✅ The price of gold has reached $ 2,002 per ounce. Silver took advantage of the situation and rose 5% today, while platinum added only 1.5% 💸 Tuesday news: 🔸 To overcome the consequences of coronavirus in the second half of the year, the US Treasury will need $ 2 trillion, for a total of $ 4.5 trillion in a year 🔸 The cryptocurrency market is in the red today, with the exception of a number of altcoins: Cardano, Chainlink, Tezos and VeChain. And in the crypto derivatives market, a new record of demand for BTC futures of $ 5.57 billion has been set 🔸 Alphabet has issued (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-bonds/google-owner-alphabet-issues-record-10-billion-bond-at-lowest-ever-price-idUSKCN24Z2PC) bonds for $ 10 billion with a yield of only 0.45% 🔸 Launched the final Ethereum 2.0 testnet Medalla, 524,288 test ETHs were used to test staking 🔸 Leading online booking service Booking [.] Com will cut its staff by 25% 😢 🔸 Research: Whale Alert estimates co-founder and former CTO of Ripple Jed McCaleb has sold 375 million XRP for $ 75 million since the beginning of 2020 Major currencies rate: Bitcoin 11689 $ (↑ 4.46%) Ethereum $ 397 (↑ 2.29%) Ripple 0.304 $ (↑ 1.28%) Bitcoin Cash $ 297 (↑ 3.00%) Litecoin 59 $ (↑ 2.46%) Binance Coin $ 23 (↑ 5.61%) EOS $ 3.07 (↑ 1.41%) All cryptocurrencies capitalization: $ 353 billion

⁠Coca-Cola Embraces DLT and Ethereum for Supply Chain Efficiency The partner of Coca-Cola’s largest U.S.-based bottling company is expanding its use of blockchain to enhance efficiency across the beverage company’s supply chain. https://ct.com/8tv2

⁠Huobi’s COO Thinks Blockchain Regulation Needs to be Better Defined Huobi’s COO believes lack of defined regulation and infrastructure services are preventing the mass adoption of blockchain technology. https://ct.com/8ttx

⁠Indian Government Actively Working Towards New Crypto Ban Despite a surge in crypto trading in India during the pandemic, an official revealed the government could impose a new ban as early as September https://ct.com/8tuz

Due to the vulnerability of the Ledger wallet, the user can send bitcoin instead of altcoin A vulnerability has been discovered in the Ledger hardware wallet that could lead to the loss of bitcoins by users. Security researcher Mohammad Nohbeh revealed information about her. To carry out an attack, an attacker can create a transaction that looks like an altcoin transaction, but in reality will lead to the withdrawal of bitcoins from the user's wallet. “The attacker can use this method to transfer bitcoin, while the user will have the impression that another, less valuable altcoin (for example, Litecoin, Bitcoin on the testnet, Bitcoin Cash, etc.) is being transacted,” Nohbeh writes. For example, a user might think they are sending 0.01 LTC when in reality 0.01 BTC will be debited from their wallet. The expert explained that Ledger hardware wallets use several specialized applications, separately for each cryptocurrency, of which only one can be active at a given moment. At the same time, as it turned out, external services can even access those applications that are currently inactive. “It was found that for bitcoin and bitcoin forks, the device provides functions when working with any asset. In other words, once you unblock the Litecoin app, you will be prompted to confirm the bitcoin transfer, while the interface will display the transfer and the Litecoin address. If this request is accepted, a fully valid signed transaction will be sent on the Bitcoin mainnet, ”Nohbeh said. Ledger acknowledged the problem, promising to release a new version of the application for working with bitcoin, which will display a warning if a non-standard way of making a transaction is detected. The company explained that the availability of the Bitcoin application when working with other cryptocurrencies is due to the peculiarity of the implementation of support for the forks of the first cryptocurrency, which share a common transaction history with it.

⁠Opyn Removes Liquidity From Uniswap After $370K Stolen in DeFi Exploit Opyn was able to save $440K in USDC collateral, but lost more than $370K in a Uniswap options exploit https://ct.com/8tum

⁠Germany: Alleged Darknet Druglords on Trial for Bitcoin Narcotics Trade The alleged dealers involved in Germany’s largest Bitcoin-enabled darknet narcotics marketplace will stand trial today. https://ct.com/8tvh

⁠Bitcoin Trading Generated $875M in Quarterly Revenue for Square Bitcoin trading drove $875 million in quarterly revenue for the U.S-based financial services firm Square, comprising a 75% gain over Q1 2020. https://ct.com/8tve

Japanese Brave Browser Users Will Be Able To Earn BAT Tokens From November Brave developers have confirmed that users of their browser in Japan will soon be able to earn Basic Attention Token (BAT) rewards. This became possible thanks to the cooperation with the BitFlyer exchange, which was announced earlier. Together they will develop an “Integrated Wallet” through which users can receive and exchange BAT tokens. Its release is scheduled for November. Currently, Japanese Brave users are unable to earn BAT due to legal restrictions. They receive BAT Points that are not available for exchange for any digital or fiat currency. BitFlyer's regulated status in Japan will help address this issue. “Brave users who are members of the Brave Rewards program are now earning BAT Points for watching ads. With the release of the Integrated Wallet, they will be able to start receiving BAT to the linked wallets of the bitFlyer exchange, ”the company said. According to BitFlyer President Kunihiro Main, the partnership with Brave could "serve as a model for new opportunities in the cryptocurrency space, not just an investment option." “Even those who have not been involved with cryptocurrencies in the past will feel more confident in storing and using them thanks to the Brave browser,” he added.

Hacking Twitter was the result of a targeted phishing attack on platform employees Twitter released an update on the interference with its platform on July 15 to spread the fraudulent distribution of cryptocurrencies. According to Twitter, the attackers used social engineering techniques, namely a phishing phone attack, aimed at a small number of employees. “The successful execution of the attack required access to both our internal network and the data of individual employees, which allowed them to access our internal support tools,” the company writes, adding that not all employees targeted by this attack, had the appropriate authority in the system. Nevertheless, the information obtained allowed hackers to find employees who had the level of access they were interested in. The company explains that its employees use internal tools to help users in various situations, but "access to them is strictly limited and is provided only for valid business reasons." “The attack was based on a significant and targeted effort to mislead some employees and exploit human error to gain access to our internal systems. It was a shocking reminder of how important each member of our team is to protecting the service, ”writes Twitter. Following the attack, Twitter restricted access to its internal tools and systems to keep them safe during the investigation. As a result, users may experience disabling of some features and an increase in support response times. The system will gradually return to normal, the company promises. Earlier, The New York Times disclosed information about the possible organizers of the attack on Twitter.

⁠Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall by 75% as Congestion Eases Ethereum gas fees appear to be finally going down as activity levels fall from the highs of July. https://ct.com/8tvt

⁠17-Year-Old Twitter Hack Mastermind Pleads Not Guilty On Tuesday, during a court hearing in Hillsborough Circuit Court, the “mastermind” of the Twitter hack pleaded not guilty. https://ct.com/8tvr

⁠Digital Art Trading Platform ‘SuperRare’ Sees Volume Increase 365% Sales have quadrupled so far this year and artists are taking advantage of generous secondary sales royalties on digital art platform SuperRare https://ct.com/8tux

⁠Scott Melker Recounts How He Fell Victim to a SIM Swap Attack Scott Melker recommends keeping two-factor authentication on a ‘separate, offline device’ and not on your everyday phone https://ct.com/8tuu

⁠100% of Chainlink Addresses Are Currently in Profit 100% of all Chainlink investments are currently profitable https://ct.com/8tuo

⁠Coinbase Follows Huobi in Supporting .Crypto Domains-Based Payments Coinbase Wallet now allows to register and store “.crypto” domains, featuring payments through domain handles instead of cryptographic addresses. https://ct.com/8tw7

​​Update: A short list of upcoming events and important development milestones you should know about.

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Introducing The Sandbox (SAND) Token Sale on Binance Launchpad. https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/b8e11c5870ba4d16810839473e69a90d ⚠️ Warning: Many users reported this account as a scam. Please be careful, especially if it asks you for money.

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