UK Treasury Starts Consultation on Five-Year Digital Securities Trial
[Jul 11, 2023 4:41 AM] The pilot will relax regulations for digital bonds and equities – but not unbacked crypto, like bitcoin or ether.
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Dubai Regulator Suspends Crypto Exchange BitOasis' Conditional License
[Jul 11, 2023 4:06 AM] BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions.
Midday Mover: BNB, SOL Outperform as Bitcoin Clings to $30K
[Jul 11, 2023 3:11 AM] PLUS: Mantle Network is mulling a $200 million ecosystem fund for its new layer-2 blockchain.
Crypto Can’t Be Used as Money Due to ‘Inherent Flaws,’ BIS Tells G20
[Jul 11, 2023 3:00 AM] Central bankers, wary of displacing their own fiat currencies, pointed to the past year's prominent hacks and collapses.
UK Regulator Ramped Up Campaign Against Crypto ATMs in May and June
[Jul 11, 2023 2:02 AM] The financial watchdog conducted inspections in conjunction with the South West Regional Organized Crime Unit and the police forces of Greater London, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Bitcoin NFTs Back in Spotlight as Ordinals Cross 350K Daily Inscriptions
[Jul 11, 2023 1:17 AM] Bitcoin Ordinals, a method of generating non-fungible tokens (NFT) through a process called inscribing, debuted in January, bringing the NFT and smart contract narrative to the Bitcoin blockchain.
China Should Consider Yuan-Backed Stablecoins Instead of CBDCs, Circle's Allaire Says
[Jul 11, 2023 12:08 AM] Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire touted the advantages of stablecoins over central bank digital currencies (CBDC), in an interview with South China Morning Post.
Economist Jim Rickards: ‘Biden Is Now a World Historic Figure — He Has Destroyed the Dollar’
[Jul 11, 2023 12:00 AM] Jim Rickards, economist and best-selling author, has accused the Biden administration of destroying the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Rickards stated that Biden is to blame for the upcoming marginalization of the U.S. dollar at the hands of a…
Survey Suggests Crypto Investors May Neglect Key Metrics Pertinent To Bitcoin
[Jul 11, 2023 12:00 AM] Investors' tendency to prioritize conventional metrics over crypto-specific factors has implications for both Bitcoin the network and Bitcoin the asset. The Digital Disclosure Survey conducted by Broadridge Financial Solutions sheds light on the…
Crypto Catalyst Watch: June CPI, PPI Readings Hold the Spotlight
[Jul 10, 2023 7:31 PM] The CPI sank to 4% in May and has been trending downward, although the Federal Reserve seems likely to follow through on an intended rate hike later this month.
First Mover Asia: Individual Wallets Holding 1 Bitcoin Hit All-Time High as BTC Maintains $30K
[Jul 10, 2023 7:01 PM] PLUS: Binance.US has a free money problem, but there's not enough trust in the platform to exploit it.
Bitcoin Falls Back Below $31K After Late Monday Surge
[Jul 10, 2023 4:50 PM] The head of research for digital asset manager 3iQ wrote that the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is still riding tailwinds from multiple spot bitcoin ETF filings and other June events.
Egypt Struggles With Skyrocketing Inflation and Depreciating Currency, While Bitcoin Nears Record High in the Country
Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus
[Jul 10, 2023 3:46 PM] The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on the Nostr protocol.
Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
[Jul 10, 2023 2:59 PM] The company had already angered the crypto community Monday with a service that unmasks anonymous crypto users. Then came allegations it used an easy-to-decipher method for hiding customers’ email addresses.
DOJ Charges Moroccan Man With Stealing $450K in OpenSea Spoofing Scam
[Jul 10, 2023 1:54 PM]
Austrian Bitcoin Broker Coinfinity Integrates Lightning Network
[Jul 10, 2023 12:57 PM] Coinfinity, an Austrian bitcoin broker, has recently integrated the Lightning Network into its services, allowing customers to make bitcoin purchases with reduced transaction fees and quicker processing times.Thomas Burgstaller, Chief Growth…
Pouch.ph Launches Quick And Affordable Money Transfers From The Philippines To U.S. Banks
[Jul 10, 2023 12:05 PM] Pouch has unveiled its latest app feature, “Send Globally,” aimed at simplifying money transfers from the Philippines to U.S. banks. The feature allows Pouch customers, including expats residing in the Philippines, to send Philippine pesos that…
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to Lowest Since May 2022
[Jul 10, 2023 11:15 AM] The discount has been narrowing on hopes the SEC might soon approve a spot bitcoin ETF.
Luxor Technologies Expands Bitcoin Mining Derivatives With 6-Month Contracts And Daily Settlement Rates
[Jul 10, 2023 10:51 AM] Luxor Technologies, a Bitcoin mining software and services company, has announced the expansion of its Bitcoin mining derivatives contracts. According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, the new offering from Luxor's Derivatives Desk…
Grayscale Argues Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF Approval Shows Spot ETF Should Be Approved
[Jul 10, 2023 10:38 AM] Graysclae
U.S. Senator Tuberville Asks DOJ, SEC to Investigate Crypto Broker Prometheum
[Jul 10, 2023 10:25 AM] U.S. Senator Thomas Tuberville (R-Ala.) wrote an open letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler asking them to investigate Prometheum, a special-purpose broker that recently secured…
Starbucks Teams Up With Micah Johnson's Aku NFT Project
[Jul 10, 2023 9:54 AM] The latest Starbucks Odyssey Journey launch will feature a Stamp "designed by Aku" and include a $100,000 donation to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit tackling food insecurity among children.
Bitcoin Could Rise to $120K by End-2024: Standard Chartered
[Jul 10, 2023 8:45 AM] The bank previously said it expected the cryptocurrency to reach $100,000 by then.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holding Above $30K After Quiet Weekend
[Jul 10, 2023 7:13 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Arkham Intelligence Rolls Out Crypto Data Marketplace; Privacy Advocates Cry Foul
[Jul 10, 2023 5:42 AM] On-chain data provider Arkham Intelligence has announced the release of a marketplace that allows people to buy and sell on-chain cryptocurrency data.
Iran Looking to Replace Dollar With Dinar in $10 Billion Trade With Iraq
[Jul 10, 2023 4:30 AM] Iran’s government considers employing the Iraqi dinar in bilateral trade with Iraq in a bid to further curtail the dominance of the U.S. dollar. The annual turnover between the two neighboring nations exceeds $10 billion with millions of pilgrims…
Distressed Crypto Specialist Thomas Braziel Sets Up Investment, Advisory Firm
[Jul 10, 2023 4:10 AM] The company, 117 Partners, will be a hybrid between advisory and investment, said Braziel.
Bitcoin Steady Above $30K as China Factory Deflation Suggests End of Global Tightening Cycle Is Near
[Jul 10, 2023 3:23 AM] China is exporting deflation across the Western world. Ultimately this will be good for risk assets as it relates to the end of the global interest-rate increase cycle, one observer said.
15 Retail CBDCs Likely by 2030, BIS Study Says
[Jul 10, 2023 3:00 AM] A survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements found 93% of central banks worldwide were engaged in digital currency work in 2022.