In the second episode of VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, our CMO, Ben Caselin sits down with Kevin Lee to explore Hong Kong as "The Original Crypto City", surveying both the early days and its potential future as a global financial hub 🇭🇰

VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, is a podcast dedicated to exploring deeper concepts and values as they relate to the future of finance, human progress and true prosperity.

Listen to the latest episode on:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/HkeCX__7JxE

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/valr-podcast1/episodes/Hong-Kong-The-Original-Crypto-City-ft--Kevin-Lee-e32nf86

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Check your VALR wallet to see your crypto reward 👀 Stay tuned for the next one 🫡

Congrats to never-hazard-phrase, the 4th shopper to earn R5,000 in USDT by using VALR Pay at Pick n Pay 🎉

We're doubling the reward for the final week 🤝

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Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/blog/pay-with-valr-at-pick-n-pay-using-usdt-tether

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Hearing rumours that Bitcoin might be going on a mission tomorrow...

Could the rumours be true? 👀

Keep an eye on → https://valr.com/competitions to find out.

🟠 Bitcoin on a Mission starts today 🟠

Engage, complete tasks & earn BTC rewards.

Start with Task 1: Join the Community

- Follow @VALRdotcom on X
- Join our Telegram: https://t.me/VALRdotcom
- RT this post on X & tag 2 friends
- Fill in this Google form: https://forms.gle/PwrwFdQi5ZE6m4fD8

Task 1 is just the beginning of this 4-week mission...

Here are more ways to earn BTC:

📢 Refer friends
💬 Join the conversation
🗳️ Cast your vote
🍕 Celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day
🎥 Watch & share
🧠 Predict BTC’s price
⭐ Leave a review

Ready to go on a Bitcoin mission? Join now: https://blog.valr.com/competitions/bitcoin-mission

Ts & Cs apply.

Completed Task 1 of Bitcoin on a Mission already?

Head over to Task 2: Refer & Earn 💸

Refer friends to VALR and you could share $4,000 in Bitcoin rewards.

Rewards for New Users:

- Each week, 100 newly referred users will receive a Bitcoin airdrop.

Rewards for Referrers:

- Each week, the Top 5 Referrers share $500 in Bitcoin.
- And each week, 50 randomly selected Referrers share $250 in Bitcoin.

Note: To be eligible for rewards, your referrals must participate in one or more Bitcoin on a Mission activities during the promotion period.

Weekly referral rounds:

🔸 Round 1: 15 May 00:00 UTC – 21 May 23:59 UTC
🔸 Round 2: 22 May 00:00 UTC – 28 May 23:59 UTC
🔸 Round 3: 29 May 00:00 UTC – 4 June 23:59 UTC
🔸 Round 4: 5 June 00:00 UTC – 11 June 23:59 UTC

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/competitions/bitcoin-mission#refer-earn

In the third episode of VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, VALR’s CMO Ben Caselin hosts Bu Salem, a UAE native and Partnership Director at UPay, to discuss the UAE’s role as a crypto hub and progressive society 🇦🇪

Listen to the full episode on:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y8FeJIj9-V4

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/valr-podcast1/episodes/Crypto-and-Progress-in-the-UAE-e32u3so

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✅ Task 1: Join the Community
✅ Task 2: Refer & Earn

Next up:

Task 3: Join the Conversation on X

Activity period: 15 May - 22 May

Complete Task 3 to earn a share of $150 in Bitcoin rewards.

Simply:

🧵Comment on this X thread.

In your comment, address the following questions:

1) Do you prefer a Bitcoin only or a Crypto Strategic Reserve - explain why, and which coins such a strategic reserve should hold.

2) Which country do you think is next to adopt a Bitcoin/Crypto Strategic Reserve?

Submit your comment link, X handle, and VALR alias on the Google form.

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/competitions/bitcoin-mission#join-conversation-x

Learn more about Bitcoin Strategic Reserves here 🧵
https://x.com/VALRdotcom/status/1923334901954158681

Have you completed Task 4 of Bitcoin on a Mission?

Share $200 in $BTC by:

🗳️ Casting your vote in this LinkedIn poll: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/valr_activity-7328071897131188224-XwAg/

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📝 Filling out this form: https://forms.gle/VBHvFBZQzCWuKYiA6

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/competitions/bitcoin-mission#cast-your-vote

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

ZAR - 15.18% (South African rands)
XAUT - 8.76%
$USDT - 7.24%
$USDC - 4.34%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.86%
AVAX - 3.33%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.46%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates) 👉 https://valr.com/lend