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Uniswap Labs, Uniswap Foundation, and Cantina have launched a security challenge with a prize pool of $2.35 million. The goal of this challenge is to maximize the security of Uniswap V4.

Vitalik Buterin announced that he donated all the meme coins he received last year (worth around $530,000) to charity. Buterin, who stated that he prefers to send these coins directly to charities, thinks that a more complex public funding system should be created in 2024.

🇬🇧 FLOKI has signed an official sponsorship agreement with English football club Nottingham Forest.

🇮🇳 Binance has resumed its operations in the country after reaching an agreement with the Indian regulator after a 7-month period. With this agreement, Binance's website and mobile applications (via Google Play Store and App Store) are now available to Indian users.

Injective launched a new partnership on August 15th by integrating with the TON ecosystem. Through this integration, assets like INJ will be able to be moved to and traded on the TON network. Similarly, TON will be available for use in decentralized applications (dApps) in the Injective ecosystem.

The Ethereum (ETH) network is facing a serious problem due to the sharp decline in transaction fees (gas fees). This significantly reduces the income of validators who ensure the security of the network, weakening their motivation to remain on the network. The departure of validators from the network poses serious risks to the security and performance of Ethereum.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the book Rich Dad Poor Dad, has warned that the global economy will experience a major collapse in the near future. According to Kiyosaki, this collapse could be the worst economic crisis in history. Thinking that major economies like the US are unprepared for this crisis, Kiyosaki warns investors to turn to alternative investments such as gold, silver and especially Bitcoin to protect themselves from this situation.

Kiyosaki sees Bitcoin not only as an investment tool, but also as a safe store of value alternative to traditional currencies. He even predicts that Bitcoin could reach $1 million in the future.

In short, Kiyosaki's prediction directs many investors to alternative investments today, when economic uncertainties are increasing. Bitcoin is seen as insurance against economic crises by many experts like Kiyosaki. However, investment decisions should be made by considering personal financial situation and risk tolerance.

The central banks of Norway and Switzerland have recently made significant investments in MicroStrategy (MSTR), one of the largest institutional holders of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The Norwegian State Pension Fund is the largest shareholder with 1.123 million MSTR shares, while the Swiss National Bank increased its holdings by 60% to 466,000. This shows that institutional investors are increasingly interested in Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

An Australian study found that more than half of crypto ads on Facebook were scams or against the platform's rules.

Synthetix plans to launch its new blockchain project, Snaxchain, on September 15. This step will significantly contribute to the growth of the Synthetix ecosystem.

Pyth Network has partnered with TON blockchain. With this partnership, developers on the TON platform will be able to create more advanced DeFi and gaming projects using Pyth’s real-time price data. With Pyth’s oracle service, developers will be able to access prices of different assets at any time.

According to IntoTheBlock data, more than 7 million Bitcoin owners bought during the cryptocurrency's historic peak and are now making losses instead of profits.

Sahara AI, a decentralized blockchain and artificial intelligence platform, has achieved significant success. A total of $43 million in funding was raised in the funding round led by leading investment firms such as Binance Labs, Pantera Capital, and Polychain Capital. The participation of Samsung, DAO5, and other major players in this round demonstrates the potential of Sahara AI.

Shiba Inu investors beware! Scammers are appearing on Telegram with fake airdrops, imitating legitimate projects. These scams encourage users to connect their wallets with the promise of free crypto. A trusted account called Shibarmy Scam Alerts has warned about this dangerous situation. If you connect your wallet, you may lose all your assets. Please do not trust such offers and be careful.

Asset management firm Grayscale has created a new cryptocurrency fund for MKR, the governance token of MakerDAO, a major player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The fund will offer investors easier access to the MKR token.

Optimism has released a ‘Superchain’ roadmap to enable Layer 2 solutions to come together to form a more robust ecosystem. Under this roadmap, Optimism will provide native interoperability with major projects such as Base, Modenetwork, Zora, Lyra Finance, and Aevo. This could help bring Layer 2 solutions to a wider audience and accelerate innovation in the crypto ecosystem.

While there is uncertainty about whether there will be a new decline in cryptocurrency markets, a notable development has been the increase in the amount of stablecoins on exchanges. According to CryptoQuant analyst data, an average of $53 billion worth of stablecoins are entering central exchanges daily. This may indicate that uncertainty in the market is making investors nervous and they are turning to stablecoins, which are seen as safe havens.

Former Goldman Sachs analyst Murad Mahmudov predicts that more than 25 meme coins will enter the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value in the coming period.

Arthur Hayes stated that an uptrend in the crypto market will not begin until Bitcoin exceeds $70,000 and Ethereum exceeds $4,000.