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Digital Chamber urges US senators to support Lummis’ Bitcoin reserve bill

The crypto advocacy group says it is hand-delivering letters to every US Senator explaining why Bitcoin would help the US secure its position as a world leader.

MicroStrategy’s Q2 earnings reveals Bitcoin stockpile now $14.7B

MicroStrategy shares jumped just 1% in after-hours trading, with the company posting a net loss of $123 million in the second quarter.

Coinbase shares rise 3% as Q2 crypto trading doubles from last year

Coinbase has marked its third consecutive quarter in the black, with its net revenue and trading volumes jumping 108% and 145%, respectively, from the prior year.

Backlash as WazirX ‘socializes’ $235M loss, $10B metaverse plan for shut-ins: Asia Express

Backlash to WazirX’s “socialized loss” strategy, Philippines wants Binance off app store, Japan’s metaverse plan for shut-ins. Asia Express.

ByBit exchange halts operations in France

ByBit has been at odds with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) since 2022 when the regulator blacklisted the exchange.

Bitcoin long liquidations hit $300M as BTC price falls to $62K

A flash crash in Bitcoin price on shorter timeframes induces panic among leveraged long traders, but analysts believe it’s a short-term pullback.

Jack Dorsey’s Block sees Bitcoin revenue grow 9% to $2.6B

Block’s Bitcoin revenue exceeded $2.61 billion during the second quarter of 2024, contributing to a total net revenue of $6.16 billion for the period.

North Carolina lower chamber overturns governor’s veto of CBDC ban

The bill received strong support in the General Assembly. Now the state Senate will consider overturning the veto.

Google’s new Gemini AI model dominates benchmarks, beats GPT-4o and Claude-3

This is the first time Google’s taken the top slot on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard.

Bitcoin price crumbles to $62K support, but derivatives metrics show bullish signs

Bitcoin’s price continues to correct, but BTC options markets reflect traders’ interest in the $62,000 level.

BlackRock's tokenized BUIDL fund has paid $7M in dividends since March

According to researcher Tom Wan, tokenized United States Treasury funds could see $3 billion in capital investment by the end of 2024.

VC Roundup: Investments in Web3 startups top $1B in July

This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Pichi Finance, Sybill, Hyperbolic, Raad Labs, and zkLink.

$95K or $120K? Bitcoin traders diverge on next BTC price top

Bitcoin could reach a macro price top of above $100,000, but can BTC stage a weekly close above $71,500 to confirm a breakout?

Galaxy Digital stock pullback a buying opportunity — Analyst

Shares are a bargain after second-quarter earnings sent the stock down roughly 16%, says Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer.

Elon Musk accepts challenge to fight president of Venezuela

After ducking Mark Zuckerberg, Musk has now agreed to fight 61-year-old Nicolas Maduro on live TV.

Republican supported by crypto Super PAC loses Arizona primary

Defend American Jobs used roughly $600,000 in a media buy for Republican Blake Masters, just one of three Arizona candidates crypto PACs supported in 2024.

Celestia on pace to surpass Ethereum in data storage — Research

Celestia has been steadily winning market share in data storage from Ethereum since May.

CleanSpark's mining expansion continues with Wyoming facilities

The US miner is now the second-largest by market cap, after flipping Riot Platforms.

Montenegro Appellate Court upholds Do Kwon extradition to South Korea

Since 2023, the decision to send the Terraform co-founder to South Korea or the United States has been contested in Montenegrin courts.

US, UK accelerate quantum computing programs after China breakthrough

China’s room-temperature time crystals could radically affect the timeline for the arrival of useful quantum computers.

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