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Tether mints another $1B USDT on Tron network

Tether mints $1 billion USDT on Tron, pushing its total tokens minted in the last year to 33 billion.

3 reasons why Bitcoin won’t be ‘boring’ in September

While Bitcoin failed to close above the $60K psychological level on the weekly chart, the long-term holders (LTHs) continue to adopt a bullish strategy in 2024.

$24M CryptoPunk NFT sold quietly as market interest fades

The actual sale amount was not disclosed, leading community members to speculate that the NFT was sold at a loss. 

Hong Kong issues generative AI guidelines for consumer protection

The HKMA has introduced new principles for using generative AI, emphasizing governance, transparency and data protection in consumer-facing applications.

Ether hits $2.6K as metrics suggest it’s in 'late stages’ of correction

Rising Open Interest of Ether and a “positive” taker-buy sell ratio has a crypto analyst optimistic that Ether’s lengthy correction is nearing its end. 

Mango Markets DAO mulls offering settlement with SEC

The proposed settlement involves Mango DAO neither admitting nor denying wrongdoing and paying a $223,228 fine. 

Unknown crypto whale has been scooping up WBTC amid controversy

According to Lookonchain, an unknown wallet address has accumulated more than $118 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin in the last week.

Crypto super PAC Fairshake just lost a billionaire Dem donor: Report

Top Democratic Party donor Ron Conway has split from pro-crypto Fairshake PAC after it pledged to back a Republican candidate without his knowledge.

Malicious ‘bull checker’ chrome extension found targeting Solana users

Decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter has alerted users of a malicious browser extension that apparently managed to sneak through Solana’s drainer checks. 

Judge denies SEC attempt to hamper Tron’s defense amid dismissal ploy

Justin Sun and his associated companies are “not challenging the ‘common enterprise’ element of the Howey test,” ruled the New York District Judge.  

Analysts optimistic as liquidity ticks and Bitcoin ‘forced selling’ is over

Bitcoin’s major sell-offs are over and now analysts see the US election and global liquidity as the next big drivers for Bitcoin.

Debate shifts negative as Solana memecoin trading volume dips

A Messari data engineer has called it the “most extractive crypto phenomenon” since the ICO boom, but the jury's still out on that one. 

China Supreme Court revises Anti-Money Laundering law to include ‘virtual assets’

Supreme People’s Procuratorate said there has been a 20-fold increase in people prosecuted for money laundering since 2019. 

Shaquille O’Neal may still be in hot water over Astral NFTs, says judge

A Miami judge didn’t dismiss a claim that basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal was a “seller” of Astrals NFTs and found they could be securities under US law.

Bitcoin’s range-bound price action could kickstart BNB, TON, AAVE and HNT

Bitcoin’s price consolidation could convince traders that it's time to play with altcoins. BNB, TON, AAVE and HNT are the ones on Cointelegraph's radar.

Hash Ribbons signal end of miner capitulation: CryptoQuant

On Aug. 11, Bitcoin miners recorded the lowest levels of daily revenue in 2024, highlighting the profit squeeze miners are experiencing.

Cryptography startup Fabric raises $33M for new data privacy chip

Blockchain Capital and 1kx co-led the Series A round that will back the development of a new computing chip focused on data privacy.

Ethereum DApp volumes drop 33% in a week — Is more ETH price weakness ahead?

Ethereum’s dominance in decentralized application deposits compensates for the reduced onchain volumes, but what about ETH price?

Solana ETF ‘still in play’ despite Cboe filing removal — VanEck exec

VanEck is still advocating for its Solana ETF with regulators, said Matthew Sigel.

Moody’s, Elliptic join forces for enhanced VASP risk screening

The companies will combine their strengths to provide enhanced virtual asset service providers screening ability.

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