This article is from cointelegraph.com.br and the original article can be read here in Portuguese
The exchange Mercado Bitcoin and tropix launch a new round of Impact NFTs focused on the cause of the Paiter Suruà Indigenous People of the Amazon. The community, with territory in Mato Grosso and Rondônia, is constantly threatened with invasions for illegal logging and deforestation for cattle and plantation areas.
There will be 15 unpublished works, by different artists and with up to 96% of the sale value destined to the Project of Management and Territorial Surveillance of the Paiter SuruĂ Indigenous People, whose objective to protect the forest and its traditional inhabitants of the 07 de Setembro Indigenous Land, located in RondĂ´nia.
“This is the second auction of works that we have organized for the cause. In the first one, we raised more than R$ 40 thousand, destined to the defense project of the Sete de Setembro community”, says Bruno Milanello, new business executive at Bitcoin Market.
In addition to preserving an area of ​​more than 13,000 hectares of biome, an area larger than 18 football fields, the project seeks to protect the community and its livelihood. For this, 30 monitors travel through the Paiter Suruà territory, using GPS and photographic equipment and alerting the authorities of any irregularities and invasions.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of NFTs will be used for the maintenance of this contingent, for the purchase of vehicles and instruments necessary for monitoring.
“The Impact NFTs project is an innovation in ESG because it brings together a growing market, that of crypto-assets, with the financing needs of civic projects located in forests and peripheries. Thus, it is possible to offer NFT consumers opportunities to contribute to causes through the digital art market”, explains Iara Vicente, CEO of Nossa Terra Firme, ESG consulting firm that is also a Mercado Bitcoin partner in this initiative.
To know more details about each work in augmented reality, it is necessary to download the app available on android and IOS. The auction will be available on site.
Liqi launches financial education course
Liqi, a digital asset fintech on blockchain, announced the launch of the program “Crypto Hour”, adaily program hosted by journalist and community manager, Flávia Jabur, on the startup channel on Youtube at 9:30 am.
Flávia will receive invited experts in cryptocurrencies, tokens and NFTs to explain about the movement of the market and cryptoassets in general, as well as what is behind all the volatility with fundamental and graphical analysis, to show that knowledge is the best way to value your money.
“We recently launched our brokerage firm, and there is nothing better than taking information to our investors, so that they know step by step how to invest, what are the market trends so that they can invest their money in an assertive way. Liqi’s proposal is to offer the investor a complete platform with cryptocurrencies, tokens and NFT for both issuance and purchase. And financial education needs to go hand in hand with this proposal”, explains Daniel Coquieri, CEO of the fintech.
Bitfy offers zero fee at Celo Real
Bitfy announced that it will offer its customers and users a zero fee for the purchase of the Celo Real (cREAL) cryptocurrency. Celo Real makes it possible to make international projects tangible for Brazilians, leaving complex issues of the cryptocurrency world aside, making the blockchain uncomplicated.
The cREAL 0% rate promotion is for a limited time (no date specifications), and is a partnership with the Celo network, carried out by Bitfy to not charge the service fee. When purchasing cREAL cryptocurrency, the user does not pay the 1.5% service fee normally charged, thus being able to buy the coin as many times as he wants, with no purchase limit.
“This promotion, in partnership with the Celo network, will allow new users to start investing in cryptocurrencies. In addition, Celo Real can also be considered a payment currency, as it has low volatility, being used in day-to-day purchases and everyday activities”, analyzes Lucas Schoch, founder and CEO of Bitfy.