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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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Latin lawmakers don lazer eyes on Twitter in support of Bitcoin

An increasing number of Latin American lawmakers are donning Lazer eyes on their Twitter avatars to express their support for Bitcoin and digital assets.

Gabriel Silva, a Panamanian congressman, is moving to follow in El Salvador’s footsteps by proposing legislation to adopt Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on a national scale. 

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele announced during the Miami Bitcoin conference on June 6, that he will submit a bill to lawmakers demanding that Bitcoin be made legal tender.

In a June 8 tweet, Silva emphasized the significance of Panama not being left behind by Bukele’s progressive crypto plans, which also includes removing capital gains tax on Bitcoin in El Salvador. According to a rough translation, Silva asserted:

“This is important. And Panama cannot be left behind. If we want to be a true technology and entrepreneurship hub, we have to support cryptocurrencies.”

“We will be preparing a proposal to present at the Assembly. If you are interested in building it, you can contact me,” he added.

Bukele’s announcement has prompted similar moves from other politicians across Latin America, however, few concrete policy proposals have been announced.

On June 7, Paraguayan congressman, Carlitos Rejala, tweeted “El Salvador to the Moon” and uploaded a picture of himself with laser eyes — a popular crypto meme used to express Bitcoin maximalism on crypto Twitter.

Earlier today, the crypto community had turned their attention to Brazilian politician, Fábio Ostermann, who similarly posted a picture of himself with laser eyes accompanied by the hashtag “#lasereyestill100k.”

Despite positive sentiment on social media regarding the apparent bullishness of Latin American lawmakers, the price of Bitcoin has continued to decline.

The price of Bitcoin has slumped roughly 10% since Bukele’s June 6 announcement from $36,000 to roughly $32,500 at the time of writing.

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