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Whale buys nearly $13M of Ether, but price needs to reclaim $2.7K for next leg up

The last time this whale address bought the dip was just before Ether rose from $2,100 to $3,100.

Why Bitcoin is still poised to break $74K before end of year

Bitcoin’s correction appears to be losing steam, as indicated by price momentum divergence, the formation of a Doji candlestick and other bullish patterns.

Tech giants losing momentum as AI progress disappoints investors

The current AI oversupply has prolonged the cost recovery on major AI investments, which could force large corporations to shift investment focus.

Bitcoin miners record lowest daily revenue of 2024

Bitcoin miners’ daily revenue hit a new yearly low of $2.5 million, but strategic overhauls keep some companies profitable amid industry challenges.

More ‘extreme fear’ than FTX crash — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin market sentiment is as erratic as BTC price action itself as a week of macro volatility catalysts gets underway.

Bitcoin price drops below $59K as institutions stop buying stablecoins

The Bitcoin price last saw its local bottom before Tether minted $1.3 billion worth of stablecoins, which helped BTC recover over 21%.

Why Web3 gaming needs a Steam-like platform for growth

OKX chief innovation officer Jason Lau believes that Web3 games need to cultivate communities by educating players on the benefits of Web3 technology.

Canto chain targets fix amid 33-hour outage caused by consensus issue

The Canto blockchain has been down for over a day, and the team has scheduled an upgrade to fix the issue for Aug. 12.

Crypto startup funding grows to $2.7B in Q2 despite fall in total deals

Crypto infrastructure projects led the way in attracting venture capital with major infra projects raising a combined $685 million in new capital in Q2.

Ether ETF weekly flows turn positive for first time since launch

The newly launched nine spot Ether ETFs had a positive overall net inflow of $105 million for the week beginning Aug. 5.

Ethereum median gas price hits 5-year low

The median price to send an Ethereum transaction hit 1.9 gwei over the weekend, with low-priority transactions priced even lower.

Zcash founder joins Shielded Labs, pushes for hybrid PoS upgrade

Zooko Wilcox is now the new head of product at Shielded Labs and wants to speed up the protocol's upgrade to a hybrid PoS consensus mechanism.

BitGo CEO argues WBTC security is unchanged amid concerns

BitGo recently announced a new venture to diversify its Wrapped Bitcoin custodial locations, and Justin Sun’s involvement has caused concern for some.

Crypto user fat fingers $90K fee for a $2K ETH transfer

An anonymous user appears to have accidentally spent 34 ETH to transfer a little more than $2,200 in ETH.

Venezuela blocks Binance, X amid presidential election dispute

Binance has assured its users that their funds are safe after Venezuela cut off access to the exchange and social media platform X.

BOJ ex-board member says another rate hike unlikely this year

The Bank of Japan is unlikely to raise interest rates again for the rest of the year, but it’ll be a "toss up" whether there will be another before March.

Expect Bitcoin ETF options to launch before 2025

You can expect Bitcoin ETF options to begin trading in the United States before 2025.

Half of the 10 most valuable companies on Earth are making metaverse hardware

The metaverse is dead, long live the metaverse.

Traders hope $60K Bitcoin price boosts momentum in ETH, SUI, TAO and NOT

Bitcoin bulls are trying to flip $60,000 to support, and if that happens, ETH, SUI, TAO and NOT could move higher.

OpenAI fears people will forms bonds with the AI it developed to fool humans

The warning shows that developers are aware that anthropomorphization is a legitimate concern in the AI industry.

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