Unable to connect to parse API

[SaachiKaup]

Issue: On loading(running on localhost), the page shows:

Error: XMLHttpRequest failed: Unable to Connect to the Parse API.

This error persists, even after logging in using a test wallet. The pages do render, despite this error.

To Recreate:
Follow all the installation steps mentioned in the dev branch readme file.

Run on Localhost using any of the sample accounts provided by hardhat.

Node version: 16.14.2 -LTS
NPM - 8.5.0
Chrome Version: 100.0.4896.127

VSCode proxy settings in settings.json:

"http.proxy": "",
"http.proxyAuthorization": null,
"http.proxyStrictSSL": false,
"rest-client.excludeHostsForProxy": []

Screen Shot:

It seems to be a proxy issue. But even after disabling all the proxy settings(windows, VSCode), the error persists.

If anyone is able to recreate the issue, or even has no issues setting up in a similar environment, please reply in the thread.