🪙 On August 6, the Ethereum network recorded 1.87 million transactions — a near-record figure, approaching the all-time high of 1.96 million set in January 2024.

The surge in activity was primarily driven by increased transaction volumes involving stablecoins USDC and USDT, as well as heightened usage of the decentralized exchange Uniswap.

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🔍 A scam Aave website has been spotted at the top of Google’s sponsored search results, according to PeckShieldAlert.

These phishing ads lead to fake sites designed to drain crypto wallets. Such websites often contain malicious code that can steal funds as soon as users interact with them.

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🪙 The CTO of Ripple called the XRP Ledger a fully decentralized network, despite ongoing criticism from the community.

As Schwartz explained, the key factor is not the number of validators (there are only 187), but the distribution of nodes among independent operators — according to him, Ripple supports only one of the 35 validators (less than 1% of the total network). All significant protocol changes require approval from 80% of participants.

We physically cannot block any transaction or change the rules of the game unilaterally.

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🪙 Ripple to buy stablecoin platform Rail for $200 000 000.

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🚬 Investment bank Salomon Brothers has claimed rights to "abandoned" Bitcoin wallets by sending notifications via OP_RETURN transactions on the blockchain.

The move is based on the legal doctrine of abandonment, which treats assets untouched for 14 years as ownerless. Wallet owners have 90 days to prove ownership through a transaction or by submitting a form on the bank’s website.

The initiative has sparked controversy, as it could set a dangerous precedent for legitimizing claims to others’ assets. It remains unclear how the bank plans to access the funds if owners do not respond.

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🤖 OpenAI officially launches GPT-5.

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🪙 Ripple–SEC legal battle closed as both parties file joint motion to dismiss appeals.

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🪙 Vitalik Buterin voiced support for companies that purchase Ethereum and hold it on their balance sheets, noting their role in attracting more investors.

However, he cautioned that without careful management, this trend could turn into a dangerous “game of excessive leverage.”

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📊 In 2025, the market for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) more than doubled, surpassing $13 billion.

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🐳 An investor who bought 14 495 ETH in 2016 for $115 000 (at $7.9 per ETH) sold today 4 723 ETH at $4140, making $20 million.

Including previous sales, his total profit has exceeded $50 million.

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💸 Vitalik Buterin has once again become a billionaire — his wallets hold 240 000 ETH worth around $1 billion.

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🪙 CEA Industries Inc has announced the acquisition of 200 000 BNB, making it the largest corporate holder of this cryptocurrency.

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🪙 Tether and video platform Rumble plan to fully acquire Northern Data for $1.17 billion, with the transaction to be settled in Rumble shares.

Tether already holds a controlling stake in Northern Data (around 54%) and approximately 31% of Rumble shares, valued at about $775 million.

Northern Data owns Taiga Cloud, the largest GPU cloud cluster in Europe, equipped with over 20,480 NVIDIA H100 and more than 2,000 of the latest NVIDIA H200 processors for AI training, as well as the Ardent Data Centers network with a total capacity of up to 850 MW, including a major 180 MW facility in Georgia, USA.

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☠️ Analysts report that physical attacks on cryptocurrency owners have increased due to KYC data leaks from centralized platforms — criminals use this information for kidnappings and extortion of private keys, with even small investors becoming targets.

There are over 80 000 000 such records online, including 2 200 000 containing home addresses, and the frequency of attacks typically rises during bull markets.

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