Nyan Cat NFT Sells for 300 ETH, Opening Door to the 'Meme Economy'
"I've basically opened the door to a whole new meme economy in the crypto world," Nyan Cat's creator said.
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Feb 19, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2021
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Why Everyone Wants an Invite to Clubhouse Crypto
The 11-month old audio app is the latest vector for crypto adoption – memes and all. Here's why everyone wants in.
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Feb 19, 2021 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2021
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Blockchain Bites: The Weird and Wonderful in Crypto This Week
Also: Ether is jumping off, taking DeFi tokens with it.
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Feb 5, 2021 at 5:39 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2021
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Blockchain Bites: The 'Silver Lining' for Bitcoin
XRP and silver went viral – showing mind-meld market mechanics are still in play – though both hit limits.
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Feb 1, 2021 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2021
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Bitcoin, Mescaline and Parallel Worlds
From conspiracy theories to magical internet money, humans have bought into shared belief systems to make sense of reality.
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Sep 9, 2020 at 11:41 a.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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'It's Part and Parcel of Crypto': How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message.
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Aug 26, 2020 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2020
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How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester
The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.
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Jun 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2020
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The Power and Peril of the 'Bitcoin Fixes This' Meme
As the U.S. experiences the most sustained civil disobedience in more than a generation, an exploration of what role bitcoin has to play in building a better system.
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Jun 1, 2020 at 7:08 p.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2020
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'Stacking Sats' vs. 'ETH Is Money' - The Memes That Shaped 2019
NLW breaks down ten memes and narratives that dominated the crypto conversation in 2019.
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Dec 18, 2019 at 8:05 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2019
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Blockchain-Based Digital Collectibles Market Meme Factory Launches Today
Meme Factory, an ethereum-based marketplace for creating, selling and trading digital collectibles, goes live Thursday.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2019