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“Well, I’m not a toy business, I'm not an NFT business, I’m not any specific business. I'm an IP business.” – Luca Netz, CEO of Pudgy Penguins
Digital art: Beeple, the most famous digital artist known for his $69m NFT sale, bought a Crypto Punk for $208k. Crypto Punks are one of the earliest and most influential NFT collections. Link
Coinbase beat Q2 revenue expectations: A surge in the interest income cushioned a slump in trading volumes. Notable: Institutional trading volume shrank by almost 40% Q/Q, while consumer trading volume shrank by 30% Q/Q. Coinbase also announced the public launch of ‘Base’ layer 2 blockchain and its “Onchain Summer” campaign for next week, 9th of August. Link
Coinbase vs. SEC: Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, said the SEC asked Coinbase to halt trading all crypto except bitcoin before it sued, and refused to explain its interpretation of the law. Link
