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NFT communities greenlight Web3 films: A decentralized future for fans and Hollywood

Is it a good time to buy nonfungible tokens? Expert answers

Ahren Posthumus said that it’s indeed a good time to buy but cautioned investors to double-check projects before putting their money into them.

Nomad reportedly ignored security vulnerability that led to $190M exploit

The altcoins that were stolen in the Nomad bridge hack suffered as much as 94% decline in price after the exploit.

Solana wallets 'compromised and abandoned’ as users warned of scam solutions

Solana users have been urged to move their funds to cold storage and be alert to possible scams after a major exploit of thousands of wallets sees more than $8 million stolen.

What are crypto pump and dump groups? Are they legal?

Self-organized teams that support crypto scams on Discord or Telegram are not illegal in the crypto market except in regulated exchanges.

Binance, KuCoin, OKX CEOs flex security amid Solana FUD storm

Parallel to the ongoing investigations of the Solana fiasco, CZ warned investors of “an active security incident on Solana” that drained funds in SOL and USDC off over 7000 wallets.

Contributors piling into Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana since 2018: Report

The Ethereum network continues to see the largest number of monthly-active contributors at around 2,000 as of July.

Mental health support prime for decentralization, say academics

A shortage of mental health services in the future could be solved with a Web3-powered mental health support network, suggests academics.

Contagion only hit firms with ‘poor balance sheet management’ — Kraken Aus boss

The crypto contagion only hurt entities that poorly managed their treasuries, but didn't affect the underlying blockchain technology, he said.

Ongoing Solana-based wallet hack has already seen millions drained

NFT marketplace Magic Eden noted that it “seems to be a widespread SOL exploit at play" and called on users to revoke permissions for any suspicious links in their Phantom wallets.

Textbook publisher wants to use NFTs to skim the used-textbook market

The academic textbook publisher hopes to capture a portion of secondary market sales on digital textbook sales by assigning an NFT to each title.

Aave devs propose freezing Fantom integration, citing lack of traction and potential vulnerability

The Fantom market on Aave v3 adds just $30 each day to the DeFi protocol's treasury; developers are also concerned that the integration creates security risks.

Waves community back DeFi revival plan for Vires.Finance

A Waves proposal that aims to solve the liquidity problem of Vires.Finance has passed after gaining the support of its community.

Wirex partners with 1inch to enable wallet-based token swaps

The partnership will allow Wirex community members to swap their tokens through an API provided by 1inch Network.

Ledger reportedly seeking additional $100 million in funding

Investors are said to be flocking to cold storage for their cryptocurrency as liquidity concerns plague the industry recently.

Metaverse market share to surpass $50 billion by 2026, says new report

A new report reveals the Metaverse will have a market share surpassing $50 billion by 2026.

European Central Bank bets on CBDCs over BTC for cross-border payments

ECB’s interest in identifying the best cross-border payment solution stems from the fact that it serves as the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro.

Bitcoin network activity decline suggests longer bear market: Glassnode

Although Bitcoin prices made a strong 15% recovery over the past week, metrics suggest more network demand would be needed to sustain further price increases.

Blockchain cloud infrastructure company W3BCloud to go public via $1.25B SPAC

The firm, whose data centers are located in the United States, generated $40 million in sales last year.

CryptoPunks' trading volume surges 1,847% after Tiffany & Co. launches exclusive NFT collection

Anyone can buy the newly launched NFTiff, but Punk holders who own an NFTiff can also redeem it for a custom pendant.

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