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Pendulum and Amplitude asset and logo information was added to a forked Zenlink repository over the weekend so I think the the launch is very close

https://news.bitcoin.com/over-collateralization-can-help-mitigate-the-risk-of-stablecoin-depegging-pendulum-cto/

Blu - you cant really compare Pendulum launch to Moombeams as they were launched in completely different economic times. Moonbeam launched pretty well at the height of defi hype when total TVL was around 250 billion USD - today its under 50 billion. The sector has had a torrid crypto winter and (as i think you have previously alluded to) was a wild west of hype and scams. But the technology is now being utilised for real world uses and is clearly (IMO) the future of finance, butI think it is basically having to re-invent itself to gain the real world trust. The signs of recovery are there - TVL was up 20% in Jan - but there is a long way to go still.

tradeforce - thanks for posting - is it me or am I reading something into the comment ‘its certainly long overdue”

Amber AMM moving forward
https://twitter.com/Omniscia_sec/status/1642873070711984130?cxt=HHwWhMC-7c-W1MwtAAAA

Marma - if it us transfero it brings another Brazilian pegged stablecoin to the ecosystem BRZ
https://www.brztoken.io/

According to Jonathan Hellweg (Satoshipay Community Manager) they are currently planning for a major campaign that encompasses everything PEN/AMPE has to offer.

Also noticed the Satoshipay website has been re-vamped
https://www.satoshipay.io/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzR0JTJTAM

Blu - Im actually trying to digest this comment myself. 0xamber is going to be a forex AMM dApp built on the Pendulum blockchain/Parachain, but from this comment it seems to refer to 0xamber developing into a cross-chain dApp in its own right. Undoubtedly it will utilise Pendulum on-off ramp to fiat and spacewalk cross bridging (Pendulum have already stated additional blockchain bridges with spacewalk)

In truth the Polkadot relay chain has been a late entry into the Defi market and although(in my view) probably the most efficient and future proof ecosystem, it is currently way behind Ethereum in terms of Defi market share (currently over 60%). So my thinking is very good news as it creates far bigger immediate exposure to the marketplace than currently only on Polkadot and technically with the greater utility usage of tokens the higher the token price (both Pen and Ambr)

Hope that makes sense.

very Interesting message from Dr. Aaron Lindner on Discord
‘0xAmber will launch on Pendulum first (very soon) + on an Ethereum L2 in a few months..’

Remember Satoshipay have retained 5.5% of future AMBR tokens

Bitcoin dominance is highest its been for a long time and most alts are suffering negatively short term, good time for accumulation I think

Nasdaq says institutional appetite in crypto is steady as it plots push into custody, trading
https://www.theblock.co/post/222866/nasdaq-says-institutional-appetite-in-crypto-is-steady-as-it-plots-push-into-custody-trading

Over 1,200 German banks to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum(ETH) to customers through new partnership.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/over-1200-german-banks-to-offer-bitcoin-and-ethereumeth-to-customers-through-new-partnership-will-this-drive-adoption-and-btc-prices/

The bank’s CEO stressed that Bitcoin is only the beginning, hinting that more digital currencies and tokenized assets will be added to its platform in the near future.

??Develoment update:

$AMPE's liquidity bootstrapping, and consecutively the trading launch carry over to early April.

While we estimated to be able to roll out the LBP this month, Spacewalks community launch on Amplitude had to take priority

We are currently working on a solution that will enable everyone to participate in the LBP - This requires access to $AMPE.
It is somewhat of a chicken-egg problem, where participants need to own $AMPE to cover tx fees, but LP'ing & trading $AMPE requires exactly that.
We've come up with a solution that is enabling everyone to join the LBP, which should be in the interest of all stakeholders! We only get to launch once.

We'll close March with 5 of the 7 roadmap items (https://pendulum-chain.medium.com/pendulum-launch-roadmap-march-updates-5c8f6d92bf35) completed. Spacewalk launch on Pendulum and LBP for $AMPE carry over to early April.

We appreciate your feedback and can't wait ourselves to get $AMPE on the road. A bit of patience is all that's needed to get there ??

Gazz - for the record it turns out that figure is pure crypto not CBDCs - apparently since 2021 95.5% of the population have refused to use the e-Naira. surprisingly nobody trusts the Govnt.

Have to be honest - I havnt researched the politics - just the stats so will take a deeper dive. tHanks.

taking shape
https://pendulum-portal-alpha.netlify.app/amplitude/bridge

PS -Looking at recent developments I have a feeling the SEC will loose or come to agreement re XRP - of course its a gamble but I am accumulating a few.

Sorry to be off topic everyone.

Blu - not sure if I have posted this previously but Chainalysis produce a ‘ Geography of Cryptocurrency Report’ Its well worth the read for anyone trying to get to grips with Crypto adoption. An excerpt is here but you can download the full report FOC

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/2022-global-crypto-adoption-index/

Blu / Gaz - completely agree - my comment was slightly tongue in cheek - 8000 odd live coins out there and most are nonsense. Having said that there are over 4000 banks in USA alone, how many of them will survive the digital era over the next ten years.
I think Its regulation that will be the big sea change and the real business case projects will then thrive and potentially become some of the next batch largest companies and point in case for pendulum - 57% of the African population do not have a bank account, yet for example in Nigeria 45% of the population own crypto