Polymarket Open Interest Rebounds as August Set to Challenge July’s Record
Polymarket, the leading blockchain-powered predictions platform, saw its highest monthly volume to date in July. However, August has so far...
Tag: 18. August 2024
Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction
While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning...
Stablecoin Market Expands: $2.21B Uptick in 8 Days Fueled by Tether’s Growth Spurt
The stablecoin market has been picking up speed lately, and between Aug. 9 and Aug. 18, 2024, it expanded by...
Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Hamster Kombat Rejected VCs, and More — Week in Review
Goldman Sachs disclosed substantial holdings of $418 million in bitcoin ETFs in Q2. Hamster Kombat rejected multiple venture capital investments...
X Ceases Operations in Brazil After Refusing to Comply With Censorship Orders
X’s Global Government Affairs Team reported on August 17 that the social network would be forced to shut down its...
Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App
A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she...
NFTs Enrich Gaming Communities, Drive Stronger Engagement, Says Gaming Veteran
According to Luke Paglia, the COO at AGMI Studios, while traditional non-fungible token (NFT) art has lacked real utility, which...
Lemon Pioneers Fiat-Crypto Interoperability Services in Peru
Lemon, an Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, has received a license to allow fiat-crypto interactions in Peru. The exchange, the...
Mastercard and Scale Partner to Accelerate Fintech Deployment in Africa
Mastercard, the American multinational financial giant, recently revealed it has partnered with the fintech firm Scale to accelerate the deployment...
Indian Authority Arrests Man in Crypto Extortion Case
A Gujarat-based man, Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, was arrested under the anti-money laundering law in connection with kidnapping and extortion cases,...
Ripple Legal Chief Anticipates Possible SEC Appeal in XRP Case Despite Court’s 10% Reversal Rate
Ripple’s chief legal officer says he wouldn’t be surprised if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does appeal the...
Privacy Fears Undermine Support for Digital Euro in Germany
Skepticism about the digital euro is strong in Germany, especially among older citizens who prioritize privacy and security in financial...
Bitcoin bull rally far from over, MetaMask partners with Mastercard, and more: Hodler’s Digest Aug 11 – 17
US gov’t won’t sell $590M Bitcoin on Coinbase. Does Harris plan to continue Biden’s crypto crackdown? Hodler’s Digest
WazirX restores balances post-hack, withdrawal timeline unclear
The delay in withdrawals has impacted individual investors and raised concerns about the overall security and reliability of cryptocurrency exchanges.
$590M Silk Road Bitcoin sale unlikely, BTC bull rally far from over, and more: Hodler’s Digest Aug 11 – 17
US gov’t won’t sell $590M Bitcoin on Coinbase. Does Harris plan to continue Biden’s crypto crackdown? Hodler’s Digest
