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Kenny wasn’t like the other kids: An oral history of MTV’s Remote Control
23.2.2021
A raucously sarcastic take on the game show genre, Remote Control burst onto MTV in 1987. Part of the cable channel’s first wave of non-video-centric shows, Remote Control skewered vintage pop culture with its “mom’s basement” style set, cigarette smoking commentators, and questions about...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns Governments Could ‘Squash’ Bitcoin
22.2.2021
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could “squash” bitcoin in an inflationary crisis. Expecting more massive stimulus from the government, he said to “prepare for inflation.” Michael Burry Shares...
MicroStrategy raising $600M…. no, $900M to buy more Bitcoin
17.2.2021
Should the purchase go as planned, the business intelligence firm would hold more than $3.5 billion in Bitcoin as a reserve asset
Microstrategy to Sell $600 Million Worth of Convertible Notes to Buy More Bitcoin
16.2.2021
The publicly listed company Microstrategy announced that it has plans to purchase more bitcoin after acquiring 71,079 bitcoin during the last six months. On Tuesday, Microstrategy revealed its plans to sell $600 million in convertible senior notes to qualified institutional buyers in order to...
Bluezelle is Resisting Censorship with a New Developer Grant: Interview with Neeraj Muraka
16.2.2021
Online censorship has taken front and center since the sweeping ban of former U.S. President Donald Trump from every social outlet he’s been a part of. Other high-profile censorship acts, like Amazon removing alt-right social network Parler from its servers and My Pillow CEO Michael Lindell...
Bitcoin goes mainstream as institutions hold 3% of BTC’s circulating supply
14.2.2021
The growing appetite of institutional investors means companies now hold more than 460,000 BTC, which is 3% of the total supply in circulation
MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product
12.2.2021
After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product
Sordid Tales Of Real Romance In Online Games
12.2.2021
It’s February, and love is in the air. But so are airborne particles that transmit a global pandemic, so real-world romance isn’t an option for a lot of people. Fortunately, uh, online games still exist, at least? And where there’s a will to flirt with complete strangers, there’s a way. On this...
All-Star Celebrity Line-Up Launches Ethernity – A Debut Collection of NFTs
11.2.2021
Winklevoss Twins, Swish DJ Alesso, and 76ers owner Michael Rubin debut digital artworks alongside an all-star celebrity line-up. The non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a collection of NFTs distributed by the art collective Ethernity. Ethernity Provides a Way for Stars to Support Philanthropic Causes...
Bitcoin is a 'masterpiece of monetary engineering' Michael Saylor tells Austin Davis
10.2.2021
Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, applies his training in thermodynamics to Bitcoin in an exclusive interview with Bitcoin pioneer and futurist Austin Davis
Even After Stonks Madness, GameStop Is Probably Still Doomed
5.2.2021
GameStop is dead, long live GameStop. The embattled chain might be improbably back in the headlines, but that doesn’t seem to have convinced game-shoppers to game-stop avoiding GameStop. So what happens to GameStop now? On this week’s episode of Kotaku’s Splitscreen podcast, we discuss that...
Bitcoin for Corporations- Michael Saylor Expects an ‘Avalanche’ of Firms to Own Bitcoin
4.2.2021
This week the firm Microstrategy held an event called “Bitcoin for Corporations” which looks at concepts like macro strategy, corporate playbooks, and legal considerations toward bitcoin. Prior to the event, Microstrategy CEO and bitcoin bull, Michael Saylor, said “professionals...
Saylor, MicroStrategy Offer Playbook for Corporate Bitcoin Adoption at Annual Summit
4.2.2021
Saylor his MicroStrategists front-ran corporate bitcoin what-abouters at the firm's detail-heavy annual conference
Michael Saylor’s Mission to Get 1,400 Corporations Into Bitcoin
3.2.2021
MicroStrategy is hosting a two-day “Bitcoin for Corporations” event. Here’s what to watch for
China could shut down Bitcoin for $7B a year says Logica Capital chief strategist
3.2.2021
Logica Capital's chief strategist believes China could attack the Bitcoin network for just $7 billion per year
1,400 sign up for MicroStrategy's corporate Bitcoin-buying bootcamp
3.2.2021
MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm that has enjoyed 135% gains on the $1 billion in BTC it purchased last year, is hosting a webinar on corporate Bitcoin strategy
Michael Saylor Predicts Massive Investor Shift from Gold to Bitcoin After Buying Another $10M Worth of BTC
2.2.2021
Michael Saylor, the ‘bitcoin slayer’ that needs no introduction, continues his attacks on everything non-bitcoin, this time unleashing his wrath on gold. It Feels Great, Says Saylor of Owning More Than 71K Bitcoins In an interview with Andrew Henderson of Nomad Capitalist, a legal...
Guggenheim Investments’ Scott Minerd Says There Is Insufficient Institutional Support to Sustain BTC Prices Above $30K
29.1.2021
As bitcoin struggles to kickstart yet another record-breaking rally, Scott Minerd, the CIO at Guggenheim Investments says this could be down to the inadequate institutional support. According to Minerd’s assessment, this lack of sufficient institutional investor support means it will be hard...
MicroStrategy May Get Creative to Make Future Bitcoin Buys: CEO
28.1.2021
The business intelligence company already has 70,784 bitcoins
GameStop Stock Drama Continues As Price Soars And Hedge Fund Blinks
27.1.2021
GameStop’s stock price continued to soar in after-hours trading last night to over $300. While many are waiting for it to come crashing back down, it might be too late for some major hedge funds. With the stock still sitting at well over $250 a share (unthinkable just last year when it was trading...