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Crypto Update 7/29/21 | What Does the New Infrastructure Bill Mean for Crypto? Jul 29, 2021

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With bitcoin hovering at around $40K and a look at a troubling-for-crypto section of Washington’s proposed Infrastructure bill, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's Stories:

Stock Futures Creep Up Ahead of GDP Data

China Stocks Rally as Beijing Intensifies Effort to Calm Market

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Near Zero, Still Sees Inflation as 'Transitory'

Gold surpassing $2k indicates inflation is here to stay, says a prominent economist

Think Tank Rand Says Crypto Should Be Included in US-Japan Digital Trade Deal

Mexico Regulator Says 12 Crypto Exchanges Are Operating Illegally

Crypto User Doubled in Six Months

FTX Renames iconic Blockfolio Trading App to ... FTX

EU-Backed Investment Fund Puts $30M Into Crypto VC Firm's New $120M Vehicle

Bank of America Calls CBDCs 'More Effective' Than Cash in Research Note

National Parks Are So Crowded That Congress Is Getting Involved

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Releases Classical Music NFTs on Rarible

Featured Story:Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Impose New IRS Reporting Requirements on Crypto Firms

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Crypto Update 7/28/21 | Goldman’s ‘DeFi’ ETF Is a Nothingburger Jul 28, 2021

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With bitcoin traders testing $40K and a look at Goldman's proposed 'DeFi' Index, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's Stories:

XRP Cheers Ripple's Japan-Philippines Corridor as Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K Ahead of Fed

U.S. Stock Futures Wobble Ahead of Fed Update

China stock market sell-off slows as investors wait on Beijing’s next move

Inflation Comes for Aluminum, as the Everywhere Metal Surges

Retail investors to drive $1.5tn push towards bespoke index funds

Bank of Estonia Finds 'Unlimited' Potential in Digital Euro Test

Ripple On-Demand Liquidity Corridor Opens Between Japan and Philippines

Senate Banking Committee Bashes Bitcoin's 'Phony' Populism

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty to Increase for First Time Since China’s Crackdown

Binance Boss CZ Is Looking for His Replacement

Robinhood is Reportedly Testing a Feature to Protect Crypto Investors From Volatility

Burger King Brazil Will Accept Dogecoin for 'Dogpper' Dog Food

Featured Story: Goldman's 'DeFi' ETF Is a Nothingburger | Daniel Kuhn

Crypto Update 7/27/21| Are Crypto Developers Running Out of Ideas? Jul 27, 2021

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With the crypto markets stabilizing after a recent short squeeze and a look at how crypto developers are spending more time optimizing than innovating, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's Stories:

Stock Futures Slip With Tech Earnings on Tap

Stocks Fall With U.S. Futures on China Selloff

Google Primed to Benefit From Surge in Online Advertising

Tesla overcomes supply chain woes to boost profit margins

Coffee prices surge as unusual cold threatens Brazilian production

Big Pharma Quietly Pushes Back on Global Tax Deal, Citing Covid-19 Role

Justin Sun Hints at Retirement, Joins Research Project at Communist Party School

SWIFT Go Launches Low-Cost Network With 7 Major Banks

USDT Maintains Dollar Peg as Traders Shrug Off DOJ Tether Probe Report

CoinDesk Amazon: No, We Have No Plans to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Goldman Sachs Applies for a DeFi ETF

Shopify to Allow Merchants to Sell NFTs Directly Through Their Stores

Bug Found in Decoy Algorithm for Privacy Coin Monero

Argentinian Crypto Exchange Lemon Raises $16M to Expand in Latin America

Russia's Hermitage to Sell Digital Copies of Art Gems as NFTs

The Cause: ‘They’re not just joining a climbing gym – they are joining a revolution’

Featured Story: Crypto's Builders Are Upgrading, Not Breaking Ground | Brady Dale

Crypto Update 7/26/21 | Why Ethereum’s ‘London’ Upgrade Matters Jul 26, 2021

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With bitcoin breaking through over the weekend alongside other top tokens, plus a look at the most controversial part of Ethereum's upcoming hard fork, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's Stories:

Bitcoin Rallies From Oversold Levels; Resistance Nearby

CoinDesk Bitcoin Breaks Back Above $39K in Largest Single Daily Gain in 6 Weeks

Stock Futures Retreat After Dow's Record - WSJ

Traders slash expectations for how high Fed will increase rates

European stocks dip as Fed meeting looms

U.S. Population Growth, an Economic Driver, Grinds to a Halt

Big Oil Companies Push Hydrogen as Green Alternative, but Obstacles Remain

Chinese parents fret after government bans for-profit tutoring firms

With $4 billion in losses, Heathrow tells UK: open up travel

Binance to Cease Crypto Margin Trading on Sterling, Euro, Australian Dollar

Binance Starts Cutting Leverage Limit to 20x Following Similar Move by FTX

BlockFi Says Vermont Has Joined Ranks of States Probing the Crypto Lender

Spaniard uses his garage as language school for migrants

CoinDesk Vitalik Is Voicing One of Mila Kunis' NFT 'Stoner Cats'

Tether Executives Facing Criminal Bank Fraud Charges

Featured Story: Crypto Long & Short: Why Ethereum's 'London' Upgrade Matters

Blockchains and China’s Digital Inequality Dilemma Jul 25, 2021

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CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist, David. Z. Morris illustrates the potential for blockchain technology to bridge the digital inequality gaps of China, yet the irony in China's inability to implement it.

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Additional Story:

RoboCorp: Get ready for companies that run themselves |David Z. Morris

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Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins Jul 24, 2021

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A reading of "Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins" by Nic Carter

CoinDesk columnist and partner at Castle Island Ventures, a public blockchain-focused venture fund, Nic Carter, voices the opinions of both parties, those in support of CBDCs and those for the use of Stablecoins to help us better understand the full picture.

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Crypto Update 7/23/21 | BlockFi Is in Regulators' Crosshairs. DeFi Is Next Jul 23, 2021

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With crypto markets edging into the green and a look at the recent crackdown on crypto-lender BlockFi, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's Stories:

Futures, Stocks Rise on Earnings Boost; Bonds Slip

Snap, Twitter Show Where the Party Is

Stock Futures Put S&P 500 on Track for Weekly Gain

Western Wildfires Lift Lumber Prices - WSJ

U.S. housing market floats back to earth

Nigeria's Central Bank Says Its Digital Currency Pilot Will Start October 1

Colombia Central Bank Launches Blockchain Bond Project

Amazon Is Looking to Hire a Digital Currency Lead

Bitcoin ATMs to Invade Circle K Convenience Stores

Blockchain Protocol Thorchain Suffers Another Hack Totaling $8M

Index Coop, Bankless DAO Team Up to Launch New Crypto Index

BankProv Launches Payments Network for Crypto Customers

‘There are no rules now’: how gen Z reinvented pop punk

Featured Story: BlockFi Is in Regulators' Crosshairs. DeFi Is Next

Crypto Update 7/22/21 | Stablecoin Rules Are Coming Jul 22, 2021

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With crypto markets looking for a breakout and a look at stablecoins from the perspective of regulators, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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This episode is sponsored by Kava and Nexo.io.

Today's Stories:

Bitcoin Stalls at Resistance; Minor Support Nearby

Bitcoin Looks North After Biggest Single-Day Rise in More Than a Month

Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise Amid Earnings Optimism: Markets Wrap

Stock Futures Tick Up Ahead of Jobless Claims, Housing Data

European stocks rise for third day with all eyes on ECB

Almost Half of Family Offices Want to Add Crypto Exposure

Unemployment Applications Expected to Touch New Pandemic Low

Argentina's Misiones Province Plans to Issue Its Own Stablecoin

Bank of Russia Tells Stock Exchanges to Avoid Crypto-Related Funds

South Korea's Financial Watchdog Warns Foreign Exchanges Must Register in 2 Months

China Unveils Cryptography Research Center for Digital Yuan

Alabama Issues Show Cause Order to BlockFi

NJ Regulators Give BlockFi 1 Week Before Blocking New Interest Accounts

Coinbase Commerce Adds Support for Dogecoin Payments

SEC Chair Hints Some Stablecoins Are Securities

Blockstream Rolls Out a Bitcoin Lightning Node for

Product Placement, Now Starring in the Streaming Era

Featured Story: Stablecoin Regulations Are Coming Soon

Crypto Update 7/21/21 | Blockchain or Blockbuster? The Choice Facing Financial Incumbents Jul 21, 2021

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With the crypto markets rebounding into the green and a look at the existential challenges blockchain technology presents to traditional finance, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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This episode is sponsored by Kava and Nexo.io.

Today's Stories:

Stock Futures Point to Dow Extending Rebound

Oil Rises With Strength in Equities Countering Higher Stockpiles

European stocks jump as investors brace themselves for further European Central Bank stimulus

US housing inflation: the sleeping giant that might tip the Fed’s hand

Central banks and wealth funds going greener and more activist

Bitstamp Adds Support for Tether’s Euro-Backed Stablecoin Amid Increasing Demand

Bank of America Is Clearing Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) for Hedge Funds in Europe

Digital Yuan Insurance Policies Land in Shenzhen

Canada CBDC 'Probably Necessary' for Competition, Central Bank Says in a new Paper

EU Policymakers Propose Tighter Regulation of Crypto Transfers

Institutional Demand for Bitcoin Remains Weak

BNY Mellon Follows State Street in Backing Soon-to-Launch Crypto Trading Platform

FTX Crypto Exchange Valued at $18B in $900M Funding Round

US Patent Granted to Stablecoin Concept Backed by Government Debt

Viridi Funds Launches ETF Focused on Cleaner Energy Crypto Miners

MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in 'Months'

Georgia to Put Its Wine on the Blockchain

Featured Story: Blockchain or Blockbuster? The Choice | Jerald David

Crypto Update 7/20/21 | Dipping Below Critical Support & DeFi Education Jul 20, 2021

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With both Bitcoin and Ether dipping below their critical support and a look at the controversial DeFi Education Fund, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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This episode is sponsored by Kava and Nexo.io.

Today's Stories:

Markets Stabilize After Worst Fall for Stocks in Months

Global stock sell-off deepens on Delta variant fears

SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines

Nasdaq to Spin Out Market for Pre-IPO Shares in Deal With Banks

Most Institutional Investors Expect to Buy Digital Assets in Future

Rothschild Investment More Than Tripled Bitcoin Exposure in the second quarter of

Tokyo Olympics plow forward despite covid cases, growing criticism

US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China's Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics

Port of Buenos Aires to Modernize Maritime System Using Blockchain