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Pagans and other like-minded individuals gathered to mark the Polk County Pagan Market in what could be termed “unfriendly zone” in East Texas

United States, 10th Dec 2022 – The United States is known for its strong religious atmosphere which has made it difficult for pagans to practice publicly. Several groups and coalitions have sprung up to fight and prevent the advancement of paganism and they have recorded success until November 12 when the first successful event of the pagan community in the United States was held. The Polk County Pagan Market made history in November as the first successful public gathering of pagans and what’s interesting about it is where it was held – East Texas.

Anyone who has heard about the Bible Belt in the United States knows it is a no-go area for anything that is not Christian. The Bible Belt refers to places in the States with a strong evangelical influence and this includes northern Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, southern and western Virginia, West Virginia, the Upstate region of South Carolina, and East Texas. Hosting a meeting for pagans in the Bible Belt is an enormous feat, and that is what the Polk County Pagan Market has done. On November 12, 2022, the Polk County Pagan Market became the first public gathering of pagans in the United States and it was held in an area with a strong christian opposition.

When the announcement of the event was made, it was met with a community uproar, with local churches and Pastors demanding it shut down. Organizers and those connected were met with numerous death threats. On the set date, the Polk County Pagan Market had 50+ vendors and hundreds of people came from all walks of life to network and shop. Two separate groups of protestors lined the roads to the event holding signs saying ‘Repent or spend an eternity in Hell,’ broadcasting sermons from a bullhorn, jumping out at cars and attempting to wave them back. But it didn’t stop this event from being successful. One group of protestors later posted ‘Satan down the road had a market while we rejoiced in our Lord.’

Following the success of the Polk County Pagan Market, the organizers have announced plans to have its next event – Market for Imbolc which is scheduled for February 4, 2023. The Imbolc event would be twice as big as the Polk County Pagan Market and plans are underway to make that happen. There would be about 75 vendors, food, entertainment, and hundreds of people from all walks of life to network with.

The Pedigo Park in Livingston, Texas will host the Market for Imbolc event in February from noon on February 4 until 7 o’clock. For more information and to make inquiries, please visit http://www.polkcountypagan.com/ or follow the group’s Facebook page via https://www.facebook.com/polkcountypaganmarket.

Media Contact

Organization: Polk County Pagan Market

Contact Person: Jason Mclelland

Email: admin@polkcountypagan.com

Phone: 936-933-7627

Website: http://www.polkcountypagan.com/

Country: United States

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New York, New York, United States, 10th Dec 2022 – There is a new frontier in the art world to discover. The NFT. Non-Fungible Token.

Perhaps you’ve been hearing about it.

Gloria Porcella, the owner of “Galleria Ca d’Oro,” is among the first in New York to present and promote this exciting art form and the first historical Art Gallery to launch NFT exhibitions.

Galleria Ca’d’Oro, located in the heart of Chelsea, New York, on 179 10th Avenue, will open the show with a special event only by invitation. Our first exclusive show opens on December 8th at 6 PM.

The Yes NFT event is powered by Possess, and each piece you see within the gallery will be available for acquisition on the platform. Possess Platform, founded by Daniel Leinfelder and Ryan Holt, is a marketplace for clients to browse and acquire exclusive one-of-one contemporary art NFTs. 

Digital certificates of authenticity, NFTs, are both unique and exclusive. Verified ownership is recorded in perpetuity on the blockchain. Galleria Ca d’Oro, in correlation with Possess, will introduce this new art form and help you to navigate these new waters from person to person. The gallery will offer you a unique experience celebrating and making clear the NFT.

Our first show brings together four very diverse NFT artists. We are certain the show will inspire both artists and collectors.

The artist Alessia Moccia creates the collection “Euphoria NFT.” (@euphorianft). She is a cutting-edge futuristic NFT photographer who mixes her cosmic vision with reality. She makes a panorama of expressive images from a precise choice of subverting reality and defying formalism. She contributes to the dynamic genre of street photography with her dreamlike vision of galaxies merged in cities. Every time she creates a new collection, there is a cathartic feeling of a new idea and realizing something is changing. It is called escapism.

Galleria Ca’d’Oro sells artwork via the mechanism of an NFT – creating a brand new opportunity for digital art collectors to enter the market and collect physical artwork they have purchased on the blockchain. 

Digital Art will be exposed on avant-gardist displays by MetroClick to create a new brand focused on sleek NFT display solutions to display your NFTs elegantly and efficiently.

We want to give the NFT community a voice. We want to put as many people on stage as possible. We want to improve the user interface.

Media Contact

Organization: Euphoria NFT

Contact Person: Media Relations

Email: info@galleriacadoro.com

Website: https://www.e-uphoria.com

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

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1. What is Geek Protocol?

“ Provide a sustainable instrument for social-financial web 3.0 program, power the vitality of the future blockchain economy.”

The Geek Protocol consists of multi-functional Dapps and architectures that work together to build a robust ecosystem that makes it simple for new investors and traders to use decentralized finance in the blockchain.

We at Geek Protocol are willing to take that risk, to reach out to new people, and to convert knowledge and information to them. To that end, we design products that blend the real world with blockchain technology so that our customers can expect the unexpected when entering this future market. 

2. Geek Network: 

2.1 – GEEK Chain: 
GeekChain is a decentralized proof of transaction and delegated proof of stake (DPoTS) consensus protocol that is designed to allow users to mine GEEK coins while they execute a series of DeFi and NFT transactions on the protocol. GeekChain brings simplicity and ease of use to the developing DeFi market, which in its current state remains hamstrung by exorbitant network fees and transaction times.

2.2 – DeFi: 

2.3 – Social-Fi with Gamified Learning Program: 

2.3.1 – Geek University: 
At Geek University, we have every article covering a variety of crypto-related topics.

We recognize that newcomers to this profession frequently experience discouragement. Our guides are specifically designed for anyone interested in learning about crypto, blockchain, and the web3 business. Here you may get market analysis, lessons, and even altcoin comparisons.

2.3.2 – Geek Gamified Learning: 
Geek Protocol  combine this rapidly growing Play to Earn concept with crypto knowledge, and you could have a massive opportunity for new Quiz to Earn approaches to transform both EdTech and Blockchain sectors. GeekQuizz is a revolutionary quiz-to-earn game that resides on the BSC chain. GeekQuizz rewards members with GGOLD when they attempt the quiz game.
 

3. Products of Geek Protocol: 

GeekQuizz is the first DApp of Geek Protocol, we localize it geographically. GeekQuizz Combine this rapidly growing Play to Earn concept with crypto knowledge, and you could have a massive opportunity for new Quiz to Earn approaches to transform both EdTech and Blockchain sectors. GeekQuizz is a revolutionary quiz-to-earn game that resides on the BSC chain. GeekQuizz rewards members with $GEEK tokens when they attempt the quiz game. All quizzes are related to crypto and blockchain. With this, GeekQuizz seeks to spread awareness among the members about crypto technology, new developments in crypto, and the latest trends in crypto.

Not only that, GeekQuizz provides users with the miniaturization of blockchain. You can become a blockchain miner without too many complicated procedures, based on the proof of work concept, all you need is only effort and time. GeekQuizz also allows you to earn extra income based on interactions and referrals, users can make money from referring new users.

Users can participate in quiz & other activities in the future to earn GeekGold, and it will be unlocked into GEEK token when certain milestones is achieved. Then at user’s sole discretion, GEEK will be the medium for the actual off ramp into stable-coin. There is a custodian wallet for user’s in-app earnings, none of GeekGold can be transferable out of this in-app wallet. GEEK, the accounting unit and GeekGold, the exchange unit for off-ramp, GeekGold have NO intrinsic value outside of QuizzGeek or other Geek ecosystem Dapp in the future.

Majority of our users are first time web3 users, you can find them using mostly only Facebook, WhatsApp and TikTok. To get them in touch with web3, we are working closely with BNBChain with its robust DeFi infrastructure to supercharge our web3 adoption. In the in-app experience, GeekGold can be off-ramp into GEEK in app.

4. Geek Protocol Highlight 

-> A rapidly growing community portal to showcase web3: Geek is building a user-facing suite of products with compelling offers and gamified experiences for new users.

-> Innovative Educational Methods: An In-App Gamified Learning Experience & Geek University provides a visual flowchart for educating web3 users. Geek Protocol will continue to launch more educational initiatives to promote widespread use by users.

->Social Expansion: the establishment of a highly connected group through social referrals. By sharing, users can create and monetize new web3 developing models.

-> Integrated solutions for businesses: Connected plans to provide seamless web3 integration solutions for businesses with integrated infrastructure.

5. $GEEK token and GGOLD 

• GEEK is the governance token of the whole protocol.
• GGOLD is the ingame cash that can be converted to NFTs and level up your game. 

The globally transferable token for Geek Protocol is GEEK. It will be listed on Pancakeswap in the coming December. GEEK is the only global pass for all community members to participate in various economic activities around the Geek ecosystem. As our ecosystem and user base grow, the platform will be generating more revenue streams from user attention, and so will the functionalities and perks associated with $GEEK. We are quite optimistic about the future expansion plan and the vibrancy of GEEK network. More use cases & products will be released continuously in the next few months, building on top of $GEEK & Geek Protocol.

Majority of our users are first time web3 users, you can find them using mostly only Facebook, WhatsApp and TikTok. To get them in touch with web3, we are working closely with BNBChain with its robust DeFi infrastructure to supercharge our web3 adoption. In the in-app experience, GGold can be off-ramp into GEEK in app.

The system & Pancake pool is not designed for speculative trading purposes on GGold. We expect to see more GGold get minted as more and more users participate in GeekQuizz. Please DO YOU OWN RESEARCH on any speculative decision.

6. Roadmap and Milestone 

7. Token distribution 

Media Contact

Organization: Geek Protocol

Contact Person: Media Contact

Email: support@geekprotocol.io

Website: https://geekprotocol.io/

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

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New York, New York, United States, 9th Dec 2022 – EXEVerse Labs, an Asia-based NFT company has secured $7.5 million in funding from Berkwood Capital to accelerate the growth of its metaverse & Web3 products.

• EXEVerse Labs raised $7.5 million from Berkwood Capital’s $50M “NFT Future Fund”
• The Web3 company will accelerate development on its anime-inspired, mobile gaming franchise
• EXEVerse Labs is set to mint its main NFT Collection EXEVerse Genesis on 21 December 2022

The investment will strengthen development and allow EXEVerse to expand its team and accelerate the launch of its suite of mobile games and manga while maintaining the high quality standard that has defined the company.

Founded in November 2021, EXEVerse Labs has successfully launched several NFT products in 2022, including EXEVerse.Shop, EXE Radiance NFT Collection, EXE Collectibles NFT Collection and released the first chapter of its Manga.

EXEVerse sets itself apart in the metaverse space by building and developing products that cater to both the general public as well as the blockchain community. By having a consumer-first mindset rather than a blockchain-first focus, EXEVerse is confident to capture the attention of the general public and lead them into the metaverse gradually. 

By employing a unique Freemium model in its games, players will be able to enjoy the games traditionally but will be able to unlock more immersive and exciting gaming experiences by engaging with NFTs.

EXEVerse is also set to begin monthly serialisation on a manga written by established writer-director Logan Mitev and produced by a professional art studio Huang Long Studios. The manga will introduce the public to the EXEVerse universe of unique characters and exciting stories. The first chapter was released in early December and received overwhelmingly positive response and reviews from the community.

Prior to the funding round, EXEVerse has successfully launched a online merchandise store EXEVerse.Shop and a NFT collection EXE Radiance that introduces unique shopping experiences at the store. EXEVerse Labs’s future plans include launching several NFT collections that each complement a pillar of their products – Manga, Mobile Games & Merchandise.

“I am honoured and proud that EXEVerse is officially the first NFT project that we have funded from our “NFT Future Fund”. After months of talking to various founders and projects, we have selected EXEVerse due to their resilience, diligence and experience in the space. The ambitious plans which EXEVerse have laid out to date alongside their stated goals will no doubt blaze a new path in the metaverse. This first round of funding will not only enable the team to achieve their goals faster but allow them to maintain the high quality expected from their fans and players,” said James Lambert, Berkwood Capital’s Media Manager.

Berkwood Capital will also be providing support in terms of marketing, financing, networking and collaboration with other partners within the space.

“We are very excited to be working with Berkwood Capital to bring our vision to life. We are confident in the future of blockchain and NFTs and cannot wait to present to the world our vision.” said Blake Tan, the Creative Director of EXEVerse.

EXEVerse is set to launch their main NFT Collection EXE Genesis on the 21st of December 2022. EXE Genesis is a NFT collection that allows its holders to receive a reward-sharing ownership in the whole suite of EXEVerse Labs products.

More information can be found at their website, Twitter and Discord

Media Contact

Organization: Berkwood Capital

Contact Person: James Lambert

Email: hello@berkwoodcapital.com

Website: https://www.berkwoodcapital.com

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

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A recent study by Bridges Consultancy has revealed that 7-out-of-10 people are still at the lowest level of digital maturity, a factor that explains why two-thirds of digital transformations are failing.The Digital Maturity Index Report 2022, an analytical report which identifies an individual’s digital maturity, has shown that the majority of respondents are still coming to terms with understanding digital technologies and methodologies, with 71 percent scoring at the lowest level of the Digital Maturity Index (DMI).

Singapore, 9th Dec 2022 – A recent study by Bridges Consultancy has revealed that 7-out-of-10 people are still at the lowest level of digital maturity, a factor that explains why two-thirds of digital transformations are failing.

The Digital Maturity Index Report 2022, an analytical report which identifies an individual’s digital maturity, has shown that the majority of respondents are still coming to terms with understanding digital technologies and methodologies, with 71 percent scoring at the lowest level of the Digital Maturity Index (DMI).

The DMI captures an individual’s (not organization’s) current level of readiness to take advantage of opportunities and create value through digital. The index rates respondents at one of three levels: Reacting (basic), Embedding (intermediate) and Strategizing (advanced).

As one of the world’s few indexes that measure an individual’s digital maturity, the DMI offers a reliable starting point for identifying individual digital gaps. To ensure reliability, the team utilised the Cronbach’s Alpha scale[1] to test for internal consistency and received a strong score of .94. The DMI also had a test-retest reliability coefficient of .93, further indicating the instrument’s excellent reliability.

What the DMI revealed most significantly is that the majority of respondents are at the ‘Reacting’ level, which is the most basic level of digital maturity. At this level, individuals may still be learning the vocabulary, technologies, and methodologies pertinent to digital transformation.

This implies that people increasingly have the knowledge but not the skills for digital transformation and are not yet prepared to implement the digital technologies and methodologies needed in business today, a fact that could have a critical impact on how those businesses perform.

Asides from measuring what individuals know about digital transformation, the DMI also measures what they are capable of doing. The report revealed that most respondents are most capable with smartphone apps, showing an ability to effectively utilise dashboards, create digital visualisations and employ design thinking.

At the other end of the spectrum, the skill with the lowest score was digital nudging, which is an approach that uses digital means to encourage behavioural change. According to the results of the DMI, 52.2 percent of respondents showed a limited understanding while only 2.6 percent showed advanced knowledge.

“People are getting better at picking up the necessary knowledge, but they haven’t yet acquired the applied skills they need to unlock that knowledge and properly implement it,” states Professor Michael Netzley, Co-Author of the DMI Report 2022. “Individuals are struggling to move from acquiring the knowledge to actually embedding it into practice.”

This significant gap between knowledge and implementation is one of the most critical factors revealed by the DMI results and is referred to in the report as the ‘Digital Knowing-Doing Gap’. This gap indicates that individuals, and as a result, organizations, will continue struggling to move from adapting to embedding digital transformation unless they acquire the skills that will allow them to unleash the full value of their knowledge.

“One of the main reasons behind creating the DMI was to allow individuals to prudently plan a path forward, identify their development needs and take the necessary actions to improve their digital maturity,” says Robin Speculand, Co-Author of the DMI Report 2022. “Going through the DMI will allow them to measure and analyse their results, identify what actions need to be taken and then develop a plan that plots a course towards a successful implementation.” 

By completing the Digital Maturity Index and establishing a baseline, individuals can now make informed decisions to map a path forward, identifying their development needs and taking the appropriate actions to improve their digital maturity.

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About the Digital Maturity Index Report 2022

The Digital Maturity Index Report 2022 study sampled 1,463 individuals who completed the DMI. Respondents are mostly based in Asia Pacific. In addition:

• The sample reflects multiple industries including semiconductors, insurance, finance, environmental technologies, and healthcare.
• It reflects a range of organizational levels, mainly individual contributors, people managers and enterprise leaders, with ages ranging from 18 to 65.
• The database includes respondents from executive development programs as well as corporate and university programs.

About Professor Michael Netzley, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)

Michael is the founder and CEO of Extend My Runway Pte Ltd (EMR), an AI-for-good start-up that nudges you toward better brain health and cognitive performance. He also serves as Affiliated Faculty and Executive Coach with IMD Business School in Singapore and previously spent 15 years on the faculty of Singapore Management University. Michael has consulted with EY’s People Advisory Services and Heidrick Leadership and in his various roles, Michael has enabled the learning journey of more than 15,000 executives. His work has been featured in the New York Times, MIT’s Technology Review, Dialogue Review, Channel News Asia, and Straits Times. A resident of Singapore, Michael is pursuing a second master’s degree in Applied Neuroscience from King’s College, London.

About Robin Speculand

Robin is a recognized pioneer and expert in strategy and digital implementation. He is driven to transform strategy implementation by inspiring global leaders to adopt a different mindset and approach. The founder of three companies, Robin is CEO of Bridges Business Consultancy Int and co-founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute and Digital Leadership Specialists. A TEDx presenter and Thinkers50 nominee, he is a facilitator for IMD, Duke CE, and SMU, and part of the Top 30 Global Gurus. As a best-selling author, he has written six books including his most recent, World’s Best Bank: A Strategic Guide to Digital Transformation, and Strategy Implementation Playbook: A Step-By-Step Guide

[1] Cronbach’s Alpha is a measure of internal consistency and is considered to be a measure of scale reliability – UCLA Advanced Research Computing

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Organization: Thistlework Communications

Contact Person: Nicholas Ferguson

Email: nicholas.ferguson@thistlework.co

Phone: +6594520613

Website: http://thistlework.co/

Country: Singapore

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San Jose, CA, United States, 8th Dec 2022 — FlyFin, the world’s number one AI-based tax preparation and tax filing service, introduced a list of tax hacks to help self-employed people save on their taxes. FlyFin’s new resources offer a variety of ways to reduce taxable income and directly lower the amount of tax owed. The new resources cover a variety of topics, including strategies for responsibly paying taxes, highlighting potential penalties and deductible expenses that may not be on the radar for many taxpayers. 

In particular, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 resulted in a new IRS rule requiring a $600 threshold on payment apps such as Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, etc. In response to this new tax law, FlyFin’s new resources aim to simplify the tax filing process around the new tax filing rule. According to the SBA, there are approximately 30 million small businesses, freelancers, solo-preneurs and independent contractors in the US as of 2019. The new tax rule will affect this collective group for the 2022 tax year in the following ways: 

• Freelancers and gig workers will be required to report any payments of $600 or more made through payment apps, regardless of the number of transactions, as income on their tax returns. 
• Small business owners will be required to issue Form 1099-K for payments of $600 or more made through payment apps, regardless of the number of transactions. A 1099-K form must be filed with the IRS by January 31 of the following year. 
• Freelancers and gig workers will be required to pay self-employment taxes on any payments of $600 or more made through payment apps, regardless of the number of transactions. 
• Small business owners may be penalized for failing to issue Form 1099-K for payments of $600 or more made through payment apps, regardless of the number of transactions.

“We understand that navigating the world of taxes can be very challenging, especially for self-employed individuals. That’s why we’re excited to offer these new tips and strategies to help our customers save on their taxes in a tax environment that’s always changing, so that they can meet their tax obligations with as much tax savings as possible. FlyFin’s goal is to give our customers all the knowledge and tools they need to make the most informed decisions about their taxes. We’re constantly updating our resources to ensure that our customers have access to the latest information and strategies,” said Jaideep Singh, Co-founder and CEO of FlyFin.

Building upon the company’s award-winning AI platform, FlyFin has assembled a comprehensive Tax Resource Center that helps freelancers and self-employed individuals prepare and file their taxes. Taxpayers can quickly find topics around self-employment, tax deductions, self-employed retirement plans, as well as practical how-to guidance. To demystify tax preparation, FlyFin’s growing Tax Resource Center offers free tools, calculators, guides, tax forms, and more. 

About FlyFin
FlyFin is an award-winning, AI-powered, web 3.0 platform that provides self-employed, sub-contractors, independent contractors, gig workers, freelancers and creator economy workers with a convenient, easy-to-use and affordable tax filing solution. FlyFin helps individuals maximize self-employment tax deductions and income tax refunds. With a “Man + Machine” approach, FlyFin leverages AI paired with highly experienced tax CPAs to deliver automation that eliminates 95% of the work required for 1099 self-employed individuals to prepare their taxes. FlyFin is a privately-held, venture-backed company based in San Jose, California.

Media Contact

Organization: FlyFin

Contact Person: Carmen Hughes

Email: carmen@ignitepr.com

Phone: +1.650-576.6444

Website: https://flyfin.tax/

City: San Jose

State: CA

Country: United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States, 8th Dec 2022 – Since 2017, Crypto Dispensers has been working to provide customers with safe and convenient ways of purchasing Bitcoin and other digital currencies. 

As early adopters of Bitcoin ATM technology, they have been leading the industry by allowing users to exchange cash into digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum almost instantly across the country. Now, they are excited to announce an easier and even safer way of buying Bitcoin with cash: CDReload.
 

CDReload allows users to fund their accounts with cash at over 16,000 retail locations nationwide. Customers can load their cash to their CDReload account by handing their custom-generated barcode and cash to the person at the register. Once the cash is credited to their account,(which usually takes minutes), users can choose how much Bitcoin they want to buy and designate the wallet they want to send their coins. Customers can “reload” their account with cash at their favorite retail locations once they create a CDReload account and verify their identity. 

Using CDReload is simple and only takes a few simple steps to buy Bitcoin. First-time users with CDReload will receive $25 FREE credited to their balance on their first transaction.

“One of the biggest benefits of using CDReload is that customers own and maintain control of their cryptocurrency from start to finish,” says Firas Isa, Founder and CEO of Crypto Dispensers. Unlike many online exchanges, Crypto Dispensers allows users to deposit the cryptocurrency into their designated crypto wallet. The whole process is seamless and nearly instantaneous. 

About Crypto Dispensers:

Crypto Dispensers is the leading Bitcoin ATM operator and next-generation cryptocurrency exchange in America. Since 2017, Crypto Dispensers has been operating Bitcoin ATMs in premier shopping malls and small business establishments to contribute to the effort of taking cryptocurrency mainstream. Their goal is to ultimately make cryptocurrencies more accessible, allowing everyone a fair chance to engage in the global financial ecosystem and to achieve economic prosperity.

Media Contact

Organization: Virtual Assets, LLC d/b/a Crypto Dispensers Bitcoin ATMs and Next Generation Digital Currency Exchange

Contact Person: Firas Isa

Email: help@cryptodispensers.com

Phone: +1 888 212 5824

Website: https://www.cryptodispensers.com

Country: United States

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