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Andrew Tate (L) and Tristan Tate leave the Bucharest Court of Appeal after the hearing on their appeal to the decision of arrest for 30 days, on Jan. 10, 2023. (Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images)
Jailed Kickboxer Andrew Tate Promoted Bitcoin for Tax Avoidance in Video
The video of Andrew Tate, who was 2022's eighth-most Googled person, was published by popular YouTube personality and criminal lawyer Bruce Rivers earlier this month. But the...
Andrew Tate (L) and Tristan Tate leave the Bucharest Court of Appeal after the hearing on their appeal to the decision of arrest for 30 days, on Jan. 10, 2023. (Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images)

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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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The Sex Club, Tokenized
Daniel Saynt’s Manhattan sex club has plans for NFT membership and its own NSFW token. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
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How to Pay for Porn With Crypto
Artists and workers in the sex industry routinely face problems with traditional finance, making the case for crypto as a preferred payment.
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OnlyFans' Porn U-Turn Is a Victory Against Banking Censorship
Banks helped force a hugely disruptive porn ban on OnlyFans. With public fury focused on their outsized power, the banks seem to have backed down.
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Pornhub Adds Bitcoin and Litecoin Payments for Premium Content
Pornhub, the popular adult entertainment site, has (at last) added bitcoin as a payment option.
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Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin
Pornhub has added new performer payment options including the tether (USDT) stablecoin, two months after being apparently dropped by PayPal.
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SpankChain Launches Crypto Payments Service for Adult Content Providers
Adult industry-oriented blockchain project SpankChain has launched a crypto payments platform called, of course, SpankPay.
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In Bed With Brenna Sparks: Porn’s Rising Star Might Be Crypto’s Best Advocate
CoinDesk profiles Brenna Sparks, the SpankChain advisor who is equal parts porn star and cryptocurrency evangelist, during a recent visit to Las Vegas.
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SpankChain Loses $40K in Hack Due to Smart Contract Bug
SpankChain, a cryptocurrency project focused on the adult industry, lost almost $40,000 due to a smart contract flaw on Saturday.
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