Axie Infinity hosts World Championship with $1 million AXS prize
On July 1, Axie Infinity announced that it had started selling tickets for AxieCon, the first-ever P2E gaming conference, held in Barcelona (Spain) from September 7 until September 10, 2022.
Axie Infinity said it will hold the Axie Infinity World Championship on the occasion of AxieCon, including a total of 3 tournaments with a total prize pool of $1 million AXS tokens.
Over 80% of Ethereum Stakers now in Loss
Crypto investors continue to feel the effect of the recent market crash as a chart from Will Sheehan, the founder of Parsec Finance shows that over 80% of Ethereum stakers are operating at a loss.
Only 17% of Ethereum stakers are in profit because they bought the coin when it was trading at a lesser value than its current price.
Cryptocurrency accepted for payment by food delivery company Uber Eats
SHIBA INU and Dogecoin holders can now pay for Uber Eats food deliveries with their cryptocurrencies via BitPay. Other cryptocurrencies supported by BitPay include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, XRP, Dai, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) and stablecoins.
According to a blog post by BitPay, since Uber Eats does not yet accept direct cryptocurrency payments, this method of payment is exclusive to BitPay gift cards and BitPay cards.
Top 10 Daily Losers
RBS, the token of the game Play to Earn Pikaster, witnessed the most considerable correction with a drop of 67.5%.
Based on a three-month price movement, RBS has dropped by more than 90.46% of its value. Other assets that saw a drop in value include SRBS (down 65.45%), MLS (down 35.82%), STRAX (down 20.82%),…
Whale accumulated 3,500 BTC
According to Watcher.Guru, the world’s largest non-exchange Bitcoin whale purchased 3,529 BTC ($67 million) in June and is now holding a total of 132,189 BTC worth $2.51 billion.
Highlights of the week
Gray Glacier upgrade goes live on $ETH network
$ONUS announced strategic partnership with Hali Australia
$MATIC deploys custom blockchain scaling system Avail
$ADA can now be sent to multiple addresses in one go via Typhoon wallet
Richest Bitcoin whale splurges over $102,000,000 on BTC in a month in massive accumulation spree
The wallet, ranking third in Bitcoin holdings behind two crypto exchange wallets, bought 4,816 BTC over the past month, splurging over $102 million in the process.
According to IntoTheBlock, the amount of BTC held by entities with over 100,000 BTC reached a new high on Friday. Over 776,000 BTC is held by a grand total of 5 addresses with over 100,000 BTC, growing over 16% in the past 30 days. The firm also notes that holders of BTC in smaller amounts are also accumulating.
Cardano’s Vasil hard fork set to launch on testnet on July 3
According to recent updates shared by Cardano’s IOHK, the Vasil hard fork is expected to happen on the Cardano testnet on Sunday, July 3.
IOHK noted that once the changes have taken effect after the start of epoch 215 at 20:20 UTC on July 3, the Cardano testnet will start to enjoy the new Vasil enhancements and capabilities to be seen on mainnet.
CELT rises 69.23% after 24h
After many days fluctuating between $0.0043 and $0.0049, CELT, the native token of the Celestial ecosystem, recorded a positive signal and rose again.
CELT has gained 69.23% in the last 24 hours to $0.007, the highest level since June 1th. However, with the ATH of $0.0139, many investors still have high expectations for the potential breakthrough of this token.
Ethereum’s 39% price decrease is accompanied by large-scale whales’ purchases
According to data from Santiment, during which ETH lost nearly 40% in value, wallets with balances between 100 and 100,000 ETH put about 1.1% of the token’s total supply into their bags.
The trend started on June 7, exactly two days before ETH left the $1,980-$1,725 range and collapsed more than 50% in a moment, reaching its lowest value in a year and a half at $881.