Bitcoin Bulls Fail Again, But There Is Still Hope - CoinDesk

US lawmakers push for hostage designation in Binance exec’s detention in Nigeria - The Block

Morgan Creek Digital to Raise up to $500M for New Web3 Venture Capital Fund - CoinDesk

Peak XV, Jump Invest in Temasek-Backed Payments Blockchain - Bloomberg ($)

Germany moves another 2,700 bitcoins to exchanges, now has 6,394 coins left to sell - The Block

Institutions want more crypto asset diversity, says Talos CEO - The Block

Iris Energy Has Committed Most of Childress Site to Expansion of Bitcoin Mining: Bernstein - CoinDesk

Partior, Blockchain Payment Network Backed by JPMorgan and DBS, Raises $60M Series B - CoinDesk

Bernstein hits back at Culper’s short report on mining firm IREN; values Block and Core Scientific deal at $300 million - The Block

DEX Aggregator Rage Trade to Issue Token on Buzzy New Layer 1 Blockchain Hyperliquid - CoinDesk

Animoca Brands’ co-founder defends token launch amid potential IPO - DL News

First Mover Americas: BTC Retreats From $60K - CoinDesk

JPMorgan, Standard Chartered-backed blockchain payment network Partior raises $60 million - The Block

BREAKING: Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev fails to get bail to appeal money laundering conviction - DL News

Bitcoin and ether slide as equities sell-off despite rising rate-cut expectations - The Block

XRP is the Sole Major in Green as Bitcoin Bulls Remain Sidelined - CoinDesk

SEC Drops Investigation of Bitcoin L2 Stacks Builder Hiro, Filing Says - CoinDesk

After launching Telegram clicker game, Pixelverse raises additional $2 million - The Block

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Gains Amid Overall Index Decline - CoinDesk

Web3 can fix academia’s broken incentives - Blockworks

Bitcoin miner Bitfarms sets vote date on Riot’s attempted takeover step - The Block