Brian Armstrong 
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JPMorgan 
Chainlink › DeFi
A $20m decentralized Chainlink (LINK) short was just liquidated on Aave
Chainlink (LINK) has been on an unstoppable rally over the past few days.
Chainlink › Analysis
Zeus Capital asserts Chainlink will “dump” despite LINK rallying to $10
While Bitcoin and Ethereum have stagnated at local highs, Chainlink (LINK) has been pressing higher and higher over recent days.
Hacks 
Dan Tapiero
Why isn’t Ethereum Classic worth $0? Macro investor asks after 51% attacks
Ethereum Classic (ETC), the fork or version of the Ethereum protocol that didn’t freeze the funds of the infamous DAO hack, has been under the spotlight over the past week.
Nick Chong · 3 days ago · 2 min read · Insights via Dan Tapiero 
Edge › Coinbase › Altcoins
The “Coinbase effect” is back – Here are the crypto tokens to watch
In 2017, Coinbase’s influence over the crypto market was tremendous, with the exchange originally only offering access to select few crypto assets.
Cardano › Bitfinex › Trading
Bitfinex will begin listing Cardano’s ADA on its spot exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will begin listing ADA on its spot exchange.
Ethereum › DeFi
YFI is one of the most fairly distributed DeFi tokens on Ethereum: data
A big issue in the cryptocurrency community is the centralization of coins.
Cardano · Tezos · Zcash › Altcoins
Cardano, Tezos, BNB, and ZCash are the most traded cryptocurrencies on eToro
Innovation seems to have drawn a huge number of investors to altcoins, as the latest July data from investment platform eToro showed that some coins saw a month-on-month increase in trading of over 500 percent.
Ethereum › Adoption
Institutions that want in on DeFi are buying Ethereum first: fund manager
Decentralized finance has attracted much interest from all corners of the world in recent months.
Altcoins 
Crypto.com
MCO jumps 36% as Crypto.com’s swap program goes live
Crypto dot com unveiled its MCO swap program on August 3, allowing existing holders to shift their tokens to CRO as the protocol shifts to a unified, singular token system for its mainnet.
Shaurya Malwa · 7 days ago · 3 min read · Insights via Crypto.com 
Ethereum › Coinbase › DeFi
Uniswap does a third of Coinbase volumes while “Tendies” tokens surge
A day in DeFi land is a week in crypto; and even that’s saying something.
Ethereum › Analysis
Uniswap mania: Crypto investors chase massive gains as hundreds of new tokens surface
Throughout the past few weeks, hordes of retail investors have been lured into the DeFi sector by the massive gains posted by many of the crypto assets residing within this fragment of the crypto industry.
Ethereum › Altcoins
Despite pullback, top Ethereum token Synthetix (SNX) is seeing “heavy accumulation”
Before the craziness of yearn.finance (YFI) and Ampleforth (AMPL), the hottest token in decentralized finance was arguably Synthetix Network Token.
Ethereum › Altcoins
Devs are trying to copy the Ethereum DeFi token that rallied 100,000% in a week
If you’ve been following Ethereum, decentralized finance, or crypto in general over the past week, you likely know of the native coin of yearn.finance, YFI.
Ampleforth · Ethereum › Analysis
Ampleforth (AMPL) succeeding will be “unbelievably bullish” for Ethereum
One of the biggest trends in Ethereum and decentralized finance (DeFi) over the past few weeks has been Ampleforth.
Ethereum › Technology
VC: Ethereum has “negative” network effects, needs scaling solutions “NOW”
One of the biggest narratives over recent weeks has been Ethereum’s extremely high transaction fees.
Cardano › Technology
Cardano has launched the Shelley mainnet: Here’s what you need to know
Cardano (ADA) has now officially transitioned from the Byron mainnet to the Shelley mainnet via a hard fork.
Cardano › Analysis 
IntoTheBlock
Strong on-chain metrics open the road for Cardano (ADA) to jump after Shelley
The Shelley hard fork of Cardano (ADA) set to happen later today could send the price of ADA spiraling upwards.
Priyeshu Garg · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via IntoTheBlock 
XRP › Altcoins
XRP needs to rally over 1,500% to reach its all-time high of $3.50
After months of stagnation, crypto bulls are back.
Cardano › Analysis 
Charles Hoskinson
Cardano (ADA) price dips despite confirmation of imminent Shelley hard fork
Cardano (ADA) saw its price dive today alongside most other altcoins.
Cole Petersen · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Charles Hoskinson 
