In 8th episode of VALR Unfiltered: Money, Meaning & Society, host Ben Caselin engages Dr. David A Palmer Professor of Anthropology at The University of Hong Kong, in a profound dialogue on money, civilisation, and the spiritual dimensions of progress.

A specialist in Chinese cultural transformations, Palmer draws on his ethnographic research across Belt and Road nations and his expertise in spiritual traditions to explore Bitcoin’s role in reshaping human consciousness.

Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bjunb8g-RK0

Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/valr-podcast1/episodes/Bitcoin--China--and-the-Evolution-of-Human-Consciousness-e34n52n

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 30 days):

XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 7.15% (South African rands)
$USDT - 5.04%
$USDC - 4.18%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.8%
AVAX - 2.95%
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

Made a deposit via MoonPay from 23 - 29 June?

Check your VALR wallet - you've earned your share of $500 in BTC 💙

Remember:

Deposit at least $20 via MoonPay on VALR from 16 June - 13 July, and you could earn a share of $500 in Bitcoin rewards each week (limited to the first 25 depositors, max $50 BTC per person).

Plus, you'll receive 20% cashback in $USDT on your first deposit (paid at the end of the campaign).

👉 [Learn more on how to deposit via MoonPay]

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/blog/moonpay-first-deposit-promotion

🔈New Spot listing on VALR: Chainlink (LINK)

You can now place market, limit, stop-loss, and take-profit orders on these Spot pairs 👇

🔹LINK/ZAR: https://www.valr.com/exchange/LINK/ZAR

🔹LINK/USDT: https://www.valr.com/exchange/LINK/USDT

We've also enabled Chainlink (LINK) as a collateral currency 🤝

This means you can now:

- Trade LINK/USDT & LINK/ZAR with up to 5x leverage on Spot

- And use LINK as collateral for leveraged trading across Spot Margin and Futures

Happy trading 🫡

Mystery Gifts have been distributed to users who made their first Futures trade on VALR between 23–30 June, including Futures trading fee discounts and crypto rewards 🎁

Didn't receive a reward?

You still have the chance to unlock Mystery Gifts worth up to 200 USDT by making your first Futures trade on VALR from 1 July – 7 August.

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/blog/first-futures-trade-promotion-july

New episode of VALR to the World just dropped 🌍

Journey with us as we recap our trip to Türkiye for Istanbul Blockchain Week 🇹🇷
https://youtu.be/0ZrDJsFGefo

In case you missed it, watch VALR's Co-Founder & CEO, Farzam Ehsani, take to the stage at Istanbul Blockchain Week: https://youtu.be/KP8EIE8D1gU

"Türkiye is teaching us that the next 100 million users are not coming because of speculation but out of necessity."

On a panel at Istanbul Blockchain Week, our Co-Founder & CPO, Badi Sudhakaran, highlighted how crypto adoption is taking root in emerging markets, not as a speculative tool, but as a saving grace against currency debasement.

Watch the full discussion here:
https://youtu.be/Brqi8EWiubU

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

$USDT - 11.26%
$USDC - 8.84%
XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 6.72% (South African rands)
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.75%
AVAX - 2.96%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

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

BTC > $122,000
ETH > $3,000
XRP > $2.90

What a time to be in crypto 💙
https://x.com/VALRdotcom/status/1944647284047692284

Lending your crypto or ZAR on VALR?

Here’s what the average lending APRs looked like this past week (last 7 days):

ZAR - 10.45% (South African rands)
XAUT - 8.76%
$USDC - 5.67%
$USDT - 4.79%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.57%
AVAX - 2.66%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

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

Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

XAUT - 8.76%
ZAR - 8.36% (South African rands)
$USDT - 8.33%
$USDC - 6.17%
TRX - 3.94%
SOL - 3.51%
BNB - 2.63%
AVAX - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.31%
SHIB - 0.88%
WIF - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.44%
ETH - 0.44%

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

🔈 New Spot listing on VALR: Stellar (XLM)

You can now place market, limit, stop-loss, and take-profit orders on these Spot pairs 👇

🔹 XLM/ZAR: https://www.valr.com/exchange/XLM/ZAR

🔹 XLM/USDT: https://www.valr.com/exchange/XLM/USDT

We've also enabled Stellar (XLM) as a collateral currency 🤝

This means you can now:

- Trade XLM/ZAR & XLM/USDT with up to 10x leverage on Spot

- And use XLM as collateral for leveraged trading across Spot Margin and Futures

Happy trading 🫡

We’re pleased to announce the launch of Garrington Capital USD Private Credit Token (USDPC) on VALR - now available to all VALR users via our OTC desk.

USDPC is a tokenised, yield-bearing investment product, issued by RainFin (Pty) Ltd, that offers access to a diversified portfolio of senior secured, asset-backed loans across North America. The underlying strategy is managed by Garrington Capital, a private credit manager with over $6 billion deployed since inception.

Learn more about USDPC and how tokenised real-world assets are shaping the future of finance: https://blog.valr.com/blog/introducing-garrington-capital-usd-private-credit-token-usdpc

For more information about USDPC, reach out to our team here:

👉 https://support.valr.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=20742429116700

Curious to understand more about USDPC?

Watch our latest webinar where we explore how tokenisation democratises access to institutional-grade, yield-bearing investments, what this means for investors across Africa and beyond, and how USDPC is managed in terms of issuance, performance, and risk.
https://youtu.be/Pkyh2EqjH_M

VALR goes live with xStocks, pioneering tokenized U.S.-listed equities in South Africa and the continent.

https://blog.valr.com/blog/valr-launches-xstocks-pioneering-tokenised-us-equities-trading-in-south-africa