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Can Web3 Remake Hollywood?

The founders of ToonStar left comfortable jobs at Warner Bros. to make a bet on Web3 entertainment. Can they make fan-driven storytelling work where others haven't? Jeff Wilser tunes in.

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Crypto Fantasy Football Is Here

As the NFL season gets underway, several new crypto-inflected fantasy games are ready for play, says Jeff Wilser.

Fantasy football and crypto seem to be a marriage made in heaven (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

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Why Crypto Isn't a Tool for Protest in Argentina

The idea that growing stablecoin use can offer a solution to Argentina's persistent economic and political problems doesn't accord with reality, says Leah Callon-Butler after a recent visit.

Protesters in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Leah Callon-Butler/CoinDesk)

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The Degens' Sports Club

It's like a sportier version of Wall Street Bets, plus bar and NFTs. And it's showing how to build a vibrant community in Web3, says Jeff Wilser.

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Why Crypto Winter Hasn’t Dulled the Passion for Web3 Sex Work

Dead Discords, derailed roadmaps and shrinking market caps have not deterred those who think crypto could reshape adult entertainment for the better.

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Finance

What's Your NFT Really Worth? This Man Is Using AI to Find Out

Nikolai Yakovenko has harnessed the power of machine learning for everything from professional baseball to human genomics. Now he’s coming for NFTs.

Nikolai Yakovenko, right, and his trainer after a workout at a Miami Beach boxing gym.

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'I Totally Obsessed Over It.' How Crypto Addiction Almost Ruined My Life

One crypto-crazed man's descent into hell and back.

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The Woman Who Conquered COVID-19

Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang sees the transparency of blockchain technology as a lynchpin of good governance.

Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang has been credited with a "Taiwan Model" that preserves privacy while promoting societal consensus. (Sean Marc Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

A Use Case You Can Eat: California Crabs Tracked by Helium Network

The Helium Network is a crypto-powered network of Internet hotspots, but it has saved one amateur fisherman thousands of dollars on crab pots every year.

Crabs caught using Helium-powered tracking devices. (Jameson Buffmire)

Opinion

Crypto Mining, the Energy Crisis and the End of ESG

How a European war made an argument about mining moot. This op-ed is part of Mining Week.

A BitCluster crypto mining site in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Image Credit: BitCluster)