Quick Take

• Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced a Daily Login Bonus to celebrate its anniversary.
• BTCS Inc., a publicly traded blockchain infrastructure company, acquired three Pudgy Penguins NFTs for its corporate treasury.
• GameSquare, an ETH treasury company, acquired a CryptoPunk NFT for US$5.15 million in preferred shares.
• GameSquare will purchase up to $2.5 million in Animecoin (ANIME) in collaboration with Animecoin Foundation and Azuki.
• Doodles launched its first game, Kyle's Journey, on The Open Network (TON) blockchain within Telegram.
• NFT sales surged to $574 million in July, the second-highest monthly volume this year.  Ethereum-based collections dominate the NFT sales.

News Highlights

• Loaded Lions: Mane City introduced a Daily Login Bonus to celebrate its anniversary.
• BTCS Inc., a publicly traded blockchain infrastructure company, acquired three Pudgy Penguins NFTs  for its corporate treasury. The acquisition broadens the firm's digital asset portfolio, which currently includes over $300 million in ETH.
• GameSquare Holdings Inc., an ETH treasury company, acquired the ‘Punk #5577’ CryptoPunk NFT for $5.15 million in preferred shares. This move is a novel approach in the crypto treasury space and will be held as a strategic treasury asset. 
• GameSquare announced a strategic partnership with the Animecoin Foundation, a non-commercial foundation supporting the Animecoin ecosystem. In collaboration with Animecoin Foundation and its early contributor, Azuki, GameSquare will purchase up to $2.5 million in Animecoin (ANIME) and become the agency of record for the Animecoin Foundation, providing creative and agency services in exchange for $2.5 million worth of Animecoin.
• Doodles, a popular NFT brand, launched its first game, Kyle's Journey, on the TON blockchain within Telegram.
• NFT sales surged to $574 million in July, the second-highest monthly volume this year. The average sale value climbed to $113, the highest in six months, indicating a growing appetite for higher-value assets. Ethereum-based collections dominated the NFT space, making up most of the NFTs in the top 10 collections by sales volume.
• Animoca Brands acquired a majority stake in Cool Cats Group, the team behind the popular ‘Cool Cats’ NFT collection.

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