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Releasing Morpho-Compound

This story was republished from Medium.

Morpho is landing on Instadapp!

This story was republished from Medium.

Jia launches partnership with Huma Finance to bring small businesses in emerging markets on chain

Today, Jia is thrilled to announce the official launch of our partnership with Huma Finance. Jia’s first on-chain credit pool, built on the Huma Protocol, is a massive first step towards connecting capital to people in need of financing across the world. 🌍 🌏 🌎

Yield Guild Games Partner Ola GG Raises $8M to Expand P2E in Spanish-Speaking Markets

The funds will be used to acquire yield-generating NFTs and create language-specific educational content.

How a Kenyan spice vendor uses Jia financing to grow his business

Francis Njoroge is a spice vendor in bustling Githurai Market in Kiambu, Kenya. Every day he sets out before sunrise to set up his stall where he sells customized spice blends for delicious dishes like pilau and biryani to local customers and nearby restaurants.

Jia powers education in Kenya with Jackfruit Finance

This article is part of a series spotlighting local partners providing valuable services in their communities, powered partly by Jia’s financing.

Using blockchain to finance accessible healthcare in Kenya

Announcing the first of a series of stories spotlighting local partners providing valuable services in their communities, powered partly by Jia’s financing.

Crypto & Credit - Moving a Trillion Dollar Market On-Chain

While a lot of people in crypto seem to be focused on building a brand new financial system from scratch, this conversation focuses on how crypto rails can improve the traditional finance world. After nearly a decade at Citi, Kevin straddles both the TradFi and the DeFi world, and at BlockTower, he is working on bringing the multi-trillion dollar securitization market on-chain. We go deep into the weeds in this one, first getting into the nuts and bolts of how credit and securitization traditionally work, before diving into BlockTower’s approach to transform this entire process, moving it on chain, which will reduce friction, errors. and consequently fees.

New fixed income platform PV01 to evolve debt capital markets using public blockchain

PV01 announces their new platform with a novel approach to digitizing the bond market. Targeting both the traditional fixed income and digital asset markets, PV01 is designed to underwrite and tokenize bonds and operate as a dealer by providing liquidity in those securities, all on public blockchains. The result will be a more efficient way for issuers to raise capital and investors to purchase high-quality debt, providing broader access to investment opportunities through tokenization. PV01’s model provides better visibility into ownership using smart contracts and a frictionless method of transferring debt.

Tokenomics 101: How to build a thriving financial community using blockchain

At Jia, one of our main value propositions is creating a financial community where entrepreneurs participate as owners, not just customers. This commitment is based on our core belief that ownership enhances the behavior of small business entrepreneurs within a community, encouraging loyalty.

The Halo-Halo System: Creating a Unified Brand for a Global Financial Community

Welcome to our third edition of Behind The Brand, a weekly newsletter featuring leaders at startups and VCs to highlight their unique perspectives on design, brand, and marketing for founders, operators, and investors across the early stages. At Slope, our goal is to build category defining creative for exceptional companies, and we believe brand is applicable to everyone in different ways depending on your role, stage, or industry.

The Two Paths Ahead For DeFi: Decentralized Brokers vs. Protocols.

DeFi is still in its infancy and faces a major fork in the road.

Architect CEO Harrison: Regulation Opening Door to Bitcoin ETFs

Brett Harrison, Architect Financial Technologies Founder & CEO, talks to Bloomberg Markets about the spot Bitcoin ETF launched by Fidelity and how companies are adopting artificial intelligence.

Press: Business of Fashion

A growing number of brands, particularly in beauty, are including loyal customers in the product development process and offering ways for fans to directly benefit from their growth.

Vulnerability Report - June 2023

On June 1, 2023, GothicShanon89238 raised an issue through the Immunefi platform with a proof of concept of the bug. After validating the issue, the Operator paused the supply functions of the contracts a few hours after the disclosure.