How to Go Ape on Crypto While Coveting Your Neighbor's NFT
New payment gateways, a new DAO, and what's happening in crypto Kentucky
There’s some awesome news in crypto this week.
Just when you thought there weren’t enough payment gateways, Bitfinex comes through with one for cryptocurrencies. It works a lot like a PayPal Buy Now button.
Bitcoin SV now has its first decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). It’s called Gorilla. All you need to have voting rights are 2,100,000 Ape Tokens. Now’s your opportunity to go ape.
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill to introduce economic development measures that will attract more cryptomining operations.
USDC is exploding in popularity as Tether wanes.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been a big fan of crypto since he learned how to say “bitcoin” (and he was so cute moving his lips that way). Now, the Mavs will be the first sports franchise to accept Dogecoin for tickets and merchandise.
Coinbase is listing directly on the Nasdaq. D.A. Davidson calls it an “Amazon moment.” Is that anything like Alzheimer’s?
Not content with driving up prices of GPUs on the desktop computing market, cryptominers are now doing the same to the laptop market. Better get that Chromebook now before the prices go through the roof.
Here’s why everyone should own cryptocurrency.
On the other hand, here’s the case against cryptocurrencies.
Fear and loathing. In cryptoville.
Investor Jim Rogers says he wishes he had bought bitcoins, but he warns investors that governments can outlaw cryptocurrencies. If that happens, only outlaws will have cryptocurrencies.
Blockchain investment is expected to reach $15.9 billion by 2023.
Grayscale ramps up its investment in Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum Classic.
Polkadot’s futures market blows past Litecoin’s.
How to admire an NFT as a work of art.
And did you know blockchain technology is changing the nature of social games?
As a freelance writer, I delight in accepting new forms of payment. I just received my first payment in USDC and my single largest crypto payment yet.
That’s it folks. Say you heard it here first. Even if you didn’t.
Allen Taylor is a veteran award-winning journalist and former newspaper editor. He is a freelance writer focused on fintech, including blockchain and crypto projects, and manages crypto blogs through CryptoBloggers. Let’s connect on Twitter. He is currently writing a book about where crypto intersects with social media.