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XRP and SOL are leading the charge in the gains department for the week. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, because Bitstamp just made a bold move with the announcement that they're saying goodbye to trading Solana, Polygon, and five other altcoins for their US users.

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Markets

XRP, SOL Lead Crypto Market Bounce; RLB and UNIBOT Surge on Bullish Sentiment (1 minute read)
Guess who's leading the crypto party in the past 24 hours? XRP and SOL tokens, my friends! While good ol' Bitcoin is keeping things steady, XRP and SOL are enjoying gains according to CoinDesk's data. We've got RLB and UNIBOT stepping in, stealing the spotlight. RLB, from the crypto casino Rollbit, is going all fiery and planning to buy and torch its tokens using those sweet platform earnings every single day. Now, hold your horses – UNIBOT from Telegram is soaring high, riding on the wings of ever-increasing social sentiment for its tokens.

Bitstamp to End Trading of Solana, Polygon and 5 Other Altcoins for US Users (5 minute read)
Bitstamp, the cryptocurrency exchange extraordinaire, just dropped a bombshell – they're hitting pause on trading for some altcoins. Starting August 29, 2023, a few tokens are going on a vacation they didn't pack for. We're talking Axie Infinity (AXS), Chiliz (CHZ), Decentraland (MANA), Polygon (MATIC), NEAR Protocol (NEAR), The Sandbox (SAND), and Solana (SOL) – they're about to take a trading siesta. Bitstamp's playing the mystery card and hasn't spilled all the beans, but here's a hint: they might've looked over their shoulder at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wagging its finger.

Tech

Cardano Blockchain Transactions Jumped 49% in Q2 on Network Upgrades, New Users (5 minute read)
Cardano transactions took a leap as they unleashed a parade of upgrades earlier in the year. And guess what came marching in? Users and developers, drawn to Cardano like moths to a flame.

Tether unveils mining software to boost efficiency and capacity (3 minute read)
Tether are cooking up some seriously cool JavaScript libraries that are like magic wands for talking to Bitcoin mining machines, you know, the ones like WhatsMiner, AvalonMiner, and Antminer. Paolo Ardoino, the grand tech maestro behind Bitfinex and Tether, just dropped a hint on X (that's right, the artist formerly known as Twitter). He's thinking about sharing parts of this mining software masterpiece with the open-source gang down the line.

Misc

NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3 (1 minute read)
Brace yourselves for the latest NFT news roundup: This week, we've got reports buzzing in, revealing a bit of a speed bump in the NFT trading highway. But hey, hold onto your NFT hats, because Etihad Airways is taking things to the skies! They're about to let their flock of frequent flyers stake their prized NFTs for some sweet mileage rewards. Now, speaking of reports, yep, you guessed it, more reports. They're saying that while NFT trading might be taking a breather, developers are still on a roll, deploying loads of smart contracts across EVM-compatible chains.

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