First Mover Asia: BTC, ETH Stable While COMP and AAVE in the Red

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Shortly before Asia TradFi markets opened on Tuesday, bitcoin was slogging just above $29,200, roughly flat over the past 24 hours but still stuck in the same narrow range it's been occupying for a week.

Fresh off a milestone launch, Volatility Shares is looking to offer an ETF that would hold ether futures contracts — just a few months after other fund issuers halted similar efforts.

Stablecoin issuer Tether's (USDT) second-quarter attestation revealed a significant increase in its Bitcoin (BTC) reserves by more than $170 million, raising the total to $1.67 billion from the $1.5 billion posted during the first quarter The increase aligns with the company's goal of strengthening and diversifying its reserves with BTC purchases.

Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has publicly criticized the Biden administration for its alleged hostility towards Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. During a campaign event in New Hampshire, DeSantis pledged to put an end to what he termed as “Biden's war on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency” if he is elected as the next U.S. President.

Crypto News: United States based business intelligence company MicroStrategy ($MSTR) is set to report its financial results for the second quarter on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. As the world's largest institutional investor in Bitcoin, the onus will be on the company's earnings statement about the state of its BTC investments and its forecast for the

Presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) called out the Biden Administration for its “war” on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and said that he will end it should he become President.

A closely followed crypto analyst is giving his latest takes on Ethereum (ETH) rival Solana (SOL), decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK) and top digital asset Bitcoin (BTC). The pseudonymous analyst known as Inmortal tells his 195,000 Twitter followers that Solana is set for a big breakout, but not after a serious fakeout to the downside.

It's only now, more than two months after Consensus 2023, that I'm able to write about the embarrassing things I experienced at the big tent crypto gathering. I escaped from both incidents without undue pain or loss – and there's a silver lining.

According to the Bitcoin technical charts, a notable change has been spotted in the market. Since the start of the year, there has been a significant change in the structure of Bitcoin's trading volume.

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a tight range for quite some time now, with bulls and bears engaged in a tug-of-war over key support and resistance levels. The recent move above $29,500 has provided some hope for the bulls, but so far, they have been unable to gather enough momentum to push prices higher.