Only 0.04 Sol are needed to start winning rewards in Wenia.
The rewards depend on the behavior of the Solana network, says the platform.
Wenia, Bancolombia’s cryptocurrency arm, enabled Solana’s staking, offering her clients rewards for those who participate in the program.
According to announced For the platform, users can gain rewards “while contributing to the operation of the Solana network.” To start, customers only need to have 0.04 Sol.
Staking is a process by which users block their cryptocurrencies to maintain the safety and functionality of a public or private network, receiving rewards in return.
In this case, with only 0.04 sun, equivalent to USD 9.6, users can participate in Staking through Wenia, delegating their assets to reliable validators inside the Solana Red.
According to the platform, customer rewards “depend on the behavior of the network.” Therefore, Wenia reminds users “reviewing the risks of this activity.”
Juan Pablo Ramírez, CEO of Wenia, mentioned that staking is “the opportunity they were waiting for” users of that platform so that their sun cryptocurrencies They help them generate rewards While helping Red Solana to grow.
Competition grows
With this novelty, Bancolombia squeezes competition for cryptocurrencies in Latin America, highlighting the role of the banking sector in this market.
Giants such as the Brazilian cloud already have a lot of way traveled in this area. Cloud is one of the Latin American banks that has approximated the most cryptocurrencies, offering purchase, sale, custody and transfer services from a single account. In addition, it also offers rewards to its users if they use the circle stablcoin, USDC, as Cryptonotic reports a few days ago.
However, Clenk has not enabled the standking service for any of the cryptocurrencies with which it operates, Something desired among its own community of users.
In a forumseveral clients expressed optimism in the face of this Neobanco launch these reward services. One of them commented: “Well, it doesn’t hurt to dream. I see Clenk working and taking important steps in the implementation of new functionalities, who knows, right? ”
Other users, such as Edson Bezerra, do not see it so likely, due to the presence of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, which already offers “a good diversity of cryptocurrency -based products”.
“But this is definitely not the ideal of cloud, since even the amount of cryptocurrencies is reduced and selected by hand,” held.
This Wenia move not only represents a step forward in the integration of traditional financial services with cryptocurrency technologies in Colombia, but could also influence how other banks in the region address their cryptoactive strategies. The competition intensifies, with each institution seeking to differentiate and offer more value to its customers in a market that continues to expand quickly.
The introduction of Staking by Wenia could serve as a catalyst for more people in Latin America to become familiar and participate in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, Taking advantage of the trust and infrastructure of one of the largest banks in the coffee country. Time will say how this and other initiatives will impact the adoption and regulation of cryptocurrencies at the regional level.
