BitcoinCash Weekly News March 18th 2024 by the Bitcoin Cash Foundation

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PAYTACA MARKETPLACE AND PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE LAUNCHED!

Paytaca has publicly launched its Marketplace and Peer-to-Peer Exchange, accompanied by two consecutive days of events at Robinsons malls in Tacloban City. These platforms, integrated into the Paytaca app, play a crucial role in the broader BitcoinCash Revolution, aiming to reinvigorate the peer-to-peer economy. The successful launch event at Robinsons Mall Tacloban highlights the growing attention toward BitcoinCash for its practicality and value to merchants and consumers.

DEFILLAMA ADDS ANYHEDGE CONTRACTS TO DERIVATIVES LISTINGS

DefiLlama.com has expanded its analytics to include AnyHedge by General Protocols on their Derivatives Volume Dashboard. AnyHedge enables users to take leveraged long or short positions against the main-chain BCH (Bitcoin Cash). The platform is characterized by its permissionless, non-custodial, and on-chain nature. While the contracts are fully funded upon creation and carry no counterparty risk, users should be aware of potential risks such as early liquidation, slippage, and oracle-related issues.

ZAPIT WALLET V0.9.5 MAJOR UPDATE

Zapit Wallet v0.9.5: (Available on Android, iOS, and the Chrome store) gets a major update bringing multilingual support (including Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, French, German, and Russian), advanced UTXO management, and a switch to the default derivation path. Existing users can migrate from the previous path used for SLP. Check out Zapit.io for further info.

TORONTO’S BITCOIN CASH MEET-UPS FUNDRAISER FOR YEAR-LONG PROGRAM SUCCEEDS

A Flipstarter campaign to fund a year of Bitcoin Cash meet-ups in Toronto was funded! The meet-ups aim to promote BCH/Cash Tokens usage and onboard new users. Over 50% of the funds raised will go directly to attendees in various forms, including Cash Tokens and BCH for onboarding. The goal is to create a fun, engaging environment for learning and using BCH and Cash Tokens.

ELECTRON CASH POWER WALLET MAJOR RELEASE AVAILABLE

Electron Cash 4.4.0 has been released, featuring CashFusion, CashTokens, and RPA (Reusable Payment Address) support. While this update includes numerous bug fixes, the standout feature is the re-enabled RPA functionality, which has undergone significant improvements. It’s important to note that RPA remains in beta, but the developers believe it’s now suitable for general use. The release also addresses various issues related to plugins, Windows builds, and performance enhancements. Users can download the latest version for Windows, Mac, and Linux from the Electron Cash website: www.electroncash.org/

BLOCKCHAIR EXPLORER ADDS CASHTOKENS

Blockchair, a comprehensive blockchain search and analytics engine, covers a wide range of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin Cash. Users can filter and sort blocks, transactions, and their content across various blockchains. Recently, Blockchair expanded its capabilities by adding support for CashTokens on the Bitcoin Cash chain. These tokens, which include both fungible and non-fungible varieties, enhance the BCH ecosystem while maintaining gas efficiency compared to Ethereum-based NFTs

THE MARKET THIS WEEK

Price stats: Oracles.Cash

Energy stats: GreenBitcoin.energy

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