Despite central bank officials’ call for heavy monitoring, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua is launching an NFT collection.
South Park excoriates NFTs as investments in latest vision of post-COVID-19 future
“Another 30 seconds in that room and you would have started considering NFTs as a viable investment” was just one of the jokes the show used comparing NFT investments to insanity.
Dogecoin is better than Bitcoin for payments, Elon Musk declares
Elon Musk continued promoting DOGE in a Time Magazine interview after being named Time’s 2021 Person of the Year.
Chinese crypto ban poses no threat to local industry media, sources say
Chinese crypto media are reportedly keeping a low profile on their websites and are focusing on growing communities on Twitter and Telegram.
The future is Bitcoin according to South Park creators
“It’s the future — we’ve all decided centralized banking is rigged so we trust more in fly-by-night Ponzi schemes,” said the motel clerk accepting Bitcoin as payment.
Time Magazine will hold ETH as part of Galaxy Digital partnership to support metaverse newsletter
Mike Novogratz said the partnership was part of a move to “bring readers, creators, and the curious into the metaverse.”
Associated Press plans to launch Chainlink node to publish data
The news agency added it would be open to shifting its approach based on the response from developers as it kept “a finger on the pulse of the blockchain economy.”
TikTok embraces NFTs with creator-led collection
The NFT launch features prominent TikTokers including Lil Nas X, Bella Poarch, Curtis Roach, Brittany Broski and others.
Vitalik Buterin makes list of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2021
Prince Harry, singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, Olympian Simone Biles, and the Ethereum co-founder all made the cut.
Fox Corporation backs Eluvio’s $100M raise as part of its content plan for NFTs
Fox Corporation is diving deeper into the NFT ecosystem with its latest partnership.
NFT animation ‘Stoner Cats’ preps for launch following delay
After a false start yesterday, the Stoner Cats team say they’re now ready for take two.
HK production company plans to launch crypto-themed drama series on NFTs
The series will reportedly incorporate interactive features from video games, allowing viewers to collect scenes, characters and props within the story after its run time.
Fact check: Has Coinbase launched a decentralized fact checking portal?
Coinbase has launched a fact-checking portal to combat “misinformation and mischaracterizations about Coinbase or crypto” being shared online.
‘Dogefather’ Elon Musk jokingly calls token a hustle as price falls under $0.50
Though Musk’s mother briefly mentioned the token during the Saturday Night Live opening monologue, the Tesla CEO followed up with an in-depth look for his Weekend Update segment.
Cinedigm integrates Theta blockchain tech into anime streaming channel
American content distribution company Cinedigm now uses Theta’s TFUEL cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing and watching content.
NFTs come to Saturday Night Live in rap sketch
“Everyone’s making so much money — can you please explain what’s an NFT?” asked Pete Davidson’s Eminem.
Crypto media runs with the bulls as new entrants compete against established brands
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Time magazine seeks CFO comfortable with Bitcoin and crypto
“The media industry is undergoing a rapid evolution,” says the job listing.
The Mainstream Media Narrative Shifts as Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley Come to Bitcoin
As another wave of major financial institutions announce bitcoin plans, it’s getting harder for the MSM to simply print the same old FUD.
Camila Russo on Building The Defiant and the Future of DeFi
The Defiant is required reading about DeFi these days. How did “one more Bloomberg journalist” become a successful media entrepreneur and influencer?