Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Could Help Power up a New Crypto Cycle: Bernstein New capital will enter the market from fresh stablecoin supply, tokenization of traditional assets, native crypto infrastructure tokenization and ETFs, the report said. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/14/bitcoin-spot-etf-approval-could-help-power-up-a-new-crypto-cycle-bernstein/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded into custody ahead of his October trial on multiple financial crime charges after a federal judge revoked his release on bond. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/11/sam-bankman-fried-jailed-ahead-of-trial/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Is Friend.tech a Friend or Foe? A Dive Into the New Social App Driving Millions in Trading Volume The new social app has driven over 4,400 ETH ($8.1 million) in trading volume in less than 24 hours since its launch, far surpassing OpenSea’s in the same time frame. But with its mysterious origins, ... https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/08/11/is-friendtech-a-friend-or-foe-a-dive-into-the-new-social-app-driving-millions-in-trading-volume/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Rollbit's RLB Token Rockets 60% as Crypto Casino Bets on Daily Token Burn Rollbit revenues crossed over $2 million in the past 24 hours across various services, data shows. This means a significant amount – after costs – will use to fund RLB purchases daily. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/09/rollbits-rlb-token-rockets-60-as-crypto-casino-bets-on-daily-token-burn/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin's 'Taker Buy-Sell Ratio' Surges Signals Renewed Bullish Vigour The taker buy-sell ratio measures the buy volume divided by the sell volume of takers in perpetual swap trades. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/09/bitcoins-taker-buy-sell-ratio-surges-signals-renewed-bullish-vigour/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Fed Starts New Program to Oversee Crypto Activity in U.S. Banks The U.S. Federal Reserve is starting a new program for overseeing banks’ crypto activity, and it further clarified its requirement that the lenders under its authority get approval before engaging in ... https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/08/fed-starts-new-program-to-oversee-crypto-activity-in-us-banks/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Marathon Digital Misses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/08/marathon-digital-misses-q2-earnings-and-revenue-estimates/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Desperately Seeking Crypto’s Killer App When you take away the speculation, what Web3 services actually deliver utility for users? https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/08/08/desperately-seeking-cryptos-killer-app/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/08/former-ftx-exec-ryan-salame-talking-to-prosecutors-about-plea-deal-bloomberg/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bavaria's Data Regulator Had Not Concluded Assessment of Worldcoin When the Project Launched The Sam Altman co-founded project has been shut down in Kenya over privacy concerns. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/08/08/bavarias-data-regulator-had-not-concluded-assessment-of-worldcoin-when-the-project-launched/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines