XRP had some wins in the SEC court ruling, but not everything was a win. There are some drawbacks.

Ripple, Crypto Industry Score Partial Win in SEC Court Fight Over XRP
Institutional sales of the tokens violated federal securities laws, but programmatic sales did not, a court ruled.
coindesk.com

After years of waiting, Mashinsky, who defrauded thousands, has been arrested. Good.

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky reportedly arrested
Celsius was under investigation for its lending services and whether they violated US laws.
cointelegraph.com

Twitter Spotlight

WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE #XRP & #RIP#RIPPLEING IN ONE SENTENCE? From @Mic@MichaelHilesRP institutional sales violated Howey, XRP programmatic sales did not." That's what you need to know! Retweet so people aren't confused on the ruling— Samuel Armes (Florida Blockchain Business Assoc.) (@samuelarmes) 
 5:20 PM • Jul 13, 2023

🧵1/Ω. Some exegesis of the (extremely weird and confusing for everyone on both sides) $XRP / #Ripple ruling:— ⚯ M Cryptadamus ⚯ | @[email protected] (@Cryptadamist) 4:35 PM • Jul 13, 2023

Gary Gensler was the only person in the world capable of turning me into a cheerleader for Ripple Labs, which is what I will look like when I publish my next op-ed— Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) 5:53 PM • Jul 13, 2023

In The Know

Bitcoin Could Rise to $120K by End-2024: Standard Chartered
The bank previously said it expected the cryptocurrency to reach $100,000 by then.
coindesk.com

Ripple’s XRP Token Surges 57% After Court Rules XRP Sales Aren’t Investment Contracts
XRP climbed as high as 75 cents at one point, its highest level since April 2022.
coindesk.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invested up to $250,000 in Bitcoin after Miami conference
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. owns up to $250,000 in Bitcoin. The investment was reportedly made after his speech at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in May.
cointelegraph.com

Events

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Crypto News Heard Around the State

Tampa News

The waters are getting choppy and we all see some storms heading our way. Our goal is to build a Bitcoin dome around The Bay, and see if we can help other Bitcoiners do the same in their area. If we and other local groups are successful, we have a good chance of dodging a lot of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Bitcoin Bay (@bitcoinbaytpa) 1:11 AM • Jun 20, 2023

Orlando News

If you are in the Central Florida area, come out and celebrate with us this Friday! Come hang out in Orlando with one of the best Bitcoin and Web3 communities! meetup.com/web3cfl/events…#Meetup via @Meetup— Samuel Armes (Florida Blockchain Business Assoc.) (@samuelarmes) 4:18 PM • Jul 12, 2023

Miami News

Booth Babes, Bull Rides, and Volcano Bonds: A Walk Through Miami’s Bizarre Bitcoin Symposium
Thousands of crypto boosters, from Tucker Carlson to Peter Thiel to Francis Suarez, flocked together to celebrate their vision of financial utopia. But the scene itself, as Ben McKenzie and Jacob Silverman chronicle in an excerpt from their new book, ‘Easy Money,’ had all the hallmarks of a relatively dim dystopia.
vanityfair.com

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