Analysis
Bitcoin, Ether Headed Toward Losing Months in Usually Upbeat July
BTC could suffer its second monthly downturn of 2023, while ether seems headed for its first losing month.

Federal Reserve’s ‘FedNow’ Launch Triggers Fresh Speculation Over Digital Dollar
While FedNow is currently not tied to any initiative for a digital U.S. dollar or the crypto space in general, experts warn that the system might end up as a precursor to the infrastructure for a central bank digital currency.

Initial Jobless Claims Suggest Continued Fed Tightening, but Investors Appear Unfazed
Bitcoin investors have been unmoved by recent macroeconomic data. Muted reactions suggest that they’ve already priced in much of what has occurred

Setting Boundaries: Defining Active and Passive Management for Crypto
This article is by Max Freccia, Co-Founder and COO/CFO at Truvius, and was previously published in the Crypto for Advisors newsletter.

Proposed Legal Reforms Aid UK Crypto Dreams – but Offer Scant Hope for Bitcoin Developers Sued by Craig Wright
A new Law Commission report doesn’t address legal concerns beyond token ownership, lawyers told CoinDesk.

XRP Blockchain Still Faces Centralization Caveats as Ripple Regulatory Threat Recedes
Ripple scored a partial win against the SEC last week in a summary judgment that was celebrated across the crypto industry. Why does the project itself remain so controversial?

The GBTC Discount Is Narrowing; Here's Why It Matters
The possibility the SEC will approve the conversion of GBTC into an ETF is playing a role, according to analysts.

Can Bitcoin Break Out of Its Funk? The Answer Appears to Be No
While overall bitcoin and ether price performance have been strong in 2023, it’s largely been a first quarter story

Are Bitcoin Miner Sales Preventing Breakout to Higher Prices?
Today’s downside breach below the current low point of Bollinger Band bears watching for even weaker prices in the near future.

XRP Moves Into the Weekly Spotlight, Dwarfing Other Crypto Assets
Along with XRP’s strong week, 172 of 186 CoinDesk Indices assets finished in positive territory
