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Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock’s Tokenized Fund to USDC

Stablecoin issuer Circle introduced a new smart contract function earlier Thursday to allow near-instant, around-the-clock redemptions from BlackRock’s BUIDL fund for USDC stablecoins. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/11/ondo-spikes-8-as-ondo-finance-tests-instant-conversion-from-blackrocks-tokenized-fund-to-usdc/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Willem Schroé: Building Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 That Brings the EVM to Bitcoin

A Belgian polymath and his team are building a “spiderchain” network that harnesses both bitcoin’s sound money properties and Ethereum’s technological capabilities. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/11/willem-schroe-building-botanix-a-bitcoin-layer-2-that-brings-the-evm-to-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ethereum’s Next Upgrade, ‘Pectra,’ Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers’ aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/11/ethereums-next-upgrade-pectra-could-include-relief-for-institutional-stakers-wallet-ux-improvements/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines
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