One crypto developer says that centralization and reliance on private key holders are to blame, not the inherent technology and logic behind the bridges themselves. Author: Shaurya Malwa, James Rubin

Polymarket, which is not available to U.S. users, wrote that it considered offering a prediction market on this question a “public good.” Author: Nelson Wang

The European Commission has been targeting big tech firms for unfairly controlling online markets and will be looking in detail at the regulation of virtual online worlds. Author: Jack Schickler

Former bank lobbyist Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani’s hearings contained a warning for the likes of Binance and Crypto.com setting up in the budding crypto hub. Author: Jack Schickler

Aptos is launching at a time when the only concerns about the price of gas involve petroleum, not the virtual metaphor; bitcoin held comfortably above its recent $19,000 support. Author: James Rubin, Sam Reynolds