Lawsuits against crypto exchanges offering staking services for proof-of-stake blockchains, including Ethereum, make approval of a spot ether ETF more challenging until these cases are resolved, the investment bank …

Customer due diligence requirements for crypto firms may be more stringent than for banks, policy watchers told CoinDesk. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/01/19/crypto-industry-cautiously-welcomes-agreement-on-new-eu-aml-rules/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Cathie Wood’s investment fund continues to double down on its recently listed spot bitcoin ETF. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/19/ark-continues-to-shuffle-out-of-bito-buys-15m-of-its-own-etf/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The ether- bitcoin ratio has surged 10% in the first 19 days of the year, taking back part of last year’s 25% slide. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/19/ether-could-soar-in-2024-on-the-back-of-dencun-upgrade-etf-narrative-analysts/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Silver has existed since dying stars started spewing the metal out billions of years ago. Bitcoin is 15 – but it’s already a bigger deal in the U.S. ETF …

Regulation should be technology-agnostic, and focus on the activity and the outcome. But with blockchain-based security issuance, that approach could hold back the industry’s progress, says Noelle Acheson. Source: …

Physical trading is most popular in China’s inland, as places further from the coast are generally poorer so local governments are preoccupied with other matters. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/01/18/chinas-illegal-crypto-activities-are-taking-place-in-laundromats-and-cafes-wsj/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Dagon, a technical implementation introduced by core developer Ross Campbell, looks to improve DAO governance and delegation using smart contracts. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/01/18/towards-governance-abstraction-understanding-a-friendly-way-to-manage-daos/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The report by Singapore-based blockchain investment Spartan Group and Kyle Ellicott details how these auxiliary networks have drawn a page from the Ethereum blockchain’s playbook, and could spring up …

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Jan. 18-24. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/18/protocol-latest-tech-news-crypto-blockchain/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines