Crypto
Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy is not going over well
The initiative was meant to empower residents of the Marcy Houses, but their testimonials paint a different story.
Coinbase pushing pro crypto-lobbying crusade through its app
Brian Armstrong, the company's CEO, announced an update to the brand's mobile app that will inform users on their state politicians' stance on crypto.
Ethereum's big merge reduces climate impact but not transaction fees
The merge should reduce Ethereum's power consumption by approximately 99 percent.
The SEC is finally getting tougher on crypto
The move to create two new divisions focused on reining in the crypto sector signals a major shift in attitude.
Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy is not going over well
The initiative was meant to empower residents of the Marcy Houses, but their testimonials paint a different story.
Coinbase pushing pro crypto-lobbying crusade through its app
Brian Armstrong, the company's CEO, announced an update to the brand's mobile app that will inform users on their state politicians' stance on crypto.
Ethereum's big merge reduces climate impact but not transaction fees
The merge should reduce Ethereum's power consumption by approximately 99 percent.
The SEC is finally getting tougher on crypto
The move to create two new divisions focused on reining in the crypto sector signals a major shift in attitude.
Crypto investors still think they're going to get filthy rich, study finds
A study from The Harris Poll, conducted in July, demonstrates the unrelenting faith of crypto enthusiasts.
Here’s every tech company conducting mass layoffs right now
The tech labor movement is on the rise, but the industry itself is down bad. From Tesla to Patreon to HBO Max, here’s a list of all the tech companies undergoing layoffs.
Starbucks’ new NFT program isn’t even worth roasting
The company's Rewards loyalty program will adopt the technology while also obscuring it.
Crypto mining expends more energy than the entire country of Australia
A new report from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy outlines the environmental toll of generating crypto assets.
Puma’s first NFTs unlock access to exclusive physical sneakers
The brand’s Black Station web3 experience offers NFTs and other digital collectibles redeemable for limited-edition product.
Don’t expect to see Tom Brady or Matt Damon in crypto ads anytime soon
The days of Larry David appearing in crypto-espousing Super Bowl ads seem like a distant memory.
Former crypto CEO faces potential 40,000-year sentence in Turkish jail
Faruk Özer disappeared in April 2021 after shutting down Thodex, an Istanbul-based crypto platform, and absconding with millions of dollars in investor money.
Crypto.com accidentally sent a woman $7.2 million instead of $68
Manivel Thevamanogari received the sum back in May 2021 but the company didn’t catch on until seven months later.
NFT trading on OpenSea has basically fallen off a cliff
The dip coincides with the proverbial crypto winter, as currencies drop in value and trading platforms shutter.
This ‘pay-to-spawn’ NFT shooter rewards you with crypto for kills
The game combines NFTs, crypto, tokenomics, and smart contracts. What could possibly go wrong?
Neopets Metaverse showcases web3's most unnecessary tendencies
A perfect example of blockchain implementation that just doesn't make sense.
Hackers are being incentivized with worthless NFT to return stolen funds
Nomad Bridge was hacked at the beginning of the month, losing close to $200M in what was a copy-paste exploit.
