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Mila Kunis

Users lost 344 ETH while trying to buy Mila Kunis’ NFT show

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Launched by Mila Kunis’s Orchard Farm Productions, the animation show Stoner Cats raised 3,647 ETH in 35 minutes of the token sale. A collection of 10 420 NFTs in the form of digital cats was put up for sale for 0.35 ETH each. Asset owners will have access to episodes of the show. The project...

Square

Square announced its intention to acquire Afterpay

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One of the most crypto-friendly financial companies, Square, has officially announced its intention to expand the range and geography of its services through the acquisition of a large Australian firm. We are talking about the credit company Afterpay, the estimated value of which is $ 29 billion....

Gary Gensler

Gensler points out the need to regulate the DeFi market

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According to the head of SEC, Gary Gensler, the number of investors entering the crypto sphere is constantly growing. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned about the expansion of the DeFi market. The regulator has long ago paid attention to space, the users of which can lend and...

SkyBridge

SkyBridge announced buying of 38.5 thousand tokenized quotas

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An institutional intermediary firm that allows its customers to buy bitcoins through the purchase of generated products, SkyBridge, has announced the acquisition of more than 38,000 tokenized carbon offset credits. The company announced this yesterday, August 2, in the afternoon. In a statement,...

Investor

Institutionals leave cryptosphere despite Bitcoin rally

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Fourth-week institutional investors withdrawing funds from crypto-focused products. Moreover, the capital outflow is observed against the background of a sharp strengthening of the bitcoin rate. Let us remind you that last week it was unable to try to gain a foothold above $40,000, but due to the...

Bank of America

Bank of America thinks El Salvador will profit from BTC legalization

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Many financial structures reacted extremely negatively to the decision of the El Salvadorian authorities to legalize bitcoin. The negative opinion was presented by the IMF and the World Bank. By contrast, the giant Bank of America believes the country could benefit from such a move. The bank's...

Monero

Former Monero developer arrested by US law enforcement

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The former developer of the most anonymous and scandalous cryptocurrency project Monero - Riccardo Spagni, was recently arrested by the US police at the request of South Africa. According to reports, the arrest was made while the man was on the plane while refueling in Tennessee. It is known that...

China

CB of China continues to tighten control over cryptosphere

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The Chinese authorities will not only put pressure on miners but will also continue to tighten control over crypto traders. The corresponding statement was published at the end of last week by the Central Bank of China. The regulator plans to announce new measures in the coming months that will...

Digital dollar

The US should accelerate the development of digital dollar

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In the US leadership at various levels, many periodically raise the question of the advisability of launching the digital dollar. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard believes that many states are already moving towards creating a national token. If Washington hesitates, then the country runs the...

MicroStrategy CEO

MicroStrategy CEO compares buying BTC to investing in FB

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MicroStrategy software company is currently on the list of the largest cryptocurrency holders. Moreover, this giant is investing in bitcoin, despite the periodic collapses of the coin. MicroStrategy CEO Michael Sailor said that buying bitcoin is reminiscent of investing in Facebook stock in the...

Crypto pyramid

The history of two largest cryptocurrency pyramids

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Cryptocurrencies have many benefits, for example, low transfer fees, fast transactions, limited emission, etc. But despite this, digital assets still have a controversial reputation that hinders their recognition in the society. One of the reasons for this is financial pyramids. This term is used...

Moody's

Moody's downgrades El Salvador over Bitcoin legalization

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In the early summer of this year, the El Salvadorian authorities adopted a law recognizing bitcoin as a legal tender in the country. Such a step by the Latin American state drew criticism from both international organizations and the public of El Salvador. During the last week, Moody's expectedly...

hryvnia

Ukraine is preparing to launch its own token

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Many countries in the post-Soviet space are considering options for launching a national digital currency (CBDC). Russia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan have already announced their readiness to develop a token pegged to fiat money. Now the National Bank of Ukraine has received the same right. The...

Brazil

The CB of Brazil called estimated timing of issue of CBDC

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In a few years, we will see cash become part of history and finally be replaced by digital currencies. This point of view was expressed by João Manoel Pinho de Mello, who is the director of the Central Bank of Brazil. People and companies themselves will begin to switch to such forms of payment...

Cynthia Lummis

US Senator highlights factor accelerating crypto adoption

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Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis is widely known as a supporter of the cryptocurrency industry. She recently admitted that she managed to take advantage of the market decline and bought bitcoins. Moreover, the senator did not rule out that if soon BTC starts to fall in price again, then she is ready...

Banco de Bogotá

Banco de Bogotá let clients to send funds to crypto exchange

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One of the largest Colombian banks, Banco de Bogotá, was the first in the country to launch a service for sending funds to a cryptocurrency exchange. The option was launched under the auspices of the country's government. While it is available to clients in test mode. Funds can be sent to the...

Greenidge Generation

Greenidge Generation uses mining profits to build a solar farm

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Renowned mining corporation Greenidge Generation mentioned it intends to build a solar farm to create a modern, high-tech environment for local businesses and workers. The message says that this idea will be implemented with funds received from the mining of digital assets. Greenidge Generation...

Whales

Record number of bitcoins passed under the control of whales

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Amid the strengthening of the bitcoin (BTC) exchange rate, network activity has increased sharply this week. Researchers from Arcane Research have previously reported an increase in daily cryptocurrency trading volume. After it exceeded $ 40,700 for the first time since May 2021, the number of...

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