Ether achieves its highest weekly close in four years, with key support between $4,000 and $4,150 and several resistance levels above. Key takeaways: ETH price hit a 4-year high weekly close at $4,475, driven by ETF inflows and high network activity. A key support zone for Ether sits between support at $4,000 and $4,150. Read more
Animoca Brand’s gaming token TOWER grew 8X fast than Ethereum this month; gaming investment and active wallets went up in July. Web3 Gamer. A gaming crypto token created by Animoca Brands has surged 214% over the past month and caught the eye of savvy investors after the companys popular chairman, Yat Siu, gave it a social media boost. Tower was the fifth-most popular cryptocurrency among smart investors on the Base network over the past seven days, according to onchain analytics platform Nansen. Tower is a utility token used across a slew of Animoca titles, including play-to-earn mobile defense game Crazy Kings, Crazy Defense Heroes and real-time PvP fighting game Wreck League. Siu said the hype for the token came down to excitement around the reboot of Wreck League, as well as momentum from the token trending on Base and Farcaster. Read more
Animoca Brand’s gaming token TOWER grew 8X fast than Ethereum this month; gaming investment and active wallets went up in July. Web3 Gamer. A gaming crypto token created by Animoca Brands has surged 214% over the past month and caught the eye of savvy investors after the companys popular chairman, Yat Siu, gave it a social media boost. Tower was the fifth-most popular cryptocurrency among smart investors on the Base network over the past seven days, according to onchain analytics platform Nansen. Tower is a utility token used across a slew of Animoca titles, including play-to-earn mobile defense game Crazy Kings, Crazy Defense Heroes and real-time PvP fighting game Wreck League. Siu said the hype for the token came down to excitement around the reboot of Wreck League, as well as momentum from the token trending on Base and Farcaster. Read more
A China Merchants Bank subsidiary launched a Hong Kong-based crypto exchange for professional investors after securing a virtual asset service provider license. CMB International Securities Limited, a subsidiary of the China Merchants Bank (CMB) — one of China’s top banks — launched a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong. According to a Monday CMB WeChat announcement, the bank has started offering virtual asset trading services. The launch comes after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved the bank’s application for a virtual asset service provider license in mid-July. CMB’s Hong Kong-based crypto exchange allows for 24/7 trading of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether’s USDt (USDT) for eligible investors. Documentation provided by the bank clarified that only professional investors are eligible for crypto trading services. Read more