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⁠Crypto Council for Innovation hires government insiders to build leadership team Linda Jeng and Brett Quick will be joining the council in support of its policy and regulatory affairs team.

⁠UPenn’s Wharton School rolls out online certificate course on business in the Metaverse The Ivy League business school will charge $3,800 for a six-week course with over 50 lectures, including guest speakers, that will…

⁠The Costa’ Bitcoin on the rise: major chains give Gibraltar a BTC boost Major franchises in Gibraltar including Costa Coffee, the Card Factor and Hotel Chocolat now accept Bitcoin over the Lightning Network or on-chain.

⁠Treasury's OFAC is investigating Kraken for violating US sanctions: Report More than 1,500 users with residences in Iran reportedly had accounts at Kraken as of June, while 149 users in Syria and 83 in Cuba were also ab…

⁠Core Scientific to increase ASIC server capacity by 75 MW The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin miner expects to generate $50 million in annual revenue once the ASIC servers are fully operational.

⁠Senate Virtual Currency Tax Fairness companion bill drops purchase exclusion to $50 After being seen in the House a few times, a bipartisan bill is introduced into the Senate with a drastically reduced exclusion for pur…

⁠Uncertainty around French laws prompted F1 racers to remove crypto branding: Report Spectators could not see Crypto.com’s logos during Formula One's French Grand Prix, while staff from Alfa Romeo, AlphaTauri, and Alpine…

​​Season eight of top blockchain game about to drop following community's first-ever governance vote A blockchain-based game has revealed what's in store for its upcoming season, with players vanquishing a demon using po…

⁠HARTi and Mitsui Sumitomo roll out NFT insurance coverage for claims The company said the move intends to cover all NFTs listed on the HARTi platform with no cost to the seller.

⁠IMF recession warning sees Bitcoin dip under $21K amid fresh $1M BTC price forecast Bitcoin can still rise to seven figures within five years, PlanB claims, calling for investors to ignore short-term "noise."

⁠Sentiment and inflation: Factors putting pressure on Bitcoin price Bitcoin prices are besieged by a multitude of factors, and the cryptocurrency is struggling to breach the $25,000 mark.

​​Competitors battle it out in eight-day hackathon, and top blockchain firms are watching There's a lot of competition in the world of blockchain development — and this flagship hackathon is helping bring fresh ideas to…

⁠Solana said to be ‘more decentralized than people think,’ but there’s more Unstoppable Finance argued that Solana’s validator count and Nakamoto coefficient are higher than other blockchains, making it more decentralize…

⁠TikTok data policy debacle: Is user’s crypto at risk? Could data security concerns raised over TikTok’s operations in America put cryptocurrency users’ coins at risk?

⁠Texas a Bitcoin ‘hot spot’ even as heat waves affect crypto miners Extreme heat won’t stop miners from setting up operations in Texas, but more sustainable practices may be required.

⁠Bitcoin mining to harness onsite natural gas emissions: Ark Invest A new report reveals an angle for sustainability in Bitcoin mining through harnessing onsite natural gas emissions.

⁠Solana eyes 40% jump in August despite long-term bearish signals The bear flag setup for SOL price could result in another interim relief rally amid macro headwinds.

⁠Two-thirds open to a Web3 career for its potential and flexibility: Survey The report “Journey Into Web3” showed that 64% of participants are interested in exploring Web3 career opportunities.

⁠Official explains why China CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash While cash is associated with more anonymity, it’s still less mobile and easy to use in large amounts than a digital currency, China’s CBDC project lea…

⁠A step-by-step framework to evaluating crypto projects Understanding the project's vision, tokenomics, white paper, use cases, roadmap, etc., is essential prior to making an informed investment decision.

⁠SEC Philippines to investigate Binance over alleged illegal operations A think tank in the Philippines doesn’t give up on efforts to ban Binance, now claiming that the crypto exchange has been operating illegally in the…

⁠Japan Ministry of Economy launches Web3 policy office The new body will bring together the financial regulators and creative industries to formulate the policies on the metaverse.

⁠74% of public agencies feel under-equipped for crypto investigations: Report Law enforcement and regulatory agencies investigating cryptocurrency-related incidents need better data, training and private partnerships, ac…

⁠FOMO Pay taps Ripple's liquidity solution for treasury management Ripple has continued to see adoption for its remittance technology from private institutions despite the ongoing lawsuit in the U.S.

⁠Community-initiated 'Bitcoin Stackchain' exceeds $160K in one week How one tweet about being “broke as hell” created a chain of community Bitcoin buys that exceeded six figures and counting.

⁠Hong Kong positioned as the most crypto-ready country in 2022 Factors considered to calculate a country’s readiness were the number of crypto ATMs proportional to the population and geographical size and the number of b…

⁠‘Extreme demand’ for BTC at $20K creating new support levels: Glassnode The latest analysis by Glassnode suggests that the worst of the sell-offs could be concluded, but the market still needs time to recover.

⁠Institutional ETH sentiment turns positive after 11 weeks of outflows For the week ending July 15, ETH investment products posted $120 million worth of inflows, marking the largest weekly inflows for the asset since Jun…

⁠Binance CEO sues Bloomberg subsidiary alleging defamation A Bloomberg article was republished by its Chinese subsidiary using the title “Zhao Changpeng’s Ponzi Scheme.”