August 1 & 2: Craig Wright libel trial, Bitcoin in landfill, murder for hire, CryptoPunk jewelry… and will NFT top album chart?

Update: 2022-08-02

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Bitcoin clocks its best monthly performance since October — CMC's head of research explains why there's momentum in the markets. Dr Craig Wright's won just £1 in his libel trial against Peter McCormack… we'll find out why. A man who threw away a hard drive storing 8,000 Bitcoin reveals his latest cunning plan to save it from a landfill site. Also today: crypto crimes, Vitalik Buterin's prediction on the metaverse, and why an NFT album could top the music charts. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

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