Important news of the day – August 3, 2023 👇
1. Binance records 30 million new users in the past 12 months. Link: https://watcher.guru/news/binance-reaches-150-million-registered-users-cz
2. BRICS will open discussion on local currency usage at August Summit. Link: https://watcher.guru/news/exclusive-brics-will-discuss-local-currencies-usage-august-summit
3. According to a new report, NFT sales have dropped nearly 50% since January, signaling that the sector will continue to struggle with revenue in the coming winter. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/08/03/july-was-a-terrible-no-good-very-bad-month-for-nfts-dappradar-report-shows/?utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_term=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=editorial
4. Binance adds Bitcoin pairs for FDUSD and zero trading fees. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/08/03/binance-boosts-first-digitals-stablecoin-with-zero-fees-to-buy-and-sell-bitcoin-ether/
5. Coinbase's BASE layer2 blockchain is expected to mainnet on August 9. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/08/03/coinbase-sets-public-launch-of-base-layer-2-blockchain-for-next-week/?term=organic&utm_campaign=CoinDesk&utm_content=headline%2CIG+XPost%2Ceditorial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
6. Two weeks after announcing a $54 million funding round, Futureverse co-founders have launched a $50 million venture studio to support the project. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/03/metaverse-project-futureverses-co-founders-start-50m-venture-fund/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=editorial&utm_term=organic&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_source=twitter
7. New updated data confirms: “Despite NFT trading volume declining in Q2, nearly 6 million smart contracts were deployed on EVM-compatible networks.” Link: https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/08/03/nft-trading-volume-is-sinking-but-its-not-stopping-developers-from-entering-web3/?utm_medium=social&utm_content=editorial&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=coindesk_main&utm_term=organic
8. Marathon Digital is voted the world's largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner. Link: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/08/03/marathon-digital-solidifies-position-as-worlds-largest-publicly-traded-bitcoin-miner/
9. SocialFi NFT project invested by billionaire Mark Cuban officially closed. Link: https://twitter.com/Niftys/status/1686904831611465729?s=20
10. USDT Issuer Tether Says It Holds a Lot of US Treasuries and Made a Lot of Money Last Quarter. Link https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/08/03/tether-is-going-on-a-bitcoin-buying-spree-but-it-should-be-holding-cash/