• Taproot Wizards and Udi Wertheimer helped the creator of the original 2013 bitcoin wizard meme raise nearly $150,000 in Bitcoin. • Payments were made mainly from NFT enjoyers who downloaded a lightning wallet for the first time. • The sale did not receive positive reactions from Bitcoin maximalists and r/bitcoin moderator Bashco. The Creation of Original Bitcoin Wizard Meme The artist behind the original 2013 bitcoin wizard meme was able to successfully mint and sell a collection of ordinal

• Coinbase claims its staking services do not constitute securities • The company criticized the SEC’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation • SEC Chair Gary Gensler hinted at more regulatory actions related to staking services Coinbase Staking Services Not Securities Coinbase, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., has stated that the staking services offered on its platform do not constitute securities. Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of the company, explained how getting this point wrong in regulation may

• Billionaire investor Tim Draper recently visited Sri Lanka and attempted to convince the government and central bank to adopt Bitcoin. • The Central Bank of Sri Lanka rejected his recommendation, citing worries that it could make the current crisis worse. • Despite this, other countries have responded positively to Draper’s suggestion and have adopted Bitcoin as legal tender. Billionaire Investor Visits Sri Lanka Billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper recently visited Sri Lanka in order to shoot an