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What’s Interesting Today: Franklin Templeton has expanded its blockchain U.S. treasury fund (FOBXX) to the Aptos network, following recent additions like Avalanche. FOBXX is a Nasdaq-listed, digitized fund allowing investors to hold U.S. government securities in digital wallets via Franklin Templeton's Benji app. The firm

What’s Interesting Today: Robinhood has introduced crypto transfers for European Union customers, allowing deposits and withdrawals of over 20 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and USD Coin. This expansion follows the app’s launch in the EU in December and comes as the EU's crypto regulation framework,

What’s Interesting Today: Bitget Wallet has launched OmniConnect, a software development kit (SDK) enabling developers to link Telegram Mini-Apps to various multichain ecosystems, including Solana, TON, and EVM-compatible chains. This tool allows over a billion Telegram users and developers to interact seamlessly with multiple blockchains, moving beyond the previous

What’s Interesting Today: At TOKEN2049 Singapore, TRON DAO played a key role as a Title Sponsor, hosting exclusive events and delivering keynotes on blockchain security and Web3 innovation. Dave Uhryniak, TRON DAO’s Community Spokesperson, highlighted TRON’s efforts to enhance blockchain security, including the creation of the T3

What’s Interesting Today: Ethena Labs has announced a new stablecoin, UStb, which will be fully backed by BlackRock’s BUIDL in partnership with Securitize. UStb will function like a traditional stablecoin, existing separately from Ethena’s USDe to offer a different risk profile. USDe has not faced negative funding

What’s Interesting Today: Worldcoin has expanded its World ID verification services to Guatemala, Malaysia, and Poland, addressing the rising need for secure online identity verification in response to AI-driven fraud. In these countries, users can verify their identities via the World App. Worldcoin also introduced Face Auth, a private,

What’s Interesting Today: Citrea has launched its BitVM-based bridge, Clementine, on the Bitcoin testnet, aiming to utilize Bitcoin as a settlement layer for global finance. The Clementine bridge facilitates a trust-minimized two-way peg, allowing Bitcoin to be locked on the main chain and equivalent tokens to be minted for

What’s Interesting Today: 21.co, the parent of 21Shares, integrated Chainlink's Proof of Reserve on Ethereum and Solana to enhance the transparency of its wrapped Bitcoin product, 21BTC. This integration allows for real-time reserve verification, ensuring 21BTC is fully backed by Bitcoin in cold storage, bolstering user

What’s Interesting Today: Australian energy tech firm Powerledger is expanding into the Solana ecosystem, aligning with shared values of sustainability and transparency amid growing interest in Regenerative Finance (ReFi). This integration aims to enhance clean energy narratives within blockchain and represents a commitment to aligning financial innovation with planetary

What’s Interesting Today: Worldcoin has introduced Face Auth, a security feature for its World ID protocol that ensures only verified users can access their World App wallets. Face Auth is a private, on-device face comparison that matches a selfie against an image captured during the orb verification process, enhancing