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Coinbase and Binance have a new precedent to cite in court – if the decision survives potential appeal. That’s no sure thing, lawyers said.

A summary judgment partially in favor of payments network Ripple represents a milestone win for the crypto industry and provides legal clarity as to what does and doesn’t represent a security, J.P. Morgan wrote in a research note Friday.

The spike in trading activity came after a partial win in a lawsuit against the SEC.

“Fir Tree is at its best when we identify opportunities that are mispriced, dislocated or complex. Rarely do we encounter situations that are all three, but that is precisely what we are seeing in digital assets right now,” Fir Tree said.

Web2 economics don’t work for artists and writers, says CoinDesk's Michael Casey.

Binance has laid off over 1,000 workers globally in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported.

This week, Google made a big shift in their policy towards NFTs, allowing apps in the Google Play store to include the ability to buy, sell or earn tokenized assets. Meanwhile, Starbucks Odyssey, the brand’s Web3 loyalty program, announced…

The app allows over 4 million Shopify businesses to implement blockchain-based loyalty and rewards programs from their storefront.