Let’s start out with more insights from the RBA CBDC pilot that we saw community members a part of last week. Here’s the recap from the team at NotCentralised - https://medium.com/notcentralised/notcentralised-at-the-australian-cbdc-pilot-conference-unfolding-the-future-of-finance-bd71d2f0b39
And this Tweet thread https://twitter.com/notcentralised/status/1663751030465765382
We got to have Sid Powell from Maple Finance on the show too with our amazing podcast host Shahirah Gardner. Check it out our Tweet thread with link to video here https://twitter.com/CaptDeFi/status/1665133002219823106
(and it’s also on LinkedIn too https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7070898351491215360)
Keep an eye out for more news on the podcast coming out soon too!
Great to see this post from Alyse Sue who talks about the balance between traditional models and web3 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7068724907823534080/
Also meetups are back on starting this week where we're back at CryptoLulu on Tuesday where folks get a sneak preview of the type of Intel and insights that tba membership offers. Here's more details and a link if you've missed it https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7068864159156744192-5xsA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Later in June we're off to get BASEd with Coinbase as NotCentralised partners with them to run the first of their development workshops for their layer 2 platform. More info on the event is here https://lu.ma/6a7ckttl (and our announcement here https://twitter.com/AusDeFi/status/1664098758429396999)
As well as some background on BASE from 3 months ago
(and run fact we will have Jesse Pollak from the show with a special recorded message at the event)
Also, happy birthday to BTC Markets - 10 years in the crypto markets is an amazing achievement https://twitter.com/CaroBowler/status/1664446220021145600
And in other local news, check out this announcement from the team at Redbelly Network (a local blockchain) https://medium.com/@redbellyblockchain/redbelly-network-month-in-review-may-2023-be9ca90e33d0
Before we get to other news, we have a final bit of awesome news. This came out not long ago that we’d move podcast homes but here’s a bit more of a sneak preview of the CryptoLulu venue https://twitter.com/AusDeFi/status/1664770491968634882
Other News
With Binance in the news over the last few weeks it seems like they're under attack so it was interesting to see CZ on Bankless with the boys. He shares his insights on industry systematic risk and thoughts on where we're going
We’re also seeing Wall Street firms taking on the capabilities of crypto exchanges, keep an eye out on that https://cryptoslate.com/wall-street-firms-to-take-on-binance-coinbase-other-crypto-native-exchanges/
Crypto.com in the local news with this integration of payments with OTR (thanks to their partner DataMesh) and it was featured in the national news too https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karlmohan_stablecoins-cbdc-payments-ugcPost-7068810821606281216-QbaS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Hong Kong based First Digital have introduced a USD stablecoin - see here https://www.theblock.co/post/232791/hong-kong-based-first-digital-introduces-usd-stablecoin
We also saw folks from our community down in Melbourne this week for The Finnies (the Fintech Australia awards) and in this post its Canvas and Stables in the mix https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7069601505384812545?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Also saw Ben from Collective Shift down there too being a a finalist for young leader of the year https://twitter.com/bensimpsonau/status/1664037658962857984
Congrats to all the winners including Crypto.com and Karl Mohan for winning the best crypto exchange award https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karlmohan_finnies2023-activity-7069795788901548033-DvWJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
More info on the winners and finalists here https://www.thefinnies.org.au/
Finally, if you’re looking into other newsletters that could be useful for your web3 interests, then check out this one from Chris Dixon
About Aus DeFi Association
The Australian DeFi Association (Aus DeFi) is a non-profit community organization dedicated to increasing education and awareness of blockchain technology, specifically decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3-based projects. Their goal is to empower the Australian community with the knowledge and tools to participate in the decentralized economy, and to promote the adoption and growth of blockchain technology in Australia. They strive to provide a more grassroots approach to promoting blockchain technology compared to other industry-focused organizations in Australia, and to provide a platform for community members to learn about and engage with this emerging technology.
You can watch our recorded meetups and interviews here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ausdefiassociation3956/videos
Sponsors
We also thank all of our sponsors who help us run and organise and keep this association going. We could not do it without them so check out their details here