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Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor

[Aug 2, 2023 11:04 AM] The price of bitcoin (BTC) and Binance's BNB token immediately fell following the report.

Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Just Got Better: Bloomberg Analysts

[Aug 2, 2023 10:02 AM] “The odds of a spot Bitcoin ETF launching this year are up to 65%, in our eyes, after a flurry of developments,” analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas wrote. They previously assigned a 50% probability.

Why You Should Care About Litecoin: It's the Backbone of Dogecoin

[Aug 2, 2023 9:46 AM] Litecoin, a blockchain cloned from Bitcoin in 2011 that underwent a key milestone on Wednesday known as a “halving,” provides network security to Dogecoin via a process called “merged mining.”

Beeple Goes Punk With $208K NFT Purchase

[Aug 2, 2023 9:20 AM] The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever sold bought his first-ever PFP, CryptoPunk #4593.

Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving,' in Milestone for 12-Year-Old Blockchain

[Aug 2, 2023 9:15 AM] The blockchain's "halving," where the pace of new issuance of cryptocurrency gets cut in half every four years, took place Wednesday, when it reached data block 2,520,000.

Ethereum Juggernaut MetaMask’s Origin Story Challenged in New Lawsuit

[Aug 2, 2023 8:58 AM] Joel Dietz is suing ConsenSys and his former business partner over his claims to MetaMask, the most important crypto wallet for the Ethereum blockchain.

Decentralized Exchange THORSwap Introduces New Feature Aimed at Better Price Execution for Large Trades

[Aug 2, 2023 8:57 AM] Called Streaming Swaps, the feature is designed to improve capital efficiency for decentralized finance users who want to execute large trades.

BTC Inc. Announces Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. as a Main Sponsor of The Bitcoin Conference through 2027

[Aug 2, 2023 8:20 AM] BTC Inc. the leading provider of Bitcoin-related news and events, is thrilled to announce that Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) ("Marathon"), a leader in supporting and securing the Bitcoin ecosystem, has signed a continued sponsorship…

CRV Gets Plunge Protection on Binance as Market Makers Add Bid-Side Liquidity

[Aug 2, 2023 7:07 AM] Market makers stepped in to arrest CRV's slide that threatened liquidation of a large CRV-collateralized crypto borrowing and market-wide contagion.

DeFi Protocol Abracadabra Wants to Charge 200% Interest on Curve Founder’s $18M Loan

[Aug 2, 2023 7:04 AM] All proceeds from such a strategy will be kept in Abracadabra’s treasury and be used to reduce the DAO risk associated with the liquidity conditions associated with CRV.

Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network

[Aug 2, 2023 7:00 AM] The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors to participate in validating the Celo platform.

First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing

[Aug 2, 2023 6:51 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Coinbase Analysts Optimistic Ahead of Q2 Earnings, but Warn About USDC Risks and Lower Trading Volumes

[Aug 2, 2023 6:00 AM] The crypto exchange reports earnings for the second quarter of 2023 after the market closes on Thursday.

A New Bitcoin-Based Arcade Game Is Leaving a Mark on Gamers

[Aug 2, 2023 5:16 AM] A platform that went live last week looks to expand bitcoin usage by attracting players to win-to-earn games that run wholly on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty Explains Securities in ‘After Hours’ Parody Skit

[Aug 2, 2023 3:30 AM] Stuart Alderoty, CLO of Ripple, prepared a skit explaining the definition of securities according to the company, supported by the recent ruling in the SEC v. Ripple case. The segment, titled “After Hours,” parodies U.S. Securities…

Litecoin Halving Unlikely to Drive Immediate Price Gains, Past Data Show

[Aug 2, 2023 2:55 AM]

Aave Should Block Curve Token Borrowing, Risk Management Firm Proposes

[Aug 2, 2023 2:29 AM] An ongoing crisis situation stemming from a large curve token collateral can be prevented by pausing all borrowing activity, Gauntlet argued in a Wednesday protocol.

Race for Ether Futures ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Firms Filing SEC Applications

[Aug 2, 2023 2:02 AM] As many as six entities have filed applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) for Ethereum Futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as of filing time on August 2, 2023.

Kenyan Government Suspends Worldcoin Activity on Financial Security, Privacy Concerns

[Aug 2, 2023 1:46 AM] Kenya is the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin operations. Data protection offices in Europe have started investigations.

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Expands European Foray With Registration in France

[Aug 2, 2023 1:00 AM] The registration, which follows last year's approval in Italy, is "a significant milestone" for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said.

Coinbase Looks to Add Bitcoin Lightning for Payments

[Aug 2, 2023 12:25 AM] The move is part of the exchange's broader plan to improve cryptocurrency-based payments globally.

Binance's Largest Market Is China: WSJ

[Aug 2, 2023 12:11 AM] China is Binance’s largest market, amounting to 20% of worldwide volume.

G20 President India Publishes Its Input for Framing Global Crypto Rules

[Aug 1, 2023 11:58 PM] As the current president of the Group of Twenty (G20), India has made public its presidency note on crypto in an effort to have its suggestions included in the framing of global crypto rules.

First Mover Asia: Asia Stocks Open Soft, Bitcoin Jumps Past $30K on MicroStrategy Filing and Despite Fitch Treasury Downgrade

[Aug 1, 2023 8:07 PM] PLUS: Bitcoin dominance sagged in July, absent a compelling BTC catalyst, and as altcoins seemed to benefit from a partial Ripple court victory.

U.S. DOJ Has 'Extremely Thin' Basis for Jailing FTX's Bankman-Fried Ahead of Trial: Defense

[Aug 1, 2023 7:44 PM] Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried pushed back against the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to remand the FTX founder in a court filing Tuesday.

Binance Nearly Shuttered U.S. Exchange to Protect Global Operations: The Information

[Aug 1, 2023 6:19 PM] As investigations loomed, the board of directors of Binance.US voted on whether to liquidate the company but could not come to a unanimous decision, The Information reported.

Bitcoin Whale Michael Saylor Might Buy a Lot More BTC

[Aug 1, 2023 5:18 PM] BTC's price rose following the announcement.

Bitcoin Bounds Past $29.9K on MicroStrategy BTC Purchasing Plans; ADA, SOL Turn Green

[Aug 1, 2023 4:12 PM] CRV was up more than 5% after Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun purchased more than $2 million of the token. ETH, SOL remained in slightly negative territory despite climbing in recent hours.

This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI

[Aug 1, 2023 3:59 PM]

Litecoin ‘Halving,’ Set for Wednesday, Should Harden Supply of ‘Digital Silver’

[Aug 1, 2023 3:31 PM] The once-ever-four-years "halving" on the Litecoin blockchain, set for Wednesday, means that the pace of new issuance of units of the LTC cryptocurrency will be cut in half. The dynamic is similar to the "hard money" mechanics that crypto analysts…