UK Law Enforcement Agencies Can Now Seize Crypto More Easily as New Rules Take Effect
New powers that will help law enforcement agencies seize crypto used for crime came into effect on Friday, the U.K Home Office said in a press release.Source
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin
Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.Source
Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.Source
Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund’s BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.Source
Kara Swisher Downplays Crypto’s Significance: ‘It’s Not the Center of Everything’
The author of “Burn Book” says while crypto is important, it’s not the center of everything.Source
Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells ‘Epic’ First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13M
The pool mined the first block after last week’s halving, winning an “epic” sat in the process.Source
Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook’s Move Language
Movement’s 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to “make blockchain security sexy” with the launch of their L2.Source
Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.Source
Protocol Village: SEDA, Data and Computation Network, Launches Mainnet Genesis
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 25-May 1.Source