Mento Magazine Q2 2024

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Mento Magazine! A monumental step forward in Mento Labs' journey has been achieved! The community voted on the Celo Governance proposal, resulting in Mento Labs’ spin-off and the launch of the MENTO governance token. This historic separation, accomplished through a Celo governance vote, makes Mento the only governance system fully born from another governance community.

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The MENTO Airdrop "Episode 1" has ended, rewarding active participants in the Celo and Mento ecosystems.

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The team is also working on MENTO Airdrop "Episode 2," aiming to reward additional supporters who wish to actively contribute to the Mento community and shape the future of the Mento Platform.

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April News and Events

News: Mento Labs celebrated the milestone of 3M cUSD holders! 🎉

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Event Highlights

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• Paris Blockchain Week: 8-10 April 🇫🇷
• Token2049 Dubai: April 15-21, Markus Franke, CEO at Mento Labs presented "The next wave of mass adoption via local stables” 🇦🇪
• FIBE Berlin: April 24-25 🇩🇪

May News and Events

News: The Mento ecosystem and Celo Africa DAO announced the launch of the Celo Kenyan Shilling (cKES) on the Mento Platform. This milestone marks the introduction of the fifth stablecoin for mobile payments available on the Mento Platform, built on the Celo blockchain. Kenya now proudly stands as the first African nation with a decentralized local currency stablecoin on Mento. 🇰🇪 Introducing the Mento whitepaper, a collaborative community effort that offers insights into the Mento Platform and its diverse applications.

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Event Highlights

• Berlin Blockchain Week: May 18-27 🇩🇪‍
• BREW: May 23, Markus Franke, participated in a panel discussion on "Emerging Markets" ☕ 🇩🇪‍
• Celo Gather: May 24, Markus Franke, CEO at Mento Labs presented "The next wave of adoption via local currencies"
• Mento Labs’ team offsite in Berlin 🛣️

June News and Events

ETHPrague: June 1st, Baran Tekin, Engineering Partner at Mento Labs, presented “The Paranoid Developer’s Guide to Safer Smart Contracts.” Watch the full presentation here. 📽️

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• Philip Paetz, Engineering Partner at Mento Labs, presented “Fullstack DApp Security: Going Beyond Smart Contract Audits” 🇨🇿
• Africa Tech Summit London: June 7, Bayo Sodimu, Head of Engineering at Mento Labs, participated in a fireside chat “Are Stablecoins the Future of Web3 in Africa?” 🇬🇧
• Sandra Kumhofer, General Counsel at Mento Labs, spoke at "Banking Talk: Institutional DeFi" by Zuehlke Group
• Mento Airdrop and Governance AMA: June 12 with Bogdan Dumitru, CTO at Mento Labs and Markus Franke, CEO at Mento Labs 🪂
• X Spaces: June 27th “Local stablecoins and social reputation” with Haraka, Kotani Pay and Clixpesa.

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Events in Q3 2024

Where to meet Mento Labs in Q3:

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• Stablecoin Summit: July 6-7 in Brussels 🇧🇪 Markus Franke participated in a panel on “Expanding the Ecosystem for Non-USD Stablecoins” on July 7th
• SheFi Summit Brussels: 🇧🇪 July 7 Victoria Calmon, Head of Marketing & Comms at Mento Labs moderated a panel on “From 0 to Web3 Mastery”
• OpenFi: July 9 in Brussels 🇧🇪 "Building, Scaling & Enhancing MiniPay to Onboard Users in Africa to Web3" with Mento Labs, Celo Foundation, MiniPay and Fonbnk.
• EthCC in Brussels: July 8-11 in Brussels 🇧🇪 Mento Labs had a booth in the Sponsors Hall, located in the ATLANTIS Block, Level -2. Victoria Calmon presented "Web3 Crisis Comms... Controlling the Narrative..."
• ETHSafari: September 8-15 in Kenya 🇰🇪

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