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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission postpones decisions on several digital-asset products, including BlackRock’s proposed Ethereum exchange-traded fund that would incorporate staking, and applications from Franklin tied to XRP and Solana. The delay defers determinations on whether these offerings can list and trade on U.S. markets, keeping major issuers and tokens—BlackRock, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Franklin—awaiting clarity on product structure, investor protections, and market oversight.

The U.S. Trustee challenges the conduct of a debtor in a cryptocurrency-related bankruptcy case involving approximately $12.5 million, labeling the filer a ‘dishonest debtor.’ The posture underscores heightened scrutiny of disclosures and good-faith requirements in digital-asset insolvencies, with potential consequences for how assets are traced, creditor claims are prioritized, and the court evaluates eligibility for relief under bankruptcy protections.

Researchers outline a framework that would make Bitcoin transfers between Earth and Mars theoretically feasible, addressing the realities of interplanetary communication delays and network coordination. The concept contemplates mechanisms to handle long latency, block propagation, and validation across vast distances so that transactions can be constructed, broadcast, and ultimately confirmed despite the constraints of space-scale networking.