to give traders access to deeper liquidity in a non-custodial manner.

Tools & products such as the Orion Terminal, an Ethereum 1.0 (&2.0 when available) Bridge, Metamask integration with the Elrond ecosystem, and the Orion Brokers network will be deployed. The Elrond, Metamask, Formatic & Coinbase wallets will be integrated to work with Elrond & the Orion tools.

👉🏻 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/orion-protocol-to-deploy-liquidity-aggregation-defi-products-on-elrond

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1280490485879115778?s=20

Elrond’s Strong Entrance in the Indian Markets Covered by International Business Times IN

The 🇮🇳 #IndiaWantsCrypto movement is stronger than ever before. The Elrond token listing on Binance-powered WazirX has made a splash and was picked up by International Business Times India in the Economy section.

The article speaks about the opportunity for cryptocurrencies in India and covers Elrond’s differentiators in the context of our mainnet launch.

"With a population of 1.35 billion, India seems likely to be a key blockchain battleground in the years to come, as the likes of Binance and Elrond seek to broaden the appeal of cryptocurrency and web3 technologies. The listing on WazirX will help to ensure that Elrond's native token is widely available ahead of the network's forthcoming main net launch."

👉 Read full article: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/leading-blockchain-elrond-token-lists-indian-cryptocurrency-exchange-wazirx-823895

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1280789647732473856

Elrond Assets Soon Usable in Classical Financing and Cross-Chain DeFi via ProDefi

More Elrond adoption is coming thanks to the latest collaboration with ProDefi, a hybrid solutions provider that looks to bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi. The Singapore startup wants to combine the best aspects of CeFi and DeFi, with the goal of opening up classical finance to blockchain benefits, while also enabling broader access to DeFi products.

The mix of classical financing and cross-chain DeFi exposure for Elrond assets will drive adoption to native solutions on our blockchain, thanks to the protocol-agnostic liquidity pools and access to brick & mortar-like solutions that will address a much larger userbase than the current DeFi niche.

“The immense opportunity offered by decentralized finance will enable the new economy to accelerate transformation in those parts of the world that need it most. Just like skipping landlines and going straight to mobile, emerging economies can skip bureaucracy and go straight to FinTech. We believe ProDefi is the right kind of bridge between old & new finance and we’re happy to support them moving forward.” said Beniamin Mincu, Elrond CEO.

👉🏻 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/elrond-assets-soon-usable-in-classical-financing-and-cross-chain-defi-via-prodefi

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1280860355229626368?s=20

Elrond Connects to Broader DeFi and Traditional Assets Landscape Via Finnexus

The Elrond ecosystem’s expansion into the DeFi & finance space continues with the integration of Finnexus, an open finance hub that connects assets, users, blockchains, and service providers.

By abstracting the underlying complexity, an end-user might not only be able to use $BUSD to invest in tokenized real-world assets but also use $ERD to hedge the risk of their BTC holdings using the FinNexus Options platform on Elrond blockchain. The large number of possibilities that the FinNexus collaboration opens for the Elrond ecosystem is exciting and a solid adoption catalyst.

“Replacing tried and tested financial products with pure DeFi is a very radical proposition for asset managers, family offices, investors, and other financial institutions. But increasing the efficiency and security of familiar products, while reducing their costs, is a much more compelling proposition which will draw attention to crypto products. We’re excited about this prospect and look forward to integrating Finnexus with our mainnet.” said Beniamin Mincu, Elrond CEO.

👉🏻 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/elrond-connects-to-broader-defi-and-traditional-assets-landscape-via-finnexus

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1281209327127232514?s=20

Binance Labs Features the “Zero to One” Elrond Mainnet Launch in 3rd Newsletter

The investment arm of our ecosystem partner Binance just issued its 3rd monthly newsletter, where we are highlighted as a Portfolio Feature. The bulletin includes our most recent achievements and a strong statement from Beniamin, who highlights the importance of the first-ever internet-scale blockchain coming to life.

We are thrilled to see how our hard-working team’s achievements are getting such well deserved attention and exposure to the important players in the blockchain space.

👉🏻 Read more: https://binancelabs.substack.com/p/monthly-portfolio-updates-3

Hello 🇺🇸 United States! Altcoin Daily shares a video overview with its +200k US audience

The recent moves in the Elrond ecosystem and our 30th of July mainnet launch are getting a lot of positive feedback and increased attention. The Altcoin daily Youtube channel covered Elrond in a very good video overview, which highlights the strengths of our project and exposes them to their +200k US subscriber base.

We’re excited about this coverage! Do check out the video and get the most relevant info about the internet-scale blockchain and how its launch will kickstart the new internet.

📺 Watch: https://youtu.be/mITsgfxhu4s

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1281535348326236165?s=20

Elrond Mainnet Gets Access to Cross-Chain Liquidity via Swingby Inter-blockchain Asset Swaps

We’re excited to announce a direct avenue for connecting Elrond mainnet assets to established chains thanks to the integration of @Swingby, which enables fast, verifiably secure token swaps between blockchains. It’s non-custodial, decentralized, and works with any wallet.

This integration brings a lot of opportunities to the Elrond mainnet and will enable some truly innovative #DeFi use cases that use our ERD token and other native assets. This will, in turn, bring more users to our blockchain and raise awareness about its capabilities, resulting in even more adoption.

“Getting access to all the available liquidity from day 1 is an important prerequisite for anyone building DeFi tools. This integration enables Elrond to be part of many existing cross-chain DeFi applications. We’re excited to work with Swingby and increase access to Elrond’s highly scalable and cost-effective solution.” said Beniamin Mincu, Elrond CEO.

👉🏻 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/elrond-mainnet-gets-access-to-cross-chain-liquidity-via-swingby-inter-blockchain-asset-swaps

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1281586148125614080?s=20

🎙 An era of unparalleled opportunity. Interview with Beniamin

Business & marketing events host Brandminds recently sat down with Beniamin to discuss the implications of blockchain technology for the coming years and Elrond’s role in the future of the internet & the new economy.

“With the Elrond network and its novel user interface, people will be able to send money anywhere in the world, in an instant, and at 100x less cost than current alternatives, as long as they have internet and a mobile phone. The implications of this breakthrough will gradually reshape the world economy."

👉🏻 Read the interview: https://brandminds.live/beniamin-mincu-ceo-elrond-blockchain-technology-will-open-an-era-of-unparalleled-opportunity/

RT: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1281995296227184641?s=20