📰 Daily Crypto News Market overview: from #stablecoin, #airdrop, #DeFi to macro news & funding. Cryptocurrency News • ⭐️ @MetaMask announces the stablecoin MetaMask USD ($mUSD), built on Bridge & M0. Launching at the end of the year on @ethereum $ETH & @LineaBuild. • 🇨🇳 China considers a stablecoin pegged to the CNY, discussed at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. • @Optimism $OP 🤝 flashbots: bringing Flashblocks to OP Mainnet & OP Stack. • ⭐️ @Wormhole $W opposes the LayerZero proposal to acquire @StargateFinance $STG for $110M, requesting a 5-day pause on the Snapshot vote. • @krakenfx launches xStocks on @trondao $TRX (previously on $SOL, coming soon to $BNB Chain). Alpha Leak • @FogoChain announces the Fogo Fund; hinting at TGE + upcoming airdrop. • @Lombard_Finance confirms token $BARD → TGE + upcoming airdrop. • @capmoney_ launches a 20X Caps (points) reward until 25/8, received when holding $cUSD. • @ethos_network distributes dGEN1 on the 2nd week of September → can claim airdrop bonus. Airdrop • ⭐️ @campnetworkxyz launches a tool to register for airdrop $CAMP, check eligibility & allocation. Participants of the Summit Series + holders of Camp TrailHeads NFT are eligible. Deadline 25/8. • @JoinSapien opens claim for airdrop $SAPIEN for holders of Sapien Points. • @WalrusFi opens airdrop $WAL for stakers → based on time & consistency. • @MitosisOrg opens registration for airdrop → participants of Expedition, holders of Morse NFT are eligible. Deadline 26/8. • ⭐️ Fed Chair Powell: interest rates may decrease as early as September → concerns about labor risks & reducing inflation. • 🏦 U.S. stock market up +1 trillion $ after Powell's speech. • Trish Turner (IRS) resigns → joins CryptoTaxGirl. • Nasdaq delists Windtree Therapeutics $WINT. • China Renaissance $1911HK 🤝 YZi Labs → invests $100M in $BNB. • The U.S. government currently holds 10% of Intel $INTC (433.3M shares). Security & Mining • @trmlabs launches Beacon Network: sharing real-time intel to combat money laundering, supporting CEX/DEX & stablecoin issuers. • ⭐️ @Apple releases a zero-day security patch → affecting iOS, iPadOS & macOS. Funding 💰 • @DigiFTTech $11M (SBI Holdings). • @irys_xyz $10M Series A (CoinFund). • @Cointel_io $7.4M (Avalanche Foundation, Sugafam). • @overtake_world $7M. • @legiondotcc $5M (VanEck, Brevan Howard Digital). • @TeamLOTECH $5M (13 Books Capital). • @LYS_Labs Labs $4M Seed/Angel. • @vanishTrade $1M Pre-Seed (Colosseum). • @StableStock Seed (YZi Labs & MPCi). • @loopcrypto_xyz Strategic (Fabric Ventures & VanEck). Token Unlocks • Soon $SOON / ~$11M / AUG 23rd • AltLayer $ALT / ~$9M / AUG 25th • Sahara AI $SAHARA / ~$8M / AUG 26th • Huma Finance $HUMA / ~$11M / AUG 26th Source from AlphaPacked.