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Monthly Archives: June 2022

Bitcoin drops 14%, falling below $24,000 as $200 billion wiped off crypto market over the weekend

[CNBC, Getty Images] KEY POINTS Bitcoin tumbled below $24,000 late on Monday, hitting its lowest level since December 2020, as investors dump crypto amid a broader sell-off in risk assets. Meanwhile, a crypto lending company called Celsius has paused withdrawals for its customers, sparking fears of contagion into the broader […]

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Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z Launch Free Bitcoin Academy to Lift NYC Public Housing Residents

[Bloomberg] The men are funding a Bitcoin-focused education program for residents at the rapper’s childhood home. Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and Block CEO Jack Dorsey are teaming up to take Bitcoin and financial education to the rapper’s childhood home. Dorsey announced the launch of Bitcoin Academy on Thursday. The financial education program will be free […]

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Bored Ape Is Going Hollywood

[GQ, Señor Salme] It’s already the world’s most coveted NFT collection, but the Bored Ape Yacht Club is becoming something else: highly lucrative I.P. With buyers racing to make their apes the stars of movies and books and albums and shows, GQ goes inside the quest to cash in on […]

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Bulls Star Lonzo Ball Teams Up With Michael Jordan And His Son’s Web3 platform To Launch Athlete Membership NFT

[Black Enterprise, HEIR] HEIR Inc., a Web3 platform co-founded by Michael Jordan and his son Jeffrey Jordan, is anticipating the launch of its first athlete membership NFT with Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball. The Crypto Times says the June 7th drop will feature Lonzo Ball as an NFT collection entitled “Zo.” This upcoming project, which will be launched […]

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