Author: American Coins & Gold

What Does It Actually Take to Build a Blockchain?
Focus on builders, builders and builders. After liquidity, they are key to success, says Azeem Khan, co-founder of MorphL2.

Trump Campaign's Crypto Donations Amounted to M of 1M Raised Last Quarter: WSJ

Trump Campaign Q2 Crypto Donations Amounted to M of 1M Raised: WSJ

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and XRP Lead as Index Posts Modest Gain
Gains by NEAR (7.8%) and XRP (2.2%) buoyed the CoinDesk 20 Index in overnight trading.

Defi Protocol LI.FI Struck by M Exploit
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has been hit by an exploit worth around $8 million following a series of suspicious withdrawals, on-chain data shows.

Meme Coins Outperform BTC, ETH and SOL as Traders Rotate Holdings
The $53 billion meme coin sector rose by more than 12% on Tuesday with the likes of pepe (PEPE) and dogwifhat (WIF) surging by 22% and 25% respectively, data from CoinGecko shows.

Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit
Proving systems are a crucial component at the heart of blockchain ecosystems, allowing secondary “rollup” networks to confirm transactions on a base chain like Ethereum. Polygon’s prior version, Plonky2, was released in 2022.

Loka Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool for Institutional Investors With Support From Hashlabs
Institutional investors will be able to buy bitcoin futures at below-market rates from miners using sustainable energy.

Crypto Exchange Kraken Signs Sleeve Sponsorship Deal With Premier League Club Spurs
Last week, Kraken announced an equivalent deal with Spanish soccer team Atlético Madrid, meaning the company now has a presence in both England’s Premier League and Spain’s La Liga.

U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners' Share of Global Hashrate Reached Record in July: JPMorgan
The aggregate market cap of the fourteen bitcoin miners listed in the U.S. that the bank tracks rose 29% since the end of June, the report said.