@cryptocracy 1 October 2022 more from that month

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 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. https://cent.co/account/posts/2783 Each issue of Cryptocracy is posted on Cent as-is with one exception. Images curated from other websites are not included. Rather, a license-free image from Unsplash is used instead. **Follow me on Cent Pages** to keep up with my activity there and collect my NFTs. https://allentaylor.cent.co/ 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.* https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/09/30/first-mover-americas-bitcoin-to-post-sixth-straight-september-loss-but-link-and-uni-manage-gains/ https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-stocks-outlook-2023-51664565651 https://cointelegraph.com/news/mainstream-media-sentiment-shifts-in-favor-of-bitcoin-amid-fiat-currency-woes Ernst & Young wants to be the **best at Ethereum**. Ethereum Cofounder Anthony Di Iorio is racking up **Cardano, Polkadot, and Cosmos**. https://decrypt.co/110953/ernst-young-wants-be-best-earth-ethereum-says-firms-blockchain-lead https://dailyhodl.com/2022/09/30/ethereum-co-founder-reveals-he-is-amassing-cardano-polkadot-and-one-additional-smart-contract-altcoin-heres-why/ Amazon is trialing a European Central Bank **digital currency**. *This is huge! Could it change the way retailers, online and offline, pursue payments?* https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/09/30/this-recent-move-by-amazon-could-be-a-game-changer/ Binance has now set up a **New Zealand office**. *Go Kiwis!* https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/30/binance-registers-in-new-zealand-and-opens-local-office/ 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.* https://www.napster.com/us/web3/ https://blockworks.co/latest-in-crypto-hiring-napster-names-ceo-to-lead-web3-journey/ Could the dollar be the **money protocol of the future**? https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/09/30/the-dollar-can-be-a-protocol-for-the-future-of-money/ 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****.* https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1575953191467819008 https://www.amazon.com/Cryptosocial-Cryptocurrencies-Changing-Social-Media/dp/1637421834 https://www.change.org/p/clemency-for-ross-ulbricht-condemned-to-die-in-prison-for-an-e-commerce-website According to Chainalysis, Sub-Saharan Africa has the most developed **cryptocurrency markets** anywhere on the planet. https://news.bitcoin.com/despite-accounting-for-2-of-global-activity-sub-saharan-africa-has-some-of-the-most-well-developed-cryptocurrency-markets-of-any-region-report/

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.* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKXtA9rycY https://beincrypto.com/cardano-ada-is-nearly-dead-claims-ethereum-maximalist/ 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**. https://hackernoon.com/how-a-warm-beer-defined-the-notion-for-non-fungible-tokens-in-2015 https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/10/01/how-does-price-nfts/ https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e5bca4f6-2f27-4245-aaef-6e19fe1a533d Could Robinhood’s self-custody crypto wallet deliver **1 million new Web3 users**? *Sure, if it hogties ‘em and drops ‘em in a gunnysack.* https://screenrant.com/robinhood-crypto-wallet-million-web3-users/ Origin Protocol partners with Roofstock to sell **single-family homes as NFTs**. Balcony DAO is **fractionalizing a Manhattan building investment** as an NFT. https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/news/origin-protocol-roofstock-to-buy-sell-homes-using-nfts-on-blockchain https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/cPCAx4xG/balcony-dao-is-fractionalizing-investment-in-a-manhattan-building-as-an-nft SEC is going after an Ethereum-based token in **new enforcement action**. https://coingeek.com/sec-finally-catching-on-to-ethereum-centralization-according-to-new-enforcement-action/ The UPS has launched a store in **Decentraland**. *I hope they don’t get boxed in.* https://www.ledgerinsights.com/ups-decentraland-metaverse/ What is **regenerative finance (ReFi)**? https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-is-regenerative-finance-refi-and-how-can-it-impact-nfts-and-web3 Former Revolut employees launch **crypto investing app**. http://www.businessghana.com/site/news/technology/271516/Former-Revolut-employees-launch-Solvo,-an-app-that-simplifies-crypto-investing 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****.* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fcKYeNrejQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vabXXkZjKiw https://youtu.be/vabXXkZjKiw **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.* https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/09/30/paradigm-leads-118m-funding-round-into-web3-firewall-blowfish/ Karate Combat has **become a DAO**. https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/karate-combat-dao-fan-token/ 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?* https://coingeek.com/chinese-university-renames-engineering-department-after-metaverse-sets-up-new-major/ Telefónica, Spain’s largest telecom provider, now **accepts crypto payments**. *It’s a multinational company, so that’s a big deal.* https://cointelegraph.com/news/spain-s-largest-telecom-brand-dives-deep-into-web3 What’s going on with **crypto in Ghana**. *I have no idea, but I’m Ghana find out.* https://www.iflr.com/article/2aox3llmc6qplgcvooao0/sponsored/the-rise-and-risks-of-the-cryptocurrency-market-in-ghana *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.* https://cryptocracy.substack.com/p/amazon-trials-digital-currency-in