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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer scheduled to speak at Crypto4Harris town hall. The following is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. It's Wednesday! In today's Daily, we look at the movement of 10,000 Silk Road bitcoin, Renzo entering Solana liquid restaking, Chuck...

The Daily: 10,000 Silk Road BTC moved, Renzo enters Solana liquid restaking and more

Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji told ETF.com that the firm does not plan to launch crypto exchange-traded funds. The world’s second-largest asset manager, after BlackRock, has over $9 trillion AUM. Salim Ramji took over as Vanguard chief executive officer last month after spending a decade in senior leadership roles with...

New Vanguard CEO says asset manager 'will not be launching crypto ETFs'

Grayscale is launching its third closed-end crypto fund within a week, with the latest tracking MakerDAO’s MKR token. MakerDAO is currently undergoing a period of reinvention under founder Rune Christensen’s “Endgame” plan, which will see one of the earliest DeFi projects spin out several new products and services.

Grayscale's latest fund for qualified investors tracks MakerDAO’s MKR token

The cryptocurrency market is a landscape of ever-shifting sentiments, where yesterday’s favorite can quickly fall out of favor, and new opportunities arise almost overnight. Ripple (XRP), once hailed as the savior of cross-border transactions, is facing skepticism among its investors despite its ambitious global aspirations. With Ripple’s latest developments, including the introduction of the RLUSD stablecoin and attempts to position XRP as a global currency, some investors are losing confidence and turning their attention to new opportunities, such as the rising gambling token Mpeppe (MPEPE), which promises the potential for 100x profits.

XRP Investors No Longer Believe Turn To New Gambling Token For 100x Profits

MetaMask announced the pilot launch of its self-titled MetaMask Card. The card is powered by Mastercard and the fintech platform Baanx. MetaMask announced the pilot launch of its self-titled MetaMask Card — powered by Mastercard and fintech platform Baanx — that allows the crypto wallet's users to spend cryptocurrency for everyday purchases.

MetaMask announces Baanx, Mastercard-powered crypto debit card

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The soldier, identified as Volodymyr, told the FT that his Stryker unit entered Kursk on August 6 and drove right into the Russians' coffee table.

A Ukrainian soldier said Russian troops in Kursk were 'sitting in the forest and drinking coffee,' unaware they were being invaded

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck areas near Las Vegas on Tuesday night, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The quake, which occurred at 8:06 p.m., was centered approximately 45 minutes from Las Vegas, near Indian Springs.

Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake Shakes Areas Near Las Vegas

Crunch Lab raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Multicoin Capital. The startup is the core contributor behind CrunchDAO, a platform for AI researchers who can participate in distributed machine learning competitions. Crunch Lab raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by the crypto-focused investment firm Multicoin Capital. Factor...

Multicoin Capital leads $3.5 million seed raise for Crunch Lab

Uniswap Labs’ cumulative front-end fees have surpassed $50 million. In October 2023, the protocol enacted a 0.15% fee for user transactions on its web interface and wallet app. In April this year, Uniswap Labs hiked this fee on its interface from 0.15% to 0.25%. Uniswap Labs, the developer firm...

Uniswap Labs' cumulative front-end revenue surpasses $50 million

Renzo has partnered with the Jito Foundation to enter the Solana liquid restaking space. Renzo is expected to launch ezSOL, a Solana liquid restaking token, on Jito next month, founding contributor Lucas Kozinski told The Block. Renzo, an. Ethereum. liquid restaking protocol, has expanded into the. Solana. liquid restaking space...

Renzo enters Solana liquid restaking, set to launch ezSOL on Jito

STS Digital has acquired flovtec to expand its market-making capabilities and enhance liquidity solutions. Services that may be bolstered include regulated custody, tailored liquidity solutions, and trading strategies. Digital asset trading firm STS Digital has acquired Swiss crypto market maker flovtec to expand its market-making capabilities and enhance liquidity solutions.

STS Digital acquires Swiss market maker flovtec

New York-based financial giant BlackRock has warned about cryptocurrency scams. Financial behemoth BlackRock has issued a warning about cryptocurrency-related scams on its social media account. "We urge caution in dealing with individuals, websites or social media platforms using our brand and offering training or investments," BlackRock said. BlackRock has stressed...

BlackRock Issues Major Crypto Warning

Coinbase wants the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to produce documents related to its regulatory decision-making processes surrounding several digital assets. The top US crypto exchange has asked a judge to order the regulator to search for and produce documents related to its previous communication with crypto issuers. Coinbase...

Coinbase Wants SEC To Produce Documents That Could Expose Regulator’s Inconsistent Views on Digital Assets

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo is predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will ultimately hit a massive value for one key reason. Woo tells his 1.1 million followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin could capture 3% of the total wealth assets and soar more than 975% from the current value.

Bitcoin To Explode by at Least 975% To Reach Ultimate Price, Says Analyst Willy Woo – Here’s the Timeline

Multiple investment platforms, including Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, Ameritrade, eTrade and Robinhood, reportedly went offline for a few hours beginning around 9 a.m. ET today. According to downdetector.com, reports spiked around 10 a.m. ET, with nearly 15,000 issues reported for Charles Schwab, 3,500 for Fidelity, 3,000 for Vanguard and 2,000 for Ameritrade.

Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard Among Investment Sites That Crashed This Morning

CEO Ben Gagnon has been appointed to the company’s board of directors as co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from the board. Bonta has been at the center of a takeover battle between U.S.-based Riot Platforms and Bitfarms. It's been a tumultuous year for Bitfarms' management team and the bitcoin...

Bitfarms co-founder Nicolas Bonta steps down from board

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance reached an agreement with Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) over offering derivatives products. In an Aug. 14 notice, the CVM said Binance agreed to pay 9.6 million reais — roughly $1.7 million at the time of publication — to the securities regulator. The CVM issued a warning to Binance in 2020 that the exchange was offering Brazilian residents derivatives products without authorization.

Binance reaches $1.7M agreement with Brazilian securities regulator

DBS Bank has launched a pilot of “DBS Treasury Tokens” in collaboration with Ant International. The pilot is powered by DBS’ permissioned blockchain, which supports multi-currency treasury and liquidity management across various markets for Ant International entities. DBS Bank, the largest bank in Singapore by assets, today...

Singapore’s biggest bank DBS rolls out blockchain-powered ‘treasury tokens’ pilot

The upgrade will allow users to create new token trading markets without needing governance approval under the permissionless listing feature. To list new markets, users must deposit a governance-determined amount of USDC into a new “master liquidity pool” called MegaVault. Decentralized finance platform. dYdX. announced Tuesday that it...

dYdX Chain to allow users to list ‘virtually unlimited’ markets in upcoming upgrade

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Fidelity Head of Digital Asset Management says stablecoins, tokenized Treasurys and onchain credit are areas they are exploring

Cynthia Lo Bessette, the head of Fidelity’s digital asset management division, is not convinced there is sufficient demand for alternative crypto ETFs. Ethereum staking ETFs may...

Fidelity Head of Digital Asset Management says stablecoins, tokenized Treasurys and onchain credit are areas they are exploring

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