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The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Dec 7-Dec. 13, with live updates throughout.
Financial
CZ’s Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act last month.
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
Anatoly Legkodymov says he’ll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea.
Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
The legislation would tell the U.S. secretary of commerce to officially cheer for domestic blockchain technology, though its path toward becoming a law is uncertain.
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
The CEO of the powerful Wall Street bank would prefer canceling crypto, though JPMorgan is using intrinsically related blockchain technology to move billions.
Bitcoin Core’s ‘v26.0’ Upgrade Aims to Impede Eavesdropping, Tampering
The v26.0 upgrade contains experimental support for the v2 transport protocol as defined by Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 (BIP324).
BitTorrent’s BTT Token Doubles in Value as Tron, on Which Its Issued, Hits 200M Users
The token is now approaching a $1 billion market cap.
Altcoins Heat Up With AVAX and HNT Leading the Way
Money is flowing into more speculative names following bitcoin’s big run higher.
BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step
The move appears to be more for “operational purposes,” said one ETF expert.
Why Are Pros Craving a Spot Bitcoin ETF?
The fundamentals of investing give an answer, and the impact from BTC ETFs from the likes of BlackRock and Fidelity could be huge.