BlockDrops Podcast

Drop 1: PayPal, Venmo to Accept ENS's Human-Readable Blockchain Names
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/10/paypal-venmo-to-accept-enss-human-readable-blockchain-names/
Drop 2: VPUs for zk proof
https://polygon.technology/blog/fabric-teams-up-with-polygon-labs-to-introduce-revolutionary-hardware-verifiable-processing-units-vpus-for-zk
Drop 3: NUbank shuts down NUcoin
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/nubank-announces-end-of-sale-of-nucoin-users-must-exchange-for-btc-or-usdc-to-avoid-losing-assets

More:
OneFootball Launch Web3 Loyalty Program - OneFootball Club
https://newsletter.sportingcrypto.com/p/onefootball-launch-web3-loyalty-program-onefootball-club
Qatar Financial Centre Issues QFC Digital Assets Framework 2024
https://www.qfc.qa/en/media-centre/news/list/qatar-financial-centre-issues-qfc-digital-assets-framework-2024
Telefónica joins Polygon Privado ID
https://cointelegraph.com/news/telefonica-tech-joins-polygon-privado-id-system-integrator
UK's new Property bill seeks to clarify crypto's legal status in the country
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-introduced-in-parliament-to-clarify-cryptos-legal-status
Ripio+Visa launch DeFi card in Brazil
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/big-announcement-for-the-cryptocurrency-market-in-brazil
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill on Monday that bans state participation in CBDC testing sponsored by the Federal Reserve.
https://www.theblock.co/post/315505/north-carolina-cbdc-bill
Coinbase launches wrapped Bitcoin, cbBTC
https://www.coinbase.com/en-gb/blog/coinbase-wrapped-btc-cbbtc-is-now-live
Visa, Brevan Howard and Castle Island release new stablecoin reporton emerging markets
https://castleisland.vc/writing/stablecoins-the-emerging-market-story/
NMKR, Cardano's largest NFT platform announces support for Solana
https://x.com/nmkr_io/status/1834681544541122685

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Drop 1: PayPal, Venmo to Accept ENS's Human-Readable Blockchain Names
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/09/10/paypal-venmo-to-accept-enss-human-readable-blockchain-names/
Drop 2: VPUs for zk proof
https://polygon.technology/blog/fabric-teams-up-with-polygon-labs-to-introduce-revolutionary-hardware-verifiable-processing-units-vpus-for-zk
Drop 3: NUbank shuts down NUcoin
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/nubank-announces-end-of-sale-of-nucoin-users-must-exchange-for-btc-or-usdc-to-avoid-losing-assets

More:
OneFootball Launch Web3 Loyalty Program - OneFootball Club
https://newsletter.sportingcrypto.com/p/onefootball-launch-web3-loyalty-program-onefootball-club
Qatar Financial Centre Issues QFC Digital Assets Framework 2024
https://www.qfc.qa/en/media-centre/news/list/qatar-financial-centre-issues-qfc-digital-assets-framework-2024
Telefónica joins Polygon Privado ID
https://cointelegraph.com/news/telefonica-tech-joins-polygon-privado-id-system-integrator
UK's new Property bill seeks to clarify crypto's legal status in the country
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-introduced-in-parliament-to-clarify-cryptos-legal-status
Ripio+Visa launch DeFi card in Brazil
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/big-announcement-for-the-cryptocurrency-market-in-brazil
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill on Monday that bans state participation in CBDC testing sponsored by the Federal Reserve.
https://www.theblock.co/post/315505/north-carolina-cbdc-bill
Coinbase launches wrapped Bitcoin, cbBTC
https://www.coinbase.com/en-gb/blog/coinbase-wrapped-btc-cbbtc-is-now-live
Visa, Brevan Howard and Castle Island release new stablecoin reporton emerging markets
https://castleisland.vc/writing/stablecoins-the-emerging-market-story/
NMKR, Cardano's largest NFT platform announces support for Solana
https://x.com/nmkr_io/status/1834681544541122685

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In the 153rd BlockTalks we speak with Trevor Koverko, co-founder of Sapien, who tells us about the intersection between AI and Blockchain.

https://x.com/trevorkoverko
https://x.com/SapienGamified
https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorkoverko/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapienlabeling/

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Drop 1: DREX: Brazilian Central Bank announces 13 projects for the 2nd phase of the pilot
https://www.blocknews.com.br/sem-categoria/banco-central-divulga-projetos-escolhidos-para-segunda-fase-do-piloto-drex/
Drop 2: Polygon migrates MATIC to POL
https://go.polygon.technology/4ebOI5m
Drop 3: Bitcoin liquid staking
https://decrypt.co/247944/zest-protocol-says-liquid-staking-is-coming-to-bitcoin-with-btcz

More:
MasterCard and Mercuryo enable non-custodial crypto debit cards in Europe
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-non-custodial-crypto-spending-card
Brazilian IRS uses AI to catch crypto tax fraud
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/analytics-project-federal-revenue-develops-software-with-ai-to-catch-those-who-evade-cryptocurrency-taxes
DeTrust Wallet launches decentralized crypto inheritance
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ubd-network-decentralized-inheritance-web3-wallet
Stuff.io mints over 30M $CHARLES on-chain video interviews in 48h
https://stuff.io/video/about-stuff-e2/
https://x.com/stuff_io/status/1832174270132220222
International Chamber of Comerce's Digital Standards Initiative shares digital trade, eBL case studies
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/iccs-digital-standards-initiative-shares-digital-trade-ebl-case-studies/
Datachain, announced PAX, a stablecoin platform to facilitate cross-border business settlements. Backed by 3 major Japanese banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Mizuho Bank
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-banks-back-project-pax-global-settlements
Citi survey finds fewer institutions want CBDC for digital asset settlement
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-survey-finds-fewer-institutions-want-cbdc-for-digital-asset-settlement/
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Drop 1: DREX: Brazilian Central Bank announces 13 projects for the 2nd phase of the pilot
https://www.blocknews.com.br/sem-categoria/banco-central-divulga-projetos-escolhidos-para-segunda-fase-do-piloto-drex/
Drop 2: Polygon migrates MATIC to POL
https://go.polygon.technology/4ebOI5m
Drop 3: Bitcoin liquid staking
https://decrypt.co/247944/zest-protocol-says-liquid-staking-is-coming-to-bitcoin-with-btcz
More:
MasterCard and Mercuryo enable non-custodial crypto debit cards in Europe
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-non-custodial-crypto-spending-card
Brazilian IRS uses AI to catch crypto tax fraud
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/analytics-project-federal-revenue-develops-software-with-ai-to-catch-those-who-evade-cryptocurrency-taxes
DeTrust Wallet launches decentralized crypto inheritance
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ubd-network-decentralized-inheritance-web3-wallet
Stuff.io mints over 30M $CHARLES on-chain video interviews in 48h
https://stuff.io/video/about-stuff-e2/
https://x.com/stuff_io/status/1832174270132220222
International Chamber of Comerce's Digital Standards Initiative shares digital trade, eBL case studies
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/iccs-digital-standards-initiative-shares-digital-trade-ebl-case-studies/
Datachain, announced PAX, a stablecoin platform to facilitate cross-border business settlements. Backed by 3 major Japanese banks: Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Mizuho Bank
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-banks-back-project-pax-global-settlements
Citi survey finds fewer institutions want CBDC for digital asset settlement
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-survey-finds-fewer-institutions-want-cbdc-for-digital-asset-settlement/
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In the 152nd BlockTalks we speak with Jess Houlgrave, CEO of WalletConnect, who discusses the importance of UX to unlock crypto mass adoption.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/houlgrave/

https://x.com/jesshoulgrave

https://www.linkedin.com/company/walletconnect-inc/

https://x.com/walletconnect

https://walletconnect.com

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Drop 1: NuFi adds Cardano to Metamask
https://nu.fi/metamask
Drop 2: MakerDAO rebrands to Sky
https://blockworks.co/news/maker-rebrands-as-sky-dai-will-be-changed-to-usds
Drop 3: Cardano Chang Hard Fork
https://docs.cardano.org/about-cardano/evolution/upgrades/chang/
. Because the week was packful of news, here's
.. More:
Revoke Cash adds Webacy to improve self custodial wallet security
https://world.webacy.com/revoke-cash/
Coinbase trials AI to AI crypto payments
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1829623778726592804
Crypto companies poured over $119 million toward influencing US federal elections
https://www.citizen.org/article/big-crypto-big-spending-2024/
Bridge raises $58m for stablecoin API to enable real world B2B payments
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/30/bridge-fundraising-for-stablecoin-based-payments-network-totals-58m-report/
Hong Kong launches Project Ensemble sandbox for wCBDC, tokenization
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hong-kong-launches-project-ensemble-sandbox-for-wcbdc-tokenization/
State of Wyoming plans stablecoin WST in 1Q2025
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/state-of-wyoming-plans-stablecoin-issuance/
Gartner blockchain hype cycle: stablecoins to go mainstream within two years
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/gartner-hype-cycle-stablecoins-to-go-mainstream-within-two-years/
Bitcoin Layer-2 Network Stacks Begins Nakamoto Upgrade to boost transaction speeds on Stacks and allow smart contracts to Bitcoin as a base layer
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/28/bitcoin-layer-2-network-stacks-begins-nakamoto-upgrade/
OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC due to NFTs Sold on Platform being alleged 'Securities'
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/28/opensea-gets-wells-notice-from-sec-calling-nfts-sold-on-platform-securities/

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Drop 1: NuFi adds Cardano to Metamask
https://nu.fi/metamask
Drop 2: MakerDAO rebrands to Sky
https://blockworks.co/news/maker-rebrands-as-sky-dai-will-be-changed-to-usds
Drop 3: Cardano Chang Hard Fork
https://docs.cardano.org/about-cardano/evolution/upgrades/chang/
More:
Revoke Cash adds Webacy to improve self custodial wallet security
https://world.webacy.com/revoke-cash/
Coinbase trials AI to AI crypto payments
https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1829623778726592804
Crypto companies poured over $119 million toward influencing US federal elections
https://www.citizen.org/article/big-crypto-big-spending-2024/
Bridge raises $58m for stablecoin API to enable real world B2B payments
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/30/bridge-fundraising-for-stablecoin-based-payments-network-totals-58m-report/
Hong Kong launches Project Ensemble sandbox for wCBDC, tokenization
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hong-kong-launches-project-ensemble-sandbox-for-wcbdc-tokenization/
State of Wyoming plans stablecoin WST in 1Q2025
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/state-of-wyoming-plans-stablecoin-issuance/
Gartner blockchain hype cycle: stablecoins to go mainstream within two years
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/gartner-hype-cycle-stablecoins-to-go-mainstream-within-two-years/
Bitcoin Layer-2 Network Stacks Begins Nakamoto Upgrade to boost transaction speeds on Stacks and allow smart contracts to Bitcoin as a base layer
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/28/bitcoin-layer-2-network-stacks-begins-nakamoto-upgrade/
OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC due to NFTs Sold on Platform being alleged 'Securities'
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/28/opensea-gets-wells-notice-from-sec-calling-nfts-sold-on-platform-securities/
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No 151o BlockTalks a gente fala com Leandro Noel, Co-fundador da BRLA Digital, que conta como stablecoins abrem caminho para novos casos de uso.

Meus:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandronoel/

https://twitter.com/LeandroONoel

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https://twitter.com/BRLAdigital

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Drop 1: Chain Abstraction
https://docs.near.org/build/chain-abstraction/what-is
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/07/30/router-launches-mainnet-as-more-projects-abstract-away-blockchains/
Drop 2: Rede Blockchain Brasil do BNDES
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/blokchain-brasil-network-could-be-opened-to-the-public-in-2025-reveals-bndes
Drop 3: Sony Soneium
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/23/sony-electronics-pioneer-behind-walkman-starts-own-blockchain-soneium/

More:
Bitpanda Technology Solutions Partners With RAKBANK, a Major Bank Based in the UAE, to Bring Digital Asset Infrastructure to the Region
https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/cryptocurrency/bitpanda-technology-solutions-partners-with-rakbank-a-major-bank-based-in-the-uae-to-bring-digital-asset-infrastructure-to-the-region/
Serpro fecha parceria com XDC Network para verificação de KYC, AML e biometria com tecnologia blockchain
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/serpro-partners-with-xdc-network-to-verify-kyc-aml-and-biometrics-with-blockchain-technology
Brazilian DeFi protocol Picnic receives grant from Polygon to expand offer to European markets
https://x.com/usePicnic/status/1825603981315551598
OpenZeppelin partners with Axelar to make cross-chain DApps easier to build
https://blog.openzeppelin.com/solving-ethereums-interoperability-problem
Mercado Pago launches stablecoin trade powered by Ripio
https://br.cointelegraph.com/news/mercado-pago-launches-purchase-and-sale-of-mercado-livre-stablecoin-in-brazil
Tether Announces Plans for UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin
https://decrypt.co/245713/tether-announces-plans-for-uae-dirham-pegged-stablecoin
Tanssi partners with Symbiotic to accelerate the launch of restaking networks on Ethereum
https://blocktrends.com.br/tanssi-anuncia-parceria-symbiotic/
Story Protocol raises a total of 140M USD to launch the IP Blockchain
https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/investing-in-story/
Manchester Summit to Address Burnout in Agency Sector
https://businessmanchester.com/news/manchester-summit-to-address-burnout-in-agency-sector/

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