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Standard Chartered said it invested in Metaco to improve the relatively undeveloped market infrastructure in digital assets.

https://www.coindesk.com/standard-chartered-participates-in-jammed-18m-round-for-crypto-custodian

With the introduction of Sapio, Jeremy Rubin hopes to expand Bitcoin's smart contract use cases and increase the "financial self-sovereignty" of its users.

https://www.coindesk.com/this-new-coding-language-could-help-unlock-bitcoins-smart-contract-potential

A quiet bitcoin market has investors remaining hopeful of future improvement.

https://www.coindesk.com/market-wrap-do-nothing-markets-stay-steady-as-bitcoin-sticks-to-9200

U.S. Senate bills meant to crack down on encryption could have negative effects for privacy-oriented tech, including cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurs and critics say.

https://www.coindesk.com/cryptocurrencies-have-no-way-to-comply-with-us-anti-encryption-bills

Vitalik Buterin's quadratic funding notes raised 40 ETH for an open-source grant program. He and others are auctioning off NFTs on Cryptograph for charity.

https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-luminaries-auction-nft-art-for-charity

It’s hard to tell people not to be angry with capitalism when the system is rewarding failure with millions of dollars in bankruptcy bonuses.

https://www.coindesk.com/why-are-execs-of-bankrupt-companies-being-rewarded-with-millions

An Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) alum is launching a new venture firm focused on building a crypto-powered "ownership economy."

https://www.coindesk.com/a16z-jesse-walden-variant-crypto-fund-ownership-economy

Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc.

https://www.coindesk.com/charlie-shrem-tldl-ray-youssef-and-cryptos-role-in-africa

The story of a Syrian migrant in Iraq shows how bitcoin can work as intended – as a global currency that transcends borders.

https://www.coindesk.com/what-its-really-like-to-live-on-bitcoin-in-the-middle-east

Investigators could not find any online reviews, any documented employees or any established bank account for the defendant's purported BBQ company.

https://www.coindesk.com/texan-charged-ppp-fraud-bbq

Retail interest in Chainlink is booming, Ethereum may follow Cosmos on its path to upgrade and the U.K. central bank is mulling a CBDC.

https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-bites-chainlink-ethereum-regenesis-crypto-taxes

Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance.

https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-adds-3-defi-tokens-comp-kava-knc

With Tax Day fast approaching, CoinDesk's Markets Daily covers all things IRS and crypto taxes on today's show!

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-news-roundup-for-july-14-2020

Enterprise blockchain maker Digital Asset says VMware has joined its Series C funding round, though it didn't say how much has been raised.

https://www.coindesk.com/vmware-joins-samsung-salesforce-as-investor-in-digital-assets-series-c-funding-round

PayPal had previously declined to say whether it had any designs in the crypto space; the letter from early March appears to confirm it.

https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-eu-crypto-plans-march

The Winklevoss brothers' Gemini exchange says hardware security keys can protect users against hacks and SIM swaps.

https://www.coindesk.com/gemini-boosts-user-security-with-hardware-security-key-support-for-android-and-ios

Kingdom Trust CEO Ryan Radloff hopes the partnership with Fidelity will nudge the investment giant closer to serving retail crypto investors.

https://www.coindesk.com/fidelity-digital-assets-to-custody-bitcoin-in-kingdom-trust-retirement-accounts

Shyft Network says 30+ exchanges are testing its blockchain-based solution to help cryptocurrency companies comply with the FATF Travel Rule.

https://www.coindesk.com/shyft-debuts-decentralized-version-of-swift-for-fatf-travel-rule

The Ethereum community has delivered on many of its promises, says the author of a new book charting the blockchain's early history.

https://www.coindesk.com/five-years-on-ethereum-really-is-the-minecraft-of-crypto-finance

Bitcoin is locked in a low-volatility squeeze similar to one seen ahead of a 40% price crash in November 2018. This time may be different.

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-volatility-metrics-are-like-november-2018-all-over-again