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$8 million in funds drained so far across a number of Solana-based hot wallets.

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The market brushes aside geopolitical concerns as things are looking green.

Is it a sign that crypto will finish the week strong?

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EU crypto community has two weeks to join conversation on crypto data

The ESMA is looking for “crypto off-chain data,” or data from spot and derivatives trades at centralized exchanges or OTC crypto trading platforms.

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Solana wallets 'compromised and abandoned’ as users warned of scam solutions

Solana users have been urged to move their funds to cold storage and be alert to possible scams after a major exploit of thousands of wallets sees more than $8 million stolen.

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What are crypto pump and dump groups? Are they legal?

Since crypto regulations are still being developed, crypto pump and dump groups support the promotion of unknown coins over Discord and Telegram.

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Nomad reportedly ignored security vulnerability that led to $190M exploit

The altcoins that were stolen in the Nomad bridge hack suffered as much as 94% decline in price after the exploit.

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Dollars on the Lightning Network: a boon for emerging markets?

An innovation on the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) could shelter users from the price volatility of BTC by providing access to dollars.

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Borrowing to buy Bitcoin: Is it ever worth the risk?

Borrowing to buy crypto has often been advocated for by various influencers, but the consequences may be dire.

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Bitcoin miners now hold a record 1.856M BTC — new data

Miners go from sellers to hodlers again as the worst of June's capitulation phase seems to pass.

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Lido DAO: Ethereum's biggest Merge staker just jumped 30% — will LDO rally into September?

LDO price is up roughly 30% over the past day, gaining approximately 500% since mid-June.

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Is it a good time to buy nonfungible tokens? Expert answers

Ahren Posthumus said that it’s indeed a good time to buy but cautioned investors to double-check projects before putting their money into them.

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GitHub faces widespread malware attacks affecting projects, including crypto

The developer who found the vulnerability requested developers to sign their revisions with the GPG key to ensure all their revisions on the project can be verified.

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Canadian taco franchise uses NFTs for customer loyalty program

A Canadian restaurant franchise is putting their customer loyalty program on the blockchain through a new Tenacious Tacos NFT collection.

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Beyond the headlines: The real adoption of Bitcoin salaries

Bitcoin wages are becoming more common globally, particularly among “borderless” remote workers and in certain regions like Latin America.

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NFT communities greenlight Web3 films: A decentralized future for fans and Hollywood

Could fans become the new movie producers? NFT communities aim to create a decentralized industry where both indie filmmakers and audiences play a bigger, equitable role.

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Bitcoin bulls aim for $25K price on Friday's $510M options expiry

BTC price has been gaining momentum as it nears $24,000, and this week's options expiry could help bulls profit $200 million.

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Chinese municipal bank issues first-ever digital yuan loan using intellectual property as collateral

The unnamed recipient of the loan said the e-CNY transaction was fast and efficient; they received an equivalent of 500,000 CNY, which was $74,020 at the time of publication.

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Price analysis 8/3: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, AVAX

Bitcoin and most major altcoins are witnessing buying near strong support levels, indicating a bullish sentiment.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC will accept crypto donations

Crypto donations platform Engiven’s page for the archdiocese includes the option to send funds anonymously using many tokens, from Ether to 0x.

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Riot Blockchain's Bitcoin mining productivity dropped 28% YOY amid record Texas heat

"The company voluntarily curtailed its energy consumption in order to ensure that more power would be available in Texas,” said Riot CEO Jason Les.

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