Chain Reaction - 28th October 2024
ETH Sydney hackathon, podcast milestones and more
ETH Sydney was a hit over the weekend as you can see from the great photos here from their X account. It was a proud moment for us to sponsor and also participate as a judge. Check out the highlights here https://x.com/EthereumSydney/status/1850067731258933623
 And the demonstrations https://x.com/EthereumSydney/status/1850381891624640710Â
Congrats to the Crypto Curious crew for their 150th podcast https://www.linkedin.com/posts/getbambooapp_auscryptopodcast-activity-7255037639274180608-Y2A-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Huge news with stripe getting into stablecoins after this purchase https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandonturp_stripe-just-acquired-stablecoin-fintech-bridge-activity-7253876182763409409-xala?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Great episode from Bankless here with Omid Malekan, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School who talks about the benefits of blockchain tech in an increasingly digital world.
 If you missed it, Coinbase sponsored in the Melbourne marathon and check out what you got for finishing. Here's an example courtesy of Greg Oakford https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gregoakford_the-future-timestamps-of-your-life-is-onchain-activity-7254291698195804160-agGO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Stablecoin with Stripe? Check it out https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7254207928570630144-rXIh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Great to see the trends in tokenization that Redbelly Network is getting ready for https://www.linkedin.com/posts/redbelly-network_redbellynetwork-blockchain-rwa-activity-7254725896836661248-rHj_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android Â
Great primer here on Smart Contracts from John Ho of Standard Chartered here, if you’re keen to check it out here’s the link https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ugcPost-7253467749895581696-7X5X?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopÂ
Crypto getting less volatile? Block Earner highlights it hereÂ
Great article here about Jason Titman, Swyftx CEO. https://www-theaustralian-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/jason-titman-takes-the-helm-at-crypto-exchange-giant-swyftx/news-story/29bf5eed768942dff9f5a3085df010b3?ampÂ
There's a new DeFi platform from Kraken called Ink. Check this out https://blog.kraken.com/news/announcing-inkÂ
Looking out for this from Leah Callon Butler about the metaverse worker in the Philippines https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leahcallonbutler_metaverse-filipino-worker-trailer-activity-7255411226090864640-6mUX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Blockchain based IDs for 3m residents of Argentina. It brings blockchain tech plus ZKPs for privacy just like what Services Australia are looking to do here in Australia as a POC https://cointelegraph.com/news/buenos-aires-blockchain-based-id-residentsÂ
Standard Chartered and TP ICAP announced a new partnership to connect their digital asset offerings. It means clients can access digital asset custody from Standard Chartered and the Fusion Digital Assets from TP ICAP https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7255883602645667840-TISw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_androidÂ
Congrats to Harry Dell on the launch of Blacksheep, a new crypto on ramp off ramp he's built with others. Looking forward to seeing it arrived https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harrison-dell-0b220111b_blacksheep-activity-7256250626899091456-LoYC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
That’s it for this week folks, see you soon.
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