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BlackRock launches Ether ETF in Brazil

The asset manager has expanded its portfolio of crypto-based products in Brazil with the debut of the recently launched iShares Ethereum Trust through a depositary receipt. 

Bitcoiners are ‘all in’ on Trump since Bitcoin ’24, but it’s getting risky

Many Bitcoiners believe that Donald Trump will save the industry from the Democrats. But that could only happen if he wins.

OpenSea marketplace receives Wells notice from the SEC

CEO Devin Finzer pledged to “stand up and fight” any potential enforcement action the regulator might bring involving NFTs.

Can Bitcoin get a green monthly close above $64.3K?

Bitcoin’s summer illiquidity could carry on into September, but lower interest rates could kickstart the real bull market in early 2025, according to analysts.

Japan eyes Web3 growth with startup-focused tax reforms

Japanese minister Takeru Saito hopes to create an environment to lure businesses and developers worldwide.

Breaking: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov taken to court in Paris

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was taken to court from custody on Wednesday, several reports suggested.

Blockchain ‘conjuring’ fails to improve humanitarian aid — Study

Margie Cheesman investigated a blockchain charity project for more than a year but found that the technology seemed to cause more problems than it solved.

ICP claims it’s achieved a first by hosting ‘fully onchain’ AI model

An AI company deployed OpenAI’s GPT-2 on the ICP blockchain aiming to test new ways to train, maintain and deploy AI models. 

Lemniscap secures $70M to back early-stage Web3 startups

The new fund will back startups working on blockchain-based solutions, including zero-knowledge infrastructure and emerging Bitcoin ecosystems. 

Bitcoin holdings of publicly listed firms increased to $20B in one year: Data

A survey showed that 26% of institutional investors and wealth managers support Bitcoin’s use case as a reserve asset. 

OpenAI supports California bill on marking AI content — Report

After previously opposing another AI-related bill, SB 1047, OpenAI has expressed support for AB 3211, which would require watermarks on AI-generated content.

Telegram CEO and brother’s arrest warrants were issued in March: Report

The news come hours after a WSJ report revealed that Durov's phone was hacked back in 2017, a year before he met with the French President.

BNB Chain to grow stablecoin ecosystem with new cross-chain bridge

BNB Chain will also create a liquidity pool to allow transfers from other chains as part of its efforts to grow its stablecoin ecosystem. 

BTC price at 11x S&P 500 signals Bitcoin is 'rolling over' — Analyst

Bitcoin may still be the "fastest horse" in the risk asset race, but its signals are anything but encouraging for bulls, says Bloomberg's Mike McGlone.

South Korean crypto CEO stabbed in court during Haru Invest fraud trial

The courtroom stabbing comes weeks after a Chinese gang robbed over $2 million worth of crypto at gunpoint in a luxury estate in Thailand. 

Fed’s ‘sugar high’ may propel Bitcoin surge — Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes connects Federal Reserve actions to a short-lived economic boost with ripple effects on Bitcoin and broader crypto markets, underscoring risks from Japanese yen carry trade unwinding.

Starknet rolls out parallel execution in latest update

Starknet’s v0.13.2 upgrade brings faster transactions with parallel execution, redefining Layer 2 scaling on Ethereum.

Durov’s phone hacked in 2017, a year before meeting with Macron: Report

Pavel Durov was reportedly offered to move Telegram to Paris during his meeting with the French president in 2018.

Bitfarms assumes control of 120 MW mining mega-site in US

Bitfarms assumes control of its first U.S. mega-site, marking a significant expansion in its power capacity and mining operations.

India mulls cross-border CBDC interoperability system

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das advocates a plug-and-play system to enhance cross-border payment efficiency and CBDC interoperability.

Telegram CEO Durov visited Russia repeatedly since 2014: Report

The Important Stories investigation seemingly contradicts Durov’s public claims. 

TON is back online after block production outage triggered by DOGS

The TON Foundation assured users that all crypto transactions would be processed and no assets would be lost due to the brief block production disruption.

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF to absorb $120M Osprey Bitcoin Trust

Subject to closing conditions, the agreement will see Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF scoop up all the Bitcoin from the Osprey Bitcoin Trust.

$1.3T in tokenized RWAs by 2030 more likely than $30T — Analyst

One analyst says a Wall Street forecast may be overestimating the amount of money that could flow into tokenized real-world assets by 2030.

Long-term Bitcoin holder buys hit $10B mark as price slips below $60K

Bitcoin held in long-term holder wallets has topped $10 billion amid its price falling below $60,000.

Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP

The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims. 

Trump adds RFK Jr to transition team as former president faces new indictment

The pro-crypto ex-Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Donald Trump’s team, which would help form a government if Trump wins the November elections.

TON struck by outage, no new blocks produced in 3 hours

The Telegram Open Network is no longer producing blocks following a frenzy of trading activity for a new memecoin called DOGS. 

‘PolitiFi’ tokens surged 667% so far this year, outperforming all memecoins

Political-themed memecoins completely outpaced all other memecoin categories this year and Donald Trump has just dropped another NFT collection. 

Crypto is down, but FET and AI tokens are up — Here’s why

FET and other AI tokens are outperforming the wider crypto market this week, but is the rally purely driven by investors' earnings expectations for Nvidia?

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