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Welcome to the On the Margin Newsletter, brought to you by Casey Wagner and Felix Jauvin. Here’s what you’ll find in today’s edition: Why is digital asset compliance a low priority for crypto companies? We unpack survey results.  VCs are making fewer, but more sizable, crypto deals in Q2. Let’s peek at the numbers. It’s

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Ryan Selkis stepped down as CEO of Messari, the crypto data and research firm he co-founded, following a series of inflammatory tweets about politics, civil war and his desire for an immigrant to get expelled from the country. He announced his departure Friday on X, the social media platform where he pumped out a flood

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Today, enjoy the Lightspeed newsletter on Blockworks.co. Tomorrow, get the news delivered directly to your inbox.  Subscribe to the Lightspeed newsletter . Howdy!  Welcome back to the forty-fourth edition of Lightspeed, where we can’t airdrop you tokens, but we will airdrop you knowledge, insight and generally good vibes. Oh, and your allocation is always 100%.

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The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has confirmed the launch of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) next week. The cryptocurrency market is set to witness a major milestone as spot Ethereum ETFs are slated to begin trading on the CBOE next week.  CBOE revealed the information in the latest “new listings” notice on its website

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Between July 15 and July 19, 2024, the total net inflow for spot Bitcoin ETFs reached $17.08 billion. FBTC registers largest inflow On July 19 spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded inflows of $383.6 million, the second highest of the month, following a record $422.9 that came on July 16. The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund

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In a quiet week for crypto venture capital (VC), Allium, Haruko, PEXX, and Bima Labs were among the blockchain and web3 startups to have secured significant funding. Allium, $16.5 million The biggest funding round of the week was announced on July 18, when Allium, a blockchain data platform for enterprises, said it had successfully closed

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Bitcoin has jumped above $66,000, reaching its highest level since mid-June when prices hovered above $67,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is currently 4.7% up in the past 24 hours as buyers hover around $66,670. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) has climbed above $3,500 and Solana (SOL) is trading above $170 – with gains of 3% and

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