Blockworks
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Biden backs Gensler as House advances resolution to power-check SEC
President Joe Biden has promised to back Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler after a resolution to overturn an agency...
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Espresso partners with Polygon Labs to solve rollup interoperability
Shared sequencer solution Espresso will partner with Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon Labs to develop AggLayer (aggregation layer) in...
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AI has a monopoly on power and privacy. Blockchain fixes this.
Many Americans got their first glimpse behind the machine learning curtain when details of Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology went public ....
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Vitalik rallies support for temporary smart wallets on Ethereum
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) on Tuesday that aims to reconcile core developers’...
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Ripple and the SEC’s legal fight continues ahead of final judgment
One of the final battles between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple continues. The case, initially launched in 2020,...
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Everything in crypto is becoming a game — and that’s good
In the craziest highs of ZIRP mania, there was a popular internet adage that Coinbase and DraftKings were the same product, but just didn’t know...
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Empire Newsletter: FTX bankruptcy almost across the finish line
End in sight There’s some good news for creditors in the joint reorganization plan filed late Tuesday by FTX’s bankruptcy overseers. FTX...
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Macro headwinds could spur a ‘boring’ bitcoin summer — or something worse
Bitcoin is no longer merely that taboo thing your techie uncle awkwardly brings up at family gatherings. Well, maybe the asset is only that...
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Democrats, Republicans clash over SEC role in House hearing
Democrats and Republicans clashed over how the Securities and Exchange Commission is handling crypto enforcement actions during a House Financial...
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The most important trend in crypto? It’s always been memecoins
Forget the halving. Don’t mention ETFs. What then is arguably the most important narrative in crypto? Memecoins. Yes, that...
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Polygon zk-based Miden Alpha Testnet is now live
Polygon, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, has recently launched its Miden Alpha Testnet, a zero-knowledge rollup solution designed for...
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Empire Newsletter: A busy crypto lawsuit season looms
Another one bites the dust And then there were three. Robinhood has become the latest company to receive a crypto-related Wells...
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Solana congestion culprit Ore wins $50K from hackathon
On Monday, the experimental currency Ore won $50,000 from a Solana Foundation-supported hackathon focused on identifying Solana’s “next wave of...
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What Hong Kong crypto ETFs may tell us about US ETH fund appetite
Hong Kong’s newly launched spot crypto ETFs might help us predict what ether ETF demand could look like in the US. Or not. ...
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Bitcoin ETF snapshot: GBTC surprise helps end sector’s seven-day outflow run
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) converted to an ETF nearly four months ago. It took that long for the fund to see its first day of...