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Bitcoin's Programmability Draws Closer to Reality as Robin Linus Delivers 'BitVM2'

New "BitVM2" paper from Robin Linus and a team of co-authors marks a leap forward from the initial design. Project would rely on advanced cryptography and a novel design to facilitate a secure "bridge" for transferring bitcoins from the main network to auxiliary networks known as "rollups." Unlike the earlier incarnation, BitVM2 is "permissionless," allowing anyone to challenge suspicious transactions, not just a fixed set of operators.

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Mark Cuban Gets An Assurance Out Of Chuck Schumer: Will Pass 'Sensible And Long-Lasting' Crypto Law By Year-End

In a massive endorsement for cryptocurrencies from the Democratic faction, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) emphasized the importance of "sensible and long-lasting" regulation for the industry. Don't Miss: 1 in 4 Americans own a share of Bitcoin according to NASDAQ, how many people got started through this free crypto faucet? According to Cathie Wood, holding 6 Ethereum (ETH) could make you a millionaire, here’s why it can be true. Don’t miss out on the next Nvidia – you can invest in th

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Capula, Schonfeld, Point72 Among Hedge Funds Riding Bitcoin ETFs

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds, pensions and banks continued to lavish capital into exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin, as more traditional investors embrace the asset class that US regulators begrudgingly helped push into the mainstream at the beginning of the year.Most Read from BloombergManchester Is Giving London a Run for Its MoneyBoston’s Broke and Broken Transit System Hurts Downtown RecoveryA Warehouse Store Promises Housing for South LA, in BulkBiden Invests $100 Million

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Crypto Democrats rally behind Harris campaign in push for policy revamp

Billionaire Mark Cuban, Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci and congressman Adam Schiff were among a group of cryptocurrency advocates who called on Kamala Harris to reset the Democratic party's policy on digital assets ahead of the November election. On Wednesday night, the new group Crypto4Harris convened its first virtual gathering to discuss how it can support the Vice President's electoral campaign, while also calling for Harris to end the Biden administration's crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry. In a sign of how urgently crypto has become an election issue for Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared and said he wanted to pass a crypto bill this year, without elaborating.

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