The dating software Tinder announced the cancellation of metaverse dating and plans to issue tokens

[Dating software Tinder announces plans to cancel metaverse dating and issue tokens] According to news on August 4, the parent company of dating software Tinder, Match Group, announced that it will scale back Tinder’s metaverse dating plan and cancel plans to provide in-app Tinder Coins tokens. Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg has departed, Match Group's earnings for the quarter missed analysts' expectations ($795 million versus $804 million expected), and it expects little growth in earnings for the third quarter of the year. (Theverge)

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Cardano founder: Smart contracts will launch on schedule: The level of skepticism about our upcoming smart contracts is extraordinary to me, Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson tweeted. It's not like SC will be bland, it's just that it just won't happen. Critics say it is biblically certain that we should set up a fund to pay for their treatment.

According to the roadmap previously announced by IOHK, the largest Pos blockchain is expected to launch smart contracts in early September. [2021/8/4 1:33:43]

Analysis | 75% of millennials prefer to date someone knowledgeable about crypto: According to bitcoin.com, a recent study shows that more than 75% of millennials would prefer to date someone knowledgeable about crypto. Still, 12 percent of respondents would rather date a non-violent criminal than someone who has invested all their savings in cryptocurrencies. Additionally, 40% of respondents said they currently own cryptocurrencies. By gender, 48% of men and 26% of women said they currently own cryptocurrency. [2018/8/1]

Fundstrat Global: The Bitcoin New York Conference will be held soon. BTC may replicate the rising trend of previous years' conferences: According to Bloomberg, the research director of Fundstrat Global, a Wall Street securities research company, said in a report to clients: Next week, there will be a conference in Manhattan, New York. The fourth "Bitcoin New York Internal Conference", the consensus reached at this conference may be greater than in previous years, and the number of participants will reach more than 7,000, which is more than double the 2,750 people in last year. The last time, when the number of attendees doubled, BTC jumped 69% during the session and 138% in the two months that followed. At the moment, BTC pulled back before the meeting and was at a relatively cheap price, laying the foundation for the rally during the meeting. [2018/5/8]