Calaxy is a decentralized social marketplace designed to empower creators by giving them direct ownership of their communities and monetization tools. It was cofounded by Spencer Dinwiddie, an active NBA player currently with the Dallas Mavericks, and CEO Solo Ceesay.
The Calaxy platform operates on the Hedera blockchain network with additional support for the Solana blockchain. It enables creators to build personalized mini-applications for users called "Worlds" and has been used by scores of celebrities including NFL superstar Ezekiel Elliot, WWE superstar Mickie James, and pop singer Teyana Taylor.
The customizable Worlds serve as social hubs enabling direct fan engagement through features including social feeds, exclusive content, video calls, and NFT sales. Creators can set their own prices for experiences and subscriptions, eliminating the need for intermediaries.
Calaxy integrates a user-friendly wallet supporting fiat currency, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs, Its native token, $CLXY, serves as a gas and governance token for its underlying "Creator's Galaxy" protocol which allows fans to purchase creator-specific tokens that are redeemable for bespoke interactions and unique content.
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AP+ is also an active researcher organization that is constantly exploring the capabilities of distributed ledger technology and a member of the Hedera Council.
The relationship with Hedera provides AP+ with a framework for developing and testing new solutions that could one day integrate with or enhance its established portfolio of payment services. This involvement complements its research into other future-focused technologies, including its participation in the Reserve Bank of Australia's CBDC pilot program.
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The core of NFT Grade's service is its proprietary algorithm, which analyzes the metadata of an NFT to determine its rarity and overall grade. This process takes into account various factors, including the individual traits of the NFT and their prevalence within the entire collection. The platform provides a detailed "Grade Card" for each assessed NFT, which includes an overall score, a breakdown of its trait rarities, and a unique serial number. This allows collectors and investors to make more informed decisions by providing a clear and objective measure of an NFT's value.
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The core function of the plugin is to have Fabric orderer nodes submit endorsed transactions to a designated topic on the Hedera Consensus Service. HCS then assigns these transactions a unique, immutable, and verifiable consensus timestamp and sequence. Fabric orderers subscribe to this topic via a Hedera mirror node, retrieve the ordered transactions, and use this sequence to consistently form blocks and propagate them within the private Fabric network.
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