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CoinDesk ‘Most Influential’ Artists Sell Charity NFTs for 50 ETH

They will donate up to 20% of the $200,000 (so far) in sales to charity, in association with The Giving Block.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Финансы

There Was No ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Lawsuit

Depending on what you read, you might get the real story, or ... not.

Actor Adrian Grenier and Chief Scientist at nChain Dr. Craig Wright attend CoinGeek Cocktail Party at Gustavino's on October 4, 2021, in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Most Influential 2021: Jack Mallers

The CEO of Bitcoin payments app Strike helped birth El Salvador’s BTC move this year. He still sees himself as a “pleb,” not an influencer.

(“The Last Confirmation” - a collaboration between Norman & Robness/CoinDesk)

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Olympus DAO Might Be the Future of Money (or It Might Be a Ponzi)

Right now, it’s a money game. One day it could be the backbone of all of DeFi. This post is part of Future of Money Week.

(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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Music Marketplace Nina Wants to Be a Bandcamp for Web 3.0

Ryley Walker and noise veteran Aaron Dilloway are among the artists already on board.

(Aliane Schwartzhaupt/Unsplash)

Политика

Is the Dollar Doomed?

In this excerpt from “The Future of Money,” author Eswar Prasad examines the forces – the rise of bitcoin and stablecoins and foreign currency competition – threatening the dollar’s perch as the world’s reserve currency.

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Политика

Central Banks vs. Private Currencies: ‘The Future of Money’ With Economist Eswar Prasad

Economist Eswar Prasad’s latest book is an ambitious overview of the changing nature of money.

(Eswar Prasad)

Финансы

How ‘World of Women’ Became a Celebrity NFT Phenom

In a space dominated by men, the popular NFT collection is a dose of much needed diversity and energy. Gary Vaynerchuk, Pransky and Logan Paul are fans.

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Play-to-Earn Is Already the Biggest Star in the Metaverse

With The Sandbox launching in “public alpha” later this month, blockchain-enabled metaverses are going mainstream. Will they be open systems or closed like Facebook?

The Sandbox

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Cuáles son las monedas que podrían reemplazar al dólar como principal reserva de valor

La participación de la moneda estadounidense en las reservas mundiales no ha dejado de disminuir desde hace años. ¿Tomará el euro, yuan o bitcoin su lugar en el centro de las finanzas mundiales?

Durante medio siglo, Estados Unidos pudo convertir al dólar en la base de un sistema mundial de tipos de cambio. Ahora, China quiere hacer lo mismo.