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. 

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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. 

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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.   

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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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HashSea is a dedicated NFT marketplace and launchpad platform operating on the Hedera blockchain network. It provides a space for creators and buyers to mint live, purchase assets on secondary market or create their own NFT assets while engaging with the other digital assets native to the Hedera network.

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As a marketplace, HashSea facilitates the discovery, purchase, and sale of Hedera NFTs, leveraging the network's high throughput and remarkably low, predictable transaction fees. Meanwhile, functioning as a launchpad, HashSea empowers creators by offering tools and services to easily mint and debut new projects directly to the Hedera ecosystem. This dual role positions HashSea as a key enabler for both established and emerging artists and developers looking to capitalize on Hedera's efficient, carbon-negative infrastructure.

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HashSea’s utilization of the Hedera Token Service (HTS) allows it to offer features embedded features such as native, enforceable royalties for creators and near instant transactions. It supports the HashPack wallet for minting, listing, and trading NFTs on the Hedera blockchain network.

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Union Finance is a non-KYC peer-to-peer permissionless protection marketplace that allows users to mitigate risks associated with decentralized finance (DeFi) through the purchase of downside protection services. It also offers users the option to provide liquidity to the platform for the purpose of earning premiums from those seeking protection. Union’s state-of-the-art protocol has integrated capabilities built to secure multi-layer risks across smart contracts and protocols in a single-stop scalable system.

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Union Finance’s platform offers distinct products to address different risk scenarios. These include C-OP (collateral optimization and volatility protection), a service aimed at mitigating the risks associated with holding cryptocurrencies over extended periods, and U-CDS (Union crypto default swaps), which provide protection against specific adverse events such as smart contract exploits and oracle attacks.

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The firm’s services are targeted towards individuals and entities involved in the DeFi space who require tools to safeguard their investments and strategies over both short and long-term programs.

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Union Finance has established a range of partnerships across the blockchain and DeFi ecosystem, including UniLend, Waves, Avalanche, BlockScience, Kleros, and Router, as well as the Hedera blockchain network.

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Logstash is an open-source, server-side data processing pipeline from Elastic NV. It ingests data from multiple sources simultaneously, transforms it, and then sends it to a chosen destination. It is a core component of the Elastic Stack, often used for centralizing and processing logs, metrics, and other event data.

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In the context of the Hedera blockchain network, Logstash can be integrated using tools such as the logstash-output-hedera plugin. This specific Java Output Plugin is designed for the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS). It enables Logstash to send processed events or logs directly to an HCS topic. Users configure the plugin by specifying details including their HCS topic ID, an operator account ID, and the associated private key for that operator account. An optional submit key used for topic creation can also be provided, along with the target Hedera network, which can be "mainnet" or "testnet".

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By using this plugin, applications can leverage Logstash's data collection and transformation capabilities to then record events onto the Hedera public ledger via HCS. This creates an immutable, verifiable, and timestamped log of the data, enhancing transparency and auditability for any system employing this integration.

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