CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the potential government shutdown and how it could impact the pending spot bitcoin ETF applications. Plus, insights ab...

CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the potential government shutdown and how it could impact the pending spot bitcoin ETF applications. Plus, insights about a new letter from a group of lawmakers urging the regulator to move forward with ETF application approvals.

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Author | Shisi Jun

1. Introduction
In the blink of an eye, I've been working in the wallet industry for four years. Many people think the wallet landscape in 2025 is already solidified, but that's not the case—it's been turbulent beneath the surface. This year:

· Coinbase launched its new CDP wallet, built on TEE technology;

· Binance's MPC wallet introduces key sharding and hosting to the TEE environment;

· Bitget just released its social login feature last week, hosted on a TEE basis;

· ...

A brief overview of the history of blockchain wallets and the market landscape in 2025.

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Tom Lee responds to Fundstrat's "contradictory" views on Bitcoin: Different positions, different timelines, not internal disagreements.

A crypto user lost $50 million in USDT after falling for an address poisoning scam in a massive onchain exploit.
The theft, spotted by Web3 security firm Web3 Antivirus, occurred after the user sent a...