The VanEck Bitcoin ETF, the first spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), debuted on Thursday. Author: Amitoj Singh

In this week’s abbreviated issue of The Protocol, we’re chronicling the apparent doxing of ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli as the driver behind the recently-but-no-longer mooning $DJT token, plus the SEC’s apparent retreat on probing the Ethereum developer Consensys. Author: Bradley Keoun

The bug found by a “security researcher” led to $3 million stolen from Kraken’s treasuries. Author: Aoyon Ashraf

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into “Ethereum 2.0,” Consensys said. Author: Nikhilesh De

Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is “too political.” Author: Sam Reynolds