The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/03/20/protocol-village-blockchain-project-elastos-announces-btc-oracle-for-bitcoin-l2/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Reports suggest the SEC may be about to categorize ETH as a security, with huge implications for the blockchain’s future. Here’s why the SEC would be wrong. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/20/why-the-sec-shouldnt-classify-eth-as-a-security/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said some of the recent chaos in Congress derailed crypto legislation for a while, but a stablecoin bill is largely worked out in the …

CoinDesk reported Wednesday that the Ethereum Foundation faces a confidential inquiry, and Fortune said the SEC is examining whether ETH is a security. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/20/ether-tumbles-6-as-eth-etf-hopes-dim-amid-regulatory-probe-reports/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/20/guilty-verdict-for-woman-accused-of-laundering-bitcoin-tied-to-alleged-6b-china-fraud-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/20/ethereum-foundation-under-investigation-by-state-authority/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The U.S. is also seeking Kwon’s extradition despite the Montenegrin court’s decision to send him to South Korea. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/20/do-kwon-appeal-of-south-korea-extradition-rejected-by-montenegro-court/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Kraken Institutional operates under the exchange’s state-chartered banking license in Wyoming, attained back in 2020. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/20/kraken-unveils-qualified-custody-for-institutions-in-crypto-friendly-wyoming/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 20, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the …

Meld, which is in partnership with the layer-1 blockchain of the same name, signed an initial agreement with DeFi platform Swarm Markets, which started a real-world asset platform in …