Web3 Music Platform Sound Raises $20M To Decentralize Music Payments

“My philosophy has been ‘meet artists with where they’re at,’” said Greenstein, discussing onboarding new creators to Web3. “Ultimately, once they get their music collected and get paid out instantly, that’s the dopamine effect that goes ‘whoa, I just returned 100% of my revenue, this company didn’t take anything from me, and I own the relationship with my artist with with my listeners’ – that is super, super powerful.” Source

Bitcoin price rises as investors turn to self-custody

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied On-chain data shows that bitcoin (BTC) has entered the accumulation phase over the past few months despite the high price fluctuations. According to data provided by Glassnode, the number of bitcoins on exchanges has been constantly falling since May and recently plunged to 2.2 million coins, marking a five-year low. The BTC balance on exchanges is currently worth $69 billion. The movement shows that investors are transitioning their assets to non-custodial wallets, addressing long-term investments. Moreover,…

Ethereum TPS boost? Starknet ‘Quantum Leap’ goes live

The much-anticipated Quantum Leap upgrade by layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet was recently deployed on the Ethereum mainnet, allowing for as much as 90 transactions per second (TPS), boosting the network’s speed.  MOARRR TPS DADDY STARKNET MAINNET QUANTUM LEAP 0.12.0 LIVE ON MAINNET pic.twitter.com/RaI1XKcgy7 — Starknet (@Starknet) July 12, 2023 According to Uri Kolodny, the co-founder and CEO of StarWare, this is a momentous day for the Ethereum blockchain as the scaling ceiling has been “smashed.” He explained that “high TPS is finally a reality on Ethereum Mainnet” because of the…