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Ledger announces U.S. PayPal integration, lets users buy crypto from within app

Through the new integration, verified PayPal users in the United States will be able to buy BTC, ETH, BCH, and LTC directly through Ledger Live.

FBI seizes almost $2M in crypto assets in three months

Crypto assets seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation included Bitcoin, Ether, Tether, Monero and DAI.

Donald Trump’s Ethereum wallet holds $2.8M, new statement shows

The recent disclosure ups the figure disclosed in earlier records which said Trump held between $250,000 to $500,000 in an Ethereum wallet.

Big Questions: Did the NSA create Bitcoin?

Is Bitcoin the biggest intel honeypot in history? A former NSA agent says “they absolutely have the capability” but others ridicule the idea.

Base project RocketSwap shares emergency plan following $865K exploit

RocketSwap Labs plans on reaching out to the exploiter on-chain, who stole an estimated $865,000 from the protocol on Aug. 14.

Analysts tip 5 catalysts that could break Bitcoin, crypto from its stupor

Analysts believe spot Bitcoin ETFs, new stablecoin adoption, and an upcoming Ethereum scaling upgrade are among the catalysts that could reignite the crypto markets.

Immutable zkEVM begins testnet phase with 12 Web3 games in development

The Web3 gaming company announced that its fully Ethereum-compatible network is now available for public testing.

Price analysis 8/14: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, MATIC

After weeks of low volatility, Bitcoin bulls are trying to make a comeback, but the rise in the U.S. dollar index may limit the upside recovery.

Bitcoin Frontier Fund launches accelerator program for Ordinals startups

The program will provide seed money, mentoring and support to approved applicants.

Weekend Wrap: Uniswap dev sacked for alleged rug, Steadefi hacker goes mixing and more

Uniswap developer AzFlin has admitted to creating the FRENS token but has argued what he did doesn't constitute a rug pull.

Zunami Protocol confirms stablecoin pools attacked, $2.1M loss estimated

Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimates the protocol suffered more than $2.1 million from the price manipulation attack.

SBF ordered to jail, Bitcoin ETF delayed and SEC to appeal Ripple case: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 6-12

Sam Bankman-Fried has bail revoked, ordered to jail; the SEC delays decision on a spot Bitcoin ETF; and the SEC moves to appeal on Ripple’s case.

Price analysis 8/11: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOT

After today's Bitcoin ETF decision delay, BTC's boring price action looks set to carry on through the weekend.

Grails’ lucky dip of famous NFT artists, new hope for PFP holders: NFT Collector

Pudgy Penguins CEO reveals why PFT holders aren’t doomed, Grails offers a blind tasting to buy famous NFT artists, and free Amazon Prime NFTs.

3 reasons why Ethereum price is still pinned below $1,900

PayPal’s stablecoin announcement and a handful of Ether ETF applications are bulls’ biggest hopes for a price trend reversal.

AI Eye: Apple developing pocket AI, deep fake music deal, hypnotizing GPT-4

Apple developing AI to run locally on your phone, researchers ‘hypnotize’ GPT-4 to turn it evil, and Google negotiates a deep fake music deal.

BNB Chain hard fork to improve security & compatibility with EVM chains

Binance’s BNB Chain is set for two upgrades that are aimed at improving finality of the network and compatibility with other EVM blockchains.

NFT project y00ts to return $3M grant as it ditches Polygon for Ethereum

DeLabs has promised to return the $3 million grant initially provided by Polygon Labs to support y00ts from Solana to Polygon.

Base network has officially launched: Here's how it can be used

Coinbase's Base network completed its phased launch on Aug. 9, and is officially open to end-users.

NFT gas usage drops, Ordinals nonprofit launches: Nifty Newsletter

An NFT trader who noticed a bot was copying his trades tricked the bot out of 800 ETH, worth around $1.5 million.

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