# SEC delays decisions on Bitwise and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETFs

# SEC delays decisions on Bitwise and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETFs

“# SEC delays decisions on Bitwise and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETFs ” The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to delay decisions on Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF), issuing two fresh deadline extension notices. On Dec. 15, the SEC postponed two major Bitcoin exchange-traded offering proposals, including NYSE Arca’s “actual” Bitcoin ETF, named Bitwise…

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# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments

# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments

“# Wall Street financial advisor LionTree explores crypto payments ” Wall Street financial advisor that helped Amazon acquire MGM studios this year is exploring crypto payment options. LionTree, a popular financial advisor and investment banking firm, is looking into cryptocurrencies as a payment option. In its year-end letter, Chairman and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff talks about…

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# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo

# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo

“# HSBC and IBM create successful multi-ledger CBDC demo ” On Thursday, HSBC and IBM announced the successful test of an advanced token and digital wallet settlement between two central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, in a cloud environment. The experiment consisted of transactions between CBDCs, eBonds, and forex. IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and enterprise technology…

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# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado

# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado

“# Circle and Endaoment to create USDC-based disaster relief fund for communities impacted by deadly tornado ” Circle, the company that created the USDC stablecoin, announced a partnership with public charity Endaoment to create a disaster relief fund. The fund will help mid-western American communities impacted by last week’s deadly tornadoes. The two entities hope…

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# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard

# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard

“# ConsenSys launches Rollups for privacy-enabled transactions on Ethereum blockchain with support of Mastercard ” On Thursday, ConsenSys, a prominent developer of Ethereum (ETH) software, announced the launch of enterprise software ConsSys Rollups. The service, designed on the basis of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, is meant to protect specific transaction elements, such as account balances, sender…

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# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury

# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury

“# Universities including Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, Oxford to form EduDAO to promote Web 3.0 innovations, financed by BitDAO treasury ” On Thursday, BitDAO, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations with over $2.5 billion assets under management and its partner Mirana Ventures, announced the creation of EduDAO with eight of the world’s top universities…

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