Clout.art is a creator economy platform, founded in 2021. Its mission is to bridge the gap between Web2 social media and the Web3 world through the creation of a sustainable and transparent ecosystem that empowers content creators to monetise their most valuable social media content as unique digital assets.

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The platform's core service is an NFT minting and marketplace solution. It allows creators to take their most successful social media posts, such as those from Instagram, and transform them into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This provides a direct way for creators to capitalize on their existing digital footprint and for fans to own a piece of their favorite creator's content. The Clout.art ecosystem also includes a social token, $SWAY, which enables fans to stake with their favorite creators in "creator pools." When a creator sells an NFT, a portion of the proceeds is distributed to those who have staked in their pool, creating a mutually beneficial relationship.

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Hedera Coinflip is a decentralized application (dApp) built on the Hedera network that offers a simple, "double or nothing" style betting game. Users can wager HBAR for a 50/50 chance to double their bet. The platform's core value proposition lies in its commitment to transparency and fairness, which is achieved through its unique use of the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS).

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The fairness of each flip is guaranteed by a provably fair mechanism that prevents manipulation by either the player or the platform operator. When a user initiates a flip, a combination of a server-provided seed and a client-provided seed is submitted to the Hedera network via HCS. The immutable and unpredictable consensus timestamp assigned to this transaction by the decentralized network is then used to determine the outcome. Because this timestamp cannot be influenced or known in advance, the result of the coin flip is truly random and publicly verifiable.

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A small percentage of each wager contributes to a progressive jackpot, which can be won by players who achieve a specific, consecutive number of wins. This jackpot serves as the platform's primary revenue model while also creating an exciting, high-reward target for dedicated players.

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HLiquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol built and deployed on the Hedera blockchain network. It offers users a method to take out loans against their HBAR collateral and enables HBAR holders to access liquidity in the form of a USD-pegged stablecoin without selling held HBAR assets.

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The core mechanism allows users to deposit HBAR into a smart contract to mint the protocol's stablecoin to obtain interest-free loans with a one-time borrowing fee. HLiquity operates on a system of over-collateralization, requiring borrowers to maintain a collateral ratio above a specified minimum to secure their debt. 

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A key component of the protocol is the Stability Pool, where users can deposit the HLiquity-issued stablecoin. These deposits are used to absorb debt from liquidated positions, and Stability Pool providers are compensated with a share of the liquidated HBAR collateral. HLiquity aims to provide a capital-efficient and censorship-resistant borrowing solution within the Hedera DeFi ecosystem.

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Shinhan Bank is one of South Korea's largest and oldest commercial banks, with a history dating back to 1897. It offers a comprehensive range of financial services, including personal and corporate banking, foreign exchange, wealth management, and investment banking with a focus on digital innovation. It is a member of the Hedera Governing Council.

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Its parent company is the Shinhan Financial Group, a major financial holding company in Korea with a significant domestic market share and an expanding international presence across Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Shinhan Bank offers a blockchain-based loan management platform through a partnership with the Small Business Market Promotion Corporation (SEMAS). It has also launched a blockchain credentialing system for verifying loan documents and an integrated blockchain-based Decentralized ID (DID) for its mobile banking app, SOL.   

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Additionally, Shinhan Bank previously partnered with Standard Bank to develop a cross-border remittance system using stablecoins built on the Hedera distributed blockchain network. This enables the issuance and trading of stablecoins pegged to national currencies such as the South Korean won and South African rand utilizing Hedera's Token Service (HTS) and Consensus Service (HCS). 

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