• Aug 03, 2024

Crypto Industry To Meet With White House Officials, Even As Trump Promises To Reverse Biden Administration's Crackdown On Bitcoin, Ethereum And Other Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency industry executives are expected to meet White House officials and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to voice their concerns and discuss potential policy changes around digital assets. What Happened: After a roundtable in July, crypto executives are reportedly going to meet with Biden administration officials for the second time, reported Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter. Don’t Miss: According to Cathie Wood, holding 6 Ethereum (ETH) could make you a millionai

  • Aug 03, 2024

Crypto Industry To Meet With White House Officials, Even As Trump Promises To Reverse Biden Administration's Crackdown On Bitcoin, Ethereum And Other Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency industry executives are expected to meet White House officials and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to voice their concerns and discuss potential policy changes around digital assets. What Happened: After a roundtable in July, crypto executives are reportedly going to meet with Biden administration officials for the second time, reported Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter. Don’t Miss: According to Cathie Wood, holding 6 Ethereum (ETH) could make you a millionai

  • Aug 03, 2024

This Week on Crypto Twitter: Trump Keeps Beating Bitcoin Drum as Markets Melt Down

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Although Bitcoiners were likely hoping to take a victory lap after Donald Trump's speech at Bitcoin Nashville last weekend, it turned out to be a dim week for the top cryptocurrency, finishing the week down more than 10% and dipping below $60,000 on Saturday amid heaps of liquidations and growing fears of a U.S. recession. Meanwhile, Crypto Twitter continued to argue over whether the former president's embrace of crypto was meaningful, or merely pande...

  • Aug 03, 2024

Solana DeFi Trading Volume Tops Ethereum for the First Time in July—Here's Why

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) built on the Solana network overtook those built on longtime reigning decentralized finance (DeFi) king Ethereum in trading volume across the month of July—the first time that's happened to date. According to DeFiLlama data for DEX volumes by blockchain, Solana outpaced Ethereum in terms of overall trading volume for the month, and won out on the daily front on 17 total days last month. Solana-based protocols were responsible for 30% of all crypto DEX volume in Jul...

  • Aug 03, 2024

Miladycraft: The Grand Remilia Ball and 'Network Spirituality' in Minecraft

A custom Minecraft game server acts as both a key meeting place and an immersive, philosophical art piece at the center of Milady Maker—one of Ethereum’s most popular and subversive NFT projects. Built around rich theories on the modern world and micro-communities full of lore, the Milady Minecraft server or “Miladycraft” was created by holders of the Remilia Corporation NFT projects (like Milady Maker and Redacted Remilio Babies) for members to enjoy. But it’s more than just a place to hunt for...

  • Aug 03, 2024

This Week in Crypto Games: 'Hamster Kombat' and 'Catizen' Delay Airdrops as 'Notcoin' Launches New Game

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup. The crypto and NFT gaming space is busier than ever lately, what with prominent games starting to release, token airdrops piling up, and a seemingly constant array of other things happening at all times. It’s a lot to take in! Luckily, Decrypt’s GG is all over it. And if you need a quick way to get caught up on the latest moves around crypto video games, we’re happy to present This Week...

  • Aug 03, 2024

Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Plummet as Solana and Dogecoin Lead Weekly Bleeding

The cryptocurrency market's rough week only got worse early Sunday, with the price of major assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana plunging further, generating another heap of liquidations in the process. Bitcoin has fallen nearly 6% over the last 24 hours, dipping below the $58,000 mark and pushing its seven-day drop to almost 16%. Sitting as high as nearly $70,000 one week ago, Bitcoin is currently priced at $57,388 per data from CoinGecko. Other leading assets have followed suit. Ethereum...