Drop 1: Fireblocks + Lido for institutional staking https://www.fireblocks.com/blog/fireblocks-x-lido-institutional-bringing-liquid-staking-to-the-fireblocks-network/ Drop 2: Visa VTAP https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/03/bbva-plans-to-launch-stablecoin-in-2025-with-support-from-visa/ https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.release…

Drop 1: Fireblocks + Lido for institutional staking https://www.fireblocks.com/blog/fireblocks-x-lido-institutional-bringing-liquid-staking-to-the-fireblocks-network/ Drop 2: Visa VTAP https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/03/bbva-plans-to-launch-stablecoin-in-2025-with-support-from-visa/ https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/newsroom/press-releases.release…

No 156o BlockTalks a gente conversa com Fabio Tonetto Plein, Diretor da Coinbase para a America Latina, que fala sobre os desafios e oportunidades para Blockchain na America Latina. Links https://x.com/fabiotonetto https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-plein/ https://x.com/Coinbase https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase/ . Redes sociais / comms .. I…

Drop 1: Circle Compliance Engine https://www.circle.com/en/programmable-wallets/compliance-engine Drop 2: Europe's CBDC approach https://www.ledgerinsights.com/has-ecb-cracked-the-code-for-digital-euro-cbdc-adoption/ Drop 3: Worldpay Stablecoin Operator https://www.ledgerinsights.com/worldpay-plans-to-operate-public-blockchain-nodes-as-stablecoin-v…

Drop 1: Circle Compliance Engine https://www.circle.com/en/programmable-wallets/compliance-engine Drop 2: Europe's CBDC approach https://www.ledgerinsights.com/has-ecb-cracked-the-code-for-digital-euro-cbdc-adoption/ Drop 3: Worldpay Stablecoin Operator https://www.ledgerinsights.com/worldpay-plans-to-operate-public-blockchain-nodes-as-stablecoin-v…

In the 155th BlockTalks we speak with Chris Harmse, founder of BVNK, who talks about the challenges and successes of moving money at internet speed. Links: https://www.bvnk.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisharmse/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bvnk/ https://x.com/BVNKFinance https://x.com/chrisharmse89 https://www.instagram.com/bvnkfinance/…

Drop 1: WalletConnect is now Reown https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240917513556/en/WalletConnect-To-Launch-%E2%80%98Connect-Token%E2%80%99-WCT-In-Major-Move-Towards-Decentralization Drop 2: HSBC trials Post-Quantum Cryptography VPN to transfer for tokenized gold https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hsbc-trials-quantum-technology-for-tokenized-go…

Drop 1: WalletConnect is now Reown https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240917513556/en/WalletConnect-To-Launch-%E2%80%98Connect-Token%E2%80%99-WCT-In-Major-Move-Towards-Decentralization Drop 2: HSBC trials Post-Quantum Cryptography VPN to transfer for tokenized gold https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hsbc-trials-quantum-technology-for-tokenized-go…

In the 154th BlockTalks we speak with Max Boonen, founder of PV01, who explains how TradFi practices can benefit the Crypto economy. Links: https://x.com/maxboonen https://x.com/pv01_markets https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxboonen/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pv01/ . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdr…

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: NU…

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: NU…

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/ . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. …

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-pro…

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-pro…

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 . Redes sociais / comms .. I…

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…

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://wo…

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 BRLA https://www.linkedin.com/company/brla-digital/ https://twitter.com/BRLAdigital . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/…

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: So…

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: So…

In the 150th BlockTalks we speak with Itay Tuchman, founder and CEO at TomNext, who explains the role of responsible innovation in legitimizing digital assets. https://tomnext.co . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Blockdrops.lens .. https://warpcast.com/mauriciomagaldi .. youtube.com/@BlockDro…

Drop 1: MetaMask Debit Card https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/14/metamask-starts-rollout-of-blockchain-based-debit-card-developed-with-mastercard-baanx/ https://metamask.io/news/latest/introducing-metamask-card-upgrade-your-crypto-spending/ Drop 2: M^0 Smart Wrapper https://research.m0.org/research/defi-meet-smart-m Drop 3: Restaking of Bit…

Drop 1: MetaMask Debit Card https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/14/metamask-starts-rollout-of-blockchain-based-debit-card-developed-with-mastercard-baanx/ https://metamask.io/news/latest/introducing-metamask-card-upgrade-your-crypto-spending/ Drop 2: M^0 Smart Wrapper https://research.m0.org/research/defi-meet-smart-m Drop 3: Restaking of Bit…

In the 149th BlockTalks we speak with Keith Bear, fellow at the University of Cambridge, who explains how research and education can help regulators close the gap with innovation. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-bear-2b7407/ https://ccaf.io https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/publications/ https://x.com/Ca…

Drop 1: Kiln DeFi https://www.theblock.co/post/309711/kiln-defi-crypto-com-stablecoin-rewards Drop 2: Digital Identity Foundation on Google Cloud https://blog.identity.foundation/dwn-community-node/ Drop 3: Cardano partner chains toolkit https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2024/08/01/announcing-the-alpha-v1-release-of-the-partner-chains-toolkit/ And more…

Drop 1: Kiln DeFi https://www.theblock.co/post/309711/kiln-defi-crypto-com-stablecoin-rewards Drop 2: Digital Identity Foundation on Google Cloud https://blog.identity.foundation/dwn-community-node/ Drop 3: Cardano partner chains toolkit https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2024/08/01/announcing-the-alpha-v1-release-of-the-partner-chains-toolkit/ E mais M…

In the 148th BlockTalks we speak with Alex Buelau, co-founder and CTO of Parfin, who explains how layered architectures help with institutional blockchain adoption. Links: Site https://parfin.io/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/parfin_io/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/parfin/ Twitter https://x.com/parfin_io Site https://www.rayls.co…

Drop 1: Tether vs MiCA https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/tether-market-cap-eu-investors-approved-stablecoins/ Drop 2: Sony Bank embraces web3 https://www.ledgerinsights.com/sony-bank-launches-web3-app/ Drop 3: Pyxtrial foreshadows on-chain oversight https://www.bis.org/about/bisih/topics/suptech_regtech/pyxtrial.htm https://www.ledgerinsights.com/ban…

Drop 1: Tether vs MiCA https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/tether-market-cap-eu-investors-approved-stablecoins/ Drop 2: Sony Bank embraces web3 https://www.ledgerinsights.com/sony-bank-launches-web3-app/ Drop 3: Pyxtrial foreshadows on-chain oversight https://www.bis.org/about/bisih/topics/suptech_regtech/pyxtrial.htm https://www.ledgerinsights.com/ban…

In the 147th BlockTalks we speak with Darius Golkar, founder and CEO of Commonlands, who talks about how the Global South is leading the path to blockchain adoption. Links https://www.commonlands.org/ https://map.commonlands.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/commonlands-org https://www.linkedin.com/in/darius-golkar/ . Redes sociais / comms .. I…

Drop 1: Crowdstrike X Decentralization https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralization-global-microsoft-meltdown-blockchain https://unitedventures.com/2024/07/22/a-wake-up-call-for-a-decentralized-future/ https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/can-blockchain-technology-prevent-another-crowdstrike-like-disruption https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/…

Drop 1: Crowdstrike X Decentralization https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralization-global-microsoft-meltdown-blockchain https://unitedventures.com/2024/07/22/a-wake-up-call-for-a-decentralized-future/ https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/can-blockchain-technology-prevent-another-crowdstrike-like-disruption https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/…

In the 146th BlockTalks we speak with Clarisse Hagege, Co-founder and CEO of Dfns, who tells us how important developer UX is for crypto security. https://www.dfns.co https://www.linkedin.com/company/dfnshq/ . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Blockdrops.lens .. https://warpcast.com/mauriciomag…

Drop 1: New from Franklin: on-chain bill pay and invoicing https://www.linkedin.com/posts/franklin-payroll_introducing-bill-pay-and-invoicing-were-activity-7219703445883076610-Ww_u Drop 2: State Street tokenized deposit https://www.ledgerinsights.com/state-street-planning-tokenized-deposits-and-stablecoin-report/ Drop 3: Basel Committee Crypto Upda…

Drop 1: New from Franklin: on-chain bill pay and invoicing https://www.linkedin.com/posts/franklin-payroll_introducing-bill-pay-and-invoicing-were-activity-7219703445883076610-Ww_u Drop 2: State Street tokenized deposit https://www.ledgerinsights.com/state-street-planning-tokenized-deposits-and-stablecoin-report/ Drop 3: Basel Committee Crypto Upda…

In the 145th BlockTalks we speak with Eugenio Reggianini, Head of Growth at the European Blockchain Association, who explains how blockchain research plays a critical role in adoption. Links https://ethresear.ch/t/self-sovereign-identity-and-account-abstraction-for-privacy-preserving-cross-chain-user-operations-across-roll-ups/19599/3 . Redes socia…

Drop 1: MOBI Passport MVP https://www.ledgerinsights.com/honda-mazda-nissan-complete-1st-phase-of-web3-global-battery-passport-mvp/ Drop 2: DAOs in the UK https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/decentralised-autonomous-organisations-daos/ Drop 3: MakerDAO RWA Competition https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/07/12/makerdaos-1b-tokenized-treasury-investment…

Drop 1: MOBI Passport MVP https://www.ledgerinsights.com/honda-mazda-nissan-complete-1st-phase-of-web3-global-battery-passport-mvp/ Drop 2: DAOs in the UK https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/decentralised-autonomous-organisations-daos/ Drop 3: MakerDAO RWA Competition https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/07/12/makerdaos-1b-tokenized-treasury-investment…

No 144o BlockTalks a gente fala com Tony Fonseca, CEO do Node HUB web3 e CEO do Código Brazuca, que conta como o Rio de Janeiro tem se tornado um polo de educação em web3. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/antfonseca/ https://codigobrazuca.com.br/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/c%C3%B3digo-brazuca/ https://nodehubweb3.xyz/ https://www.linkedin.co…

Drop 1: Coinbase + Greengage to issue SME debt on-chain using Base ⁠https://www.thedigitalcommonwealth.com/posts/coinbase-partners-with-greengage⁠ Drop 2: Visa and Tangem Unveil Combined Payment Card with Hardware Crypto Wallet ⁠https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2024/visa-and-tangem-unveil-combined-payment-card-crypto-wallet/⁠ Drop 3: Polymarke…

Drop 1: Coinbase + Greengage to issue SME debt on-chain using Base https://www.thedigitalcommonwealth.com/posts/coinbase-partners-with-greengage Drop 2: Visa and Tangem Unveil Combined Payment Card with Hardware Crypto Wallet https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2024/visa-and-tangem-unveil-combined-payment-card-crypto-wallet/ Drop 3: Polymarket an…

In the 143rd BlockTalks we speak with Dante A. Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, who explains how blockchains are a convergence technology.Linkswww.dantedisparte.comwww.circle.comwww.usdc.com Contact: BlockDrops Podcast Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast Twitter.com/blockdropspod Twitter.com/0xmauricio youtube.com/@…

Drop 1: Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-intent-to-form-lf-decentralized-trust Drop 2: Solana Actions and Blink https://solana.com/solutions/actions Drop 3: Untitled, new DeSo experiment https://paragraph.xyz/@untitled/untitled-own-the-day And more: Banco Santander to offer BTC an…

Drop 1: Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-intent-to-form-lf-decentralized-trust Drop 2: Solana Actions and Blink https://solana.com/solutions/actions Drop 3: Untitled, new DeSo experiment https://paragraph.xyz/@untitled/untitled-own-the-day More: Banco Santander to offer BTC and ET…

No 142o BlockTalks a gente fala com Philipp Teles, fundador e CEO da DeTrash, que nos conta como blockchains podem combater o greenwashing. DeTrash: Docs e Vídeo How it works https://docsend.com/view/s/auvfim4z9tgsgd2v Phil @whosphilipp (Insta) https://br.linkedin.com/in/philipptvoh @TelesVon (X)@philregen (Discord) DeTrash @detrash_org (Insta Pt)@…

Drop 1: Tether announces Alloy, a tokenized gold-backed USD stablecoin, call them "tethered assets" https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-launch-of-alloy-by-tether-a-new-digital-asset-backed-by-tether-gold/ Drop 2: SEC ends Ethereum investigation https://consensys.io/blog/sec-closes-ethereum-2-0-investigation-will-not-pursue-ethereum-enforcement …

Drop 1: Tether announces Alloy, a tokenized gold-backed USD stablecoin, call them "tethered assets" https://tether.io/news/tether-announces-launch-of-alloy-by-tether-a-new-digital-asset-backed-by-tether-gold/ Drop 2: SEC ends Ethereum investigation https://consensys.io/blog/sec-closes-ethereum-2-0-investigation-will-not-pursue-ethereum-enforcement …

In the 141st BlockTalks we speak with Luca Prosperi, co-founder and CEO of M^0 Labs, who explains how to reinvent money as a technology. https://x.com/LucaProsperi https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaprosperi/ https://docs.m0.org

Drop 1: Lido Restaking Vaults https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/06/11/lido-introduces-restaking-vaults-in-collaboration-with-symbiotic-mellow-finance/ Drop 2: Uniswap acquires Crypto: The Game https://decrypt.co/234608/uniswap-labs-acquires-crypto-game-next-season https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-the-game-is-in-the-running-for-a-2024-emmy-award-…

Drop 1: Lido Restaking Vaults https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/06/11/lido-introduces-restaking-vaults-in-collaboration-with-symbiotic-mellow-finance/ Drop 2: Uniswap acquires Crypto: The Game https://decrypt.co/234608/uniswap-labs-acquires-crypto-game-next-season https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-the-game-is-in-the-running-for-a-2024-emmy-award-…