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Latam Insights: El Salvador Launches Pilot to Introduce Bitcoin Content in Schools, Bitso Teams up With Despegar in Argentina
11.9.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: El Salvador launches a pilot to add Bitcoin content to school curriculums, Bitso announces a partnership with Despegar in a cashout program, and Uruguay...
CFTC Commissioner Proposes ‘First-Ever’ US Pilot Program for Crypto Regulation
9.9.2023
A commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed the “first-ever” pilot program in the U.S. “to support the development of compliant digital asset markets and tokenization.” The regulator emphasized: “Our principles-based framework...
Ethereum Foundation Issues 18 Grants for Account Abstraction Initiatives
8.9.2023
The Ethereum Foundation has announced the completion of its grants program to finance projects related to implementing ERC-4337, the account abstraction standard. 18 projects were selected to be part of this batch of grants, which feature different functionalities, including creating educational...
El Salvador Launches Pilot Project to Include Bitcoin Content in School Curriculums
8.9.2023
The Ministry of Education in El Salvador partnered with Mi Primer Bitcoin (MPB), a nonprofit educational organization, to make Bitcoin-related content part of the school curriculum in the country. The pilot program will train 150 teachers to impart Bitcoin education, bringing the program to...
CFTC commissioner calls for crypto regulatory pilot program
7.9.2023
Commissioner Caroline Pham called for the pilot program to kick off with a stakeholder roundtable and for the CFTC to propose and adopt rules on the risks retail investors face
CFTC Commissioner Pitches Pilot Program for U.S. Crypto Regulation
7.9.2023
The U.S. watchdog for derivatives markets should create a limited pilot program for regulating cryptocurrencies, said Caroline Pham, one of the members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Web3 Games Platform Tamadoge Announces New Burn Program to Boost TAMA Coin Scarcity And Value
7.9.2023
Thursday, September 7th, 2023 – Web3 games platform Tamadoge today announces an exciting new burn program to boost the scarcity and value of its native token, $TAMA.
The burn program starts today as part of Tamadoge’s comprehensive strategy for reducing the circulating supply of $TAMA....
Coinbase Increases and Extends Bond Buyback Program with Enhanced Terms – Here's What You Need to Know
6.9.2023
On September 5 Coinbase revealed that it would expand its bond buyback program from $150 million to $180 million. This adjustment comes as the company strives to repurchase more of its 3.625% senior notes due in 2031.
The offer is slated to close on September 18 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time...
Zoth teams up with Chainlink BUILD program
6.9.2023
Zoth will be teaming up with the Chainlink BUILD program for furthering the growth of the ecosystem and futuristic acceptance of the upcoming market real time world assets on-chain. This will be made possible by connecting with Chainlink’s benchmark oracle services and the technical backing. There...
T.Mobile spouští věrnostní program Magenta Moments, ve své aplikaci nabízí i slevy jiných firem
6.9.2023
Český T-Mobile přidává do své mobilní aplikace Můj T-Mobile agregátor slevových a marketingových nabídek různých firem. Věrnostní program Magenta Moments odstartoval v Česku 6. září. V aktuálních verzích aplikace už je dostupný. Aplikace má v Česku podle operátora asi 1,7 milionu uživatelů
Cronos Labs begins recruitment phase for $100M accelerator program
5.9.2023
Cronos tapped Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, CertiK, PeckShield and various other firms to participate as mentors in the accelerator program
Blockchain Developer Cronos Labs Kicks Off Search for Participants in $100M Accelerator Program
5.9.2023
Cronos Labs has also signed up Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and blockchain security specialists PeckShield and Certik as mentors for the program
Lufthansa airline launches NFT loyalty program on Polygon
31.8.2023
Airline passengers can get rewards such as flight upgrades or airport lounge access after completing NFT collections
Australian CBDC could be useful for payments, tokenization, says RBA
23.8.2023
The RBA has wrapped up its CBDC pilot program and outlined four key areas that could be improved by the introduction of central bank-issued digital currency
Mastercard Launches CBDC Partner Program
22.8.2023
Mastercard, the credit behemoth, announced the launch of a new program to widen its understanding of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and its possible applications. The CBDC Partner Program will be integrated by Ripple, Consensys, Fluency, Idemia, Consult Hyperion, Giesecke+Devrient,...
Gemini Challenges SEC Lawsuit on Lending Program, Pushes for Oral Hearing
21.8.2023
Lawyers for cryptocurrency exchange Gemini have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its Gemini Earn lending program. In the motion, Gemini argues the SEC has failed to plausibly allege that any securities laws were...
On-chain tool to seize crypto is a purist's nightmare, but a must: CEO
21.8.2023
A U.S. federal court recently used on-chain tech to lock criminals out of their crypto on the Jurat Network. Its founder, Mike Kanovitz, admits it could see hate from crypto purists
Today in Crypto: Mastercard Forms a CBDC Program with Ripple, Consensys & Fireblocks, OpenSea is Set to Disable its Operator Filter, Taiwan Proposes Business Category for Crypto Firms to Self-regulate & Form Industry Associations
18.8.2023
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Mastercard launches CBDC Partner Program for Central Banks and crypto ventures
18.8.2023
Mastercard has launched the CBDC Partner Program with the objective of bringing together Central Banks and crypto ventures all over the world. The idea is to learn from each other and help accelerate the development and adoption of digital tokens. The news has been confirmed by Michael Miebach,...
Ripple, Consensys participate in Mastercard program to promote CBDC innovation
17.8.2023
The payment processor has enlisted a range of market players in its quest for innovation and efficiencies in a technology that 93% of central banks are investigating