Dogecoin Soars After Twitter Replaces Its Blue Bird Logo With the Token’s Dog

Twitter CEO Elon Musk in the past has shown himself to be a fan of the meme coin.Source

Arbitrum Airdrop Shows Interest in DeFi, Researcher Says

Pedro Herrera says with failures in the banking system and centralized exchanges facing regulatory scrutiny, there is a renewed interest in decentralized finance.Source

TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain

The platform will use Proof of Climate awaReness as a validating protocol to encourage users to minimize their environmental footprint.Source

Crypto Custodian Copper Partners With OKX to Provide Off-Exchange Settlements

Institutional clients will be able to trade on the OKX exchange while their digital assets remain safeguarded with Copper.Source

Trio of Canadian Crypto Exchanges Confirms Plans to Merge

WNDR shares have surged following the announcement, currently up 43.75% at 0.23 Canadian dollars on the day.Source

Internet Computer Issues ‘Liquid Bitcoin,’ for Faster, Cheaper BTC Transactions

ckBTC brings layer-2 capabilities to Bitcoin, providing faster and cheaper transactions on the Internet Computer while also ensuring greater security and decentralization than other BTC-pegged tokens.Source

Alchemy Pay Raises $10M at $400M to Push South Korean Expansion Plans

The funding came from DWF Labs making its eighth investment of $10 million or more in the last six weeks.Source

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Above $28K as Investors Await Fresh Productivity, Jobs Data

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized-focused tokens, including LDO and DYDX, were the quarter’s best performers. Their gains came as U.S. regulators ratcheted up their scrutiny of centralized exchanges. Major cryptos are in the red.Source

Arbitrum Foundation Pledges New Votes, No ‘Near-Term” ARB Sales Amid Community Revolt

The Arbitrum Foundation issued a mea culpa after its contentious premiere governance vote backfired.Source

Arbitrum Foundation Sold ARB Tokens Ahead of ‘Ratification’ Vote; ARB Falls

Arbitrum Foundation would be “severely damaged” without blank check grantmaking powers, according to a blog post.Source