🔼 Over the last 12 months, the number of cryptocurrency ATMs installed worldwide has increased by 17.8%, reaching 38,279.

🔝 The record of 39,541 operational crypto ATMs was reported in December 2022.

🧡Remember the Bitcoin hero from 2013 who celebrated Bitcoin's ATH at $111? He’s been found!

The main question for him is, "Did he hodl Bitcoin all this time?"

And here’s the answer:

"Of course! What kind of question is that?! Of course, I hodled, bought more, and hodled again! I hodled every day! And it was the best financial decision of my life!"

💚 Purchasing with Crypto in a Regular Store

You can pay with cryptocurrency even in places that don't accept crypto payments.

✅ Payment services can help you with this. For example, through the Oobit app or similar programs.

💵Here's an example of such a purchase in one of the ZARA stores, where the cashier said that the purchase could not be paid with crypto and needed to be made with a regular credit card.

However, the payment in USDT was successfully processed.

👀 Renowned Bitcoin researcher Justin Drake publicly challenged Michael Saylor to a technical discussion on Bitcoin security!

He suggests Laura Shin from Unchained as the moderator.

🥸 CoinMarketCap's report for the first half of 2024 shows that on average, meme projects based on Solana outperformed similar coins on Ethereum by nearly 800%!

🕯 In the 90 days leading up to Bitcoin's record price in 2021, the number of crypto assets listed on exchanges increased by 9 percent.

However, in 2024, this figure is only 3 percent, indicating that crypto exchanges are not adding new coins and tokens for trading as actively.

⚠️ According to Kaiko analysts, this cautious approach by trading platforms is due to increased regulatory scrutiny of the industry. They don't want to incur additional problems.

❓ The hidden meaning behind the symbols USD and BTC that we haven't considered....

⛔️ In the first six months of 2024, there were over 200 major hacks in the crypto space, resulting in $1.56 billion stolen, of which $319 million was recovered.

In comparison, losses in 2023 amounted to $480 million.

💸 Bitcoin ATM in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

🔝 Kraken hits Piccadilly

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has bought advertising space on a large screen on Piccadilly Street in London.

Their animation airs every hour, at the 0-50 minute mark.

⚠️ Mt Gox will be paying compensations over the next three months

📊 For the next 90 days, we might continue to hear scary news about Mt Gox wallet balances, but in the process, the FUD will turn into good news.

🔼For example, the media might start writing that just one last billion dollars remains, and then the bulls will return...

💎 Rapper Lil Pump's Rolls-Royce now features not only the logos of the Phantom crypto wallet and Solana blockchain but also Elon Musk, Dex Screener, and the legendary dog in a hat from the DogWifHat project.

🖥 The difference in perception of Bitcoin depending on the number of hours you have spent studying it

⚠️ Lost Keys Announcement near Central Park in New York

A $10,000 reward is offered due to a Ledger crypto wallet attached to the keychain.

Having the seed phrase would help restore access to the crypto without the wallet, but the owner apparently does not remember it.