Ho Chang Jun

What’s Interesting Today: EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking protocol, has completed its rollout phase by removing deposit caps on all ETH liquid staking tokens (LST) and resuming restaking deposits, signaling a new growth phase for its ecosystem. This move provides uncapped access to its eleven LST pools. The protocol previously

What’s Interesting Today: Hong Kong has approved its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin and Ether, with the local Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granting conditional approval to at least three issuers on April 15. The approved ETFs, set to be launched by Chinese asset managers including the

What’s Interesting Today: Initially set for launch on Immutable's network, the Ethereum RPG "Kaidro: Clan Battles" has transitioned to the Ronin network after strategic reassessments and shifts in partnership dynamics. The game, which draws inspiration from webcomics and experienced a successful free mint, faced challenges

What’s Interesting Today: Chainlink has introduced a new cross-chain messaging app called Transporter, designed to enhance the security of cross-chain crypto transfers, which are notably vulnerable and account for nearly half of all DeFi exploit losses. Transporter, built on the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), features a user-friendly interface and

What’s Interesting Today: The Solana community has passed a proposal for "Timely Vote Credits" (TVC) aimed at speeding up transaction processing by rewarding validators for quicker transaction confirmations. This measure, approved by 98.4% of voters, is designed to address delays caused by validators gaming the system

What’s Interesting Today: Stacks, a leading Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, will integrate with Portal DeFi to support non-custodial cross-chain atomic swaps, allowing direct exchanges between Bitcoin and Stacks’ forthcoming sBTC token. This partnership enables seamless transactions without the need for bridges or custodians, leveraging Portal’s Swap SDK for

What’s Interesting Today: ENA, the cryptocurrency of Ethena Labs, increased by 15% to $1.26 following an announcement of enhanced staking rewards in their latest update, "season 2". The token, which originally launched at $0.64, benefits from a new incentive scheme where users who stake at

What’s Interesting Today: Color Protocol has introduced an ERC-404 conversion platform for Memecoin, enabling Meme artists to transform Memecoin into NFTs, thereby increasing liquidity and fostering community consensus. Launched in Seoul on April 8th, 2024, this platform allows the creation of Meme NFT collections in ERC-404 format and lets

What’s Interesting Today: The Picasso Network, based on Cosmos, has announced the first integration of the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) with Ethereum, facilitating the first-ever seamless transfer of assets and data between the two networks. This move, which positions Osmosis as the primary hub for Ethereum assets within Cosmos,

What’s Interesting Today: Coinbase is partnering with Lightspark to integrate Bitcoin Lightning payments, aiming to reduce transaction fees by moving activity to Bitcoin's layer-2. Led by David Marcus, former PayPal president, Lightspark will help Coinbase enable faster and cheaper transactions for its 108 million users. The move,