The Insider #18

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NFT News

  • Machi is offering a substantial 500 ETH in exchange for a Mega Serum that grants ownership of a Mega Mutant Bored Ape (source).

  • During a lie detector test, soccer star Ronaldo hinted at the possibility of launching additional NFTs in the future (source).

  • The NFT marketplace LooksRare, now uses Chainlink VRF for impartial winner selection in the YOLO raffle (source).

  • 'Politics is Bullshit #60/100' sold for 59 ETH in BEEPLE's Genesis Collection (source).

'Politics is Bullshit #60/100' sold for 59 ETH ($96,137.25)

Crypto News

  • Stake.com, the world's largest crypto casino, has confirmed a security breach resulting in approximately $41M theft (source).

  • An unknown wallet made a substantial transaction, transferring 299,998 ETH, with Coinbase as the recipient (source).

  • In Q2 2023, Uniswap surpassed Coinbase's trading volume, facilitating around $110B trades, $20B more than Coinbase (source).

  • Ripple holds the perspective that XRP is poised to establish its utility within the U.S. banking sector (source).

Uniswap overtook Coinbase in trading volume in Q1 2023

Macro News

  • Elon Musk has announced that X is taking legal action against the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) for defamation (source).

  • SpaceX is diving into X for live streaming. Crew-6's stream was X-exclusive and not on YouTube (source).

Crew-6's stream was X-exclusive and not on YouTube

Prices Update

We hope this daily Web3 recap helps you in your Crypto and NFT journey!

These insights are inspired by Carlitos' daily news and written by Kouk.

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