BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Application Refiled, Naming Coinbase as ‘Surveillance-Sharing’ Partner

The refiled application by Nasdaq to list a BlackRock bitcoin ETF follows a report last week that the SEC deemed earlier proposals “inadequate” since they didn’t specify the name of the underlying market in so-called surveillance-sharing agreements.Source

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collection Floor Price Sinks to 20-Month Low

The floor price of the Yuga Labs NFT collection fell to 27.4 ETH, or about $53,000 on Sunday evening before rebounding slightly.Source

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Floor Price Sinks to 20-Month Low

The floor price of the Yuga Labs NFT collection fell to 27.4 ETH, or about $53,000 on Sunday evening before rebounding slightly.Source

Coinbase, Microstrategy Shares Rally After Cboe Refiles Bitcoin ETF Applications

Shares in Coinbase, chosen as the market for the surveillance-sharing agreements in ETF applications, rose above $80 at around 11:30 ET on Monday.Source

Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud

The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.Source

Bitcoin Unlikely to Be Destabilized by Real Yields, Crypto Observers Say

The rise in real yields is more of a headache to blue chip stocks than to markets like technology or crypto and will not disrupt the medium-term growth story, one observer said.Source

Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot’s Stock Rises 12% in Stock Debut

The company plans to look for acquisition opportunities in the “highly fragmented” market, CEO Brandon Mintz said.Source

First Mover Americas: Traders Place Big Bets on Ether for Second Half of 2023

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for July 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.Source

Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development

Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said.Source

Probability for U.S. Approval of a Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Fairly High: Bernstein

The lack of a spot ETF leads to the growth of over-the-counter products like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which are more expensive, illiquid and inefficient, the report said.Source