Globcoin Q1–2020 Update
Tags: B2B, Globcoin Team, Stable Coin, Globcoin, Cryptocurrency

These are difficult times for Planet Earth with the COVID19 pandemic, and the first thing we want to say is that our love goes out to your and your loved ones. We hope you are safe at home, and soon enough we will remember this as an experience that made us stronger and united.

But today we want to deliver a message of hope. We continue working on our projects and we want to share with you how the Globcoin vision is advancing even in the most adverse of times.

🎂 Our stablecoin GLX turned 1!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us. Our flagship stablecoin GLX had its 1st anniversary. We officially launched the GLX in January 2019, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the first stable payment coin based on a basket of the world’s top 15 currencies and gold, the most universal of its kind. Read more…

👥Geneva Blockchain Congress

“Is the use of stablecoins inevitable in settlement to capture the full added-value of digital assets? Could a recognised stablecoin compete with a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)?” Globcoin CEO Helie d’Hautefort was invited to discuss this at the Geneva Blockchain Congress in January 20th, along with a great panel of experts.

🌎 Davos 2020

For Globcoin is already a tradition to attend the World Economic Forum. This year, we especially enjoyed Jill Ellis (US soccer coach) giving an amazing talk on how to build a team, manage expectations and designing / executing a strategy. She would know!

The team at Davos 2020

Helie also took part in the Dukascopy bank stablecoin event in Geneva.

Globcoin CEO at the Dukascopy stablecoin event in Geneva

👥 APIDE 2020 — cancelled

Flyer for Globcoin’s participation at the APIDE 2020

Even though the event was cancelled (among many others) due to COVID-19; we thought it was important to share with you that Hélie d’Hautefort would be at the “Africa Pay and ID”_2020 in Marrakesh on 12 & 13 March. We are always excited about Africa and we will wait for the event to be rescheduled.

🥇Globcoin CFO, among the top Women in Blockchain

Globcoin CFO Linda Leaney was listed as one of the top 21 women in Blockchain in 2020 by The Bigger Pie. Linda is a highly experienced Investment Banking professional, with over 18 years at Tier 1 Houses. She is involved in harnessing traditional risk management techniques to new technologies, and new opportunities. Read more…

💳 A few thoughts on Cryptocurrency Cards

We published on our blog a post about the state of cryptocurrency cards in 2020. Today, there are some cryptocurrency cards available in certain regions of the World (mostly Europe), but not as many as one would think by 2020. As one of the pioneers in the multicurrency card business; we at GLOBCOIN are very aware of the situation and would like to share a few thoughts with you. Read now: Cryptocurrency cards in 2020, where do they stand?

✍️ Our partners write about Coronavirus

We imagine that you have plenty of time to read at home. Great opportunity to catch up with fintech experts from our partner DailyFintech. We especially recommend reading “COVID-19 is a catalyst for business innovation” by Efi Pylarinou. Richard Olsen, CEO of our partner Lykke Exchange, also talks about what Coronavirus means for the Economy.

🙋 Donate to the future of Africa’s youth

We are raising funds for Learning Lions, a non-profit organization based in Kenya that helps young adults in rural areas to acquire business and digital skills. You can donate using our stablecoin in these simple steps.

Donations in stablecoin are now possible: learninglions.org/donate

What’s next?

We are still working on our main projects and we can’t wait to share them with you once when we all go out of this together. We are also actively looking for partners in this region so if you want to suggest an opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact our business development team at partners@globcoin.io. We’d love to hear from you.

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