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Digital pound will be pseudonymous with a focus on privacy: BoE CBDC chief

The underpinning technology for the UK CBDC could use a different ledger than the popular blockchain technology.

100 tokenized Teslas ‘democratize’ and ‘decentralize’ Web3 ride sharing

The co-founders of ELOOP and peaq told Cointelegraph that tokenizing high-value assets, like a fleet of ride-sharing cars, will help bring Web3 into the mainstream.

Riot Platforms to add 33,000 Bitcoin miners ahead of 2024 halving

The new rigs will add 7.6 EH/s to the firm’s self-mining capacity. However, the rigs won’t be installed until the first quarter of next year.

Australian banks claim 40% of scams 'touch' crypto as it defends restrictions

During a panel at the Australian Blockchain Week, executives from Australia’s major banks explained why they added restrictions on payments to local crypto exchanges.

Optimism network transactions surged 67% following Bedrock upgrade — Nansen

The Optimism layer-2 network saw less than 300,000 transactions per day around the time of the upgrade, but this number increased to over 500,000 afterward.

Breaking down the ongoing token impersonation scams with DeFi execs

Tres Finance co-founder Tal Zackon warned businesses to not use explorers when tracking their finances.

zkSync unveils new network of ‘Hyperchains’ — Testnet by end of year

zkSync Era’s new ZK Stack will use recursive scaling and “hyperchains” to create an ecosystem of interoperable protocols and sovereign chains.

Crypto travel rule implementation ‘remains relatively poor,’ says FATF

The United Nations body called on all member states to implement the Travel Rule “without delay” to close “loopholes” not currently protected by regulation.

Huobi sues… Huobi? 3AC rises from ashes, Korea crypto contagion: Asia Express

Huobi Global’s woes intensify, OPNX exchange volume up 2.5M%, 3AC is dead — long live 3AC Ventures, South Korea crypto contagion update.

Don’t follow the US: Blockchain Aus CEO hammers ‘regulation by enforcement’

Blockchain Australia, the country’s peak crypto industry body has announced a new CEO who wants to speed up the crypto regulatory process.

Terra Allies’ Six Samurai team aims to revive the ecosystem

The Terra Allies senior full stack engineering team, known as the Six Samurai, has presented their Q3 spend proposal, emphasizing their deep passion as Luna Classic holders.

ChatGPT plugin goes live for Hedera network

Users can view account balances through a network explorer or programmatically retrieve them via the mirror node Rest API, which the plugin will utilize.

Bitcoin’s ‘Great Accumulation,’ Binance.US resumes fiat withdrawals, and other news: Hodler’s Digest, June 18-24

Bitcoin’s “Great Accumulation” period has begun, Binance.US withdrawals resume, and the U.K. prepares for its upcoming crypto regulation.

Shiba Inu burn Twitter account experiences suspension

Shibburn said that Twitter’s developer portal indicates a violation of Twitter rules and policies by its app.

Trader takes $4M short position on TrueUSD as issuer halts mints and redemptions

An Ethereum user used Aave’s v2 lending platform by depositing 7.5 million USDC as collateral.

Crypto Biz: The race for a Bitcoin spot ETF, Wall Street’s new crypto exchange, and other news

The bid for the first Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States is gaining traction following BlackRock’s recent application.

Judge blocks Bankman-Fried’s attempt to obtain key documents in fraud prosecution: Report

The request was denied by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who characterized it as a “fishing expedition” lacking justification.

Crypto City guide to Sydney: More than just a ‘token’ bridge

A “full-on” crypto scene and “heaps” of Web3 projects in Australia’s largest city show Sydney has more to offer than beaches and a bridge.

Crypto scammers and the need for tools to prevent theft: World Token Summit

Matthias Mende said while it’s very unfortunate, there are a lot of bad actors using social media who are constantly trying to bring harm to others.

JPMorgan bank deploys JPM Coin for euro-denominated payments

Germany’s conglomerate Siemens AG was reportedly the first company to process euro-denominated payments using JPM Coin.

Crypto.com receives regulatory approval to offer crypto services in Spain

The latest regulatory approval for the crypto exchange comes within weeks of getting a MPI license from regulators in Singapore

Casa launches multi-signature Ethereum self-custody vault

Casa has added Etheruem support to its self-custody storage solutions, providing multi-signature security for BTC and ETH.

Blame game rages over ASX’s failed CHESS system blockchain upgrade

Digital Asset blames the ASX for not providing it with crucial information while the ASX says these claims are misleading.

Cryptopay EU card provider loses license, company says card funds are safe

The EU Cryptopay cards may stop working soon as the Bank of Lithuania has revoked the EMI license of the app’s provider, UAB PayrNet.

Bitcoin breaks $30,000 and is the center of attention again!

Bitcoin touches $30,000 and is back on everyone’s radar. Find out what is driving the price forward on this week’s episode of Market Talks.

TrueUSD assures users it has no exposure to troubled Prime Trust

Stablecoin issuer TrueUSD maintains that it is not affected by the current challenges facing Prime Trust.

BitGo terminates acquisition of Prime Trust

The acquisition was called off two weeks after BitGo publicly disclosed its non-binding letter of intent to acquire Prime Trust.

Web3 startups get security boost as CertiK joins Cointelegraph Accelerator

Blockchain security expert CertiK becomes a mentor for the Cointelegraph Accelerator program’s participants.

Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in Singapore

Ripple says the "in principle" approval will help scale its "On-Demand Liquidity," the service it uses to source XRP liquidity to customers.

Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet

With fresh funding under its belt, a new zkEVM is set to go to testnet in August, allowing developers to write in any EVM-compatible language on Starknet.

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