Mastercard launches web3 game, Binance partners Interpol

You already know how dynamic the crypto space is and there is no shortage of events, updates and activities. In this presentation, I feature top 2 industry leaders in Binance and Mastercard. While Binance works together with officers from Interpol, Mastercard stepped into the world of NFTs and web3. Lets start with the later.

Mastercard Web3 Trivia Competition

Mastercard is stepping up its presence in web3 with a brand new project that rewards users with NFT for having football intelligence. Already, Mastercard has been a long-term sponsor of the Uefa Champions League. Now fans that have a good knowledge of this competition can put it to good use and earn Mastercard NFTs that could grant them access to watch this seasons champions league final in London.

The project names Pass to Priceless is aimed at uniting Champions league lovers and web3. Lots of activities are open through this project - mainly related to quizzes that test fans knowledge about the champions league.

How it works

There will be quizzes about each champions league match fixture. The more participants supply the correct answers, they more they earn points and climb the leaderboard. Correct guesses earn not only points, but digital passes which are tickets to the next champions league game. The first quiz will be available before the next set of champions league games kick off on 13th of February, 2024.

The eventual winner of the leaderboard that got more points than everyone else would win a digital pass or ticket to the champions league final in Wembley.

This massive initiative by Mastercard is a cool way to onboard millions of football fans and champions league lovers across the world to web3. If you are a fan of football or have a good knowledge of the champions league, Mastercard if offering you this massive chance to land a free ticket to one of the fixtures or to the final proper. Check it out.

Binance partners Interpool in Cyber policing

Crypto exchange giant Binance is working together with officers from InterPol to share intelligence on how to tackle cybercrimes, especially ones related to cryptocurrency. The increase in the number of crypto scams in recent times makes such a partnership really necessary.

In the most recent project, Binance hosted virtual section which lasted more than 10 hours with police representatives from Interpol. Key features of this virtual training includes various protocols that Binance put in place to fight criminals in the crypto space. The presentation also highlighted the crucial role law enforcement could play in the process of fighting cyber criminals.

Just like in 2023, Binance will continue to hold such meetings with Interpol and other relevant agencies to ensure that crime in the web3 space is reduced or tackled in an efficient manner.

Conclusion

Both Mastercard and Binance have taken steps to be more relevant in the crypto space. Mastercard with its millions of users globally can use projects like pass to priceless to help mass adoption of blockchain. On the part of Binance, partnering with interpool will help them retain a good position in the eye of law enforcement and global crypto regulators.

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