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Protocol Village: Nym's VPN App Moves to Public Beta, GenLayer Raises $7.5M

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 15-21.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Finance

TradFi Underestimates Bitcoin's Enormous Scale, Franklin Templeton CEO Says

Bitcoin processed $36.6 trillion in transactions last year, far more than payment network giants Mastercard and Visa combined.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

RFK Jr. Reportedly Dropping Out of Presidential Race, Mulling Trump Endorsement; Bitcoin Jumps Past $61K

The independent candidate has scheduled a national address for Friday.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

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Markets

Bitcoin Gets Brief Boost After U.S. Employment Growth Revised Lower

Job growth for the 12-months ending in March 2024 was 818,000 lower than previously reported, according to a government report.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 2024.

BTC price, Aug. 21 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Metrics Signal Weak Demand as BTC ETF Hype Slows: CryptoQuant

Apparent demand has slowed considerably since early April and even dipped into negative territory this month, the firm noted.

Slow sign. (stevepb/Pixabay)

Markets

Institutions Are Still Buying Bitcoin ETFs, Bitwise Says

The number of institutional investors holding bitcoin ETFs rose 14% in the second quarter of the year to 1,100, the report said.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

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Finance

Bitcoin Bear Trap? Goldman Says Wednesday's U.S. Jobs Report Is Likely to Overstate Weakness

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor statistics will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to the level of monthly nonfarm payrolls from April 2023 to March 2024.

Payrolls. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Mt. Gox Moves $700M in Bitcoin, BTC Unmoved at $59K

According to Galaxy's Alex Thorn expects only 1,265 BTC, woth over $70 million, may be offloaded in the market.

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