CryptoBlog n.2184
Japan's stock market, the Nikkei 225, is currently set to post its largest 2-day drop in history. This is an even larger drop than the Black Monday crash of 1987, per Zerohedge. South Korea exchange triggered its ‘sidecar’ on Kospi futures, halting all program trading for 5 minutes. The country's KOSPI index fell 5%. The 'sidecar' is a rule that lets the Korea Exchange halt futures trading of equities during periods of extreme market volatility.
CryptoBlog n.2183
🖼 Weekly NFT Sales Rise to $108.59 Million, Up 7.59% Solana followed as the second leading blockchain, with NFT sales totaling $27.33 million, marking an 18.16% rise from the previous week. According to cryptoslam.io stats, Bitcoin ranked third, recording $17.43 million in sales, reflecting a 16.39% decline from last week. Completing the top five blockchains by sales this week were Polygon and Immutable X, following ETH, SOL, and BTC.
CryptoBlog n.2182
Bybit is exiting France, citing "recent regulatory developments." Starting August 2, local users will be banned from opening new positions, purchasing, or depositing funds. On August 13, all remaining open positions will be closed, and all Card Services will be suspended. France previously issued a warning on Bybit, placing it on the French Financial Market Authority's (AMF's) blacklist.
CryptoBlog n.2181
🖼 LockDealNFT leads with US$617,880 in daily sales LockDealNFT came out as the top-performing non-fungible token (NFT) collection on July 24, with a total sales volume of US$617,880, according to CryptoSlam data. LockDealNFT is a collection tied to Poolz Finance, a cross-chain launchpad platform. The NFT is available on multiple chains including Ethereum and Polygon. But its iteration on the BNB Chain was the one that CryptoSlam’s sales chart on Wednesday.