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🐻 FTX and Cal Athletics of the University of California, Berkeley have signed a partnership in a $17.5 million deal.

The collaboration also includes a name change to the university’s stadium, now FTX Field at California Memorial Stadium.

Read more here: https://t.co/zqabT8yYa4

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🗝Microsoft is looking to develop anti-piracy measures on Ethereum.

The new system, named Argus, will be accessed on a public blockchain and will trace pirated content back to the original source with a watermark algorithm.

Read more here: https://t.co/9H2wvvHRWu

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💵Coinbase announced that they’ve surpassed expectations by earning over $2.23 billion in revenue for Q2 2021. The original expectation was to be at $1.78 billion.

The company’s net profit is now up 4,900% since last year.

Read more here: https://t.co/r31iqjQmqU

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🕹The gaming industry is on the road to becoming more lucrative than mainstream entertainment through crypto and NFTs.

The natural partnership between gaming and blockchain technology has allowed for a niche market of NFT-based gaming.

Read more here: https://t.co/16kYsqN2GF

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🚘Porsche is launching a pilot project for NFTs between August 2 to 6.

Collectors and fans can auction to buy exclusive design sketches by Director of Exterior Design Peter Varga.

Read more via https://t.co/jl3KrB4FEv

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Glen Oaks Escrow has announced their first property refinancing that was completed using Bitcoin as collateral.

The company has facilitated numerous real estate transactions using the cryptocurrency since they started accepting Bitcoin payments in 2018.

https://t.co/Oa01WlC5nc

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State Hermitage Museum is issuing tokenized collectibles of world renowned works on Binance’s NFT marketplace.🖌

NFT copies of works on auction include Da Vinci’s Madonna Litta, van Gogh’s Lilac Bush, and Claude Monet’s Corner of the Garden at Montgeron.

https://t.co/aReoQYtW6B

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El Salvador is facing resistance from members of the public after declaring the law that considers Bitcoin as legal tender.

A group composed of leftists unions, student associations, and others gather to protest despite ban in caution of COVID-19.

https://t.co/yPzyarLabi

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👾Seascape Network is partnering with Binance NFT to release exclusive NFTs from their upcoming zombie game series.

Limited-edition zombie player character Wichita will be available only through Mystery Boxes sold on the Binance NFT Marketplace.

https://t.co/tdfyCYaQW4

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⚙️Compass is partnering with Oklo to use nuclear energy to mine Bitcoin.

Following the trends of sustainability in the industry, Compass is set to leverage Oklo’s “microreactors” as an alternative energy source in the next few years.

https://t.co/ji8hYTvJwj

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🎆American Express is now dabbling in the world of digital collectibles and #NFTs.

The company is offering their credit card customers the opportunity to purchase 14 unique digital images of @sza with more to come in the near future.

https://t.co/5a8dKBgkAt

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📨The Bank of Jamaica will begin its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot in August.

The pilot will be rolled out across financial institutions, starting with the National Commercial Bank.

Read more: https://t.co/UpUOWlD0pi

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Kazakhstan adopts a new law that demands cryptocurrency miners to pay extra fees on consumed energy.📝

Amendments to the country’s tax and budget payments code includes one that imposes a fee of 1 Kazakhstan tenge per kilowatt-hour.

https://t.co/EHJodAXnQk

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Blockchain technology is becoming more prominent in spaces outside of just the finance sector. Read our compiled summary of this week's highlights!🌐

Click here to access our Medium article: https://t.co/w1QXDQOSEb

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☀️Beyond Oil launched the Solar Oil Project, powered by #blockchaintechnology.

Their decentralized oil production platform recycles dormant oil wells to produce oil and reducing negative environmental impacts.

Read the company's press release here: https://t.co/taRDTE30M6

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@TomBrady and @giseleofficial now have an equity stake in FTX.🏈

This is not the first time the couple has been involved in crypto, but their investment into the exchange is meant to encourage literacy of #DeFi and its impact on the real world.

https://t.co/KZPiTq4oHv

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⚾️Major League Baseball announced their partnership with FTX, the first-ever sponsorship of a professional sports league by a crypto brand.

The five-year deal will begin mid-July, with group player rights to allow player highlights in content creation.

https://t.co/XdRg1LwHOH

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🇪🇺As the European Central Bank (ECB) develops their digital currency, it appears that smaller payments may have anonymity options.

ECB representative Fabio Panetta contradicts with a previous report that said “anonymity would not be possible.”

Read more: https://t.co/a10hFQLxrh

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