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⁠Bitcoin hits $35K after Biden reveals infrastructure deal, Paraguay proposes BTC bill Bitcoin price briefly traded above $35,000 as the stock market hit new highs and Paraguay aims to become the second country to adopt…

⁠Portuguese national football team launches fan token with Socios The platform reported the sales of all its fan tokens have generated more $150 million this year.

​​This jam-packed two-day blockchain event had no shortage of announcements A two-day event for blockchain developers has been held virtually from a stage in Berlin — and the platform behind the conference had no shortag…

⁠Sushiswap to deploy full suite of Sushi products on Harmony’s blockchain “We believe this partnership with Sushi is just the beginning of bringing millions of people into decentralized finance,” said Harmony founder Ste…

⁠Echoing Cuban, Novogratz says DeFi should ‘play by the rules’, or ‘pay the piper’ later Mike Novogratz suggests DeFi projects add KYC and AML features now instead of waiting on regulators to crack down on the entire sec…

⁠Enjin joins Crypto Climate Accord, goes carbon negative The cryptocurrency industry uses approximately 150 TWh of electricity annually, which is more than Poland, Norway, Egypt or Sweden, the company said.

⁠Bitmain ceases Bitcoin miner sales to aid second-hand sellers following China ban The Bitcoin mining crackdown in China has significant ramifications for the cryptocurrency industry. Bitmain is stepping up its efforts t…

⁠Rangers Protocol plans testnet launch for mid-July "It is time to show the world what we are made of," said Rangers Protocol co-founder Mary Ma.

⁠Waiting game: Why Friday’s $6B in Bitcoin and Ethereum expiries may not move the market Traders are looking for BTC and ETH to make a decisive move ahead of Friday's $6 billion in quarterly futures and options expiries,…

⁠London Stock Exchange-listed firm inks FCA’s approval for crypto services Mode’s crypto arm Fibermode is now an official crypto asset firm in the United Kingdom, pursuant to FCA’s amended AML regulations.

⁠Chainalysis raises $100M in Series E funding led by Coatue Chainalysis has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in the second quarter as venture firms allocate more resources to the emerging blockchain sector.

​​Decentralized stablecoin’s sharding solution brings scalability to Bitcoin A sharded Proof-of-Work blockchain uses Bitcoin security to create a stablecoin that needs no fiat, locked crypto, or algorithmic mathematics t…

⁠Zachary Kelman joins Cointelegraph as general counsel Zachary has been a contributing writer for Cointelegraph since 2019. He is an early crypto adopter and managing partner of crypto-native law firm Kelman PLLC.

⁠Major players will speak at a new Bitcoin event aimed at institutional investors Featured speakers include Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Blockstream founder Adam Back, and Ark Invest's Cathie Wood.

⁠Bitcoin in uptrend but BTC may never beat gold's $10T market cap — ex-NYSE head Thomas Farley, former chief operating officer of the New York Stock Exchange, is "sanguine" about recent price action.

⁠NYDIG and Q2 partner to enable Bitcoin trading for 18M US bank customers Millions of people in America could soon be able to buy Bitcoin from their bank accounts following a partnership led by NYDIG and Q2.

⁠Swiss-based Digital Assets AG launches tokenized stock offerings on Solana Tokenized shares of Facebook, Google-parent Alphabet, Netflix, Nvidia, PayPal, Square and Tesla will be available to trade at the launch.

⁠New report suggests Ethereum holders, DeFi helping ETH from crashing below $1.7K Total value locked across decentralized finance-enabled smart contracts has dipped 35% from its peak.

⁠Winklevoss’ Gemini buys carbon credits to cut Bitcoin’s CO2 footprint Gemini has partnered with a non-profit to purchase carbon permits from government-related cap-and-trade markets and erase them from circulation.

⁠Blockchain.com introduces username-based crypto transactions The new integration enables Blockchain.com users to send funds to major wallets by typing a readable domain.

⁠NYC's mayoral frontrunner pledges to turn city into Bitcoin hub Eric Adams, who has outstripped the better-known crypto advocate Andrew Yang in New York City's mayoral race, has made his own Bitcoin pledge on the eve of…

⁠Andreessen Horowitz launches biggest-ever crypto venture fund at $2.2B The Silicon Valley venture firm is doubling down on blockchain technology, having already supported several crypto startups over the years.

⁠Asset manager QR launches Bitcoin ETF on Brazilian stock exchange Brazilian asset manager QR Asset Management started trading its Bitcoin exchange-traded product on B3.

⁠Nigeria's comms minister links blockchain to national digital innovation efforts Nigeria’s government is looking to drive blockchain adoption as part of its plans to establish emerging technology centers across the coun…

⁠Bitcoin rejects at $34.5K as analysts reveal key resistance level to beat next A retest of $37,000 is now expected but Bitcoin must cement it as support in order to send a clear bull message.

⁠Trust is key to mainstream adoption for stablecoins, says Paxos CEO In order to go beyond the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins need solid regulations, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said.

​​DeFi developers see new stablecoin powering cheaper transactions, stronger yield farming A DeFi protocol says a new stablecoin will power faster and cheaper transactions while expanding yield farming opportunities. #Sp…

⁠Banning cryptocurrencies to counter crime is a nonsensical excuse Cryptocurrencies represent far less of a market for criminals compared to traditional finance, so crypto bans won’t solve the problem.

⁠Activists archive Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper on blockchain Following a national security probe, pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily printed its final edition and shut down its website.

⁠Aussie state government blockchain platform may prevent a tower block inferno The platform will track the material resources, subcontractors and construction process used to build Aussie homes.