
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF ‘is the best thing to happen’ to BTC, or is it?
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz was among those over the moon with the news, others warn it could be the start of a major institutional takeover.

Korean crypto contagion, Bank of China on Ethereum, HK’s exchange red carpet: Asia Express
Hong Kong lays out welcome mat for exchanges, Korean crypto lender contagion, Do Kwon banged up abroad, Bank of China’s Ethereum debt note.

BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF
The SEC has rejected numerous attempts by other fund companies to launch a spot bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin Regains Ground to Reach $25.2K, but Investors Remain Jittery About U.S. Economy, Monetary Policy
Tether’s USDT stablecoin loses its $1 peg, while other major cryptos spend their day in red territory.

Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Wallet Bitkey To Integrate With Coinbase and Cash App
Public beta testing will begin in a few weeks according to parent company Block.

Crypto Trading Volumes Drop in Q2 to Yearly Lows
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, lost the most market share of trading volume in the second quarter of this year.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s ResearchHub Startup Raises $5M in Funding
The Series A round was led by Open Source Software Capital with participation from Boost VC, RedHat's Bob Young and others.

Bitcoin Jumps Past $25.7K After BlackRock iShares ETF Filing
The largest cryptocurrency rose more than 1.3% in the hour after the announcement.

Man devastated after losing £42,000 in romance scam and now 'can't buy dream home'
Alexandr Gutu, who lives in Matlock, Derbyshire, was conned out of his £42,000 in life savings by someone who tricked him into thinking they were in a relationship

Exchanges pledged $2.5B to user protection funds amid FTX’s collapse: Report
Not all exchanges have disclosed wallet addresses for the funds, however.

ByBit plugs into ChatGPT for AI-powered trading tools
ToolsGPT marries ByBit’s market data with ChatGPT’s AI to generate technical analysis, price data and trading metrics.

Institutional crypto broker FPG halts withdrawals after $20M cyberattack
Floating Point Group informed customers that withdrawals had been halted after experiencing a security breach on June 11.