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Today I had a couple of amazing meetings and started to look through my notes from the past 2 months with a focus on the last 22 days.
I came to realized that so much happened that I did not manage to properly work through all of it. So I blocked a bigger block tomorrow. Reflection is big part of my journey and that i... | ['Belief', 'Habits', 'Reflections', 'Life Lessons', 'Life'] |
Are we bribing God ?
At home we have this practice of praying and offering a denomination of currency to the family deity
When someone in the family fall sick or appearing for an important examination or attending a interview
Or if the family is in dire needs !
The same practice extend at places of worship too - of... | ['Belief', 'Shrine', 'Self-awareness', 'Bribery'] |
I drive now not fearing that something in my car will explode because that actually happened and I am still here
Simply put, there are no other viable options. If you could respond right now, perhaps you’d ask me if I have tried another way. The answer is, “Yes.”
I believed in myself and it showed that I was not only... | ['Faith', 'Belief', 'Gospel', 'Jesus', 'Salvation'] |
Imagine that human beings are nothing more than the unlikely outcome of the events following The Big Bang. All the universe over, our unique brand of sentience exists only on Earth, and we are simply the uncommon outcome of a natural and ancient process.
What would that mean?
The most obvious answer would be that eve... | ['Spirituality', 'Religion', 'Agnosticism', 'Atheism', 'Belief'] |
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the MonoX Testnet program!
A $20,000 reward pool of $MONO will be distributed amongst participants for engaging in various activities.
Eligibility: Anybody is open to participate.
*EDIT* Duration: The testing period will begin today, at this very moment and will continue for... | ['Incentivized Testnet', 'Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency'] |
What is already in the roadmap from 2020 and being worked on :
Sushibar v2 following vote of Simp#1
- No lockup so we can integrate inside Aave-Maker
- Keep3r auto-serving of rewards
Wrapped-SLP to be used in various money market
(Earn while deploying your capital).
Hard to follow all of the channels — news with ... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Polkadot', 'Ethereum', 'Yearn Finance', 'Sushiswap'] |
In Other Languages
Video Guide
Guide Contents
Install kelpr wallet
Import a wallet address into Keplr
How to swap tokens
How to create a pool
How to add liquidity to a pool
How to redeem tokens from a pool
Price & Pool pages
Keplr Browser Extension
Step 1. Search “Keplr” in Google, click the second link
Kep... | ['Cosmos Network', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dex', 'Atom', 'Automated Market Maker'] |
The latest upgrade to the fastest and most advanced DEX aggregation protocol in the market.
As we continue to work hard on offering users the best rates and the fastest trades, we are thrilled to unveil version 3 of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol, which facilitates lower gas fees.
Lower transaction fees with v3
Tran... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Crypto', 'Defi'] |
Case 2 & 3: current price does not belong to the targeted price range
Unlike Case 1 where both tokens are required for providing liquidity, in Cases 2 and 3 only one of the two tokens is required/allowed.
To understand the reason for the above statement, we’d have to first revisit how price is discovered on Uniswap w... | ['Uniswap', 'Uniswap V3', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Defi'] |
Unlike the BNB Burn which just involves moving the equivalent amount of BNB from the team’s wallet to the burn address, the INJ used to bid in the auction is bought from the market, creating enormous buying pressure. In addition, it’s not just one entity buying INJ to purchase the trading fees, it will be multiple each... | ['Injectiveprotocol', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Derivatives', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency'] |
Barbados, March 12, 2021 — Shyft Network is excited to announce its Initial DEX Offering (IDO) on Polkastarter, which will take place on March 26th, 2021.
Shyft Network, the blockchain-based identity verification platform that enables compliant DeFi for institutions, has completed its latest sale round with major indu... | ['Blockhain', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Polkastarter', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Defi'] |
Golden Banana is coming 🏆🍌
The time has come Apes 🐵 we are soon ready to release the long-anticipated Golden Banana ($GNANA)! 🤤
As you have been diligently clicking the Ape Harder button, we have been tirelessly working to bring you something that has never been seen before in the Decentralized Exchange space 🚀
... | ['Binance Smart Chain', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Yield Farming', 'Defi'] |
What exactly is Loopring Layer 2
In a future where physical banks are no longer needed, thanks to the advances of blockchain technology, Loopring is harnessing this technology to build an all-in-one digital bank of the future.
Payments + transfers
Trading + swapping
Borrowing + lending
Earning + saving
Loopring a... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Crypto', 'Defi'] |
Basic Attention Token (BAT) has already had a pretty good year so far, moving from around $.20 to nearly $.80 in just the first quarter, but the potential for the rest of the year is even better. Quick warning, this is absolutely going to read like a shill piece for BAT, but all the information is accurate. I did a lot... | ['Brave', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Basic Attention Token', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Bat'] |
Reserve Rights Token (RSR) is now listed on Switcheo Exchange. The listing will allow Switcheo users to trade RSR against ETH.
About Reserve
Reserve aims to build a stable, decentralized, asset-backed cryptocurrency and a digital payment system that scales supply with demand and maintains 100% or more collateral back... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Switcheo', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency'] |
Trigger Warning: Numbers
Welcome back, we hope you’re enjoying the Dopex Essentials Series so far, in this article we will be discussing the Greek “Theta”, what it is and it’s significance in the options market.
There is a glossary of terms at the bottom of the article so if you come across any terms you are not fa... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum Blockchain', 'Options Greeks', 'Cryptocurrency'] |
We are excited to announce our V2 XGT token will be listed on PancakeSwap & Honeyswap (7th July, 2021 at 16:00 UTC). This is shortly after our IDO has concluded on BSCPAD and TrustPad.
Public Distribution of $XGT tokens: At TGE (16:00 UTC) on the BSC chain.
Vesting Schedule: 50% at TGE and then rest unlocks over 2 we... | ['Ecommerce', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Bsc', 'Blockchain', 'Defi'] |
The Problem(s) with DeFi
DeFi has grown rapidly over the past couple of years, but DeFi platforms, exchanges and applications (dApps) are designed for advanced users and pose the following challenges:
· Have highly volatile and rising transaction costs (gas prices)
· Introduce new and poorly understood sources of ri... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Dex', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Defi'] |
Every week we will now feature updates from our dev team to showcase our weekly activity and progress. Be sure to follow us through our new roadmap and discover each milestone as we work towards them and deploy!
1/ The dev team are currently finalising integration with Acala Mandela Testnet, wallet integration is comp... | ['Polkadot', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Kwikswap', 'Blockchain', 'Developer'] |
Hello, weiDex Community
On the weiDex platform, there are several methods to choose how to connect your wallet. In this article, we will show you which are these methods and how you can use them.
Let’s begin!
1. The first way of connecting the wallet is with “Private Key”
If you want to use the “Private Key” method... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Bitcoin', 'Blockchain', 'Cryptocurrency'] |
Lavaswap — DEX
We have had a number of new users request some general information in regards to decentralized exchanges (DEXs), their functionalities, and what it’s like to be a liquidity provider. This article will provide some general knowledge towards the DEX landscape
A decentralized exchange or DEX is a cryptocu... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dex', 'Crypto', 'Defi'] |
In early June, OfficialNFTees asked the #FantomFamily to vote on the next $TEES series, and HyperJump was the clear winner with over 60% of the vote!
As a result, we are creating a new series of HyperJump NFTees! To celebrate the drop, $TEES and $HYPR are hosting a short, three-day Twitter Banner Contest and #HyperTee... | ['Nft', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Nft Collectibles', 'Fantom', 'Defi'] |
Meme Contest Alert!
Are you passionate about memes? Is your library full of memes for every occasion? Then this contest is for you!
In anticipation of our mainnet release, we have decided to throw in a meme contest for the community and witness some of your meme skills. So use your creativity to combine Zeroswap Dex ... | ['Binance Smart Chain', 'Meme Contest', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Zeroswap'] |
Top 6 Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) in 2021
Generally, Crypto Investors use Centralised Exchanges (CEX) more than Decentralized Exchanges. That’s because CEX like Binance and Coinbase are popular amongst people and they generally refer others to the same.
Now what is the difference between CEX & DEX?
What are Centra... | ['Cryptocurrency News', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Cryptocurrency Investment', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Crypto'] |
The day that we have all been waiting for: the launch of the improved DEX! Narwhalswap Jun 17·4 min read
…
Dear Sailors and Bankers,
Narwhalswap and The Grand Banks are finally linked together through The Best Rate Swap!
Who are we and what is Narwhalswap?
In case you just joined us or never heard it before, we ar... | ['Binance Smart Chain', 'Binance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Narwhalswap'] |
The Dopex Creativity Contest
#DopeGang! As you might know… AS YOU SHOULD KNOW! Our $DPX Public sale is just around the corner and we hope you’re as excited as we are. But in the meantime, we want to keep our community engaged and having fun!
We are proud to announce the Dopex Creativity Contest and our special collab... | ['Airdrop', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Ethereum', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Art Contest'] |
In today’s world, Cryptocurrencies have hit a world-famous height. People are very well aware of cryptocurrencies. Countries like the United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Switzerland, Singapore, Korea, etc have a lot of Cryptocurrency holders. This digital currency usage is increasing day by day and as a resul... | ['Dex Website', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Decentralizedscript', 'Dex Script', 'Business'] |
Decentralized Exchanges are great, but…
Raise your hand if you’ve already lost money because you weren’t able to put a Take Profit or a Stop Loss on a trade on Uniswap.
I think we’ve all been there: you find a great trade setup, the levels are clear, you are almost sure that you can get an easy 3R trade. But the pair... | ['Smart Trading', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dex', 'Cex', 'Crypto'] |
NFT auctions are a rapidly growing segment of the crypto market AliumFinance Jun 8·2 min read
NFT auctions are a rapidly growing segment of the crypto market. Being a niche market at first, now NFT is getting recognition even in such a conservative area as operations of famous auction houses. For example, at the begin... | ['Nft', 'Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Nft Marketplace', 'Defi'] |
What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a cryptocurrency blockchain explorer service, as well as a cryptocurrency wallet and a cryptocurrency exchange supporting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum. They also provide Bitcoin data charts, stats, and market information.
What is Decentralization?
Decentralisation is the proc... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Hacking', 'Blockchain', 'Decentralization', 'Blockchain Technology'] |
Introducing DOEX — Decentralized Options Exchange
DOEX is a community governed decentralized Ethereum powered platform, enabling options trading for cryptocurrencies i.e. Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc. Options exchange has been implemented as a collection of smart contracts written in the solidity programming language. They ... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Options Trading', 'Blockchain Startup', 'Defi'] |
Introducing Acsi.Finance — Balancer V2 on Binance Smart Chain
Another AMM?
We are all familiar with the ubiquitous SushiSwap/Uniswap clones popping up every week on every EVM-compatible blockchain out there.
The Balancer protocol is a bit different — most distinctly, it allows for liquidity pools with up to 8 tokens... | ['Balancer Protocol', 'Binance Smart Chain', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Automated Market Making', 'Yield Farming'] |
Translations can be found here:
Runtime modules are the core of what makes our protocol so accessible and unique, so it’s super exciting that yet another one of our core modules is live on our mainnet!
Let’s dive into the CENNZX module and explore what it is, why it’s useful and how it works.
What is CENNZX?
CENNZX... | ['Centrality English', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Blockchain', 'Cennznet', 'Decentralization'] |
We are proud to formally announce that we will be adding a new feature to the Dopex architecture soon: Single-Staking Option Vaults (SSOV).
Try SSOV on Testnet by following these instructions:
https://blog.dopex.io/introducing-single-staking-option-vaults-ssov-b90bbb0a9ae5
Why SSOV?
Single staking option vaults wil... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dopex', 'Options Trading', 'Arbitrum'] |
As you all know the Dopex Public Testnet and trading competition is live. So 99% of our attention has been directed towards making the Dopex experience as smooth as possible and fixing any issues that are brought up.
https://testnet.dopex.io
📌 Dopex Testnet Update
We are proud to announce we’ve officially launched ... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dopex', 'Options Trading', 'Arbitrum'] |
The rDPX Bull Thesis. The article, the myth, the soon-to-be legend.
Turns out Bella locking me in a room until I finished worked out.
This article will cover what rDPX is, the theory behind it, why it exists/its purpose, its advantages, and possible disadvantages. It will also clear up as many questions regarding rDP... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Dopex', 'Rdpx', 'Options Trading'] |
Today I will show you how to use the polygon network aka MATIC. The BIGGEST barrier to new/small DeFi participants is transaction fees. During the NFT craze of August 2021, fees climbed into the hundreds of dollars on the Ethereum network. Not great for experimentation for new users.
Polygon solves this.
What is Poly... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Matic', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Polygon', 'Defi'] |
As with previous rounds, this new cycle will run for 42 days, with an end date of Saturday, October 23. In order to continue to earn rewards, users will need to withdraw their staked LP tokens from the Round #7 farms and restake them into the new farms.
An announcement will go out across all social channels when the n... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Announcements', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Yield Farming', 'Defi'] |
What is staking?
In a nominated Proof of Stake (nPoS) blockchain like Polkadex, staking allows token holders to actively participate in transaction validation. It can be thought of as similar (less resource-intensive) to mining on a Proof of Work blockchain like Bitcoin. Staking involves locking cryptocurrencies to ea... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Testnet', 'Polkadot Network', 'Polkadex', 'Testnet Launch'] |
Equipped with brand new tokenomics, a custom contract and a solid community, Honeypad has been successfully listed on Pancake Swap.
The launch itself went smoothly, private sale holders received their tokens directly to their wallets while presale participants could claim their tokens on DxSale.
But it would have bee... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Decentralized Exchange', 'Bsc', 'High Yield Investment', 'Satoshi Nakamoto'] |
$MOBI is a governance token that has voting rights in the MobiusDAO. This article covers how the token will be minted, distributed, and put to work across the Celo ecosystem.
Community-driven Fair Launch
We decided to skip the VCs and allocate a larger portion to the community and the greater Celo ecosystem as a whol... | ['Decentralized Exchange', 'Defi', 'Celo'] |
The Documentary Hypothesis
Contemporary theological scholarship explains the contradictions with the ‘Documentary Hypothesis’. This hypothesis claims that it wasn’t Moses who singlehandedly wrote Genesis. Rather, it suggests that the Hebrew people, influenced by socio-political and geographical factors, developed diff... | ['Religion', 'Theology', 'Existence Of God', 'Loss Of Faith', 'Exegesis'] |
On Responsibility, Guilt, and Reparations
Kevin DeYoung’s review of Kwon and Thompson is charitable in tone, but not in substance Dawson Richard Vosburg Apr 25·6 min read
Before I got the chance to read Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson’s new book on reparations, I saw murmurs across the internet about Kevin DeYoung’s r... | ['Christianity', 'Theology', 'Reparations', 'Race'] |
Part VIII: Everything Flows into the Tiber! The Syncretic “Church-to-come”
A perilously distorted ecclesiology, infused with the spirit of what Pope Ven Pius XII condemned as an “exaggerated and senseless antiquarianism,” and further polluted by the creeping “false mysticism” about which the same holy pontiff sounded ... | ['Christianity', 'Spirituality', 'Religion', 'Theology', 'Catholic'] |
What we can learn from the Ravi Zacharias scandal and how to make Church Culture safe for women
If you’re anywhere in Evangelical culture, you’ll likely have heard of the deeply upsetting Ravi Zacharias scandal by now. It’s another story of a Christian, psuedo-celebrity man rising to power, fame and influence and then... | ['Sexual Abuse', 'Theology', 'Church', 'Evangelicals', 'Sexual Assault'] |
This is a reply to a facebook comment dated 04/23/2020
Post: “Tauhid combined with Science and Philosophy increased my Faith”.
Comment:
So I don’t know the bias of the author of the post and I don’t want to play into the stereotype(any flanked position.
I’ll be speaking from experience(as an “on the go” student 7 y... | ['Pedagogy', 'Theology', 'Philosophy', 'Islam', 'Philosophy Of Science'] |
Matilda Fairholm, this is the first story I read from you. Thank you for how you dare to be vulnerable. I too come from having had an abusive father who was schizophrenic. We lived in a time in the 1960s and 1970s where keeping up appearances in abusive marriages was important. My mother divorced my father on the groun... | ['Bible', 'Faith', 'Theology', 'Scripture', 'Abuse'] |
Bramantino, The Resurrected Christ, 1490
The Importance of this Question
Jesus of Nazareth is reported to have done many miracles in the bible, including casting out demons, healing the sick, raising a man from the dead, stilling a storm with a word, and of course, raising himself from the dead three days after his d... | ['Theology', 'Apologetics', 'Books'] |
Let’s get one thing straight:
I’m not a blogger. Roll credits. End of story. Go home and tell your half asleep uncle. Joey Lopez is not a blogger.
Okay, but… here I am… how does this not make me a blogger?
You raise a great point, one worth addressing. I’m writing on a platform and am writing in a “conversational” s... | ['Theology', 'Writer', 'Writing', 'Blog', 'Thoughts'] |
- A conflict management lesson from the early Church
READ: 2 Chronicles 11, 12; Psalms 5; Acts 6
SCRIPTURE: Acts 6: 1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of f... | ['Soap Journal', 'Daily Devotion', 'Theology', 'Bible Reading', 'Daily Meditation'] |
Theological Debate #3
The Misuse of Matthew 7:1
The 'Judge Not' Scriptures
Matthew 7:1 'Do not judge, or you too will be judged.'
This verse is the one that has been abused, twisted and bent out of shape from its original meaning. This is a classic example of misinterpretation of scripture.
Hermeneutics or Bible i... | ['Bible', 'Theology', 'Bible Study', 'Judgement', 'Hermeneutics'] |
You’re probably familiar with the verse, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
This is the great commission — the assignment that, as Christians, we all take very seriously.
How do you view your role within the great com... | ['Christianity', 'Spirituality', 'Faith', 'Theology', 'Life'] |
Over coffee, the Master thanked guests for their support and looked back at the creation of, as William Selwyn famously preached, a ‘chapel more worthy of our College’, whether for the devout, agnostic or atheist.
We learned that the life of the new Chapel stood witness to societal progress as fines for non-attendance... | ['Theology', 'Cambridge University', 'Chapel', 'Charity', 'Education'] |
Read: 1 Chronicles 1, 2; Proverbs 17; John 16: 16–33
Scripture: John 16: 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Observation: Before his crucifixion, Jesus prepared his disciples to face the impending challeng... | ['Soap Journal', 'Daily Devotion', 'Theology', 'Bible Reading', 'Daily Meditation'] |
Pride in Futility
We live in a weird world where it is a meme to be proud of one’s lack of discipline or bad habits. In high school I had my fair share of all-night Netflix binges. They felt awful. I felt like an addict who just ‘had to finish one more’. If I were to describe the feeling following one of these masochi... | ['Bible', 'Theology', 'Christianity'] |
“Our experiences can help us know that our intentions are sincere, but they alone cannot determine with all the necessary precision whether or not one’s belief system is objectively true or false, corresponding with the evidence.”
I wrote a reply to Steven’s blog post concerning whether or not “the one true Church” th... | ['Bible', 'Religion', 'Theology', 'Catholic', 'Jesus'] |
Photo by Trnava University on Unsplash
When we think and discourse, we are always thinking and discoursing about something or other. The truth of our thought and speech is a matter of their conformity to their objects. As Aristotle said, to speak truly is to say of what is that it is and of what is not that it is not.... | ['Roman Catholicism', 'Theology', 'Protestantism', 'Apologetics', 'Ideology'] |
READ: 2 Kings 7, 8 ; Proverbs 8 ; John 12: 1–26
SCRIPTURE: John 12: 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
OBSERVATION: John 12:24 says of an important principle for Christian living — life through death. ... | ['Soap Journal', 'Daily Devotion', 'Theology', 'Bible Reading', 'Daily Meditation'] |
This is another post about discovering — for the first time — the truths contained in a book of the Bible I’ve neglected. Sorry for the lack of originality.
How does the church view Revelation? Until my more recent study, I had never seriously read the book. Every one of my attempts started well enough. The church let... | ['Bible', 'Theology', 'Revelation'] |
Assuming the Bible is true.
“The Fall of Man” by Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
I always wondered why an all-knowing God would create beings that would disobey Him. Did He know He was going to be disobeyed? And if He did, He created mankind this way, and so how could it have been ‘disobedienc... | ['Christianity', 'Theology'] |
Steven Nemes (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) has recently written a brief blog critiquing the position of there being only one true church on apostolic grounds. Simply put, Nemes argues that just as being Jewish or Gentile during the apostolic age was unnecessary for salvation (Acts 10:44; 15:7–9), our ecclesial aff... | ['Bible', 'Protestant', 'Theology', 'Catholic', 'Philosophy'] |
READ: Judges 19–21; Psalm 115; Luke 14:1–24
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 115: 17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence;
18 it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.
OBSERVATION: The last two verses of Psalm 115, although it appears to be disconnected from the other verses... | ['Soap Journal', 'Daily Devotion', 'Theology', 'Bible Reading'] |
Why I am Not a Calvinist; or Why am I Not a Calvinist? David Norczyk Sep 5·6 min read
Nicknames can be helpful in some situations and not so helpful in other cases. One would expect John Calvin to have been a Calvinist, but we realize that ideas evolve after people die. Those ideas can be manipulated, and they can mor... | ['Charles Spurgeon', 'False Teachers', 'Theology', 'Doctrines Of Grace', 'John Calvin'] |
Hippie-era rehab cult Synanon went even further. Their leader Charles “Chuck” Dederich can be heard in a tape-recorded speech stating: “Our religious posture is: Don’t mess with us. You can get killed dead, literally dead.” About those who leave the group, labeled “splittees”, he goes on to say: “They are draining life... | ['Dangerous Cults', 'Religion', 'Theology', 'Spiritual Abuse', 'Evangelicals'] |
I’ve been a pastor for 15 years. I’ve conducted funerals for teens who have committed suicide, and young moms who have died of breast cancer. I’ve navigated thorny church issues with varying degrees of success. I’ve dealt with difficult people, and I’ve parsed tricky theological questions that have more relevance to da... | ['Covid Diaries', 'Theology', 'Covid 19', 'Masks', 'Vaccines'] |
“The danger of our guilt, both personal and collective, is less that we won’t take it to heart than that we’ll take it to heart overmuch and let it fester there in ways that we ourselves often fail to recognize.”
In ‘Inception,’ Cobb confronts guilt about his relationship with Mal and his separation from his children.... | ['Fiction', 'Screenwriting', 'Storytelling', 'Theology', 'Writing'] |
From Gary Larson’s “The Far Side” (1988)
For all of our concerns about hell (and they are legion!), one of them is the presence of the Devil: will non-believers meet Satan upon their arrival? The heretical vision of hell is filled with misconceptions, shoddy theology, and pitiful Biblical exegesis that has resulted in... | ['Spirituality', 'Bible', 'Christianity', 'Theology', 'God'] |
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us.”
“I want to live again.” — George Bailey accepting a gift of grace he’s been given.
As many of you may know, I have a background in the academic study of theology, a B.A. in religious studies f... | ['Screenwriting', 'Storytelling', 'Theology', 'Filmmaking', 'Writing'] |
In my pervious article, I laid out my cards regarding some of the key issues related to Covid. Primarily, those were opinions — informed opinions, I think, and opinions that I believe are sensible, but just that: opinions. There are cases to be made for other approaches.
In this essay, I lay out a few theological obse... | ['Fear', 'Hope', 'Theology', 'Righteousness', 'Covid 19'] |
Does God Love Us?
Recently, I had a chat with a friend of mine about my journey up to this point and at the end of our conversation, he seemed bewildered and asked, “If God loves you, then why did he put you through all that?”
For years, I found myself wondering why God would allow me to suffer horrendous trauma if h... | ['Spirituality', 'Theology', 'Love', 'God', 'Catholic'] |
By contrast, the status quo insurance purchase asks the customer to provide data about the risk in a separate process. In the first place, the data entry process creates friction in buying insurance. Further, this data often has limited fidelity to the truth as people forget information (what material is my roof made o... | ['VC', 'Tech', 'Insurance', 'Venture Capital', 'Insurtech'] |
Today, we at Bridge Mutual are excited to announce our upcoming $BMI Token Generation Event (TGE), which is the day that $BMI gets minted into existence.
Nearly one month ago, as Bridge was just coming out of stealth mode, our modest $1.6 million private sale was met with an overwhelming amount of demand (more than $9... | ['Bridge Mutual', 'Tge', 'Insurance', 'Defi', 'Insurtech'] |
Dear Bridge Mutual Community,
Bridge Mutual has experienced exponential growth in the short time leading up to our official launch. We feel a strong sense of responsibility towards our community, and we strongly believe that the key to our success has been, and will always be, the Bridge Mutual community and users. It... | ['Bridge Mutual', 'Insurance', 'Token', 'Defi', 'Insurtech'] |
Creating an insurance protocol requires both technical skills and a deep understanding of risk modelling.
We believe our solution goes far beyond what currently exists both from a product offering and a user experience perspectives.
Unslashed is built around 9 essential pillars.
PILLAR #1. QUANTITATIVE MODELLING AT ... | ['Insurance', 'Ethereum', 'Decentralized Finance', 'Insurtech'] |
InsurTech: benchmarks and breakouts
co-authored by Remus Brett and Ferdi Sigona
LocalGlobe’s broad sector focus means we’ve seen technology (and data) create, but also transform the most diverse set of industries. Some — like finance or entertainment — were quick to disrupt. Others — like healthcare and insurance — h... | ['VC', 'Valuation', 'Metrics', 'Insurance', 'Insurtech'] |
Today is a big day. After months of hard work, we are LIVE. Usually, this would be party time, but we would rather get you to your own parties worry free. We are doubling-down and focusing on our mission to make crypto safer.
We chose to do a private launch for two main reasons:
- First, it will enable us to control ... | ['Decentralized Finance', 'Hacking', 'Ethereum', 'Insurance', 'Insurtech'] |
What an incredible ride it has been.
Our first round of whitelisting saw 18,800 entries by the cut-off time. The team spent more than 20 making sure that every randomly chosen winner qualified (following us on Twitter, a member in our chat, retweeted our IDO post, etc.). We also made sure that each winner did not have... | ['Bridge Mutual', 'Dex', 'Polkastarter', 'Defi', 'Insurtech'] |
Insurance companies of today are trying very hard to shake the stigma that they are behind the times, and with good reason. The popular consensus among consumers is that dealing with an insurance provider is like getting a root canal without anesthesia. Ouch. To be fair, the process is typically complex and tedious. It... | ['Innovation', 'Digital Transformation', 'Automation', 'NLP', 'Insurtech'] |
Increase Data Velocity, and make Secure Data Rooms easy for teams
Our mission here at Hut34 is to solve data problems — because data solves problems! We have been working closely with MNC recently, to understand the sorts of data problems they face day to day.
In this post, we are going to cover one of the most popul... | ['Data', 'Agile', 'Data Science', 'Insurtech'] |
Back to the future — a cyber pandemic
(Alarm clock ringing, a woman’s voice starts talking). “Good morning Plato! It’s 22nd April, 2171.” Plato wakes up and after having a delicious breakfast, walks cheerfully to his Applesoft computer situated in the luminous corner of his living room. “Good morning Plato.” the compu... | ['Coronavirus', 'Future', 'Pandemic', 'Philosophy', 'Insurtech'] |
The Paradigm (Pandemic) Shift
How do we build a resilient and robust, but remote, business system for the finance and insurance industry’s workforce? VESUVIO LABS Apr 23, 2020·3 min read
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing a rapid evolution of business infrastructure and processes as most industries experience a seismic... | ['Covid 19', 'Digital Transformation', 'Insurance', 'WFH', 'Insurtech'] |
The term digitization isn’t just another synonym for digital transformation; it has a very specific meaning. Digitization describes any process or action that, having previously been undertaken without the help of computers, has now been taken over by technology. Essentially, any analog process that is now done by comp... | ['Insurance', 'Insurance Technology', 'Insurtech'] |
Company acquires major direct-to-consumer website
as part of growth strategy
On March 6, 2020, Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., announced that its corporate name changed to Benefytt Technologies, Inc.
The name change signifies the company’s go-forward strategy to be a premier health insurance technology company t... | ['Benefytt Technologies', 'Medicare Company', 'Benefytt', 'Insurance Technology', 'Insurtech'] |
Digital insurance will be on the agenda at the IAMTN Africa Summit as delegates consider how to boost financial inclusion in emerging markets by harnessing the power of technology.
Africa is rightly recognised as a leading hub for mobile money, but as mobile device use continues to grow exponentially in the region, wh... | ['Fintech', 'Iamtn', 'Digital Insurance', 'Africa', 'Insurtech'] |
Munich, Germany, 20 February 2020 — On February 5th, 2020, 14 Insurtech startups pitched during Insurtech Europe’s Batch 3 EXPO Day held at Plug and Play Munich. The audience consisted of over 200 members of the Insurtech ecosystem including corporations, investors, and startups from Germany, France, Israel, Switzerlan... | ['Startup Ecosystem', 'Enterprise Technology', 'Open Innovation', 'Insurtech'] |
Insurance Endorsements in the Excess and Surplus Lines Market InsCipher Jul 6·6 min read
Insurance endorsements apply to both the admitted and non-admitted (Excess and Surplus Lines) markets. In the admitted market, the carrier is the regulated entity. On the non-admitted side, the surplus lines broker is the regulate... | ['Insurance Companies', 'Insurance', 'Insurtech'] |
Rebalancing David vs. Goliath — How AI can help SMEs get Better Business Terms ChAI Jun 17, 2019·4 min read
Historically, SMEs have tended to hold back in the face of new technologies. First-mover advantages related to technology have usually been captured by bold new entrants or those with enough scale and resources ... | ['Fintech', 'Commodities', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Technology', 'Insurtech'] |
· Both Mexican and U.S. venture capital funds invested in Zenda.la’s recently closed Seed round, led by Angel Ventures
· Zenda.la has a totally disruptive business model within the insurance sector: freemium subscriptions that seek to open access to healthcare for millions of Mexican men and women
· Zenda.la operates... | ['Entrepreneurship', 'Angel Ventures', 'Seguros', 'Startup', 'Insurtech'] |
Our first investment in Akur8 was also our first disclosed investment in 2020. Since then, a lot of things happened for the company — in addition to the pandemic macro change obviously.
Less than two years after it was incorporated out of startup studio Kamet Ventures and just 15 months after we led Akur8’s Series A, ... | ['France', 'AI', 'Portfolio', 'Startup', 'Insurtech'] |
Today, we’re excited to reveal that we’ve been working with Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance UK to develop two connected motor fleet insurance products now available to fleets across the UK.
With these new products, fleet managers can access insurance tailored to their operations that encourages safer behaviour with automat... | ['Broker', 'Telematics', 'Insurance', 'Flockmotor', 'Insurtech'] |
1. Context
As an Insurtech we, at Moonshot-Insurance, are constantly trying to find new ways to protect customers while giving them the best possible experience.
One example of this mindset is our broken screen insurance product. We created a quick, simple claim process which can be summed up in a few words: if your ... | ['Object Detection', 'Computer Vision', 'AI', 'Insurance', 'Insurtech'] |
4 things you MUST do to build a successful insurance product
1. Ask yourself, why should your customers care?
How is your product going to change your target customer’s life? What difference will it make? What is special or unique about it which means they’ll not only be telling their colleagues, but their friends!
... | ['Broker', 'Insurance Software', 'Insurance Companies', 'Insurance', 'Insurtech'] |
If you walked onto any large-scale construction site ten years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find any devices that connected to the internet apart from maybe a laptop or two plugged into ethernet cables inside a job site trailer. Flash forward to today, and there could be dozens of connected hardware and software produ... | ['We Invest', 'Construction', 'Startup', 'New Portfolio Company', 'Insurtech'] |
My Son Will Waste His Inheritance
Photo by Rhodi Lopez on Unsplash
My mother died just under two years ago. She didn’t leave me anything in her will, but she left each of my children a small inheritance. Less than ten thousand dollars apiece.
It’s not an insignificant amount of money. It’s not the winning Powerball ... | ['Parenting', 'Alcoholism', 'Love', 'Relationships', 'Death'] |
Hi. I’m Wil, and it’s been five years and one day since my last drink. Happy birthday to me. Wil Wheaton Jan 10·9 min read
Yesterday, I marked the fifth anniversary of my decision to quit drinking alcohol. It was the most consequential choice I have ever made in my life, and I am able to stand before you today only be... | ['Alcoholism', 'Sobriety', 'Abuse'] |
The U.S. tobacco market is expected to reach USD 119.3 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing consumer disposable income and availability of superior products such as customized e-cigarettes and pipes have bolstered the market growth.
Increasing consumption of tobacco b... | ['Alcoholism', 'Alcohol', 'Smoking', 'Tobacco', 'Tobacco Industry'] |
The Dark and Beautiful Truth About Sobriety
It’s the moment you realize you must stop.
It’s a reality that belongs to you, but isn’t yours.
It’s a complete disemboweling.
It’s carnage.
It’s civil war.
It’s the scornful stranger in the mirror, “What have you done?”
It’s the dismantling of a house of lies.
It’s d... | ['Beyourself', 'Recovery Success', 'Alcoholism', 'Alcohol', 'Sobriety'] |
I learned how to drink alcohol in college, fun times. Pints of beers, and shots of whatever. Two weeks after I graduated, I got a call from Lenny Silver, owner of the Record Theater Store, in Buffalo. I thought I would work there in the store, putting price tags on albums. During my interview I saw that he had a poster... | ['Alcoholism', 'Recovery', 'Stories Behind The Fog', 'Homelessness', 'Stories'] |
The physical effects alcohol takes on the body gets worse the longer and more an individual drinks. The more time goes by before addressing the addiction and dependency, the more difficult it becomes for the human body to overcome the long term damage done. One of the human organs most significantly effected by heavy, ... | ['Alcohol Addiction', 'Liver Damage', 'Liver Diseases', 'Alcoholism', 'Alcohol'] |
NOTE: This is a story about domestic violence. It is explicit, and graphic, and children are involved.
My whole head burned when I woke up.
Dirty light bled through the basement curtains. The season selection screen for Bubble Guppies was on the television, Mister Fucking Grouper leading a pack of ambiguously non-whi... | ['Parenting', 'Alcoholism', 'Domestic Violence', 'Divorce', 'Abuse'] |
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