Bank of Canada discussion paper found that Canadians have weak incentives to adopt a #CBDC due to the high accessibility of existing financial services
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sdp2023-15.pdf
#China has partnered with the Bank of International Settlements (#BIS)to create #mBridge, a digital payment system that completely bypasses SWIFT and #US banks 
BOLT12 specification allows new Lightning QR codes that are smaller than invoices but can contain more information (subscriptions, currency, vendor name, blinded paths to reach the vendor). 
Imagine buying any shitcoins
#PayPal stablecoin gives the company the ability to freeze and wipe your assets 
#Worldcoin announced that will allow #governments to use its biometric scanning system
#U.S. New York District Court dismisses class action lawsuit against #Tether and #Bitfinex for lack of "plausible allegations of injury"
The complaint was based on the allegation that USDT was not backed one-to-one by the #US Dollar
https://u.today/tether-bitfinex-score-legal-victory-as-us-lawsuit-is-dismissed?amp
#Canadian police now use #Chainalysis to 🔎 trace transactions, funds and suspects, in an attempt to return more stolen funds to victims
Dorsey-led #Block raises 2023 earnings outlook after Q2 beats estimates
I would say #Damus just because of iOS but I might be wrong
ProShares and Bitwise are filling more #Bitcoin ETFs.
August 3 application includes a proposal for the #Bitcoin and ether Equal Weight ETF, to measure “performances of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly #Bitcoin (and ether) futures contracts.”
There are many other #ETFs that are filed 
ProShares and Bitwise are filling more #Bitcoin ETFs.
August 3 application includes a proposal for the #Bitcoin and ether Equal Weight ETF, to measure “performances of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly #Bitcoin (and ether) futures contracts.”
There are many other #ETFs that are filed
#Brazil's President calls to end the #US dollar's trade dominance.
#BRICS to announce memberships of new nations at summit, citing major shift in global order.
Countries that have formally applied to join the alliance:
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇮🇷 Iran
World Economic Forum says a 🇪🇺 Euro #CBDC “can help safeguard public money in the face of a surge in cryptocurrencies like #Bitcoin .” 
MSTR acquired an additional 467 BTC for $14.4 million and now holds 152,800 BTC. Please join us at 5pm ET as we discuss our Q2 2023 financial results and answer questions about the outlook for #BusinessIntelligence and #Bitcoin . $MSTR
US Government launches investigation into $9 trillion asset manager #BlackRock over Chinese investments.
#Bitcoin Mining Machines Moving to #Russia Due to Saturation in #USA , Despite Sanctions
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-mining-machines-moving-russia-032628855.html