Episode 407
📍 Taproot Wizards raises $30 million to build an ecosystem of applications using the OP_CAT Bitcoin improvement proposal, which could bring Ethereum-like smart contract functionality to Bitcoin.
📍 The SEC's newly-created Crypto Task Force, led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, outlines 10 priorities for regulatory clarity, including defining what makes a cryptocurrency a security vs. a commodity and creating a more viable path to registration.
📍 The XRP Ledger temporarily halts block production due to a possible network "drift," but is now back online and fully operational, with Ripple's CTO monitoring the situation and promising a full update once more information is available.
