Exchange volume for August hit $630.3 billion, according to The Block’s legitimate volume index.
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UBS will not acquire robo-advisory firm Wealthfront as previously announced, according to a Friday statement.
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Here’s how crypto mining companies performed on Friday, September 2.
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The collection of notable soccer moments and imagery comes four months after FIFA’s partnership with Algorand in May of this year.
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Ethereum miners generated $756.11 million in revenue last month.
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Quick Take
- This DeFi governance roundup piece covers Aave, ApeCoin, Balancer, Fei Protocol, Olympus DAO and Optimism.
- The proposals covered continue to focus on streamlining protocol operations.
- The notable governance proposal covered was the controversy surrounding Fei protocol, its withdrawal from TribeDAO and the handling of the Fuse exploit victim repayments.
August was a big month for Ethereum as the blockchain prepares for The Merge in September.
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Quick Take
- There were a lot of big exits last month, with a few coming as a result of the collapse of Three Arrows Capital.
- There were also many new hires, including a few new job titles that you wouldn’t see outside of crypto.
The Merge will introduce changes to Ethereum in areas like energy usage and ether (ETH) issuance but not scalability or gas fees.
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According to an announcement today, the investment platform and Celsius shareholder BnkToTheFuture is set to acquire crypto lender Salt.
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