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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
In this week's issue, we've got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data an...
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By Bradley Keoun
May 15, 2024 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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Caution Taxes Ahead (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Memes to Millions: The Tax Implications of Sudden Crypto Wealth
Don't let meme coin season become a tax planning nightmare, TokenTax CEO Zac McClure writes.
Caution Taxes Ahead (Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
By Zac McClure
Apr 2, 2024 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2024
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The shiba inu dog behind the DOGE meme. (Atsuko Sato)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Meme Coins Going Legit Is the Worst Thing for Meme Coins
Institutions like Franklin Templeton are taking meme coins increasingly seriously this cycle. But will these joke-y projects run afoul of regulators?
The shiba inu dog behind the DOGE meme. (Atsuko Sato)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 15, 2024 at 5:51 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2024
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(President Joseph Biden, on Twitter/X)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Did President Biden Just Endorse Bitcoin?
The octogenarian politician is sporting laser eyes on Twitter, seemingly unaware it is a symbol of support for the cryptocurrency.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 12, 2024 at 8:16 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2024
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TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
Finance
Bitcoin ordinals
Bitcoin-Focused Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Raises $7.5M in Seed Round
Taproot Wizards, which describes itself as "magic internet JPEGs", offers a collection of Microsoft Paint images of wizards harking back to a 2013 bitcoin meme: "magic interne...
TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
By Jamie Crawley
Nov 16, 2023 at 4:54 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2023
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Nakamigos (OpenSea)
Web3
Analysis
From Nakamigos to Magamigos: The Tricky Relationship Between the Meme Economy and NFTs
Speculative NFT project Nakamigos has recently broken into the NFT spotlight, spawning copycat projects such as Magamigos and Nakamigas that capitalize on the trend. But while...
Nakamigos (OpenSea)
By Cam ThompsonRosie Perper
Apr 6, 2023 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2023
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TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
Tech
Taproot
Giant Bitcoin 'Taproot Wizard' NFT Minted in Collaboration With Luxor Mining Pool
Luxor Mining collaborated with independent developer Udi Wertheimer to mint the NFT advertising “Magic Internet JPEGs” in “the largest Bitcoin block ever mined.”
TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)
By Frederick MunawaGeorge Kaloudis
Feb 2, 2023 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Feb 2, 2023
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Layer 2
Trading week 2022
Midwits, Wassies and HODLers: The Memes That Define Crypto Trading
In the crypto trading world, memes have become something of a universal language.
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By Xinyi Luo
Oct 26, 2022 at 7:13 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2022
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North Korea's leader is casting a shadow over crypto. (Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images)
Layer 2
North korea
Crypto Hacks Fuel Memes of North Korea: Blockchain’s Biggest Baddie
"Funding secured for next missile launch."
North Korea's leader is casting a shadow over crypto. (Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images)
By Danny Nelson
Oct 12, 2022 at 7:53 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2022
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Crypto News Roundup for Aug. 30, 2022
With markets for risk assets bouncing back strongly after last week’s central bank scare, plus a look at companies embracing meme stocks as a way to survive, CoinDesk’s “Marke...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Aug 30, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2022
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