Kenya Central Bank Takes Ambivalent Stance on Digital Currency

The allure of the CBDC is fading and issuing one “may not be a compelling priority,” the bank said.Source

Justin Sun Predicts Huobi May Get Hong Kong License in 6 to 12 Months

Crypto exchange Huobi could receive a crypto trading license in Hong Kong as soon as the end of the year, Huobi advisor and Tron founder Justin Sun said on CoinDesk TV on Friday.Source

CoinDesk Turns 10: 2015 – Vitalik Buterin and the Birth of Ethereum

The most used blockchain is supposed to be immutable. So why has it changed so much from its founding?Source

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank-Backed Taurus Deploys on Polygon Blockchain

The Swiss firm aims to allow financial institutions and corporates to issue tokenized assets on the Ethereum layer 2 network.Source

Solving Lightning’s ‘Inbound Liquidity’ Problem Is Focus of New Layer 2 Bitcoin Protocol, Ark

The new protocol’s 24-year-old creator says Lightning’s inbound liquidity requirement – requiring users to commit funds to the protocol even when they’re just receiving payments – “doesn’t make any sense.”Source

U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27K

Continued strong gains in monthly employment figures have added to the Fed’s case for rate hikes.Source

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Bounces Back to $27K Ahead of Jobs Report

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi

May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers.Source

Cathedra Bitcoin to Deploy Crypto Miners at 360 Mining’s Texas Site

Cathedra will pay $55 per megawatt hour of power used plus 10% of gross bitcoin mined at the site.Source

Bitcoin Miners Are Probably Selling Their Output at the $28K Level: Matrixport

Miners are being forced to liquidate any new bitcoin mined as margins have narrowed in recent weeks, the report said.Source