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Polygon’s MATIC and Chainlink’s LINK led altcoin gains Wednesday afternoon.

Proposed coalition of professional researchers could help “accelerate decision-making” at the Ethereum layer-2 project, but complaints have surfaced over the cost and potential conflicts of interest.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened talks with Grayscale Investments on the details of the company’s application to convert its trust product GBTC to a bitcoin spot exchange traded product (ETF), according to a person familiar with the back-and-forth, which could have momentous implications for the crypto industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has one last short window, an eight-day period starting Thursday, if it wants to approve all 12 spot bitcoin (BTC) ETF applications this year, Bloomberg analysts wrote in a note on Wednesday.

In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we explain how Kraken is reportedly considering launching its own layer-2 blockchain, following Coinbase’s recent launch of a similar network, amidst a broader trend of companies creating Ethereum-based transaction solutions.

Higher fees are also boosting bottom lines for the industry’s beleaguered miners, 21Shares noted.

For stablecoins to be able to be used as a means of exchange they should be able to maintain their value during the day, economists at the Bank for International Settlements said.

Jordan Tonani from The Index Coop shares how the next bull-run will see more liquidity going into on-chain structured products.

Andy Baehr, managing director at CoinDesk Indices, explains how understanding and measuring Ethereum’s integrated staking rate is key to driving innovation and acceptance of ETH-based financial products.