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Opinion

The SEC's Retreat From Crypto Enforcement May Invite More Private Lawsuits

Policy change at the regulator does not bind courts from analyzing the key question of whether certain crypto transactions are covered by federal securities laws. Private plaintiffs may take advantage, say Sydney Johnson and Calvin Koo, lawyers at Kobre & Kim.

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Finance

Bolivian State Energy Firm to Use Crypto to Pay for Imports: Reuters

YBFB hopes that using crypto will be a direct solution to the nation's shortage in U.S. dollars and foreign currency reserves.

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Policy

Bank of Russia Proposes Crypto Investment Pilot for High-Net-Worth Investors

The central banks aims to establish standards for crypto-related services and increase market transparency while expanding investment opportunities for wealthy investors.

The Kremlin and Saint Basil's cathedral in Moscow. (Michael Parulava/Unsplash)

Finance

MEXC Ventures Invests $36M in Ethena and USDe as Stablecoin Demand Continues to Surge

The investment aims to boost stablecoin adoption and crypto accessibility.

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Markets

Exodus Movement Has Right Product at Right Time, Initiate With Buy Rating: Benchmark

The broker started coverage of the self-custody crypto wallet with a buy recommendation and a $38 price target.

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Markets

Video-Sharing Platform Rumble Buys 188 BTC for $17.1M

The video-sharing platform had previously announced plans to allocate up to $20 million to Bitcoin

Video playing on a smartphone in front of a keyboard (Alvaro Felipe/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Hedera (HBAR) Gains 4.4% as Index Inches Higher

Avalanche (AVAX) was also a top performer, rising 4.2% from Tuesday.

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Markets

Hyperliquid Loses $4M After Whale's Over $200M Ether Trade Unwinds

The whale liquidation saw wallet ‘0xf3f4’ opening a highly leveraged 50x ETH long position, depositing $4.3 million in USDC as margin for a total size of 113,000 ETH.

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Markets

Inflation Relief as U.S. CPI Dips to Less Than Forecast 2.8% in February

The bitcoin price jumped above $84,000 on the welcome news.

Small Shrinking Currency Dollar in Inflation  (iStock)

Markets

Bitcoin Forms Bullish RSI Divergence Just in Time for U.S. CPI

The bullish divergence means the stage is set for a positive response to a potential soft U.s.

BTC's bullish pattern. (cjweaver13/Pixabay)

Markets

Mercado Bitcoin, Polygon Labs Look to Issue $200M Worth of Tokenized Assets in Latin America

The collaboration aims to expand access to tokenized private credit and other real-world assets in the region.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s Four-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Drops to Record Low of 8%

Ethereum-to-bitcoin ratio hits lowest level since 2020, as four-year CAGR goes negative.

BTC: 4yr Compound Annual Growth Rate (Glassnode)

Markets

Metaplanet Increases Bitcoin Holdings With $13.5M Purchase and Bond Issuance

The Japanese hotel company has acquired more bitcoin and issues zero-interest bonds.

The National Diet Building, home of Japan's national legislature, in Tokyo (Shutterstock)

Markets

Franklin Templeton Joins XRP ETF Rush, Files Preliminary Application With SEC

The filing’s preliminary, so the SEC has up to 240 days — potentially late 2025 — to approve or deny it.

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Markets

Bitcoin Sees Relief Run to $82K; SEC Delays XRP, DOGE, LTC ETF Filings

Gains in BTC came as Senator Cynthia Lummis reintroduced the BITCOIN Act, pushing for the U.S. to scoop up 1 million BTC as a strategic reserve.

July has brought rising relief to the crypto market. (Digital Vision/Getty Images)