
Drop 1: Custodia operates first Tokenized Xborder Payment https://www.ledgerinsights.com/custodia-vantage-enable-cross-border-tokenized-deposits-on-ethereum/ Drop 2: Ethereum Pectra Upgrade https://ethereum.org/en/roadmap/pectra/ Drop 3: x402 https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/developer-platform/discover/launches/x402 More Citi plans to tokenize private companies on SIX Digital Exchange https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-plans-to-tokenized-private-companies-on-six-digital-exchange/ Lido Proposes Governance Model to give voting rights to stETH holders https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/10/lido-proposes-a-bold-governance-model-to-give-steth-holders-a-say-in-protocol-decisions Coinbase acquires Deribit in Biggest acquisition in crypto history: $2.9 Billion https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/coinbase-acquire-deribit-29-billion-deal-wsj-reports-2025-05-08/ Stripe launched stablecoins in 100+ countries with new offer "Financial Accounts" https://blockworks.co/news/stripe-stablecoin-financial-accounts-adoption Ramp to offer stablecoin cards for cross borde transactions https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2025/ramp-to-launch-stablecoin-backed-corporate-cards-for-cross-border-transactions/ Superstate announced on-chain equities with "Opening Bell" platform https://www.theblock.co/post/353344/superstate-unveils-opening-bell-to-bring-sec-registered-equities-onchain-starting-with-solana 5 insiders report that Meta is exploring stablecoins https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/ Women & Blockchain FGV research by PhD student Vanessa Martins dos Santos https://forms.gle/MNUnRwP8K7aFYPBC6 . Redes sociais / comms .. https://blockdropspodcast.xyz/ .. 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