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🛠️ New Developments in Blockchain Accessibility Coinbase is working on creating a more accessible blockchain experience with its new smart wallet features, like chain abstraction and pass keys. Chintan Turakhia shares insights with Raphaël Bloch on how these developments aim to make blockchain technology more efficient. 🗣️ "Blockchain can make money much more efficient and frictionless"

🔎 Bitcoin's Challenges: Can It Keep Up? Bitcoin remains the pioneer of cryptocurrency, but several technical challenges loom ahead: high fees, slow transactions, and scaling limitations are major hurdles. Full report from Lorris Beziers 👇

The Big Whale is a partner of the Vierzon Blockchain Hackathon 🤝 Organized by Sia Partners and Le Village by CA, this hackathon (October 4-6) will bring together numerous investors and entrepreneurs to discuss Web3 and the best ways to develop a company. If you are a student or crypto entrepreneur and are interested, don't hesitate to register (link in the comments). There is 20,000 euros in prize money to be won for the best projects 🚀

Institutional Adoption of Bitcoin: A Game-Changer 🚀 The integration of Bitcoin into the portfolios of institutional investors signals a major milestone in its journey from a niche digital asset to a global financial instrument. "The entry of institutional capital into the Bitcoin market is not just a trend—it's a long-term shift that could redefine the financial landscape," explains Grégory Raymond 🧑💻 His full report is available in the comments 👇

🎙️ Unlocking the Potential of Bitcoin Staking Louis Tellier interviewed Sankha Banerjee who is the Chief Protocol Economist of Babylon Labs ⛓️ "The major objective of Babylon is for bitcoin holders to take on the slashing risk of PoS systems and as a result earn the staking yield for bitcoin holders." The full interview is available in the comments 👇

This week, The Big Whale will be in Biarritz for Surfin' Bitcoin 🇫🇷 More than 1000 people are expected there to discuss bitcoin and a whole range of other financial and economic topics. Grégory Raymond, Louis Tellier and Raphaël Bloch will be present on site! Don't hesitate to contact them 🔥

🔴 New week, new season! This week, we will focus on staking on Bitcoin: Why is it innovative? What's the benefit? Which projects should we keep an eye on? Let's start with an interview full of insights with Sankha Banerjee from Babylon Labs which is the main Bitcoin staking project ⛓️. The full interview conducted by Louis Tellier is available in the comments 👇

🔴 Telegram founder Pavel Durov detained in France The 🇷🇺🇫🇷 entrepreneur has been under scrutiny by authorities for years due to his messaging platform and… crypto project For the full story behind $Ton coin, read Grégory Raymond's in-depth report 👇

🎙️ Insights on Ethereum’s Lead in Blockchain In a recent discussion, Nicolas Consigny of the Ethereum Foundation stated, "Ethereum’s advancements are unmatched in the blockchain space." This points to the current gap between Ethereum and other Layer 1 👇

🌐 In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, stablecoins stand out as a critical innovation. Mastercard is not only acknowledging this shift but actively integrating it into its global strategy 🔎. "Stablecoins offer stability and transparency, addressing some of the biggest concerns in the current financial system," notes Christian Rau in an interview with Raphaël Bloch 👇