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Why Alex Tapscott quit his high-paying job to write a book about Bitcoin

A report that argued for decentralized models to help scale Bitcoin eventually became the basis for the book proposal.

Syrian refugee turned civil activist found calling as blockchain evangelist

Yale graduate student Karam Alhamad created the ZeFi Foundation to educate future crypto users and address problems facing Syria and Iraq.

NFT volume sees yearly low in June, but first-time buyers remain consistent

Nansen's NFT analysis draws into focus the numbers behind the market's first bearish cycle.

Survey reveals high penetration and adoption of crypto in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a significant market for digital currencies with the country's favorable regulatory climate, large consumer base and increasing interest in cryptocurrencies, a new KuCoin survey says.

Shanghai included blockchain, NFTs and Web3 in its 5-year plan

The municipal government pledged to support the enterprises that are discovering the non-fungibles market.

MoonPay to make Web3 payments with Unstoppable Domains partnership

Ivan Soto-Wright, the co-founder and CEO of MoonPay said the partnership enhances the tail-end of a user's journey by replacing complex characters with NFT domains.

Crypto winter presents an opportunity amid chaos, says asset group exec

Alex Tapscott told Cointelegraph that bear markets lead to great ideas being formed and new businesses being built.

Nervous Network (CKB) price posts double-digit gain after Godwoken layer 2 launch

CKB booked a 35%+ gain after the release of its Godwoken L1 solution and the launch of a new NFT marketplace.

Blockchain-based games see an uptick in users despite bear market conditions

Data shows blockchain-based gaming protocols registered a steady uptick in daily active users and transactions despite the current bear market conditions.

How to build a passive income stream from cloud mining?

Cloud mining is a far safer way to invest in cryptocurrencies and get consistent passive income without directly using mining equipment or hardware.

Ethereum co-founder responds to PoS critics amid upcoming Merge

Vitalik Buterin described a critic’s notion as an “unmitigated bare-faced lie,” while sharing his thoughts on PoS voting.

Korean fintech giant plans to create 10K Web3 jobs amid bear market

Dunamu would open offices in major cities and create about 500 new startups focused on NFTs and the Metaverse.

Helium network team resolves consensus error after 4-hour outage

The network downtime affected token transfers and miner rewards, but not devices during the 4-hour outage caused by a failure in the Consensus Group.

More than $4.7M stolen in Uniswap fake token phishing attack

Some initially interpreted the hack as an exploit of the Uniswap V3 protocol, but it was quickly clarified as the result of a phishing campaign.

‘Nobody is holding them back’ — North Korean cyber-attack threat rises

"Even though the tradecraft is not perfect right now… it's still a fresh market for North Korea," says former CIA analyst Soo Kim.

Comic-Con guru explains why storytelling is the key component for successful NFT projects

Kumite NFT founder Gareb Shamus chats with NFT Steez about how NFT projects can engage with their respective communities through storytelling.

Despite 'worst bear market ever,' Bitcoin has become more resilient, Glassnode analyst says

Though on-chain metrics point to the worst Bitcoin bear market on record, they also highlight hodlers' growing resilience.

G20 regulator to present global crypto rules in October 2022

The FSB seems more concerned with the crypto market given its recent turmoil and the “increasing interconnectedness with the traditional financial system.”

US crypto regulation bill aims to bring greater clarity to DAOs

The Responsible Financial Innovation Act proposes a comprehensive set of regulations for the digital assets sector, and one potentially impactful section is DAOs.

PoS gives Ethereum the economic structure to overtake Bitcoin, says DeFi researcher

Researcher Vivek Raman said that after the Merge, ETH inflation will be lower, security will be better and ETH will position itself as a digital bond.

Dutch bank ING sells digital asset tool Pyctor to GMEX

GMEX has acquired ING’s Pyctor business to connect CeFi and Defi amid the increasing demand for hybrid finance.

Want a compelling use case for privacy blockchains? Look no further than dating

Businesses are in love with Web3 — but when it comes to this technology being used for dating apps, singletons might want to swipe left.

Terra projects band together in migration to Polygon ecosystem

Projects formerly running on the fallen Terra blockchain have collaborated to help each other migrate over to the Polygon layer-two network.

AI will help realize the true vision the Metaverse hopes to achieve

Artificial intelligence will be an integral piece of the metaversal puzzle that will help to create an impactful user experience, thus dramatically increasing the market size.

Believe it or not, metaverse land can be scarce after all

The metaverse may be endless, but we are not there yet — and in today’s siloed metaverse market, digital land scarcity is very much a thing.

US dominates crypto ATMs installations and BTC hash rate worldwide

With China out of the competition, the US picked up the slack to become the highest BTC hash rate contributor — representing 37.84% of the total mining power by Jan 2022.

Crypto, like railways, Part 2: Blockchain as the new internet planner

Just like railways transformed everyday lives in towns in the early days, blockchain technology continues to shape the format of the internet and its users.

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