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Kickstarting the Bitcoin Network: A Look at the Genesis Block and Source Code That Sparked a Financial Revolution
3.1.2022
13 years ago today, the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin protocol kickstarted the network by mining the genesis block. Satoshi started the genesis block on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at precisely 1:15 p.m. (EST), and since then more than 700,000 blocks have been mined into existence. Kickstarting...
GTA Online Gets First Actual Story Expansion In Years, Starring Franklin and Dr. Dre
8.12.2021
Rockstar Games just announced a new major content drop for Grand Theft Auto Online. The series of missions titled The Contract will feature Franklin, one of GTA V’s protagonists, and rapper Dr. Dre. In addition to Dr. Dre’s music, Rockstar promised sweeping updates to the game’s radio...
How Bitcoin & Crypto Might Help Ease Wealth Inequality (Without Miracles)
10.10.2021
href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jan/22/wealth-gap-widening-for-more-than-70-per-cent-of-global-population-researchers-find">worsening. Whether we’re talking about disparities in income or wealth, the gap between the richest and poorest seems only to be widening over tim
Remittances to Africa Set to Drop by 5.4 % to $41 Billion — Covid-19 Pandemic and High Sending Costs Blamed
21.9.2021
According to findings from the Continental Migration Report 2021, remittances to African countries are projected to decrease from the $44 billion recorded in 2020 to $41 billion. The Covid Effect As expected, the Covid-19 pandemic is identified as one of the main causes of the decline. However...
Get This: 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand Started Out As A Tom Clancy Game
11.9.2021
In an interview with NME, a developer who worked on 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand revealed that originally the game was going to be a Tom Clancy title. But because the publisher didn’t actually own the rights to Clancy’s name, this plan was scrapped. Read more
Busta Rhymes Talks Cryptocurrencies, Rappers Asks Fans if He Should ‘Buy In’
15.7.2021
Trevor George Smith Jr., professionally as Busta Rhymes asked his 3.8 million followers on Twitter what they think about cryptocurrencies. Rhymes questioned if anyone was into crypto and how people were feeling about digital currencies at the moment. Busta Rhymes Asks If He Should Buy Crypto...
Hip Hop Star Nas Calls Himself ‘Cryptocurrency Scarface,’ Mentions Coinbase Investment in New Video
3.5.2021
Hip hop legend and recording artist Nasir Jones, known by his stage name “Nas,” recently released a new video with record producer DJ Khaled and rapper Jay-Z. The songwriter mentioned being a “cryptocurrency Scarface” and also mentioned the San Francisco company Coinbase...
NFT Weekly Roundup: Polygon’s Sustainable Minting, Oscars NFTs, And, Yes, Poop Emoji NFTs
23.4.2021
As another busy week comes to an end, the NFT universe witnessed many new developments. From Polygon teaming up with leading brands to unique new collectibles up for grabs – here are the top NFT news bytes of the week. Polygon to Offer A Sustainable Way of Minting NFTs NFT creation platform...
NFT Immutability Debate Grows as Tokenized Tweets Get Deleted and NFT Images Are Replaced
11.3.2021
Over the last few months, the non-fungible token (NFT) space has heated up and NFTs have become a topical conversation in the cryptocurrency community. Many supporters believe that NFTs are going to be huge and transform everything from the art industry to online gaming. Others believe that NFTs...
Lindsay Lohan Tweets ‘Bitcoin to the Moon’- Celebrities Are Flocking to Crypto in Great Number
10.2.2021
Ever since bitcoin and a number of other digital assets started seeing price gains 11 months ago, a great number of celebrities started jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. More recently famous people like Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, the retired American rapper Logic, hit record producer Murda...
Dogecoin Price Skyrockets 325%, Crypto Fueled by Elon Tweets and Redditors
29.1.2021
The infamous meme token dogecoin has been skyrocketing in value rising more than 325.21% during the last 24 hours. After remaining below a U.S. cent for years, the humorous crypto asset is now exchanging hands for $0.05 per unit. The reason behind the big dogecoin price spike is similar to...
Bitcoin price must hit $1 million for 1 satoshi to reach parity with 1 cent
18.12.2020
At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar
Grammy Nominated Hip-Hop Star Logic Dropped $6 Million Into Bitcoin Last Month
20.11.2020
During the last few months, a slew of celebrity luminaries, millionaires, and even a number of billionaires have announced taking the plunge into the crypto asset economy. On Thursday evening, the former rapper Robert Bryson Hall II, known professionally as “Logic,” revealed...
XRP Price Trades a Cent Below Immediate Resistance
20.11.2020
Ripple’s Use Case Seems to Take Over Bitcoin’s XRP continues to trade below Tether after having slipped from its position among the top 3 cryptos of the market; it is still trading in the green, just a cent below the immediate resistance at $0.29. Like any other crypto known for its use case,...
Bitcoin Proponents Bemoan Joe Biden’s Proposed Capital Gains Hike
20.10.2020
The U.S. presidential election is only 14 days away, and a number of bitcoin proponents have been discussing the capital gains tax implications Joe Biden plans to invoke if he wins the American presidency. According to Biden’s plan, capital gains will be raised from 21% to 39.6% for certain...
Hit Record Producer Murda Beatz Tells Fans He Purchased Bitcoin
9.10.2020
Another hip hop artist has joined the cryptocurrency community, as the Canadian record producer, DJ, and songwriter ‘Murda Beatz’ (Shane Lee Lindstrom) said he bought some bitcoin on Tuesday. The music producer joins a slew of other recording artists that have joined the crypto...
Onecoin Victims Join Petition Seeking Establishment of European Crypto Fraud Compensation Fund
1.10.2020
Onecoin victims have joined a consortium that wants the European Parliament to consider a petition seeking the establishment of a compensation fund. The envisioned EU-administered fund will function as an insurance kitty for current and future victims of all crypto fraud. The petitioners...
I would never invest one cent in Bitcoin, says Ryanair CEO
24.8.2020
“Avoid Bitcoin like a plague.”
Investment Firm Arcane Crypto to Go Public via $33 Million Reverse Merger
3.7.2020
Arcane Crypto, a Norway-based investment company, said Thursday that it is planning to go public through a reverse takeover by Vertical Ventures, a publicly traded Swedish firm. Vertical Ventures will buy Arcane Crypto for $33 million by issuing over 6.6 billion new shares. Each share cost $0.005...
Music Video Director for Pop Superstars Dives Into Crypto Trading
1.6.2020
Famed pop music video director Joseph Kahn has announced that cryptocurrency trading is his new favorite hobby