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Mining Week 2023
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Aptos Token Surges on Microsoft Partnership Ahead of APT Supply Unlock
Some $33 million worth of the tokens are set to be unlocked and tradeable on the open market.
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Bitcoin Miner Riot Posts Mixed Q2 Earnings Report, Sees Growing Consolidation in Industry
Riot Platforms reported its second-quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday.
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The Protocol: Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal's Stablecoin Software
We're covering Coinbase's launch of "Base," a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community's reaction to PayPal's new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs' use of Polygon-crafted open-source software.
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SEC Will Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple, Regulator Says
A federal judge ruled that while Ripple's direct sales of XRP to institutional investors violated securities law, its programmatic sales to retail investors through exchanges did not.
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Bank of England Wants Digital Pound Advisers as It Moves to CBDC Design Phase
The Bank of England is recruiting academics for its central bank digital currency engagement forum and asking stakeholders for more information.
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says She’s ‘Deeply Concerned’ About PayPal’s New Stablecoin
The top Democrat on the House Financial Service Committee criticized PayPal’s plans in a statement on Wednesday.
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Russia to Test Digital Ruble With Banks, Clients
The country's central bank will begin real-world tests of the digital currency with 13 banks and limited clients on Aug. 15.
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Fed Starts New Program to Oversee Crypto Activity in U.S. Banks
Fresh crypto guidance from the U.S. central bank doesn’t represent a departure from previous policy, but it provides more details on what the Federal Reserve expects from banks.
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Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Talking to Prosecutors About Plea Deal: Bloomberg
It was not known whether Salame would cooperate with prosecutors and testify against FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.