The move is part of the exchange’s broader plan to improve cryptocurrency-based payments globally. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/02/coinbase-looks-to-add-bitcoin-lightning-for-payments/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

PLUS: Bitcoin dominance sagged in July, absent a compelling BTC catalyst, and as altcoins seemed to benefit from a partial Ripple court victory. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/02/first-mover-asia-asia-stocks-open-soft-bitcoin-jumps-past-30k-on-microstrategy-filing-and-despite-fitch-treasury-downgrade/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

As investigations loomed, the board of directors of Binance.US voted on whether to liquidate the company but could not come to a unanimous decision, The Information reported. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/02/binance-nearly-shuttered-us-exchange-to-protect-global-operations-the-information/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BTC’s price rose following the announcement. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/01/microstrategy-plans-up-to-750m-stock-sale-to-fund-bitcoin-purchases-other-things/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

CRV was up more than 5% after Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun purchased more than $2 million of the token. ETH, SOL remained in slightly negative territory despite climbing …

Cryptocurrency giants, bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/01/makerdaos-mkr-ripples-xrp-and-stellars-xlm-led-crypto-gainers-in-july/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The software firm reported its second-quarter earnings after the close on Tuesday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/01/microstrategy-books-impairment-charge-of-241m-on-massive-bitcoin-holdings-in-q2/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Leading game retailer GameStop will suspend its crypto wallets due to regulatory uncertainty in the United States, just one year after launching, the company announced Tuesday. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/01/gamestop-to-suspend-crypto-wallets-due-to-regulatory-uncertainty/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The environmental argument “should not be used as smokescreen to curtail freedom to transact,” U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr wrote on Twitter. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/01/longtime-environmentalist-rfk-jr-not-so-sure-bitcoin-is-boiling-the-oceans/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Republican candidate’s comments stand in contrast to Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who supports using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/01/bitcoin-wont-back-us-dollar-presidential-hopeful-vivek-ramaswamy-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines