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⁠Altcoins and DeFi tokens push higher as Bitcoin price falters at $40K QNT, SFI and XYO gained more than 20% while bulls attempt to push BTC and ETH back to their local highs.

⁠Russia grants $200K to build tool for tracing crypto transactions A Russian company indirectly backed by Russia's largest bank will build a crypto tracking platform as part of a $200,000 procurement contract.

⁠Victory Capital files SEC application for crypto ETF The firm first announced its intention to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index in June.

⁠Pantera, Coinbase Ventures and Sony back NFT-focused MakersPlace in $30M Series A “At MakersPlace, we view our work as an investment in the future of creativity,” said co-founder and CEO Dannie Chu.

⁠AXS price gains over 16% as Axie Infinity closes in on 1M daily active users The interplay between Axie Infinity's rising popularity among gamers and its booming revenue has helped its native token AXS become one of the…

⁠Bitcoin hits $39K highs as SEC Chair comments give BTC price 2% boost Gary Gensler fuels a BTC price rebound Wednesday, but unclaimed moving averages are causing a headache for traders on longer timeframes.

⁠Circle and Unstoppable Domains to introduce username-based USDC payments USD Coin holders will soon be able to transfer the stablecoin via human-readable addresses across supported wallets and crypto exchanges.

​​TradFi meets DeFi: Decentralized platform vows to bring all financial services on-chain This omni-chain DeFi protocol is determined to ensure that all blockchains can communicate with each other, allowing for any coin…

⁠Mike Novogratz blasts US officials for poor grasp over crypto industry The billionaire crypto proponent said politicians and regulators have a flawed understanding of crypto and its technological underpinnings.

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⁠Bitcoin price clings to $38K, but Dollar Index bounce could put BTC under pressure Bitcoin is in wait-and-see mode as the dollar trades near two-month lows on warnings that the Fed would continue its stimulus programs.

​​PlatON AMA: Combining privacy preserving computation with blockchain tech to liberate data assets Join PlatON Network's CTO James Qu, in 2 minutes, for a live AMA, on combining privacy-preserving computation with block…

⁠New Spanish bill aims to enable mortgage payments in crypto The draft bill intends to allow property owners to pay mortgages with crypto and authorize the real estate sector to use their own crypto for mortgage purchase…

⁠Panic selling is crypto investors' biggest mistake, new survey reveals Out of the 1,021 U.S.-based crypto owners, one-third have already fallen for a crypto scam via emails, websites and fake mobile apps.

⁠Crypto is a fundamental technological breakthrough, a16z co-founder says Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transforma…

⁠FBI joins Mirror Trading probe in Africa to help recover US investor funds The Federal Bureau of Investigation is joining the investigation into one of the largest alleged crypto scams of 2020.

⁠Bitcoin eyes $36K support as chart hints at potential golden cross within weeks Optimism is still rampant despite intraday losses accelerating on BTC/USD, which is targeting giant buyer support at $36,000.

​​PlatON AMA: Combining privacy preserving computation with blockchain tech to liberate data assets Join today, at 12 PM UTC PlatON’s Live AMA! PlatON was initiated and promoted by the LatticeX Foundation. Based on the b…

⁠Binance to bring Bitcoin payments to Shopify via new partnership Binance Pay users will be able to pay across merchants of Alchemy Pay’s partners, including e-commerce giant Shopify and software technology firm Arcadier…

⁠Rothschild’s trust led funding round for Aspen Digital's London expansion Aspen Digital aims for the Europe, Asia and Middle Eastern markets, leading the initiative by establishing headquarters in London and Singapore.

⁠FTX launching NFT sports platform, backs LCS esports league with 7 year deal FTX is teaming up with Dolphin Entertainment to create an NFT marketplace that will target brands within sectors such as sports, entertainment…

⁠China crypto crime: Still ‘top ranked’ for illicit activity but crime is falling Chinese wallets both sent and received more than $2 billion worth of crypto associated with illicit activities between April 2019 and June…

⁠Square’s value could 5X thanks to Afterpay deal: Pomp “Maybe you don't simply get a 20X the value of the business, but could you two, three, four or five X the business? Absolutely,” said Anthony Pompliano.

⁠Top Shot to sell exclusive NFT moments at live basketball games Three exclusive Top Shot NFTs will be minted to commemorate this weekend’s NBA Summer League games.

⁠CryptoPunks clone PolygonPunks booted from OpenSea marketplace PolygonPunks have been removed from leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, likely at the behest of CryptoPunks' creator Larva Labs.

⁠Google running crypto ads again as new policy goes into effect Under Google’s new policy that went into effect on August 3, advertisers offering cryptocurrency exchange and wallet services are once again allowed to mark…

⁠This key Bitcoin price indicator shows pro traders buying each dip Derivatives data shows Bitcoin whales added to their leveraged positions after BTC price topped out at $42,600.

⁠Breaking: BSV reportedly suffers ‘massive’ 51% attack “After an attempted attack yesterday, some serious hashing power was unleashed today at 11:46AM and attackers are succeeding,” said Lucas Nuzzi of Coin Metrics, refe…

⁠Ethereum’s London hard fork expected to arrive on Thursday, ushering in EIP-1559 Think Ethereum is going to morph into a deflationary asset over night? Not so fast!

⁠Terra (LUNA) price rallies 162% while Bitcoin and altcoin prices drop Steady fundamentals and rising demand for UST and LUNA are just a few of the reasons why the altcoin has gained 162% in the past two weeks.