It's 2023, Time for a Happy Crypto New Year! **Happy New Year!** I hope 2022 was good to you, and I hope 2023 will be even better. Before I get on with the news, let’s take a quick look back at 2022. These were the most popular Cryptocracy posts last year, in terms of Likes: Book Cover: I Need Your Feedback - This poll was instrumental in helping me choose the book cover for my next book *Web3 Social: How Creators Are Changing the World Wide Web*. Due to publish later this…
Time to Get Exclusive Premium Content from Cryptocracy Good morning! As I said in yesterday’s email, there are some exciting changes taking place with Cryptocracy for this year. I really appreciate the support of my early readers. You all have been awesome with your comments and your support. Today, I’m announcing exclusive premium content for paid subscribers. Beginning next week, every Tuesday, I will publish an exclusive article related to crypto. The first post will be…
Will Web3 Social Media Rise in 2023? Lido DAO has overtaken MakerDAO in total value locked. *MakerDAO has been the leading DeFi protocol for years.* In the last week, Lido DAO’s token, LDO, has pumped 19 percent. *Will Lido DAO maintain the lead, or is this a temporary setback for MakerDAO?* https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1002318/lido-dao-is-the-new-defi-leader-1002318.html…
Web3 Social Earnings, December 2022 I thought this might happen. For two months straight, I earned more than $300 in cryptosocial income, but $250 of that, both months, was for writing work I did for a client. It’s nice to get paid in crypto, especially Hive-backed Dollars (HBD), which can be put into an interest-bearing account at 20 percent APY. In December, I thought I might get another assignment, but it didn’t pan out. Maybe soon. Meanwhile, here’s my Web3 social…
Bitcoin's 7-Year Record of Inflows and SBF's Legal Fees Bitcoin breaks a 7-year record for inflows. *All this means is that investors are not ready to put their money into the hat just yet. The market is waiting to see what happens with the Sam Bankman-Fried trial and, of course, the Ripple case, which is drawing to a close very soon.* There are 73 percent fewer bitcoin millionaires than a year ago. *Nevertheless, there are more whole coiners than ever. See what the market…
Diamonds and Pearls: A Historical Look at the Top 10 Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap After writing Cryptosocial: How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing Social Media, I began to brainstorm my next book idea. I considered writing about the history of the top 10 cryptocurrencies as measured by market capitalization. While I did write that book, instead of publishing it as a book, I decided to make it exclusive content for Cryptocracy subscribers. You won’t find this material anywhere…
NFT From Edward Snowden to Raise Money for Freedom of the Press Foundation Government whistleblower Edward Snowden is auctioning a newly released NFT live on PleasrDAO, along with Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971. CoinDesk also reports. *PleasrDAO will also be interviewing Snowden and Ellsberg in a documentary to be released simultaneously with the auction. Money raised from the auction will support the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Ellsberg is 91…
Join My Web3 Social Book Launch Team, Here's How Good morning! Instead of posting my usual discussion question today, I thought I’d send an invitation to join my book launch team for the forthcoming book ***Web3 Social: How Creators Are Changing the World Wide Web (And You Can Too!)***. Now, to answer the question: What is a book launch team? **Book Launch Teams for Newbies** If you’re not an author or a seasoned book launch team veteran, you may not know what a book launch…
Bitcoin Surged to $21K Over the Weekend While ETH Hit 10-Week High Bitcoin bounced over $20,000 for the first time in two months this weekend. *In fact, it went on to jump the $21,000 hurdle as the entire crypto market flew over* *the $1 trillion mark* *again.* Former Securities and Exchange Commission official John Reed Stark says it was due to market manipulation. *He’s not wrong.* After all, the surge led to $500 million in liquidations, the highest since October. Binance…
From Nostr to the Big Con Good morning crypto lovers, The past couple of weeks have been eaten up by discussions on a new social media protocol called Nostr, but what is it? Nostr is an acronym that stands for Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays. Rather than write up a long blog post to explain what it is and what it can do, I’m just going to point you to some other people who have already done that. @brianoflondon on Peakd has an excellent post explaining the…
Why is YouTuber Steven Chowder Mad at Big Conservative Media? Earlier this week, conservative comedian Steven Chowder posted a YouTube video in which he nearly cried. Simply titled “It’s time to stop…", the video proves Chowder is not just a slimy SEO hack. He’s much worse: A true believer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcq4UCTZ-Y In what, exactly, is he a true believer? Why, the Conservative Cause, of course! If you haven’t noticed, there’s a great divide in the United…
The Bitcoin Bull Trap and Crypto Influencers' Fake Moves Bitcoin bounces over $23K on its month-long 38-percent rise. Is it a breakthrough or a bull trap? *I think whales are testing the waters to see if there is enough optimism in the market to make a bigger splash. The answer is “No.”* Some bitcoin enthusiast illuminated the Berliner Fernsehturm television tower with the bitcoin logo. *The announcement was* *made on Twitter**, where one Twitterer asked, “Is that photo shop…
Ether, Uniswap, and Web3 ... Oh My! NFT sales are **responsible for ether** becoming deflationary again. *A lot of ETH is being burned, and much of it are through NFT sales.* https://www.yahoo.com/now/ether-turns-deflationary-again-led-011626951.html Uniswap holders voted to **deploy on BNB Chain**. *More options is better, even on a decentralized exchange.* https://thedefiant.io/uniswap-to-deploy-on-bnb-chain RippleX has chosen who will receive its **$2.6 million grant**.…
Web3 Decentralization: Is 2023 the Year? A Social Media Examiner article on Wednesday highlights 25 Web3 business trends in 2023. Only a handful of them deal specifically with Web3 social media, but I’d like to address a few of the points made by author/curator Lisa D. Jenkins. https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/web3-business-trends-for-2023-predictions-from-the-pros/ Social Media Examiner Founder and CEO Michael Stelzner predicts 2023 will be the year some NFT platform…
In 2022, BTC & ETH Adoption Rose 22 Percent **Only 16 days until** ***Web3 Social: How Creators are Changing the World Wide Web (And You Can Too!)*** **launches. I’m still looking for people to join my launch team and help me get the book out far and wide. If interested,** **get the details here****.** https://www.subscribepage.com/b2w8t2 BTC and ETH adoption grew 22 percent in 2022. https://beincrypto.com/bitcoin-btc-ethereum-eth-adoption-rises/ Since Bitcoin’s bottom last…
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