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Cryptocurrency
Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump
A Bitcoin Boom Fueled by Cheap Power, Empty Plants and Few Rules
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble — From January 2018, so interesting to look back almost four years

NFTs
The Beginner’s Guide to NFTs
NFT Art Collectors Are Playing a Risky Game — And Winning
From trading cards to digital video: Sports NFTs kick sports memorabilia into the digital age
NFTs and a Thousand True Fans
Why innovative brands are looking to NFTs to engage with customers
HOW NFTS ARE USED BY MARKETERS — A CONTINUALLY UPDATED LIST
NFT+Entertainment — An exploration of how the content business is looking to cash in on the latest crypto craze
NFT 101: Everything You Need to Know
Snoop drops ‘Decentralized Dogg’ NFT like it’s hot
Ubisoft adds in-game NFTs

Blockchain
The Future Of Real Estate Transactions On The Blockchain
Blockchain in advertising — Is it the answer to digital advertising’s trust and transparency gap?

DAO
In Praise of Ponzis
‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc.

Virtual Real Estate
Metaverse Real Estate Piles Up Record Sales in Sandbox and Other Virtual Realms

Companies
A colleague of mine from Meta just started a company called Mysten Labs with some other folks from Meta. They raised $36m from a16z and published a note on what they will be doing. I understand ~10% of what they say they are working on so a lot of climbing to go in my learning curve.

Crypto Chart of the Month (Yes, there is an Omicron coin)

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