El Salvador's CUBO+ training program has kicked off to train new qualified developers for the Bitcoin and Lightning Network networks. This and more news is in this handy daily digest so you're always up to date with the latest events happening within the crypto world.
CUBO + starts in El Salvador
📍The Bitcoin and Lightning Network developer training program has formally begun in El Salvador. The first classes of the Bitcoin developer training program, CUBO +, have begun with some of the brightest minds in the Bitcoin protocol and the crypto industry. From the official Twitter account, the creators of this training program have been sharing some of the content and the experience that students live in CUBO +.
Thus, the first day of training was led by Peter Todd, Bitcoin software contributor and expert in decentralized technologies, who spoke about the history and importance of open source software. Jimmy Song, open source expert, and Alekos Filini, Bitcoin software developer, are part of the group of teachers who will train students in this training program.
CUBO + is an intensive training program that has started in El Salvador to Training technology science students in Bitcoin software development and its Lightning Network payments layer.
Initially, 150 Salvadoran students applied to be part of CUBO+. After a series of interviews and exams, 21 students have been selected to take this intensive course. These 21 students will become the first generation of official Bitcoin and Lightning Network developers in El Salvador.
Ether skating marks a new ATH
📍Ethereum has hit a new ATH in the number of staked ethers. According to data from CryptoRank, the amount of ethers that have been deposited into the Beacon Chain contract so far exceeds 25,8 million units. At the time of writing, this amount of ethers is valued at over $50.000 billion.
With this amount of staked ether, the network has reached a new milestone. The previous all-time high for Ethereum staking was seen on June 22.
Finbold’s Ana Nicenko highlighted how interest in the second-largest blockchain in the market has been growing since the Shanghai upgrade was implemented last April. According to Nicenko, the constant growth seen in the amount of ethers staked on the Ethereum beacon chain shows that the cryptocurrency has become a more reliable asset for investors. “More people are choosing to lock their coins,” she said, referring to ether staking.
La Shanghai update introduced a key feature to the network, to allow validators to withdraw the ether that has been deposited to secure the chain and that remained blocked since December 2020.
The metaverse will bring an ancient Roman city to life to promote tourism
📍IE University will recreate the Roman city of Coca in the metaverse. According to the university, the metaverse has great potential to help promote tourism as a sustainable economic driver in the Segovia town of Coca, which was the birthplace of Emperor Theodosius I the Great.
El project The university-led project will allow the city and all its splendour to be recreated in the virtual world, allowing people from all over the world to explore and enjoy this historical heritage. The Theodosian-era villa has been excavated by IE University's archaeology unit over the past 24 years, the institution reported.
In addition to protecting cultural heritage, the university also highlighted that new immersive technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and the Metaverse, help promote creative learning and improve understanding of humanity’s historical legacy. IE University Vice-Rector for Students and Professor Miguel Larrañaga also said that immersive technologies can contribute to sustainable economic development processes.
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