Maybe the SEC can finally convince Hex and PulseChain devotees that they’ve been cheated. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/08/02/why-i-dont-feel-bad-for-hex-founder-richard-hearts-victims/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/02/binance-could-face-us-fraud-charges-but-prosecutors-worry-about-risk-of-bank-run-semafor/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

“The odds of a spot Bitcoin ETF launching this year are up to 65%, in our eyes, after a flurry of developments,” analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas wrote. …

The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever sold bought his first-ever PFP, CryptoPunk #4593. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/08/02/beeple-goes-punk-with-208k-nft-purchase/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Market makers stepped in to arrest CRV’s slide that threatened liquidation of a large CRV-collateralized crypto borrowing and market-wide contagion. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/02/crv-gets-plunge-protection-on-binance-as-market-makers-add-bid-side-liquidity/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The crypto exchange reports earnings for the second quarter of 2023 after the market closes on Thursday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/02/coinbase-analysts-optimistic-ahead-of-q2-earnings-but-warn-about-usdc-risks-and-lower-trading-volumes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A platform that went live last week looks to expand bitcoin usage by attracting players to win-to-earn games that run wholly on the Bitcoin blockchain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/02/a-new-bitcoin-based-arcade-game-is-leaving-a-mark-on-gamers/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/02/litecoin-halving-unlikely-to-drive-immediate-price-gains-past-data-show/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

As many as six entities have filed applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) for Ethereum Futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as of filing time on August 2, 2023. …

The registration, which follows last year’s approval in Italy, is “a significant milestone” for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/02/crypto-custodian-hex-trust-expands-european-foray-with-registration-in-france/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines