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Tech

Protocol Village: Metis Decentralized Sequencer Onboards Hashkey, EVM Explorer Blockscout Raises $3M

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 1-7.

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Markets

Ether Slides 20% as Trading Firm Moves $46M in ETH

A wallet supposedly associated with Jump Trading moved 17,576 ETH to centralized exchanges, according to Spot On Chain.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin Risk-Reward Remains Compelling Even After Price Surges 100% in a Year

Long-term holders are motivated to hold at bitcoin's going market rate, implying an attractive risk-reward for existing or potential investors, according to the "reserve risk" indicator.

(WOKANDAPIX/Pixabay)

Finance

Ripple to Allocate $10M to Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

This is part of a larger fund that Ripple will allocate to tokenized T-bills provided by OpenEden and other issuers.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Large Bitcoin Holders Added $5.4B in BTC in July, Data Show

Large holders resorted to bargain hunting in July as the cryptocurrency experienced two-way price volatility.

Bitcoin: Large holders net inflow in July. (IntoTheBlock, TradingView)

Tech

Protocol Village: Radix Launches 'RadQuest,' Eclipse Mainnet Opens to Builders

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 25-31.

Protocol Village is CoinDesk's living column chronicling blockchain tech project updates (CoinDesk)

Finance

California DMV Puts 42M Car Titles on the Avalanche Network in Digitization Push

Developed by Oxhead Alpha, the system will let users transfer vehicle titles in minutes and without going to an office versus the two week time frame in the traditional system.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

The Clock Has Ticked on Bitcoin's Post Halving Surge, 100 Days After the Latest Quadrennial Halving

July 29 marks the 100th day since the Bitcoin blockchain cut per block mining rewards to 3.125 BTC from 6.25 BTC.

(Artem Oleshko/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Analysts Express Optimism as Price Nears Resistance Level That Stymied It in May

The Bitcoin mining hashrate, a leading indicator for bitcoin rallies, has improved, one observer said, explaining the bullish outlook.

BTC's price nears the trendline resistance that capped upside on Monday. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Policy

Indian City of Raipur Puts Real Estate Records on Blockchain With Airchains

"Certification should be secure and decentralization is the future we should work on," Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation told CoinDesk in an interview on Thursday.

Abinash Mishra, Commissioner, Raipur Municipal Corporation , Chhattisgarh, India. (Courtesy: Abinash Mishra and AirChains)