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Franklin Templeton Takes Its Tokenized Treasury Fund to Base, Becomes First Asset Manager on the Layer 2
The $410 million fund is also available on Stellar, Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Polygon.

Starknet Claims to Shatter Transaction Speed Record Among Ethereum Layer-2 Networks
According to the team, Starknet reached "a max TPS of 127.5 over the past 24 hours," eclipsing the speed record from Coinbase's Base.

Christie's to Offer Blockchain-Based Ownership Certificates for Photography Collection
Wednesday's sale of "An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina," in New York will see digital certificates issued for each of the 130 lots, which will be minted by Kresus on Base.

Base Creator Jesse Pollak Tapped to Lead Coinbase's Wallet Team
Pollak will also be joining Coinbase's executive team.

Coinbase's Version of Wrapped Bitcoin, 'cbBTC,' Goes Live
The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase’s Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months.

Tokenization Pioneer Centrifuge Unveils Lending Market With Morpho, Coinbase
The institutional real-world asset lending market combines Coinbase’s layer-2 network, Base, and Morpho Vaults using three varieties of tokenized Treasury bills.

DePIN Media Network PKT Starts Up on Coinbase's Base to Bring Transparency to Making Movies
Behind PKT are Hollywood talent who say they're sick of the black box that is the industry's film production process.

Coinbase Promotes cbBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative for Base Blockchain
Tweets from the crypto exchange and Jesse Pollak, the creator of Base, suggest cbBTC could run on the layer-2 blockchain.

Coinbase Earnings Hurt by Low Volume But Trump Could be Wild Card, Analysts Say
The exchange reports second quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday, with revenue and earnings-per-share expected to have decreased from the prior quarter.

Blackbird, Web3 Startup From Resy Co-Founder, Wants Diners to Pay for Meals in Crypto
Blackbird Pay would allow diners to pay for their food using $FLY, the cryptocurrency that doubles as loyalty points in Blackbird's restaurant rewards system.
