To start this informed day, here's what you need to know today, Friday, August 23:

🔵 The price of Bitcoin remains around $61,000. It is close to its highest point of the week.

🔵 Tron's USDD stablecoin is no longer backed by bitcoin. USDD is primarily backed by TRX, the cryptocurrency of the Tron network.

🔵 MakerDAO will launch 2 new cryptocurrencies. NGT and NST would be the new tokens that will be added to DAI and MKR, the already existing ones from MakerDAO.

🔵 "Russia prepares a strong blow to the dollar." Elvira Nabiullina, director of the Central Bank of Russia, proposes a new BRICS payments system, challenging US hegemony.

High priority fees for sending BTC on the Bitcoin network are again less than $0.5. After a momentary jump in rates this Thursday, the network returns to normal.