Ether ETFs Could Be Bigger Than Bitcoin ETFs, Says VanEck

The issuer of the VanEck Bitcoin Trust this week dropped its management fee to zero for a limited time in an attempt to attract more capital to that fund.Source

Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating

“It hasn’t always been easy, but I’m very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.Source

A $300M Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Latinos Falsely Claimed to Buy Crypto, SEC Says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued 17 individuals tied to an alleged Ponzi scheme that took in $300 million from over 40,000 victims.Source

Bitcoin Slumps 4%, Falling Below $70K; Solana Outperforms

Bitcoin could enter a period of consolidation before its next leg in the rally, observers noted.Source

Trump is Clear Favorite Among Crypto-Owning Voters in U.S. Presidential Race: Poll

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump is the prevailing favorite of voters who own cryptocurrencies, according to a poll commissioned by crypto investment firm Paradigm and released on Thursday.Source

Solana-Based Crypto Exchange Drift Plans Pre-Launch Market for New Tokens

Drift Protocol – a crypto spot and futures exchange that operates on the Solana blockchain – plans to expand into “pre-launch markets,” too, with a service that lets traders bet on the price of tokens before they start officially trading.Source

Justice James Mellor’s Ruling on Craig Wright, COPA Trial, in His Own Words

The judge’s remarks, as shared by the U.K. Judicial Office.Source

The Biggest Bank Heist in History Is Coming

Regulators are permitting banks to tokenize financial assets such as bank deposits, U.S. Treasuries and corporate debt. But they want institutions to use permissioned networks rather than the decentralized blockchains that keep assets safe from hackers.Source

Story Protocol Works With Crypto-AI Firm Ritual To Train and Track Models On-Chain

Story Protocol will be used to “prove that outputs like text, image, and voice are generated by specific models” so that IP can be tracked, attributed, and compensated correctly.Source

Qatar’s Sovereign Fund Might Be Buying Bitcoin, But Surely Not $500B Worth

Government-led investments in crypto are increasingly plausible – but not at that rumored size.Source