New Solana smartphone, Bitcoin to fix global debt crisis, BlackRock’s BTC white paper

In today’s episode, we explore Solana’s new “Seeker” device, which is designed to enhance DApp discovery and interaction, and we dive into a groundbreaking initiative from Harvard students — the “New Bretton Woods Project” — which aims to tackle the global debt crisis with Bitcoin and blockchain technology. In other news, Louisiana has made its first crypto payment via the Bitcoin Lightning Network, the SEC has taken its first action against pig butchering scams, Decentraland’s hacked X account pushes a phishing scam, and BlackRock has released a Bitcoin-focused white paper. Tune in for these stories and more from the world of crypto!

Further reading:

• Solana unveils new Seeker device, says it’s not just a ‘memecoin phone’
• Louisiana takes first crypto payment over Bitcoin Lightning
• SEC sues ‘fake’ crypto exchanges in first action on pig butchering scams
• Decentraland X account hacked, phishing scam targets MANA airdrop
• BTC rallies past $62.6K after BlackRock issues Bitcoin white paper
• Harvard students launch ‘New Bretton Woods Project’ to fix debt crisis
  
  

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