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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.
Latam Insights — Bolivia Calls for De-Dollarization, Reserve Drops Fiat Services
[Jul 10, 2023 2:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Bolivian President Luis Arce calls for de-dollarization at the Southern Common Market Summit, Reserve drops…
SEC States Coinbase Misinteprets Howey Test, Misuses Major Questions Doctrine
[Jul 10, 2023 12:30 AM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) answered the latest filing of Coinbase by shooting down the arguments presented by the exchange to throw out the ongoing lawsuit. The filing reaffirms the institution’s jurisdiction on…
Iowa Resident Scammed of $6,600 in Bitcoin ATM Scheme, Police Launch Investigation
[Jul 9, 2023 10:30 PM] On July 7, 2023, a Clive, Iowa resident fell victim to a scammer posing as a Polk County sheriff’s deputy, who coerced the individual into depositing $6,600 into a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM). The Clive Police Department insists…
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens Week Defending $30K Support Level
[Jul 9, 2023 7:02 PM] PLUS: The dYdX Foundation's Charles d'Haussy says that dYdX's move away from Ethereum might be the beginning of a broader trend.
Report: Crypto Industry Boasts 10,000 Companies and 190,000 Professionals With a Collective Valuation of $180 Billion
[Jul 9, 2023 2:30 PM] A recent report released by K33 Research three days ago reveals that as of July 2023, the cryptocurrency industry boasts approximately 10,000 companies, employing an estimated 190,000 crypto professionals. Notably, K33 provides a comprehensive…
Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr Holds Up to $250,000 in Bitcoin, Records Show
[Jul 8, 2023 4:00 PM] According to a report published on Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic presidential candidate, holds between $100,000 to $250,000 in bitcoin (BTC). The holdings contradict his statements at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in May, where Kennedy…
JPMorgan Analysts Say Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Is ‘Unlikely to Be a Game Changer for Crypto Markets’
[Jul 8, 2023 2:00 PM] In a report published on Thursday, JPMorgan analysts suggest that the approval of a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is “unlikely to be a game changer for crypto markets.”…
Central Bank of Russia: Digital Ruble Could Be Launched as Soon as 2025
[Jul 8, 2023 5:30 AM] Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, indicated that the launch of the digital ruble, the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), could happen in 2025. The pilot test for the CBDC will be organized later…
New York Federal Reserve and US Banks Complete Programmable Dollar CBDC Test
[Jul 7, 2023 11:30 PM] The New York Federal Reserve and a group of financial institutions announced the successful conclusion of a proof-of-concept of the Regulated Liability Network (RLN), which contemplates the introduction of a dollar-based interbank central bank…
Arthur Hayes Insists ‘Bitcoin Will Be the Currency’ of Artificial Intelligence
[Jul 7, 2023 5:30 PM] In a freshly unveiled blog piece, Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto derivatives platform Bitmex, posits that bitcoin is the prime currency for artificial intelligence (AI). Hayes maintains that moving forward, BTC will be the favored currency…
BTC’s Year-End Price Projections for 2023 Vary Widely, Ranging From $25K to $40K, While Future Forecasts Extend Into Six-Digit Territory
[Jul 7, 2023 3:30 PM] Bitcoin’s market performance in the first half of 2023, surging by 80% against the U.S. dollar, has enthusiasts eagerly speculating about its year-end price. Techopedia and Changelly have released price prediction reports with varying…
Coinbase Knew It May Have Been Violating the Law Prior to the SEC's Lawsuit, Regulator Claims
[Jul 7, 2023 3:16 PM]