Blockchain

Coinbase's remarkably clever "Less talk, more Bitcoin" Super Bowl TV commercial was so effective that it appears to have broken the internet. (The site was down for a while during the game.) Continue Reading →

YouTube is looking at NFT integrations to provide new methods for creators to engage with fans and develop additional revenue streams. Not everyone thinks this is an awesome idea. Continue Reading →

Officials seized more than 94,000 bitcoin from Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, who are accused of conspiracy to launder, not of actually hacking 119,000 BTC from Hong Kong's Bitfinex exchange back in 2016. Continue Reading →

Meta announced "Personal Boundary" for Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues, which "prevents avatars from coming within a set distance of each other, creating more personal space for people and making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions." Continue Reading →

In a press release, NYDIG announced that Drew Brees will start using its Bitcoin Savings Plan to convert a portion of his compensation to bitcoin. Continue Reading →

Silvergate Exchange Network (a subsidiary of Silvergate Capital) confirmed it was buying assets and intellectual property from Mark Zuckerberg's Diem Group and hopes to launch a stablecoin by the end of the year. Continue Reading →

I’m thrilled to announce our new Web 3 training facility at Metacademy.xyz. Together with our partners, Blockchain Foundry and Catbotica, we’ve created a free-to-use, risk-free hands-on tutorial that will teach you the correct way to set up a crypto wallet, mint your own NFTs, learn how to buy and sell them, and much, much more. Continue Reading →

YouTube NFTs may be in the works. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki suggested the company is looking to branch into NFTs in the future as another source of revenue for creators: “We’re always focused on expanding the YouTube ecosystem to help creators capitalize on emerging technologies, including things like NFTs, while continuing to strengthen and enhance the experiences creators and fans have on YouTube.” Continue Reading →

Bank of America crypto strategists Andrew Moss and Alkesh Shah wrote in a note that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) “are an inevitable evolution of today’s electronic currencies,” according to a Bloomberg report. Continue Reading →

A popular internet meme: On November 12, 2021, Odell Beckham, Jr. signed a deal with the Los Angeles Rams for $750,000, which he accepted in bitcoin (BTC). Continue Reading →