👋Key news updates from Issue #135: antithesis.partners/newsletter/iss… 👨‍⚖️Regulatory updates 1. Spot Ether ETF applications make major progress with 19b-4 forms approved by the SEC 2. House of Representatives pass a bill banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC 3. Pump(.fun) exploiter and former employee arrested in the UK 4. Legal investigation clears Sullivan & Cromwell in FTX bankruptcy ⛓️Infrastructure updates 1. Ethereum researchers Justin Drake and Dankrad Feist join EigenLayer as (paid) Advisors 2. NEAR Protocol aiming to release a no-code dApp creation tool powered by generative AI 3. Web3 marketing infra startup Spindl launches on-chain ad network 4. StarkWare reveals plans for zkEVM Kakarot 5. Vitalik Buterin addresses threats to Ethereum in new blog post 6. Sei Foundation proposes v2 network upgrade to bring EVM compatibility 7. Uniswap Labs and Across Protocol introduce ERC-7683 📈Finance updates 1. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs debut on London Stock Exchange after FCA nod 2. Hong Kong is exploring the inclusion of Ether staking for spot ETH ETF issuers 3. SEC-registered broker Prometheum launches Ether custody, treating ETH as security 4. Binance calls on projects to combat low float, high FDV trend 🕹️Consumer updates 1. Kraken reassures no plans to delist USDT in Europe amid regulatory uncertainties 2. Worldcoin ordered to stop operations in Hong Kong 3. Liquid restaking protocol Ether(.fi) plans Visa credit card 🕵️Security updates 1. Gala Games token GALA falls amid hack 2. Coinbase, Kraken, others form coalition to tackle 'pig butchering' scams 🧑‍🔬Research updates 1. White paper that birthed zk-proofs receives IEEE ‘Test of Time’ award 2. An electro-optical accelerator for discrete TFHE