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“It’s going to be extremely volatile this week, so I will not be surprised to see BTC price get another 10% drop/pump,” one analyst noted.

Former President Donald Trump, a sitting U.S. senator and some of the biggest names in bitcoin {{BTC}} investing all seem to agree that the U.S. should begin building a reserve of the most prominent crypto token. But concrete details are few, and it’s not an idea that’s likely to be executed anytime soon.

More than $1.5 billion of exits from Grayscale’s high-fee Ethereum Trust more than offset inflows into the other spot products.

The government is the owner of about $12 billion worth of seized bitcoin, according to Arkham Intelligence.

With the new license, One Trading becomes the only perpetual futures trading venue in the EU and the first cash-settled perpetuals platform in Europe, according to a company press release.

In what has been a familiar pattern over the past months, a rally to a key number was met with a wave selling.

Traders also are skeptical about China ‘unbanning’ bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin lead the charge as the CoinDesk 20 Index climbs 3.0% since Friday’s close.

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is facing industry and customer heat for its “Withdrawal Management Programme: Opinion Poll” in the aftermath of the $230 million hack, 45% of its user funds, it suffered earlier this month.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 29, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

The 30 million-euro ($32.5 million) bond was settled through the Bank of France’s tokenized cash system and coordinated by BNP Paribas.

July 29 marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain cut per block mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC.

Mt. Gox payouts seem to have not spooked BCH holders as the forked version of bitcoin outperformed the market in an otherwise slow trading day.

The opposition too has claimed victory in a nation where the dependence on crypto is fueled by multiple crises.

A whale holding COMP tokens is helping push through a governance proposal that would allocate $24 million in COMP to a yield-bearing protocol called goldCOMP.

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The following excerpts from former President Donald Trump’s speech – aided by AI transcription – focus on portions of his remarks in Nashville, Tenn., in which he addressed crypto and the industry directly.

BTC jumped above $69,000 earlier Saturday on hopes Trump would announce buying the asset if elected president.

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Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the Democratic National Committee asking for it to embrace pro-crypto policy.

More than a dozen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and a long list of candidates for congressional seats are pushing their national committee to adopt a pro-crypto stance, according to a letter they sent on Saturday.

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee who may be in position to be its next chairman, argued at a Bitcoin 2024 appearance on Friday that the government should “make it easy” for the crypto industry to innovate in the U.S.

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The Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy spoke Friday at Bitcoin 2024.

Rootstock verified the SNARK using BitVMX, which is Rootstock’s modified version of BitVM

FINMA’s guidance explains how banks can limit the risks associated with guaranteeing stablecoin customers’ deposits.

“Ledger Flex”, like the Stax wallet which launched in May, incorporates touchscreen technology to “redefine the experience of self-custody,” CEO Pascal Gauthier said.

CoinDesk 20 Index jumped 4.4% fueled by RNDR’s 12.6% rise and NEAR’s 7.7% gain.”