Also: Risc Zero’s ‘Boundless’ Incentivized Testnet, A New Bitcoin Proposal, and The First DePIN Powered Credit Card.
We’ve got a big week ahead of us in terms of U.S. crypto legislation, so I asked Katherine Dowling, general counsel at Bitwise, to give us a rundown.
On deck: Stablecoin, market structure and central bank digital currency bills.
Two years guiding Crypto for Advisors — where have we been and where are we going?
Also: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, Volkswagen and Hivemapper Team Up, and EigenLabs Layoffs.
Also: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, Volkswagen and Hivemapper Team Up, and EigenLabs Layoffs.
Also: Bitcoin Botanix Layer-2 Goes Live, XRPL EVM-Sidechain Launches, and Securitize & RedStone Release New Whitepaper |
Also: ZKSync’s Airbender, Norway Plans To Ban Crypto Mining Centers, and XRP Ledger’s New Upgrade.
Also: Optalysys: New Server for Blockchains, and Ink Foundation Plans Token Airdrop.
Also: EF Treasury Policy, Increase of OP_CAT Data Limit, and Plume Genesis Goes Live.
Both the Senate stablecoin and the House market structure bills are on the cusp of key moves next week.
Despite previous setbacks, Solana has emerged as a leading platform for retail activity, particularly in the fast-growing sectors of meme coins and NFTs.
Also: EF Lays Off Staff + Restructures, Tech Experts Unimpressed at Elon Musk’s BTC X-feature, and ZachXBT: BitoPro Likely Hacked.
I got a call from someone claiming to represent Coinbase, wanting to help me secure my account.
Crypto’s true scope goes beyond Bitcoin and represents a broad “asset universe.”
Also: Solana On MetaMask, FIFA Taps Avalanche, Square Pilots Real-Time Bitcoin Payments
Also: New Eth Nodes Proposal, Solana Seeker Phone, World Token Sale
Thousands of crypto folks descended upon Canada to talk shop.
Also: Bitcoin DeFi Blossoms, Fusaka Planning Begins, and Telegram Cracks Down on Crypto Crime Marketplace
While the Senate failed to advance its stablecoin bill this week, it's not dead yet.
Also: Bitcoin Devs Debate OP_RETURN, World Network Launches in U.S., and Aztec Testnet Launches
Seth Wilks and Raj Mukherjee, two IRS digital asset directors, are leaving the agency just over a year after joining it.
The U.S election shined a spotlight on crypto, with promises to clarify regulations — will we see similar developments in other countries and jurisdictions?
Also: ETH Gas Limit Ceiling Proposal, Bitcoin Data Limits Debate, and Base Becomes a Stage 1 Rollup
Canada's leading Prime Minister candidates aren't campaigning on crypto policies, but both have discussed the issue in the past.
Legal experts say it may not significantly alter the types of cases the DOJ brings.
Beyond just stacking bitcoin and waiting for price appreciation, BTC-on-BTC yield provides opportunities to grow bitcoin holdings.
Plus: Ethereum developers privacy debate reignites, Optimum raises funds in seed round, Noble’s new ‘AppLayer’
Have you been sued or investigated by the SEC in a case that's now dropped? Please reach out.
The Treasury Department may not have had any choice but to remove its designation of the crypto mixer.