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Bitcoin: $38,789.80 | Dom: 40.4% | HR: 174.826 EH/s

Breaking: Nations to adopt Bitcoin, crypto users to reach 1B by 2023: Report | Exclusive: Crypto Hedge Fund Ikigai Tests Venture Capital Waters

This Just In: Survey: Financial Advisors Increasingly Allocating to Crypto | Turkish and Salvadoran presidents meet, Bitcoiners left disappointed | Reuters: Binance was withholding information from regulators, repeatedly shunned own compliance department

TOP NEWS

• Fed issues discussion paper on benefits and risks of a digital dollar
• Does a Fed digital dollar leave any room for crypto stablecoins?
• Bitcoin Mining Company Bitfarms Purchases 1,000 Bitcoin
• No fireworks at House's Bitcoin mining hearing, but pending climate bills could home in on crypto
• Robinhood Launches Crypto Wallet Beta for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Transfers
• Cardano Launches First Decentralized Exchange Built on ADA, Triggering Price Spike
• El Salvador Plans To Give Small Businesses Low Interest Bitcoin-Backed Loans
• CasperLabs to become blockchain of choice for the City of Fuzhou, China

TALKABOUTABLE

• Total Crypto Ban Called for by Russian Central Bank
• CryptoCom Becomes Financial Backer of the Australian Football League and the AFLW
• Crypto.com shares details on security breach: 483 accounts compromised
• Twitter begins rolling out access to NFT profile pictures 
• Another Islamic Organization Issues Fatwa Against Cryptocurrencies in Indonesia
• Google to Form Blockchain and Distributed Computing Division.
• Meta To Launch An NFT Marketplace. Danger Ahead
• With New Fund, Bitwise Aims to Capture Renewed NFT Interest
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams Receives First Paycheck in Converted ETH, BTC

NOTABLE VOICES

• MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor Explains Why Bitcoin Is Both a Blessing and a Curse
• Elon Musk Slams Twitter for Integrating NFT Features
• Crypto Stories: Vitalik Buterin talks creating Ethereum in previously unreleased 2014 interview
• I Only Hold 1 Bitcoin, Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal Reveals
• CNBC's Jim Cramer Says Dogecoin Is a Security. Is He Right?
• Doge Cofounder Billy Markus Plans to Learn More About “Coding Crypto Stuff” – Is That for Dogecoin?
• CEO of Financial Services Giant Charles Schwab Walt Bettinger Calls Cryptocurrencies ‘Hard to Ignore’ 
• Exclusive Interview with ValerStudios CEO Phylicia Manyweather: Our Mission Is to Leverage Blockchain to Solve Some of World's Biggest Challenges
• Robinhood Executive Aparna Chennapragada on Shiba Inu Community Engagement: "We Don't Take That for Granted"

UNDERSTANDING MONEY IS KEY TO UNDERSTANDING BITCOIN

Bitcoin
Here's Why Bitcoin Might Be Approaching Buy Zone. Bulls aim to turn the tide in Friday’s $580M options expiry after BTC tops $43K, but Bitcoin (BTC) Daily RSI Becomes Oversold for First Time Since May. Bitcoin fundamentals diverge from BTC price dip as difficulty hits new all-time high. 3 Possible Reasons For Bitcoin’s Price Crash to $38K. BTC Risks Crashing Below $35k As Russia Threatens To Completely Ban Bitcoin. 3 wildest theories explaining $500B crypto market crash. Here are levels to watch as Bitcoin fights to avoid $30K July repeat.

Altcoins
Crypto liquidations pass $700M as altcoins take a hit from Bitcoin sinking below $40K. Cosmos (ATOM) is Only 7% Away From New All-Time High Price. Layer 1 and DeFi Tokens Among Hardest Hit in Latest Crypto Crash. Little-Known Altcoin Project SECRET ($SCRT) That’s Up Over 70% Year-to-Date Launches $400,000,000 Ecosystem Fund.

Doggie-Coin Watch
Shiba Inu Holder Count Hits New Highs Amid Price Dip. SHIB price continues to drop despite 40% of initial quadrillion token supply burned. FLOKI to Get Listed on More CEXes Thanks to This New Upgrade.

Analyst's Corner
Crypto Billionaire Mike Novogratz Who Predicted $38K Bitcoin Bottom Speaks on Market Outlook. Bloomberg’s McGlone: Volatility indicates Bitcoin’s durability in the crypto market revolution. Bitcoin Bottom Might Be Near, RSI Says: Bloomberg. Market strategist Soloway downgrades BTC price target to $17k but expects slight near term surge. Top Crypto Analyst Credible Crypto Says This DeFi Altcoin Is Primed for a 10x Rally. Crypto Analyst Nicholas Merten Predicts Dramatic Volatility for Bitcoin and Crypto Market Needs ‘Final Flush’ Before Bearish Trend Can Reverse. Crypto Strategist Justin Bennett Updates Outlook on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Two Popular Altcoins. Bitcoin Pattern Projects Movement Below $30,000, Peter Schiff Says: Details. Invesco Analyst Paul Jackson Predicts Bitcoin Tumbling Below $30K as Warning Signs Mount. Here’s What Will Catapult Cardano (ADA) to a New All-Time High in 2022, According to deVere Group CEO Nigel Green.

Follow Dat Money
Crypto Start-ups Raised 30x More Money Than Five Years Ago and Tiger Global Leads $50m Round for Web3 Protocol.

Blockchain
Cardano Increases Node Performance to Reduce Network Congestion During DeFi Projects Rollout and records higher volume and over 500x cheaper fees than Ethereum.

ACHIEVING NETWORK PRIVACY IN BITCOIN: VPNS AND TOR HELP, BUT MIXNETS ARE NEEDED

Mining
Despite the Price Crash: Bitcoin Hash Rate and Mining Difficulty at ATH. LendInvest chair Faes to set up crypto mining operation in Texas. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches New ATH, Here's How It Affects Crypto Market.

Regulation/Taxation
Crypto taxation could deter investors, says Thai ruling party MP

Web3
Prada and Adidas Leverage on Polygon Blockchain for First Collaborative NFT Project. Mintify: A New Platform Full of Wild Promises to Solve NFT Problems. adidas Originals and Prada Announce a user-generated NFT Project. Scan your dog and go walkies in the Metaverse: Virtual NFT pets get popular. NFT firm Dropp GG set to launch ‘geo-minting’ and ‘mixed reality events.’ Play It Forward DAO is Making Play-to-Earn Gaming Open To Everyone. New research expects a gloomy year for Bitcoin as DeFi and DAOs rise. SIDUS HEROES: Merging NFTs, DeFi, and Gaming Into a Play-To-Earn Metaverse. How Minting an NFT Hooked Mark Cuban on Crypto.

With the good come the bad, Solana NFT Project Rug Pulls Investors for $1.3M—Despite Civic 'Verification'. ‘A slow rug pull’: Traders reject play-to-earn crypto shilled by Ice Cube. Boston nurse fired for nudes on OnlyFans launches crypto porn app. Crypto Scam Steals $400K In Seven Hours. Is YouTube Complicit?