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Tag: Blockchain
Biz Stone and Mark Cuban are backing an Instagram for NFTs
Nifty’s promises to offer familiar social sharing, but also collaboration for artists and, most important, a sense of authenticity. Read More
Can selling tweets help create the next Discord?
Step one: Sell collectible versions of tweets for millions of dollars. Step two: Upend social media. Read More
The ancient mathematical pattern predicting Bitcoin will hit $70,000
A pattern first discovered by a twelfth-century Italian mathematician may help predict the future of Bitcoin (or at least its price). Read More
Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When the value of cryptocurrencies soared back in 2017, it created a huge shortage of graphics cards, as the parallel processing capabilities of a graphics card makes it ideal for mining cryptocurrencies like Ethereum (but not bitcoin). That created a financial windfall for the leading graphics card makers, […]
Report: Indian government is planning outright ban on cryptocurrency
Enlarge / Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (credit: T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The government of India is planning to introduce legislation banning cryptocurrency, Reuters reports. The law would impose fines on anyone who trades, mines, or even holds cryptocurrency. The government has a comfortable majority in parliament, giving the proposal a good shot at […]
Are your NFTs on the wrong blockchain?
Buying digital art on the wrong blockchain could leave you with a worthless collectible. Read More
The work of art in the age of blockchain reproduction
Digital artworks backed by so-called NFTs are selling for millions, even though you can copy them for free. Why? Read More
How to sell a cat GIF for half a million dollars
A non-fungible token for Nyan Cat has great value to some. Read More
SEC halts trading of iced tea company that pivoted to blockchain
Enlarge (credit: Lipton / Timothy B. Lee) Back in 2017, we reported on the bizarre story of the Long Island Iced Tea Company rebranding itself as the Long Blockchain Corp. This happened at the peak of the last big blockchain boom, with bitcoin’s price approaching $20,000 and dubious initial coin offerings raising millions of dollars. […]