These are my first days with Binance and I am still learning the basics. One thing is pretty clear: the developers of Binance had designed it in an amazingly user-friendly way, offering us all the complex tasks that usually entail online trading as simple onscreen elements available on both mobile and desktop. Like, $BTC
I personally feel that Binance deserves much more recognition from international communities around the world in respect of the contributions it has made all these years towards making online cryptocurrency trading commonplace among the general public.
Few years back, trading currencies like $XRP ,$USDC online via an app was something unheard of. Today, it's just a kid's game.
However I must admit that I secretly prefer BinanceSquare over Binance. The simple reason is I am drawn to writing rather than investing.
During the period of 2018 to 2020, I was working as a Brand Ambassador to Sweek.com, a bit of a social media platform that pioneered book writing on mobile. What Sweek did at that time was enable writers to convert their prose and poetry to ebooks and paperbacks while on the go. Although the task of writing a book is not that much complicated as trading a currency, the platform was a proper godsend at the time because it made novel writers’ dreams come true in many ways. Just like Binance for investors.
Launched in 2016, Sweek brought writers around the world together. Despite being a small app of 20MB storage, it had a personal messaging facility. Writers talked to each other around the clock and developed their e-books, published them, read, liked, commented and shared. Sweek organized various writing competitions on a monthly basis. The most popular e-books and the most beautifully written e-books were selected as winners and cash prizes given. For poor writers like us it was like a new era had dawned.
As we held on to our mobiles and typed away day and night, Sweek kept crashing. In 2021, the platform died. I was working on a volunteer basis to encourage new visitors to the app and also to retain our existing readers and writers. One of the strategies I used was to organize writing projects based on International Days recognized by Resolutions passed by the United Nations. I was organizing my 8th writing project on World Asteroid Day when Sweek breathed out its last.
My first days with BinanceSquare past few days brought me back all the fond memories I spent on the cradle of Sweek - as well as the bitterness I felt when I lost it. Sweek didn’t pay me anything; that’s quite true; but it gave me life. It gave life to my writings. When Sweek died, my writings died within its servers. I had not kept any back-ups.
After two years of solitude, it makes me smile when I find myself writing again on BinanceSquare servers. I am breathing again. Within me, so does Sweek.
To be more serious, what can BinanceSquare learn from Sweek? Binance Square is, more or less, a writing platform like Sweek with social media features in it. What might happen if Binance Square starts to organize writing competitions just like Sweek did? Or organize writing projects like I did?
On a whim I checked out the International Days recognized by the United Nations that are available in the months ahead until the end of 2023 which might align with its social media culture and its business model if BinanceSquare happens to follow this idea of organizing writing projects and competitions to onboard more users just like Sweek did few years ago.
Following looks the most promising.
[Courtesy: the United Nations official website. https://www.un.org/en/observances/list-days-weeks]
Note: Within brackets are the UN Resolution Numbering
#01
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, 24-31 October (A/RES/75/267)
"Highlights the global concerns about the exponential spread and proliferation of disinformation and misinformation, thereby increasing the need for the dissemination of factual, timely, targeted, clear, accessible, multilingual and science - based information, and emphasizing the need for all Member States to stand together to address the challenge of disinformation and misinformation” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website].
In my opinion, this Global Media and Information Literacy Week should be celebrated as Global Media and Crypto-Literacy Week by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#02
World Development Information Day (A/RES/3038 (XXVII)) 24th October
“An essential part of the work on development consists of the mobilization of public opinion in both developing and developed countries in support of set objectives and policies. Governments of the more advanced countries must continue and intensify their endeavors to deepen public understanding of the interdependent nature of development efforts, and of the need to assist the developing countries in accelerating their economic and social progress. Similarly, Governments of developing countries must continue to make people at all levels aware of the benefits and sacrifices involved, and to enlist their full participation in achieving the development goals and objectives” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In my opinion, this World Development Information Day should be celebrated as World Crypto Development Information Day by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#03
International Week of Science and Peace, 9-15 November (A/RES/43/61)
“Considers that progress in science and technology profoundly affects international peace and security, economic and social development, respect for human rights, and many other aspects of civilization and culture and also considers that political and economic decisions have decisive effect on the direction of of scientific research and results obtained thereby, recalls that scientific and technological achievements must be used to advance socio economic progress and effective enjoyment of human rights throughout the world” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In addition to the above, World Science Day for Peace and Development (UNESCO 31 C/Resolution 20) 10th November is celebrated during the Week of Science and Peace.
In my opinion, this International Week of Science and Peace / World Science Day for Peace and Development (both: the Week and the Day) should be celebrated as International Week of Crypto Science and Peace / World Crypto Science Day for Peace by BinanceSquare, parallel to the originals.
#04
International Day for Tolerance [UNESCO] (28 C/Resolution 5.61) 16th November
“Affirms that tolerance is neither indulgence nor indifference. It is respect and appreciation of the rich variety of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. Tolerance recognizes the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others. People are naturally diverse; only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities in every region of the globe” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In my opinion, this International Day for Tolerance should be celebrated as International Day for Crypto Tolerance by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#05
World Philosophy Day [UNESCO] (33 C/Resolution 37) 17th November
“Underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. Philosophy is an inspiring discipline as well as an everyday practice that can transform societies. By enabling us to discover the diversity of the intellectual currents in the world, philosophy stimulates intercultural dialogue. By awakening minds to the exercise of thinking and the reasoned confrontation of opinions, philosophy helps to build a more tolerant, more respectful society. It thus helps to understand and respond to major contemporary challenges by creating the intellectual conditions for change.” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In my opinion, this World Philosophy Day should be celebrated as World Crypto Philosophy Day by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#06
International Day of Banks (A/RES/74/245) 4th December
“Emphasizes the relevance of inclusion in the international financial system at all levels and the importance of considering financial inclusion as a policy objective in financial regulation, in accordance with national priorities and legislation and recognizes the significant potential of multilateral development banks and other international development banks in financing sustainable development and providing know-how and recognizes also, at the national level, the vital role of banking systems in Member States in contributing to the improvement of the standard of living.” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In my opinion, International Day of Banks should be celebrated as International Day of Crypto-friendly Banks by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#07
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (A/RES/40/212) 5th December
“Considers that volunteer service, including that of the United nations Volunteers, is making an important contribution to socio economic development activities and recognizes the desirability of stimulating the work of all volunteers both in the field of organizations - multilateral, bilateral, or national, non governmental, or government supported - and of giving encouragement to those volunteers, many of whom engage in volunteer service at considerable sacrifice” [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
In my opinion, this International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development should be celebrated as International Crypto-Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development by BinanceSquare, parallel to the original.
#08
International Human Solidarity Day (A/RES/60/209) 20th December
“Expresses its deep concern that the number of people living in extreme poverty in many countries continues to increase, with women and children constituting the majority and the most affected groups, in particular in the least developed countries and in sub-Saharan Africa, that the number of women and girls living in poverty has increased disproportionately to the number of men, particularly in developing countries, and that the majority live in rural areas where their livelihoods are dependent on subsistence agriculture and recognizes that the empowerment of women is a critical factor in the eradication of poverty and that the implementation of special measures aimed at empowering women can help to achieve this, and recognizes also that improving women’s economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth, and recognizes further that mobilizing financial resources for development at the national and international levels and the effective use of those resources are central to a global partnership for development in support of the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. [Courtesy: the United Nations official website]
I think BinanceSquare can recognize this one as it is.
There are over 200 International Days passed as resolutions by the United Nations. Out of them about 50 or so might directly or indirectly align with the cryptocurrency industry. From them, I only selected the events until the end of this year. If BinanceSquare shows an interest in this subject I would perhaps scan the entire list.
Sweek died. But it was a writing platform that thrived. The legacy it has left behind lives on. I doubt BinanceSquare is aware of the strategies Sweek used at the time, but a little bit of research into the subject would certainly not go to waste. Afterall, BinanceSquare is going to be a writing platform that brings together investors, writers, readers and maybe people from all walks of life. A careful study of their mentality and behavior would certainly pay off.
Looking forward to a busy writing time with BinanceSquare, wish you guys all the very best.
Fun Question: Out of above UN Days, what's the UN Day you believe that would really align with BinanceSquare and Crypto?
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