Iran's power outage protests have gone rogue amid a severe heatwave in the nation. The capital, Tehran, and several other cities in the north of Iran face disrupted routine and shortage of necessities during the historic power cut throughout the nation.

https://coingape.com/irans-illegal-crypto-mining-problem-intensifies-country-sees-widespread-protest/

A Chartered Accountant from Gurugram in India, a company secretary and two businessmen were arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police's cyber crime cell on Tuesday evening. The accused had carried out transactions worth Rs 50 crores (~$6.6 Million) in relation to a racket that involved sending money to Pakistan through cryptocurrency.

https://coingape.com/crypto-money-laundering-racket-involving-pakistan-busted-in-india/

The Chinese government is taking its digital yuan test one step further. Now, 10 million users will be able to test and use the currency after applying to join a whitelist in selected state banks. This new phase of the test aims to detect possible problems in a more broad testing environment. China is preparing […]

https://news.bitcoin.com/china-opens-digital-yuan-whitelist-for-ten-million-citizens/

The UK's Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday that it seized nearly £180 million (around $250 million) in cryptocurrency. The post UK police seize a further $250 million worth of cryptocurrency appeared first on The Block.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/111112/uk-police-seize-250-million-worth-of-cryptocurrency

The company expands with 100 new units

https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2021/07/13/fidelity-expands-demand-for-cryptocurrencies/

The seizure was made in the context of an ongoing investigation related to an international money laundering case.

https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/uk-authorities-conduct-a-record-breaking-crypto-seizure-worth-249-million/

Visa and Mastercard customers will still be able to operate with Binance, despite the ongoing regulatory scrutiny against the popular exchange.

https://cryptopotato.com/visa-and-mastercard-maintain-support-for-binance-amid-regulatory-issues/

PayPal claims that the changes will enable its users to have more choice in buying crypto

https://u.today/paypal-dramatically-increases-limit-for-cryptocurrency-purchases

Digital currencies are quickly gaining traction in the world; but Bitcoin is poised to maintain superior incentives.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/rise-fall-central-bank-digital-currency

Is El Salvador about to break every Bitcoiner's heart? Or is this fake news?

https://bitcoinist.com/is-el-salvador-planning-to-release-a-cbdc-as-this-local-newspaper-suggest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-el-salvador-planning-to-release-a-cbdc-as-this-local-newspaper-suggest

The native token for the fast-growing crypto exchange FTX has risen double-digits following investment from Sequoia Capital, Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures.

https://decrypt.co/76474/ftx-crypto-token-soars-after-exchange-lands-900m-funding-round

The market showcased a similar growth in the cryptocurrency price which were recorded during the bull run in early 2021. The Bitcoin Price spiked above $33000 for some time, while altcoins like MATIC price registered a 30% jump and the Dogecoin price surged nearly 20%.  However, the price yet again slipped from daily highs as …

https://coinpedia.org/latest-post/with-most-cryptocurrency-price-jump-has-bull-rally-resumed/

JP Morgan has given the go-ahead to advisors to offer all wealth-management clients access to cryptocurrency funds. The post JP Morgan Becomes First Major U.S. Bank to Offer Crypto Trading to Clients appeared first on BeInCrypto.

https://beincrypto.com/jpmorgan-becomes-first-major-us-bank-to-offer-crypto-trading/

Nigeria prepares for a pilot CBDC launch in October after four years of research as reported in our cryptocurrency news. The Central Bank of Nigeria will roll out a new pilot program for its own digital currency on October 1st this year and the CBDC project named “GIANT” will run on the modular blockchain framework […]

https://www.dcforecasts.com/altcoin-news/nigeria-prepares-for-pilot-cbdc-launch-in-october-report/

Amazon's Payments Acceptance & Experience team is hiring a digital currency and blockchain expert to develop the company's digital currency and blockchain strategy and product roadmap, including a launch strategy. “We're inspired by the innovation happening in the cryptocurrency space and are exploring what this could look like on Amazon,” the company's spokesperson said. Amazon […]

https://news.bitcoin.com/amazons-payment-team-hiring-digital-currency-expert-to-develop-cryptocurrency-strategy-and-products/