Mento ProtocolRegenerative Finance and a Stable Asset backed by Nature
Thanks to Roman Croessmann and Sandra Kumhofer for their feedback and review. This article is the second article of a four-part series describing how I think about the future of money. The first article was about money backed by nature. In this second part, I am going to explain the concepts of Regenerative Finance and Digital Environmental Assets. Then I am going to introduce one specific approach to Regenerative Finance - a new type of stable asset in development at Mento Labs. A stable ass...
Mento ProtocolDeFi Security: Inside the Mento Protocol's Circuit Breaker
IntroductionSecurity should always be at the forefront of any design considerations when developing blockchain-based applications. This is particularly true in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), where protocols often manage large volumes of funds, making them potential targets for various attacks. In the context of addressing potential malicious attacks, it’s critical to understand and manage risks at multiple levels. Take, for instance, the role of oracles within the Mento protocol. Oracles are t...
Mento ProtocolStability and Monetary Policy
Thanks to Roman Croessmann and Sandra Kumhofer for their feedback and review. This article is the third article of a four-part series describing how I think about the future of money and regenerative finance. The second part was about regenerative finance and a stable asset backed by nature. This third part is about stability, monetary policy, and interest rates. The key concept in this article is that prices of any tradable asset are determined by supply and demand - how much and at what pri...
Mento is a protocol that enables the adoption of digital currencies worldwide, aiming to provide a stable asset for every country.
Mento ProtocolRegenerative Finance and a Stable Asset backed by Nature
Thanks to Roman Croessmann and Sandra Kumhofer for their feedback and review. This article is the second article of a four-part series describing how I think about the future of money. The first article was about money backed by nature. In this second part, I am going to explain the concepts of Regenerative Finance and Digital Environmental Assets. Then I am going to introduce one specific approach to Regenerative Finance - a new type of stable asset in development at Mento Labs. A stable ass...
Mento ProtocolDeFi Security: Inside the Mento Protocol's Circuit Breaker
IntroductionSecurity should always be at the forefront of any design considerations when developing blockchain-based applications. This is particularly true in Decentralized Finance (DeFi), where protocols often manage large volumes of funds, making them potential targets for various attacks. In the context of addressing potential malicious attacks, it’s critical to understand and manage risks at multiple levels. Take, for instance, the role of oracles within the Mento protocol. Oracles are t...
Mento ProtocolStability and Monetary Policy
Thanks to Roman Croessmann and Sandra Kumhofer for their feedback and review. This article is the third article of a four-part series describing how I think about the future of money and regenerative finance. The second part was about regenerative finance and a stable asset backed by nature. This third part is about stability, monetary policy, and interest rates. The key concept in this article is that prices of any tradable asset are determined by supply and demand - how much and at what pri...
Mento is a protocol that enables the adoption of digital currencies worldwide, aiming to provide a stable asset for every country.
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This newsletter will inform the community about updates in the Mento ecosystem, link to recent developments and events, and share a preview for the coming months.
The Mento Labs team participated in external and internal events in October.
ETHMilan on October 6, Markus Franke presented 📽️ “Create a more user-centric DeFi with permissionless low-vol / stable assets” 🇮🇹
The Mento Labs team participated in an offsite in Berlin October 16-18 🇩🇪
To fulfill the demand to launch multiple decentralized stablecoins with different designs, it is important to automate the process. The Stablecoin Factory from Mento Labs will be the product that does exactly that. A no-code toolkit for launching new assets in a permissionless and decentralized manner, the Stablecoin Factory will allow future operators to deploy a new stablecoin by simply calling a function of a smart contract and providing the required parameters, like reference price feed, collateral asset, and name/ticker for the token.
Mento Labs celebrated its 1st anniversary on November 1st! 🎂
Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA, November 9th 🇰🇪
Mento Labs was part of Devconnect Istanbul November 13-19 🇹🇷:
unStable Summit: 📽️ “Overcoming Challenges in Stablecoin Governance” panel featuring Bogdan Dumitru
idOS Connect: 📽️ “Enabling Real-World DeFi through Identity” panel featuring Bogdan Dumitru and “Stablecoin Factory” presentation by Oleksiy Novykov
W3DC Dreamworld: “Stablecoins in the Real-World: Insights from the Frontlines of 'Being Stable'" presentation by
Following the successful rollout in Nigeria and Kenya, Opera introduced MiniPay (a self-custodial cUSD stablecoin wallet integrated into the Opera Mini browser) to users in Ghana 🇬🇭
Meetup: “Enabling real-world use cases for crypto” with Mento Labs & RedStone in Berlin 🇩🇪 🍕
The Mento Labs team visited the Medieval Christmas market in Berlin 🇩🇪
HashKey Capital portfolio Demo Day featuring a Mento Labs’ presentation 🇸🇬
In the press:
📰 “2024 Will be the Year for Stablecoins” featuring 5 stablecoin predictions by Markus Franke, CEO of Mento Labs. Read the article in Blockworks
Mento Labs kicked off December with the “12 Days of Mento” celebrating partners across the Mento ecosystem:
Empowering Communities: impactMarket and Mento Labs Join Forces in Financial Inclusion
Dunia and Mento Labs: Bringing DeFi to Central and Western Africa
Unlocking Global Financial Opportunity: Valora's Partnership with Mento Labs
Mento Labs and RedStone: Enabling Real-World Use Cases for Stablecoins
CarbonHood and Mento Labs: Empowering Traders with On-Chain Carbon and Crypto Trading
Exploring cross-chain interoperability: A spotlight on Axelar and Mento Labs partnership
Crypto Payment Use Cases with Stablecoins: Ammer Group and Mento Labs Partnership
Meet the Mento Labs team IRL at:
CfC St. Moritz, January 10-12: “Mass crypto adoption across Africa - could it be a driver for the next bull run?” by Markus Franke, CEO at Mento Labs🇨🇭
Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa, February 14-15, Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪ETHDenver, February 23-March 3, Denver 🇺🇲
Mobile World Congress, February 26-29, Barcelona 🇪🇸
Schedule Meeting
Happy 1st Anniversary, Mento Labs: A year of digital asset innovations!
Highlights of the Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA: Introducing Mento Labs to the Celo Community in Kenya
The Evolution of Mento: Direct distribution and modularity for enhanced stability
DeFi Security: Discover the Mento circuit breaker in action
To stay up to date on everything that is happening at Mento Labs and with the Mento protocol, be sure to follow Mento Labs on Twitter and LinkedIn, or join the Mento community on Discord.
Connect with us
This newsletter will inform the community about updates in the Mento ecosystem, link to recent developments and events, and share a preview for the coming months.
The Mento Labs team participated in external and internal events in October.
ETHMilan on October 6, Markus Franke presented 📽️ “Create a more user-centric DeFi with permissionless low-vol / stable assets” 🇮🇹
The Mento Labs team participated in an offsite in Berlin October 16-18 🇩🇪
To fulfill the demand to launch multiple decentralized stablecoins with different designs, it is important to automate the process. The Stablecoin Factory from Mento Labs will be the product that does exactly that. A no-code toolkit for launching new assets in a permissionless and decentralized manner, the Stablecoin Factory will allow future operators to deploy a new stablecoin by simply calling a function of a smart contract and providing the required parameters, like reference price feed, collateral asset, and name/ticker for the token.
Mento Labs celebrated its 1st anniversary on November 1st! 🎂
Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA, November 9th 🇰🇪
Mento Labs was part of Devconnect Istanbul November 13-19 🇹🇷:
unStable Summit: 📽️ “Overcoming Challenges in Stablecoin Governance” panel featuring Bogdan Dumitru
idOS Connect: 📽️ “Enabling Real-World DeFi through Identity” panel featuring Bogdan Dumitru and “Stablecoin Factory” presentation by Oleksiy Novykov
W3DC Dreamworld: “Stablecoins in the Real-World: Insights from the Frontlines of 'Being Stable'" presentation by
Following the successful rollout in Nigeria and Kenya, Opera introduced MiniPay (a self-custodial cUSD stablecoin wallet integrated into the Opera Mini browser) to users in Ghana 🇬🇭
Meetup: “Enabling real-world use cases for crypto” with Mento Labs & RedStone in Berlin 🇩🇪 🍕
The Mento Labs team visited the Medieval Christmas market in Berlin 🇩🇪
HashKey Capital portfolio Demo Day featuring a Mento Labs’ presentation 🇸🇬
In the press:
📰 “2024 Will be the Year for Stablecoins” featuring 5 stablecoin predictions by Markus Franke, CEO of Mento Labs. Read the article in Blockworks
Mento Labs kicked off December with the “12 Days of Mento” celebrating partners across the Mento ecosystem:
Empowering Communities: impactMarket and Mento Labs Join Forces in Financial Inclusion
Dunia and Mento Labs: Bringing DeFi to Central and Western Africa
Unlocking Global Financial Opportunity: Valora's Partnership with Mento Labs
Mento Labs and RedStone: Enabling Real-World Use Cases for Stablecoins
CarbonHood and Mento Labs: Empowering Traders with On-Chain Carbon and Crypto Trading
Exploring cross-chain interoperability: A spotlight on Axelar and Mento Labs partnership
Crypto Payment Use Cases with Stablecoins: Ammer Group and Mento Labs Partnership
Meet the Mento Labs team IRL at:
CfC St. Moritz, January 10-12: “Mass crypto adoption across Africa - could it be a driver for the next bull run?” by Markus Franke, CEO at Mento Labs🇨🇭
Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa, February 14-15, Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪ETHDenver, February 23-March 3, Denver 🇺🇲
Mobile World Congress, February 26-29, Barcelona 🇪🇸
Schedule Meeting
Happy 1st Anniversary, Mento Labs: A year of digital asset innovations!
Highlights of the Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA: Introducing Mento Labs to the Celo Community in Kenya
The Evolution of Mento: Direct distribution and modularity for enhanced stability
DeFi Security: Discover the Mento circuit breaker in action
To stay up to date on everything that is happening at Mento Labs and with the Mento protocol, be sure to follow Mento Labs on Twitter and LinkedIn, or join the Mento community on Discord.
Connect with us
ETHGlobal Hackathon 🛠️
Celo DeFi & Trading Hackathon November 24-26 in Cape Town 🇿🇦, organized by Celo Foundation, Mento Labs, CarbonHood and Envio
ETHGlobal Hackathon 🛠️
Celo DeFi & Trading Hackathon November 24-26 in Cape Town 🇿🇦, organized by Celo Foundation, Mento Labs, CarbonHood and Envio
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