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USDC Treasury mints 250M in stablecoin
Whale Alert detected a 250 million USDC mint from the USDC Treasury, representing a significant stablecoin issuance event.
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Citi plans bitcoin custody launch this year via Custody+ platform
Citigroup announced plans to offer bitcoin custody services later in 2024 through its new Custody+ platform, which also provides real-time asset servicing, instant settlements, and liquidity tools.
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Ethereum upgrade changes base gas cost for new addresses
An upcoming Ethereum upgrade will alter the fixed 21,000 gas baseline for transfers, making sends to new addresses more expensive than to existing ones. Wallet software relying on the flat fee assumption may calculate incorrect costs.
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Citigroup to launch digital asset custody service, starting with Bitcoin
Citigroup announced plans to roll out a custody service for digital assets later this year, beginning with Bitcoin support. The move signals institutional infrastructure expansion in crypto.
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Cypherpunk Mining launches Zcash mining operation backed by Winklevoss funding
Cypherpunk Mining has gone live with approximately 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate across US facilities, backed by a $33 million deal involving the Winklevoss twins.
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FOMC minutes and White House crypto summit both due tomorrow
The Federal Reserve's July FOMC meeting minutes and a White House crypto policy summit are both scheduled for release tomorrow, potentially signaling shifts in monetary policy and regulatory direction.
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Citi to launch digital asset custody service starting with Bitcoin this year
Citigroup announced Custody+, a new institutional custody suite integrating digital and traditional asset services, with Bitcoin support expected to launch later this year. The platform will also offer real-time settlement, liquidity management, and tokenized deposit services.
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900 BTC moved to Binance from unknown wallet
Whale Alert detected a transfer of 900 BTC (approximately $57.9M) from an unidentified address to Binance, a common precursor to potential large sales.
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Chainalysis sues US government over $94.6M ICE contract awarded to TRM Labs
Chainalysis filed a bid protest in federal court challenging the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's sole-source contract award for blockchain forensic tools to rival TRM Labs, setting up a legal battle between the two leading crypto tracing firms.
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Chainalysis sues US government over $94.6M ICE contract awarded to TRM Labs
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis filed a lawsuit against the US government after a $94.6M contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement was awarded to competitor TRM Labs instead.
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Clear Street becomes XDC Network institutional validator
Institutional trading infrastructure provider Clear Street has joined XDC Network as a Masternode Validator, bolstering the network's US-based institutional validator roster.
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BofA survey: AI bubble tops investor risk concerns
Bank of America's August fund manager survey finds 32% of investors cite an AI bubble as the primary tail risk for markets, with disorderly bond yield increases seen as the second-biggest threat at 27%.
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Stagflation concerns rise as investor optimism on global growth fades
Bank of America's August survey finds 49% of investors expect stagflation over the next 12 months, up from 47% in July. Meanwhile, net expectations for stronger global growth fell to 14% from 21%, signaling declining optimism despite 43% still anticipating an economic boom.
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Fed Chair Warsh expected to take neutral stance at Jackson Hole
Bank of America's August survey shows most expect Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to strike a neutral tone at Jackson Hole later this month, though 31% anticipate hawkish messaging on monetary policy.
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South Korea blocks Polymarket access, joining 30+ jurisdictions over gambling concerns
South Korean regulators have restricted access to Polymarket, rejecting the platform's argument that its peer-to-peer structure exempts it from oversight. Authorities cited concerns over market manipulation and crypto-based gambling activity.
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Kraken expands EEA offering with US stock trading and tokenized shares
Kraken's European entity now allows eligible EEA customers to trade conventional US equities and over 700 tokenized stock products, broadening its asset offerings in the region.
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Fiji deports 'Crypto Program' promoter to face U.S. charges in $165M fraud case
Fiji authorities deported Edward Zimbardi to the U.S. to face charges related to an alleged $165 million Ponzi scheme marketed as a crypto program that affected thousands of investors.
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Bitcoin gains 2.6% as S&P 500 slides, marking rare outperformance
Bitcoin rose 2.6% while the S&P 500 declined 0.52%, a divergence that stands out given BTC has outperformed equities on only about one-third of trading days in the past three months.
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Bitcoin retreats as rising yields weigh on equities; FOMC minutes and crypto summit loom
Bitcoin has declined 0.6% overnight amid broader equity weakness, with Nasdaq futures down 1.1%. The FOMC's July meeting minutes and a White House crypto summit are both scheduled for Wednesday.
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Curve founder: FATF scrutiny could drive DeFi toward decentralization
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve, suggested that regulatory pressure from the Financial Action Task Force may incentivize DeFi protocols to strengthen decentralization and security measures.
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Kraken launches US stock trading for European Economic Area users
Kraken has expanded its trading platform to offer access to over 7,000 US-listed stocks to customers in the European Economic Area, broadening its product offerings beyond crypto.
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BitMart faces August 19 deadline as linked wallets halve
BitMart exchange is operating under an August 19 deadline following a reduction in linked wallet holdings, raising questions about repayment priorities and creditor recovery.
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Kraken adds commission-free stock trading for European users
Kraken launched zero-commission trading of 7,000+ U.S. stocks for eligible European customers, integrating traditional equities and tokenized stocks in a single regulated account.
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Bitcoin gains 2.6% as S&P 500 slips 0.5% in rare outperformance
Bitcoin rose 2.6% on Monday while the S&P 500 declined 0.5%, marking an uncommon instance of crypto outpacing major U.S. equities.
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South Korea restricts access to Polymarket prediction platform
South Korea has blocked user access to Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market platform. The move reflects ongoing regulatory scrutiny of crypto derivatives and betting platforms in the region.
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Binance adds five traditional finance perpetual contracts
Binance Futures now offers perpetual contracts on five traditional assets: gold miners ETF (GDX), Cloudflare (NET), Vistra (VST), Shopify (SHOP), and photonics ETF (LYTE), with up to 20x leverage available around the clock.
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Austria fines Bitpanda €70k for MiCA compliance breaches
Austria's Financial Market Authority penalized the Vienna-based crypto exchange for procedural and disclosure violations under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, marking the bloc's first published enforcement action under the new rulebook.
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Bitcoin rallies 3% on derivatives-driven short squeeze amid thin liquidity
Bitcoin surged to $64.5K on Monday, driven by a short squeeze in derivatives markets on low trading volume. Analysts characterized the move as a liquidity trap rather than sustained bullish momentum.
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Blockchain Association supports SEC plan to replace 2005 market rules
The Blockchain Association endorsed the SEC's proposal to retire outdated National Market System rules from 2005, arguing they no longer serve their original purpose and citing tokenization as a modernization benefit.
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Bitpanda faces first published MiCA penalty from Austrian regulator
Austrian authorities issued the first publicly disclosed penalty under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) against Bitpanda, marking an early enforcement action under the bloc's new crypto rulebook.
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HTX probes suspected spam transfers to user wallets
HTX exchange is investigating reports of small "poisoning" transfers sent to user addresses that appear to originate from HTX. The exchange denies initiating the transfers and is examining whether the issue stems from address-labeling errors or on-chain attribution mistakes.
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Jane Street rebuilds Bitcoin ETF position after Q1 pullback
Jane Street added approximately $630M in BTC ETFs during Q2, reversing a 71% position reduction in Q1. The timing suggests renewed institutional interest in Bitcoin exposure.
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Trump-linked World Liberty Financial faces scrutiny over Chinese AI model integration
World Liberty Financial, associated with Trump, is expanding AI capabilities using Chinese-developed models, sparking debate among Washington policymakers over the arrangement involving WorldClaw and USD1.
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South Korean regional bank adopts Ripple for faster cross-border remittances
Jeonbuk Bank has become the first regional bank in Korea to implement Ripple Payments for international transfers, reducing settlement time from days to seconds compared to traditional SWIFT channels.
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Robinhood launches AI-powered trading agents for crypto users
Robinhood is rolling out AI agent-based crypto trading capabilities to eligible users through its MCP server integration, expanding automated trading options on the platform.
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Pump.fun co-founder: decentralization less important than user experience
Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale stated he is bearish on decentralization, arguing that internet history shows centralized companies with superior UX won out. He contends users prioritize experience over chain decentralization, citing Solana's growth as evidence.
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China expands digital yuan network to 30 bank operators
China has authorized eight additional banks to offer e-CNY services, bringing the total number of network operators to 30. The new participants will begin operations after completing technical setup.
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South Korea regulator moves to block Polymarket over gambling classification
South Korea's media and communications authority is seeking to restrict access to Polymarket, arguing its prediction market structure violates gambling laws despite its noncustodial blockchain design.
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Kraken expands stock trading to EEA users via app
Kraken has made over 7,000 US-listed stocks available to European Economic Area users through its mobile app, allowing unified access to equities, tokenized assets, and crypto on a single platform.
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U.S. 30-year Treasury yield reaches 18-year high, pressuring risk assets
The 30-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.33%, its highest level since 2007, driven by fiscal and inflation concerns. Rising long-term rates typically weigh on risk assets including bitcoin.
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