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gm Web3 explorers,

While crypto prices bleed, innovation happens everywhere across the blockchain industry. Last week we've seen Google opening up to Web3 advertisements, VISA expanding its services to Solana, and Justin Bieber innovation on song ownership and revenue shares. Continue reading for all kinds of alpha, to help you get up to speed for a new week full of excitement here in Web3.

?? The Last Web3 News You Must Know

?? Positive news: Google will allow ads for Web3 games, NFT games and such, starting from 15 September.?

?? North Korean Lazarus Group has been responsible for the $41 million hack on crypto casino platform Stake. (Cointelegraph)

?? Together strong. Aave, Circle and Base among founding members of Tokenized Asset Coalition. (TAC)

?? All your Base are belong to us. The Onchain Summer has been a success for Coinbase, as the campaign resulted in 700k minted NFTs by 268k wallets. (Cointelegraph)

?? Paris Hilton, investment company a16z crypto and Samsung invest in IP ownership platform Story Protocol. (press release)

?? VISA will expand its services to Solana with USDC payment capability.?

??? BlockGames , the company behind Shatterpoint, will embrace The Arbitrum Foundation as one of the supported ecosystems for its SDK and services. (X)

?? Justin Bieber sold 2,000 NFTs for 28% which give the holders 0.0005% of the royalties on the streams of the song "Company". (Another Block)

?? Unstoppable Domains has acquired the .sats TLD, solidifying its position as the most diverse marketplace and service provider for Web3 names. (X)

??Every day 2M+ wallets used dapps in August

• Daily Unique Active Wallets (UAW) hit 2 million, a 17% month-over-month increase. On-chain gaming UAW rose 6%, holding a 37% industry dominance.
• The TVL in the DeFi sector has declined by 5%, settling at $72 billion.?
• NFT trading volume decreased by 16% to $559 million, and sales count dropped 13% to 3.2 million.?
• Blur leads with a 38% market share in trading volume, while OpenSea drops to a yearly low at 14% but retains 212,000 active traders.
• $28.4 million in crypto assets were lost due to hackers exploiting smart contracts and duping investors.?

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?? Mocaverse doubled NFT trading volume after $20 million investment

???? Generative NFT art project Themes and Variations sees floor price increase of 80%

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