Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422
Ethereum is down slightly at $1984
and Binance Coin down slightly at $331

Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world.

Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter

CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme.

Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets.

SkyNet labs to shutter.

Bitcoin is up slightly at $38,984
Ethereum is up slightly at $2,865
and Binance Coin is up slightly at $390

Curve, up 15%

Ryan Carson, Ex Moonbird COO sees $40M worth of commitments to NFT fund: 121G.

MicroStrategy says it might explore more yield generation opportunities for BTC.

Fitness club Equinox to accept crypto payments in New York.

Elon Musk changed his twitter pfp to a stock photo of bored apes.

Argo Blockchain has borrowed $70M From NYDIG.

Bitcoin is up 1% at $58,670
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $4,447
and Binance Coin up .5% at $638

Gala up 60%
Curve up 20%

Adidas announces partnership with Coinbase.

Coinbase is acquiring crypto wallet startup BRD.

Andres iniesta warned by the Spanish National Securities Market Commission over a tweet about Binance.

The council of the European union is adopting two proposals for digital assets.

Links:

• Coinbase Wallet on Twitter: "GM! We have great news - the BRD team will be joining @CoinbaseWallet to help accelerate web3 adoption. The team brings deep expertise in self-custody for crypto wallets, which will help Wallet enable more people to safely and securely access the decentralized world of crypto." / Twitter
• Digital finance package: Council reaches agreement on MiCA and DORA - Consilium
• adidas Originals on Twitter: "We’ve partnered with @coinbase. Probably nothing." / Twitter
• Soccer Star Andrés Iniesta Warned by Spanish Regulator After Promoting Binance

Bitcoin is down 6% at $32,497
Ethereum is down 4% at $1247
and Polkadot is up 8% at $16.40

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Curve up 28%
Alpha Finance up 20%
Icon up 15%

Craig Wright repeats 2019 advances to have bitcoin white paper removed from websites.

BlackRock looks at bitcoin futures

Former Ripple Adviser Michael Barr is expected to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Coinbase acquires Bison Trails.

Links:

• BlackRock filings suggest asset management giant could buy bitcoin futures via certain funds - The Block
• Biden Is Expected to Tap Michael Barr as Comptroller of the Currency - WSJ
• Craig Wright's lawyers ask two websites to take down the Bitcoin whitepaper - The Block
• Coinbase acquires crypto builder Bison Trails, deal reported to be above $80M | Fortune

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