NFT artist Olive Allen said by publicly burning her Russian passport, protesting the current government. Allen said she will use funds from the sale to donate to Save the Children, an organization aimed at helping children around the world. Olive Allen, a Russian national and artist who has lived in the USA for more than…
Steam wasn’t accepting Bitcoin for long due to its volatility and ‘50% of transactions were fraudulent,’ says Gabe Newell, the Valve president. Bitcoin was adopted as a payment method on Steam in April 2016. However, it was removed in December 2017 due to the volatility of cryptocurrency’s price and “a significant increase in the fees…
Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine, calling it a “crime against the Ukrainian and Russian people.” On February 24, the Russian armed forces launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine that could disturb the peace on the continent. Buterin, who was born in Russia and grew up…
Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, also known as “CZ,” became the wealthiest crypto billionaire with an estimated net worth of $96 billion – and that’s without counting his personal crypto holdings. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Changpeng Zhao ranks 11th among the world’s richest people as Binance retains its position as the biggest crypto exchange…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has unveiled the identity of the person who he believes is the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Speaking on the Lex Fridman podcast, the entrepreneur said that computer scientist and cryptographer Nick Szabo might have developed the cryptocurrency. Musk said that Szabo’s theories, particularly the term “smart contacts” and…
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling book “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” said we’re already in a ‘technical depression’ and added that he’s using these gold, silver, and Bitcoin to protect himself from the pain. As the S&P 500 back near all-time highs, the stock market is mostly shrugging off inflation and Omicron concerns. But…