
Drop 1: Deutsche Bank L2 on Ethereum https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/deutsche-bank-taps-zksync-for-compliance-driven-ethereum-l2-blockchain/ Drop 2: Lido community votes to exit Polygon https://blog.lido.fi/lido-on-polygon-sunset/ Drop 3: ENS to build its L2 on Linea https://www.theblock.co/post/331357/ens-picks-linea-to-develop-namechain-layer-2-network FCA new discussion paper on crypto regulation https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/discussion-papers/dp24-4-regulating-crypoassets Super Mercado Zona Sul SA will accept payment in cryptocurrency powered by Transfero https://valor.globo.com/financas/criptomoedas/noticia/2024/12/16/supermercado-zona-sul-do-rj-comea-a-aceitar-criptomoedas-como-pagamento.ghtml Remote payroll enables global USDC payment via Stripe / Zero Hash https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/17/remote-enables-usdc-crypto-payouts-for-contractors/ Stablecoin issuer Usual add M0 to its reserves, crosses 1B USD cap https://www.ledgerinsights.com/usual-stablecoin-adopts-m-for-reserves-reaches-1bn-market-cap-in-4-months/ BVNK raises 50M USD series B for expansion to the US https://www.ledgerinsights.com/b2b-stablecoin-firm-bvnk-raises-50m-reaches-10bn-annualized-volumes/ Ripple's RLUSD launches with wide industry support https://cointelegraph.com/explained/ripple-labs-rlusd-stablecoin-everything-you-need-to-know Reports season: TRM Labs Global Crypto Policy Review https://www.trmlabs.com/global-crypto-policy-review-outlook-2024-25 Node hub web3 releases their 2024 Business Report https://bit.ly/3ZBXQuk Sporting Crypto: the sports web3 report 2024 https://newsletter.sportingcrypto.com/p/the-sports-web3-report-2024 Fintech Brainfood + Popular Fintech: State of Fintech 2025 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vS0ZNnkW3ZBM9VwGiOF_i2StaxYGZzZ5vMbAkKhG603pZt1yuu9N3P5P0au60GyyNDaY_MaQoBSxGqA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g2a73fd670e2_0_149 Midnight Sea Battle challenge https://midnight.brightidea.com/seabattle . Redes sociais / comms .. Instagram.com/blockdropspodcast .. Twitter.com/blockdropspod .. Blockdrops.lens .. https://warpcast.com/mauriciomagaldi .. youtube.com/@BlockDropsPodcast .. Meu conteúdo em inglês twitter.com/0xmauricio .. Newsletter do linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7056680685142454272 .. blockdropspodcast@gmail.com