Elon Musk, influential in the current U.S. administration, is exploring blockchain technology for DOGE under the government efficiency department.
His initiative aims to integrate blockchain for various uses, including tracking government spending, enhancing data security, enabling smoother payments, and improving building management.
Musk’s discussions with public blockchain experts are still ongoing, with a focus on leveraging the technology’s potential.
Despite the attention this project is drawing, much of DOGE’s operations remain confidential.
Staff members communicate through encrypted channels, notably via the Signal messaging app, ensuring the initiative operates discreetly.
In related news, Vivek Ramaswamy, who was initially slated to co-lead the project with Musk, recently stepped down to pursue his candidacy for Governor of Ohio, marking a shift in the project’s leadership.
According to a new report by Santiment, Chainlink ($LINK) has maintained its dominant position as the most actively developed DeFi project over the past 30 days.
The XRP Ledger has seen a dramatic slowdown in usage, with fresh data revealing a steep drop in both transactions and new account activations—raising concerns about the token’s short-term outlook.
Coinbase has taken another step toward boosting DeFi participation by launching wrapped versions of Cardano and Litecoin on its Base Layer 2 network.
Digital Asset has locked in $135 million in fresh capital to scale up its institutional blockchain platform, Canton Network.