Ecosystem - Poly Network Hack (and DAO Maker)

• Crypto platform Poly Network rewards hacker with $500,000 ‘bug bounty’ - Reuters
• Poly Network - Twitter
• Poly Network hacker returns nearly all funds, refuses $500K white hat bounty- Cointelegraph
• Hacker Returns Nearly All $600 Million Stolen In Ethereum, Other Tokens - Forbes
• Poly Network Attacker Returning Funds After Pulling Off Biggest DeFi Theft Ever - Chainalysis
• What a $600m heist tells us about the future of crypto - Financial Times
• DAO Maker Statement - Medium
• Maxi furto di criptovalute: i bitcoin sono sicuri? - WeWealth

Ecosystem - Coinbase

• Coinbase 2021Q2 Shareholder Letter - Coinbase
• Coinbase gets boost from wild cryptocurrency trading swings - Financial Times

Ecosystem - Miscellanea

• Neuberger Berman expands fund strategy to include bitcoin, ether exposure - The Block
• German Funds’ Crypto Investments Will Pose Liquidity Risks - Fitch Ratings
• Our Journey to Become a National Digital Currency Bank - Circle
• Beijing Signals Yearslong Tech Crackdown as Investors Reevaluate China Bets - CoinDesk

Ecosystem - ETF

• VanEck Files for Futures Bitcoin ETF After SEC Hints at Path to Approval - Decrypt
• Approval incoming? Valkyrie becomes fourth firm to apply for BTC futures ETF- Cointelegraph
• Valkyrie - SEC

Regulation - US Infrastructure Bill

• Cryptocurrency brawl bogs down infrastructure bill - The Washington Post
• Cryptocurrency debate slows infrastructure bill - The Washington Post
• Lone Senator Rejects Crypto Compromise in Infrastructure Bill - CoinDesk
• Senate Fails to Amend Crypto Tax Provision in Infrastructure Bill - Blockworks
• It’s official: Cryptocurrency is infrastructure - CNN Politics
• Bitcoin’s Political Moment Has Arrived - Bitcoin Tech Talk #252, by Jimmy Song
• A Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Crackup - WSJ

Regulation - SEC’s Gensler

• Gensler asks for more SEC authority to regulate crypto exchanges - The Block
• Gensler’s Response to Warren - Warren Senate

Ecosystem - Binance

• Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks Quits, Cites ‘Strategic Differences’ - CoinDesk
• Changes to Product Offerings in Korea - Binance Support

Regulation - Poloniex

• Poloniex Agrees to $10M Settlement With SEC for Operating Unregistered Exchange - CoinDesk
• In the Matter of Poloniex, LLC - SEC

Regulation - Bitmex

• BitMEX to Pay $100 Million - CFTC
• BitMEX confirms it has reached settlements with CFTC and FinCEN - BitMEX Blog
• Crypto is changing, and BitMEX is changing with it - BitMEX Blog
• BitMex joins AC Milan as first-ever sleeve partner - AC Milan

Ecosystem - Fan Token

• Soccer Star Messi Embraces Crypto In Move To Paris Saint-Germain - Forbes
• Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens - Reuters
• Cryptocurrency exchanges target sport sponsorships - Financial Times

Ecosystem - Proof-of-Reserves

• Fixing The Privacy Gap In Proof Of Liability Protocols - BitMEX Blog
• Proof-of-Reserves & Liabilities: BitMEX Demonstration - BitMEX Blog
• Proof-of-Reserves - CheckSig

Ecosystem - Tether

• Tether Reveals More Details About Its Reserves - CoinDesk
• Latest Assurance Opinion Once Again Confirms Tether’s Reserves Fully Backed - Tether
• Crypto’s Tether Sheds Light, but Not Enough, on Its $63 Billion Reserves - WSJ
• Tether Is Backed by Nearly 50% Commercial Paper Says New Report - Decrypt

Tech

• Newsletter #161 - Bitcoin Optech

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• CAL2021 Conference - Crypto Asset Lab