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Bitcoin’s role as “the industry’s gateway asset” is changing, according to crypto brokerage firm Genesis.
In Q2 2021, institutional investors showed much more interest in Ethereum and other decentralized finance tokens.
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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has partnered with Yield Guild Games to sponsor players in a profit-sharing program built around the Ethereum game Axie Infinity.
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Join us Thursday, August 5th at 10AM PT on Twitter Spaces for a discussion on the upcoming EIP-1559 deployment with Decrypt’s Jeff Benson, Ethereum 2.0 core engineer Ansgar Dietrichs, and Ethereum Cat Herders Pooja Ranjan and Hudson Jameson.
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Ethereum, the world’s most-used blockchain, jumped to over $2,700 ahead of the EIP-1559 set for later today, data from multiple sources shows.
EIP-1559 is one of the most important changes to ever happen to Ethereum. Tomorrow brings incredible progress, and we can’t wait.
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Join us Thursday, August 5th at 10AM PT on Twitter Spaces for a discussion on the upcoming EIP-1559 deployment with Decrypt’s Jeff Benson, Ethereum 2.0 core engineer Ansgar Dietrichs, and Ethereum Cat Herders Pooja Ranjan and Hudson Jameson.
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Bitcoin (BTC) headed lower on Aug. 5 after an attempt to reclaim $40,000 failed to garner buyer support.
BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp).
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The London hard fork is scheduled to occur on August 5.
It includes EIP-1559.
That code change alters the transaction fee structure on Ethereum.
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Previously unseen photos of the late Chris Cornell are up for auction.
Cryptograph, the company behind the tokens, is giving a portion of the proceeds to charity.
Previously unseen photographs of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell are being auctioned as NFTs.
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NFT artwork from Micah Johnson featuring a young Black astronaut character, orbited the Earth via the International Space Station. It will be auctioned for charity.
Owners of Johnson’s NFTs can help develop the property, including an upcoming feature film based around the character.
Most crypto markets are in the green today, led by Ethereum. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has jumped over 8% in the last 24 hours.
The price of ETH now sits near $2,700, its highest level in over a month.