The next update to the Ethereum blockchain, which calls for changing how ETH is paid out to miners, is likely to come on August 4 with block 12,965,000.

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Cryptocurrency services company BlockFi launched its first-ever crypto rewards credit card with Visa, to approved clients in the United States on Tuesday.

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Binance US, the cryptocurrency exchange led by former bank regulator Brian Brooks, hired Manuel Alvarez as its chief administrative officer.

Alvarez was previously the commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

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Sotheby’s will accept payment in Bitcoin or Ether at the sale of a 101.38-carat diamond.

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Jamaica’s central bank will reportedly commence the initial roll-out of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project in August.

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Bitcoin down 3.74% at $33,359

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Since the 15th of June, BTC Price is flat while the Bitcoin Netflow (30DMA) is negative. Negative BTC Netflows means BTC get withdrawn from exchanges, which usually leads to a price increase.

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The Chinese central bank is “quite worried” about the global financial risks associated with digital currencies, particularly stablecoins, according to a senior official.

Chinese government has already taken some measures to limit the expansion of global stablecoins in the country.

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Velo (VELO) is now listed on Bitfinex.

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Circle is going public in a deal that values the crypto financial services firm at $4.5 billion.

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Binance Staking has launched a new activity. Users can stake GRT starting from 2021-07-09 12:00 PM (UTC) to earn up to 17.38% APY.

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Elon Musk claims that Bitcoin and Ethereum are slow and expensive to make case for Dogecoin's big upgrade.

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Unique addresses on the Binance Smart Chain have hit a new all-time high of 83.152 million.

However, the daily transaction count on the Binance Smart chain has dropped by 66.38% since its peak value in mid-May.

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Web traffic to crypto exchanges fell from 638.2 million in May to 369.1 million visits in June — a 42.2% decrease in traffic volume compared to the previous month.

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Dfinity (ICP) will be listed on Bitfinex.

Trading of ICP will start from 12/07/2021 at 09:00 AM UTC.

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More than 20 project tokens in Chainswap were stolen by hackers. More than of $2.3 million were lost.


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Popular social media platform TikTok has quietly updated its “Branded Content Policy,” prohibiting influencers from participating in paid promotions of financial services and products, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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There are at least 80 central banks around the world that are looking at digital currencies said Christine Lagarde, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB).

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The total number of holders with over 100,000 BTC remains at a 27-month-high.

Market insights firm Santiment states that bitcoin addresses with over 100,000 BTC account for 3.64% of the supply.

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A sizeable portion of locked-up Grayscale (GBTC) shares is scheduled to be released later this month.

On July 18th, about 16,240 BTC worth over $550 million as at current prices, which were locked six months ago, will be made available to investors.

If investors choose to sell GBTC shares, it could cause downward pressure on bitcoin’s price.

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