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Wall Street's back-office giant DTCC has made a notable move into blockchain territory, partnering with Stellar to bring tokenized securities onto a public chain. It's a significant signal that regulated finance is no longer treating crypto infrastructure as a curiosity — they're building on it.
Shifting to hardware, Apple watchers may not have long to wait for refreshed versions of the Apple TV and HomePod mini. Both devices are reportedly held up by the arrival of a rebuilt Siri, suggesting Apple wants the new assistant experience front and center before it ships anything new into your living room.
And in an interesting geopolitical tech story, Lithuania is making a deliberate push to position itself as a player in the low Earth orbit satellite economy. The country points to fifteen years of investment in digital infrastructure and technical talent as the foundation — and with the space economy accelerating, that long game may be paying off sooner than expected.
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