Bitcoin is up 1% at $17,185
Ethereum is up 1% at $519
and XRP is up 5% at 56 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Cardano, up 16%
Dash up 16%

Ripple is selling one third of its stake in MoneyGram.

Cyberpunk holdings has liquidated its Ether and Monero to buy more bitcoin.

Curve Finance will distribute nearly $3 million in fees to governance token holders.

Crypto Custodian Copper is looking to make the DeFi space more desirable to institutions.

A DAI price increase led to liquidations in excess of $88 million at Compound.

Links:

• Moneygram International Inc Acquisition Statement SC 13D/A
• Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Updated Bitcoin Holdings
• Curve Finance Votes to Disperse $3M in Fees to Governance Token Holders - CoinDesk
• Crypto Custodian Copper Aims to Bridge Gap Between DeFi and Traditional Finance With New Tool - CoinDesk
• 🤖 Leshner on Twitter: "This morning, $DAI prices on Coinbase Pro escalated rapidly, leading to the liquidation (repayment) of 85.2M DAI borrowed from Compound. 124 of 225,793 users were impacted; there are no under-collateralized accounts, and all markets are healthy. https://t.co/p2l3v7fNov" / Twitter

Bitcoin is down 3% at $18,200
Ethereum is down slightly at $531
and XRP is up 5% at 44 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Waves up 13%

BlackRock’s CIO of fixed income spoke about Bitcoin's potential to replace gold.

President Xi calls for 'an Open and accepting' approach to CBDCs on the global stage.

DeFi project Pickle Finance was exploited for $20M.

VMware launched a blockchain platform for enterprises.

Y Combinator, Pantera Capital and others get behind Globe.

Financial regulators in Texas got a bit tougher on 15 alleged crypto scams

Links:

• Y Combinator, Pantera join $3 million seed round for new crypto derivatives exchange Globe - The Block
• News Releases
• Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams - CoinDesk
• BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Says Bitcoin Could Replace Gold to a Large Extent - CoinDesk
• Together, Let Us Fight COVID-19 and Create a Better Future
• DeFi project Pickle Finance exploited for nearly $20M in DAI - The Block

Bitcoin is down slightly at $15,891
Ethereum is up 1.5% at $459
and XRP is up 1.5% at 26 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Aave up 25%
Uniswap up 15%

Maker Dao’s DAI stable coin broke the $1 billion market capitalization this week.

DeFi project Akropolis was exploited late this week for over $2M in DAI.

Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash’s privacy pool value hit $13M.

Ethereum unnanounced hard-fork.

Binance has launched an Ethereum mining pool.

Links:

• MakerDAO's DAI Stablecoin Breaks $1B Market Cap - CoinDesk
• Delphi Savings Pool Exploit - Akropolis Newsletter
• Tornado Cash's privacy pool USD value surpasses $13M, hitting a new high - The Block
• Ethereum Service Providers Scramble to Update Software After 'Unannounced Hard Fork' - CoinDesk
• Binance Pool Officially Launches Ethereum Mining Pool, Enjoy Zero Pool Fees for the First Month! | Binance Support

Bitcoin is down 4% at $11,160
Ethereum is up 2.5% at $366
and XRP is up 5% at 28 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Hedge Trade up 37%
and bluezelle up 30%

Bitcoin tested 12k yesterday and saw 12% drop in 6 minutes as it met a wall of futures positions

Decentralized exchange volumes rose to 4.3 billion in July.

Coinbase launched a 2% rewards program on DAI stablecoin accounts.

The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak jumped 1200% on government loan.

Japanese brave browser users are on the deck to receive BAT tokens as rewards for web browsing.

Links:

• Coinbase Now Offers 2% Rewards on Dai Stablecoin Accounts - CoinDesk
• The number of Robinhood users holding Kodak stocks soars after Trump admin announces $765M loan - The Block
• Brave browser's Japanese users will soon be able to receive BAT token - The Block
• Decentralized exchange volumes surged to $4.3 billion in July, breaking monthly record - The Block
• Bitcoin and Ethereum crash by more than 12% in 6 minutes as more than $1B of positions gets liquidated - The Block

Bitcoin is up 2% at $9,523
Ethereum is up 9% at $265
and XRP is up 3% at 20 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
VeThor Token up 15%

Binance has listed Maker and Dai tokens.

Twitter announced that during their hack, hackers accessed the direct messages of at least 36 of the hacked accounts.

Congress added two blockchain amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.

Links:

• An update on our security incident
• Soto Amendments Pass in Annual House Defense Bill | Congressman Darren Soto
• Binance lists Maker and Dai tokens amid DeFi boom - The Block

Bitcoin is down 6% at 6,900
Ethereum is down 7% at $157
and XRP is down 6% at 19 cents

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Karatgold up 37%

Crypto market maker B2C2 has acquired an equity stake in the exchange LGO.

The bitcoin cash hash rate seems to be falling following the network's halving.

Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan lost $148.6M in 2019

Bitcoin halving that should take place next month has people talking.

Gemini announces support for first stablecoin: Dai.

Fold is gearing up to join the VISA fintech program and launch a VISA debit card

Links:

• Visa Teams With Startup Fold for Bitcoin Rewards on New Card - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan lost $148.6M in 2019, according to new financials - The Block
• Crypto exchange Gemini is adding a stablecoin to its list of tradable assets - The Block
• Bitcoin Cash hash rate drops following block reward halving - The Block
• What crypto exchanges are saying about the upcoming bitcoin block reward halving - The Block
• Crypto market maker B2C2 acquires equity stake in bitcoin exchange LGO - The Block

Bitcoin is down 3% at $9,923
XRP is down 8% at 30 cents
and Ethereum is down 6% at $265

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Syscoin up 31%
Singularity net up 20%
Swissborg up 15%

DeFi lending protocol bZx has suffered an exploit hack that resulted in the loss of some undisclosed amount of ETH.

Coinbase Commerce is integrating DAI is as a payment option for its merchant customer base.

Polychain Capital is raising $200 million for a second fund that has its sights set on venture investing.

Links:

• Polychain Capital Targets $200M for Second Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals - CoinDesk
• DeFi lending protocol bZx exploited, ‘a portion of ETH lost’ - The Block
• Coinbase Commerce adds DAI as payment option - The Block

Bitcoin is 2.5% at $7,544
XRP is up 1.6% at 22 cents
and Ethereum is up 1% at $148

Top gainers in the last 24 hours:
Odyssey, up 22%

Kadena has set its first project—the tracking of CBD oil.

The NYDIG has locked down an approval from the SEC to offer institutional investors shares of a new fund that is built around bitcoin futures.

The SEC is looking for Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify related to the Telegram GRAM sale.

The Bank of China has issued 20 billion yuan in blockchain based bonds for small enterprises.

Coinbase’s debit card has offered support for DAI.

Links:

• Coinbase’s Visa debit card adds support for DAI stablecoin - The Block
• Bank of China Issues $2.8B in Bonds for Small Businesses Using Blockchain Tech - CoinDesk
• Asset Manager Secures SEC Approval to Create Novel Bitcoin Futures Fund - CoinDesk
• Kadena Blockchain Taps Healthcare Data Firm to Track Medical Cannabis Product - CoinDesk
• SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor - CoinDesk