Month: July 2023

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas reports that Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors–panned by critics as a sweetheart deal–fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Del. on Wednesday after a judge scrutinized the agreement. 
• A donor of President Joe Biden and appointee purchased artwork by the president’s son, which some ethics experts are saying present an “apparent conflict of interest” and “raises red flags,” according to Fox News.
• The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, where he was grilled by Republicans over the ongoing border crisis. 
• Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan reports that for more than 120 years, the Daughters of the American Revolution has brought together the female descendants of Revolutionary War heroes to promote “historic preservation, education, and patriotism.” 
• Actor Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty by a jury in Britain 

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The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

"The Hash" discusses some of the biggest stories of the day, including Binance planning to introduce its full service in Japan in August. This comes as the crypto exchange is withdrawing a license application in Germany. Nigeria is changing its eNaira model to encourage more use of its CBDC. Venture capital firm a16z is selling a part of its investment in crypto lender MakerDAO's MKR governance tokens. And, Sunday marked the lowest daily volume across DeFi since the turn of the year.

See also:

Binance to Reenter Japan in August 2 Years After Regulator's Warning

Binance Withdraws German Crypto License Application

Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint

Nigeria Is Altering eNaira Model to Promote Use of the Digital Currency: Central Bank

DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows as Sector Endures Downswing

Italy’s Central Bank Taps Polygon, Fireblocks DeFi Project to Help Institutions Dabble With Tokenized Assets

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On this episode of “Money Reimagined,”  Michael Casey and Sheila Warren kick off the show by talking about WorldCoin, which has dominated the news cycle in the crypto space for the last 24 hours. They discuss digital identity as a project, biometrics as an abuse of human rights, and why people are emotional about it. 

Casey and Warren shift to chat with guest Adrian Hale the Director of Economic & Community Development at Foundry about what is really going on with education and emergent jobs in Bitcoin Mining concerning lower-income communities. 

Disclaimer: DCG (Digital Currency Group) is the owner of both Foundry and CoinDesk. 

Other Links: 

foundrydigital.com  

Foundry Deploy 

Stories: 

Worldcoin Token Slumps Amid Crypto Community Unease

UK Information Commission to Make Inquiries About Worldcoin 

Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

Dogecoin Bumps 10% on X Payments Speculation, DOGE Futures Traders Lose $10M 

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Dogecoin takes center stage in crypto markets.

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Today's Stories:

Nigeria Is Altering eNaira Model to Promote Use of the Digital Currency: Central Bank

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Takes Center Stage

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