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Matheus
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Free spirit ๐Ÿƒ

โ€œThe basic tenets of that philosophy are a deep appreciation for the environment and a strong motivation to help solve the environmental crisis; a passionate love for the natural world; a healthy skepticism toward authority; a love for difficult, human-powered sports that require practice and mastery; a disdain for motorized sports like snowmobiling or Jet Skiing; a bias for whacko, often self-deprecating humor; a respect and taste for real adventure (defined best as a journey from which you may not come back aliveโ€”and certainly not as the same person); and a belief that less is more (in design and in consumption).โ€

Yvon Chouinard

Even capys are beaching during the holidays here

PRESENCE AS A MORAL ACT

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Mr. Officer, there are no social media posts, thatโ€™s another democrat hoax

Capivara under the full moon ๐ŸŒ•

Is Primal reducing my photos quality? The images from my old posts have a much better quality

Local small town South American businesses bringing me glimpses of hope

Mfs wonโ€™t stack sats nor focus on their craft, but they will surely say we got lucky โœŠ

No such thing as a life better than yours ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Another season, another sea

From the end of another northern hemisphere summer

Few things humble you like knowing your life depends on a tube of air

Galicia between playas

Small town San Xoรกn ๐ŸŸ

Island hopping ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

New season, new home ๐Ÿก

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ READ - We're living through a pivotal moment in the history of crypto.

That of the adoption of stablecoins.

On paper, the capitalization of stablecoins (around $250 billion) still looks modest compared to the $2,750 billion of crypto at large.

But in reality, these fiat currency-indexed cryptos are spreading at breakneck speed.

All the financial and payment giants are positioning themselves.

- Mastercard will integrate stablecoins into its network.

- Visa will launch cards using stablecoins.

- Stripe will launch a stablecoin account.

- PayPal already has its own stablecoin.

- Dozens of banks are working on their stablecoins.

As an excellent study by Citi points out, "Stablecoins could soon overtake the crypto ecosystem that saw their birth."

Why is this tipping point so important?

Because stablecoins offer the technological power of public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana (programmability, instantaneity, 24/7 global accessibility), while remaining connected to fiat currencies.

It's a bit like the best of 2 worlds (while waiting for the big crypto night for some) :

โœ… for businesses: instant payments, optimized cash management.

โœ… for individuals: frictionless remittance, easier access to DeFi.

โœ… for the United States: global extension of the dollar in a new form.

According to Citi, the market could grow to $1,600 billion by 2030, or even $3,700 billion in an optimistic scenario.

But beware: Europe is missing out on this wave.

While the US is pushing the adoption of dollar-denominated stablecoins, Europe is dragging its feet on CBDCs and remains cautious.

The result: the global digital economy is dollarizing at breakneck speed, and the old continent is still losing ground...

Whatโ€™s the point of adopting a stable coin? Does it offer decentralization from institutions or privacy? Seems like people are just trying to rebrand the dollar while stably losing purchase value at **breakneck speed** :/

Ampezzo, my favorite place in Italy ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

Between these majestic mountains lives a proud, strong and heartwarming culture of local mountain people that are silently being pushed out of their homeland, the extravagant luxury tourism that brings VIPs twice a year for the summer and winter seasons is constantly driving the regionโ€™s cost of life to unrealistic prices, to a point where none of the locals can afford to keep up, families break apart fighting for millionaire inheritances of old houses built by the hands of their own grandparents, eventually abandoning their roots for a bag of money and broken ties, while the state replaces any infrastructure that serves the community with constructions to attract even more tourism. I love you Cortina dโ€™Ampezzo, and the slow death of your essence deeply breaks my heart โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน