Tag: Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin, the free-wheeling, scam-infested, “fuck the system” techno-libertarian cryptocurrency, lost the dyed hair and leather jacket. He finally bought a nice suit, shined leather shoes and grew up. On Wednesday night, finance and venture capital firms, bitcoin startups, economic think-tanks, and former government big-wigs gathered to talk bitcoin at the Museum of American Finance. Previous […]
Humans may not yet have the opportunity to be immortal, but we’re well on our way to immortalizing our genes. In 2013, scientists discovered a way to store genetic data in an app. Another group of researchers suggested that it may be possible to store man-made data in human genes. Now, one project called Genecoin […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have come down with serious regulatory decisions that will impact every Bitcoin-related business from exchanges like Coinbase, payment processors like BitPay, to even the Reddit tip bot you got Dogecoins from. FinCEN’s two rulings say that despite trying to pass virtual […]
Last month, NASCAR- and cryptocurrency-loving Redditors raised $15,000 to fund a Doge-emblazoned race car. Sunday, the first pictures of that car hit the internet. Doge itself gets prominent placement on the car’s hood and rear, of course, but there’s a serious lack of brightly colored Comic Sans. Driver Josh Wise will run the Dogecar at the Aaron’s […]
The image above should really require no explanation, but just in case: the Juggalos, a proud and noble group of facepaint and off-brand soda pop enthusiasts from the midwestern United States, are debuting their own cryptocurrency to compete with the likes of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Coinye. The Juggalos behind JuggaloCoin explain why on their website: […]
Why? Good question, my friend. I do not know why this Bitcoin soap exists, only that it does, because this is the world in which we live. Bitcoin soap, of course, is only purchasable with Bitcoin, as are Doge Soap, Anarchy Soap, and Pi Soap, all by the same San Francisco-based manufacturer. The soap is […]
In an effort to give the fledgling cryptocurrency Dogecoin a more “unique identity,” Redditor and Dogecoin-er Grazsebastian proposed something radical: do away with Comic Sans, the infamous typeface that’s provided Doge’s John Hancock from the start, and replace it with Doge Sans, a custom-built font, based on Comic Sans, that’s just for Doge. Here’s what he […]
Steps from the New York Stock Exchange, in a storefront plastered with signs, lies a considerably smaller financial institution. This is the New York City Bitcoin Center, a startup company devoted to educating the masses about the ballyhooed cryptocurrency and making some cash while doing it. The center, which opened its doors on January 1st, […]
Now that Dogecoin is dead, you’ll need another cyrptocurrency based on a pop cultural meme in which to invest all your hard-earned money. Enter Coinye, a totally-not-a-joke digital currency based on Yeezus himself. In an interview with Noisey, Coinye’s creators say they’re interested in reaching users who wouldn’t otherwise be interested in this sort of […]
