Ho Chang Jun

What’s Interesting Today: The Bitcoin layer-2 network, Stacks, is rolling out its Nakamoto upgrade, which will increase transaction speed by 120 times, reducing confirmation times from 10 minutes to mere seconds. This upgrade decouples Stacks' block production from Bitcoin and fully implements Nakamoto consensus rules by the end

What’s Interesting Today: Aave Labs has proposed a new stability mechanism for its GHO stablecoin by using BlackRock’s tokenized fund, BUIDL, to maintain its dollar peg. The update suggests exchanging users' USDC for BUIDL shares that are held in a smart contract until redeemed. BUIDL, which pays

What’s Interesting Today: Nillion Network, a privacy-focused "blind computing" protocol, has integrated with Arbitrum, aiming to enhance privacy and scalability for over 600 dApps on Arbitrum's network. As the largest Ethereum Layer 2 network with over $15 billion in total value locked, Arbitrum stands to

What’s Interesting Today: Grayscale Investments has expanded its cryptocurrency offerings by launching a new trust for Avalanche (AVAX), which allows accredited investors to gain exposure to this digital asset. This new trust joins Grayscale's array of investment products, including their successful spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds

What’s Interesting Today: Aave is integrating METIS as collateral on the Metis Layer 2 network, enhancing the utility of METIS tokens and increasing capital efficiency for users. This allows users to borrow up to 30% of their METIS collateral's value on Aave. The integration promises faster, more

What’s Interesting Today: Linea, an Ethereum layer-2 (L2) solution, has welcomed Status as its first contributor to its open-source zkEVM-powered L2 rollup project. This partnership is part of a broader initiative to decentralize and enhance the Ethereum ecosystem. Status will integrate and develop the Linea codebase in parallel, strengthening

What’s Interesting Today: Tether Operations Limited has announced the launch of its U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (USD₮) on the Aptos blockchain, aiming to leverage Aptos' advanced technology known for exceptional speed and scalability. This integration is part of Tether's global strategy to enhance digital currency

What’s Interesting Today: Delysium has updated Lucy Beta, a blockchain-based AI Web3 operating system, by integrating with the Owlto Bridge to facilitate seamless cross-chain transactions. This integration is part of their vision to make Web3 more accessible and to enhance the capabilities of their AI Agent Network. Users can

What’s Interesting Today: Base, the Layer 2 network from Coinbase, has fully integrated Chainlink's suite, including Data Streams and Verifiable Random Function (VRF). Data Streams offer low-latency market data to enhance DeFi protocols, while VRF provides secure random number generation for smart contracts. This completion of Chainlink&

What’s Interesting Today: Pyth Network and TON Blockchain have teamed up to enhance the developer ecosystem on The Open Network (TON) by providing high-quality data through Pyth's oracle system. This alliance aims to boost the performance of applications on TON by offering rapid, efficient, and reliable data,