Sanja Kon
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Vice President, Europe @circle . Ex - CEO @xMoney_com (acquired by @MultiversX ). Formerly @PayPal , @eBay , @Vodafone .
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As a former
@PayPal
exec, I often prefer to let other voices take the lead when being critical of their policies.
This, however, crosses all kinds of lines. Much like
@davidmarcus
, I can’t be quiet.
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Everyone is a genius in a bull market.
Every project has wings.
Every token is going to the moon.
Now we’ll see who’s serious. Who keeps growing. Who remains focused.
Utrust is hiring +30 people. We have 12 full-time positions open, more coming 🚀
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#Web3
payments will become the default way to pay and get paid.
Together,
@Utrust
and
@ElrondNetwork
are set to drive this paradigm shift and payment experience globally.
Excited for the best year to come, with a bigger and stronger team!
The day has come: Utrust and
@ElrondNetwork
have united to take over the
#Web3
payments landscape.
Today, a new era begins for
#crypto
payments. We are going bigger, faster, and better than ever before.
Read our announcement here 👉
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At times like these, we must do whatever we can to help with the resources we have.
Any business or individual from Ukraine🇺🇦 that needs to pay or get paid can use our platform for free.
Click here and spread this to anyone who may need it 🙏
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Yesterday, the Portuguese Central Bank has granted Utrust an operating license as a virtual asset service provider.
This is a watershed moment for us, and I’d like to share some thoughts about it. 🧵
(1/6)
.
@UTRUST
, a Portugal-based on-chain crypto payments firm, has received a license from the Portuguese central bank to operate as a virtual asset service provider.
@andresengler
reports
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It’s a new age for $UTK. A true
#Web3
payments system that adds real value for all users and all holders. This is how we build an economic system that includes everyone.
No exceptions.
@UTRUST
@ElrondNetwork
1/ Today is a big day for Utrust and Elrond.
It is the day we present a new economics model for UTK 2.0. One designed to reshape payments, putting Utrust, its community and merchants at the epicenter.
Time to enter the next level.
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Excited to be joining the
@ElrondNetwork
family today!
Thank you
@beniaminmincu
for welcoming us to the team and for working with us behind the scenes during the last months to make this happen :)
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I will be sharing a blog post with some more thoughts on this matter in the next few days.
This kind of overreach is the reason why we exist.
And, in the end, we will win.
/END
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Are you ready? We are 🔥
⚡️ $UTK 2.0 goes live on Tuesday, the 31st of May ⚡️
Everything is set for the next chapter, where Utrust, powered by
@ElrondNetwork
, will continue to be the main driver of global crypto adoption.
Ready for the new tokenomics? 👉
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We are now ready to accelerate the implementation of
#DeFi
payments to a whole new level, thanks to even closer collaboration with
@twispay
and
@ElrondNetwork
.
MultiversX will finally make the promise of
#Web3
technology true.
Some thoughts 👇
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This is a huge step for $UTK and for the whole
@ElrondNetwork
ecosystem.
Soon enough we will be sharing all the details for our token holders to know exactly what to do so they can benefit fully 💪
You’ll have seen from our last RT that
@Binance
is integrating the new $UTK 2.0 into its platform ⚡
What does that mean exactly?
👇🧵
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🚀 Excited to share my new role as Vice President, Europe at
@circle
! My crypto journey, especially building Utrust (now xMoney), has been an incredible learning experience.
💡 The crypto and web3 industry are evolving how we connect, interact, and transact. I firmly believe…
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“Not your keys not your money” may sound like a somewhat paranoid slogan, but I feel like the cavalier attitudes of TradFi institutions are proving it right beyond any doubt.
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Looking forward to it
@xDay2023
🎉
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These last few days have been quite emotional for everyone involved in our industry.
I've written a few words for our community,
@UTRUST
and
@ElrondNetwork
alike.
We will continue leading by example, more commited than ever.
Please give it a read 👉
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Today is a new day for $UTK.
This powerful token plays a big role in creating a true
#Web3
payments solution that allows us to lead this market from the front.
UTK2.0 isn’t the endgame. It’s the foundation upon which we build. And today is only the beginning 💪
$UTK 2.0 is coming to the
@ElrondNetwork
DeFi ecosystem!
🔹 Ad Astra Portal transfers start at 13:30 UTC
🔹 Minimum transfer: $10 USD worth of UTK
🔹 0.02 $EGLD bonus for each Ethereum -> Elrond transfer
Full UTK 2.0 DeFi schedule:
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We’ve been getting a large number of questions over social media, Telegram, etc. from community members concerned about current market conditions.
This is understandable, so I thought I’d write a small thread to address it 🧵👇
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When we started out at Utrust, we said we were the money of the future.
The future is here.
#XMoney
#Utrust
is evolving.
We will reshape the way the world relates to money.
In the
#metaverse
, in your life, whoever you are, wherever you are.
XMoney starts now.
#XDay
#XMoney
#utrustyourself
#UTK
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What a special time. In the next weeks and months, we will be releasing to the world new features and utilities 💪
Today, $UTK starts its new life, and we won’t be stopping anytime soon ⚡️
Web3 Payments engage: $UTK is now available in the Maiar App!
Enable the
@UTRUST
token in your favorite crypto super-app and be at the forefront of the UTK 2.0 DeFi evolution.
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Honoured to be featured as one of the top 100 women of the future, a project aimed at showcasing and celebrating the top female change-makers in
#Web3
and the
#Metaverse
using emerging technologies as a force for good in the real world.
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It's happening, and we are ready!
@MultiversX
@twispay
A new vision is forged for xMoney
@UTRUST
.
Reimagining what money should be in the digital age.
Significant progress, adding up, powered by
@MultiversX
.
Remarkable initial milestone: first
@xPortalApp
card production test. 🔥
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This industry is not for everyone.
It will challenge your resilience in ways that are not comparable to other industries.
But if you have patience, strength and the right mindset the rewards will always come.
And it will be worth all the difficult times you had to overcome 🌙
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@davidmarcus
@PayPal
Totally agree. I used to work at PayPal but had to leave after 6 months as my ethical values were not in line with the value prop
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Bear markets are scary, and no one likes to see projects fail, this is a given.
But harsh conditions are also when the greatest opportunities arise. This market will reveal the true projects that actually have legs to stand on.
We will not only stand, we will run.
/END
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We are building a payments powerhouse with our team members at
@ElrondNetwork
, which you already know if you know of the latest achievements, such as the e-money licensed TwisPay acquisition.
Big things are coming.
I’m glad you’re reading this and walking alongside us.
(/END)
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We are here because Lugano has decided to take its place in history. It's a magnificent thing to witness and be a part of 🙌
Blockchain technology is upgrading finance in🇨🇭Lugano and
@Utrust
is at its forefront.
Today, I had the honour of meeting the mayor
@MicheleLugano
who played an important part in making this happen.
Happy to be part of the
@LuganoPlanB
journey!
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What you do has a far greater impact than what you say. Unfortunately, lots of people tend to be bought by words without dedicating time looking into what's beneath them.
Quality leaders will not be the ones shouting the loudest, but the ones listening to the most
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(Thread)
1/ As CEO of xMoney, looking back on my achievements alongside this incredible team fills me with immense pride. Today, I announce my departure from the position of CEO with mixed emotions. It's time for me to embark on new adventures and challenges that lie ahead.
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Congrats team!
$EGLD is now available on
@coinbase
, the largest US-based crypto exchange by trading volume 🚀
The transformation into
#MultiversX
will be seen as a redefining moment for the utility and value proposition of blockchains.
Thrilled to see
@coinbase
opening access to over 100M users to experience the
#MultiversX
$EGLD Ecosystem. 🔥
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We are looking for a CTO to lead one of the best and most inventive technology teams in the world.
Our own. 🧵
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I'm honored to be included in
@Cointelegraph
’s Top 100 notable people in blockchain, along with so many other amazing innovators! ❤️
🚀Our Top 100 is here!🚀
We are proud to present to you some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs, creators, and notable names inside the blockchain space. Brought to you by
@cryptocom
See who’s on the
#CTTop100
list:
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@PayPal
is doing the right thing.
@Utrust
is wallet-agnostic, compatible with all blockchain wallets in the world.
This move means hundreds of millions of PayPal users will now be able to take full advantage of our service.
This is freedom. This is our vision.
It will win ⚡
NEW:
@PayPal
’s crypto service is getting less custodial. Select U.S. users can now transfer coins purchased on PayPal to external wallets and crypto exchanges.
@IanAllison123
reports
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The reason I shifted from my role at
@PayPal
to build
@Utrust
was to take the challenge. Jose describes our mission perfectly.
“What works in Silicon Valley or Berlin will not work in Sao Paulo….”
@PayPal
’s top crypto exec, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, on what it will take to mainstream digital assets.
Opinion for
#PaymentsWeek
, presented by
@circlepay
.
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Great things are coming 🚀
After 18 months of work, the
@Utrust
trademark is finally registered in the US 🇺🇸
Hopefully next year we start serving American businesses and users with internet-scale payments,
#cryptopayments
!
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EGLD payments live on
@UTRUST
💪
Utrust integrates $EGLD! 🔥
10,000+ businesses can now accept EGLD payments, settled in fiat via
@UTRUST
.
It’s time to become a Web3 merchant. Join the waiting list to be amongst the first to benefit from
#web3payments
.
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Proud of the amazing, diverse, passionate and unique team we have at
@UTRUST
Our team is global 🌍
No single one of us had ever met everyone else in person.
As we turbocharge a new chapter for
#Web3
payments and for Utrust, we wanted to gather as many of us as we could.
We flew people in from three different continents, and we made it happen 🤗
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If you want to buy a car with crypto, we've got you covered!
Discover our main merchants and how you can make your next purchase 👇
The global car & automobile sales industry is worth $3.8 trillion. That's not a typo (we double checked) 🚗
Can you begin to imagine how much money is wasted every day on outdated and expensive centralised payments?
We can do better, and here's how 👉
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I cry every time watching this video and remembering our journey so far.
Proud of the amazing team at
@UTRUST
and all the incredible people who made this day possible🙏
Thank you for believing in us, and for believing in me. The best is yet to come👏
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E-commerce merchants are expected to lose 48B $ to fraud in 2023, mostly due to friendly fraud (when consumers knowingly make a purchase and report it to their bank as fraudulent).
This is where
@UTRUST
comes in - join today to completely eliminate fraud from your payments 🎉
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It's moving to be a part of such a transformative process.
On the 28th of February, everyone will see what this app can do.
The day has come! 🎉
The process of merging
@HoldHQ
with
@xPortalApp
is starting TODAY.
Until the END of MARCH, all existing HOLD users are advised to move to
#xPortal
, and start enjoying immersive
#virtual
experience,
#staking
, referrals and more!
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One of the reasons we were so happy to join the
@ElrondNetwork
family is that they have always shared the same mindset.
We are building real products, with real use-cases.
We could never put ourselves in a position where a bad market would hurt us.
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X Day will be an experience to remember. What
@ElrondNetwork
has in store for all of us is true change ⚡️
@UTRUST
is happy and proud to provide the event with payments that are equal to this vision of the future.
You can buy your X Day Paris tickets with Utrust NOW 🥳
Move quickly to guarantee your place at early bird prices in this mind-blowing event from
@ElrondNetwork
.
It’s time to build ⚡️
Get your tickets here 👉
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$UTK ESDT withdrawals are enabled on
@Binance
.
You can withdraw your UTK balance to
@getMaiar
and enjoy all the benefits of UTK 2.0🚀
The true era of
#web3payments
is here 💪
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We’re also bullish on blockchain payments ✅
interview today, asked if BTC can scale for payments
for transparency, my answer:
1) BTC can absolutely be payment asset, on lightning, L2, or wrapped
2) BTC chain not intended to scale to millions of TPS, so won't be global payments directly
3) bullish on blockchain payments
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The growth of crypto payments in the real estate sector is incredible to witness.
We are thrilled to be leading that change and to do so with partners like Fortera.
They're now accepting crypto through Utrust on their remarkable properties.
Find them:
Find your dream home, your perfect investment, change your life.
☑️ Over $400M invested;
☑️ 24% average yield;
☑️ 146.730 sqm built.
Fortera has embraced Web3 and now you can finally pay with
#crypto
through Utrust 🔥
Find them here 👉
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Thank you
@WesleyBKress
🙏
1/ What is
#Blockchain
used for? What R Real 🌎 Use Cases?
#ELROND
is changing the game. It’s not about playing games or playing small. This is about creating REAL. WORLD. VALUE. 🤝 w/
@UTRUST
& One of the most Powerful Women in
#Crypto
@SanjaKon
+
@beniaminmincu
🚀🌕 $eGLD $UTK
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A recap of last week's Town hall 👇
Did you guys catch the
@ElrondNetwork
and Utrust Town Hall on Thursday?
It’s OK if you didn’t because here’s the link to watch it in full 👉
Would you rather some highlights?
Not a problem 🧵1/15
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Come work with us and shape the future of payments. We’re hiring for multiple roles! 🤝
Remote-friendly, awesome team, a vibrant community & groundbreaking products! ⛓🚀
Visit:
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It strikes me how the majority of people respond bad to tax increases, but then accept inflation like it was a given 🤔
I wish macro was taught better in schools as probably 99% of the population doesn't even understand what's going on
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You voted and we answered 🔥
⚡️ Lightning Network ⚡️ payments are now LIVE!
When operating with
#Bitcoin
, the speed and cost of smaller payments shouldn’t dissuade you from using your money 🛠
⚡️ Lightning Network ⚡️ payments are now LIVE!
We are always working to make
#cryptopayments
Faster 🚄
Safer 🔒
Cheaper 💸
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Fulfilling the needs of our customers is our Number 1 priority.
53% of millionaire millennials have 50% of their wealth in crypto. To diversify their portfolio, they choose real estate investments.
We've partnered with the best real estate companies who support crypto payments👇
Did you know that real estate is the largest asset class globally?🏢
That's right, almost triple the stock market.
And
#blockchain
is challenging the status quo of the real estate industry 🔥
Why is that?
Find out now 👉
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Excited about X Day! Watch the live stream here 👇
Happening now 🔥
The top of the top in blockchain. Must-see announcements that will reshape the industry.
Watch the X Day livestream:
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Our invoicing solution is rapidly being adopted for multiple use cases around the world: from companies paying their employees, car dealerships, B2B transactions, or anyone who wants to get paid in crypto easily and rapidly across borders 👇
You should be invoicing with Utrust.
Yes, you.
Whether you’re a multi-million dollar company or freelancing abroad.
Here’s why 👇🧵 (1/7)
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Time to jump in 🔥
So it begins 🔥
The
@xPortalApp
is here. The most exciting journey we’ve ever embarked on.
Finance, Web3, friends, AI avatars, the Metaverse and more - all brought together on
@MultiversX
&
#EGLD
.
Time to jump in.
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Consumers change their habits. Global events like the pandemic accelerate trends.
We are now at a point where 80% of millennials mostly shop online.
This is huge change 👇
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Utrust & the City of Lugano 🇨🇭 partnered to take crypto payments to the next level of adoption 🚀
Going forward
@Utrust
will enable crypto payments for government services and e-commerce!
See you all at
@LuganoPlanB
🙌
All the details 👇
Utrust & the city of Lugano 🇨🇭 are bringing crypto payments to an entire city 🚀
Lugano had a Plan ₿ ✅
We had a plan C(rypto) – crypto payments accepted by government services and ecommerce in Lugano. CHECK! ✅
The future is happening. 🚀
HERE 👉
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The whole
@UTRUST
team is delighted to continue building, all the stronger and better as we grow together.
Xgratulation
@beniaminmincu
, team and community! I am thrilled about the new limitless possibilities 🙌
This is how it begins.
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Thanks to my friends at
@ITCointelegraph
for this great interview 🙏
We discussed my journey so far, the
@UTRUST
story and what's coming in the future
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The reason I left the traditional payments industry to join the Web3 payments revolution 👇
Let's do this
@nunocor_
@martinhoaragao
@beniaminmincu
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Some key learnings from
#Money2020
today:
- Apple Pay transactions up 450% over the past year
- Value of P2P transactions up to 47% (a 147B $ industry)
- Global Retail E-commerce approaching 3T $
- Sweden economy at 99% digitalisation
- Thailand expected to go cashless in 3 years
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What if you could turn your fees into earnings?
Yes, with
@UTRUST
it's going to be possible 👓
History in the making! For the first time merchants will get additional profit for their payments instead of losing on fees. Reverse Staking & Compound Yield are coming soon! 🚀 Read more:
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Feeling wonderful this morning after talking with an awesome male leader who wants to drive initiatives for more inclusive work environments.
Seeing this type of proactive behaviour from men makes me feel reassured about the future of the Web3 industry 🙌
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It was a pleasure and an honour to speak at IDC Directions yesterday, about the future of
#Web3
payments in the real world and the
#metaverse
.
I thought I'd share some key aspects of that speech here. 👇🧵
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This makes payments faster and it makes them less expensive.
Integrating $USDT on
@0xPolygon
means another step towards our goal — changing the status quo and paving the road to the mainstream 💪
Today, we are taking a first step. A first step towards the best possible future ⚡️
Utrust now supports $USDT on the
@0xPolygon
Network.
The same payments, faster, with much lower fees.
This is just the start.
Read here 👉
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The interest in crypto payments for real estate has been skyrocketing!
We are constantly adding valuable partners in the space and Dubai is one of the hottest markets.
Check our new partner Your Place for real estate crypto purchases in Dubai: 👉
The future of real estate is on the
#blockchain
.
And companies like Your Place are the face of that future 🏢
The finest properties, the finest locations, and now accepting
#crypto
payments through Utrust 🚀
Find them here 👉
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Join us on January 27th for our first
@ElrondNetwork
&
@UTRUST
Town Hall meeting 😀
Web3 payments will enable every business to tap into the multi-trillion dollar crypto opportunity.
@ElrondNetwork
&
@UTRUST
coming together is instrumental for what’s to come.
Join Beniamin, Sanja & Nuno to discover the next exciting steps.
🗓️ January 27, 15 UTC
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A major moment in the evolution of digital finance!
Here’s the
#xMoney
launch plan summarized:
@UTRUST
@MultiversX
@twispay
@xPortalApp
1/
Imagine a world where financial opportunity is available to everyone, education is accessible to all, businesses thrive, and creators break free from traditional constraints.
🆕 Introducing
#xMoney
roll-out timeline:
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The “100 Women Davos” initiative is a community of impact-driven women leaders and change-makers accelerating diversity in leadership.
I'm proud to be a part of it. I have been for years.
I'm glad to say I'll be bringing our message to Davos 2023.
Some thoughts 🧵👇
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My interview with Global Biz Outlook is out.
It was a chance to talk about why I'm so driven about
#crypto
and
#Web3
, the future of the space, and what we're building with
@UTRUST
and
@ElrondNetwork
.
Check it out now 👇
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Grateful for good Wifi on my intercontinental flight today.
My best deep work is done on planes ✈️
San Francisco here I come 🚀
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Retailers are devoting 10% of their annual budgets to fight online card payment fraud. Still, fraud rates have increased by 55 percent this year!
This is exactly why more and more merchants are choosing to work with
@UTRUST
! Goodbye fraud and chargebacks!
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Since 2021 is almost over, I thought I’d share some thoughts about my own personal Utrust highlights. Maybe I’ll make a Christmas tradition of this 🎄
They obviously don’t fit in a tweet, so here’s a thread 🧵
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Here’s a list of some of our most active merchants, where you can purchase goods and services with crypto.
You asked, we delivered 😄
Check it regularly as we’ll be updating it often 💪
@UTRUST
You've been asking for a while, and we were listening 👂
Here's a trending list of some of our most popular merchants accepting
#crypto
.
Keep it in your tabs, check it regularly, because we will be updating it 🔥
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Traditional payment solutions haven't evolved to meet the requirements of borderless payments.
Cross-border sales already account for 10 Trillion $ - this is the segment of trade that benefits more significantly from the adoption of cryptocurrency payments 🚀
@UTRUST
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