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After a technical proposal to improve Ethereum wallets met with some opposition, a familiar figure swooped in last week to devise an alternative.

The new feature from Colony Lab, a developer and project incubator in the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem, called “liquid vesting,” lets early investors, such as founders or VC backers, sell their tokens before their vesting period is over.

The company aims to broaden access to the $1 trillion reinsurance industry, making it more efficient and transparent with blockchain technology.

Australia moves to approve its first spot bitcoin ETFs this year, joining the US and Hong Kong in offering regulated Bitcoin funds. Approval could unlock billions in institutional investment.

The US DOJ also seized Samourai’s web servers and domain, and served a seizure warrant for Samourai’s mobile app on the Google Play Store.

Bitcoin payments app Strike announces its launch in Europe, bringing bitcoin buying, selling, and transfers to millions.

The worlds largest asset manager continues to market and educate new investors on its spot Bitcoin ETF.

A reminder that Bitcoin was designed to give people access to financial services, and not simply enrich early adopters.

Bitcoin startups raised $301 million through all of last year alone.