With BTC recovering near $41K and a look at one of the most popular meme-based investment strategies in crypto, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Today's stories:

Elon Musk Says Lightning Network 'Needed' to Scale Bitcoin for Now

Coinbase in Talks to Buy Asset Manager Osprey Funds: Sources

Stock Futures Tick Up Ahead of Economic Data

U.K. Economy Roars Out of Lockdown as Consumers Splash the Cash 

U.S. Floats 15% Global Minimum Tax on Corporate Profits 

Food Supply Chains Are Stretched as Americans Head Back to Restaurants - WSJ 

Gensler Says SEC Should Be 'Ready to Bring Cases' Involving Crypto

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Company Invests $25M in New Facility in Texas 

Robinhood Rival Futu Plans to Offer Crypto Trading in US, Singapore, Hong Kong

Daniel Kuhn: BTFD Explained

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