OUCH! U.K. has worst economic slump in Europe w/shocking 20.4% contraction in quarter. Also outstripped the US downturn and officially pushed Britain into its first recession since 2009. pic.twitter.com/igKQ2ItiKp

— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) August 12, 2020

BLOCKCHAIN BITES: Nasdaq-listed MicroStrategy purchases 21,454 bitcoin on Tuesday, effectively shifting its inflation hedging strategy entirely into digital assets. Indian crypto is booming. And Libra co-founder David Marcus has a new job at Facebook. https://t.co/PJsSAfVGMl

— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) August 11, 2020