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Release Your Frustration and Fight for Rewards

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Over the past 12 months, the financial markets, including the crypto and traditional finance sectors, encountered a series of catastrophic failures that left many investors scratching their heads and counting losses.

For instance, more than $650 billion was wiped off the crypto market following the collapse of Terra/LUNA in May and the bankruptcy of the crypto exchange FTX in November 2022. Similarly, investors lost billions of dollars after the United States recorded its second-biggest bank crash in history following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week. Amid the crisis, the country ordered two other banks to shut down operations to protect its banking system.

Coping with these losses as an investor can be a devastating experience that can bring about various emotions, such as frustration, disappointment, and anger. When investors lose money due to fraudulent schemes or the collapse of investments, they may feel a sense of betrayal or disillusionment. Losing money can cause anxiety and stress and, in extreme cases, may lead to depression.

But what if it’s possible to release these emotions in a fun and exciting way? That’s where CryptoArena comes in. It is a play-to-earn (P2E) fighting game on Cyber Arena for investors to vent the grief and frustrations that stem from their financial losses.

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What is Cyber Arena?

Cyber Arena is a metaverse multiplayer play-to-earn (P2E) gaming platform where players participate in fighting contests and earn crypto rewards such as the CAT token.

Cyber Arena was created by the international gaming company Imperium Games. The game-developing firm has a history of aiding the production of successful games like Battlefield, Star Wars Rebellion, Mad Max, and the Witcher. Imperium boasts over eight years of teamwork and 30 million downloads from over 15 mobile games.
Among the project’s top executives are co-founders Nikola Paunovic and Stefan Milojkovic. Others include Vladimir Ilic, Djordje Dovedan, Sasa Bogdanovic, and Uros Arandjelovic.

Although the platform is built on the Dogechain network, users can bridge assets from popular blockchains by connecting a Web3 wallet.

Introducing Crypto Arena

Crypto Arena is a desktop and mobile minigame in the Cyber Arena ecosystem. It is a free 2.5D fighting game that allows players to compete in tournaments using the biggest names in the crypto industry.

The game was inspired by events that wreaked havoc in the crypto space during the 2022 bear market. These catastrophic events include the Terra blockchain collapse in May and the bankruptcy filings of FTX and popular crypto hedge fund Three Arrows. But despite the contagion, major industry players such as Binance and Ethereum brought smiles to investors’ faces. As such, the game tries to mimic famous and infamous figures in space.

Crypto Arena features 12 characters coined from the persona of real-world market players in the crypto industry. Here is an overview of the characters.

GOAT: The character portrays “a modern-day superhero” who explores life on Mars and protects social media from enemies.

DogeLord: This dog-structured game character is displayed as “the spirit of the people’s money.”

Sammy Bahamas: The character features a young billionaire who uses his money to fund politics and struggling hedge funds.

VitalETH: This character is an in-game genius who brought smart contracts to the galaxy.

Satoshi: The game character is touted as the king, creator, and father of the entire industry.

CE: The character portrays a crypto business tycoon who founded the largest centralized exchange – Finance.

Michael Pilot: This is a “chief defender of the Bitcoin Maxi’s,” whose mission is to eradicate all altcoins with his laser eyes.

Don’t Kwon: The game character gains fame through the “Terra’ble protocol” that crashed followers on Earth.

Broken Arrow: This is an influential VC fund whose positions were ruined by the “evil empire Dalameda Research.”

Diamond Hex: This is a big buyer claiming the best clothes and the biggest diamonds and creating the largest crypto communities.

BitMan: Referred to as Sammy Bahamas’ worst nightmare, the character receives buffs from hunting down villains.

Alski: The game character portrays the brains behind the collapsed centralized exchange Fahrenheit.

CAT Token

Cyber Arena Token (CAT) is a native cryptocurrency that powers the Cyber Arena gaming metaverse. It has a total supply of five billion tokens issued on the Dogechain network.

Players will be rewarded in CAT for winning fight tournaments, performing other activities within the game, and purchasing in-game items. CAT also plays a crucial role in token lockups, buybacks, burns, staking, and liquidity incentives. Members of the Cyber Arena decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) use the token for governance voting involving game designs.

Items rewarded to gamers in Cyber Arena-affiliated Web2 games can be burned and upgraded to minted non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Conclusion

Cyber Arena offers an exciting metaverse experience that combines gaming with crypto rewards. With the launch of its Crypto Arena, investors now have an exciting platform to unleash their emotions while earning rewards through P2E gameplay.

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Bitcoin’s Recovery – the Downturn Is Over

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The market is currently in a news-driven environment where the prices of cryptocurrencies have been determined by news agenda rather than fundamentals.

Bitfinex analysts have warned crypto investors to be cautious as bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery over the weekend is not a sign that its correction is over; the asset could witness more bloodshed in the near term.

In the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, experts deemed the market’s reaction this week critical, especially as supply alleviated over the weekend could return when traditional markets open.

“No Man’s Land”

Since Saturday, bitcoin has risen almost 10% from $57,600 to $63,000, closing last week in the green. The asset has surged above the 125-day range low of $60,200, which it broke through earlier this month after news of the German government’s massive BTC selling hit the market.

Market sentiment began to improve after reports that wallets linked to the German government were almost empty. However, the positive sentiment may not be sustained for long as the BTC the German authorities moved to trading desks and exchanges are yet to be sold.

While the supply from Germany appears to have been factored into bitcoin’s market price, Bitfinex analysts believe the end of selling pressure depends on how the involved trading desks execute their trades in the coming days.

Although the shift in sentiment underscores the market’s capacity to integrate new information and adjust expectations quickly, analysts think the market’s reaction over the first two trading days of the week cannot be overlooked for two reasons.

First, the low support level in the $60,200 range has now become a potential resistance line. Second, trading patterns over the past three months suggest that weekends are usually favorable for markets, especially on Saturdays when supply pressure seems to subside.

“We are now in no man’s land until we get clear resolution above or below this level,” the analysts said.

A News-Driven Environment

Besides the potential resistance level and three-month weekend trading pattern, the market is currently in a news-driven environment, where the prices of cryptocurrencies have been determined by news agendas rather than fundamentals.

Since selling pressure concerns are not yet completely obsolete due to upcoming Mt Gox creditor distributions, Bitfinex analysts expect such headlines to continue to have some impact on price movements. As such, the analysts urged investors to exercise caution in their trading strategies.

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Bitcoin ETFs Saw $300M in Daily Net Inflows

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BlackRock’s IBIT led with $117.25 million in inflows on July 15, also being the most traded Bitcoin ETF.

The US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a daily net inflow of $301 million on July 15th. This extended their winning streak to seven consecutive days amidst a broader market recovery.

None of the ETFs recorded outflows for the day.

Bitcoin ETFs Rake in $16.11B in Net Inflows Since Jan

According to the data compiled by SoSoValue, BlackRock’s IBIT, the top spot Bitcoin ETF by net asset value, recorded the largest net inflows of the day at $117.25 million. IBIT was also the most actively traded Bitcoin ETF on Monday, with a volume of $1.24 billion. Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB came in close behind with net inflows of $117.19 million.

Fidelity’s FBTC experienced net inflows of $36.15 million on Monday, while Bitwise’s BITB saw $15.24 million in inflows. VanEck’s HODL, Invesco and Galaxy Digital’s BTCO, and Franklin Templeton’s EZBC funds also recorded net inflows. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s GBTC and other ETFs, such as Valkyrie’s BRRR, WisdomTree’s BTCW, and Hashdex’s DEFI, registered no flows for the day.

A total of $2.26 billion was traded on Monday. The trading volume for these ETFs was less than in March when it exceeded $8 billion on some days. Meanwhile, these funds have collectively attracted $16.11 billion in net inflow since their January launch.

What’s Next For Bitcoin?

Earlier this month, bitcoin’s price decline was mainly due to fears of massive selling pressure from Mt. Gox and the German government’s BTC sales.

But the assassination attempt on pro-crypto former US President and presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump at Saturday’s rally seemed to spark a recovery in the world’s largest digital asset, and experts are bullish on the asset’s price trajectory going forward. Bitcoin surged more than 9% over the past week and was currently trading slightly below $64,000.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt discussed bitcoin’s price outlook, suggesting a potential major rally. He referred to a pattern he terms “Hump->Slump->Bump->Dump->Pump” and highlighted that the July 5 double top attempt was a bear trap, confirmed by the July 13 close. He sees a likely continued upward trend but warned that a close below $56,000 would negate this bullish view.

“Bitcoin $BTC could be unfolding its often-repeated Hump…Slump…Bump…Dump…Pump chart construction. Jul 5 attempt at the double top was a bear trap, confirmed by Jul 13 close. Most likely scenario now is that bears are trapped. Close below $56k negates this interpretation”

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LI.FI DeFi Platform Exploited, Over $8M Lost

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PeckShield alert reveals LI.FI’s protocol vulnerability is similar to a March 2022 attack, with the same bug recurring.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has suffered an exploit amounting to over $8 million.

Cyvers Alerts reported detecting suspicious transactions within the LI.FI cross-chain transaction aggregator.

LI.FI Issues Warning After $8 Million Exploit

LI.FI confirmed the breach in a statement on July 16 via X: “Please do not interact with any http://LI.FI powered applications for now! We’re investigating a potential exploit.” The team clarified that users who did not set infinite approval are not at risk, emphasizing that only those who manually set infinite approvals seem to be affected.

According to Cyvers Alerts, more than $8 million in user funds have been stolen, with the majority being stablecoins. According to on-chain data, the hacker’s wallet holds 1,715 Ether (ETH) valued at $5.8 million and USDC, USDT, and DAI stablecoins.

Cyvers Alerts advised users to revoke relevant authorizations immediately, noting that the attacker is actively converting USDC and USDT into ETH.

Crypto security firm Decurity provided insights into the exploit, stating that it involves the LI.FI bridge. “The root cause is a possibility of an arbitrary call with user-controlled data via depositToGasZipERC20() in GasZipFacet, which was deployed 5 days ago,” Decurity explained on X.

“In general, the risks behind routers, cross-chain swaps, etc. are about token approvals. Raw native assets like (unwrapped) ETH are safe from these kinds of hacks b/c they don’t have approvals as an option. Most users & wallets also no longer do “infinite approvals” which gives a smart contract total control on removing any amount of their tokens. It’s important to understand which tokens you’re approving to which contracts.

This dashboard looks for all transactions of a user that intersects Lifi. Not all of these transactions indicate risk- but you can see how, broadly, integrations & layers of tech (like how Metamask bridge uses Lifi on BSC) can complicate how users do or don’t put their assets at risk. Revoke Cash is the most well known approval manager app.

But it’s also good security practice to simply rotate your address. New addresses start with 0 approvals, so starting fresh by moving your tokens to a fresh address is another good security practice.” – commented Carlos Mercado, Data Scientist at Flipside Crypto.

Recent Exploit Mirrors March 2022 Attack

Further analysis by PeckShield alert revealed that the vulnerability is similar to a previous attack on LI.FI’s protocol that occurred on March 20, 2022. That incident saw a bad actor exploit LI.FI’s smart contract, specifically the swapping feature, before bridging.

The attacker manipulated the system to call token contracts directly within their contract’s context, making users who had given infinite approval vulnerable. This exploit resulted in the theft of approximately 205 ETH from 29 wallets, affecting tokens such as USDC, MATIC, RPL, GNO, USDT, MVI, AUDIO, AAVE, JRT, and DAI.

“The bug is basically the same. Are we learning anything from the past lesson(s)?” PeckShield Alert said in a July 16 X post.

Following the 2022 incident, LI.FI disabled all swap methods in its smart contract and worked on developing a fix to prevent future vulnerabilities. However, the recurrence of a similar exploit raises concerns about the platform’s security measures and whether adequate steps were taken to address the vulnerabilities identified in the previous breach.

LI.FI is a liquidity aggregation protocol that allows users to trade across various blockchains, venues, and bridges.

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