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Base’s daily token issuances outpace Solana amid surge in Zora creator coins
This is attributed to the incorporation of onchain social media Zora and Farcaster into the rebranded Base App last month....

Lido lays off 15% of workforce for ‘long-term sustainability,’ cofounder says
Ethereum staking protocol Lido announced layoffs to reduce contributor teams by 15% across Lido Labs, Lido Ecosystem and Lido Alliance....

Bitcoin rebounds near $115,000 alongside altcoins as ‘cautiously optimistic’ traders buy the dip
Bitcoin, ether and other altcoins rose Sunday as traders returned to the market following a dip driven by macro uncertainty....

Metaplanet buys $54 million worth of bitcoin, maintains 7th place globally with 17,595 BTC holdings
The Tokyo-listed firm disclosed Monday its latest purchase of 463 BTC for $53.7 million, bringing its total holdings to 17,595 BTC....

Trump Media stock slides as firm reports $20 million quarterly loss, teases ‘utility token’
Patriot Package subscribers to the Truth+ streaming service will receive gems that can eventually be traded for a utility token, the company said. ...

Lugano authorities recover Satoshi Nakamoto statue that was thrown in lake
The gallery has installed three of a planned 21 copies of the statue around the world honoring Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator. ...

Bitcoin now worth $14.5 billion quietly stolen from Chinese mining pool in 2020: Arkham
The alleged heist would mark the second-largest Bitcoin theft in history in BTC terms, and the highest in dollar value at the time. ...

Ark Invest buys $30 million in Coinbase shares, adds $17 million in BitMine across three funds
Ark Invest bought the dip in Coinbase and BitMine shares, adding to its position in the leading U.S. exchange and ETH treasury company. ...

US crypto ETFs open August with largest outflows in months following record-breaking July
Spot Bitcoin ETFs had their second-worst day of all time, and Ethereum funds fared similarly, though BlackRock's funds came out mostly unscathed. ...

Uniswap, a16z, and allies urge Senate to protect DeFi developers in market-structure bill
Top crypto firms such as a16z crypto, the Solana Policy Institute, Uniswap Labs, and more signed on to the comments. ...