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JUST-IN:
BIDEN, MCCARTHY HAVE REACHED A DEBT-LIMIT DEAL IN PRINCIPLE

Dubai Bitcoin Tower: building's initial design is unveiled

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-tower-dubai-first-look-at-design-images

Polygon [MATIC] has introduced Polygon 2.0, a network of ZK-powered L2 chains

Polygon $MATIC has unveiled its plan for building Polygon 2.0 — envisioned as a network of zero-knowledge-powered L2 blockchains. The second version of the protocol will be aimed to become the Value Layer, offering unlimited scalability and unified liquidity, facilitated via ZK tech. Also, the Polygon 2.0 architecture is designed to facilitate secure and instant cross-chain interactions among L2s.

🔗 polygon.technology/blog/introducing-polygon-2-0-the-value-layer-of-the-internet

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Our vision for Polygon is simple: to build the Value Layer of the Internet. The Internet allows anyone to create and exchange information. The Value Layer allows anyone to create, exchange, and program value.

Polygon 2.0 is a set of upgrades that radically reimagine almost every aspect of Polygon, from protocol architecture to tokenomics to governance. It is a roadmap for how Polygon will become the Value Layer, offering unlimited scalability and unified liquidity via ZK tech. In the coming weeks, we will detail every component of Polygon 2.0 in a series of posts, AMAs, and more, including:
→ Future of Polygon PoS chain
→ Utility and evolution of the native token
→ Transition to greater community governance of the protocol and treasury

Polygon 2.0 is the culmination of over a year of collaboration between various ecosystem participants. Now it’s time for the community to shine. Stay tuned, get familiar with Polygon 2.0, and join the conversation. Let’s start the next chapter! 🦄💫

Enter Polygon 2.0: a blueprint to build the ultimate Value Layer:
https://go.polygon.technology/3qFb1Nl

The old Dubai Coin scam is active again. Be careful! https://www.analyticsinsight.net/cryptocurrency-scam-the-short-lived-fame-of-dubaicoin/

🌀 Fake cryptocurrency wallet Trezor app circulating in overseas App Store = report 🌀

https://blockchair.com/news/fake-cryptocurrency-wallet-trezor-app-circulating-in-overseas-app-store-report--819ae8e981

BTC: $28727 ▪️ ETH: $1811 ▪️ XRP: $0.50 ▪️ BCH: $113

The SEC’s probability of approving the Blackrock Bitcoin ETF is high. The ETF might be approved by September/October 2023 and will attract $10bn within 3 months and $20bn within 6 months – materially supporting Bitcoin prices

3 месяца ещё ждать, но ралли какое-то нервное началось 🧐

Bitcoin's price is now above the mid-point of the monthly Bollinger Band.

Historically, this has been the beginning of a move to the top of the upper Bollinger Band, roughly a 100%+ move.

The current top monthly Bollinger Band is $52K+++

Polygon has proposed upgrading MATIC to a multipurpose token called POL

Polygon, the Ethereum scaling solution, has proposed a technical upgrade for its native $MATIC token, as part of its Polygon 2.0 roadmap. Pending community approval, $MATIC would be converted into Polygon $POL, a token capable of validating multiple chains within the Polygon ecosystem. The proposed $POL token is intended to operate across all Polygon protocols, including Proof of Stake (PoS), zkEVM and Supernets.

The feature of POL, if approved, would be its ability to validate transactions across different chains, introducing a new level of interoperability between the various protocols within the network. Polygon has proposed a lengthy grace period of at least four years for token holders to complete the upgrade process.

🔗 theblock.co/post/239350/polygon-upgrade-matic-tokens-to-pol

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Growing evidence suggests that there will not be a 'one size fits all' solution to Bitcoin scaling but rather many complementary protocols, each addressing different challenges and markets, that ultimately help usher in hyperbitcoinization.

In the latest Layer-2 Roundup, we delve into second-layer protocols, highlight the importance of interoperability, and showcase the projects using these solutions together to tackle the challenges of adoption and the growing pains that come with it—as we saw in May's high-fee environment.

https://blog.blockstream.com/increasing-interoperability-between-bitcoins-second-layer-protocols/

A number of pools using Vyper 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0 have been exploited as a result of a malfunctioning reentrancy lock related to a Vyper bug. All affected pools have been drained or white hacked and the team is assessing the situation with affected teams.

The targeted pools are alETH/ETH, msETH/ETH, pETH/ETH and CRV/ETH.

All remaining pools are safe and unaffected by the bug.

https://twitter.com/vyperlang/status/1685692973051498497

LlamaRisk team published a postmortem of the recent reentrancy exploit that resulted in loss of LP funds in several Curve pools: https://hackmd.io/@LlamaRisk/BJzSKHNjn

🌀 Open interest in CRV-linked futures skyrockets as Curve token reels from recent attack 🌀

https://blockchair.com/news/open-interest-in-crvlinked-futures-skyrockets-as-curve-token-reels-from-recent-attack--5a9ce342ca

BTC: $28956 ▪️ ETH: $1834 ▪️ XRP: $0.69 ▪️ BCH: $244

🌀 Curve DAO’s Price Surges as Positive Sentiments Indicate an End to Recent Troubles 🌀

https://blockchair.com/news/curve-daos-price-surges-as-positive-sentiments-indicate-an-end-to-recent-troubles--7c960b45b6

BTC: $28990 ▪️ ETH: $1830 ▪️ XRP: $0.62 ▪️ BCH: $224

Bitcoin's hallmark price volatility has all but disappeared https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-15/bitcoin-btc-extreme-volatility-vanishes-amid-extreme-apathy-and-exhaustion?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social

Bitcoin is falling further and dip-buyers are scarce as rising borrowing costs sap demand for riskier investments https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/bitcoin-btc-price-falls-again-as-rising-bond-yields-repel-dip-buyers?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social