Data shows that trading volume for CryptoPunks soared by some 25% in the past 24 hours alone, with punk #8576 being the most expensive sale during the period.

https://cryptopotato.com/cryptopunks-trading-volume-soars-25-overnight/

Thieves behind an NFT phishing scam that offered to animate NFTs, including Bored Apes, have been found and named by crypto sleuth ZachXBT. The post French NFT Thieves Exposed By Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT appeared first on BeInCrypto.

https://beincrypto.com/french-nft-thieves-exposed-by-crypto-sleuth-zachxbt/

Over the past couple of years, hundreds of new decentralized finance applications and protocols have flooded onto the Ethereum network and other blockchains. In November 2021, the total value locked in all DeFi apps reached a staggering $290 billion.

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2022/08/as-defi-hacks-soar-this-startup-wants-to-radically-overhaul-smart-contracts-to-prevent-them

The host of popular YouTube channel Coin Bureau says that upcoming economic data coming out over the next month could have a big effect on crypto markets. In a new video, the analyst known as Guy tells his 2.

https://dailyhodl.com/2022/08/08/coin-bureau-host-issues-warning-says-crypto-markets-to-face-series-of-wild-cards-this-month/

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra received Changpeng Zhao to discuss bitcoin and crypto. The meeting of the minds happened on Friday and there's not much public information about what actually happened.

https://bitcoinist.com/binances-cz-meets-president-touadera/

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating every US-based crypto exchange platform, including Binance.

https://dailyhodl.com/2022/08/05/sec-targeting-all-us-based-crypto-exchanges-in-widespread-securities-investigation-report/

The United Kingdom's Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has unveiled the details of an inquiry into the British cryptocurrency and digital assets industry. The investigation will examine “a range of key areas, including the U.K.

https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2022/united-kingdom-committee-probe-countrys-approach-crypto/

After MicroStrategy's stock collapsed in 2000, the now-former CEO flew under the radar. Crypto changed all that.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/04/michael-saylor-lost-big-in-the-dot-com-bubble-and-bitcoins-crash-now-he-aims-to-rebound-again/

The value of cryptocurrencies has fallen by $2 trillion since the height of a massive bull run in 2021, resulting in what the crypto industry calls a "crypto winter," or a period of a prolonged bear market. The largest digital currency in the world, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), is down 65% from its record high of around $69,000 reached in November.

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/08/28321385/are-we-close-to-the-end-of-the-crypto-winter-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-thinks-it-could-be?SNAPI

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had arrested 11 people for their roles in creating and promoting an alleged crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scam collected more than $300 million from investors.

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sec-charges-11-people-in-crypto-ponzi-scheme/

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Forsage and eleven individuals alleging a cryptocurrency ponzi scam that is said to have pilfered over $300 million from retail investors.

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2022/08/194315-sec-says-forsage-was-crypto-ponzi-scam-charges-11-individuals/

Recent research revealed that Hong Kong, Switzerland, and the US as the most crypto-ready countries in the world.

https://insidebitcoins.com/news/among-the-crypto-ready-nations-hong-kong-tops-globally

The US State Department to give $10 million for information on the North Korean hackers in order to bring them down so let's read more today in our latest cryptocurrency news.

https://www.dcforecasts.com/altcoin-news/us-state-department-to-give-10m-for-north-korean-hackers-information/

The English Football Association (FA) has put out a Request for Proposal. The English Men's and Women's national teams will

https://thenewscrypto.com/english-football-association-plans-for-nft-platform-launch/?SNAPI

The government agency said that while deposits at insured banks were covered for up to $250,000, no such protections applied to those at crypto companies.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/deposits-at-non-bank-entities-including-crypto-firms-are-not-insured-fdic