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Lightning Labs CTO Conducts First Mainnet Multi-Hop Asset Payment via Taproot Asset Channels

Olaoluwa Osuntokun, co-founder and CTO of Lightning Labs, recently executed the first successful mainnet multi-hop asset payment using Taproot Asset channels, marking a new development in asset transfer capabilities over the Lightning Network…

GBTC’s Heavy Withdrawals Result in Net $11.3M Outflow in US Bitcoin ETFs

The U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) witnessed an outflow of $11.3 million during Thursday’s trading sessions, following an inflow of $11.5 million on Wednesday. Although the majority of funds experienced inflows on Thursday…

U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a formal rejection of event contracts that bet on the outcome of political activity in a vote on Friday, beginning an effort to wall off U.S. customers from platforms that allow the…

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Blockfi Enlists Coinbase to Distribute Crypto Payouts 

The now-defunct crypto lender Blockfi is officially shutting down the firm’s web portal this month according to an update from the firm. Blockfi said that it has partnered with Coinbase to help facilitate the execution of withdrawals to eligible…