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Will Apple's 30% commission on NFT sales be detrimental?

With the bears taking over the crypto market, NFTs and other crypto-related products took a backseat. This came as a shock to many considering the fervor around the NFT business. Several in the community, shunned discussions about how NFTs were the future following the plummet in its sales. Non-fungible tokens were a mere fad in the eyes of many. However, prominent platforms continued to see potential in the market. Apple’s latest move noted how the ardor around NFTs hadn’t subsided. Tech giant Apple was clearly one among them. Just last week, the firm announced that it would allow the purchase of NFTs through apps that were found on its marketplace. While this got the community elevated, the information that followed suit in the announcement came as a disappointment to many. Apple’s latest NFT initiative came with a 30 percent commission on NFTs sold through the apps listed on its marketplace. This exorbitant number garnered immense hate considering the standard N...

Crypto and Decentralization are becoming Incoherent: JP Morgan

The crypto -verse was started back in 2009 with Bitcoin [BTC]. Satoshi Nakamoto rolled out the first crypto currency with decentralization as its ethos. Initially, this was the crypto industry’s USP. With time, a plethora of projects made their debut in the market. However, not all these networks were abiding by the laws of decentralization. At least Morgan Stanley ’s latest research report says so. JUST IN: Morgan Stanley reports #crypto is becoming less decentralized. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 12, 2022 The demand for digital assets witnessed immense growth over the last couple of months. This caused regulators from across the globe to take a keen interest in the industry. With regulators exploring crypto shores, holding up decentralization becomes quite tricky. The Morgan Stanley report further noted how the underlying blockchains are decentralized. However, with regulators at play, having to run a significant portion of the blockchain on ...