Wall Street’s Cantor Fitzgerald to Open Bitcoin Financing, Lending Business

Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee who may be in position to be its next chairman, argued at a Bitcoin 2024 appearance on Friday that the government should “make it easy” for the crypto industry to innovate in the U.S.

Bitcoin to Account for 7% of Global Wealth, Surge in Price to $13M in 21 Years: Michael Saylor The Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy spoke Friday at Bitcoin 2024.

Trump Speaks Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference. Here’s What Attendees Like ‘The Crypto Patriot’ Hope He Says

Bitcoin Layer 2 Rootstock Verifies Zero-Knowledge SNARK Rootstock verified the SNARK using BitVMX, which is Rootstock’s modified version of BitVM

Ledger Unveils Second New Wallet of 2024 “Ledger Flex”, like the Stax wallet which launched in May, incorporates touchscreen technology to “redefine the experience of self-custody,” CEO Pascal Gauthier said.

Stablecoin Default Guarantees Pose Risks to the Issuing Banks, Swiss Regulator Says FINMA’s guidance explains how banks can limit the risks associated with guaranteeing stablecoin customers’ deposits.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RNDR’s 12% Gain Leads as Index Rebounds CoinDesk 20 Index jumped 4.4% fueled by RNDR’s 12.6% rise and NEAR’s 7.7% gain.”

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $67,000, Adds Nearly 5% in 24 Hours The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Crypto Use in Terror Financing Rises, but Is Still Relatively Small: Singapore Singapore’s government noted an increasing use of cryptocurrencies in terror financing, even though it acknowledges that cash and other informal value transfer systems remain the predominant means for financial transactions.

Bitcoin Analysts Express Optimism as Price Nears Resistance Level That Stymied It in May The Bitcoin mining hashrate, a leading indicator for bitcoin rallies, has improved, one observer said, explaining the bullish outlook.

Elon Musk’s X Quietly Removes Bitcoin, MAGA Emojis From Hashtags Logos for several tokens started to first appear on X, previously Twitter, in 2020, as a step to improve brand adoption and recall on the internet.

BTC Outperforms Broader Crypto Market, Ether Price Drop Mirrors Bitcoin ETF Launch AAVE is surging following a token buyback proposal.

U.S. Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says He’s ‘Fully Committed’ to Bitcoin The presidential candidate said he has most of his wealth in the digital asset.

Jersey City to Invest in Bitcoin ETFs, the Latest Pension to Dive Into Crypto The municipal pension plan of Jersey City, New Jersey, will soon invest in bitcoin via exchange-traded funds, according to a Thursday social media post from Mayor Steven Fulop.

How Kamala Harris Could Usher in a Clean Slate for Crypto Regulation She may not be appearing at Bitcoin Nashville this year alongside Donald Trump. But, if elected president, Kamala Harris could reshape the U.S.’s policy on digital assets. Penn State Dickinson Law professor Tonya Evans sketches out what could (and should) be her agenda.

VanEck Sees Bitcoin Hitting $2.9M by 2050 – but a Lot Has to Happen First Bitcoin is benefiting from massive economic imbalances, rising distrust in institutions, fiscal recklessness and mounting debt burden, VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said in an interview.

Staking in Ethereum ETFs Might Be a Question of When, Not If The eight spot ether exchange-traded funds had a successful launch on Tuesday, despite the missing staking feature that many investors had hoped to profit from.

Crypto for Advisors: Making Sense of Crypto As the momentum of the crypto and blockchain industry continues to grow, securities advisors are undoubtedly facing a greater number of questions from clients about specific crypto assets and the projects which underlie them. Evaluating these projects requires a thorough understanding of several crucial factors to ensure informed investment deci…

Jito Releases Open-Source Restaking Service for Solana The yet-to-implemented codebase allows any Solana-based protocol to use any asset for its economic security.