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⁠DeFi and DEX volumes soar amid China's crypto ban and ongoing US regulation Data shows that crypto holders are increasingly shifting to DeFi protocols and DEXs as China continues its cryptocurrency crackdown and fears o…

⁠Bears intend to pin Bitcoin price below $42K until Friday's $700M expiry passes $700 million in BTC options expire on Friday, and derivatives data signals that bears are positioned to profit from a sub-$45,000 Bitcoin p…

⁠Fed’s Powell has no intent to ban Bitcoin or crypto Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday on matters related to the economy and the Covid-19 pandemic.

⁠The infrastructure bill is hanging in the balance. What would its enactment mean for crypto? Hinging on Democrats' ability to resolve intraparty disagreements, the controversial legislation could have tangible consequen…

⁠TikTok embraces NFTs with creator-led collection The NFT launch features prominent TikTokers including Lil Nas X, Bella Poarch, Curtis Roach, Brittany Broski and others.

⁠XDEFI CEO wants to disrupt MetaMask’s domination of browser wallets Emile Dubié, CEO of XDEFI, is building a new browser wallet with Web 3 capabilities. XDEFI currently has nine blockchain integrations.

⁠Rari, Telos and Polymath rally as Bitcoin price hits $44K RGT, POLY and TLOS secure double-digit gains as investor sentiment rises after the Fed says it will not ban cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin briefly reclaims $44,000…

⁠Ethereum bears look to score on Friday’s $340M weekly ETH options expiry Derivatives data shows bears have sufficient incentives to keep ETH price below $3,000 heading into Friday’s $340 million options expiry.

⁠Bitcoin Depot’s crypto ATMs surpass 5,000 as adoption grows Bitcoin ATMs are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, especially in North America, offering compelling evidence of growing adoption.

⁠BTC holds crucial support at $40K! | Watch The Market Report with Gareth Soloway “The Market Report” with Cointelegraph is live right now with special guest Gareth Soloway, an experienced swing and day trader.

⁠Binance hires former IRS-CI special agent to head intelligence division Regulatory scrutiny from around the world has forced the cryptocurrency exchange to up its compliance and auditing measures.

​​AMA with EQIFI CEO Brad Yasar and chairman Jason Blick The DeFi landscape is buzzing, but some hurdles make it difficult for mass adoption. Tune in to our AMA with EQIFI, a project on a mission to become the gateway th…

⁠Ethereum miners are hoarding a record $70B in ETH following EIP-1559 activation The Ethereum block producers accumulated $6.1 billion worth of ETH tokens after the Aug. 5 network upgrade.

⁠White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee Cointelegraph spoke to the hacker for insights on the timeline of events, as well as the wider implications of bounty programs on DeFi's security landscape.

⁠Compound supply bug mistakenly rewarded users with $70M in tokens It is expected that the total figure of tokens could rise to north of $85 million.

⁠Visa working on blockchain interoperability hub for crypto payments Visa’s new blockchain interoperability project is designed to serve as a “network of blockchain networks.”

⁠Switzerland national postal service to debut crypto stamp The Swiss crypto stamp is a digital collectible linked to a traditional physical stamp issued by the Swiss Post.

⁠CoinEx crypto exchange to remove all mainland China users in October CoinEx previously blocked access and terminated the registration of new users from mainland China in March 2019.

⁠$1B science fund seeks blockchain projects to expand human lifespan Longevity Science Foundation accepts crypto donations and aims to use technology to advance healthy human longevity.

​​Eternal Beings NFT prices plunge after rapper Lil Uzi Vert deletes promo Twitter posts The Eternal Beings team stated on Discord that Lil Uzi Vert has only temporarily walked back from the NFT project to work on his ne…

⁠Germany’s 2021 election: What do parties think of crypto and blockchain? Cointelegraph looked into the six major German political parties and found out what to expect from the new government in terms of its crypto regul…

⁠Is $40K Bitcoin the new $10K? BTC holds $43K support as exchange Bitfinex halts trading An unexpected problem causes Bitfinex to temporarily shut down, with Bitcoin price action undoing gains in the process.

⁠NFT trading game Axie Infinity launches AXS staking program Axie Infinity players can stake their AXS tokens with rewards to follow up soon.

⁠New Zealand central bank releases issue paper on digital currency The central bank of New Zealand has outlined the major benefits of CBDC designs based on blockchain technology.

⁠Bank of England unveils all-star payments and tech lineup for CBDC Forums Executives and experts from Google, Amazon, PayPal and ConsenSys will be assisting Britain’s central bank with its CBDC research.

⁠CFTC charges 12 New York crypto options businesses with failing to register The listed crypto options providers named by the CFTC include relatively unknown names such as Bitfxprofit, Star FX Pro, Smarter Signals and Bi…

⁠Polygon briefly overtakes Ethereum for active addresses after 330% surge Layer two aggregator Polygon has seen a 330% surge in active addresses over the past 3 months.

⁠Bragging rights: Twitter previews verification badge for NFT profile pics Users will have the option to set crypto collectibles as their profile pic to impress everyone.

⁠Vulnerable: Kraken reveals many US Bitcoin ATMs still use default admin QR codes Kraken has urged BATMTwo ATM owners and operators to change the admin QR code for their ATMs to avoid potential attacks.

⁠China's crypto holdouts: Bitcoin nodes and OTC desks struggle on There are still a handful of Bitcoin nodes hanging on in China and OTC trading remains viable, but it may not be for long.