More development and more crackdown. The question on the crackdown is, “why this, why NOW?” Is there concern that after the US Presidential election, a window of opportunity is closing? Is there concern over mass adoption affecting the monetary markets?

Enjoy and be well, Everyone.

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Reports:
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Headlines

Adoption, Implementation and Infrastructure
–Venture capital pours $2.4B into crypto startups in early 2024
–MoonPay expands crypto options with PayPal integration
–zkSNACKs to Suspend Its Coinjoin Coordination Service on June 1st

CBDCs (are just Surveillance Tokens)
*CBDC Tracker 1*
*CBDC Tracker 2*

COMMENTARY, GOSSIP and OPINION
–SEC will classify Ether as security, deny spot Ether ETFs — Michael Saylor

COMPANIES & PROTOCOLS
–Jack Dorsey’s Block is ‘DCA’ing’ into Bitcoin every month
–MoonPay expands crypto options with PayPal integration
–Chainlink to join Rapid Addition in building blockchain adapter for institutions
–Bitcoin L2s set to explode as Runes congest BTC network
–Bitcoin Runes fees surpass 1,200 BTC as miners reap rewards post-halving

CRIMES AND SCAMS
–BTC-e founder pleads guilty in $9B money laundering conspiracy

DEFI, CEFI, AND LENDING
**DeFi Scanner – check if a DeFi protocol is a scam**

Exchanges
–Coinbase posts $1.2B net income in Q1, surpasses entire 2023 earnings

Mining and Energy
*Live Mining Statistics*
*Bitcoin Mining Articles by Compass Mining*

Mining stats via NOBSBitcoin
–Arkansas bills reining in crypto miners head for governor approval

Nation States (and other political jurisdictions)

NFTs / Metaverse / Web3 / DAOs

Regulation, Legislation, Legal Matters & Taxation
–Coinbase faces new lawsuit over alleged investor deception
–How to determine crypto cost basis for accurate tax filings
–US probes Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc over financial transactions: Report
–DOJ Challenges Tornado Cash Developers’ Motion to Dismiss Criminal Indictment
-Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond
–Roger Ver Charged with Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion & Filing False Tax Returns
-Binance’s Founder CZ Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
–CZ sentenced: A chronology of Binance’s legal battles in the US

STABLECOINS
–Chainalysis will help Tether monitor secondary market for illicit activity
–Tether nets record $4.5B profit in Q1 2024 — majority from Bitcoin and gold

Taxation

Wall Street and Big Money
*BitcoinTreasuries*
*Bitcoin Worldwide (treasuries)*
*Bitcoin ETF Flow* *Notepad version*
–Grayscale’s GBTC stops bleeding: First net inflows since launch
–BlackRock Bitcoin ETF sees first outflow day amid record ETF bleed
–Grayscale’s Planned Mini Bitcoin ETF Will Have a 0.15% Fee, the Lowest Among Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Time Capsule
**Cryptography Mailing List Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper**

Outside News
–Charles Hughes Smith: “Cities’ “Doom Loops” Are Even Worse Than You Imagined

You Do Not Change Bitcoin. Bitcoin Changes You.
“Bitcoin will eat the world.” And it is.

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