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U.S CFTC Withdraws 2 Crypto Staff Advisories Citing ‘Market Growth and Maturity,’ Need for Fair Treatment

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) withdrew two pieces of crypto-related staff guidance on Friday, further streamlining its approach to crypto regulation. The first advisory rescinded on Friday...

Celo Migration To Layer-2 Network Is Done, Bringing In New Era For The Blockchain

The Celo blockchain's long-awaited plan of becoming an Ethereum layer-2 chain has been completed, ending an almost two-year process, the main organizations behind the network said Wednesday. The transition...

Blockchain Bridging Protocol LayerZero to Connect With Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock

Rootstock's aim is to end Bitcoin's "isolation" from other chains due to its lack of native smart contracts.

Ethereum Faces ‘Intense’ Competition From Other Networks: JPMorgan

The blockchain's native token ether has underperformed bitcoin and other altcoins in recent months, the report noted.

Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls ‘America-First’ Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise

Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

‘DeFi on Bitcoin’ Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon

‘DeFi on Bitcoin’ Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates $6B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon

The integration allows BOB, a "hybrid L2," to use Bitcoin as its anchor chain where transactions with assets from other chains can be irreversibly recorded.

The Fed Pivot is Finally Here

Last week, the Fed cut its federal funds target rate by 50 bps to 5.00% p.a. (upper limit) which could have strong implications for the crypto community, says Andre...

U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court

The agency appealed a lower court's decision to let the firm offer prediction markets on which party will control each house of Congress. Crypto firms are watching the case.

Coinbase Layer-2 Success Shows Power of Marketing Over Cutting-Edge Tech

Base’s “Onchain Summer” promotion saw participation of over 2 million unique wallets, resulting in over $5 million in mint revenue to creators, according to a blog post.

Bitcoin Could Get Ethereum-Style Restaking as Startup Lombard Raises $16M

Lombard is partnering with staking startup Babylon to let users earn interest for "restaking" with Bitcoin – using the asset to secure other crypto networks.