Cryptocracy: What Amazon, Cent Pages, and Ross Ulbricht Have in Common If you haven’t discovered Cent Pages yet, I’d like to invite you to look at my page and collect **issues of Cryptocracy as NFTs**. The last issue, “What Could Make BTC’s Price Double?”, still has five mints left. You could be one of the five! https://allentaylor.cent.co/ The first Cryptocracy issue to be minted at Cent Pages was “**ETH Has Fallen 15% Since the Merge**.” I had hoped that Cent would allow…
Coinbase Loses ACH Transfer Ability for 6 Hours Good morning! I’m pleased to announce that my book **Cryptosocial: How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing Social Media** has won an award: **First Place** in the **Technology** category in the ****NYC Big Book Awards****. https://www.amazon.com/Cryptosocial-Cryptocurrencies-Changing-Social-Media/dp/1637421834 https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2022winners Please, no autographs. :-) Enter the No Shill Zone Bitcoin ATM installation…
Kim Kardashian Flaunts Crypto Asset, Gets Attention from SEC Bitcoin hash rate hits a high of **158 exahash per second**. Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson said bitcoin mining should **come to an end**. Bitcoin, gold hit 12-month **correlation high**. *There are a lot of external factors depressing bitcoin’s price right now. When those lift, it will soar.* https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/10/04/ripple-listed-in-cb-insights-most-promising-fintech-companies-globally/…
Defluenced, Ep. 4: Review of Hive Hive is a fork from pioneering Web3 social media platform Steemit, built by Ned Scott and Dan Larimer. In today’s episode of Defluenced, Unkle Bonehead (@unklebonehead) and I delve into the Hive platform and discuss what we like about it, and what we don’t. Larimer is a developer with a long string of successful projects behind him. His first, BitShares, paved the path toward decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and gave birth to…
September's Web3 Social Earnings Continuing the task of sharing my Web3 social earnings each month, which I’ve decided to on the first Friday, today illustrates that September has been one of my best months so far. Since I’ve started tracking my earnings, in February I earned $144.58. But that was largely an estimate since I didn’t have a real good way to measure earnings on some platforms. But I’d say it was a fairly close estimate—within $10 to $15. In July, my earnings…
Man Claims to Have Found Original Bitcoin Code and Creator's Notes Bitcoiner claims to have discovered bitcoin creator’s **original code**, with notes. Stablecoins could soon be built **on the Bitcoin blockchain**. *Does traditional banking* ***consume more energy*** *than bitcoin? This should get interesting. If Jim Blasko really did find Satoshi’s real code, that will be talked about forever. If he didn’t, he’ll be talked about forever.*…
Bitcoin's Hashrate is Going Up ***I love it when I get to start a newsletter and end it with Kool-Aid.*** We’re more than halfway to the **next bitcoin halving**. 3 reasons bitcoin’s hashrate **keeps climbing**. Why bitcoin mining is **cool again**. Peter Brandt says all BTC purchased in 2021 is a **losing trade**. *Of course, the creator of Bollinger Bands called him a big meanie. Funny how Brandt wants to remind the leaders of the Laser Eyes Cult to avoid “dogmatic…
Bitcoin Maximalism is Going to Explode, But When? ***Be sure to take my poll. Scroll down to the bottom of*** ***this post*** ***and answer “Yes” or “No.”*** https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/twitter-tuesday *Episode 5 of Defluenced is out!* *Watch it on YouTube**. We’re talking about Web3’s identity crisis.* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXj_oatrk7A Crypto News and Analysis Bitcoin maximalism is a cultural Chernobyl. **(A FABULOUS READ)** *Crypto maximalism has become…
Tether, the Metaverse, and Transparency **If you haven’t already,** **click this link****, scroll to the bottom of the page, and take my one-question poll. Thanks!** https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/twitter-tuesday Is bitcoin destined to become a trusted means of exchange in Europe? Is a bounceback inevitable? https://beincrypto.com/daos-mimic-traditional-unfair-power-structures/ https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-rebound-is-about-to-happen/ For the first time since the Merge,…
When is the Next Bitcoin Bull Run Due to Begin? True story. I woke up Saturday morning prepared to kick out my Saturday issue of Cryptocracy, but my computer’s battery was dead. At 5 a.m. Since I live in a van with my wife, the only way to power up is to plug into our off-grid solar system and turn on the inverter. Since there’s no sun at 5 a.m., that’s a little risky, but I would have had to reach over my wife, who was sleeping, to plug in, and that’s an even bigger risk. I…
Bitcoin Has Set a Record, According to Guinness Book of World Records My wife and I made it back to Texas safely. Finally arrived yesterday afternoon. Now I can focus on getting back to business. On another note, I’d appreciate it if you’d vote for Cryptocracy in the Presearch Advertising Grant campaign. There are some other good projects to pay attention to, as well. These include Hive.blog, gFam, and CoinGecko. https://presearchcommunity.typeform.com/GrantVote Are you…
Defluenced, Ep. 6: Web3 Social Identity Crisis, Part 2 **Don’t forget to vote for Cryptocracy in the** ****Presearch Advertising Grant contest******.** https://presearchcommunity.typeform.com/GrantVote This week, on Defluenced, Unkle Bonehead (@unklebonehead) and I continue our discussion on the Web3 social identity crisis. We’re discussing an article at Fundamental Labs titled **Web3 Social: A booming space with an identity crisis**. Having written a book on this topic with…
Tether Blesses the ATMs in Brazil Binance hires ex-FBI agent to **lead investigations**. BJ Kang is evidently the “**most feared man on Wall Street**. *I’m scared already.* https://www.wsj.com/articles/binance-us-hires-high-profile-fbi-agent-as-head-of-investigations-11666278072 https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-us-taps-most-feared-man-on-wall-street-for-new-investigations-unit Tether is making USDT available at **24,000 ATMs in Brazil**. *Someone needs to write a song…
Taylor Swift Has the Best Metaverse As a reminder, it’s time to vote for your favorite projects in the **Presearch Advertising Grant competition**. I’ve got some stiff competition, so I’m going to ask you to do three things for me: https://news.presearch.io/presearch-advertising-grant-vote-5bef874423a7 Vote, if you haven’t already, for Cryptocracy. You must have an active Presearch account. If you don’t have one, it’s free. You can **sign up here**. If you have 1,000 or more…
All-Time Highs All Over Crypto It’s Monday, do you know where your **Presearch vote is**? https://news.presearch.io/presearch-advertising-grant-vote-5bef874423a7 In a world of financial crises, does **bitcoin reign supreme**? **(AN AWESOME READ)** Is bitcoin destined for **another all-time high**? Predictions for 2023 put bitcoin in the range of **$3,500 to $1 million**. *It’s likely somewhere in between.* If Walmart gets serious about crypto, bitcoin could **soar to the…
Web3's Deepest Dive This Week **Listen to Defluenced Ep. 7 here**. *This is part 3 of Web3 Social Identity Crisis. You can listen to* ***Part 1 here*** *and* ***Part 2 here****.* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46cjyTm-iLE https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/defluenced-ep-4-web3-social-identity https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/defluenced-ep-6-web3-social-identity https://youtu.be/46cjyTm-iLE Defluenced is a weekly podcast featuring Unkle Bonehead of Loud and Proud and Allen…
When Will The Next Bitcoin Bull Run Hit? I'm trying something new with my Substack newsletter, Cryptocracy. I'm starting a Thursday discussion thread, but to participate, you'll have to do so on Substack. This is a one-time post to let you know that you are welcome to join the discussions, but they will only be on Substack. This week's question is, "When will the next Bitcoin bull run take place?" To discuss, head on over to Substack.…
Crypto This Week Saw Several 'Firsts' Binance saw a record 55,000 BTC move in one day. That’s more than $1.1 billion, a new record. Despite the price of BTC hovering in the $20,000 range, there are three solid proofs that bitcoin is the song that doesn’t end. Any idea when the next bitcoin bull run will hit? *It’s been almost 15 years since bitcoin seized the nation’s faltering conscience. You’d think it would have matured by now. It’s barely a teenager. Still a lot of hype…
Twitter, Elon Musk, and the Changes at Cryptocracy As I mentioned in this post, I’ve been rethinking the Cryptocracy posting schedule. It’s official, today is the last Saturday post. BUT … I’m replacing it with other cool things, such as: https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/what-is-the-best-metaverse-yet Monday’s news curation will continue to be the long stretch of love you’ve come to know me by. Tuesday will feature crypto discussions overheard on Twitter, and now that Elon…
Bitcoin's Lower Volatility and Dogecoin's Big Rally *I hope you had a great weekend. Time for some crypto news…* Bitcoin’s lower volatility may be a sign that the market has bottomed out. What does it mean that BTC has correlated with the stock market? *There could be any number of reasons bitcoin volatility has lessened. Nearing the bottom of the market is one of them. We’ve also seen recently that* *more people are holding BTC* *in their wallets, a clear sign of optimism.*…
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