Crypto industry participants including Grayscale, 21Shares and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) have urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to make reviews of new exchange-traded products faster and more predictable. Proposals include allowing confidential draft submissions, shortening regulators’ response deadlines and permitting staking structures for spot crypto products. Some firms cautioned that rushing registration could weaken consultation and market-making feedback, while others opposed making the entire registration process nonpublic.

U.S. security officials are increasingly warning that if the United States and China clash militarily over Taiwan, combat could begin in space rather than on the ground. China is rapidly expanding its satellite forces and developing anti-satellite weapons, raising concerns that the U.S. military’s heavy reliance on space could become a vulnerability. U.S. Space Force doctrine focuses on maintaining “space superiority,” while budget plans and allied cooperation aim to counter Chinese capabilities.