WAO ART #179

The approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States could lead to a surge in crypto ETF trading volume, potentially accounting for 99.5% of global trading volume. Currently, North America already holds a 97.7% share of all crypto ETF trading volume.

Argentina has announced that it will punish foreign football fans who tear up or burn banknotes while attending matches in the country. This practice has become a way for fans from other South American countries to taunt home teams about the value of the Argentinian peso.

Visa has introduced an experimental solution on Ethereum's Goerli testnet that eliminates the need for users to maintain ether (ETH) for transaction or gas fees. The solution leverages account abstraction technology and the ERC-4337 standard, allowing users to pay gas fees with any token.

A New Zealand intelligence report has accused China, along with Iran and Russia, of cyber-enabled interference in the country. The report from the NZ Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) highlighted the ongoing activity of Chinese intelligence targeting New Zealand's ethnic Chinese communities.

China property developer Country Garden has warned of a potential loss of up to $7.6 billion for the first half of the year, highlighting the challenges faced by the country's economy. This comes as China slipped into deflation for the first time in over two years and.

Russia has launched its first mission to the Moon in 47 years, aiming to be the first country to land on the lunar south pole. The Luna 25 mission lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. The mission is racing against India, which already has a lander orbiting the Moon.

Israel has evacuated over 200 of its citizens and Ethiopian Jews from two cities in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, which has been affected by recent violence. The evacuees have been moved to the country's capital, Addis Ababa. The evacuees would be moved out of combat areas and brought to Israel.