Bitcoin Pushes Past $64K as Monetary Ease Expectations Grow

Traders Tuesday pushed expectations of a second consecutive 50 basis point rate Fed rate to 60%.Source

Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Her Role in FTX Fraud

Caroline Ellison was sentenced Tuesday afternoon.Source

TrustToken, TrueCoin Settle With SEC Over Fraud Accusations in Stablecoin Investing

TrustToken and TrueCoin – now rebranded and under the umbrella of Archbock Inc. – settled accusations that they knowingly misrepresented the backing of the TrueUSD {{TUSD}} stablecoin and offered securities tied to it without properly registering, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a Tuesday statement.Source

Leveraging Bitcoin’s Security for Trustless Asset Transfers

We should be looking to Bitcoin as the foundation for secure cross-chain infrastructure, says Jeff Garzik, CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project.Source

What to Expect at Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s Sentencing

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will learn her fate in a few hours. She may spend the next several months or years behind bars, but her attorneys, the Department of Justice and the Probation Office all seem to think she should remain a free woman after the amount of cooperation she provided.Source

Turkey Shelves Additional Plans to Tax Stocks and Crypto: Bloomberg

We don’t have a stocks tax on our agenda. It was discussed previously and fell from our agenda, Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz told Bloomberg, talking about plans that also affect crypto.Source

‘We are Running Out of Time’: U.S. House Democrat Urges Stablecoin Bill Compromise

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the House Financial Services Committee’s ranking Democrat, suggested in a Securities and Exchange Commission oversight hearing on Tuesday that she and the Republican chairman should finish a bill this year to regulate U.S. stablecoin issuers.Source

MicroStrategy Outpaces BlackRock’s IBIT by Over 3x Year-to-Date

Exploring the unique strategies and competitive landscape of BlackRock’s IBIT vs. MicroStrategySource

Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Deploys BitVM-Based Bridge ‘Clementine’ on Testnet

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DeFi Protocol Cega Debuts ‘Vault Token Market’ to Facilitate Seamless Investing

The offering solves the liquidity issues faced by investors due to the 27-day deposit lock-up period.Source