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GameFi is one of the hottest new trends to emerge from the crypto industry, combining decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens  with blockhain based online game .Unlike many traditional online games, which operate on a “pay-to-win” model and allow players to purchase upgrades in order to gain an advantage over others, GameFi introduces a “play to earn ” model. This concept involves giving players financial incentives to play and progress through games. In some cases, this has allowed gamers to earn a full time inconeHow it worksAll objects in these types of games are expressed as NFTs – digital tokens used to prove ownership of scarce intangible items. Think of things like plots of land, avatars, costumes, weapons and gold bars. Once players find and accrue these items through gameplay, many have the option to trade these with others in digital markrts place  for different NFTs, or sell them in exchange for cryptocurrency.Depending on which game is played, users can increase their earning potential by dedicating time leveling-up and improving their characters, creating monetized structures on their land that other gamers pay to use or by competing against others in tournaments.•   In order to keep track of what every player owns, all NFTs and cryptocurrency transaction data are stored on a public blockchain. This is a type of technology maintained by a global network of computers. Leveraging this technology in gaming provides a number of Distributed ,digital,record-keepingbenefits, including:•   Players can easily prove ownership of their in-game items. There is no single point of failure, meaning players will no longer be at risk of Losing track of what they own •   if the underlying gaming company experiences technical issues. Items accrued during gameplay cannot be counterfeited, removed or destroyed.•   Game-native cryptocurrencies can be sent and received without the need for intermediary settlement, clearing or custody.Some games also include DeFi elements such as staking  , where players can lock away certain tokens in order to earn annual interest and other rewards they can save to purchase other in-game items or unlock new content.What you need to playIn order to take part in any these play-to-earn games, users will need to do the following:•   Create a cryptocurrency wallet: To store their virtual currency and NFTs, and make in-game transactions. Which wallet you need will depend on which blockchain the game was built upon. For example, MetaMask – an Ethereum-based crypto wallet service – will work with any GameFi game built on Ethereum.•   Purchase starter items: All GameFi games are free to download. However, many require players to first purchase characters, native crypto tokens, decks of cards or upgrades in order to begin.•   Pre-funded crypto wallet: You will need to pre-fund your crypto wallet with a particular cryptocurrency in order to purchase starter items and proceed. , for example, cryptoblades requires users to download Metamask , purchase Binance coin (BNB) and exchange it for the game’s native cryptocurrency, SKILL.Top GameFi games right nowFor players looking to get involved in these blockchain-based games and start earning cryptocurrency and NFTs, here is a breakdown of some of the leading games  currently available.Alien WorldsIn this game, players join an alien universe consisting of several planets where they must fight for scarce resources and mine the game’s native cryptocurrency, trillium (TLM). Players can also battle each other, go on quests and earn additional income by renting out their land to others.CryptoBladesCrypto Blades  is a web-based role playing game that emulates traditional games like Skyrim or Dark Souls. Players can battle monsters or complete in-game raids to earn SKILL tokens. To help with battles, players can craft weapons to build an advantage over their opponents or boost their power. These items can then be traded in an open marketplace.The gameplay itself is straightforward. There are four main components – fire, earth, lightning and water – allocated to each character, weapon, attribute and enemy. Each component will have its strengths and weaknesses, which players must then utilize and build strategies to beat their opponents.Axie InfinityA Pokemon-inspired universe where you can buy, take care of, breed and trade digital monsters called   “Axie.” Axie Infinity runs off its own specifically built sidechain so that it can optimize gameplay and scale effectively.The game has a high earning potential but requires high involvement to breed, care for and trade rare or unique Axies. These monsters can battle each other to earn SLP tokens or be sent on quests for resource farming.FAIRY CAT Fairy Cat gamefi fairycat .net is a virtual pet blockchain game Play to earn. The Fairy Cat Blockchain Game offers players and investors a very unique opportunity to collect, trade, battle and earn rare assets that greatly increase their income. Fairy Cats and all other in-game items will be stored as NFTs with a 1:1 equivalent of USDT in the player's wallet and thus can be sold for profit and freely traded.F-Cat  game is a sub-project of the "Save every cat in the world" project initiated by Japanese cat lover Rock. It is developed by Kia Game Studio team. A kind of blockchain game.In F-Cat, you can let your elven cats find treasures for you. These treasures will become your assets in F-Cat game . Your assets can be converted to dollars at any time. Withdraw your assets, we hope your proceeds in the game can be used to save the stray cats or other stray pets around you, treat every pet around you sincerely!All proceeds from this project will be used to save stray cats on the street, buy cat food and provide cat nests for them, under the supervision of playersThe sacred tree, the home of the elven catsOn a small hill in the Elven kingdom, there is a sacred oak tree called the Divine Tree, a giant tree with nine roots that connects the nine worlds of the universe. One goes to the Land of Fire, one to the Land of Fog, one to the Land of the Gods of Warner, and one to the Land of the Gods of Assa. There is also the Land of the Light Elves, the Land of the Dark Elves, the World of the Dwarves, the Land of the Giants, and the Land of the Dead. The land of the gods of Assa is connected to the human world by a rainbow of fire.The sacred trees are guarded by elven cats, and each green tree canopy becomes the home of an elven cat.

1. Get Paid to Live StreamAnyone can stream their gameplay in real-time for the world to see. Aim to build a large audience (which you can monetize with ads) or a loyal audience (to monetize with donations and subscriptions). The biggest platform for streaming is Twitch, but YouTube is also an option.2. Win Gaming Tournaments and Acquire SponsorshipsTournaments are commonplace for PvP titles, like fighting games. Of course, the more popular the game, the larger the prize pools become. If you're skilled enough to join an esports organization, you may be able to earn a livable salary through winnings and sponsorships. Most competitive gamers also take advantage of live streams (#1) for additional income.3. Get Paid to Test GamesGames go through various phases of development before they're released. Near the time of completion, developers need outsiders to playtest their games with fresh eyes. As a playtester, your job is to check over everything the developer wants you to look at, which includes finding and documenting bugs and other issues.4. Sell Accounts or Digital ItemsIf you've spent enough time in some games, you might be able to "flip" your account or in-game items to other players. As one example, you can resell some Steam Trading Cards earned by playing games to players who want to collect them. While you won't make huge money from this, you might be able to earn enough to cover your next game purchase.5. Play Gamefi to earn tokenGameFi projects vary widely based on how they function. As a result, there are different mechanisms through which players can earn rewards and generate income. Some blockchain games reward players with tokens for completing in-game tasks, while other games generate revenue from the assets players own. Below, we have the Top 3 best GameFi platforms that you can play and earn money:STEPN:STEPN gamefi stepn .com is a Blockchain game of the Move-to-Earn (moving to earn) genre. When participating in this game, users only need to move to earn money.  However, to do this, participants will need to equip a pair of specialized NFT Sneakers. Accordingly, when performing activities such as walking, jogging, ... users will receive the corresponding number of tokens in the game. Fairy Cat:Fairy Cat gamefi fairycat .net is a virtual pet blockchain game Play to earn. The Fairy Cat Blockchain Game offers players and investors a very unique opportunity to collect, trade, battle and earn rare assets that greatly increase their income. Fairy Cats and all other in-game items will be stored as NFTs with a 1:1 equivalent of USDT in the player's wallet and thus can be sold for profit and freely traded.Crabada:Crabada gamefi crabada .com is a Blockchain Play-to-Earn game launched in November 2021. Joining the game, users can rediscover the prosperous ancient Hermit-Crab Kingdom once ruled by Crustaco, king of Crabada and participate in exploration, mining, breeding, crafting... to expand force. Players will need to spend about 3,900 USD just to get started. Blockchain Game Crabada is an extremely profitable “game”, but its high barrier to entry makes it difficult for the average player to participate.

Quote from: LAURI on 22 Jan, 2020 10:30LAS CRIPTOMONEDAS:Muy interesante el mundo de la criptografía, yo nunca he comprado criptomonedas, pero no me importaría ser uno de esos "mineros" Pero no podemos hablar de criptomonedas sin saber que todas las transacciones con Bitcoin se registran, en el BLOCKCHAIN, a modo de libro contable.Blockchain significa cadena de bloques, que contienen diferentes tipos de información (por ejemplo Bitcoin)Toda información se produce, gestiona y almacena por un sistema informático.Como ya sabemos la única debilidad de un sistema informático, es, que se puede jackear, pues bien, el Blockchain, tiene superada ésta debilidad, protegiéndose gracias a su propia estructura, su propia arquitectura.Pero éste "libro contable mundial" no siempre ha sido tan popular. En sus inicios nadie le hizo mucho caso: fue creado en 1991 pero no fue usado, como bien mencionas, Laura, hasta 2009, cuando alguien que se hace llamar "Satoshi Nakamoto" lo utilizó de base para su ahora famoso Bitcoin.Blockchain es mucho más que Bitcoin, ya que las aplicaciones de éste sistema son muy diversas:Puede usarse para firmar contratos, votar en elecciones, guardar registros médicos y bancarios... y muchas utilidades auún por descubrir. Por ejemplo, sería imposible falsear la procedencia de los alimentos o esconder si durante su transporte se ha roto la cadena de frío (muy importante como ya sabeís para transporte y logística ) En resumen, es mucho más que una base de datos, es un sistema de almacenar información, con muchos testigos, lo que dificulta que la información sea falseada.Puede ser una herramienta para crear una sociedad más equitativa y transparente.

Quote from: veronica on 11 Jan, 2020 15:25Supongo que habrá que responder a tu pregunta: De verdad que yo, desde mi perspectiva NO necesito los paraísos fiscales,,, supongo que desde el punto de vista de grandes empresarios y en general, personas adineradas, no podría decir lo mismo.Lo que nombras como “puntos positivos” resultan ser características muy tentadoras, que, desembocan en que lo que algunos países consideran un avance (fomenta su economía, incluso viven de ello) para otros es una forma de aprovecharse del sistema.Todos estos puntos, como no pagar impuestos sobre la renta, consiguen que haya una desigualdad social más grande, porque todos estos impuestos que ALGUNOS se están ahorrando, no repercuten en el país de origen, esto, equivale a menos fondos públicos, lo que conlleva a menos hospitales, colegios, ayudas sociales, etc… por lo que pisotea la base del bienestar social, y “chafa” todo el beneficio de la globalización que tanto nos ha costado conseguir. Beneficio que solo aumenta para unos pocos.Por no mencionar, que puede fomentar la corrupción y blanqueo de dinero de actividades ilícitas..Por esto, como persona cívica  que me considero, declaro mi desacuerdo con los paraísos fiscales. Quien genere beneficio en un país, debería repercutirlo en dicho país.

Pues como bien lo dice nuestro compañero Juanjo  a veces hay personas que se aprovechas de estos beneficios o convenios fiscales que son celebrados por dos estados distintos, pues en mi opinión me parece bien que la  ocde haya comenzado por abordar el tema relacionado con la adopción de soluciones de convenios o la aplicación de convenio más favorable a través de cláusulas o alternativas que forman parte de un estándar básico puesto que todos los países participante en este proyecto BEPS han decidido implementar. Con esta medida evitar otras formas de uso abusivo de dichas  disposiciones con esto asegurarse de que dichos convenios no impidan involuntariamente la aplicación de cláusulas anti abusó.https://www.oecd.org/tax/treaties/

I believe is very important to know how the currencies of the future work, but we must always keep ourselves educated and try to look at the ways we can avoid fraud too, and especially with the new evolving methods of payment.I linked up an interesting article about some of the ways you can get scammed using bitcoin, just so it provides a little more understanding of the technology and philosophy behind it. https://www.thebalance.com/beware-of-these-bitcoin-scams-4158112

Muy interesante el vídeo, aunque es verdad que trata de darle otro enfoque a el uso de los paraísos fiscales y entiendo su postura, no puedo dejar de pensar que de una manera u otra solo está justificando una práctica ilícita, haciéndolo sonar bien usando palabras grandes. Como bien ha dicho no todo lo que se cuenta y muestra en los papeles de Panamá es 100% verídico, cada persona involucrada ya habrá tomado las medidas necesarias para que se haga justicia sobre su caso, pero al final no deja de ser una práctica que es como un veneno para la economía, por mucho que no todo sea blanco o negro. Recurrir a los paraísos fiscales no es en principio motivo de delito, pero no deja de ser una práctica poco ética y de cara a los demás contribuyentes, poco solidario, teniendo en cuenta que por lo general, estas prácticas se asocian a personajes públicos con rentas ya de por sí muy altas.

Viendo que a raíz del post de la "Princesa Africana" se han enumerado diferentes casos de gente pública que han usado los paraíses fiscales, quiero añadir un nombre que me irrita especialmente. Es el caso de Bertín Osborne a quién se le llena la boca con su patriotismo pero ha mantenido durante dos décadas una sociedad en un paraíso fiscal del Pacífico Sur, la isla de Niue. Me encantaría que la ética y la moral estuviera más valorada y la hipocresía más en desuso.

Me indigna que en el vídeo se justifique el uso de los paraísos fiscales con la necesidad que sienten  los “defraudadores” de escapar del “infierno fiscal” en que se han convertido algunos países. De hecho, califica de “aberración” que se penalice la salida de capitales a países que ofrecen más protección. ¿Más protección? Qué ironía… Es obvio que el objetivo de quienes depositan sus fortunas en los paraísos fiscales es evitar el pago de impuestos en su país y beneficiarse del secreto bancario. Usa el térmico  de “voracidad tributaria”, sin embargo la recaudación de impuestos es necesaria y la fuente que nos permite mantener el estado del bienestar.Como apunte curioso deciros que al final del vídeo comenta que el término correcto sería refugio fiscal y no paraíso fiscal. El cambio se debe a un error de traducción ya que la palabra originaria inglesa es tax haven (refugio) y no heaven (paraíso).

Yang Hyun Suk, the infamous chief executive officer of one of the biggest record companies in South Korea, YG Entertainment, may not be going through his best moment due to the revelation of huge tax fraud methods the company have been practicing since the early 2000.Through 2019, MBC’s “Newsdesk”, one of the most relevant informatives on the country, has been shedding more light on the potential allegations of tax evasion Yang Hyun Suk and YG Entertainment were facing at the moment.On March 21, “Newsdesk” reported on allegations that YG Entertainment and Yang Hyun Suk are under suspicion of tax evasion in relation to overseas performances. According to “Newsdesk,” YG Entertainment has earned approximately 300 billion won (approximately $265.7 million) in sales every year for the past three years, which also includes sales from world tour performances overseas by their label artists.However, YG is under suspicion of underreporting their overseas concert earnings to the National Tax Service, with almost 100 investigators reportedly present on scene. The apparent method involves YG Entertainment reporting the earnings as their artists' individual income rather than earnings of the agency. As they would be reporting less earnings, the agency would also be paying less in taxes.In addition to this already shocking revelations, on June 4, news outlet "Kukinews" reported that irregular transactions have occurred internally at Club NB, a famous and widespread club in Hongdae that is said to have ties with Yang Hyun Suk.According to official documents, Yang Hyun Suk is not listed as an owner of the establishment. However, since the launch, the club has been distributing a large sum of cash to Yang Hyun Suk upon settling the profits. All of this sits on top of the recent allegations of the CEO involvement in **** mediations with Southeast Asian businessmen and adult entertainment workers at Club NB in 2014.But he does not seem to content himself just by having strange ties with suspicious third parties clubs. It has been reported by various news agencies that the record producer registered his own clubs under ‘general restaurants’ rather than an ‘entertainment establishment’. While general restaurant’s pay 10% in taxes, entertainment establishments must pay a higher 20% tax.He is not just a man heavily involved with tax fraud and illegal business, but also has been put into the spotlight by being accused of gambling overseas using the company's money and illegal trading of foreign currencies over the years.At the end, on September 17, South Korea’s tax agency decided to levy tax penalties of 6 billion won ($5.04 million) on troubled YG Entertainment, according to industry sources. Not even a 1% of the amount evaded initially.The tax amount is significantly higher than 3.5 billion won the entertainment company was charged during a regular tax audit in 2016, but the company avoided tax evasion changes, local reports said.The decision by the National Tax Service comes six months after it launched a special investigation of the entertainment. Although YG Entertainment stock numbers plummeted, some market watchers speculate that it is unlikely that the company will suffer financial distress from recent taxes or anticipated payback of 67 billion won because it has 46.6 billion won in cash reserves and cashable assets and 106 billion won worth short-term financial assets as of end-June. But they agreed that the on-going police investigations will continue to hurt investor sentiments and it is unlikely that its share price will recover anytime soon.But now, I think is important to ask:Where is the limit of the amount of illegal activity and tax fraud powerful businessmen like Yang Hyun Suk can commit without being really penalised. It's relevant to add that though nowadays the CEO has ceased active performance at the company, he, like all the other executives, haven't really being punished for their acts and keep on walking freely without their lifes being changed as much. So as a society who is always learning and adapting, how can the poor reaction capacity of the police and the Korean National Tax Service can disencourage future irregularities and enforce the law, when they are making it seem so easy to evade.Sources:https://www.soompi.comhttps://www.rollingstone.comhttp://m.theinvestor.co.kr