Senator Ted Cruz uses the unrest in Canada to promote Bitcoin once more
Senator Ted Cruz has joined a growing number of lawmakers in the United States who have advocated for Bitcoin acceptance. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, reaffirmed his support for Bitcoin (BTC) on Friday at his Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) speech, praising its decentralization. Cruz believes Bitcoin has a bright future since it is highly […]
The founders of BitMEX have admitted to violating the Bank Secrecy Act
For BitMEX founders’ roles in violating the Bank Secrecy Act and operating a “money laundering platform,” Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo will each have to pay a fine. After a lengthy legal battle with the US Department of Justice, the founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX have pled guilty to breaching the Bank Secrecy Act (DOJ). […]
In 1992, Snow Crash Metaverse was crammed with advertisements, and the actual one will be as well
Snow Crash, a science fiction novel by Neal Stevenson, predicted the advent of a techno-marketing dystopia many years before. Snow Crash, a dystopian science-fiction novel by Neal Stevenson that has become a legend among Silicon Valley tech bros, foresaw the rise of a future Metaverse in 1992. Despite Stephenson’s claim that he was “simply making […]
Block earns $1.18 billion in Q4 gross profit, up 47% year over year
Block made a total of $4.42 billion in gross profit in 2021, a 62 percent increase year over year; however, net profit was only $77 million. Block, Inc. (previously known as Square), a crypto-friendly digital payments software firm, reported $1.18 billion in gross earnings in Q4, up 47 percent from the same period in 2020. […]
Monster Energy has filed trademark applications for NFT and metaverse
Beverage company, Monster Energy has four trademarks registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Monster Energy has four outstanding trademark applications linked to nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse realms, according to recent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The initial trademark application covers downloadable virtual items such as beverages, food, […]