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Cboe amended five spot Bitcoin EFT filings on Tuesday to add that it has “reached an agreement on terms” with Coinbase to enter into surveillance-sharing agreements.

"Institutional investors in Asia are increasingly turning to third-party custody service providers to navigate the complexities of the $1.2 trillion digital asset market, pointing to the limitations of self-custodial solutions."

"Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on buying and selling of location data drawn from consumers’ mobile devices in the state, in what would be a first-in-the-nation effort to rein in a billion-dollar industry."

"Sudan has been under transitional military rule since 2021, when Sudan’s revolutionary government was overthrown in a military coup."

"Policymakers are struggling to accommodate cryptocurrencies within tax systems not designed to handle them; this paper reviews the issues that arise. The risks, for now, appear more latent than real. But this can change."

On his June 30 financial disclosure report, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listed a brokerage account that held between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of bitcoin.

The BRICS countries could soon launch a viable alternative to the U.S. dollar, Russia confirmed this week.

"Founded in 2020 by Luiz Parreira, Bipa seeks to eliminate entry barriers and promote the use of bitcoin by providing a user-friendly digital account connected to instant payment networks PIX (Brazilian real) and Lightning (bitcoin)."

OpenSats marked the launch of its new long-term support program for Bitcoin developers and related 'internet people' by issuing first grant to Bitcoin Core maintainer Marco Falke, and also announced the first round of Nostr grants.

"With a focus on collaboration and mentorship, the pre-accelerator program aims to enable founders to create innovative solutions on Bitcoin."

Nostur iOS app joins ranks with Damus in being coerced by Apple to remove note zaps from its Nostr client.

"The U.S. government continues to make progress in prosecuting individuals involved in the Bitfinex security breach and in seizing funds associated with the theft," Bitfinex said.