MakerDAO’s MKR Token Jumps 10%, Defying Crypto Market Slump

The rally occurred amid improving fundamentals of Maker, as the protocol has returned to make profits, Messari analyst Kunal Goel said.Source

SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants Including BlackRock, Fidelity

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed making a decision on any bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications filed earlier this year.Source

U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap

A New York judge declined to “stretch the federal securities laws to cover the conduct alleged” in a proposed class action complaint seeking to hold Uniswap accountable for “scam tokens” issued on the protocol.Source

Ether Heads for ‘Death Cross’

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Arbitrum Developer Courts Coders Who Already Know WebAssembly-Compatible Languages

The new feature “Arbitrum Stylus” will make it easy to write smart contracts using computer languages compatible with the WebAssembly or WASM standard – seen as far more common than the Ethereum Virtual Machine or EVM standard that many blockchain developers currently use.Source

First Mover Americas: Musk’s X Obtains Payment Licenses in Several U.S. States

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Aerodrome Fanatics Deposit $150M to Base Blockchain on First Day

Its creators hope to emulate the apparent success of Velodrome, one of Optimism network’s most used platforms which holds over $288 million in locked value.Source

Swift, Chainlink Tokenization Experiment Successfully Transfers Value Across Multiple Blockchains

Swift and Chainlink announced in June they were collaborating with dozens of financial institutions to test connecting blockchains.Source

Elon Musk’s X Has Licenses in Multiple U.S. States to Process Payments, Including Crypto

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has obtained money or currency transmitter licenses in seven U.S. states.Source

SEC Could Prepare Alternative Arguments to Reject Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Berenberg

Coinbase’s potential involvement in spot bitcoin ETFs could serve as part of the SEC’s reconfigured arguments for rejecting the applications, the report said.Source