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Weekend Wrap: $50M NFT platform shutters, OpenSea's 'HUGE mistake' and more The closing of NFT project Recur comes two years after it was valued at $333 million and had the backing of an Ethereum co-founder, the Winklevo…

⁠Ordinals still make up majority of Bitcoin txs despite price collapse Bitcoin Ordinals appear to be alive and kicking with nearly 85% of network activity dominated by inscriptions and BRC-20 minting on Aug. 21. 👉🏼 Rea…

⁠Friend.tech hype unsustainable? Critics give it only months to live Most crypto industry heavyweights have been bullish about the new decentralized social media app friend.tech, but some critics warn it's getting too ho…

⁠📈 Friend.tech generates over $1M fees in 24h, surpassing Uniswap, Bitcoin networks The platform was launched in beta version on Aug. 11 and allows users to tokenize their social network by buying and selling “shares” o…

⁠👀 Gryphon Digital seeks court dismissal of Sphere 3D's lawsuit Gryphon Digital is requesting dismissal from a suit filed by its former partner Sphere 3D over a scam-related Bitcoin transfer. According to Gryphon, the i…

⁠U.S. Judge rules in favor of human ingenuity, denies copyright for AI art This ruling shifts the conversation on AI and copyright and underscores the significance of human creativity in intellectual property. 👉🏼 Read…

⁠💬 Ripple CTO clarifies on SEC appeal, spotlights case complexity According to the CTO, the SEC is seeking an appeal at this specific point based on its interpretation that the legal case has not yet reached a conclusio…

⁠Gemini files brief in lawsuit against SEC, requests to keep it simple In a recent court filing, Gemini continues to press for dismissal in its lawsuit against the SEC, citing unclear allegations and shifting arguments.…

⁠Mining 1 BTC in Lebanon is 783x cheaper than Italy: CoinGecko According to the report, Europe is home to nine out of the ten least profitable countries for Bitcoin production, determined by household electricity costs.…

⁠DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor's team is still est…

🗓 ⁠Ether Futures ETFs could all get approval at same time: Report At least 16 applications for Ether or Bitcoin-Ether futures ETFs are awaiting regulatory approval in the United States. 👉🏼 Read More

​​The role of blockchain in agriculture and how it advances the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Discover how a leading blockchain AgTech firm advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 18 countries. (AD) 👉🏼 Re…

⁠Elon Musk endorses pro-crypto presidential republican candidate Musk's statement, "He is a very promising candidate," piqued curiosity about Ramaswamy's candidacy and his stance on cryptocurrencies. 👉🏼 Read More

⁠Sam Bankman-Fried requests weekday freedom for legal defense work Lawyers of SBF stated that their client faced difficulties in thoroughly reviewing the extensive document accumulation related to the case while confined…

⁠Curve Finance to reimburse users, another DeFi hack, and ConsenSys launches L2: Finance Redefined The DeFi ecosystem had another exploit of over $2 million on a stablecoin liquidity pool this past week, just weeks after…

⁠📉 Bitcoin Ordinals NFT trading volume tanks 98% since May: DappRadar Alongside the declining trading volumes, the number of Bitcoin Ordinals transactions dropped by 97% to just 20,571 in mid-August. 👉🏻 Read More

⁠Yuga Labs to wind back from OpenSea over its axing of royalty enforcements Yuga Labs said it will start winding back OpenSea support for “all upgradable contracts and any new collections” following the announcement from…

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​​How can stablecoins transform SMEs in developing economies? Social: A Web3 payment and DeFi platform unlocks global trade for SMEs with stablecoins — a game-changer for developing economies. (Cointelegraph Accelerator)…

⁠AI is helping expand accessibility for people with disabilities A holistic approach to empowering lives: how AI redefines the accessibility landscape for people with disabilities. 👉🏼 Read More