Blockchain and the UK's New PM

Matt and Nic are back for another week of news and deals. In this episode:

• Coin Metrics derives new estimates of Bitcoin's electricity consumption
• Nic reviews his Lasik experience
• Matt takes Prometheum to task
• Is Prometheum a patsy for the SEC?
• Why is vaporware being elevated by the SEC and major exchanges being stymied?
• We digest the Hinman emails and what they mean for ETH and XRP
• What do the Hinman emails mean for the SEC's
• The SEC attempts to make DeFi protocols register as exchanges
• Blackrock is about to file a renewed application for a Bitcoin ETF
• Reps Davidson and Emmer's SEC Stabilization Act
• Hong Kong is pressuring banks to service crypto firms
• Coindesk gets their hands on the NYAG's Tether reports
• Abra is in trouble

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• In this issue of State of the Network, we showcase a novel analysis that sheds light on Bitcoins energy consumption, efficiency and e-waste