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An Orb, a Token and Money for Everyone: Worldcoin’s CEO on Crypto’s Most Daring Project

Alex Blania on collaborating with OpenAI's Sam Altman on a universal basic income for eight billion people.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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Starbucks Teams Up With Micah Johnson's Aku NFT Project

The next Starbucks Odyssey Journey will feature a Stamp "designed by Aku" and include a $100,000 donation to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit tackling food insecurity among children.

Aku (Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Could Rise to $120K by End-2024: Standard Chartered

The bank previously said it expected the cryptocurrency to reach $100,000 by then.

Bitcoin's price will go up if the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, Matrixport said. (Unsplash)

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Tom Brady's NFT Startup Autograph Shifts Strategy Amid Struggles: NYT

Autograph is now shifting to a broader focus on helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed some crypto language from its marketing.

Tom Brady (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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Taylor Swift Approved Sponsorship Deal With FTX, Despite Previous Reports: NYT

Swift signed the sponsorship agreement worth as much as $100 million following more than six months of discussions.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Paycor Stadium on June 30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Getty Images)

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Will 2023 Be the Year of the Bitcoin ETF?

The hype is back. Has the market changed enough?

(Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Honored as 'King of Cool' in New NFT Collection

The racing-themed collection with 1,000 NFTs will give holders access to token-gated content, events and games celebrating the actor's love of motorcycle racing.

(Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Floor Price Sinks to 20-Month Low

The floor price of the Yuga Labs NFT collection fell to 27.4 ETH, or about $53,000, on Sunday evening before rebounding slightly.

(Yuga Labs)

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Harry Styles Concert App Takes Fans in More Than One Direction With Blockchain Rewards

At a recent concert, 5,000 of the pop star’s fans opened digital wallets through the EVNTZ app, paving the way for future blockchain-based rewards.

Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden. (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

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EU’s Controversial Smart Contract Kill-Switch Rules Finalized by Negotiators

Lawmakers and governments have reached a deal on the Data Act despite protests from the blockchain industry.

The EU is looking to govern data from connected devices (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)