Ho Chang Jun

What’s Interesting Today: Solana-based lending and borrowing platform Solend has rebranded to Save and announced the launch of several new financial products. These include a native stablecoin named sUSD, a liquid staking token called saveSOL, and a platform for shorting memecoins, Dumpy.Fun. Following the announcement, the value of

What’s Interesting Today: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced Circle STARKs, a new cryptographic protocol designed to enhance blockchain security and efficiency using small-field cryptography. Traditional STARKs operate on 256-bit fields, which are secure but inefficient. Circle STARKs, however, utilize smaller fields like Mersenne31, which significantly boost proving speeds

What’s Interesting Today: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted final approvals to spot Ethereum ETFs, allowing them to start trading as early as Tuesday, July 23. These ETFs, including those from major firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale, follow the earlier introduction of spot Bitcoin

What’s Interesting Today: ZetaChain, a Layer 1 network focused on omnichain functionality, has launched its Gateway upgrade to enhance cross-chain interoperability. This feature enables the seamless integration of dApps across different networks, including Bitcoin, EVM-compatible, and non-EVM chains. Gateway allows for the deployment of smart contracts that can interact

What’s Interesting Today: Polygon Foundation has announced a significant upgrade with the transition from MATIC to POL token, set for September 4th. Initially, POL will replace MATIC as the native gas and staking token on Polygon's Proof of Stake (PoS) platform. In later stages, POL will play

What’s Interesting Today: The TON Foundation announced the upcoming launch of TON Teleport BTC, a trustless bridge allowing Bitcoin transfers to the Telegram-linked TON blockchain for use in decentralized finance (DeFi) activities. This system aims to facilitate participation in DeFi exchanges, lending platforms, and other applications within the TON

What’s Interesting Today: Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas reports that the SEC is moving towards the launch of an Ethereum spot ETF, set for July 23. The SEC has requested final S-1 applications by the upcoming Wednesday. This development follows a May 23 landmark decision approving several applicants, boosting Ethereum&

What’s Interesting Today: Despite a recent assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump is scheduled to give a speech at a major Bitcoin conference in Nashville. The event, anticipated to attract around 20,000 attendees, will see increased security measures. BTC Inc.'s CEO David Bailey confirmed

What’s Interesting Today: Pyth Network has introduced Express Relay, a new decentralized solution aimed at mitigating Miner Extractable Value (MEV) issues in DeFi. By connecting DeFi protocols directly to a network of searchers via protocol-controlled auctions, Express Relay bypasses miners, enhancing market efficiency and reducing transaction costs. This system

What’s Interesting Today: StarkWare has proposed a Starknet Improvement Proposal (SNIP) to introduce staking on its Ethereum Layer 2 network by the end of the year, pending approval from its community of token holders. According to CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, the implementation would be gradual, starting with stakers setting up