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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...

Australian Senator says DeFi is 'not going away any time soon'

The Liberal Party Senator commented that DeFi “presents huge opportunities” for Australia to cement its place as a “front-runner for innovation.”

Senator Jane Hume has stated that decentralized finance (DeFi) “presents huge opportunities” for Australia to cement its place as a “front-runner for innovation and economic progress.”

Senator Hume spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit in Sydney on Monday, Nov. 22. She is the Minister for Women's Economic Security of Australia, representing the Liberal Party and the state of Victoria.  The conference was primarily about super and government retirement funds — both notoriously slow and steady investments. The comments on DeFi are more notable in this regard.

Senator Hume called for industry and government to acknowledge that DeFi is “not a fad,” and to “tread cautiously, but not fearfully” because the technology is “not going away any time soon.”

“If the last 20 or 30 years have taught us anything, it’s that all innovation begins as disruption and ends as a household name,” she said. She also referenced the fast-paced nature of the industry:

“Decentralized finance underpinned by blockchain technology will present incredible opportunities ‑ Australia mustn’t be left behind by fear of the unknown.”

Speaking on policy, she noted that Australia’s economic future will be defined by “innovation” and “uptake of technology” as the country continues to recover from the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She also commended industry players for “embracing innovation and developments in this space,” particularly around blockchain technology, making specific reference to Commonwealth Bank.

On Nov. 3, the bank announced it will allow the 6.5 million users of its banking app to trade 10 crypto assets including Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin.

“This will make CBA the first Australian bank — and one of just a handful of banks worldwide — to offer customers this sort of access,” she said.

Related: Average Aussie crypto portfolio grew 258% in FY 20–21, survey reveals

According to Finder’s Crypto Survey of 27,400 respondents, 17% of Australians invest in cryptocurrency. However, the country’s uptake of crypto has seen increasing pressure from lawmakers and regulatory bodies.

Last month, the senate committee of pro-crypto NSW senator Andrew Bragg published its “crypto report,” which made 12 recommendations intended to tackle key issues pertinent to the cryptocurrency sector.

Bragg said that the recommendations will enable Australia to compete with leading jurisdictions for the blockchain and crypto industries, including Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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