# Mento Magazine Q4 By [Mento Protocol](https://paragraph.com/@mentoprotocol) · 2023-12-21 --- 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. ### **October Event Highlights** ![Mento Labs at ETHMilan & Mento Labs team offsite in Berlin](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/60540ae5c92029de80804cbca898d3b9a99dc00a14c40042389eae73ac60c9dd.png) Mento Labs at ETHMilan & Mento Labs team offsite in Berlin The [Mento Labs](https://www.mentolabs.xyz/) team participated in external and internal events in October. * [**ETHMilan**](https://www.ethmilan.xyz/) on October 6, [Markus Franke](https://twitter.com/MarkusMento) presented 📽️ [_“Create a more user-centric DeFi with permissionless low-vol / stable assets”_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWhFnylxk_Y) 🇮🇹 * The Mento Labs team participated in an offsite in Berlin October 16-18 🇩🇪 ### **November News & Events** ![Mento Labs Stablecoin Factory](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b7cb15cccc75166d30446fe6a63e416074bae48bdb048d943aa36a44fbf58cc1.png) Mento Labs Stablecoin Factory To fulfill the demand to launch multiple decentralized stablecoins with different designs, it is important to automate the process. The [Stablecoin Factory](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/IRWZPWtlCgsIx1KtW3fJliEcJTSPqgyV-TPm59VzbMY) 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 at Devconnect & Celo DeFi & Trading Hackathon in Cape Town](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d8ac44fee211a6fed2dbc40d3ce3e1e23da32cf8ad943217e45876fc925f8dac.png) Mento Labs at Devconnect & Celo DeFi & Trading Hackathon in Cape Town * Mento Labs celebrated its [1st anniversary](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/f-CnQbcB-w6y2kMbgka4GDeIvGDlzG1V7TblDJqnoao) on November 1st! 🎂 * [Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/GA5R3dkkXyMpOxl4m-g__pnsV3BQM18t2B15OmEPQ_w), November 9th 🇰🇪 * Mento Labs was part of [Devconnect Istanbul](https://devconnect.org/) November 13-19 🇹🇷: * unStable Summit: 📽️ [_“Overcoming Challenges in Stablecoin Governance”_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCrLGY5Na4) panel featuring [Bogdan Dumitru](https://twitter.com/boqdan_) * idOS Connect: 📽️ [_“Enabling Real-World DeFi through Identity”_](https://t.co/gMMmFQdUAx) panel featuring [Bogdan Dumitru](https://twitter.com/boqdan_) and _“Stablecoin Factory”_ presentation by [Oleksiy Novykov](https://twitter.com/olenovyk) * W3DC Dreamworld: _“Stablecoins in the Real-World: Insights from the Frontlines of 'Being Stable'"_ presentation by [Bogdan Dumitru](https://twitter.com/boqdan_) * ETHGlobal Hackathon 🛠️ * Celo DeFi & Trading Hackathon November 24-26 in Cape Town 🇿🇦, organized by [Celo Foundation](https://celo.org/), [Mento Labs](https://www.mentolabs.xyz/), [CarbonHood](https://carbonhood.app/) and [Envio](https://envio.dev/) ### **December News & Events** ![Meetup with RedStone and Mento Labs and the Mento Labs team in Berlin](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/56df4fb1d1a62f2aed0e14320f4f514c87b42d2ffc8be894fc9b72a534bc153f.png) Meetup with RedStone and Mento Labs and the Mento Labs team in Berlin * Following the successful rollout in Nigeria and Kenya, Opera introduced [MiniPay](https://blogs.opera.com/africa/2023/12/minipay-lands-in-ghana-to-simplify-peer-to-peer-financial-transactions/) (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](https://redstone.finance/) in Berlin 🇩🇪 🍕 * The [Mento Labs](https://www.mentolabs.xyz/) team visited the Medieval Christmas market in Berlin 🇩🇪 * [HashKey Capital](https://hashkey.capital/) portfolio Demo Day featuring a Mento Labs’ presentation 🇸🇬 **In the press:** ![Opinion by Markus Franke featured in Blockworks](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/609871a4a7bac3296f24f533bdc2689dbe81866f755b09e71d20f08c4e217992.png) Opinion by Markus Franke featured in Blockworks 📰 [_“2024 Will be the Year for Stablecoins”_](https://blockworks.co/news/2024-stablecoins-crypto-volatility) featuring 5 stablecoin predictions by [Markus Franke](https://twitter.com/MarkusMento), CEO of Mento Labs. Read the article in [Blockworks](https://blockworks.co/news/2024-stablecoins-crypto-volatility) ![Celebrating the "12 Days of Mento" in December](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/808fe66508e7cea81fbc23823b33f2599089d0cc58739ef89bda47cb71e12ee7.png) Celebrating the "12 Days of Mento" in December Mento Labs kicked off December with the “12 Days of Mento” celebrating partners across the Mento ecosystem: * Empowering Communities: [impactMarket and Mento Labs](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/KaA37RpRltygcl_xrCpcp7WCj6FZR8f63t8j_vgH0Oc) Join Forces in Financial Inclusion * [Dunia and Mento Labs](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/tmDcqNUj9sRrY-TSZ_WmpDYyi144AK6T1Kp8ZgMvo8I): Bringing DeFi to Central and Western Africa * Unlocking Global Financial Opportunity: [Valora's Partnership with Mento Labs](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/Ib3Kg8h9z4F5GXUw-9O_i0UYrI2r5nzAogPfWnv62DY) * [Mento Labs and RedStone](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/17LLCxhU5RNo0RAUWcA7VY90_ZRw9_BRZ0ptGQI1zzo): Enabling Real-World Use Cases for Stablecoins * [CarbonHood and Mento Labs](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/HpeH2ENJnMlEgUJmmvt07Fw5T7lEbSqyB6nyA2KxBoc): Empowering Traders with On-Chain Carbon and Crypto Trading * Exploring cross-chain interoperability: A spotlight on [Axelar and Mento Labs](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/FcVFtg3_z_tGtWdMNIlbXP1zzSqqO2vWbae8OV9dT-M) partnership * Crypto Payment Use Cases with Stablecoins: [Ammer Group and Mento Labs Partnership](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/Sebdap_dq68TCjLI6EpiFDJQjmY4exv3KwIuOg1gSuw) ### **Upcoming Events in Q1 2024** Meet the Mento Labs team IRL at: * [CfC St. Moritz](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/), January 10-12: _“Mass crypto adoption across Africa - could it be a driver for the next bull run?”_ by [Markus Franke](https://twitter.com/MarkusMento), CEO at Mento Labs🇨🇭 * [Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa](https://africamoneydefisummit.com/), February 14-15, Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪[ETHDenver](https://www.ethdenver.com/), February 23-March 3, Denver 🇺🇲 * [Mobile World Congress](https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/), February 26-29, Barcelona 🇪🇸 **Schedule Meeting** ### **Recommended Readings** [**Happy 1st Anniversary, Mento Labs**](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/f-CnQbcB-w6y2kMbgka4GDeIvGDlzG1V7TblDJqnoao)**:** A year of digital asset innovations! [Highlights of the Mento Labs & Celo Kenya AMA](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/GA5R3dkkXyMpOxl4m-g__pnsV3BQM18t2B15OmEPQ_w): Introducing Mento Labs to the Celo Community in Kenya [**The Evolution of Mento**](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/3fhSlgAgyC-tber7RmyTDEijG-iyvMroAh2hbks16dw)**:** Direct distribution and modularity for enhanced stability [**DeFi Security**](https://mirror.xyz/mentoprotocol.eth/NTPQ67A4XfBDFD7aPQb8PMnuekrldWQXmUSci4M7k6M)**:** Discover the Mento circuit breaker in action To stay up to date on everything that is happening at [Mento Labs](https://www.mentolabs.xyz/) and with the [Mento protocol](https://www.mento.org/), be sure to follow Mento Labs on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MentoLabs) and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mento-labs/), or join the Mento community on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/MzwahQvTev). **Connect with us** --- *Originally published on [Mento Protocol](https://paragraph.com/@mentoprotocol/mento-magazine-q4)*