Blockworks
The vise grip organizations like BlackRock have on bitcoin in order to fill their ETFs is a threat to bitcoin’s adoption
![Empire Newsletter: How crypto can solve AI’s centralization problem](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/be88fecb155dc71230b850ffea5bedd41715387583524.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Crypto has proven to be very good at getting humans to do a specific action which benefits the overall network
![Only a fool would vote on crypto alone](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/de4a4a60edc4bd77009043c05862b2431715381484679.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Americans should not prioritize their own selfish financial interests over broader societal and ethical concerns
![Is anyone having fun on Pump.fun?](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/2f505cfc581d19958d48aeb8950f09af1715296683480.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Memecoin developers are laughing all the way to the bank
![Espresso partners with Polygon Labs to solve rollup interoperability](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/34526a2e10d7f910b06f91e9728c8f2c1715293622156.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Espresso sequencing marketplace will enable efficient coordination and fast transaction finalization across multiple Ethereum layer-2s
![Empire Newsletter: The SEC’s internal rift](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/bcc1b677252d7f7a200fe0583beadcb11715292543481.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda says that the SEC needs to create a “pathway for compliance”
![AI has a monopoly on power and privacy. Blockchain fixes this.](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/723e29f668bf88c88f1d4aa4fdb2ab091715292901386.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Crypto and blockchain can provide a safer, fairer, more human-centric collaboration between AI and the rest of us
![MEV collected by validators is now higher on Solana than on Ethereum](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/26266eabd2aa8947348949ef5bfd65791715204897804.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Solana’s validators made almost $7 million in tips last week
![After billionth Bitcoin transaction, a look at the network’s evolution](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/6673e1c54bba224784f83e6df5f8aa651715204896038.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
Bitcoin could become “the supreme base settlement layer” as its DeFi capabilities grow, industry founder says
![Vitalik rallies support for temporary smart wallets on Ethereum](https://img.bitgetimg.com/multiLang/image/a2f2d9c41e61a9bd19d57bb5537c88f01715204893417.jpg&w=1536&q=40)
New EIP would resolve disagreements around the best path towards universal smart contract wallets by temporarily giving EOAs superpowers