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CryptoPunk to be split into pieces: Nifty Newsletter, Aug 3–9

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed a way to anonymize NFT transactions using smart contracts.

Optimism TVL surges nearly 300% M/M ahead of The Merge upgrade

The Ethereum scaling solution has surpassed $1 billion in total value locked within a matter of weeks.

Bitcoin price sees $24K, Ethereum hits 2-month high as US inflation shrinks

Lower than expected inflation data sparks an instant rally in crypto, while the U.S. dollar pays the price.

Curve Finance exploit: Experts dissect what went wrong

Attackers that hijacked Curve Finance's landing page moved quickly to convert stolen funds to various tokens through different exchanges, wallets and mixers.

Tether also confirms its throwing weight behind the post-Merge Ethereum

We believe that a smooth transition is essential for the long-term health of the DeFi ecosystem and its platforms, including those using our tokens,” Tether stated.

BREAKING: Curve Finance team warns users to avoid using site until further notice

A still undefined exploit of the site’s frontend appears to have resulted in the theft of over $573K USD so far.

Total value locked in DeFi dropped by 66%, but multiple metrics reflect steady growth

Decentralized finance TVL is down by 66%, but growth in DEX aggregators, active addresses and steady fund raises show “DeFi winter” is not upon us.

Selling Bitcoin doesn’t mean you’re not bullish: Cypherpunk CEO

Cypherpunk is one of the first public firms in the world to ever invest in Bitcoin and it opted to sell 100% of its crypto by June 2022.

Reddit partners with FTX to enable ETH gas fees for community points

With the new integration, Reddit users will be able to purchase Ether from supported Reddit apps via FTX’s payment and exchange infrastructure platform FTX Pay.

Bitcoin dominance hits 6-month lows as metric proclaims new 'alt season'

BTC currently makes up 41% of the total crypto market cap — its smallest market share since January.

Bitcoin.com to introduce Bitcoiners to decentralized finance: KBW 2022

Corbin Fraser, an executive at Bitcoin.com, told Cointelegraph that they are also planning to release a prepaid debit card that rewards users with crypto.

Institutions flocking to Ethereum for 7 straight weeks as Merge nears: Report

"Greater clarity" around the Merge has driven institutional inflows into Ethereum products, according to a CoinShares report.

F2Pool co-founder responds to allegations it's cheating the Ethereum POW system

The response comes after researchers in Israel alleged the mining pool has been manipulating Ethereum block timestamps to obtain higher mining rewards.

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

Bitcoin price aims to break from its current range and flip $24,000 to support, while altcoins are following the upside move by attempting to confirm their bottoming patterns.

Bitcoin likely to transition to a risk-off asset in H2 2022, says Bloomberg analyst

As the global economy moves into a recession in the second half of 2002, Bitcoin will likely rally alongside gold and treasury bonds, according to Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg.

Bitcoin price targets 8-week highs as Ethereum reaches $1.8K

Optimism and expectations increase around crypto markets, but U.S. inflation data looms large this week.

A slice of the punk: Cryptopunk NFT to be split into 56,000 pieces

A valuable Cryptopunk nonfungible token is set to be fractionalized as more than 56,000 addresses sign up for a share of ownership.

Ethereum Name Service founder reflects as 2 million registration mark nears

As the Ethereum Name Service edges closer to 2 million domain registrations, its founder reflects on the parallels with the internet’s Domain Name Service.

Ethereum Merge may lessen usage for other chains, says Nansen CEO: KBW 2022

Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik said that while many chains will become ghost towns after the Merge, some will be able to find their own niches.

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