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Coinbase eyes long-term growth of subscription revenue, NFTs still a focus

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange has been building subscription revenue streams for three years and will continue to do so into the long term.

Bitcoin advocate floats BTC as a solution to US student loan problems

Dennis Porter said that the government should give $10,000 worth of Bitcoin to debtors and lock it for 10 years.

Ruling to keep Tornado Cash developer in jail for 90 days sparks backlash

A judge ruled that the developer must stay in jail for 90 days while awaiting charges and a court date.

Tether says it would not freeze sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement

"In our dealings with law enforcement we are sometimes specifically instructed not to freeze addresses as this could alert suspects," says Tether.

MTV adds Metaverse award category: Nifty Newsletter, Aug 17–23

New research show that developments in the Metaverse will become a catalyst to broader adoption of NFTs.

Crypto licensing roundup: Learn about the most recent approvals in the industry

Here's where cryptocurrency firms have received the most regulatory approvals and licenses over the past few weeks.

Ethereum Merge in trouble? Developers find bugs ahead of the planned update

Ethereum developer Péter Szilágyi announced that there was a bug that resulted in data loss in the latest release.

Uniswap eyes NFT financialization, in talks with lending protocols

In a tweet from the head of NFT product, the exchange is allegedly in contact with several NFT lending protocols to build NFT financialization.

Beijing announces two-year Metaverse innovation and development plan

The Metaverse development plan requires various municipalities to track NFT technology trends and integrate metaverse into education and tourism.

Nearly half of US adults say their crypto punts are worse than expected: Survey

It's too bad, as a majority of the crypto investors surveyed said they became interested in crypto as they thought it was a good way to make money.

64% of US blockchain-versed parents want crypto taught in schools: Survey

Crypto educated American moms and dads are already sinking an average of $766 into extra-curricular crypto education for their kids, according to the survey.

White hat: I returned most of the stolen Nomad funds and all I got was this silly NFT

Metagame's founder, who's behind the NFT offering said he has no idea whether it'll actually incentivize hackers to return funds, but it'll "be cool if it does!"

China begins next phase of CBDC testing with e-CNY payment for public transport

Scan and pay with e-CNY is now available in multiple Chinese cities for citizens looking to ride their local buses and subways.

Bitfinex offers new chain split tokens ahead of Ethereum Merge

ETHW and ETHS are the two newly introduced chain split tokens that will allow users to trade on the fork event.

Crypto City Guide to Prague: Bitcoin in the heart of Europe

Bitcoin mining to cost less than 0.5% of global energy if BTC hits $2M: Arcane

Bitcoin may be a significant energy consumer in 2040, but only if its price reaches several million dollars, according to new estimates by Arcane Research.

AMM protocol SudoRare disappears from the internet with 519 ETH

SudoRare suddenly shut down its services and social media accounts after reportedly making away with 519 Ether, worth roughly $815,000.

NFT lending protocol Bend DAO proposes emergency changes amid credit crisis

"We are sorry that we underestimated how illiquid NFTs could be in a bear market when setting the initial parameters," says the Bend DAO dev team.

Facebook and Twitter will soon be obsolete thanks to blockchain technology

On Web2 — Twitter and Facebook — users do not own their own content or followers. That isn't the case on Web3, where our corporate overseers will become powerless.

Tencent receives patent for blockchain-based missing persons poster

The simple patent idea took three years to be granted regulatory clearance.

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