Apparent demand has slowed considerably since early April and even dipped into negative territory this month, the firm noted. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/21/bitcoin-metrics-signal-weak-demand-as-btc-etf-hype-slows-cryptoquant/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The number of institutional investors holding bitcoin ETFs rose 14% in the second quarter of the year to 1,100, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/21/institutions-are-still-buying-bitcoin-etfs-bitwise-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon …

Polish national Roman Ziemian, the co-founder of digital currency trading platform FutureNet who allegedly defrauded users out of around $21 million has been detained in Montenegro, according to multiple …

According to Galaxy’s Alex Thorn expects only 1,265 BTC, woth over $70 million, may be offloaded in the market. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/21/mt-gox-moves-700m-in-bitcoin-btc-unmoved-at-59k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Another crypto fan is likely to arrive in Congress next year, with Yassamin Ansari winning her Democratic primary race in Arizona by a scant 39 votes, a result confirmed …

The next iteration of blockchain improvements may give us a new opportunity to achieve genuine decentralization, delivering resilient networks with innovative services, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at …

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/08/20/about-that-gary-gensler-for-treasury-secretary-story/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/20/nigeria-plans-to-introduce-crypto-licensing-process-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Avalanche surged 6%, and NEAR followed with a 4.6% increase, as all but one asset posted gains. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2024/08/20/coindesk-20-performance-update-avax-and-near-lead-as-index-gains-22/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines