Cryptocracy: What Amazon, Cent Pages, and Ross Ulbricht Have in Common
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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 the cost to be lower than $5, but that’s the minimum allowed. There are only 5 possible mints of that issue and 1 has been taken. 4 to go.
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Crypto News With a Little Blues
Bitcoin shows sixth straight loss in September. This is its worst year ever. Even still, mainstream Media is more favorable toward bitcoin. The harder the fall, the bigger the bounce.
Ernst & Young wants to be the best at Ethereum. Ethereum Cofounder Anthony Di Iorio is racking up Cardano, Polkadot, and Cosmos.
Amazon is trialing a European Central Bank digital currency. This is huge! Could it change the way retailers, online and offline, pursue payments?
Binance has now set up a New Zealand office. Go Kiwis!
If you didn’t know, Napster has been planning its foray into Web3. Now, they’ve named the CEO who will lead that effort. Napster is the original peer-to-peer brand that challenged the music industry at the turn of the millennium. They were a big deal then and essentially changed how the music industry operates. It’s only natural that the company would trip head over heels into Web3.
Could the dollar be the money protocol of the future?
As of today, Ross Ulbricht has been in prison for 10 years. I admire Ulbricht in several ways, which is why I name him one of Satoshi Nakamoto’s 12 apostles, but he also broke the law. He’s served enough, I think, for the laws that he broke. There are people who have done worse and got off lighter. Clemency for Ross.
According to Chainalysis, Sub-Saharan Africa has the most developed cryptocurrency markets anywhere on the planet.
Is Cardano being suppressed? One Ethereum fanboy says it’s almost dead. It never amazes me the lengths to which people will go to bolster their own biases.
How smart NFTs gave birth to warm beer (A COOL READ). How the price of NFTs rise. More brands are applying for NFT-related trademarks.
Could Robinhood’s self-custody crypto wallet deliver 1 million new Web3 users? Sure, if it hogties ‘em and drops ‘em in a gunnysack.
Origin Protocol partners with Roofstock to sell single-family homes as NFTs. Balcony DAO is fractionalizing a Manhattan building investment as an NFT.
SEC is going after an Ethereum-based token in new enforcement action.
The UPS has launched a store in Decentraland. I hope they don’t get boxed in.
What is regenerative finance (ReFi)?
Former Revolut employees launch crypto investing app.
Helium founders got rich, but did you? I like what this guy has to say. I’ve taken a hard stance on promotions, not just in the crypto, that make wild claims. If they invite me to be a part of the “next big revolution,” or to join “the people’s” whatever, no thanks. I don’t follow other people’s dreams or get sucked into silly romantic schemes. Period. Draw a line and never cross it, that’s my best advice. If you have trouble with that, remember this guy.
Paradigm pumps up Blowfish by leading $11.8 million injection round. First, it was fun typing “Paradigm pumps up Blowfish.” Sounds kinky. But on another note, Blowfish is hoping to quell Web3 cyber attacks, so they need the money.
Karate Combat has become a DAO.
Nanjing University of Information Science Technology renames its IT department to Department of Metaverse Engineering. Renaming something doesn’t give it any more value. Isn’t that right, Meta?
Telefónica, Spain’s largest telecom provider, now accepts crypto payments. It’s a multinational company, so that’s a big deal.
What’s going on with crypto in Ghana. I have no idea, but I’m Ghana find out.
Snark and commentary in italics. Inclusion of an item in Cryptocracy does not mean I agree or endorse the ideas presented. Of course, it also doesn’t mean I don’t.
Cryptocracy is a decentralized newsletter published several times a week. I curate the latest news and crypto analysis from some of the brightest minds in crypto, and sometimes offer a little insightful and snarky commentary. Always fresh, always interesting, and always crypto.
First published at Cryptocracy. Not to be construed as financial advice. Do your own research.