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Is Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism Getting Less Toxic?
As BTC gets Wall Street approval and developers build new applications on the network, bitcoiners are ditching some of their previous siege mentality.
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Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador's Bitcoin?
Last week, the sats stacking president of the "Land of Many Volcanoes" announced he was moving thousands of the country's BTC into a bitcoin "piggy bank."
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‘Greater Fools Are Watching’: Bitcoin Is Here to Stay, Elites Admit
From the Rockefeller Foundation to Donald Trump, critics who wrote Bitcoin autopsies are now examining their own heads.
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"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)
Robert Alice Made NFT History, Now He’s Writing About It
Legendary art book publisher TASCHEN is putting out the first major survey of NFT art, while Christie's launches his new art project tonight.
"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)

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Women Are Usually Savers Instead of Investors (Can Bitcoin Change That?)
Through mutual education, support and advocacy for equality, we can lay the foundation for a more inclusive and holistic financial future this International Women's Day.
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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's signature on the Satoshi Nakamoto flag certificate that was flown over the United States Capitol was displayed at PubKey on Feb. 15. (	Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
What the Warren/Satoshi Flag Moment Means
The prank was believable because even bitcoin critics like Sen. Liz Warren might have to embrace crypto voters in the wake of ETF approvals, says Daniel Kuhn.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's signature on the Satoshi Nakamoto flag certificate that was flown over the United States Capitol was displayed at PubKey on Feb. 15. (	Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?
Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn....
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Ethereum Has Gatekeepers (for Good Reason)
A new, non-standard token standard called ERC-404 circumvented the usual governance process and is capitalizing on a term with an actual definition.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)
'Absolute Essentials of Ethereum' by Paul Dylan-Ennis: An Excerpt
How does on-chain and off-chain governance work in Ethereum?
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)

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30 Reasons to Love Vitalik Buterin, on His 30th Birthday
The co-founder and spiritual leader of Ethereum has achieved more than most in his relatively short lifetime.
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