Kraken's institutional arm has begun offering services to clients in the UK and Australia, catering to hedge funds, ETF issuers, and other large entities with advanced management and functionality.
Since early July, the German government has liquidated half of its Bitcoin holdings, amounting to about $1.5 billion. This massive sell-off introduced significant downward pressure on the cryptocurrency market.
In the first half of 2024, memecoins demonstrated the highest profitability (1834%) among all cryptocurrency sectors. Following far behind were Real World Assets (RWA) - tokenized real assets, including BlackRock products, with a growth of 213%.
The Italian government intends to tighten control over the cryptocurrency market, including imposing hefty fines of up to €5 million for insider trading and asset manipulation. The proposed decree is pending approval from the Council of Ministers.
Sources from DLNews reveal that the L2 blockchain ZKsync developers have committed about 0.5% of all issued tokens to the decentralized social network Lens Protocol to ensure its launch on their platform. Although the precise number is undisclosed, it’s estimated to be around 100 million ZK ($22 million at current market value).
During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old local resident fired a shot at Donald Trump, injuring him in the ear. Reuters reported the incident.
Mining company Genesis Digital Assets (GDA) is exploring the possibility of entering the U.S. stock market through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Company representatives have recently started private consultations with specialists about listing securities on official U.S. exchanges.
Following reports that Martin Shkreli and Donald Trump's son, Barron, were involved in launching the DJT token, a betting market titled "Was Barron involved in DJT?" appeared on Polymarket.
