DeFi
Adoption
University in Paraguay will take tuition payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum
The Universidad Americana is set to become the first university in Latin America to accept cryptocurrencies.
Technology
Ethereum’s much-awaited EIP-1559 gets deployed on Ropsen testnet
Ethereum's London hardfork includes the controversial Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559.
Legal
Ripple catches another break as court allows access to SEC’s internal trading policies on XRP
Judge grants Ripple access as SEC prepares to motion a subpoena served on a former official.
DeFi
Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%
Insider exploits the protocol’s governance token using the admin key.
Merge
Second-largest ETH2 staking pool sues Fireblocks after $75 million Ethereum blunder
Fireblocks faces lawsuit over key management incident, resulting in $75 million loss.
Taxes
Indians could be charged an extra 2% tax on Bitcoin and crypto ‘purchased abroad’
The equalization levy could make cryptocurrencies more expensive for Indian users and exchanges.
DeFi
DeFi hacks on Binance Smart Chain continue as ‘Impossible Finance’ drained for $500k
Impossible Finance suffered a $500,000 loss in the latest DeFi exploit.
Culture
Jay-Z sues Damon Dash over NFT of first album ‘Reasonable Doubt’
Record label Roc-A-Fella sues the co-founder Damon Dash for selling Jay-Z's debut album as a NFT.
DeFi
Stablecoin ‘yield’ deposits nearly doubled last month even as Bitcoin crashed
Stablecoins prevail during a pullback market as upcoming crypto management platforms provide avenues for high yield profits.
Regulation
BTC dumps after Agricultural Bank of China issues, deletes, and reissues Bitcoin ban notice
The People's Bank of China issued a statement saying domestic banks and the payment platform Alipay were ordered not to provide services linked to crypto.
Stablecoins
Community reacts as Mark Cuban calls for regulations after getting ‘rugged’ on TITAN
Mark Cuban is calling for more stablecoin regulation after losing money in a “historical bank run.”
Adoption
Coinbase co-founder says people shouldn’t underestimate Dogecoin
Crypto pioneer said 90% of NFTs would be worthless as he addressed the power of Doge.