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Ethereum’s Layer 2 Teams Want You to Clone Their Code
By making their code open source and easy to replicate, projects including Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync are making it easier for copycat blockchains to steal away their users – in pursuit of broader ecosystems of related networks.

GBTC Volume Increases 79% in June Amid TradFi ETF Applications
The trust’s trading volume increased to $45 million in June.

ARK Amends Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing to Include Surveillance Sharing, Similar to BlackRock
ARK’s application may now be in pole position to be approved first as as it was filed earlier than BlackRock’s.

Former NYSE Broker to Pay M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.

First Mover Americas: First Leveraged Bitcoin ETF in U.S. Trades .5M on Day One
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 28, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Purchases Tend to Be Short-Term Negative for Prices, Research Shows
Past data shows bitcoin tends to drop 2% on the day MSTR announces new purchases.

Consensus Web3athon 2023 Reveals Its Winners

Chainlink Data Feeds Go Live on Celo
In April, Celo joined Chainlink Scale to access the data provider’s oracle services at a low cost.

Warner Music Group Partners With Polygon on Blockchain Music Accelerator
The chosen projects will receive funding from both WMG and Polygon Labs and will also be eligible for mentorship and networking opportunities.

Syscoin Developer Launches Ethereum-Compatible Layer 2 Network Secured by Bitcoin Miners