BitDigest July 28 · Issue #709
- Bitcoin breaks $10,500 as investors turn to safe-haven assets
- China building blockchain network as next generation of US led internet
Crypto Fear and Greed Index
The Fear & Greed Index for bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies spiked this week jumping 32 points and reaching its highest level since June 2019.
The Headlines
China Looking to Put Everything Blockchain-Related onto BSN’s platform
Austria's Leading Telecommunications Company to Accept Digital Currencies
LocalBitcoins Adopting Elliptic's Blockchain Monitoring Solutions
Chainalysis Releases Data and Insights Portal for Markets
3iQ Looking to List Ether Fund
SIX lists New Actively Traded Crypto ETP
Brave Adding Firewall and VPN for Apple Mobile Users
Market Data
Bakkt Futues Activity Spikes with Bitcoin to Reach All-Time-High
5% of all Bitcoin Held by Illicit Actors
Maker Becomes First DeFi App to Lock $1 Billion
Exchange, Custody and Product News
Augur v2 Releasing Today
Matrixport Launching Crypto Derivatives Exchange
Thoughts on the Ecosystem
Bitcoin Could Surpass Gold as Leading Safe-Haven Asset in Tech-Driven Future
Reports you may have missed
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Risk markets were selling off before today's FOMC meeting where it was unanimously voted to keep interest rates steady. The Fed announced it would be reducing the speed of its balance sheet taper from $60 billion per month to $25 billion per month, a larger than expected reduction. Following the announcements and Chair Powellâs comments, yields turned sharply lower with the US10Y falling 9 basis points while equity indices rose....
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