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JUST IN: Global payments giant @stripe now supports payments in #Bitcoin and crypto

“A digital currency could make the kind of stimulus payments of the coronavirus pandemic nearly instantaneous and far more efficient, he said, possibly even reaching people who have previously been shut out of banking services.” Fedcoin = UBI nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/us…

Coinbase has blocked 25,000 accounts linked to Russian individuals suspected of illicit activity blockworks.co/coinbase-block…

NEW: Virginia banks will soon offer #Bitcoin and crypto custody services. - The Street

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order this week that will outline the U.S. government’s strategy for cryptocurrencies trib.al/1FpVTDp

When will Ripple v. SEC case end? Ripple thinks it will end sometime between Aug. 26 and Nov. 18. In its pending class action, Ripple agreed to move the case start back to Nov. 18 in belief that the SEC case will be finished before then. Of course, it can settle ANYTIME.

ICYMI: Brazil’s central bank selects nine CBDC projects to move forward in innovation challenge theblockcrypto.com/linked/136348/…

President Nicolas Maduro announced a 18-fold increase in Venezuela’s monthly minimum wage to roughly 126 bolivars ($28) by pegging it to the value of half a petro, the government’s cryptocurrency trib.al/fEdtPFW

"Digital currencies are a speculation, like gold," — Federal Reserve Chairman

Mark Zuckerberg: The virtual economy in the metaverse will be as big as the one in real life

Ukraine promises crypto ‘airdrop’ while leaving many questions unanswered theblockcrypto.com/linked/136007/…

ICYMI: Money transfer fintech Wise pulls the plug on its services in Russia theblockcrypto.com/linked/135662/…

Bitcoin is falling but gold is rising as investors seek traditional safe havens. Gold hit the highest level since September 2020, while Bitcoin fell as much as 8.5% trib.al/UUv319Z

Pablo Hernandez de Cos, the Bank of Spain’s governor, wants the country to intensify its surveillance over cryptocurrencies. decrypt.co/93619/bank-of-…

🚨 US Secret Service: Crypto investments and transactions are not criminal 🚨

Blockchain.com is leasing a 22,000-square-foot office in Miami’s Wynwood arts district in the latest sign of crypto industry expansion in the Florida city trib.al/koXOL4j

Brazil could soon be the next Latin American nation to regulate cryptocurrency. A bill has been in the works since 2019 and is now finally set to hit the Senate floor for a vote. cointelegraph.com/news/bill-to-r…

🚨 Netflix competitor Sling TV now accepts #Bitcoin and crypto payments

Russia’s Finance Ministry isn’t waiting anymore for the central bank and formally presented a bill “On Digital Currency” to the government, preceding the introduction to the parliament for consideration. buff.ly/3h41kQp