Market Overview - The CoinDesk 20 index is currently at 4005.12, a decrease of 1.4% or 55.83 points since Wednesday at 4 p.m ET [1] - Seven out of the 20 assets within the CoinDesk 20 are experiencing positive trading [1] Top Performers - AAVE is leading with an increase of 1.2% [1] - BCH is also performing well, showing a decrease of only 0.2% [1] Underperformers - SUI is lagging behind with a decrease of 3.9% [1] - XLM is also underperforming, showing a decrease of 2.5% [1]

Legal & Regulatory - The Tornado Cash trial highlights the high stakes for open source developers, requiring consideration of potential future misuse by criminals [1] - The jury reached a guilty verdict on 1 MTB (Money Transmitting Business) charge, but was hung on 2 other charges [1] - The appeal process for the Tornado Cash trial could take years to resolve [1] Security & Compliance - North Korea's Lazarus Group laundered $600 million (600M) through Tornado Cash [1] - No wallets directly sanctioned by OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) used the Tornado Cash service [1] Technology & Development - Developers now need to consider how their creations could be used by criminals in the future, extending beyond just blockchains [1]

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CRYPTO DAYBOOK AMERICAS: Long-term $BTC sentiment indicators turned negative for the first time since 2023 in the run-up to Powell's Jackson Hole speech on Friday, while $ETH remained resilient, @godbole17 and @shauryamalwa report.https://t.co/uCqVrcmQ5G ...

.@WormholeFdn has jumped into the bidding plans for bridging service @StargateFinance, promising a bid above LayerZero’s initial $110 million token-swap proposal. By @shauryamalwa.https://t.co/B6jHpupe0F ...

YZY Money, a Solana-based memecoin apparently linked to Ye (formerly Kanye West), debuted earlier today with blistering gains and equally sharp controversy. By @shauryamalwa.https://t.co/AwU3uCjkt9 ...

Key $BTC indicators tracking derivative flows and price momentum point to a potential shift to a bearish market regime. By @godbole17.https://t.co/KOsTUYT031 ...

$BTC hovered above $113,600 after a slight rebound, with traders watching Powell’s address for clues on whether the Fed is ready to endorse rate cuts in September. By @shauryamalwa.https://t.co/71I4CPPCWI ...

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Tokenization & Blockchain - DBS tokenizes structured notes on Ethereum [1] - This tokenization opens doors to more investors [1]