Samuel García, governor of the state of Nuevo León has pledged to study and promote Bitcoin innovation, as a technology to fight corruption and opacity. This and more news in this practical daily summary so that you are always informed with the most recent events that occur within the crypto world.
Nuevo Leon is more interested in Bitcoin
📍The governor of the state of Nuevo Leon has pledged to study and promote Bitcoin innovation. During the opening ceremony of Blockchain Land 2022, the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García, assured that the time has come for governments to seriously delve into blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation.
García highlighted that Nuevo León is the most connected state in Latin America and that it now has a new constitution that is friendly to science, technology and innovation.
Regarding Bitcoin, he assured that the state would begin to promote the creation of working groups to discuss the risks and benefits of this technological innovation. During the ceremony, the governor of the Mexican state acknowledged himself as an expert and supporter of Bitcoin, stating that he has been convinced for years that it is a technological tool capable of fighting corruption and opacity.
In Nuevo Leon, Mexican Senator Indira Kempis is also promoting the adoption of Bitcoin at the legislative level. Kempis proposed changes to Mexico's Monetary Law in June of this year in order to legalize Bitcoin and recognize it as legal tender, as El Salvador and the Central African Republic have done.
Senator Kempis defends Bitcoin's innovation as a tool to boost financial inclusion and its underlying technology to provide greater transparency to public administration.
The state of Nuevo León also welcomed Web3, holding its first talent gathering, “The Web3 Talent Encounter” last July.
MakerDAO executes its first investment in Treasury bonds
📍A MakerDAO governance proposal to invest $500 million worth of DAI in Treasury bonds has been approved by the DeFi protocol’s crypto community. On Twitter, MakerDAO developers reported that the MIP-65 improvement proposal, submitted last June, was approved by the community, making Maker the first decentralized finance protocol to invest part of its community balance in DAI in US Treasury bonds.
More than 30% of Canadians will invest in crypto next year
📍According to a report published by the Ontario Securities Commission (Canada), more than 30% of Canadians are interested in investing in cryptocurrencies in 2023. In her report “Buyer Aware: applying essential protections to the crypto world,” the Ontario Securities Commission said it will release the results of its own research into cryptocurrencies in the country this month, but more than 30% of Canadian citizens have already expressed interest in investing in cryptocurrencies in the next year.
The regulator assured that despite the drop in value that the cryptocurrency market has experienced this 2022, of almost 70%, interest in digital assets continues to increase.
The Ontario Securities Commission has acknowledged that cryptoassets and blockchain technology provide great benefits to businesses and companies, due to their ability to maintain immutable records. It also noted that cryptoassets can modernize capital markets, by significantly reducing transaction costs and improving efficiency.
Grayscale enters crypto mining
📍Grayscale's new division, Grayscale Digital Infrastructure Opportunities, enables investment in Bitcoin mining hardware. The digital asset management company is launching a new division focused on crypto mining to strengthen and grow the ecosystem.
According to the report, this new division will offer private co-investment opportunities in mining hardware to boost the Bitcoin ecosystem. Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale, said that the company is uniquely positioned to lower the barriers to entry into the crypto world, driving everything from direct investor exposure to digital assets to investment in mining infrastructure.
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