PROOF OF LIFE: What happens to your bitcoin after you die? The question has prompted about 20 developers to get together and experiment with using the lightning network to build a “dead man's button.” The system would repurpose lighting for private messaging, passing crypto retrieval data onto your heirs if the “button” is not regularly pushed. Full story
ETF AT LAST? The SEC is once again poised to approve or reject a bitcoin ETF on Wednesday, when a decision regarding Wilshire Phoenix’s United States Bitcoin and Treasury Investment Trust application will be made. “We wouldn't have filed it if we didn't think that it would be approved," William Herrmann, a managing partner with the firm, said. Full story
LEGISLATOR TO INNOVATOR: Blockchain legislative champion and Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long has partnered with Blockstream in an attempt to start the first crypto bank in the U.S. Called Avanti, the bank will be focused solely on providing regulated services for digital assets. Full story
CHARITY DRIVE: When the Ethereum Foundation donated roughly $150,000 worth of bitcoin and ether to UNICEF last year, it hoped to plant the seeds of blockchain-social impact. By the looks of things, it has succeeded. For one, UNICEF Kazakhstan office has developed an ethereum-based system for processing internal payments that should go live next year. Full story
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PUSH/PULL: Bitcoin's immediate outlook remains neutral with prices carving out another "lower high" setup near $10,000 during Monday's Asian trading hours. A move above five figures would invalidate that setup and expose resistances lined up at $10,300 and $10,500. However, sustained dips below key support near $9,500 could invite stronger selling pressure, leading to deeper declines. Full story
CRYPT-D'OH!: On the latest Markets Daily podcast, bitcoin has fallen below the psychologically important $10,000 level and The Simpsons are bullish on crypto. Listen in
BUILDING A BANK: In the latest episode of The Breakdown, Nathaniel Whittemore sits down with Caitlin Long to discuss her efforts in creating what could become the first dedicated bank for digital assets in the U.S. Listen in
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