Some projects attracted significant usage before closing, raising questions about whether activity alone can support viable businesses. Crypto is now experiencing a dot-com-style shakeout, with more than 100 projects reportedly shutting down, filing for bankruptcy, or disappearing in 2026, MoonPay President Keith Grossman warned on August 10. According to him, the slump is forcing…
But shortly afterward, his Patreon account was taken down too. In an email statement, a spokesperson for the platform said: “Patreon prohibits works that provide instructions around the creation of controlled substances or other recreational drugs. We take violations of our policies seriously, and after an internal investigation, we have removed the creator’s account.” Myco…
Ethereum staking has reached a record 41.7 million ETH, locking more than one-third of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply despite a sharp decline in its market price. Summary 41.7 million ETH is now staked, according to a CryptoQuant chart shared by Bitfinex. Staked ETH has increased by about 5.5 million ETH since January. ETH has fallen…
Competing Android app stores are now back on Google Play in the U.S., and Aptoide is the first to take advantage of the new option. On Monday, the Portugal-based app distributor brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, crediting the loosening of restrictions that had been criticized as anticompetitive….
Digital platforms have spent years monetizing attention, clicks, and data. Yet the most meaningful value online has always come from relationships. Relationship Finance (ReFi) reframes how value is created by turning trust, participation, and collaboration into measurable economic signals. Instead of rewarding passive activity or speculation, this model connects social engagement with blockchain-backed incentives. MaAvatar…
In Bitcoin ETF news today, US-listed spot BTC ETFs pulled in $853.54M in net inflows during the week ended August 7, the strongest weekly haul since mid-April, according to CoinGlass data. BlackRock’s IBIT alone accounted for roughly $693M of that total. This means that around $0.81 of every dollar that entered the category came from…
Nearly a third of UK manufacturers say they or a company in their supply chain experienced a cyber incident in the past year, while only half have a response plan in place. The new findings put supplier exposure alongside direct attacks as a manufacturing risk. A compromised supplier can interrupt production even when the manufacturer…
Key Takeaways Bitcoin slipped under $64,000 on Aug. 10 after Strategy sold 1,690 coins to repurchase STRC preferred stock. The price reversal triggered over $47 million in long position liquidations across the crypto market. Strategy CEO Phong Le defended the asset sale, while critics like Peter Schiff questioned its stock value. Volatility and Market Liquidations…
The popular precious metal bug also called BTC the anti-gold. Bitcoin’s price has made its first notable move since the end of the previous business week after it was rejected at $65,200 earlier today and has dropped by a grand and a half within minutes. The full-on crypto critic Peter Schiff used the opportunity…
YouTube built one of the creator economy‘s biggest payment systems, but now it is raising the bar for who gets to share in it. Beginning Feb. 1, 2027, new creators will need 8,000 qualified watch hours over the previous year or 20 million qualified Shorts views within 90 days to earn advertising and YouTube Premium…
