SHIB, BONE, LEASH tokens dip amid rumors of $2.5M Shibarium gaffe
    17 Aug 2023
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    Shiba Inu and related-token prices plunged since Shibarium’s launch, while rumors of a significant technical error in the new Shibarium network have been swirling. The launch of the Shibarium mainnet — a layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum network — appears to have gotten off to a rocky start, at least when it comes to the…

    11 potential impacts on crypto and the market from the rise of CBDCs
    16 Aug 2023
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    The ultimate impacts of CBDCs on the crypto industry may be a mixed bag of positives and negatives, and insiders need to monitor developments. In June 2023, the Atlantic Council, based in the United States, announced the results of a study on global nations’ interest in and progress toward creating their own central bank digital currencies. Eleven…

    Stellar dips into treasury to buy minority stake in MoneyGram
    16 Aug 2023
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    The financial details weren’t disclosed, but the investment gave the Stellar Development Foundation a seat on MoneyGram’s board of directors. The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has become a minority investor in payments provider MoneyGram International. In an Aug. 15 X post, Stellar Development Foundation CEO and Executive Director Denelle Dixon announced the new investment saying…

    Illuvium’s collapsing token represents the problems with GameFi
    16 Aug 2023
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    GameFi developers have been focused on raking in money — and they’ve forgotten that they need to make games fun in order to win over players. Blockchain games began as a means to effectively test technology’s true potential. However, making sure they reach that potential remains a challenge. While Illuvium was one of the most highly anticipated…

    Sei token valued at $1.8B after beta launch, exchange listings
    16 Aug 2023
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    Layer 1 trading blockchain Sei Network has reached a fully diluted valuation of $1.8 billion on the initial day of token listing. On Aug. 15, major exchanges such as Binance, Bybit and Bitget jointly listed the network’s native Sei (SEI) token. On Binance, the token opened at $0.064 a piece before surging as high as…

    Immutable zkEVM begins testnet phase with 12 Web3 games in development
    15 Aug 2023
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    The Web3 gaming company announced that its fully Ethereum-compatible network is now available for public testing. Web3 gaming platform Immutable has commenced public testing of its Immutable zkEVM in collaboration with Polygon Labs. Work on the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) network began in March after Immutable announced a partnership with Polygon Labs. Polygon’s own…