Blockchain Federation

Crypto payments barely register among euro area merchants, ECB finds https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-survey-0-2-euro-area-companies-accept-crypto-online?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto acceptance was just 0.2% online and remained below 1% at physical points of sale, while mobile payments gained ground.

SEC cancels key crypto regulatory meeting https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-cancels-crypto-regulatory-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The SEC canceled a meeting on proposed crypto offering rules after the Senate left for recess without voting on the CLARITY Act.

JPMorgan boosts Bitcoin, Ether ETF positions in Q2 filing https://cointelegraph.com/markets/jpmorgan-crypto-etf-moves-risk-not-bullish-bet-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

JPMorgan reported a 25% increase in its Bitcoin ETF position and more than quadrupled its Ether ETF position in the second quarter.

Solana’s fee overhaul increases burn and makes resource hogs pay https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/solana-wants-its-biggest-resource-hogs-to-pay-more?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Solana’s proposed fee overhaul would make resource-heavy transactions more expensive while cutting costs for simpler activity, and it increases the amount of SOL burned.

Binance to restrict transactions involving HTX, 10 other crypto platforms https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-restrict-htx-10-crypto-platforms?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Payward grew revenue despite weaker crypto spot activity, as funded accounts jumped 42% and a growing share of revenue came from outside transaction-based activity.

Dartmouth endowment’s crypto exposure drops by $2M amid falling prices https://cointelegraph.com/news/dartmouth-endowment-crypto-investments-btc-eth-sol-dropped?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The value of the university endowment’s holdings in the Bitwise Solana staking ETF, Grayscale Ethereum staking ETF and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF dropped to about $12 million.

UK authorities continue probe into Nigel Farage’s crypto ‘gifts’ after by-election win https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-investigation-nigel-farage-crypto-donations-by-election?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound