1. Bitcoin in the spotlight:

- 🎱 Price fluctuations: On August 12, Bitcoin fell below $59,000. However, on August 14, it briefly rose above $61,000 amid news of inflation in the US. But then it fell to $56,500 due to the transfer of 10,000 BTC from government accounts. The quotes are currently at $59,668.

- 🔍 Expert opinions: They say that the decline is due to Kamala Harris's growing chances in the presidential election. But the late decline is due to new data on asset sales.

- ⚒ Mining Difficulty: On August 15, the difficulty dropped by 4.19% to 86.87 T. This may mean that there are fewer miners.

2. Ethereum at the forefront:

- 📈 Price trends: Ethereum rose from August 12 to 14, but then fell to $2,515. Now it is holding at $2,645.

- 💾 Network fees: Fees have fallen to 1 Gwei, the lowest in nearly five years, raising fears of rising inflation.

- đŸ§© Transaction anomalies: User paid 0.87 ETH as a fee. Apparently, this was a mistake.

- 🔝 Layer 2 Activity: The daily number of transactions on Layer 2 has increased to 13.34 million. This is due to the Base network being activated.

3. Cryptocurrency ETFs and Investments:

- 📈 Capital Inflows: Crypto funds received $176 million in net inflows, mostly into Ethereum-based products.

- 📉 Spot ETFs: Bitcoin spot ETFs showed positive dynamics on four out of five days, but Ethereum trading volume fell.

- 🔎 Regulatory interest: The SEC is investigating venture capital investments in Uniswap Labs, with the last funding round being back in October 2022.

- 🌆 Bitcoin City: El Salvador Raises $1.62 Billion to Develop Tax-Free City Funded by Mining Profits

4. Regulatory and technological innovations:

- 📉 P2P restrictions in Ukraine: NBU prepares for restrictions on P2P transactions - maximum 30 transfers or UAH 100,000 per month.

- 💳 MetaMask Cards: MetaMask has launched a pilot card project in partnership with Mastercard and Baanx. So far only in the EU and UK.

- 📰 Other news: Venezuela blocks X and Binance; Donald Trump Jr. launches new Telegram channel; Circle launches contactless payments in USDC; Vitalik Buterin donates 200 ETH to animal rights.

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