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Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekSwiss Crypto Firm X8 AG Receives Islamic Finance Certification for…

Zodia Markets is reported to be in talks to buy Elwood Capital Management, a crypto firm backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.

Embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex confirmed it would conduct a $1 billion so-called initial exchange offering (IEO) in a whitepaper issued on May 8.Bitfinex, which faces ongoing legal scrutiny from authorities who accuse it of losing $850 million, had hinted it would seek to sell its own tokens earlier this month.The release of a formal whitepaper…

HKMA deputy chief executive Arthur Yuen said that enhancing employees' skills would allow them to “coexist with technology in the AI era.”

Bitcoin (BTC) fell rapidly on Aug. 19 as the culmination of a week’s sideways action ended in disappointment for bulls.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewNew lows "just a matter of timeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it dropped 6.2% in a single hourly candle.Reacting, traders hoped that a rebound could…

We live in an increasingly mobile world where I can order a vehicle driven by a complete stranger to take me anywhere, I can get food delivered in minutes, and I can conduct almost all my immediate banking needs — all via apps on my phone. We’re in a decade when firing up a computer…

Bitcoin (BTC) can easily end up below $25,000 next month, says one longtime market observer.In a new BTC price outlook, Timothy Peterson, founder and investment manager at Cane Island Alternative Advisors, put the odds of a dip to local lows at 50/50.BTC price may see “last big dip” in SeptemberWhile Bitcoin bulls continue their breakout…

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned from his position but will “remain to assist in an orderly transition” before being succeeded by John Ray. 2175 Total views 9 Total shares Within a week, crypto exchange FTX has gone from proposing an acquisition by Binance to sort out its liquidity issues to proceeding with filing for…

Analysts at market intelligence platform Santiment suggest that the Ether market may experience increased volatility, potentially leading to a recovery. 37 Total views 3 Total shares Through an examination of Ethereum's (ETH) on-chain activity, market intelligence platform Santiment has published a report indicating that the count of daily active Ether addresses experienced a notable increase