CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

Traditional finance giants are excited about the idea of putting ownership of assets like precious metals, art, homes and more on the blockchain.

A walk through the latest crypto news concerning privacy, security, and Elon’s “everything app” to what’s emerging in bitcoin mining that could be a game changer for lower socio-economic communities all while remaining eco-friendly.

Is Sam Altman’s UBI startup a smart countermeasure to AI, or a privacy nightmare? Jeff Wilser reports.

We explain the difference and connections between Ripple and XRP and the history and the state of the SEC's case against Ripple.

Long one of crypto’s big ideas, tokenization may finally be ready for prime-time. Wall Street is diving in, creating tokens for everything from buildings to gold bars. One advantage: relatively little regulatory scrutiny. Jeff Wilser reports.

Volatility Shares, Bitwise, VanEck, Roundhill, ProShares and Grayscale have filed applications with the SEC for Ether ETFs.

Kenya is the first country to fully suspend Worldcoin operations. Data protection offices in Europe have started investigations.

The registration, which follows last year's approval in Italy, is "a significant milestone" for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said.

India's presidency note on crypto is an effort to have its suggestions included in the framing of global crypto rules.

Prosecutors moved to revoke Sam Bankman-Fried's bond release, alleging his sharing Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times amounts to witness tampering.

Though the industry legislation has reached unprecedented heights, the wins may be too messy to open a path to the finish line this year.