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Bitcoin tops $65K as US payrolls fall by 23,000

Bitcoin climbed above $65,000 after the July U.S. jobs report showed an unexpected decline in payrolls, weakening the case for another Federal Reserve rate hike. Summary U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000, missing forecasts for an increase of roughly 80,000 to 85,000. Revisions removed a combined 103,000 jobs from May and June payroll figures. Bitcoin…

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Intesa Sanpaolo Cuts BTC ETF Stake by 94%, Triples Staked ETH Position

Strategic Expansion into Staked Ethereum Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has reshaped its digital asset portfolio during the second quarter, slashing its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) position while tripling its holdings in a yield-generating ethereum product. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Intesa reduced its stake in Blackrock’s iShares Bitcoin…

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Bitcoin developer says self-custody fears cost him gains

German Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt said on Aug. 6 that fears about self-custody security and key management kept him from accumulating more Bitcoin, despite believing the asset had upside.  Summary Bitcoin developer René Pickhardt says self-custody security concerns kept him from accumulating more BTC earlier. Coldcard vulnerabilities made some wallet seed phrases predictable, exposing users…

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Meta Gives WhatsApp Group Chats a Productivity Boost

WhatsApp group chats are borrowing a few tricks from workplace platforms. Meta is dropping a new set of WhatsApp features to help make group conversations more organized, interactive, and productive. The update introduces various new tools designed to optimize communication in large groups, including anonymous polls, timed voting, @all mentions, and the ability to create…

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