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⁠Ethereum dev confirms perpetual date for PoS Merge Ethereum’s transition journey from PoW to PoS journey could take up to years as it began with the launch of Beacon Chain in December 2020 and has seen several delays on…

⁠Germany and the US share the top spot in the global crypto rankings: report The U.S. climb the rankings to join Germany at the summit as progressive regulations and institutional adoption drive cryptocurrency use in bot…

⁠Bitcoin whales still 'hibernating' as BTC price nears $21K Bitcoin price recovers 11% from the week's lows as one trader targets $21,700 next.

⁠ECB report likens PoW to fossil fuel cars, PoS to electric vehicles European Central Bank researchers anticipate a clash between the green transition policies and Bitcoin investors.

⁠Two Bitcoin price prediction polls, same outcome: $10K BTC is coming While a classic technical indicator could be hinting at BTC price falling below $13,000 as well.

⁠Crypto mixers' popularity booms as illicit addresses push volumes to ATH: Report Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis highlighted that 10% of all funds coming from illicit addresses are sent to crypto mixers.

⁠Aussie FPA supports 'crypto rule book' and regulation of exchanges Swyftx co-CEO Ryan Parsons echoed the calls from the FPA, noting that “Our preference is for crypto platforms to operate within the existing financial s…

⁠DeFi market fell off cliff in Q2 but users haven't given up hope: Report While on-chain activity slowed down, the DeFi industry has managed to retain most of its daily active users.

⁠Cred Protocol unveils its first decentralized credit scores Releasing the results of its first credit score on the Aave Protocol, a decentralized credit scoring mechanism called Cred Protocol is set to expand to Compoun…

⁠Nifty News: Old Navy's BAYC shirts, expensive whisky NFTs, Sandbox publishing A bottle of very expensive whisky is being auctioned off with an NFT to authenticate true ownership of it, along with artwork made special fo…

⁠Indian blockchain firm 5ire secures $100M to fund sustainability-focused project An Indian development firm looks to create a bridge between sustainability and blockchain technology with a proprietary layer-1 protocol i…

⁠34% of gamers want to use crypto in the Metaverse, despite the backlash According to Globant, 34% of gamers are interested in conducting crypto transactions in the Metaverse, while 16% have purchased NFTs in the past.

⁠BTC mining costs reach 10-month lows as miners use more efficient rigs It now costs less to mine a single Bitcoin which could help to reverse the falling profitability trend while lowering power demands on the network.

⁠Celsius bankruptcy filings show a company in deep trouble The bankrupt CeFi crypto lender is about $1.2 billion in deficit, with the majority of its liabilities being customer deposits some believe they may not be requi…

⁠Celo network back online after almost 24-hour outage It was the first time the Celo mainnet had gone down in more than two years.

⁠Crypto markets need to hit ‘total panic’ before revival: Kevin O’Leary The millionaire investor thinks that the market bottom will be marked by “total panic,” at which point weak companies with “idiot managers” will be…

⁠Ankr Network’s 2.0 upgrade aims to improve Web3 decentralization Ankr is one of the largest remote procedure call (RPC) endpoint providers in the crypto space, which are critical for Web3 dApps that connect with blockch…

⁠OpenSea lays off 20% of its staff, citing ‘crypto winter’ The bear market in Bitcoin and altcoins has had a negative impact on staffing levels at major crypto companies, including exchanges, lending platforms and market…

⁠CleanSpark scoops up 1K+ mining rigs at 'substantially discounted price' “We are seeing unprecedented opportunities in this market,” said CleanSpark president and CEO Zach Bradford.

⁠Circle discloses full breakdown of $55.7B USDC reserves As of June 30, about 75.6% of Circle’s reserves were held in U.S. Treasuries and 24.4% were held in cash at regulated financial institutions.

⁠3 reasons why Polygon (MATIC) is up 100%+ during a bear market Steady adoption and internal growth back MATIC’s 118% gain, even as most altcoins struggle to hold on to their short-term gains.

⁠CFTC labels 34 crypto and forex firms as unregistered foreign entities "Customers engaged in transactions with these entities may not receive the benefit of the customer protections, safeguards, and guardrails,” said CF…

⁠UK’s government-backed Millicent Labs demos a retail full-reserve digital currency The issuer says the currency avoids pitfalls of central bank digital currency and stablecoins while bridging blockchain and traditional…

⁠UK financial watchdog exec hints at importance of international collaboration on crypto regulation “In the past, innovative firms would have been pleading for less regulation — now they understand and appreciate that ru…

⁠Bitcoin derivatives data suggests bears will pin BTC below $21K leading in Friday’s options expiry Bitcoin’s failure to break above $22,000 on July 8 opened room for bears to score a $100 million profit in this week’s o…

⁠Bill Murray's biographical NFT project set to be premiered by Coinbase "Anecdotes, observations, advice, memories, Murray-isms" are coming to the world of NFTs as acclaimed icon Bill Murray prepares to launch an inaugur…

⁠WEF introduces cyber resilience framework, index to increase organizational security The international organization looked at ten cybersecurity frameworks as it created its comprehensive version with six principles and…

⁠More than 2.6 million users signed up for City of Shenzhen's digital Yuan airdrop The city has about 18 million residents in its prefecture-level area.

⁠Data transfer network Plaid integrates 4 major crypto exchanges The San Francisco-based fintech company now supports Binance.US, Gemini, Robinhood and SoFi accounts.

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