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Finance

El Salvador Purchases 80 Additional Bitcoin at $19K, President Bukele Says

The last purchase by the Central American country had been in May.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Markets

First Mover Asia: Speculating on Tokenized Carbon Offsets Won't Help Climate Crisis, Says Consultant; BTC Falls Under $19K Amid Wider Crypto Woes

A significant number of carbon credits are from projects 8-10 years old; Ether and other major altcoins plummet.

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Videos

CFTC Charges Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud

In one of the biggest scams in bitcoin’s history, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged South Africa-based bitcoin pool operator Mirror Trading International with $1.7 billion fraud. CoinDesk’s Danny Nelson dives into the details of this case, touching on the timing of the charges and possible restitution for its victims.

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Why the Crypto Bear Market Isn’t Over Yet

Trade The Chain Director of Research Nick Mancini shares his bitcoin price outlook following an extreme downturn in the crypto markets throughout June, explaining why he anticipates continued bearish sentiment throughout July.

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BTC Trades Down 40% In June, AUM Across Digital-Asset Investment Products Falls 36%

June of 2022 is shaping up to be bitcoin's worst month, according to data going back to 2013, trading down 40% this month, while digital asset market capitalization has dropped 70% since last November, according to JP Morgan. Plus, a look at CryptoCompare data on digital asset investment products as “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee presents the “Chart of the Day.“

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Heads for Record Half-Year Loss of 59%

BTC slipped below $19K for the fifth straight daily price decline. Stocks headed for their worst first half since the 1970s as a consumer spending slowdown stokes fresh recession concerns.

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Opinion

Hedge or Cause? Unpacking Bitcoin and Inflation

The digital asset, often called digital gold, soared as governments printed money and crashed as they tightened.

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Policy

CFTC Charges South African Bitcoin Club Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud

MTI’s self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.

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Markets

Bitcoin cae a $19K tras nuevas advertencias de inflación por parte de la Fed

Los líderes del banco central estadounidense advirtieron el miércoles que la inflación durará más de lo que algunas personas anticiparon.

Jerome Powell, presidente de la Fed, en una conferencia de prensa en junio, 2022. (Fuente: Reserva Federal)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Down 40% in June; SEC Rejects Grayscale’s BTC ETF Application

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for June 30, 2022.

A month to forget in crypto (C.J. Burton/Getty images)

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