Mitroplus Labs Africa, a Ugandan blockchain education institution, launches “Afro” meme token on Tron’s Sunpump network. Afro, represented by an African girl, is intended to promote African identity in blockchain education. Founder Ivaibi Festo says Afro’s success will demonstrate Mitroplus Labs’ ability to develop utility tokens. The token will be integrated with educational seminars and…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has partnered with several organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to educate the public about cryptocurrency scams, especially those involving fake romantic relationships. These partnerships aim to help consumers recognize and avoid these “pig butchering” scams, which defraud victims by building false trust and promoting fake cryptocurrency…
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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. In this edition, we discuss the recent investments made by the Salvadoran government in Bitcoin education and certification, and how these initiatives might increase trust in cryptocurrency and boost adoption in the country. Latam…
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A US university commencement speaker for the class of 2024, entrepreneur Chris Pan, said he was high on ayahuasca while writing his speech, which, among other things, promoted Bitcoin and crypto. The Ohio State University is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The Commencement – the ceremony for conferring degrees or diplomas…
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April is recognized as National Financial Capability Month in the U.S. to highlight financial education across the country. And while initiatives have been taking place to educate Americans about the traditional finance sector, opportunities around crypto education are also being presented this month. Crypto Education Becomes Important In The U.S. A recent study from Security.org…
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Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a game-changing Layer 2 scaling solution that addresses Ethereum’s scalability challenges. It empowers developers to create and deploy scalable, interoperable decentralized applications (dApps) by utilizing sidechains, plasma chains, and innovative scaling techniques. If you’re unfamiliar, sidechains are unique blockchains that are bound to the main Ethereum blockchain and are effective…
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The Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris. On Nov. 8, the first-of-its-kind Institute of Crypto-Assets held a formal opening at the Léonard de Vinci center in the business district just outside of Paris. The Institute will support and conduct research…
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Base Bootcamp will offer students weekly meetings with a mentor, a dedicated Discord server, and access to Coinbase and Base engineers. On Oct. 20, the Ethereum layer-2 Base network announced that it’s launching an eight-week training course to turn traditional software developers into blockchain developers. Called “Base Bootcamp,” the new program doesn’t cost anything to…
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Cryptonauts co-founder Nathan Leung tells The Agenda how and why his team creates crypto content for the culture. While the term “fake news” has been floating around for a while, the phrase was given new life and popularity when former United States President Donald Trump turned it into a viral campaign slogan. “Fake news” eventually…
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Two years after bitcoin (BTC) was established as legal tender in El Salvador, the Ministry of Education has begun a pilot program “that could bring Bitcoin education to every school in the country in 2024.” According to the announcement on the morning of September 7, the pilot program launched on the 2nd anniversary of the…
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