A trio of major announcements about Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible zero-knowledge rollups came out from Polygon, Matter Labs and Scroll this week. origin »

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Breaking: Zipmex suspends withdrawals as CEO denies financial trouble rumors.

The CEO of Thai crypto exchange Zipmex denied rumors of financial trouble just moments before the group announced it would pause withdrawals on the platform. origin »

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Binance.US Starts Affiliate Marketing Program, Taking Aim at Coinbase.

A Binance.US representative pointed to recent reports that rival exchange Coinbase is shuttering its affiliate program. origin »

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US Congressman blasts SEC for non-judicial actions against crypto companies.

Congressman Emmer highlighted the SEC’s politicization of regulations and called them power-hungry regulators that discourage good-faith regulations. origin »

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Gemini receives virtual asset service provider license in Ireland.

New York-based crypto exchange Gemini opened its local office in Dublin, Ireland, last year. Now, it is granted with a VASP license. origin »

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What are crypto faucets and how do they work?.

By completing simple tasks, users can use a crypto faucet to earn modest coin payouts (similar to the minuscule drops of water trickling from a leaky faucet). origin »

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21Shares launches S&P risk-controlled Bitcoin and Ether ETPs.

Despite crypto markets tanking this year, the Swiss crypto ETP firm 21Shares has seen its new crypto inflows hitting new all-time highs YTD. origin »

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CryptoHero Wins the Summer 2022 Top Performer Award in “Crypto Trading Bot” Category from SourceForge.

CryptoHero.Ai is proud to be a winner of the Top Performer award from SourceForge, the world’s largest software reviews and comparison website. July 19, 2022–... origin »

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UFC fighter will receive full salary in Bitcoin, shrugs off crypto market volatility.

Brazilian UFC fighter Luana Pinheiro becomes the first female sportswoman in Latin America to receive her entire salary in BTC.

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Ethereum Community Conference 5: How can DAOs combat hostile takeovers?.

Web3 adviser Hilary Kivitz discussed countermeasures that DAOs can employ against hostile takeovers during her talk at the EthCC 5. origin »

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Busking on Bitcoin: How Lightning Network outperforms Ethereum for tipping.

A busker in British Columbia got a lesson in the Lightning Network after a passerby offered to send some Bitcoin his way.

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Liquidity protocol uses stablecoins to ensure zero impermanent loss.

The cross-chain liquidity protocol has put a special focus on user experience with a simple user interface that doesn’t require dealing with complex virtual networks. origin »

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Dubai to ramp up metaverse efforts with 40,000 new jobs.

The emirate launches its Dubai Metaverse Strategy, aiming at the world’s top 10 metaverse economies.

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United States Crypto Miners Are Now Using as Much Power as Houston.

Powers Combined Even if the crypto market isn't exactly growing in terms of profit, miners it are certainly increasing their energy consumption. The New York Times reported this week that just seven of the biggest Bitcoin mining companies are now using nearly as much electricity as all the homes in Houston combined, meaning that all crypto mining […] origin »

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Morgan Stanley encourages investors to buy battered El Salvador eurobonds.

The banking giant estimated that El Salvador wouldn’t face any issues with its debt payment for another year, despite the crisis it’s facing currently. origin »

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Solana price enters correction territory after 80% monthly gains.

SOL's bear flag setup sees its price declining to $21 by September 2022.

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Human Protocol introduces new blockchain coordination layer for data contribution.

Users receive rewards for contributing data on the Human Protocol, which can be used as an initial point of learning for algorithms. origin »

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Polygon zero-knowledge EVM Rollup aims at cheaper Web3 transactions.

Polygon uses zero-knowledge proof to club multiple transactions into groups before relaying them over to the Ethereum blockchain as a single transaction. origin »

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Bitcoin’s longest ‘extreme fear’ streak finally breaks.

After 73 days of “extreme fear” on the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, investors can breathe a very small sigh of relief.

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Japan’s crypto self-regulation ‘experiment’ not working.

Self-reg entity JVCEA has reportedly received stern warnings to get its act together, as Japan’s Financial Services Agency pushes for the organization to speed up its AML regulation rollout. origin »

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Blockchain without crypto: Adoption of decentralized tech.

Cryptocurrencies hijack most blockchain-related headlines, but their underlying technology’s adoption has been growing rapidly.

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Silvergate's Q2 Net Income Jumps 85%, Shares Spike.

Silvergate Capital also reported an increase in net income available to shareholders of $1.13 per share compared to $0.80 per share last year. origin »

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Aave taps Pocket Network to beef up decentralized app development.

Aave will leverage Pocket's distributed network of 44,000 nodes to access on-chain data from various blockchains.

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ApeCoin price eyes 45% rally following Otherside metaverse demo.

APE has been pursuing a rare ascending triangle reversal breakout, with its profit target at $8.40.

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Bitcoin is for billions: Fedimint on scaling BTC in the global south.

A community custody protocol, Fedimint wants to scale the Bitcoin network to a billion users located in the global south.

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100X Bitcoin energy use would mean ‘absurd’ $20M BTC price — developer.

For Bitcoin energy usage to increase to absorb more of the world’s waste energy, its market cap would end up being $420 trillion, calculates Sjors Provoost. origin »

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