Ho Chang Jun

What’s Interesting Today: Franklin Templeton has launched its blockchain-based money market fund, FOBXX, on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, Arbitrum. This move aims to expand retail investor access to the fund, which primarily invests in U.S. government securities. The launch aligns with increasing investor interest in tokenized real-world

What’s Interesting Today: Ethena Labs has introduced its stablecoin, USDe, to the Solana blockchain, previously only accessible on Ethereum. USDe aims to stay equivalent to the US dollar and has been incorporated into various Solana-based DeFi protocols and DEXs such as Kamino Finance, Orca, and Drift Protocol. The use

What’s Interesting Today: Sui has launched its new Mysticeti protocol on its mainnet, significantly enhancing the blockchain's speed with a record-low consensus latency of 390 milliseconds. Developed from advanced research on Byzantine fault tolerance consensus mechanisms, Mysticeti replaces the older Narwhal-Bullshark protocols, offering a drastic improvement in

What’s Interesting Today: Caitlyn Jenner is launching an Olympic gold medal-inspired token, MEDAL, on Ethereum layer-2 Base, starting August 8 without a set price, allowing the market to determine its value. The token represents a fractional share of the value of Jenner's Olympic medal but does not

What’s Interesting Today: Jump Crypto has moved a significant amount of crypto assets to exchanges, totaling approximately $315 million in staked-Ether, amid market speculation of potential liquidation. The transfers included not only Ether but also other cryptocurrencies like USD Coin, Tether, Uniswap, and Shiba Inu. This activity follows the

What’s Interesting Today: Global fintech company Unlimit announced its integration with Tools for Humanity's World App and plans to support the World Chain, enhancing fiat-to-crypto access in regions like Colombia, Mexico, and parts of Europe. This move enables users to easily convert between Worldcoin (WLD) and fiat

What’s Interesting Today: CurioInvest, a platform specializing in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, has expanded its integration to the TON blockchain. This move aims to enable fractional ownership and improve market liquidity for assets like classic cars and art. The integration involves launching various blockchain enhancements, such as the TON

What’s Interesting Today: Router Protocol has launched the mainnet of its new Router Chain, designed to simplify cross-chain interactions and enhance the development of decentralized applications (dApps). This chain, built on Cosmos blockchain technology, aims to abstract the complexities of blockchain technology, making it almost invisible to users—a

What’s Interesting Today: 21Shares has integrated Chainlink's proof-of-reserve system to enhance transparency for its Core Ethereum ETF, aiming to boost investor trust. This integration offers real-time reserve data from Coinbase, enhancing the credibility of the ETF just after the U.S. launched its first spot Ether ETFs.

What’s Interesting Today: The Arbitrum DAO is considering a proposal to expand its Orbit Chain beyond Ethereum to other blockchains like Bitcoin, Binance Smart Chain, and Cosmos, responding to increasing demand. Originally part of the Arbitrum Expansion program that allowed projects to adapt the Arbitrum codebase for their needs,