‘Razzlekhan,’ Husband Agree to Plea Deal in Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case Worth Billions

The pair will forfeit the proceeds from nearly 120,000 bitcoins they allegedly laundered from the hacked crypto exchange.Source

Crypto Liquidity Network Paradigm Leans Into DeFi With StarkWare

The new Paradex decentralized perpetuals platform is backed by the recent appchain technology from StarkWare.Source

ISIS Allies Used Crypto to Raise Millions: TRM Labs

Affiliates of the most notorious terrorist organization use centralized exchanges, the blockchain intel firm said.Source

DeFi Protocol Conic Finance Hacked for 1,700 Ether

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First Mover Americas: ProShares Dismisses Concerns Over Cost of Tracking Futures

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 21, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

McDonald’s Opens McNuggets Land in the Metaverse, but McWhy?

The fast food giant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the menu item with a perplexing new Web3 activation.Source

SOL, XRP Lead Slide in Crypto Majors as Bitcoin Lingers Below $30K

Some selling pressure may have arisen from a revised U.S. bill that excludes a host of traditional securities from the “digital asset” category, which some say bodes ill for DeFi.Source

Africa-Focused DeFi Platform Mara Releases Ethereum-Compatible Testnet

Developers in Nigeria and across Africa can build and test their decentralized applications on the Optimism forked Mara Chain.Source

Large Crypto Token Unlocks Drive Prices Lower Within Two Weeks, Research Suggests

Unlocks that free up large amount of liquidity relative to average daily trading volume yield a deeper decline in the token’s price within two weeks after the event, research by The Tie shows.Source

Wholesale CBDC Would Improve Cross-Border Payments, French Central Bank Tests Show

The French Central Bank has determined that its wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) would improve cross-border payments, it announced on Friday.Source