In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis’s call for a national “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve.” We’ve also got photos from the Bitcoin Nashville conference, where it seemed like nearly everyone was talking about staple-gunning layer-2 networks onto the original blockchain. Author: Bradley Keoun

Simon’s Cat is one of the world’s biggest cat meme brands and animation series by social media followers. Author: Shaurya Malwa

XRP trading activity is heightening in South Korea, where traders tend to push euphoric rallies on tokens. Author: Sam Reynolds, Shaurya Malwa

The service, developed by Oxhead Alpha, will let users transfer vehicle titles in minutes without going to an office versus the two weeks in the traditional system. Author: Krisztian Sandor

The collaboration will enable unified liquidity across MoveVM-based layer-2 blockchains. Author: Jamie Crawley