Donald Trump raked in over $7M from NFTs, new disclosure shows
Former president Donald Trump disclosed that he owns up to $5 million in crypto and has earned over $7 million from his three NFT collections.
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Bitcoin has room to fall amid ‘unusual’ open interest — CoinGlass
Total open interest on Bitcoin futures hit $29 billion on Aug. 16 despite Bitcoin’s price decline.
San Fran city attorney sues sites that ‘undress’ women with AI
Dek: AI-powered websites allowing users to create nonconsensual nude photos of women and girls were visited 200 million times in the first half of the year.
‘I’m not leaving’ — Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom to fight US extradition
“I love New Zealand. I’m not leaving,” said Bitcache and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on X after the New Zealand Justice Minister signed off on a United States extradition order.
Bitcoin critical indicator prints ‘bearish cross’ as it sinks below $58K
The crossing of this indicator on two different timeframes has signaled to traders that short-term performance may be weakening, sparking fear in the market.
Bitcoin sidechain creators tout new ‘permissionless’ version BitVM2
Robin Linus has unveiled a new whitepaper for BitVM2 and BitVM Bridge, two new developments that offer significant improvements to the original version of BitVM.
ZachXBT claims 21 North Korea crypto devs are making $500K a month
Onchain sleuth ZachXBT claims to have found a network of North Korean developers who have been working on dozens of crypto projects.
IMF execs float raising crypto mining electricity prices by 85%
A tax on the energy used by crypto miners could cut emissions by 100 million tons a year, equal to Belgium’s emissions, say two IMF executives.
Low users, sex predators kill Korean metaverses, 3AC sues Terra: Asia Express
Low user numbers and sex predator scandals are killing South Korean metaverses, 3AC sues Terra, Malaysian crypto kidnappings. Asia Express.
Bitcoin stagnates as bearish headwinds continue to blow
Bitcoin price falls as demand for leveraged long BTC futures and stablecoins drops.
‘I expect to see no mention of Bitcoin’ — MARA CEO on Harris’ platform
Depending on the November presidential election outcome, Fred Thiel said he would consider “looking outside the US” for Bitcoin mining firm MARA’s operations.
Ethereum traders say ETH price at risk of a deeper correction to $1.6K
Multiple analysts believe that Ethereum price is likely to touch new lows near $1,600.
Public miners raised $2.2B as cash flow crunch intensifies post-halving
A total of nine out of 13 US-listed Bitcoin mining companies raised capital through stock offers in the second quarter of 2024.
Circle proposes new capital-risk framework for stablecoins
In July 2024, Circle became the first stablecoin issuer to comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulatory framework.
Anchored Coins warns of potential issues for AEUR amid FlowBank collapse
The stablecoin issuer said there was a risk of a “respective loss for the holders of AEUR tokens” due to FlowBank’s bankruptcy in June.
Haun Ventures backs Chaos Labs with $55M Series A funding
Other investors in the round include PayPal, Lightspeed, Galaxy Ventures, Wintermute, F-Prime Capital, Slow Ventures and The Spartan Group.
Tron network exceeds Ethereum revenue over the past 90 days
According to data from DefiLlama, the Tron network has accrued $1.31 million in network revenue during the past 24 hours alone.
Solana ETFs will not see significant demand — Sygnum research head
Low uptake of Grayscale’s Solana fund is an early indicator, she said.
‘No matter how bad it gets, there’s a lot going on with NFTs’: 24 Hours of Art, NFT Creator
“There’s a sense of inevitability” that NFTs are the start of a renaissance in digital art says 24 Hours of Art’s RD: NFT Collector.
Wall Street sounds AI bubble alarm — Will crypto AI projects survive?
After Black Monday, the stock market fears recession and Wall Street predicts an AI bubble burst, with Nvidia and tech stocks under pressure. Will crypto AI projects survive?
WTF happened 53 years ago today — Why the Nixon shock is still affecting us all
In his 1971 speech ending the gold standard, Richard Nixon promised to stabilize the dollar, but instead, nearly everything has gone up in price.
Key Bitcoin bull signal flashes for first time in nearly 2 years, hinting at 2x price surge
The Bitcoin price could increase by over two-fold based on a key bull signal historically correlated with price rallies.
Vitalik Buterin donates over $500K in animal-themed coins to charity
Vitalik Buterin urged the community to send the memecoin token funds they want to send him directly to charities.
Chainalysis alerts rise in crypto hacks and ransom in 2024
Cryptocurrency hackers have been returning to their roots to targeting centralized exchanges amid a spike in the Bitcoin price in 2024.
Immutable taps Fireblocks to help game developers manage digital assets
Immutable teams up with Fireblocks to secure asset management for Web3 games, NFTs and DeFi projects within its ecosystem.
New DeFi protocol Nudge aims to unlock hidden value in users’ wallets
Nudge seeks to unleash a new DeFi primitive called Re: allocation Value.
OKX Wallet expands Blinks to EVM-compatible chains
OKX Wallet now supports blockchain links (Blinks) across all EVM-compatible chains, enhancing multichain transactions without switching platforms.
WazirX schedules maintenance to restore balances after $234M hack
WazirX’s ability to restore balances and secure assets on its platform will impact its future and the security of the broader industry.
Hashing It Out: Navigating Web3 hiring
In this episode of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw confronts the realities of Web3 hiring with Pedro Oliveira, co-founder and CEO of Talent Protocol.
Ethereum supply surpasses 120M ETH as staking, restaking surge
Despite Ethereum’s inflationary trend, staking and restaking gains momentum, boosting network security and rewards.