Galoy launched Lana, software that enables banks to accept bitcoin as collateral for loans. Lana helps community and challenger banks (the banks with which Galoy is looking to work) to offer bitcoin-backed loans to various types of customers. In offering such loans to a wide array of customers, Founder Nicolas Burtey believes that the high cost of borrowing currently associated with such products will come down. If Burtey is correct in his prediction that banks are keen to offer bitcoin-backed loans, this will not only lower rates for such loans, but it will also introduce open-source Bitcoin software into the world of banking, which could initiate a new trend in the industry. Lana is software that Galoy helps banks integrate and manage for a subscription fee. With this software, banks can issue bitcoin-backed loans under the terms they create. Lana helps banks monitor the bitcoin in custody so that banks can be aware of whether or not collateral is nearing liquidation levels.
Las Vegas’s newest restaurant offers dishes inspired by Netflix movies and shows
You can now dine out on dishes inspired by Netflix movies and shows at Las Vegas’s newest restaurant. Netflix Bites is open as of this week in the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, where it will operate for a year. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner options like a “Bridgerton”-inspired tea service, Stranger Wings, nachos crafted by Thing from “Wednesday,” DIY “Nailed It!” cakes, and an assortment of drinks, like a “Love Is Blind” cocktail where you combine flavors for a surprise. This isn’t the first time Netflix has gotten into food service — But this new yearlong residency in a travel hot spot will offer broader reach and more marketing opportunities.
Mobile app-enabled ice cream truck retailer Alsies offers real-time tracking and live route information, notifications when the Alsies truck is nearby
A high-tech take on the neighborhood ice cream truck is opening its first two franchises next month. Alsies is bringing six new franchise locations to the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth area and a franchise location to Harrisburg, Pa. in March 2025. The Alsies mobile app includes real-time tracking and live route information, notifications when the Alsies truck is nearby, and the option for customers to call the truck directly to their location. In addition, Alsies sends text alerts to notify communities when a route will be running in their neighborhood. The company is offering franchise opportunities in communities across the U.S. Leveraging Robomart’s one-tap grocery ordering technology, consumers can hail The Ice Cream Shop Robomarts to their location using Robomart’s proprietary mobile app. When it arrives, the user swipes across the app to open the vehicle’s door. Robomart’s proprietary, RFID-based checkout-free system allows consumers to retrieve their selected products and walk away, without having to physically check out or swipe their credit card.