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Crypto Economy News Agency
2 days agoCrypto Economy
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Why Paying Gas in USDC Could Transform the Future of On-Chain Transactions

Why Paying Gas in USDC Could Transform the Future of On-Chain Transactions

The idea of paying blockchain gas fees in a stablecoin like USDC rather than a volatile native asset (such as ETH) has moved from a niche concept to a tangible reality with EIP-1559-style mechanisms and account abstraction.

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Bitcoin News Agency
2 days agoBitcoin
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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Add $220 Million as Blackrock Leads Again

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Add $220 Million as Blackrock Leads Again

Bitcoin ETFs attracted $128.69 million on Thursday, marking a fourth straight day of inflows. Ether funds added an even stronger $92.15 million, while XRP and HYPE also finished in positive territory. Bitcoin Streak Hits 4 Days With $128.69M Inflow Capital continued to flow into the largest crypto ETFs as the week progressed.

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Kitco News Agency
2 days agoKitco
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Gold's biggest headwind may finally be peaking

Gold's biggest headwind may finally be peaking

Gold investors have spent much of 2026 confronting a frustrating paradox: the geopolitical and fiscal backdrop has arguably never looked more supportive for a safe-haven asset, yet gold has struggled in recent months as rising real interest rate expectations have dramatically increased the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding metal.

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Crypto Briefing News Agency
2 days agoCrypto Briefing
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ONDO Perps hits $7B in volume weeks after launch

ONDO Perps hits $7B in volume weeks after launch

Ondo Perps' rapid growth highlights the potential for 24/7 trading of tokenized traditional assets, reshaping crypto derivatives markets. ONDO Perps hits $7B in volume weeks after launch.

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TheNewswire News Agency
2 days agoTheNewswire
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Armory Mining Options Happy Creek Project In

Armory Mining Options Happy Creek Project In

Vancouver, B.C. – August 7, 2026 – TheNewswire - Armory Mining Corp. (CSE: ARMY) (OTC: RMRYF) (FRA: 2JS) (the " Company " or " Armory ") a resource exploration company focused on the discovery and development of minerals critical to the energy, security and defense sectors, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with 1538963 B.C. Ltd. (the “ Optionor ”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire from the Optionor an option (the “ Option ”) to acquire a 100% interest in the British Columbia mineral claim #1131225 covering approximately 1,173.98 hectares in the Happy Creek area of British Columbia, approximately 150 km east of Williams Lake (the “ Property ”). The Property is located in a region where tungsten, molybdenum and other mineral occurrences have been reported in the British Columbia MINFILE database. Publicly available information indicates that tungsten and molybdenum occurrences associated with Fox Tungsten Ltd.'s tungsten project are located approximately 5 to 15 kilometers northwest of the Property. Fox Tungsten, formerly Happy Creek Minerals Ltd., announced a 20,000-metre drill program on the tungsten project in June 2026 ( www.foxtungsten.com ). A separate tungsten occurrence is reported approximately 5 km southeast of the Property, and a mineral occurrence reporting silver, lead and zinc is also located within the Property.

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PRNewsWire News Agency
2 days agoPRNewsWire
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Ecopetrol Announces the Convening of Bondholders' Meetings for Domestic Public Debt Bonds on August 18

Ecopetrol Announces the Convening of Bondholders' Meetings for Domestic Public Debt Bonds on August 18

BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (the "Company" or "Ecopetrol") announces that, in connection with the merger by absorption between Ecopetrol S.A.

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