Bitcoin BTC
$62,846.51 dropped below $63,000, losing 1.14% since midnight UTC as a second day of outflows from spot exchange-traded funds and a lack of bullish catalysts weighed on the crypto market… [+3294 chars]

Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week's gains and altcoins struggled to find direction.

CoinDesk

Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August's first two-day drawdown

Bitcoin held near $63,600 after Wednesdays in-line U.S. inflation print proved enough to calm nerves, but not enough to move markets decisively in either direction.
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Crypto markets remain in a low volatility holding pattern, trading in a tight range following Wednesday's CPI report.

Bitcoin holds steady near $64,000 as monero, hyperliquid outperform

Crypto markets were steady on Wednesday as traders absorbed a protocol exploit while waiting for a U.S. inflation report that often sets the tone for risk assets.
Harmony, a layer-1 blockchain netwo… [+4656 chars]

Markets are quiet ahead of the July inflation print, with bitcoin little changed, oil near $90 and Harmony nursing a fresh exploit.

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as U.S. inflation data looms, Harmony exploit rattles altcoins

The crypto market opened the week on a positive note, with bitcoin BTC
$65,013.11 up 0.54% since midnight UTC at $65,209 and ether ETH
$1,916.94 gaining 0.86% to $1,925 as sentiment stabilized foll… [+3718 chars]

BTC rose 0.54% to $65,209 and Nasdaq futures gained 0.45% as reports that Iran may strike a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz lifted sentiment across risk assets.

Bitcoin steadies above $65,000 as Iran-Oman deal talk eases Hormuz concerns, lifts risk assets

The crypto market is showing resilience on Thursday, with bitcoin BTC
$64,817.36 trading little changed at $63,915 and ether dropping just 0.25% since midnight UTC after what might be seen as a diff… [+3866 chars]

Bitcoin held near $64,000 despite the Fed's hawkish split, Iranian ballistic missiles and an 8% surge in oil overnight that sent the Dow down 2.2% and the Nasdaq to a three-month low.

Crypto's resilience tested as oil rises after Iran strikes, Fed signals rates could still rise

The crypto market was mixed before the Federal Reserves interest-rate decision later Wednesday. The CoinDesk 20 Index has added 0.41% since midnight UTC, with 10 members advancing and 10 declining.
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BTC recovered 0.75% to $64,328 as markets positioned cautiously ahead of the Fed's rate decision, with inflation at 4.1% keeping a hike firmly on the table despite easing oil prices.

Bitcoin steadies above $64,000 as crypto looks to Fed interest-rate decision

Monero

We're excited to announce that XMR has been added to dYdX synthetic perpetuals! 

According to CoinMarketCap, dYdX has more trading volume than all other DEXs combined! 

https://dydx.exchange/blog/markets-19 

Monero Space Organizer

This is a huge milestone in Monero development.

COMIT Network just released Bitcoin &lt;&gt; Monero atomic swaps to mainnet. Today, users can swap Bitcoin and Monero without having to trust an intermediary or the counterparty.

COMIT's atomic swaps are a critical tool for private trading of Monero outside of exchanges.

Oh, and as a bonus it works with Tor. Because of course it does.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/nmtdpr/let_there_be_swap_on_mainnet/

Monero's price isn't the only metric on the rise. Checkout the other key ways Monero has been growing over the past year! 

https://www.getmonero.org/2021/04/24/this-year-in-monero.html

Monero Talk sits down with COMIT to discuss their work on Monero &lt;&gt; Bitcoin atomic swaps. This technology allows for trustless trading of both assets without requiring an exchange. 

"COMIT: Bitcoin-Monero Atomic Swaps are Near" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZrtHNTixo 

COMIT is one of about 5 different groups working on implementing XMR &lt;&gt; BTC atomic swaps.

Dr. Daniel Kim's new keynote lecture "Behavioral Finance, Cryptocurrency Markets" premieres in about 45 minutes! 

https://youtu.be/REC5V7d3pqM 

In this TCV Summit keynote lecture from February 2021, Dr. Daniel Kim weaves together award-winning research from academic finance with case studies from both the legacy financial and cryptocurrency markets to examine the degree to which cryptocurrency markets achieve efficient price discovery.

The Monero community is calling on Elon Musk to add Monero payments for Tesla!

Monero is the cypherpunk currency defending your freedom. We will not stop on our mission to give people the money that they deserve.

If Monero is added, we will donate a new Model 3 to EACH of 3 charities selected by the community! #Tesla4XMR

We need the ENTIRE Monero community to help us share the word! Help us support a worthy project and worthy nonprofits!

https://monerotesla.com

Cake Wallet, a popular non-custodial wallet for Monero, now additionally supports Bitcoin! 

Only you hold your Monero and Bitcoin keys. Still open source. Easily exchange BTC/XMR (and others) in the app. Available for free in the iOS and Google Play stores. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/cakewallet/comments/lb2mpj/update_cake_wallet_version_410_now_with_bitcoin/