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Bitcoin Non-Profit ₿trust Launches Africa Open Source Cohort; Names First Developer

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin non-profit ₿trust has picked Vladimir Fomene as its first developer who will contribute to the Bitcoin Development Kit and the Swahili Wor...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 21, 2022 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2022

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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey Launch ‘Bitcoin Academy’

Residents of the Marcy Houses, a public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York, where rapper Jay-Z grew up, will have the opportunity to take free Bitcoin education classes. Th...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 10, 2022 at 9:44 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2022

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Damon Dash on Auctioning Roc-A-Fella Share via NFT Despite Lawsuit

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Damon Dash on Auctioning Roc-A-Fella Share via NFT Despite Lawsuit

Damon Dash shares his side of the story regarding the dispute over his auction of an NFT titled “It’s the Roc” based on his one-third interest in Roc-A-Fella Inc., which owns...

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 16, 2022 at 1:49 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2022

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Spatial Labs Founder on Blockchain, Hardware and Hip-Hop

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Spatial Labs Founder on Blockchain, Hardware and Hip-Hop

Jay-Z backed metaverse- and blockchain-based tech incubator spatial LABS (sLABS) will launch its first product, called “LNQ,” this year. SLABS founder Iddris Sandu shares insi...

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 8, 2022 at 7:32 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2022

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Jay-Z to Auction 'Reasonable Doubt' Anniversary NFT at Sotheby’s

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Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Anniversary NFT at Sotheby’s

Rapper Jay-Z is auctioning off a non-fungible token (NFT) with Sotheby’s on the 25th anniversary of his “Reasonable Doubt” album, featuring famed artist Derrick Adams. “The Ha...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 25, 2021 at 6:49 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2021

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Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT at Sotheby’s

The news comes fresh on the heels of a lawsuit filed against another Roc-A-Fella founder over an attempted NFT.

By Benjamin Powers

Jun 25, 2021 at 1:02 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2021

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Roc-a-Fella Records Sues Dame Dash for Trying To Sell Jay-Z’s Debut Album as an NFT

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Roc-a-Fella Records Sues Dame Dash for Trying To Sell Jay-Z’s Debut Album as an NFT

The ongoing beef between Roc-a-Fella Records co-founders Jay-Z and Dame Dash continues into the cryptocurrency space. The record label is suing Dash for allegedly trying to se...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 22, 2021 at 5:53 p.m. UTC

Jun 22, 2021

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Roc-A-Fella Records Sues Co-Founder for Trying to Sell Jay-Z’s Debut Album as an NFT

The suit alleges that Damon Dash does not own "Reasonable Doubt" so he should not be allowed to sell its copyright.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:26 a.m. UTC

Jun 22, 2021

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NFT Platforms Continue to Attract Venture Capital Money

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NFT Platforms Continue to Attract Venture Capital Money

Investor money continues to pour into the NFT sphere. Jay-Z is among the backers of a $19 million funding round for Bitski, and the team behind the infamous Banksy burning NFT...

By CoinDesk Staff

May 6, 2021 at 7:11 p.m. UTC

May 6, 2021