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The Protocol: Bitcoin Gets Political as U.S. Government Ponders Airdrops
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s newsletter on blockchain tech, we examine U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis’s call for a national “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve.” We’ve also got photos from the Bitcoin Nashville conference, where it seemed like nearly everyone was talking about staple-gunning layer-2 networks onto the original blockchain.

It's a Different Sort of Olympics as Cryptographers Face Off in Polyhedra's 'Proof Arena'

Tether Nets B Profits This Year, Says Its US Debt Holdings Surpassed Germany's
The company said its $97 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries would put it 18th in the ranking among countries.

Fed Holds Policy Steady, Expresses More Caution Than Expected on September Rate Cut

Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer
Two American artists filed suit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, seeking a declaratory judgment from a Louisiana court that their forthcoming non-fungible token (NFT) projects would not violate U.S. securities laws.

The Anatomy of a Crypto Bull Market
Analyzing previous crypto market cycles helps us understand the current one, says Kelly Ye, head of research at Decentral Park Capital.

Investor Surveys Reveal Strong Interest in Digital Assets
Research from EY-Parthenon shows that many institutional and retail investors want to increase allocations to digital assets and digital assets related products, Prashant Kher, Senior Director at EY-Parthenon.

Bitcoin Price Shrugs Off Latest B Mt. Gox Transfer as Distribution Nears Its End
Bitcoin holdings of Mt. Gox wallets are down to $3 billion from $9 billion a month ago, Arkham data shows.

How Founders Can Revitalize VC Tokens
To get listed on major exchanges, many crypto projects are over-inflating their valuations at launch, scaring away investors. How do founders get exposure to VC funding without playing the inflation game? CoinDesk columnist Azeem Khan, a VC himself, has some ideas.

Stablecoin Balance Sheets Can Be Supervised, BIS and UK Central Bank Project Claims
Project Pyxtrial is a first step towards a tool that could support supervisors and regulators in proactively detecting issues in stablecoin backing, the report said.