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📉 While pepe (PEPE) bolstered the meme coin realm by $284 million, becoming the third most valued meme coin by market cap, the meme token arena has seen a $3.2 billion dip in worth. Merely nine months back, this economy stood tall at $16.9 billion. Today, it’s declined by 18.93%, resting at a value of $13.7 billion.
👑 Dogecoin (DOGE) retains its crown as the foremost meme coin and ranks as the tenth-largest crypto asset by overall market cap. Beginning 2023 with a valuation of $10.83 billion, DOGE’s current market cap hovers at $8.37 billion, reflecting a $2.46 billion decrease.
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🪙 Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Cool Down After Historic Peak
➡️ Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions have tapered off markedly since September 24, 2023, following a historic peak on September 15. This deceleration emerges as inscriptions nestled within the Bitcoin blockchain verge on the notable 35 million milestone.
🟡 For example, on September 30, 2023, a total of 28,400 inscriptions were chronicled onchain, while the preceding day witnessed the addition of 44,746 inscriptions. The day before that saw the inscription count scarcely nudging past the 100,000 threshold.
🟡 While 2023 has seen its share of inscription lows, the recent plummet has been more pronounced. On the flip side, the deceleration in inscriptions has afforded miners the chance to tackle the backlog of unconfirmed transactions languishing in the mempool.
🟡 The reasons behind the slowdown in inscriptions remain a mystery, casting a veil of uncertainty on the duration of this lull, and whether or not a resurgence in inscriptions is on the horizon. Despite these uncertainties, the 35 million milestone is within reach, reflecting a trajectory that’s made a significant impact on the Bitcoin blockchain.
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⚡️ Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that track the price of bitcoin have become a popular means for mainstream investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency market without directly owning bitcoin. Though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S., futures-based and international bitcoin ETFs are offering investors new participation methods.
🕯 An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, similar to stocks. A bitcoin ETF doesn’t directly trade bitcoin; rather, it tracks bitcoin futures contracts or holds private keys associated with the cryptocurrency. This setup grants regular investors and institutions access to bitcoin exposure without dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges or wallets.
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❌ Currently, spot bitcoin ETFs are unavailable in the U.S. but some expect that to change in the near future.
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🔴 Axie Infinity’s Stats Slump: A Play-to-Earn Reality Check
📣 Axie Infinity ranks among the largest blockchain-driven play-to-earn games ever. However, its luster has dimmed considerably from its January 2022 peak. Then, a robust 2.78 million average monthly players flocked to the game. Yet, today’s count stands at a mere 359,254 average monthly participants, translating to a dramatic decline of over 87%.
🔹 The game, which uses non-fungible token (NFT) technology, was first introduced on the Ethereum blockchain. To expand, Sky Mavis, the game’s developers, developed a layer two (L2) chain named Ronin. The rollout of Ronin finished in February 2021, and by April of the same year, all Axie NFTs transitioned from Ethereum to Ronin.
💲 Even with a decrease in monthly users, Axie has logged $4.28 billion in NFT sales over 20.32 million transactions. However, figures from defillama indicate that the total value locked (TVL) on Ronin has seen a significant decline. On December 3, 2021, Ronin’s TVL peaked at $1.487 billion, but it has since fallen to $61 million.
➡️ The project’s native cryptocurrencies, axie infinity (AXS) and smooth love potion (SLP), have declined 97.13% to 99.65% from their record highs. In the last month, AXS decreased 1.3%, but it rose 4% in the past week. Meanwhile, SLP fell 2.2% over 30 days compared with the U.S. dollar. SLP ranks 351 among more than 10,000 cryptocurrencies, while AXS holds the 61st position on September 16, 2023.
⚫️ More than 99% of AXS investors have faced losses since the game’s currency introduction. Axie’s unique active wallet count isn’t faring much better, with a decline of over 14% in the past 30 days. This month’s transaction count is down 6.53% from the previous month.
🐦 Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam
👉 The X account of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has apparently suffered a breach by scammers spreading phishing links. The attack, which manifested itself in the form of a post offering free digital collectibles, has allegedly resulted in the loss of over $690,000 for those who fell for the fraud.
💬 On Saturday, Vitalik’s father warned on X about the malicious tweet that has since been deleted. “Disregard this post, apparently Vitalik has been hacked,” Dmitry Buterin urged users on the social media, adding that the founder of Ethereum “is working on restoring access.”
📣 The post offered victims to follow a link, connect their wallets and claim the commemorative collectible. Among them was Ethereum developer Bok Khoo, X handle Bokkypoobah, who tweeted he had “lost a few Punks” and called on followers: “Don’t interact!”
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⚫️ The dominance of the U.S. dollar in international payments has reached a record high, according to the latest transaction data from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the leading global financial messaging service. SWIFT’s messaging platform, products, and services connect more than 11,000 banking and securities organizations, market infrastructures, and corporate customers in more than 200 countries and territories.
➡️ The data shows that the share of SWIFT FX transactions involving the U.S. dollar rose to a record 46% in July, compared to slightly more than one-third a decade ago, Bloomberg reported this week.
🇨🇳 A growing number of countries are ditching the U.S. dollar in favor of the Chinese yuan or other national currencies.
❌ Many economists have cautioned that the U.S. dollar’s dominance will not last forever, including Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. However, most do not see the Chinese yuan as a serious threat to dollar hegemony.
💲 Dollarization Can Lead to 'Economic Contraction and Collapse' of Argentine Economy — Former US Treasury Official
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⚫️During his campaigns, Milei has repeatedly touted full dollarization as the panacea to Argentina’s economic troubles.
⚫️In an op-ed published on Aug 17, the OMFIF chairperson acknowledged that Milei’s victory has seen global investors turn their attention towards the Argentine politician’s unconventional policy proposals.
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🍌 A regional bank in the U.S., Heartland Tri-State Bank, was closed by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner on Friday. The regulator subsequently named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as the receiver. The FDIC announced:
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⚫️ The FDIC explained that Heartland Tri-State Bank had approximately $139 million in total assets and $130 million in total deposits as of March 31.
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📣 Grayscale Investments, the digital asset manager, announced its second-quarter 2023 update, which covers fund rebalancing and a new token addition to the Defi Fund.
➡️ LDO holds the second-largest weight in the fund’s portfolio of coins, with uniswap (UNI) being the largest, representing 45.46%.
➡️ LDO ranks as the 33rd largest market capitalization out of nearly 10,000 crypto assets within the crypto economy.
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🖥 Hackers working for North Korea have continued to attack companies in the crypto space this year, according to independent sanctions monitors. Their findings, which reveal that Pyongyang proceeds with the development of its nuclear and weapons programs, will be included in a U.N. report which is to be released in the coming weeks.
❕ North Korea continued to produce nuclear fissile material and develop nuclear weapons in 2023, a new report prepared for a U.N. Security Council committee unveils. The document, which is yet to be officially published, has been seen by Reuters.
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💲 While Worldcoin Sees a 148% Surge in Unique Addresses, the Top 20 Wallets Command 94% of WLD Supply
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🐶 Dogecoin was one of the standout gainers during a quiet session, as the memecoin raced to a multi-month high. Prices rose as traders continued to react to a recent tweet from Elon Musk. Another notable gainer was polkadot, which rose nearly 7% higher.
⚡️ Dogecoin (DOGE) was a notable mover during Friday’s session, as the meme coin climbed to a multi-month high. This occurred as price continued its reaction to a recent Elon Musk tweet.
⚡️Following a low of $0.06855 on Thursday, DOGE/USD surged to an intraday peak of $0.07639 earlier today. This resulted in dogecoin hitting its strongest point since May 6, when its price peaked above $0.0800.
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📊 Some 40% of South African survey participants are familiar with the concept of Web3 and a further 80% believe the technology backing cryptocurrencies can “transform or fully rebuild the financial system,” according to the findings of a Consensys survey. However, as much as 59% believe scams are among the main barriers stopping many from dabbling with cryptos. Just under half of the respondents (48%) named the crypto market’s volatility as one of the most significant barriers to entry.
👍 Overall, the survey found that “there are high levels of awareness of all Web3 concepts” among interviewed South Africans.
➡️ However, when asked about the set of skills that one needs to participate in Web3, 43% of the respondents named financial trading as the most important prerequisite. Some 24% of the surveyed South Africans thought software engineering is the most important skill, while 17% identified marketing.
✅ Meanwhile, the survey findings also suggested that half of South Africa’s population believes the financial system could be improved. An even larger proportion of the respondents said the technology to improve the financial system already exists.
🔩 On the regulation of cryptocurrencies or the lack thereof, 46% of the respondents said these must be “heavily regulated to ensure that traditional financial markets are not destabilized and that investors are protected.” Only 7% felt regulators need to let the industry self-regulate.
