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U.S. Bitcoin ETF Flows Turn Positive After Six Days of Outflows

U.S. bitcoin ETFs record $240 million in inflows as market sentiment faces pressure from the ongoing government shutdown.

Traders "sell the news" following Fed cut (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Prediction Markets Say Government Shutdown Will be Record-Setting: Asia Morning Briefing

Kalshi and Polymarket are pricing in a shutdown that lasts over 40 days.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Thai Government to Issue $150M Worth of Digital Investment Tokens

The initial 5 billion baht offering is meant to "test the market," Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said Tuesday at a briefing.

Thailand flag (Dave Kim/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Has Precedent in Other Big U.S. Government Purchases: Michael Saylor

“The Trump administration understands it, I think Senator Lummis understands it … that’s why it will happen,” Saylor said during a presentation at an event in Miami Thursday.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

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Policy

French President Macron Names Michel Barnier as Prime Minister

Barnier represented the European Union in the Brexit negotiations with the U.K.

Michel Barnier (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

UK Cabinet Reshuffle Gives Bim Afolami Responsibility for Crypto, CBDC, Replacing Griffith

His predecessor, Andrew Griffith, will head up the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

U.K Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (U.K. Parliament)

Web3

German Intelligence Agency Releases NFT Collection to Recruit Talent

The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)’s dog-themed PFP collection can be acquired through a gamified treasure hunt, where participants must find a string of characters hidden by the agency.

Dogs of BND Collection (OpenSea)

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Policy

Nigeria Approves National Policy to Create 'Blockchain-Powered' Economy

The policy announcement makes no mention of crypto, which the government cracked down on in 2021.

(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)