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What’s Interesting Today: Galxe has launched Galxe Passport V2, significantly enhancing the security and privacy features for its 900,000 users. This upgrade introduces a private data vault, facial re-verification, and timestamped verifications to improve the management of digital identities within the web3 ecosystem. These features leverage Zero-Knowledge Proof

What’s Interesting Today: Omnity has introduced a new feature that facilitates the trading of Runes tokens without incurring gas or transaction fees and without burdening the Bitcoin network. This feature is powered by the Internet Computer Protocol's chain fusion technology, which allows for direct interactions with the

What’s Interesting Today: Stacks, a prominent Bitcoin Layer 2 network, is gearing up for its largest hard fork yet, dubbed the Nakamoto upgrade. This significant update aims to establish Stacks as a true Layer 2 by reducing block times dramatically from the current 10 minutes to just five to

What’s Interesting Today: Stripe has reentered the cryptocurrency space, announcing that it will enable merchants to receive payments in USD Coin (USDC) on the Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon networks starting this summer. This move comes after Stripe initially accepted Bitcoin payments in 2014 but ceased this service in 2018

What’s Interesting Today: Solana meme coins BONK and WIF have recorded significant price increases in the last 24 hours, despite a broader market downturn that has seen a 2.30% drop in the global crypto market cap. BONK has seen a 13.5% rise following a community-approved proposal to

What’s Interesting Today: Metis has launched phase 2 of its decentralized sequencer upgrade, introducing a new feature called "Sequencer Mining." In this setup, sequencer nodes can earn METIS tokens by processing transactions and generating blocks on Layer 2 blockchain networks. Users can stake through LST providers that

What’s Interesting Today: Celo has chosen Optimism's OP Stack for its transition to a layer-2 network on Ethereum after a competitive review process among leading layer-2 technologies. The proposal by Celo's primary developer, cLabs, will be discussed in community calls before going to a vote

What’s Interesting Today: Merlin Chain, a leading Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol, has launched its native cryptocurrency, $MERL, after achieving a notable $3.6 billion in total value locked (TVL). The $MERL token, built on the BRC-20 standard, boosts the platform’s functionality by supporting governance, network security, and enabling

What’s Interesting Today: The Optimism Collective has launched its fourth Retro Funding Round, offering $22 million worth of OP tokens to builders on the Superchain, an Optimism-based technology aiming for interoperable blockchain networks. The funding round begins on May 23 with applications open until June 6, followed by a

What’s Interesting Today: The Worldcoin Foundation, associated with the eye-scanning Worldcoin project, plans to launch World Chain, a new blockchain using tech from layer-2 provider Optimism. This network, built on Ethereum, will use ETH as its native token and allow Worldcoin (WLD) to pay for gas fees. World Chain