• U.S. Federal Judge declared that NBA Top Shot NFTs are securities • Former SEC branch chief Lisa Braganca advises Crypto Twitter to stop using emojis when referring to NFTs or crypto • Judge Victor Marrero used screenshotted rocket emoji as evidence in the ruling U.S. Federal Judge Declares NBA Top Shot NFTs Are Securities Yesterday, U.S. Federal Judge Victor Marrero declared that NBA Top Shot Non-Fungible Token (NFT) digital collectibles are securities, according to the United States Securities and

Summary of the article Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen a significant price increase over the past few days. BTC is currently trading at $24,640 while ETH is valued at $1,680. Both Bitcoin and Ethereum are displaying a bullish bias from a technical perspective. Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis Bitcoin’s price has been showing strength recently, climbing nearly 10% over the past 24 hours to its current price of $24,640 at the time of writing. The leading digital asset successfully surged above

• Lido Finance has released version 2 of its staking protocol, introducing new features for post-Shanghai Ether (ETH) withdrawals. • Two modes, Turbo and Bunker, will be available for withdrawing staked ETH. • The upgrade also focuses on decentralizing the network by assigning validators through a staking router. Lido Finance Unveils Version 2 Lido Finance has unveiled version 2 of its protocol which launched with new upgrades in preparation for the much-anticipated Shanghai update. This is the company’s largest upgrade