Bitcoin is up slightly at $46,768
Ethereum is up slightly at $3,528
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $458

Celo, up 23%
Audius up 15%

German authorities shutter the Russian darknet site Hydra Market.

US seizes $34M in crypto from darknet operator in south Florida.

SEC chair Gary Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins & DeFi.

OpenZepplin details $15B vulnerability in Convex Finance.

Links:

• $15 Billion Rugpull Vulnerability in Convex Finance protocol Uncovered and Resolved - OpenZeppelin blog
• United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds | USAO-SDFL | Department of Justice
• German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin
• SEC chair Gensler calls for more regulation on stablecoins and crypto firms' custody, market-making arms

Bitcoin is up 1% at $43,296
Ethereum is up 1% at $3,319
and Binance Coin up 1% at $474

Fantom, up 20%
The Sandbox up 15%
Celo up 15%

Bitcoin’s bounce back to 43k has liquidated 82M of Short traders positions.

Senate Banking Committee hearing — with promises of Fed report on crypto 'within weeks', and soft alignment on digital dollar.

Legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers.

Links:

• Zack Voell on Twitter: "an email to the bitcoin dev mailing list from @jack explaining the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund https://t.co/y1XY3XG0IR" / Twitter
• Bitcoin Liquidations-Bitcoin Liquidations Chart-Bitcoin liquidations live-bitmex rekt-Coinglass
• Powell says delayed Fed report on digital currencies will be released 'within weeks'

Bitcoin is up slightly at $48,771
Ethereum is down slightly at $3,227
and Cardano is down .5% at 2.82

Arweave up 27%
Celo up 21%
Solana up 15%

Jack Dorsey is planning on building a decentralized bitcoin exchange.

The government in Cuba wants to regulate cryptocurrencies according to a resolution published this week.

NBA superstar Steph Curry has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Billionaire Bill Miller has picked up a $40M position in Grayscale’s bitcoin trust.

Links:

• Cuba to recognize -- and regulate -- cryptocurrencies
• Billionaire Bill Miller takes plunge into GBTC with 1.5 million shares
• NBA icon Stephen Curry buys Bored Ape NFT for $180,000
• jack⚡️ on Twitter: "We’ve determined @TDB54566975’s direction: help us build an open platform to create a decentralized exchange for #Bitcoin" / Twitter

Bitcoin is up slightly at $33,050
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,041
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $278

Ecomi up 21%
Celo up 16%

The Thailand SEC files a criminal complaint against Binance.

Softbank has invested $200M in the Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin.

New legislation in Ukraine puts their future CBDC on equal footing with cash.

FaZe Clan has dropped a member and suspended 3 following alleged involvement in a crypto scam

A Sotheby’s auction for a Tim Berners-Lee original source code for the world wide web has sold for $5.4M

Links:

• Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America’s Largest Digital Assets Platform, raises $200 Million USD from SoftBank | Business Wire
• NFT of the original World Wide Web code fetches $5.4 million at Sotheby's
• FaZe Clan on Twitter: "A statement from FaZe Clan. https://t.co/HnPXpAoSYX" / Twitter
• Ukraine Passes Law Treating Its CBDC Same As Cash - BeInCrypto

Bitcoin is down 2.5% at $30,900
Ethereum is down 2.5% at $1,743
and Binance Coin is down 2.5% at $270

Celo up 42%

Jay Z is set to auction an NFT based on his album Reasonable Doubt.

Gemini pledges to offset 350k tons of bitcoin-related carbon emissions

Authorities in Iran have seized 7000 crypto miners.

Visa is set to acquire the Swedish open banking firm Tink

Links:

• JAY-Z Auctioning Reasonable Doubt NFT at Sotheby’s | Pitchfork
• Iran seizes 7,000 cryptocurrency computer miners, largest haul to date | Reuters
• Gemini Offsets Bitcoin Carbon Emissions, Launches Gemini Green
• Visa To Acquire European Open Banking Platform Tink | Business Wire

Bitcoin is down .5% at $33,495
Ethereum is up slightly at $1,870
and Binance Coin is up .5% at $292

Ecomi up 50%
Celo up 15%
Crypto.com up 15%

El Salvador plans $117M airdrop to citizens.

Ethereum’s hash rate is falling due to mining crackdown.

Eric Adams wants NYC to be crypto hub.

Met police have seized more than $150M in cryptocurrency.

Paraguay University will begin accepting crypto as payment beginning in August.

Links:

• Bitcoin to become legal tender in El Salvador on Sept 7 | Reuters
• NYC will become 'center of bitcoins,' says mayoral lead Eric Adams
• Met makes one of world's largest cryptocurrency seizures - Metropolitan Police
• Paraguay University to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, XRP in August - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 1% at $37,148
Ethereum is down 1% at $2,272
and Binance Coin is down 1% at $346

Mirror Protocol up 23%
Mir Coin up 23%
Celo up 15%

The government in Sichuan orders state power grid to cut the power supply for 26 bitcoin mining farms.

Bank of England executive Tom Mutton speaks about CBDCs

BitDAO raised 230M through a private token sale

Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs raises $14M in a series A

Links:

• BitDAO Raises $230M for Decentralized Crypto Investment Fund - CoinDesk
• Decentralized derivatives platform SynFutures raises $14 million
• Sichuan orders state power grid to cut supply for 26 bitcoin mining farms
• Central Bank Digital Currency: An update on the Bank of England’s work - speech by Tom Mutton | Bank of England
• Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs raises $14 million Series A

Bitcoin is up .5% at $49,498
Ethereum is down slightly at $2213
and Binance Coin is down slightly at 496.33

Ethos up 24%
Dogecoin up 21%
Celo up 17%

The NYSE has filed to list shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF.

Paxos has become the third federally regulated crypto bank.

The tax collection department in Seoul cracks down on tax evaders

A UK court rules that Craig Wright can serve bitcoin.org over the publication of the Bitcoin white paper.

Links:

• NYSE Files to List Shares of Valkyrie's Bitcoin ETF - CoinDesk
• OCC Conditionally Approves Chartering of Paxos National Trust | OCC
• City of Seoul seizes cryptocurrencies from tax delinquents | Yonhap News Agency
• London court allows Australia's Wright to serve bitcoin copyright claim | Reuters

Bitcoin is up 1% at $54,850
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $2548
and Binance Coin is up 2% at 570.70

Maker up 30%
Uniswap up 20%
Solana up 15%

A bill to link the SEC and CFTC crypto task force is headed to the Senate for a vote.

Deutsche Telekom invests in the public blockchain network Celo

The US GSA will auction off more than $500k in bitcoin tomorrow.

ARK picked up around $76.3M more in coinbase shares.

Coinbase will be delisted by the Deutsche Boerse due to a filing error.

Links:

• Deutsche Boerse to de-list Coinbase from Xetra, Frankfurt trade | Reuters
• Ark Investment Management Increases Coinbase Holdings to 1.5M Shares - CoinDesk
• GSA to sell off more than $500,000 in bitcoin this Friday
• House Passes Bipartisan Financial Services Bills | Financial Services Committee Republicans
• Deutsche Telekom Invests in Public Blockchain Network Celo | Business Wire

Bitcoin is up .75% at $46,678
Ethereum is up 1% at $1792
and Cardano is up 3% at .89

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Dash up 29%
VeChain up 20%
stellar up 15%

A bill was introduced in Iowa to create a more even playing field for blockchain and smart contracts.

a16z put more money behind DeFi payment platform Celo.

Swarm raised $6 Million in a private token sale.

Over $5 Billion has been staked in the Ethereum 2 staking contract.

Links:

• Bill Text: IA SF303 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced | LegiScan
• A16z backs DeFi payments platform Celo's $20 million raise
• Swarm secures funds for mainnet release | by Ethereum Swarm | Ethereum Swarm | Feb, 2021 | Medium
• ETH worth more than $5 billion has been staked in the Eth2 contract

Bitcoin is down 2% at $10,880
Ethereum is down 2% at $374
and XRP is down 2% at 25 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
and Curve up 15%

Kava labs has launched harvest.io a yield-generating DeFi platform for bitcoin and other non-ethereum assets.

Carolyn Wilkins, a bank of canada deputy, will not seek a re-election.

Michael Saylor explains MicroStrategy's Bitcoin buying.

An artist in South Carolina is tokenizing his body for tattoos.

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Links:

• Rarible - Bishop
• Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will not seek second term - Bank of Canada
• MicroStrategy’s CEO reveals the company’s surprising Bitcoin buying strategy
• New Binance-Backed DeFi Site Lets You Earn Yield on Bitcoin, Other Non-Ethereum Assets - CoinDesk

Bitcoin is down 3.5% at $10,435
Ethereum is down 4.5% at $393
and XRP is down 2% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 15%

Saudi Arabia business leaders propose blockchain based business passport.

Robinhood faces SEC investigation.

SEC brings charges against Mindset 24 Global LLC.

Bank of England Governor speaks on stable coins, central bank digital currencies, and the future of payments.

Links:

• Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance - CoinDesk
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• Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges - CoinDesk
• WSJ: Robinhood facing SEC investigation over dealings with high-frequency trading shops - The Block

Bitcoin is up slightly at $11,318
Ethereum is up 1% at $382
and XRP is down 2% at 27 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Celo up 35%
UMA up 20%
and Band Protocol up 16%

The SEC has expanded its definition of qualified accredited investor.

The Libra association has hired Steve Bunnell as its new top lawyer.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility has fallen this morning ahead of Jerome Powell’s annual keynote.

Links:

• Libra Association Lands Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel (1)
• SEC expands accredited investor definition, lowering the barrier to private markets - The Block
• Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech - CoinDesk