Today, Decrypt did something we’ve never done before: published an original news story that will also run on multiple other sites. The story, which hits on multiple hot-button issues in the crypto world—NFTs, DAOs, and crypto lobbying efforts in D.C.—marks the launch of PubDAO, a new media DAO we’ve been building out behind the scenes …
Introducing PubDAO, a Decentralized Crypto News Wire Leer más »
The Wharton business school at the University of Pennsylvania is launching an executive education program in blockchain and, fittingly enough, will let students pay for it in crypto—making it just the second American college to accept Bitcoin. Starting today, students will be able to choose crypto from a tuition payment menu that also includes PayPal …
Wharton Business School to Accept Tuition Payment in Bitcoin, Ethereum Leer más »
Steam is the largest digital marketplace for PC games, but it won’t be where you find blockchain-based games with NFT assets or cryptocurrency integration right now. Recently, the marketplace banned any games with NFT or crypto elements—but a number of crypto game developers and Web3 advocates are now pushing back against the decision. Today, digital …
Crypto Advocates Protest ‘Gatekeeper’ Valve’s NFT Game Ban on Steam Leer más »
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw his 600th touchdown pass on Sunday, but his tight end unwittingly tossed the historical game ball to a fan in the stands—meaning team officials had to go retrieve it. The ball recipient, a Bucs fan named Byron Kennedy, promptly gave the ball back. But Brady nonetheless offered him …
Tom Brady Gives Bitcoin to Fan for Return of TD Ball, Fan Asks for Round of Golf Leer más »
As issues with cyber safety and data leaks spread, a much-hyped new crypto project from Y Combinator founder Sam Altman aims to mitigate scams and breaches caused by bots and bad actors by scanning your eyeballs and awarding you crypto. Worldcoin, which already touts a $1 billion valuation, aims to onboard more people into crypto …
Edward Snowden Slams Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: ‘Don’t Catalogue Eyeballs’ Leer más »
Popular online discussion community Reddit is planning to build its own platform for users to buy and sell NFTs, according to a job listing posted by the company. Reddit is looking to hire a “Senior Backend Engineer, NFT Platform,” and the job listing isn’t ambiguous about the firm’s plans. According to the posting, the ideal …
Reddit Building NFT Marketplace to Join Ethereum Token Rewards Leer más »
Fractional shares in a Doge meme are now collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The original image of Doge, the Shiba Inu dog turned Dogecoin mascot, was turned into an NFT (a type of token that functions like a digital deed of ownership) and sold for $4 million in June. Earlier this week, it’s …
Fractional Shares in Doge NFT Hit $300 Million Valuation Leer más »
You might know Stephen Curry from his three NBA championship wins with the Golden State Warriors, or maybe you’ve seen him on ABC’s Holey Moley or in Subway commercials. But if you follow him on Twitter right now, you won’t see his face next to his handle: you’ll see an image from the Bored Ape …
These Are the NBA, NFL Stars In Bored Apes, CryptoPunks and Other Ethereum NFTs Leer más »
Robinhood cited a large growth in the popularity of cryptocurrency on its platform, reporting today that more new users bought crypto with their first trade rather than stocks in the three months ending June 30. The company also disclosed that more than 60% of its funded accounts engaged in crypto trading during this time. The …
A newly-discovered tool on the dark web lets criminals check how clean their Bitcoin is. The tool, called Antinalysis, was likely built by an administrator of a darknet market to help their merchants launder Bitcoin, according to an analysis by Tom Robinson, co-founder of London-based blockchain investigation firm Elliptic. After a wallet is linked to …
Dark Web Criminals Have Built a Tool That Checks for Dirty Bitcoin Leer más »
