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Celsius is bankrupt with $1.2B balance sheet hole, Su Zhu returns to Twitter and OpenSea purges 20% of employees: Hodler’s Digest, July 10-16

Andorra green lights Bitcoin and Blockchain with Digital Assets Act

An analysis of Andorra’s Digital Assets Act and the potential confusion surrounding Bitcoin, blockchain and crypto according to crypto business owners.

Rethinking approaches to regulation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Turning away from voluntary, fragmented utilization of innovations and decentralized technologies will result in changing approaches to their regulation.

The new philanthropic frontier: How Web3 could democratize donations

A philanthropic DAO would transform fundraising, grant distribution and nonprofit management into a truly transparent and democratic process.

The creator economy: How we arrived there and why we need its Web3 upgrade

The past, present and future of the creator economy: Looking back at the past is a great way to get real insights into what is happening today and why exactly in that way.

Time to accumulate? 5 sectors to watch during crypto winter

Crypto prices have dropped to multiyear lows, raising the question of which assets from which subsectors are ready for accumulation.

DeFi for financial services: Alex Tapscott’s ‘Digital Asset Revolution’

Alex Tapscott’s new book breaks down key DeFi concepts for business leaders.

You can transform the world with blockchain: Dr. Jane Thomason

Ethereum devs confirm the perpetual date for The Merge

Ethereum’s transition journey from PoW to PoS journey could take up to years as it began with the launch of Beacon Chain in December 2020 and has seen several delays on the way.

ECB report likens PoW to fossil fuel cars, PoS to electric vehicles

European Central Bank researchers anticipate a clash between the green transition policies and Bitcoin investors.

Crypto mixers' popularity booms as illicit addresses push volumes to ATH: Report

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis highlighted that 10% of all funds coming from illicit addresses are sent to crypto mixers.

Indian blockchain firm 5ire secures $100M to fund sustainability-focused project

An Indian development firm looks to create a bridge between sustainability and blockchain technology with a proprietary layer-1 protocol incentivizing the use of United Nations sustainable development goals.

34% of gamers want to use crypto in the Metaverse, despite the backlash

According to Globant, 34% of gamers are interested in conducting crypto transactions in the Metaverse, while 16% have purchased NFTs in the past.

Celo network back online after almost 24-hour outage

It was the first time the Celo mainnet had gone down in more than two years.

Ankr Network’s 2.0 upgrade aims to improve Web3 decentralization

Ankr is one of the largest remote procedure call (RPC) endpoint providers in the crypto space, which are critical for Web3 dApps that connect with blockchains.

3 reasons why Polygon (MATIC) is up 100%+ during a bear market

Steady adoption and internal growth back MATIC’s 118% gain, even as most altcoins struggle to hold on to their short-term gains.

UK’s government-backed Millicent Labs demos a retail full-reserve digital currency

The issuer says the currency avoids pitfalls of central bank digital currency and stablecoins while bridging blockchain and traditional financial technology.

Bill Murray's biographical NFT project set to be premiered by Coinbase

"Anecdotes, observations, advice, memories, Murray-isms" are coming to the world of NFTs as acclaimed icon Bill Murray prepares to launch an inaugural NFT series with Coinbase.

More than 2.6 million users signed up for the City of Shenzhen's digital yuan airdrop

The city has about 18 million residents in its prefecture-level area.

What is a crypto airdrop and how does it work?

Crypto airdrops are a marketing strategy used by startups to give tokens to existing cryptocurrency traders for free or in exchange for minimal promotional work.

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