Binance’s Market Share Fell Further in June

The crypto exchange still remains the world’s largest by a significant proportion.Source

Mastercard is Piloting Tokenized Bank Deposits in New UK Testbed

The card giant is launching what it calls a Multi-Token Network (MTN), which will begin by testing tokenized bank deposits and move onto experiments using stablecoins and CBDCs.Source

This Free-to-Mint Soulbound NFT Tracks Your Web3 Work History

Digital community platform Coordinape is rolling out CoSoul, which allows users to create a digital resume on-chain.Source

Sotheby’s to Launch On-Chain Generative Art Program Powered by Art Blocks Engine

The first sale on July 26 will honor generative art pioneer Vera Molnar, who is considered to be the first woman in digital art.Source

Ethereum’s Layer 2 Teams Want You to Clone Their Code

By making their code open source and easy to replicate, projects including Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync are making it easier for copycat blockchains to steal away their users – in pursuit of broader ecosystems of related networks.Source

GBTC Volume Increases 79% in June Amid TradFi ETF Applications

The trust’s trading volume increased to $45 million in June.Source

ARK Amends Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing to Include Surveillance Sharing, Similar to BlackRock

ARK’s application may now be in pole position to be approved first as as it was filed earlier than BlackRock’s.Source

Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges

Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.Source

First Mover Americas: First Leveraged Bitcoin ETF in U.S. Trades $5.5M on Day One

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 28, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Web3 Payment Firm Crossmint Launches Wallet-as-a-Service to Expand NFT Use Cases

The new API will allow users to create smart contracts and send NFTs via email, with the infrastructure to generate backend wallets for NFT collectors.Source