DAOs
MakerDAO founder proposes converting $3.5B USDC reserve to Ethereum
Buterin has called MakerDAO’s idea of converting its reserve into Ethereum a “risky and terrible idea.”
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Bankruptcy
Zipmex enables up to $153 worth of ETH withdrawals
The lender, which returned all SOL, XRP and ADA tokens to users over the past week, will allow withdrawal of up to 0.0045 BTC from Aug. 16.
Research
Research: The Merge is causing a divergence between Ethereum and Bitcoin SOPR
While Bitcoin's SOPR has been retesting its resistance, Ethereum has been retesting its support, showing the two could be moving in opposite directions.
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Merge
Ethereum spikes 12% following completion of Goerli testnet merge
Ethereum is up 12% and trading at $1,886 following news of the successful completion of the Goerli testnet merge.
Partnerships
Reddit is forging ahead with blockchain adoption push with FTX partnership
Reddit has partnered with FTX Pay to allow users to buy ETH with fiat to pay for gas fees associated with Community Points transactions.
Merge
Circle to ‘fully and solely support Ethereum PoS’
Circle said it would not have any problem with the Merge, and USDC will function efficiently on a PoS blockchain.
Merge
MakerDAO identifies risks of an Ethereum hard fork
MakerDAO said there are seven major risks to the protocol if Ethereum is forked.
Research
Research: Ethereum’s rally fueled by speculation on the upcoming Merge
Ethereum’s current rally could be attributed to speculation as traders race to post profits ahead of the upcoming Merge.
Privacy
Circle ‘blacklists’ all Tornado Cash ETH addresses effectively freezing USDC
Circle's USDC has "blacklisted" all Ethereum addresses owned by Tornado Cash listed in the US Treasury Department's sanction against the protocol.
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NFTs
Vitalik proposes private NFTs using ‘stealth addresses’ to hide owner’s identity
Mining
Mining firm Bit Digital grows Ethereum holdings 594% sequentially in July ahead of Merge
Regulation
UAE introduces new reporting requirements to counter crypto real estate money laundering
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