Sun.io, the DeFi platform associated with Tron founder Justin Sun, has released a token generator dubbed SunPump. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/16/justin-sun-bets-on-memecoins-with-tron-based-token-generator/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

South Korean pension fund, National Pension Service (NPS), has bought MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares worth nearly $34 million in the second quarter of this year, according to filings made public …

Filings show he has over $1 million in Ether. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/16/donald-trump-holds-over-1m-in-ether-also-receives-nft-licensing-fees/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Other exchanges have also withdrawn their applications, but some have re-filed. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/16/nyse-scrubs-plan-to-list-bitcoin-etf-options/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

While the SEC case against Ripple was decided solidly in Ripple’s favor, the takeaways for the rest of the industry are limited. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/08/16/whats-next-in-sec-v-ripple/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Investment advisors including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were among the biggest holders of spot ETFs as of June 30 as clients amped up their crypto …

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/15/bitcoins-programmability-draws-closer-to-reality-as-robin-linus-delivers-bitvm2/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Wednesday’s Crypto4Harris town hall showed Democrats are finally engaged with the industry. Still, it’s not clear what Harris thinks about crypto, or would do about it if elected. Source: …

The blame this time can’t be laid on macro jitters as stocks are up big again, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both more than erasing early August declines. …

Stablecoin issuer Tether has attracted regulatory scrutiny in the past due to its lack of transparency about the composition of its reserves, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/08/15/stablecoin-regulations-could-pose-problems-for-tether-jpmorgan-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines