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First Mover Americas: XRP Momentum Could Set Precedent for Bitcoin
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 20, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Get Spoofed in New Animated Comedy Starring T.J. Miller
An upstart Web3 studio satirizes the FTX saga in a new “interactive” series called "FORTUN3," debuting this fall.
UK Financial Regulator to Introduce Isolated Environment for Testing Financial Applications
During a pilot phase, the environment was used to test the eco-friendliness of decentralized ledgers.
Bitcoin Trading in Japan Rises as Yen Turns Volatile
The share of bitcoin trade volume on Japanese exchanges rose from 69% to 80% in the first six months of the year, data tracked by Kaiko show
Chainlink’s LINK Climbs as Whales Add to Holdings Following Protocol Release
The CCIP protocol is designed to help build cross-chain applications and services and went live for early access users on the Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism and Polygon blockchains this week.
Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta
The National Unity Government bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.
Code Wallet Aims for Fresh Start on Solana After Messy Tale of Kik and KIN
Kik, the instant messaging app, founded KIN in 2017 but was forced to pay $5 million settlement to the SEC.
New U.S. Senate Bill Wants to Regulate DeFi-Like Banks
A new bill from Sen. Jack Reed would impose strict requirements on DeFi protocols under the guise of national security.
Polychain Capital Co-Leads $25M Fundraise for Manta Network Developer
The cryptographic development project, p0x, received a valuation of $500 million.
Nasdaq Halts Plan for Crypto Custody Service Due to U.S. Regulatory Conditions
The stock market operator had said in March, that it was putting together infrastructure and regulatory approval for the custodian service.