August 2023 is a busy period with many events that will captivate the interest of crypto enthusiasts, blockchain experts, business professionals, and government regulators. Numerous countries around the world will host a wide array of events focusing on developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT), cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the Metaverse, gambling, financial technology (FinTech), and other interconnected areas.
August 1: Gnosis (GNO) – Upgrading Gnosis Chain’s Shapella Mainnet
August 1: Kava (KAVA) – Launching Cosmos USDt Incentive Program
August 1: Covalent (CQT) – The Refiner going live on Covalent Network
August 1: Virtua (TVK) – Gamers Lounge coming soon
August 1: Lido Finance (LDO) – Discontinuing development and operational support for Lido on Polkadot and Kusama
August 2: Evmos (EVMOS) – Upcoming release of Evmos 2.0
August 2: Binance – Commencing operations in Japan and listing 34 tokens
August 3: Alpaca Finance (ALPACA) – Launching Automated Vaults V3
August 3: Litecoin (LTC) – Litecoin Halving event
August 8: Citizen Conflict (CCASH) – Free mint of the NFT collection “Become the Citizen” on Magic Eden
August 8: Ultra (UOS) – Preparing for the release of Ultra Arena
August 12: Archway (ARCH) – Distribution of ARCH Tokens on CoinList
Upcoming events in August without a specific date:
Base: Launching Coinbase Base Mainnet
Shiba Inu (SHIB): Introducing layer 2 solution Shibarium
Scroll: Mainnet Launch
zkLink (ZKL): Launching “zkLink Odyssey” incentive campaign
Trader Joe (JOE): Launching Leveraging and Leveraging Services
Bounce (AUCTION): Launching Real-World Collectibles marketplace
Macro event that may impact the cryptocurrency market:
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