ふたりのカナダ人プログラマーが「CryptoPunks（クリプトパンク）」というオンラインプロジェクトを始めたとき、自分たちがブロックチェーンを駆使した大規模なカルチャームーヴメントの火付け役になるとは思ってもいなかった。その誕生前夜から今日までに、この10,000の顔は何を生み出し、永遠にその価値を変えたのか？ クリプトパンクに魅了された人々の群像からその答えを追う集中連載。
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Jack Dorsey Announces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
Former Twitter CEO and Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced plans to create a “Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund” with Chaincode Labs co-founder Alex Morcos and Martin White, who appears to be an academic at the University of Sussex. CoinTelegraph reports:…
Costa Rica Hydro Plant Revivified For Crypto Mining
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A defunct hydro plant in Costa Rica is getting a new lease on life by powering crypto mining, and bringing clean energy to a rapidly expanding business. More than 650 machines from 150 customers operate…
The Associated Press Is Starting Its Own NFT Marketplace For Photojournalism
The Associated Press, or AP, has announced that it’s starting a marketplace to sell NFTs of its photojournalists’ work in collaboration with a company called Xooa. The Verge reports: It’s billing its foray into NFTs as a way for collectors to “purchase…
Avira Joins Norton 360 In Adding a Crypto Miner To Its Products
Last week, security researcher Brian Krebs reported that Norton 360, one of the most popular antivirus products on the market, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. Well, it appears that Avira antivirus, which has b…
Bitcoin Slips Under the $40,000 Mark
The value of bitcoin fell under the $40,000 mark in early morning trading today. From a report: The popular cryptocurrency sold off sharply this morning, while rival tokens like ether also lost value. Currently worth $39,831 per coin, bitcoin is off 4….
Crypto Firms Brace for New Tax-Reporting Rules to IRS
The Biden administration is poised to specify which cryptocurrency firms will be forced to report reams of customer data to the Internal Revenue Service, Bloomberg News reported Friday. From the report: The Treasury Department is planning to issue prel…
Meme Coins Return To Earth as Gloom Overtakes Crypto Fanatics
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts who piled into meme coins such as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu amid the long-time industry rallying call of “to the moon” are finding this year’s journey back to earth pretty painful. From a report: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and other to…
‘All My Apes Gone’: NFT Theft Victims Beg For Centralized Saviors
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: On the eve of the new year, tragedy struck in Manhattan: Chelsea art gallery owner Todd Kramer had 615 ETH (about $2.3 million) worth of NFTs, primarily Bored Apes and Mutant Apes, stolen by scammer…
Mozilla Foundation hits pause on crypto donation following backlash
The Mozilla Foundation is pausing accepting donations in cryptocurrency following a backlash from scores of individuals including a founder of the Mozilla Project. The foundation, which oversees the development of Firefox browser, on Thursday acknowledged conversations around the environment impact that cryptocurrency potentially pose and said it is reviewing whether its current policy on crypto […]