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🪙 Grayscale removes staking proposal from its spot Ethereum ETF filing Grayscale Investments dropped its staking proposal in its proposed spot ether exchange-traded fund, according to an amended preliminary proxy statement. In a previous filing, Grayscale had proposed to investors the ability to stake ether through the trust. That language was not in an amendment preliminary proxy statement filed on Tuesday for the Grayscale Ethereum  Trust. Crypto Holder News| Bitcoin World 💰

📣 Sei Foundation proposes version 2 network upgrade to bring EVM compatibility The Sei Foundation announced Monday that it has initiated a governance proposal to upgrade the Sei Layer 1 blockchain to version 2.  This proposed upgrade, to be implemented by Sei Labs, will introduce a high-performance, parallelized Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) aimed at enhancing the network’s capabilities. If the governance proposal is approved, the network upgrade will take place a week later. Crypto Holder News| Bitcoin World 💰

💰 Senator Lummis Posts Bitcoin Laser Eyes After Passed Crypto Legislation U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis recently posted “Bitcoin laser eyes” on X, showing her support for laws supporting the cryptocurrency. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, representing Wyoming, is well-known for her advocacy of Bitcoin. She views the asset as a dependable store of value and a safeguard against inflation. Serving on the Senate Banking Committee, she aims to enforce a regulatory framework that fosters crypto innovation while safeguarding consumers.

💰 Bitcoin options traders anticipate short-term price correction, analysts say Despite yesterday's softer U.S. CPI inflation report, investors are still ready to pay a premium for short-term downside protection, according to CF Benchmarks' analysis of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) options on bitcoin futures. The CF Benchmark analysts said that although bitcoin saw a breakout above the $66,000 mark after yesterday's softer inflation print, there is still "higher implied volatility for OTM puts compared to calls.".

🇰🇵 North Korea-linked group used Tornado Cash to launder $147 million in crypto: Reuters North Korea laundered nearly $150 million in stolen cryptocurrencies with Tornado Cash in March, Reuters reported, citing United Nations sanctions monitors.  North Korean cybercriminals deposited the ill-gotten funds, worth $147.5 million, onto the privacy-preserving in a bid to throw law enforcement off its tracks, the monitors said Friday in a note to the U.S. Security Council sanctions committee.

🏦 Coinbase’s chief legal officer questions SEC’s Wells process in legal dispute Coinbase's chief legal officer Paul Grewal criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for deviating from its own Wells notice process, according to his X post on Tuesday. “In a brief to avoid dismissal of its case against Debt Box with prejudice, [the SEC] includes a remarkable admission that it did not follow its own typical Wells process when it refused to tell us what assets would be charged as securities,” wrote Grewal.

⚪️ Worldcoin seeks to set 'new standard' in data protection, says it deleted users' iris codes Worldcoin Foundation has released an open-source system that it claims can improve the protection of sensitive information, including the data generated when people sign up for the Worldcoin project. "The system, available now in a Github repository for any organization to use, aims to set a new standard for data protection, including the protection of biometric data," according to a statement. Worldcoin said the new open-sourced system is based on secure multi-party computation.

🇺🇸 President Joe Biden blocks Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near a Wyoming nuclear missile base President Joe Biden issued an order blocking a China-majority-owned crypto mining company from having property close to an Air Force base in Wyoming, citing national security risks concerns. Biden further required the divestment of the property, which is one mile from the missile base Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, according to a statement released Monday from the U.S. Treasury Department. Crypto Holder News| Bitcoin World 💰

🪙 Ark Invest Removes Staking Option From Latest Ethereum ETF Proposal Ark Invest and 21shares have revised their proposal for a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF), removing previously included options for staking. This change marks a significant pivot from their earlier filings, which had contemplated engaging trusted staking providers to manage part of the trust’s assets.

🔵 Franklin Templeton claims Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 Base has 'hit a homerun' in SocialFi Asset manager and spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund issuer Franklin Templeton said the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has “hit a home run” in SocialFi, driven by activity on applications such as Friend.Tech. Base accounts for around 46% of all SocialFi transactions, according to a report by Franklin Templeton on Thursday — eating into the market share of Polygon and BNB Chain in the niche.