Building community resilience to crises through mutual aid and Web3
It seems that every time one turns on the TV, something, somewhere, is going catastrophically wrong. Whether it be Hurricane Ian tearing through Cuba and Florida, war raging in Eastern Europe, or floods devastating Pakistan, there has been no shortage of crises in 2022 both natural and human-caused. And as the climate continues to warm, extreme weather events and other natural disasters are only expected to occur more frequently, which may also potentially lead to greater overall regional and global instability. In response, some groups working to build decentralized community resilience....
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Manasquan Bank, a mutual community bank in New Jersey serving residents since 1874, has announced it is partnering with the company Bakkt to give its retail clients the ability to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency through the bank’s mobile banking application.
Manasquan Bank to Give Customers Access to Crypto
A mutual community bank headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey will give bank customers the ability to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies. Manasquan Bank announced this decision on Tuesday in a press release published by Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT). The....
Bitcoin is a digital currency that has been always supported by a strong community. The Bitcoin community, which started as a small group of people, has now expanded to include about 5 million people across the world. In order for any community to "tick" efficiently, it is necessary to have frequent gatherings, get-together's and events. During such events, the whole community, or at least the important members of the community, meet and interact at one place. It helps build a feeling of mutual trust among the community members and strengthening the collective. These events also help in....
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Tegan Kline said that the bear market is a “builder’s paradise” because there is less noise and teams can focus on laying down foundations. There are many more things that can be built within the blockchain space, and the good news is that members of the community know what they are, said Tegan Kline, the co-founder at Edge & Node, the initial team behind The Graph (GRT). In a Cointelegraph interview, Kline discussed the crypto winter and made suggestions on what the community members should focus on while the markets are down. According to the Web3 executive, the community should stick to....
Trading platform Robinhood is launching a non-custodial, web3 cryptocurrency wallet. “Customers will be able to hold the keys for their own crypto,” the company said. Robinhood Building Non-Custodial, Web3 Wallet Popular trading platform Robinhood announced Tuesday that it is “building a brand new non-custodial, web3 wallet that will allow customers to have total control of their crypto.” The announcement details: This new, multichain, web3 wallet will launch as a standalone app … Customers will be able to hold the keys for their own crypto. In addition,....