French authorities have extended the detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, as his application is suspected of facilitating criminal activity.

&nbsp;According to the Web3 asset data platform <a href="https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Tracker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RootData</a> monitoring, at 23:24 today Beijing time, 500.88 ETH was transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase, with a value of $1.3724 million.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, multiple institutions seem to be selling ETH today. Six hours ago, Amber Group deposited 6,443 ETH worth about $17.62 million to Binance and Kraken; three hours ago, Cumberland deposited 6,439 ETH worth about $17.66 million to Binance.

Telegram provides a user-friendly platform for playing games and earning tokens, making it a standout option in the crowded iGaming industry. The launch of Telegram's Mini Apps has attracted new users to Web3 gaming projects without requiring a separate app download. The top seven Telegram games to earn tokens include Catizen, Musk Empire, and Hamster Kombat, which offer various ways to earn rewards and potentially lucrative opportunities. To start playing, download the Telegram app and search for your favorite game, following the specific instructions provided by the game and exploring dedicated bots or interfaces within channels or groups.

Ethereum development company Chainbound has completed a $4.6 million financing round, led by Cyber Fund, with participation from Maven 11, Robot Ventures, and Bankless Ventures. It is reported that this startup company is developing a protocol called Bolt, which will achieve sub-second transaction confirmation on Ethereum, greatly speeding up the current average confirmation time of around 7 seconds.

According to official sources, MEET48 is partnering with CoinPost, LY Corporation's subsidiary LINE NEXT Inc., and TST ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD to host the official opening party of Asia's largest Web3 conference, WebX2024, in Tokyo, Japan on August 27th. SNH48 Group's Top 16 idols and famous DJ Steve Aoki will bring exciting performances. In addition, MEET48 will participate in WebX as the title sponsor, engaging in fireside chats with guests such as TON, BNB Chain, CoinPost, Gemie, Gate Ventures, Near, and performing on the main stage with SNH48 Group's Top 16 idols.

According to Cointelegraph, after experiencing a series of declines in 2024, the weekly sales volume of NFTs on mainstream blockchain networks has finally turned from a decline to an increase. According to data from NFT tracking platform CryptoSlam, digital collections based on the top five NFT blockchains have performed well in terms of sales. The sales data of Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Mythos Chain have all increased, with Polygon leading the way with a 123.20% increase in seven-day sales volume. In addition to the growth in weekly sales volume, the number of NFT buyers also increased last week, with over 500,000 NFT buyers in the past seven days, an increase of 37.97% from the previous week.

Over 5 million users are participating in India's retail CBDC pilot, which involves 16 banks. The Governor of India's central bank has suggested that a full-scale implementation of a CBDC should not be rushed. Speaking at a conference in Bengaluru, the senior official of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) emphasized caution in rolling out a system-wide CBDC.

On August 27th, according to the official announcement by TNA, the Bitcoin domain name and DA protocol TNA officially launched the Flashpool activity, which will start at 8 pm Beijing time on August 27th, 2024. Users can pledge the ecological token $BN to participate in sharing up to $100,000 in the $SATS reward pool. The $BN token has been listed on exchanges such as KuCoin and Gate, and has reached a pledge amount of $150 million in KuCoin's Gempool activity. This activity also introduces the concept of domain name pledging, and pledging TNA domain names can increase the reward share. In the future, Flashpool plans to cooperate with other Bitcoin ecological projects to launch more reward pools and activities.

KOL @arndxt_xo released the following analysis on the topic "Is the NFT market dead?" on X: The floor price of BAYC once exceeded 150 ETH, but has now fallen sharply to 11 ETH, a drop of 90% in USD terms. It's not just BAYC, the entire NFT market has basically disappeared: daily trading volume once reached 100-200 million USD (sometimes even reaching 1 billion USD), and now only hovers around 5 million USD. The reasons for the current situation facing the NFT market are as follows: - Unsustainable use cases: the hype surrounding digital art and collectibles initially cannot be sustained. Although innovative, many projects lack long-term utility beyond speculation; - Liquidity crisis: the broader contraction of the crypto market has had a particularly severe impact on NFTs. With reduced capital flows, NFT illiquidity has become a major liability; - Narrative shift: market attention has shifted away from NFTs. Current trends indicate that people are turning to Meme coins and other narratives; - Technological limitations: many NFTs do not store actual content on the chain, but rely on URLs or IPFS hashes. This raises concerns about long-term viability and true ownership; - Market saturation: the influx of low-quality projects and "cash grab" behavior has diluted the market space, making it harder for quality projects to stand out. Looking to the future, although the current situation is bleak, there are still some potential catalysts for recovery: - Atomic NFTs: integrating files and metadata on the chain can solve some key technical issues;- Utility-focused projects: NFTs that provide real utility rather than speculation may garner attention; - Integration with DeFi: NFT collateral loans or fractionalization can improve liquidity; - Gaming and Metaverse applications: these areas can bring more sustainable use cases for NFTs.They believe that NFTs are a great idea, but without a lot of innovation around PFP, it cannot be sustained. If projects use new ERC NFT standards such as ERC404, they may eventually be adopted and breakthrough with good support or promotion, "I really hope to see the return of NFTs".