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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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7th Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group on June 21 and 22, 2021

The seventh edition of the world-renowned flagship Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group is taking place on June 21 and 22, 2021, in Dubai.

The seventh edition of the world-renowned flagship Global Blockchain Congress by Agora Group is taking place on June 21 and 22, 2021, in Dubai. This edition’s theme is “Celebrating DeFi and NFTs” and will boast an amazing line up of speakers including keynote addresses by His Excellency Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman and CEO of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre; Hubertus Thonhauser, chairman of the board at the Tezos Foundation; Fiorenzo Manganiello, partner at Lian Group and many others. 

The event is an exclusive closed-door congress that can be attended by invitation only. Agora will be hosting more than 100 investors and 30 sponsors. 

The first six editions of the Global Blockchain congress were a tremendous success, and we were able to host more than 450 investors and more than 90 blockchain startups and were able to raise millions of dollars in funds for our participating projects.

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This is an exclusive closed-door congress to connect startups with investors and secure funds.

Startup founders from all over the world need financial advocates on their side. Raising funds and receiving funding are vital to the growth and success of startups. Now is the right time for international startups to tap into a pool of highly engaged investors from the MENA region who are actively looking to invest in exciting and promising companies.

“Pitches are good and all, but have you ever sat at a table for 8 hours with 30-minute one-on-one meetings with 50 rotating investors? Agora is next level. I went to this conference last year, and it was like speed dating with investors. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE. If you’re in Dubai or can get there and are looking to raise funds for your project, this is your jam.”

– Nikita Sachdev, co-founder of LunaPR.io

Previous Notable Speakers:

H.E. Naokazu Takemoto — Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Japan.

Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi — CEO, Securities & Commodities Authority, UAE.

Baiba Broka — Member of the General Council, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Working Group Member on Cryptocurrency Regulation, Ministry of Finance, Latvia, and Former Minister of Justice, Latvia.

Josef‌ ‌Holm‌ — Founding partner, Draper Goren Holm.

Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr — Managing Editor at Cointelegraph.

Ralf Glabischnig — Founder and board member, Crypto Valley Venture Capital.

H.E. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali — Executive director Of DIHC under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.

Zachary Cefaratti — CEO and principal founder of Dalma Capital.

Wai Lum Kwok — Senior executive director and financial services regulatory authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market.

To participate, apply here: https://platform.agoragroup.ae/apply/31 

Official website: https://agoragroup.ae/events/global_blockchain_congress_7th_edition 

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