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Wolf Of All Streets worries about a world where Bitcoin hits $1M: Hall of Flame

Former globe-trotting DJ Scott Melker — The Wolf Of All Streets — worries about the circumstances leading to Bitcoin topping $1 million.

Zero Barriers ahead! Zero knowledge and AI combine to redefine the future

The fourth episode sees StarkWare president Eli Ben-Sasson and Giza co-founder Cem Dagdelen explore the role of AI in smart contracts.

DeFi liquidity protocol adds Consensys-developed zkEVM rollup Linea

The co-founder of the liquidity protocol said the zk roll-up-based scalable solution has the potential to solve the scalability dilemma put forward by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

UK government rejects lawmakers call to treat crypto like gambling

The government added that they are already working on regulating the crypto market and a proposed regulatory legislation was laid before parliament and debated last month.

Shared Web3 user base could power new social app integrations — Aave CEO

Web3 social layer Lens Protocol aims to power seamless connectivity of applications across blockchain and non-blockchain platforms.

Polygon 2.0 begins groundwork for decentralized governance

This expansion is set to encompass all blockchains and applications running on the Polygon network, thereby democratizing the upgrade process and fostering community participation.

Myanmar’s shadow government backs launch of crypto-based bank

The Spring Development Bank is Myanmar’s first financial institution to run entirely on crypto and blockchain.

ZK proofs could change the internet, not just Web3 — Aleo exec

ZK proofs could help online privacy by only revealing relevant user information, solving the internet's “biggest problem,” says Brennen Schlueter.

Scientists warn the ‘quantum revolution’ may stagnate economic growth

There are “traps” lying in wait for innovators at the vanguard of fintech and quantum computing, according to researchers.

Google Play Store officially allows NFT games, but no gambling: Nifty Newsletter, July 12–18

An on-chain tile-sliding game has been causing a massive spike in daily transactions on the Sui Network.

Crypto VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC

"A multitude of expansion factors curated at the [VC] group level" helps startups get traction, says Tony Cheng of Foresight Ventures.

Tokenizing music royalties as NFTs could help the next Taylor Swift

Negative experiences in the music biz have seen artists like 3lau, Nas and The Weeknd turn to tokenized royalties for a fair deal.

CoinMarketCap’s H1 2023 report says Q2 was a 'lost quarter'

Sectors like virtual reality and augmented reality soared 704% in year-to-date (YTD) growth while artificial intelligence and big data showed YTD expansion of 323%.

Celsius could repay all USD claims if Bitcoin and Ether prices rose by 2X: Simon Dixon

Dixon called for creditors to fight to get out of the bankruptcy proceedings before BTC and ETH prices hit the estimated number to avoid another rug pull by the crypto lender.

Bitcoin miners hedging with recent sell-offs - Bitfinex report

All-time high hashrates and mining difficulty indicates that miners are bullish on Bitcoin, while recent sell-offs could be a means to hedge positions.

Centralized exchanges will become gateways for DeFi: dXdY Foundation CEO Charles d’Haussy

CEO Charles d’Haussy doesn’t view centralized exchanges as competitors for dXdY.

Bitcoin rally will lead to "speculative blow-off top" in 2024, Mark Yusko predicts.

BlackRock's application for a spot Bitcoin ETF have kicked off the next Bitcoin bull run which will culminate in 2024 with a speculative parabolic run, according to Morgan Creek Capital CIO, Mark Yusko.

Vitalik Buterin shares account abstraction challenges in Ethereum: EthCC

Vitalik Buterin explained how an account abstraction extension called “paymasters” can allow users to pay for gas fees using “whatever coins that they are transferring.”

Oasis launches Ethereum-compatible privacy blockchain Sapphire

The new developer environment aims to drive privacy-first, cross-chain DApp development for the Ethereum ecosystem and smart contract blockchain networks.

Internet Computer will be a key alternative to AWS-like services - Dfinity exec

Dfintiy chief said that Internet Computer would prove to be a boon for the blockchain industry which is currently dependent on centralized ecosystems like AWS.

Healthy competition welcome - Polygon zkEVM lead

Prominent Ethereum development firms have rolled out varying zero-knowledge scaling solutions that are driving healthy competition in the ecosystem.

Apple’s headset could redefine what being in the metaverse means

KPMG's Head of Metaverse Alyse Sue believes the tech included in Apple’s mixed reality headset could shift the way users interact and experience the metaverse.

Chainlink launches cross-chain protocol bridging blockchain to TradFi

Several top banks around the world are already collaborating with Chainlink to explore applications for the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol.

Multichain saga screws users, Binance fires 1,000 staff: Asia Express

The Multichain saga includes secret arrests, a suspicious exploit, and one man allegedly in control of $1.5B. Plus, Binance fires staff.

Bitcoin and crypto brace for further upside as equities look to extend their recent gains

A variety of macro factors propelled the recent rally across several asset classes, but analysts are at odds regarding the sustainability of the current bullish trend.

AI Eye: AI content cannibalization problem, Threads a loss leader for AI data?

The reason AIs will always need humans, religous chatbots urge death to infidels, and is Threads’ real purpose to generate AI training data?

Lost keys have already cost billions of dollars, many more at risk — Polygon exec

Polygon’s Mudit Gupta said that despite moving fast in theoretical security, the crypto space is “so far behind” when it comes to practical security.

Unstoppable Domains adds .eth domains through Ethereum Name Service partnership

Unstoppable Domains and Ethereum Name Service have dominated the decentralized domain name space as competitors until now.

How easy is a SIM swap hack and how does one guard against it?

As SIM swap attacks are often seen as non-demanding in terms of technical skills, users must pay due diligence to their identity security.

A simple tile game is spiking daily txs on Sui Network: Data platform

Sui 8192 is a tile-sliding puzzle game launched in October 2022 and is fully on-chain. Each move is recorded as a transaction on the Sui Network.

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