VanEck CEO Says Transaction Fee Is Bigger Story Than Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs

Jan Van Eck told CoinDesk TV’s Jen Sanasie that not hearing back from the SEC is a sign that ETH exchange-traded funds likely wont make the May deadline.Source

Why Christie’s First Bitcoin Inscriptions Auction Matters

With the halving and new tech set to give Ordinals a further lift, Bitcoin-based inscriptions are demonstrating staying power and some advantages over NFTs. Christie’s is taking notice with a new initiative.Source

EigenLayer and EigenDA Launch on Ethereum Mainnet

The launch comes after $12 billion has already been deposited into the protocol.Source

Republican Sen. Tillis Calls for ‘Light’ Crypto Regulatory Framework Ahead of Presidential Election

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urged the need for new crypto laws on Tuesday, as Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo asked for “additional tools” to effectively crack down on illicit crypto financing.Source

DeFi Trader Eisenberg ‘Wasn’t Borrowing, He Was Stealing,’ Prosecutor Says in Opening Argument

The defense countered that Eisenberg “risked 13 million of his own dollars” to net $110 million from Mango Markets.Source

Lummis: Crypto Will Erupt as Big Issue in Senate Races Including Banking Chair Brown’s

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said that the high-stakes Ohio election that could decide both the Senate majority and the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee is likely to dig into cryptocurrency issues, and she encouraged industry insiders to make sure it does.Source

Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a ‘Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine’

The release is the product of a16z’s first foray into deep tech research.Source

Bitcoin Buckles Below $69K as Crypto Bulls Endure $175M Liquidations

Bitcoin is showing resilience despite the slip, but the corrective period might continue for a while before a return to growth, one observer noted.Source

Blockchain Developer Monad Labs Raises $225M Led by Paradigm

The company is looking to offer an Ethereum-compatible environment that’s faster than the original.Source

Solana-Based Zeta Markets Debuts Governance Token Z

The launch of governance token is part of a broader strategy that involves plans to release Solana’s first layer 2 scaling solution, Zeta Markets said in the press release.Source