“Digital Assets are the future… we need to regulate (crypto) in a way that doesn’t stifle innovation… we do not want to have the same reaction to Bitcoin as China” - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R/Wyoming) (crypto amendment briefing - Infrastructure bill)
News
Hacker begins returning funds to make a statement - $256 million so far
Hacker Q&A “Why poly network? Why keep moving tokens?”
Companies, lobbyists, & over 65,000 people called their senators offices
The NFT landscape - a small ecosystem that evolved into a cultural phenomenon
The criminal case against former executives continues
Institutional crypto firm, FalconX raises $210 million valued at $3.75 billion
Indian Cryptoasset exchange, CoinDCX raises $90 million valued at $1.1 billion
Decentralized Finance & Crypto News
Decentralized exchange (DEX), Uniswap becomes the first DEX to earn $1 billion in trading fees
Digital Asset funds (funds that hold crypto for investors) reach $50 billion
Polygon acquires the Hermez network for $250 million in Matic tokens
Deutsche Telkom to store their Celos tokens on Coinbase Custody
Deutsche Telkom invested in the Celo Alliance for Prosperity in April/2021