Grayscale launches Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund. Available to eligible accredited investors.
https://x.com/Grayscale/status/1813568719395930615
Arthur Hayes announces the Maelstrom Fund Bitcoin Developer Grant Program.
Grants are issued for 12 months and payments are made monthly in BTC, USDC or USDT.
Grants can range from $50,000 up to $150,000 per developer.
https://maelstrom.fund/bitcoin-grant-program/
https://x.com/cryptohayes/status/1813474055879635288
💧 Bitcoin Sidechains with Potential TGE in 2024 by Funds Raised
👉 https://dropstab.com/tab/bitcoin-sidechains-w3mvxxtk0m
Dr Craig Steven Wright was found by the High Court of England and Wales to have been dishonest in his claims to have been the person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto (the creator of Bitcoin).
https://craigwright.net/
FTX and CFTC agreed to $12.7 billion settlement following months of negotiations
https://www.theblock.co/post/305687/ftx-and-cftc-agree-to-12-7-billion-settlement-following-months-of-negotiations
Users on Blast can now bridge between Blast and Ethereum Mainnet twice as fast as before — the bridge period has been reduced from 14 days to 7 days.
Blast also changed its username from @Blast_L2 to @blast.
https://x.com/blast/status/1813272949191024824
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 53.55%
Market Cap - $2.42T
BTC - $65,740 (+1.49%)
ETH - $3,485.41 (+0.44%)
BNB - $579.7 (+0.02%)
ZRO - $4.25 (+5.46%)
ZK - $0.1751 (+0.3%)
STRK - $0.634 (+1.5%)
WLD - $2.82 (+22.56%)
https://dropstab.com
According to Cyvers Alerts, suspicious transactions occurred in the cross-chain transaction aggregator LI FI, and users are advised to revoke relevant authorizations. So far, more than $8 million of user funds have been affected, most of which are stablecoins. The attacker is converting USDC and USDT into ETH.
https://x.com/wublockchain/status/1813197923062325747
https://x.com/cyversalerts/status/1813189059449102352
Vitalik Buterin: „My hot take re "too much investment in infra": there's too much investment in *some kinds of infra* and not enough in others, and what's actually going on is, people want to invest in "the casino" but still feel good about themselves, so they invest in the subset of infra that gets spillover profits from the casino.“
https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth/0xbf4d0a3a
Season 2 of MANTRA 50,000,000 OM GenDrop starts on 17th July.
https://x.com/MANTRA_Chain/status/1812877762828378320
Eric Balchunas: “Nate's instincts were right, hearing SEC finally gotten back to issuers today, asking them to return FINAL S-1s on Wed (incl fees) and then request effectiveness on Monday after close for a TUESDAY 7/23 LAUNCH.”
https://x.com/EricBalchunas/status/1812930206933655759
The crypto market is growing
BTC Dominance - 53.36%
Market Cap - $2.39T
BTC - $64,580.71 (+4.58%)
ETH - $3,460.36 (+5.51%)
BNB - $578.7 (+5.61%)
ZRO - $4.03 (+2.2%)
ZK - $0.1746 (+4.96%)
STRK - $0.619 (+4.45%)
W - $0.3182 (+9.12%)
https://dropstab.com
OKX asked prime brokers for details of subaccounts including the names of the entities or individuals that control each subaccount and the jurisdiction in which they are located. OKX said it needs the information by July 17.
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/07/15/a-crypto-trading-clampdown-expands-beyond-binance-to-another-large-exchange/
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called Bitcoin digital gold.
https://watcher.guru/news/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-says-bitcoin-is-digital-gold
🚀 Solana Surpasses Ethereum in Terms of DEX Trading Volumes
👉 Dropstab.com/categories/solana-ecosystem
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says Ethereum ETF staking "always open for reconsideration as far as I'm concerned" in new Coinage interview
https://x.com/coinage_media/status/1813539741851365812
Tether reached a capitalization of $113 billion
https://x.com/paoloardoino/status/1813250598491365684
Donald Trump plans to launch the 4th NFT collection and develop cryptocurrencies
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/
Daily total net inflow into the spot Bitcoin ETF were ~$422m on 16 July.
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Deribit will launch BTC and ETH options early in time for the Nov. 8 election
https://x.com/DeribitExchange/status/1813228883409273046
Worldcoin Foundation said that the unlock schedule for 80% of the WLD held by TFH’s team members and investors is being extended from 3 to 5 years.
The WLD token was up more than 22% to $2.81.
https://www.theblock.co/post/305632/worldcoin-token-jumps-20-with-unlock-for-early-contributors-starting-next-week-period-extended
Coinbase, Ripple, a16z plan to send representatives to the Republican National Convention (RNC) and, later, the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-ripple-a16z-to-attend-republican-and-democratic-national-conventions/
Kraken received BTC from Mt.Gox.
It will distribute funds within 7-14 days.
https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1813167748115292467
Mt. Gox moved 95,870 Bitcoin worth $6 billion to unknown addresses.
https://x.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1813128308747272580
BTC-ETF has seen net inflows for 7 days
https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has picked crypto-friendly Sen. J.D. Vance (owns $250k BTC) to be his vice president.
Vance has been favorable to the crypto industry and has been critical of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
https://www.theblock.co/post/305430/donald-trump-selects-crypto-friendly-sen-j-d-vance-as-his-running-mate
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Galaxy says it has reported a former general partner, Richard Kim, to the authorities for misappropriating at least $3.67 million of company funds belonging to Zero Edge, Kim's crypto casino.
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/07/15/founders-gambling-struggles-spur-crippling-loss-at-crypto-casino-backed-by-galaxy/
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has addressed concerns about Russia using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions.
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-treasury-very-attentive-to-russias-use-of-cryptocurrency-yellen-says/
Web3 venture capital firm The Open Platform (TOP) has made a strategic investment in Akedo Games to support its development of Telegram games in the TON blockchain ecosystem.
The Akedo team has contributed to game titles, including PUBG Mobile, LOL, AFK Arena and Rise of Kingdoms, with its first Telegram game, Akedog, set to launch on July 18.
The value of the deal was not disclosed.
https://www.theblock.co/post/305228/top-akedo-telegram-games-ton-blockchain