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France Steps Closer to Implementing MiCA for Crypto Firms
The country’s financial regulator AMF has “enhanced” registration requirements for digital asset service providers set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Aptos Token Surges on Microsoft Partnership Ahead of APT Supply Unlock
Some $33 million worth of the tokens are set to be unlocked and tradeable on the open market.

SEI Token Could Reach Nearly Half a Billion Market Cap on Binance Debut
Decentralized exchange Aevo rolled out a new product on Wednesday that allows traders to express bullish/bearish view on tokens awaiting an exchange listing.

Y00ts NFT Collection is Migrating to Ethereum After Accepting M Grant From Polygon
DeGods project leader Rohun Vora, known as Frank, said that the move aims to “unite the DeGods and y00ts communities” on the same blockchain. Polygon said it would re-deploy some of the returned funds to support its native builders and creators.

First Mover Asia: SEC Appealing XRP Ruling Isn't Moving Markets

The Protocol: Coinbase Launches Own Blockchain as Sleuths Scour PayPal's Stablecoin Software
In this week’s issue, we cover Coinbase’s launch of “Base,” a layer-2 network atop Ethereum, along with the crypto community’s reaction to PayPal’s new stablecoin and the brouhaha over Matter Labs’ use of Polygon-crafted open-source software. The Protocol is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain and crypto technology.

SEC Will Appeal XRP Ruling in Case Against Ripple, Regulator Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it would file an “interlocutory appeal” of a judge’s ruling on Ripple’s programmatic sales of XRP, the regulator said in a court filing Wednesday.

Bitcoin Miner Riot Posts Mixed Q2 Earnings Report, Sees Growing Consolidation in Industry
Riot reported its second-quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday.

Fireblocks Discloses ‘Zero Day’ Vulnerabilities Impacting Leading MPC Wallets
It’s unlikely users were impacted by the vulnerabilities – collectively referred to as “BitForge” – but Fireblocks says they could’ve let hackers “drain funds from the wallets of millions of retail and institutional customers in seconds” if left unfixed.

Early Base Whales Have an Affinity for Meme Tokens, Nansen
The top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token.