NEW: Scientists raise alarm over new BA.6 Covid variant and call for return of face masks -- Virus trackers say the variant has already been spotted in Denmark and Israel, Daily Mail reports

NEW: #Bitcoin  Ordinals and BRC-20 token standard are a paradigm shift in the network's political and developmental climate, per Vitalik Buterin 👀

Bud Light distributors no longer expect sales to recover from the Dylan Mulvaney marketing campaign, per NYP.

NEW: ATM operator #Bitcoin  Depot recorded all-time high of 💵 $197.5mn in revenues in Q2 of 2023 after its recent listing on the Nasdaq 🙌

NEW: Binance filed for a protective court order against 🇺🇸 SEC for "over broad" and "unduly burdensome" requests for information 👀

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez received $500,000 from an online flower shop operating mostly out of China, per Bloomberg.

🇪🇺 Europe approved a spot #Bitcoin  ETF right after the SEC delayed their decision to approve one. 🇺🇸 When will the US approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, Gary Gensler?

NEWS - “The Jacobi FT Wilshere #Bitcoin  ETF is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission & will trade under the ticker ‘BCOIN’ — Custody provided by Fidelity Digital Assets and Flow Traders as market maker” (Jacobi Asset Management)

The US and Saudi Arabia continue to work on a framework aimed at Saudi recognition of Israel in exchange for US security guarantees for Riyadh, per Bloomberg.