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VESPR Brings UX Muscle to Bitcoin Ecosystem
PLUS: The House passed the Genius Act, Analyst calls for $140K Bitcoin by August, but ETF outflows and a 70% drop in active addresses raise short-term caution. Legal experts flag SEC delays as a potential crypto clampdown, while institutional demand shows signs of cooling.

Michael Stinson
Alkanes: Native Smart Contracts Without Compromise
PLUS: U.S. House kicks off “Crypto Week,” Ripple applies for a national bank charter, Bitwise sees BTC hitting $116K, BlackRock’s IBIT outpaces its S&P 500 ETF, and we spotlight Alkanes—a metaprotocol bringing smart contracts to Bitcoin’s base layer.

Michael Stinson