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- Happy ATH : Bitcoin hits a new all-time high at over $ 67,000 and Ethereum jumps back above $ 4,000.
- Total Value Locked (TVL) in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) projects has reached a new high. It is close to $ 240 billion.
- Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones believes that Bitcoin is a better hedge against inflation than gold. (CNBC)
- PayPal records biggest bitcoin trading volume since BTC price drop in May, the world's largest payment service provider processed $ 145.60 million in bitcoin transactions on the day BTC hit its all-time high of $ 67,000.
- Walmart has started installing Bitcoin ATMs in its stores in the United States. (CoinDesk)
- ProShares' Bitcoin ETF traded for $ 320 million in shares in the first 30 minutes. (Blockworks) and officially reached $ 1 billion in trading volume on the first day (tuesday, 19th), the 2nd largest ETF launch ever. (Twitter: James Seyffart)
- U.S. SEC Approves VanEck's Second Bitcoin ETF. The ETF will start trading next week. (Bitcoin Magazine) and SEC clears third Bitcoin ETF from Valkyrie Investments. CoinDesk)
- Facebook chose as its custodian partner for its pilot of Novi, a new digital wallet that makes it possible to send and receive money abroad instantly, securely and at no cost. (Coinbase) and is entering into a long-term partnership with the NBA and WBNA to become their exclusive crypto sponsor. (The Block)
- FTX exchange has raised $ 420 million from 69 investors and has now reached a valuation of $ 25 billion.
- The social network Reddit plans to create its own NFT platform. (TheStreet)
- Sotheby's, one of the most influential art auction houses in the world, opens platform for NFTs.
- Salvador's national airline Volaris will start accepting Bitcoin payments. (Bitcoin Magazine)
- Kazakhstan (the 2nd largest crypto mining hub in the world) is considering "limiting" bitcoin mining to deal with power shortages. (BollyInside)
