Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of Taproot Assets, which could bring stablecoins and real-world assets to the Bitcoin blockchain. Senator Elizabeth Warren has amped up her campaign against crypto with a letter urging the White House to consider the role of digital assets in terrorism financing. Meanwhile, Reddit is sunsetting its blockchain-based rewards system, “Community Points."
Lightning Labs releases Taproot Assets, bringing stablecoins to Bitcoin
Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of Taproot Assets, a protocol aimed at enabling stablecoins and real-world assets to be issued on the Bitcoin and Lightning Network.