LATEST: US House to Vote on FIT21 Crypto Bill Soon

The Blockchain Association has been making a significant push ahead of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21 Act), and we are hopeful that Speaker Johnson and Representative Jeffries will support this much-needed legislation.” This makes a venture into the legislative area, though it is all about regulatory clarity and focuses on making U.S.-based firms world leaders in fostering innovation and providing consumer protection in the technology sector.

FIT21, The Act: broad support from The Crypto Council for Innovation, and 60 and more entities, including some industry key players, like Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase, and Circle. Also, some important industry players have come out in support of it: Rep. French Hill, who says the act will make market integrity simpler and ensure the U.S. competitive position in blockchain and fintech.

The FIT21 Act is therefore hoped to boost the necessary impetus: finally providing the clear identification of the regulated spheres of CFTC and SEC in the markets of digital assets, with stable investments and sustainable growth, it is going to fundamentally enhance America’s position in the world digital economy, ensuring long-term innovation and international competitiveness.

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Everything Old Is New Again

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Let me start off by acknowledging that Ordinals are amazing! Ordinal Theory is a very clever method of tokenizing individual satoshis and Casey Rodarmor deserves high praise and recognition for gamifying the blockchain and Making Bitcoin Fun Again. For the first time in the history of Bitcoin, we have NFTs on the heaviest proof-of-work chain, preserved indelibly forever!

Okay, now that we got that out of the way, let’s dive into some “inconvenient” history. Ordinals was not the first — far from it. Tokens have existed on meta layers on top of…

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Institutional Bitcoin Adoption: Insights from Nathan McCauley, CEO of Anchorage Digital

At the MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations conference, Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, shared his thoughts on the growing rate of institutional Bitcoin adoption.

Anchorage Digital, the only federally-chartered bitcoin bank and a leading institutional custodian, plays a crucial role in facilitating this transition to bitcoin becoming an asset in which institutions invest by providing secure storage and trading solutions for the asset. 

In an interview with Bitcoin Magazine, McCauley discussed the company’s mission, the evolving interest from institutions, and how Anchorage’s clients are dealing with bitcoin’s volatility among other topics.

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Is the SEC’s expected spot ether ETF denial priced in?

Industry watchers seem to agree that if US regulators approve spot ether ETFs, it would be a bullish development for the asset. What’s more, they believe that even if these ETFs are not approved, the impact on the market will not be significantly negative.

That is in part due to market participants’ low expectations that the Securities and Exchange Commission will approve such funds this time around. 

The SEC has until May 23 to rule on a proposed ETH fund by VanEck. Its deadline for a similar planned offering from Ark Invest and 21Shares is the next day.

Segment observers expect, like with bitcoin ETFs, that the securities regulator will rule on all the ETH fund applications at…

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The New Wave Of Bitcoin L2s Are Sidechains

I heard a lot of people say no one could define an L2 at Bitcoin Asia. The problem is that we have a definition, and most people just want to ignore it. Marketing, eh.

“Bitcoin L2s” are the hottest thing on the street. People are using a bunch of jargon to distract users from trust assumptions and shill Bitcoin Season 2.

Why all the sudden energy? See, about a year ago, some teams figured out how to use Bitcoin as a data availability layer for rollups. Others have been working on improving trust assumptions related to bridges (aka two-way peg). The research has been making great progress, and a lot of projects think we’ll have rollup-like blockchains in production by 2025.

2025? Some…

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Top Trending Crypto Coins of The Day

BIGCAP COINS:

  1. Bitcoin: Market Cap of $1.3 Trillion.
  2. Solana: Market Cap of $79.7 Billion.
  3. Pepe: Market Cap of $3.9 Billion.

MIDCAP COINS:

  1. Notcoin: Market Cap of $561 Million.
  2. Ondo: Market Cap of $1.2 Billion.
  3. Ethena: Market Cap of $1.1 Billion.

RISING COINS:

  1. MAGA: Market Cap of $61.6 Million.
  2. Nimbus Network: Market Cap of $7.2 Million.
  3. Banana Gun: Market Cap of $88.8 Million.

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

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