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August 10: Coinbase's $1 billion loss, Tether and USDC back merge, Tornado trolling, Robinhood pays $10m to users Aug 10, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, Coinbase suffers a $1.1 billion loss — but says things are never as bad as they seem. Ethereum's move to a Proof-of-Stake blockchain gets a big boost as Tether and USD Coin announce they're supporting the merge. A Tornado Cash user trolls the U.S. government by sending small amounts of Ether to A-list celebrities. And Robinhood agrees to pay $9.9 million to users who are suing the company over repeated outages. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 9: Tornado Cash sanctions, Zipmex withdrawals resume, celebs under pressure over NFTs Aug 09, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, the U.S. sanctions Tornado Cash — we'll find out why. Zipmex announces it'll allow users to withdraw Bitcoin and Ether. And why celebrities are coming under pressure over their endorsement of NFTs. You can follow us on Twitter: @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 8: Celsius and Voyager anger users, Hodlnaut freezes withdrawals, Andrew Tate criticized, NFTiffs sell out Aug 08, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, bankrupt Celsius abandons plans to rehire a former executive for $92,000 a month — as hundreds of thousands of customers remain empty handed. Voyager announces it'll allow cash to be withdrawn from its platform from Thursday, but there's no sign of when users will get crypto back. And breaking news as another crypto lender announces it's freezing withdrawals. Also today, crypto trader and influencer Andrew Tate is criticized for viral videos where he appears to endorse hitting women. British police warn the public as a man who invested $24,000 in a crypto scam is told his balance is now just $23. And we'll find out how Friday's sale of NFTiffs — digital passes for luxury pendants of CryptoPunks — ended up going. You can follow us on Twitter: @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 6 & 7: Michael Saylor, Craig Wright, Kim K, Nomad, Muse, landfills and CryptoPunks — weekly news roundup Aug 06, 2022

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It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman have a whistle-stop tour of this week's biggest crypto headlines. We discuss Michael Saylor stepping down as MicroStrategy's CEO, Craig Wright's bittersweet court win, Kim Kardashian's battle to ward off a lawsuit, Nomad Bridge's $190 million exploit, Muse's plans to release an NFT album, a man's latest attempt to get a hard drive filled with Bitcoin out of landfill, and Tiffany & Co's plans to make CryptoPunk jewelry. You can follow us on Twitter — @MollyJZuckerman, @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap. And thanks to PeriTune for the sad piano music.

August 5: BlackRock and Coinbase, Nomad bounty, Meta rolls out NFTs to 100 countries, Block BTC revenues plunge Aug 05, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, Nomad confirms it'll award a bounty to white hat hackers who return stolen funds. BlackRock and Coinbase team up in a significant new partnership. Block's financial results leave investors disappointed — and while gross profits are up, demand for Bitcoin has plunged. Plus — Meta announces it's rolling out support for NFTs to 100 countries. You can follow us on Twitter: @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 4: Solana update, Nomad battles to recover stolen funds, Tinder dumps metaverse Aug 04, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, new details reveal why thousands of Solana wallets may have been drained. Almost $17 million returned to Nomad Bridge by white hat hackers — but 90% of stolen funds remain missing. A former Coinbase employee pleads not guilty to the insider trading of cryptocurrencies. And why Tinder's swiping left on the metaverse. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 3: Big changes at MicroStrategy, two huge hacks, double blow for Robinhood, Kim K fights back Aug 03, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, big news in Bitcoin circles — Michael Saylor is stepping down as the CEO of MicroStrategy… kind of. Plus, $190 million is stolen from the Nomad Bridge, in what's described as "one of the most chaotic hacks that Web3 has ever seen." And there's panic for Solana investors as 8,000 wallets are drained in a separate attack. A double blow for Robinhood — the company's laying off 23% of its staff, and its crypto division has been hit by a $30 million fine. Kim Kardashian's pushing to get an Ethereum Max lawsuit dismissed — we'll tell you what her lawyers are saying. Plus, we'll find out which high-end retailer is going to start accepting ApeCoin as a payment method. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

August 1 & 2: Craig Wright libel trial, Bitcoin in landfill, murder for hire, CryptoPunk jewelry… and will NFT top album chart? Aug 02, 2022

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Bitcoin clocks its best monthly performance since October — CMC's head of research explains why there's momentum in the markets. Dr Craig Wright's won just £1 in his libel trial against Peter McCormack… we'll find out why. A man who threw away a hard drive storing 8,000 Bitcoin reveals his latest cunning plan to save it from a landfill site. Also today: crypto crimes, Vitalik Buterin's prediction on the metaverse, and why an NFT album could top the music charts. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

July 30 & 31: Kraken allegations, Saylor attacks Ether, U.S. crypto taxes — weekly news roundup Jul 31, 2022

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It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman discuss all the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days. Kraken's reportedly under investigation for the alleged violation of U.S. sanctions after servicing customers in Iran. Michael Saylor's attacked Ether and Bitcoin Cash at a conference in Turkey. And back in the U.S., two politicians are calling for small crypto transactions to be tax free. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @MollyJZuckerman.

July 29: How does this bear market compare with past downturns… and is the worst over? Jul 29, 2022

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On today's CoinMarketRecap with Connor Sephton, we look at a new report on the bear market. CoinMarketCap head of research Alice Liu and Glassnode lead analyst James Check tell us how it compares to past downturns, examine how Bitcoin and Ether's been hit, and discuss where we go from here. You can follow us on Twitter — @ConnorSephton and @CoinMarketCap.

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