Cat Coin Toshi Purrs on New Base Blockchain

Base is officially going live next week, and some small-cap token hunters are already laying bets.Source

Crypto Options Volume on CME Rose to Nearly $1B in July: CCData

The increase in BTC options volume on the CME suggests that institutions might be hedging their positions.Source

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as Justice Department Pushes for Incarceration

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense isn’t denying that he shared former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s diary with the New York Times, and so he should be “detained pending trial,” the U.S. Department of Justice said again in a filing late Thursday.Source

ProShares, Bitwise File for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

If approved, the fund will measure “the performance of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts.”Source

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K, but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?

PLUS: A decrease in bitcoin supply active a year ago indicates that long-term holders have reduced their bitcoin exposure. Is hodling starting to wane?Source

Bitcoin Wobbles at $29K as XRP Leads Altcoin Losses; SHIB, Helium Gain

The largest cryptocurrency by market cap is likely to remain stubbornly rangebound a little above $29,000, market analysts believe.Source

LinksDAO, the Online Community That Bought a Golf Course, Is Accepting New Members

The tiers of membership offer various levels of access to the group’s private Discord, network of peer-to-peer private courses and eventual entry to its Spey Bay Golf Club.Source

Figure Abandons Quest to be U.S. Chartered Crypto Bank After Three-Year Fight

Figure Technologies, Inc., has pulled its application to become a federally chartered bank in the U.S., ending a three-year rollercoaster ride as regulators clamped down on crypto activity and digital assets banking suffered a black eye when regional lenders associated with the tech world cratered earlier this year.Source

Coinbase Beats Analyst Estimates for Q2, but Transaction Revenue Falls

The crypto exchange beat on both the top and bottom lines, but transaction revenue and total trading volume fell.Source

Curve Founder Still Owes $80M Despite Raising Nearly $30M in Past Two Days

Michael Egorov is under liquidation pressure following the CRV’s recent price drop and Curve exploit.Source