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OMG Price Doubles as DeFi and Record Ethereum Fees Create 'Perfect Storm'

OMG has more than doubled in the past seven days as record Ethereum fees lead investors to look more closely at layer 2 solutions.

OMG price has doubled in the past seven days (CoinGecko)

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Algorand Readies On-Chain Smart Contracts as the Summer of DeFi Rolls On

The "stateful" smart contracts are a watershed for DeFi projects, Algorand claimed.

Algorand founder Silvio Micali

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Mirror Trading Clients Should Take Their Money and Run, South African Regulator Advises

FCSA said Mirror Trading's self-proclaimed 10% monthly returns "seems far-fetched and unrealistic" as it opened an investigation.

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Hawaii Welcomes Crypto Exchanges Back With New Regulatory Sandbox

ErisX and bitFlyer are among the 12 crypto exchanges piloting Hawaii’s digital currency regulatory sandbox, that will allow selected entities to do business in the state without its stringent money transmitter license for a two-year period.

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Pro-Bitcoin Senate Candidate Wins Primary Race in Wyoming

Cynthia Lummis, a former U.S. Representative and current bitcoin advocate, has won her primary race to join the U.S. Senate representing Wyoming.

Cynthia Lummis

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UK Regulator Grants License to Digital Security Exchange Archax

The U.K. watchdog has granted several licenses to Archax that will allow it to become a "one-stop shop" for the digital security space.

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$200M Staked in YAM-Inspired DeFi Protocol in Under 12 Hours

The DeFi craze continues as investors stake $200 million in a new yield farming protocol that's not even 12 hours old yet.

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Riot Supercharges Mining Ops With 8,000 More Bitmain Rigs as Bitcoin Price Soars

Company executives say Riot Blockchain is on track to become cash flow positive later this year.

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Blockchain Privacy Firm HOPR Releases Mixnet Hardware Node for Ethereum

HOPR Hardware Nodes validate transactions on the Ethereum blockchain – without any reliance on cloud servers controlled by Amazon and Alibaba.

The HOPR Hardware Node (HOPR)

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One Small Step for Bitcoin - SpaceChain Secured Transfer From International Space Station

SpaceChain said the test advances its dreams of building a decentralized blockchain infrastructure in space.

SpaceChain's hardware wallet was installed on the International Space Station in late June. (NASA)