Monetized Memes: Dank Bank Raises $4.2069M
The NFT platform plans to use the funds to acquire “legendary memes.” Source
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RIP Bogdanoffs, Inspiration for Crypto Memes
Who will dump my bags now? Yesterday, it was reported that Igor Bogdanoff, twin of Grichka, passed away due to complications of the coronavirus, six days after his brother’s untimely death of the same disease. The two were known for their flamboyance, outlandish scientific theories and mountainous cheekbones, and were,
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Memes As the Future of Money
I’ve recently been digging into a true investing classic, “The Money Game.” Published in 1968, it was in retrospect one of the earliest rebuttals of EMT, après la lettre. It was considered so scandalous, both for its gossip and its principles, that author George Goodman, a working Wall Streeter, felt
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Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and memes are hauling the dogsled to mass adoption
2021 has been a breakout year for the cryptocurrency sector, as the passage of the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a sign that crypto is becoming more mainstream and has the potential to lead to an increase in investors’ exposure to BTC.The influx of new participants into the
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Kevin Smith sells horror flick rights as NFT, Megadeth’s ETH, farming MEMEs …
Filmmaker Kevin Smith is releasing his latest horror anthology “Killroy Was Here” as a non-fungible token. The owner of the NFT will secure the rights to exhibit, distribute, and stream the work, making it a revenue generator outside of just a resale. The filmmaker said on Twitter that: “Back in 1994,
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Bernie Sanders mitten memes immortalized in new NFT collection
Topps Digital released their latest line of NFT collectibles today, featuring Senator Bernie Sanders and his winter mittens as the subject of the promotional series. The collectibles, dubbed “GPK Bernventures,” are digital packs containing two non-fungible tokens issued on the WAX blockchain. The card drawings are in the style of Topps’
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Memes Mean Money – CoinDesk
Before we get into this week’s column, an announcement, one I’m super excited about. Today, we’re simultaneously launching a new podcast under the same name as this newsletter: CryptoX’s Money Reimagined. Like the newsletter, it’s a conversation around the technological, political and social forces reshaping our financial system. For each show,
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‘It’s Part and Parcel of Crypto’: How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
“YAMs = Ponzinomics of AMPL + Chad launch of YFI + Meme math of Tendies,” Messari analyst Ryan Watkins tweeted about the latest decentralized financial application to set crypto atwitter. It’s the type of back of the napkin logic that looks like gibberish on its face, but has an internal cohesion
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CryptoX Youtube Hosts Review COVID-19 and Bitcoin Memes
Are you bored sitting at home in quarantine while the COVID-19 pandemic is raging outside? Feeling depressed from the latest crypto market crash? Afraid that the world might be ending?Don’t worry! CryptoX Youtube hosts, Jackson and Giovanni, collected the best memes on coronavirus and Bitcoin to lift up your
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‘Stacking Sats’ vs. ‘ETH Is Money’ – The Memes That Shaped 2019
From “digital gold” to “stacking sats” to “ETH is money,” 2019 was a year of narrative battlegrounds and meme warfare. And when every narrative is competing for scarce resources and attention, things are sure to get contentious. Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet
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