PANews reported on January 20th that Zama, the open-source cryptography company building state-of-the-art fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain, announced the launch of its $ZAMA token staking feature on its mainnet. Token holders can delegate their tokens to 18 operating nodes to earn rewards. Nodes are divided into FHE nodes and KMS nodes, handling cryptographic computation and threshold decryption respectively. Staking rewards are distributed according to node role, with FHE accounting for 40% and KMS for 60%, weighted according to the square root. Staking tokens represent a share of rewards that can be claimed at any time, with a 7-day unbinding period. The Zama staking portal is now open, and public sale participants can claim and stake tokens starting February 2nd.

Nubank Vice-Chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America. Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, is reportedly planning to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoins and credit cards for payments.The move was disclosed by the bank’s vice-chairman and former governor of Brazil’s central bank, Roberto Campos Neto. Speaking at the Meridian 2025 event on Wednesday, he highlighted the importance of blockchain technology in connecting digital assets with the traditional banking system. According to local media reports, Campos Neto said Nubank intends to begin testing stablecoin payments with its credit cards as part of a broader effort to link digital assets with banking services.Read more
