Cryptocurrency Market

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  • BTC Dominance: 55.63%
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Investigating Innovation on Berachain

This piece is a guest post by Blocmates. Blocmates is an invaluable crypto news and educational resource that offers clarity in the often complicated and jargon-filled crypto space. In this article, writer Ollie of Blocmates answers many questions about Berachain, including what it is, why you should care, and what you should be paying attention […]

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Polymarket Open Interest Rebounds as August Set to Challenge July’s Record

Polymarket, the leading blockchain-powered predictions platform, saw its highest monthly volume to date in July. However, August has so far captured just over 68% of July’s total volume, with 13 days still remaining in the month. Polymarket’s August Performance Signals Potential for Record-Breaking Month According to data from theblock.co, August is shaping up to be

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Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction

While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning to climb once more. Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17, the hashrate increased from 612 exahash per second (EH/s) to 637 EH/s, adding 25 EH/s over eight days. Miners Increase Bitcoin’s Hashrate After Difficulty Decline

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Stablecoin Market Expands: $2.21B Uptick in 8 Days Fueled by Tether’s Growth Spurt

The stablecoin market has been picking up speed lately, and between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, it expanded by $2.21 billion. During this period, Tether’s supply ballooned by an additional 1.26 billion USDT. Stablecoin Boom: $2.21B Growth Driven by Tether and PYUSD Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, the stablecoin economy expanded by

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Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Hamster Kombat Rejected VCs, and More — Week in Review

Goldman Sachs disclosed substantial holdings of $418 million in bitcoin ETFs in Q2. Hamster Kombat rejected multiple venture capital investments to protect players from becoming exit liquidity. A Nigerian bitcoin proponent filed a lawsuit to overturn the government’s crypto ban. WBTC’s custody change has raised concerns in the defi community. Ripple’s legal chief discussed the

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LBank Celebrates 9th Anniversary With Over $1,000,000 in Prizes

PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, August 18th, 2024 – In the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency industry, LBank has established itself as a key player. Over the past nine years, LBank has achieved numerous milestones and has grown into a comprehensive crypto trading platform and a leading exchange in innovative crypto asset categories. As LBank commemorates its ninth year

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Innovation in Crypto Moves Faster Than Governments, Needs Self-Regulation, Says Serial Innovator

Although the blockchain industry owes much of its success to so-called bridges, these are far from perfect solutions, argues Justin Wang, the founder and CEO of Zeus Network. While they help address the problem of liquidity segmentation that afflicts the Web3 industry, Wang insists that they pose significant security risks. Keeping the Innovation Flywheel Spinning

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X Ceases Operations in Brazil After Refusing to Comply With Censorship Orders

X’s Global Government Affairs Team reported on August 17 that the social network would be forced to shut down its local operations in Brazil due to judicial orders issued against its legal representative. The order, issued by Alexandre de Moraes, a member of the Supreme Federal Tribunal, would have this legal representative facing jail time

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Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App

A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she downloaded from the Google Play Store was malicious and resulted in the theft of $5 million in cryptocurrency. Vaca claims the app, Yobit Pro, exploited Google’s marketing that portrayed the Play Store as a secure

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NFTs Enrich Gaming Communities, Drive Stronger Engagement, Says Gaming Veteran

According to Luke Paglia, the COO at AGMI Studios, while traditional non-fungible token (NFT) art has lacked real utility, which explains its declining popularity, NFTs still have an important role to play in the gaming industry. To back this assertion, Paglia cites game developers’ use of NFTs “to innovate and bring new forms of value

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