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0 CommentsBreaking crypto news from the last week (17 – 23 July 2021): 17 July: Damien Hirst, one of the world’s most estimated artists, says NFTs are changing the world. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the British contemporary artist compared NFTs to “the invention of paper.” 18 July: The U.S. Department of State, at the first…
Texas-based influencer Estefannie and British synth-pop musician Look Mum No Computer collaborate to produce music based on fluctuations of the crypto market data. Estefannie and Sam Battle, also known as Look Mum No Computer, made a device that converts the price volatility of various cryptocurrency markets into music-like sounds. Battle constructed a mechanism to generate…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global announced on Wednesday it has started to accept meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin for commerce payments. Dogecoin (DOGE) became the 7th cryptocurrency for merchants to accept payments on Coinbase’s e-commerce portal, according to an announcement on Twitter. The platform currently also supports Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), as well…
Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) make Bitcoin obsolete or not? – professor Sean Stein Smith reflects in the Forbes column. Recent comments by the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, highlight the need for more productive conversations around crypto competition. During testimony to both the House and Senate the topic of a central…
Square CEO, Twitter founder, and long-time Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey has high hopes cryptocurrency will help bring about world peace. “My hope is that it creates world peace or helps create world peace,” he said during a “The B Word” conference on Wednesday. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood were also…
The U.S. Department of State is first offering to pay a bounty in crypto worth up to $10 million (315 BTC) in exchange for relevant intelligence regarding cyberattacks organized by foreign governments. The Rewards for Justice program operated by the Diplomatic Security Service was announced in a July 15 statement. The payment would be provided…
