Author Archives: Anastasia Samaras
How Upstream is staying warm this crypto winter
The fall of FTX, cryptocurrency, and a crypto winter. How Upstream’s unique methodology was built to prevent these issues and enforce failsafes By Vanessa Malone Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market, is the first regulated exchange for digital securities and NFTs powered by a blockchain. As a blockchain-powered trading app, Upstream sometimes gets mistakenly looped into […]Continue Reading
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Upstream Offers Brands and Non-profits a Digital Rewards Program to Build a Web3 Community
Raise funds and fan engagement with redeemable perks and rewards By Anastasia Samaras Upstream’s Redeemable NFTs enable your brand to integrate a digital rewards program for your audience to unlock digital merchandise, physical merchandise, rewards, or experiences while still being able to hold or trade the underlying digital collectible. Upon redemption, the NFT unlocking the […]Continue Reading
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81% of adults in the U.S. agree that there is a need for clearer crypto industry regulations
Ahead of U.S. midterm elections, a recent Grayscale national survey points to the bipartisan consensus that crypto is the future of finance By Anastasia Samaras A new national survey from Grayscale, conducted by The Harris Poll on its behalf, presented interesting findings about public perception surrounding the crypto market ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. 53% of […]Continue Reading
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UBank Becomes the First Traditional Bank to Launch a Digital Collectible (NFT) Powered by Upstream
The community-oriented, relationship bank makes history by being the first traditional bank to integrate Web3 strategies and offer digital membership and NFT perks to members. By Fernanda De La Torre This week UBank, the community-oriented relationship bank joined Upstream and made history as the first traditional bank to integrate a Web3 community-building strategy for members to trade […]Continue Reading
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Are NFTs securities?
Upstream has taken a proactive approach to navigate any regulatory changes on the horizon By Anastasia Samaras Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market, has always taken a proactive, compliance-first approach to our NFT market. We believe regulation is a “when,” not an “if,” and regulator’s latest probes point to why. Yuga Labs Inc., the entity behind […]Continue Reading
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Upstream works with college athletes to integrate NFT strategies to build and monetize their personal brands
NCAA D1 college athlete, Robert Cowherd Joins Upstream and launches his first NFT by Fernanda De La Torre Upstream works with college athletes to monetize their personal brands using digital collectibles. This week Robert Cowherd became the first NCAA D1 player to launch a limited edition NFT trading card on Upstream. 250 trading card NFTs […]Continue Reading
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