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The early days of ecommerce can be traced back decades, sluggish until the 2000s, then accelerating rapidly over the last 10-plus years. Online gaming is on a similar trajectory. Analogous to what Amazon and Alibaba did for ecommerce, online gaming has deep roots that go back decades and now has entered a growth stage that many believe will chart like a hockey stick. There are different approaches to capitalizing on what appears to be parabolic growth across the industry. More merchants than miners became millionaires during the California gold rush, and servicing the companies that provide consumer gaming just might be one of the best ways to cash a ticket. Playgon Games Inc. (TSX.V: DEAL) (OTCQB: PLGNF) (Profile), a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) technology company, is laser focused on that business-to-business (“B2B”) market, developing and licensing unique digital content for the iGaming market. Other companies jockeying for the end user, curating gaming and gambling services for consumers (“B2C”) include Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG), Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOG) and Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN).

The early days of ecommerce can be traced back decades, sluggish until the 2000s, then accelerating rapidly over the last 10-plus years. Online gaming is on a similar trajectory. Analogous to what Amazon and Alibaba did for ecommerce, online gaming has deep roots that go back decades and now has entered a growth stage that many believe will chart like a hockey stick. There are different approaches to capitalizing on what appears to be parabolic growth across the industry. More merchants than miners became millionaires during the California gold rush, and servicing the companies that provide consumer gaming just might be one of the best ways to cash a ticket. Playgon Games Inc. (TSX.V: DEAL) (OTCQB: PLGNF) (Profile), a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) technology company, is laser focused on that business-to-business (“B2B”) market, developing and licensing unique digital content for the iGaming market. Other companies jockeying for the end user, curating gaming and gambling services for consumers (“B2C”) include Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG), Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOG) and Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN).

Even as the cannabis market continues expanding, pricing for wholesale cannabis has been under protracted pressure from oversupply and price cuts. Make no mistake — the cannabis market is still robust with large upside, and survivors of this supply side shake-out should secure ever-greater market share. The pressures may be most prevalent in California, the world’s biggest cannabis market, as light-deprivation crops reach market in 2021 and the potential for Type 5 cultivation licenses allowing for massive outdoor-growing facilities could be issued in California by 2023. To survive and thrive, companies will need to be nimble, diversify assets across the value chain and generate revenues from multiple venues. That’s preaching to the choir for Los-Angeles-based Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS) (Profile). One of California’s publicly traded cannabis cultivators, NUGS has been actively diversifying into integrated operations complete with high-profile retail locations and new indoor grow facilities. NUGS views the shake-out as opportunity and fully expects to capture increased market share as the company continues to diversify.  Throughout the last decade, as the “green rush” has swept across the globe, the wheat has been separated from the chaff, leaving strong companies — such as Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC), Curaleaf Holdings (OTCQX: CURLF), Green Thumb Industries (OTCQX: GTBIF) and Trulieve Cannabis (OTCQX: TCNNF) — still standing as they take necessary steps to secure market share going forward.

Even as the cannabis market continues expanding, pricing for wholesale cannabis has been under protracted pressure from oversupply and price cuts. Make no mistake — the cannabis market is still robust with large upside, and survivors of this supply side shake-out should secure ever-greater market share. The pressures may be most prevalent in California, the world’s biggest cannabis market, as light-deprivation crops reach market in 2021 and the potential for Type 5 cultivation licenses allowing for massive outdoor-growing facilities could be issued in California by 2023. To survive and thrive, companies will need to be nimble, diversify assets across the value chain and generate revenues from multiple venues. That’s preaching to the choir for Los-Angeles-based Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS) (Profile). One of California’s publicly traded cannabis cultivators, NUGS has been actively diversifying into integrated operations complete with high-profile retail locations and new indoor grow facilities. NUGS views the shake-out as opportunity and fully expects to capture increased market share as the company continues to diversify.  Throughout the last decade, as the “green rush” has swept across the globe, the wheat has been separated from the chaff, leaving strong companies — such as Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC), Curaleaf Holdings (OTCQX: CURLF), Green Thumb Industries (OTCQX: GTBIF) and Trulieve Cannabis (OTCQX: TCNNF) — still standing as they take necessary steps to secure market share going forward.

The decentralized and global Alien Worlds community, which has become one of the most used decentralized blockchain applications in the world, is pleased to announce that the Alien Worlds Missions game has just launched on the Binance Smart Chain blockchain. Explorers now have the ability to send virtual spaceships on missions throughout the Metaverse, and earn NFTs for use within the game, as well as acquiring NFTs created by various player communities who host frequent events and activities.

To view the full press release, visit https://nnw.fm/LVseC

There isn’t a cigarette smoker in the world who doesn’t know smoking is bad for them. The problems are that nicotine is one of the most highly addictive substances in the world, and for the nearly 70% of 34.1 million Americans who want to kick the habit, there aren’t many smoking-cessation options that have proven safe and effective. Hope may be looming on the horizon, however, with new research building on prior studies that suggest psilocybin is not only a potential solution but also a more effective one. Leading a charge on this front is Mydecine Innovations Group (NEO: MYCO) (OTC: MYCOF) (FSE: 0NFA) (Profile), a biopharmaceutical firm formed in 2020 for the purpose of developing innovative therapeutics to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health disorders. Mydecine is part of a renaissance for psychedelic medicine research that is showing real promise in addressing areas of unmet medical need. Those contributing to the resurgence includes peers such as COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), ATAI Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI), Cybin Inc. (NYSE American: CYBN) (NEO: CYBN) and Field Trip Health Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTRP).

There isn’t a cigarette smoker in the world who doesn’t know smoking is bad for them. The problems are that nicotine is one of the most highly addictive substances in the world, and for the nearly 70% of 34.1 million Americans who want to kick the habit, there aren’t many smoking-cessation options that have proven safe and effective. Hope may be looming on the horizon, however, with new research building on prior studies that suggest psilocybin is not only a potential solution but also a more effective one. Leading a charge on this front is Mydecine Innovations Group (NEO: MYCO) (OTC: MYCOF) (FSE: 0NFA) (Profile), a biopharmaceutical firm formed in 2020 for the purpose of developing innovative therapeutics to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health disorders. Mydecine is part of a renaissance for psychedelic medicine research that is showing real promise in addressing areas of unmet medical need. Those contributing to the resurgence includes peers such as COMPASS Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS), ATAI Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI), Cybin Inc. (NYSE American: CYBN) (NEO: CYBN) and Field Trip Health Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTRP).

The decentralized and global Alien Worlds community, which has become one of the most used decentralized blockchain applications in the world, is pleased to announce that the Alien Worlds Missions game has just launched on the Binance Smart Chain blockchain. Explorers now have the ability to send virtual spaceships on missions throughout the Metaverse, and earn NFTs for use within the game, as well as acquiring NFTs created by various player communities who host frequent events and activities.

To view the full press release, visit https://nnw.fm/LVseC

• New ETP, Valour Uniswap, will enable institutions and individuals to invest in Uniswap (UNI) as easily as buying shares from their bank or broker

DeFi Technologies (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJ.F) (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, today announces that its subsidiary Valour Inc. (“Valour“), an issuer of digital asset exchange traded products (“ETPs“), will launch Valour Uniswap (VALOUR UNISWAP – CH1114178846) on the Börse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG (“Frankfurt“). The Valour Uniswap ETP enables investors to gain exposure to UNI, the native token of the world’s largest decentralised exchange, Uniswap, simply and securely, via their bank or broker.

• New ETP, Valour Uniswap, will enable institutions and individuals to invest in Uniswap (UNI) as easily as buying shares from their bank or broker

DeFi Technologies (NEO: DEFI) (GR: RMJ.F) (OTC: DEFTF), a technology company bridging the gap between traditional capital markets and decentralized finance, today announces that its subsidiary Valour Inc. (“Valour“), an issuer of digital asset exchange traded products (“ETPs“), will launch Valour Uniswap (VALOUR UNISWAP – CH1114178846) on the Börse Frankfurt Zertifikate AG (“Frankfurt“). The Valour Uniswap ETP enables investors to gain exposure to UNI, the native token of the world’s largest decentralised exchange, Uniswap, simply and securely, via their bank or broker.