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EthereumPoW (ETHW) Coin Review
On September 15, 2022, Ethereum introduced a pivotal upgrade, transitioning from the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), dubbed "The Merge." However, some in the crypto community resisted this shift, seeing it as a deviation from Satoshi Nakamoto's foundational principles, and chose to retain the original algorithm. 
The BALD project’s scammer team managed to relocate 7000 ETH ($13 million) from Base network into Ethereum.
Not stopping there, they sent 2100 ETH (around $4 million) to the Kraken exchange, possibly gearing up for a grand withdrawal.
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Frax Finance: A Self-Sufficient DeFi Ecosystem
Frax Finance stands out as a DeFi platform that hosts its own decentralized stablecoins, an automated market maker, a lending platform, a cross-chain bridge, and native tokens. By the close of 2023, this ensemble will incorporate an L2 blockchain. For the time being, the Frax protocol is running on Ethereum. 
In collaboration with its subsidiary Zynga, acquired for $12.7 billion last year, Take-Two is launching “Sugartown,” a web3 game built on Ethereum, marking the debut of a “major mobile game developer” crafting a crypto-based game “from the ground up.”
Players will utilize Ethereum (or ERC-721) tokens to access the game, stake for energy, and earn in-game currency.
Access tokens named Oras will also be minted this year as part of an initial release. 
Tether CTO:
"The launch of PayPal stablecoin doesn’t impact Tether as the firm does not serve U.S. users. If PYUSD launches in international markets, it could have a positive impact on the crypto industry and potentially erode revenues for payment giants like MasterCard and Visa."
Co-founder of zkLend:
"PayPal will indeed bolster the perception and acceptance of cryptocurrencies, but it can lead to a diminished market share for decentralized stablecoins, threatening the very principles of decentralization that underpin the crypto space."
Analysts at JPMorgan:
"This could boost Ethereum activity and enhance Ethereum’s network utility as a stablecoin/DeFi platform. PYUSD could fill the void left by the $20 billion shrinkage of Binance's BUSD stablecoin, which was forced to shut down by U.S. regulators earlier this year."
Co-founder of Sei Network:
"The gas fees of using PYUSD will be ridiculous, which will disincentivize its usage. To help make the user experience better, PayPal will either need to subsidize transaction costs or will need to help support PYUSD on other networks with cheaper gas fees."
It's worth noting that PayPal currently serves 435 million customers globally. 
Lead the Pack with EURS: STASIS Pioneering EU Stablecoin
STASIS (EURS) is a blockchain platform headquartered in Malta that facilitates asset tokenization. EURS, a stablecoin, provides feeless transactions on the Ethereum network. With a 1:1 peg to the Euro, it holds a solid position as a Euro-backed digital asset. More information is on the website. 
Arthur Hayes, Maelstrom CIO and ex-BitMEX CEO, argues that AI-powered Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) will revolutionize economic entities, making traditional structures obsolete due to their reliance on human labor and state-enforced contracts.
He asserts AI DAOs, unfettered by physical forms and therefore state laws, will use smart contracts on public blockchains for self-governance and service provision.
Hayes predicts that DAO capital markets will become the first genuinely global markets and decentralized exchanges will naturally monopolize the trading of DAO-issued tokens.
Hayes sees a future trillion-dollar AI-powered economy that would significantly boost the value of blockchains like Ethereum. 
NFT royalties on Ethereum hit an eye-popping 699,816 ETH, roughly translating to $1.8 billion. However, data analytics firm Nansen's deep-dive analysis points to an unsettling trend.
Despite sustained NFT volumes in 2023, royalties for this year only constitute 9.4% of the total payout, a stark contrast to 2022, which accounted for over 64% of the total ETH paid. The culprit behind this disparity is the downward trend in effective royalty rates, which fell from 2.5% in 2022 to a scant 0.6% by July 2023.
Some NFT projects such as Yuga Labs, behind popular initiatives like Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), are among the few benefiting, receiving 9.4% of all royalties.