THE BOSTON BLOCKCHAIN BEAT EP.1 | FORMULA 1 IS SELLING NFT TICKETS?!

[Music] thank you hello everyone my name is Lauren Wixom and welcome to the very first episode of the Boston blockchain beat where we bring all things blockchain news to the Boston community and Beyond this episode was brought to you by cubic Labs an incubator from Metro Boston's blockchain startup companies all right well let's get started with some major brands talking about blockchain just last week TechCrunch reported that MasterCard is seeking more Partnerships with crypto firms to expand its cryptocurrency payment card program according to TechCrunch MasterCard has already partnered with crypto exchanges including binance and Gemini to offer crypto linked payment cards in some countries the binance cards allow users to make payments in traditional currencies funded by the cryptocurrency Holdings on the exchange rev your engines Formula One is now embracing blockchain technology with nft tickets built on polygon according to reporting by nft now these tickets Grant admission not only to the acclaimed Monaco Grand Prix but holds post-event benefits such as Hospitality Privileges and future race discounts and for our last bit of news in case you haven't heard yes there's going to be a Boston blockchain week 2023 brought to you by cubic labs and we actually have the co-founders of cubic Labs Ian Kane and John O'Keefe here to tell us about what we can expect for this year's event Boston blockchain week 2023 it's the second year that we'll be hosting Boston blockchain week in downtown Quincy Center we'll be elaborating and growing from the theme of last year which is celebrating the power and the promise of blockchain technology and celebrating also uh the people and the startups that make this space what it is what we're trying to do really is educate people and provide a forum where hey these are the right people to listen to they are competent in their fields and you'll walk away from that confidence feeling okay I really learned something there and I met some people that I think could help me if I'm interested in getting into this space we're currently building out the program so if you're interested in being a speaker or a sponsor we'd love to have you on board we're exploring Partnerships so that we can make this the best Boston blockchain week that we've hosted and for more information on Boston blockchain week the website is bostonblockchainweek.com well that's a wrap for today's news again name is Lauren Wixom and I can't wait to see you guys in the next episode for some more Boston blockchain news foreign