TLDR: Spiral and LDK Team Up for BTCPay, New Ethereum Privacy Paper, Synthetix V3 Live, INJ 2.0 Burn Mechanism, Osmosis Mars V2, Visa on Solana & The Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC)

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Bitcoin Highlights of the Week

Btrust Acquires Qala

The Bitcoin non-profit founded by Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z - Btrust - acquires Qala - the African Bitcoin and Lightning engineering training organization.

El Salvador to Launch Bitcoin Education in 2024

El Salvador plans to bring Bitcoin education in public schools as part of curriculum in 2024.

Spiral and LDK Team Up for BTCPay Server

Spiral and LDK team up with BTCPay Server to bring out the BTCPay App aiming to replicate the success of the server but focusing on e-commerce payments in a non-custodial and user-friendly manner.

Bitcoin and Coffee in Medellín

With Lighting Koffee in Medellín, Paisas (Medellín locals) are striving towards Bitcoin adoption. The founder shared his vision for Lightning Koffee, stating that it would "help drive the Bitcoin circular economy".

Mass Adoption of Bitcoin in Turkey

With inflation spiking, Turkey's swift move to Bitcoin might hint at a worldwide financial shift. KuCoin reports a jump from 40% adoption in 2021 to 52% in 2023.

Ethereum Highlights of the Week

USDC on Optimism and Base

USDC launch on Optimism and Base, which are two leading L2 scaling solutions for Ethereum built on the OP Stack.

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