When a bidder paid $106,428 for the 1-1-1, a Formula 1 digital collectible and the first vehicle for sale in a new blockchain-based trading game, the crypto community barely blinked.

After all, if a digital cat can be worth over $176,000, a mega-hyper-ultra-super-car may represent a bargain at $70,000 less.

The world of digital collectibles has long been a target for startups; but a triumvirate of companies could be seeking to pave the way for the kind of mass adoption that has so far eluded most emulators of CryptoKitties.

• Lisk has a bearish short-term outlook, with the cryptocurrency still trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bearish head and shoulders pattern has been triggered
• The daily time frame continues to show a large broadening wedge pattern

Lisk has a bearish short-term outlook, with the cryptocurrency still trapped below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame.

• Verge has a bearish short-term bias, with the cryptocurrency trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bearish head and shoulders pattern has reached its full downside projection
• The daily time frame is showing that the XVG / USD pair is still trading within a large horizontal price channel

Verge has a bearish short-term trading bias, with the cryptocurrency still trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame.

The shooting in El Paso this weekend took the lives of 20 innocent people. After it emerged that the alleged shooter had been using far-right echo chamber 8Chan to spread his message, Cloudflare announced it would cease the provision of cyber-security services, quickly forcing the site offline.

Brave, the popular crypto-enabled browser, is finally allowing users to withdraw their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT). Unfortunately, this withdrawal process requires you to verify your identity – a major disappointment for the countless Brave users who crossed their fingers for a fully decentralized and trustless web browser.

Crypto adoption is a challenge, and torch campaigns are one way of attracting attention. These campaigns work just like the Olympic relay: participants pass the flame to other users, or they keep an unbroken chain of transactions alive. This allows blockchain platforms to show off their true potential.

Ethereum (ETH) turned four last week and it’s astounding to think how much has changed. In August 2015, when Ethereum launched, Bitcoin traded at under $300, and Dogecoin (DOGE) was the fourth largest digital asset.

Staking for profits is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new venture by Xinshu Dong, co-founder of Zilliqa, and Alex Lam, founder of RockMiner. Singapore-based RockX is launching a new Staking-as-a-Service platform, which aims to ‘bridge the gap’ between the cryptocurrency veterans and novices.

• Cardano has a bearish short-term trading outlook, with the ADA / USD pair still trading below critical technical support
• The four-hour time frame is showing that a bearish breakout from a triangle pattern has occurred
• The daily time frame continues to show an extremely large inverted head and shoulders pattern

Cardano has a bearish short-term trading outlook, with the cryptocurrency declining below critical technical support on the four-hour time frame.

• Decred has a bullish short-term outlook, with price breaking above key resistance on the four-hour time frame
• The four-hour time frame shows that DCR / USD bulls are attempting to invalidate a bearish head and shoulder pattern
• The daily time frame highlights that a huge inverted head and shoulders pattern could start to take shape

Decred has gained bullish momentum after Coinbase