Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Nov 17. 2023

By Serge Egon Ostman

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Ethereum Name Service (ENS) developers warn Unstoppable Domains: Drop patents or face a lawsuit. Meanwhile, asset manager WisdomTree has filed an amended Form S-1 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and Europe-based CoinShares has the exclusive option to buy the U.S.-based Valkyrie Funds.

ENS devs warn Unstoppable Domains: Drop patents or face lawsuit

ENS founder and lead developer Nick Johnson recently posted an open letter on X (formerly Twitter) urging Web3 firm Unstoppable Domains to relinquish a blockchain tech patent or else face potential litigation.

Unstoppable Domains received its first U.S. patent in January 2023. According to the patent, Braden River Pezeshki, Matthew Everett Gould and Bogdan Gusiev are the inventors of a technology that uses blockchain technology to determine domains.