NFT marketplace OpenSea tops $1 billion trading volume in August, surging 8X since March peak
    18 Aug 2021
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    Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) trading is soaring to 8x multiples of the levels seen this March when the NFT frenzy burst into mainstream media with sound headlines, as art dealers were excited. Digital collectibles mania seems to be back as the NFT flagship marketplace prints new records, according to the trading volumes on the OpenSea platform….

    Gennadiy Cholovenko: “Binance is gradually becoming a direct competitor to the banking system”
    18 Aug 2021
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    Today we are publishing an interview in which the expert expresses his views on why regulators in various countries across the globe have declared an all-out war on the largest crypto exchange in the market, Binance. We have recently written about how ever since the beginning of this year, Binance has come under attack from…

    Walmart seeks a crypto product lead to drive digital currency strategy
    17 Aug 2021
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    Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer by total sales, is looking to hire a “digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead” to “own and drive the digital currency strategy,” following Amazon looking for ways to let customers pay for goods with cryptocurrencies, which could be a promising development for the crypto community. According to Walmart’s careers page,…

    Microsoft wants to use Ethereum blockchain bounty system to catch pirates
    17 Aug 2021
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    Microsoft’s research department, with the participation of researchers from Alibaba and Carnegie Mellon University, released a new paper, in which was studied a blockchain-based incentive system for anti-piracy campaigns. The Redmond-based software giant plans to combat piracy rely on the transparency of Ethereum blockchain technology. In a new paper released by Microsoft, the major software…

    US getting ready to “tighten the screws” for DeFi
    17 Aug 2021
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    A cryptocurrency amendment was introduced to the US Senate, which would greatly complicate any operations with cryptocurrencies, hitting decentralized services the hardest. And it is backed by the Joe Biden administration. There is a lot of fuss around the second cryptocurrency amendment to Joe Biden’s $ 1 trillion infrastructure bill HR 3684. On August 6,…

    Ethereum volume tops Bitcoin on Coinbase, while DeFi, NFTs gain popularity

    Ethereum became the most traded cryptocurrency on the Coinbase exchange during the three months through June, while investors explored the world of decentralized finance. It accounted for 26% of Coinbase’s trading volume in the second quarter. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, shared for 26% of the trading volume on Coinbase, compared to…