Welcome to the First Edition of Tezos Today
Unveiling Tezos Today—a monthly email newsletter with key insights, ecosystem content, and perks for subscribers.
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Did you miss the debut edition of Tezos Today, a monthly newsletter that keeps you connected to the latest updates, insights, and conversations from across the ecosystem? Fear not; the First Edition is available to everyone on the Spotlight blog, offering a glimpse of what’s to come in future issues.
Signing up to the newsletter gives you access to exclusive giveaways and early content releases reserved only for subscribers. Stay ahead with Tezos Today—it’s more than just news, it’s your direct link to the pulse of the ecosystem.
Here’s what’s inside for Issue 1.
Use cases #
Use your tez at any Visa or Mastercard terminal worldwide #
Imagine being able to buy things in stores with tez, just by using tap to pay on your phone. It’s already here, and it’s so easy. Oobit, a leading crypto payment platform, now enables users to make tap payments using tez at any Visa or Mastercard terminal worldwide.
➡️ Download the iOS and Android apps and try it yourself ⬅️
Oobit is currently being rolled in different countries. To see where you can use its various features, check out its help page here.
Social roundup #
With so many Tezos conversations going on every day across social channels, it can be easy to miss some of the great content being shared and discussed. Here’s a snapshot of some of October’s top posts on all things Tezos.
Tezos Town Hall #3: Staking on Tezos #
The October 3 Tezos Town Hall explored all kinds of exciting new staking developments, including:
A breakdown of the differences between delegating and staking—which suits your needs?
Exploring how staking feeds into the broader development of DeFi innovations on Tezos
Discussions on how Tezos’ staking and delegating impacts the community
A great line-up of guests kept the conversation flowing, including:
Sergei Simonian, Co-Founder and CEO, PK Labs
Kevin Mehrabi, Founder, StableTech
Alex Liu, Esq., Director of Operations, Tezos Commons
Chris Pinnock, Chief Baker, Tezos Foundation
MC/host — Katie Hegarty, Chief of Staff, Trilitech
🎥 Watch the replay 🎥
Why not try staking for yourself? It’s easy to start receiving rewards today.
➡️ Start staking here ⬅️
Winner of the Tezos Staking Contest announced! #
The Tezos Staking Contest is a hugely popular initiative to encourage bakers from across the ecosystem to grow their external stake. After five cycles of the competition, a new winner has been announced!
TeZetetic grew their external stake by a whopping 203%, winning a custom NFT on Tezos from gengoya.
More staking contests are coming up, so keep an eye on the Tezos Twitter handle for all the latest.
Get gaming on Tezos #
The Tezos ecosystem is the perfect place to start your Web3 gaming journey. But did you realize how many resources are readily available that can help you build and play games today?
There are all kinds of strategies, tools, and even grants to launch you into Tezos gaming.
Web3 wallets #
Kukai, a popular Tezos wallet, released its iOS app this month. This offered a great opportunity to explore the range of Tezos-compatible wallets out there and how they can help users navigate the world of Web3 with ease.
🔦 Check out this Spotlight post that brings together some wallet options 🔦
The Tezos White Paper meets Google’s new NotebookLM #
What does Google’s NotebookLM AI service make of the Tezos White Paper? You may just be surprised. Check out this fresh take on some of the core concepts of the Tezos blockchain, explaining the technology in new ways.
🎧 Listen to the full AI podcast here 🎧
Events #
It’s been a packed month of events. From appearances by Tezos Co-Founder Arthur Breitman at Blockchain Life 2024 in Dubai, to community art events at the Trilitech London office, the Tezos ecosystem has been busy around the world.
Blockchain Life 2024, Dubai #
Tezos Co-Founder Arthur Breitman was on stage at Blockchain Life 2024 in Dubai this month as part of a panel discussion on “Blockchain’s Core Technical Advancements: Simplicity in Complexity.”
Panelists included:
Hugo Philion, CEO, Flare Labs
Mustafa Al-Bassam, Co-Founder, Celestia Labs
An Evening of Digital Art #
As part of London Web3 Week and Frieze Week, the Trilitech London office hosted “An Evening of Digital Art” on Thursday, October 10. Organized by the Trilitech Arts Team and Olena Yara, it brought together artists and tech enthusiasts from the Tezos art community and beyond to explore the fusion of blockchain technology with art.
📸 Check out the full recap with some great images from the night here 📸
Zebu Live #
The Tezos ecosystem was represented on stage at Zebu Live this month! The topic? Amazing sports and gaming projects launched by Manchester United Football Club using the Tezos blockchain.
Fern Townend, Head of Sport at Trilitech, and Olly Freeman, Staff Engineer at Trilitech, sat down with Greg Halfacre, Digital Innovation Lead at Manchester United, to talk through how Tezos’ cutting-edge tech is empowering iconic brands like ManU to reach fans across Web3.
⚽️ Explore Fantasy United ⚽️
HIT Games Conference, Berlin #
Sofia Senatorova, Business Development and Project Manager at Trilitech, took part in a panel on Mapping the Web3 Gaming Ecosystem.
The session covered multiple topics, including:
⚡ Web3 gaming’s new UA channels
🎯 Innovative monetization loops
✅ Web2 vs Web3 launch strategies
Upcoming events #
You can find all the latest events listings where the Tezos ecosystem will have a presence on the Tezos Community Hub.
Giveaways are coming… #
Who doesn’t love free stuff? In next month’s issue of Tezos Today there will be an exclusive giveaway of Tezos swag, available only to subscribers. Keep an eye on your inbox!
Looking for more news? #
Because of the decentralized nature of the Tezos ecosystem, there are all kinds of sources for additional news and insights beyond Tezos Today. Get the latest developer and community-focused content by subscribing to The Baking Sheet from Tezos Commons, and follow the Nomadic Labs blog to receive detailed technical insights and updates.
Coming up… #
That wraps up the very first edition of Tezos Today, but there’s plenty more to come. Many exciting projects are in the works, so stay tuned for all the latest news and exclusive content coming to your inbox next month.
Thank you for staying connected with the Tezos community.