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.cointelegrap...

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.cointelegrap...

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 .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Blockdrops.lens .. ht...

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-wit...

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-wit...

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 .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/bloc...

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:...

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...

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/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .....

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/2024/08/2...

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/2024/08/2...

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/@BlockDropsPodcast .. Meu conteúdo em inglês twitter.com/0x...

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 Bitcoin on Ethereum https://www.coindesk.com/tech/202...

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 Bitcoin on Ethereum https://www.coindesk.com/tech/202...

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/CambridgeAltFin . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram...

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 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCT...

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 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (MCTI)...

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.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/rayls...

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/bank-of-england-bis-unveil-stablecoin-reserve-monitor...

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/bank-of-england-bis-unveil-stablecoin-reserve-monitor...

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 .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/bloc...

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/depin-save-biggest-global-outage-history-caused-mi...

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/depin-save-biggest-global-outage-history-caused-mi...

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/mauriciomagaldi .. youtube.com/@BlockDropsPodcast .. Meu cont...

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 Updates https://www.ledgerinsights.com/basel-crypto-ru...