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Protocol Village: DLN, BloXroute to Create High-Speed Cross-Chain Intents Network
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 16-22, with live updates throughout.

UK's Proposed Crypto Rules Could Drive Away Foreign Firms, Lawyers Say
The government has said it won’t extend certain regulatory exemptions reserved for foreign TradFi firms to crypto.

Ramaswamy Shares Crypto Plan, Making Him the Only GOP Candidate Who Has One
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has a message for most of the employees at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if he’s elected to the White House: You’re fired. And everybody still left at their desks would need to back off the crypto industry, according to the candidate’s new policy strategy for U.S. digital assets.

First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Decision on Hashdex’s ETF Application
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 16, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

A Physical Dogecoin Could Reach the Moon in December
Dogecoin community plans to send a physical token to the Moon in a December mission by space payload transporter Astrobotic.

Head of Dubai Crypto Regulator to Quit to 'Pursue Other Interests'
Henson Orser, the CEO of VARA, Dubai’s crypto regulator, is set to leave the job and will be replaced by a partner at PwC.

Cardano, Dogecoin Lead Price Gains Among Major Cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin Nears K
The CoinDesk Market Index has added almost 4% in the past 24 hours.

BlackRock Files Application for Spot Ether ETF
The S-1 form follows the registration of a corporate entity called “iShares Ethereum Trust” in Delaware.

Singapore Central Bank to Start 'Live' Wholesale CBDC Trials
The trials are part of a broader initiative to test digital money, including tokenization of banking assets.

Bitcoin Ordinals Token Ecosystem Emerges as Latest Crypto Play, Led by ORDI Hype
Overall capitalization of such tokens has risen over 21% in the past 24 hours, outperforming most other token sectors.