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In 2007, Video Game Memes Took A Dark Turn
10.4.2021
Memes. These days, they’re everywhere. They are the pillars upon which internet culture—and by extension, pop culture—stands. But once upon a time, memes dwelled in the internet’s dankest sewers, traded in the darkness by geeks, nerds, and outcasts. On this week’s Splitscreen podcast, we examine...
Economist warns of dystopia if ‘Bitcoin Aristocrats’ become reality
27.2.2021
Critics of the digital currency have visions of the future every bit as silly as maximalists'
Why Everyone Wants an Invite to Clubhouse Crypto
19.2.2021
The 11-month old audio app is the latest vector for crypto adoption – memes and all. Here's why everyone wants in
I Ate The Giant Game Controller Gummy, And I Felt Like I Was Going To Die
17.2.2021
Dear friends, if you are reading this post, it means I have died. Or I have consumed a giant video game controller-shaped gummy and lived—arguably a worse fate.Read more
Lance Reddick Is Now Voice Acting Destiny Memes
11.2.2021
Lance Reddick is a famous actor, with major roles in The Wire and John Wick, among other things. He’s also the voice of Destiny’s Commander Zavala, and apparently not above granting fan requests to voice act the memes they send him.Read more
Blockchain Bites: The Weird and Wonderful in Crypto This Week
5.2.2021
Also: Ether is jumping off, taking DeFi tokens with it
GameStop and Dogecoin Show How Memes Can Move Markets
4.2.2021
Source: Twitter/@elonmusk
Jason Potts, Professor of Economics, RMIT University, Chris Berg, Senior Research Fellow and Co-Director, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University.
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One of the most difficult problems in finance right now is figuring out the fundamental economic value...
Blockchain Bites: The ‘Silver Lining’ for Bitcoin
1.2.2021
XRP and silver went viral – showing mind-meld market mechanics are still in play – though both hit limits
DOGE price surge: The power of memes and social media on full display
29.1.2021
Dogecoin, the quintessential meme crypto, is being pulled on a leash by yet another social media-driven hype
Massive Gamestop Short Squeeze Highlights the Fragility of Today’s Financial System
27.1.2021
The bigwigs trading stocks on Wall Street have been upset this week as billion-dollar hedge funds have been crippled by Redditors and memes. Not too long ago, the firm Gamestop’s shares were plummeting, and Wall Street veterans lined up a mountain of short bets against the company’s...
Bernie Sanders mitten memes immortalized in new NFT collection
27.1.2021
He may not be President, but Bernie Sanders will live on as long as blockchain exists, thanks to a series of NFTs celebrating his mittens
Bernie Memes Are Here For All Your Curmudgeonly Needs
20.1.2021
Today at noon Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, but online it was another super-old white guy who stole the show thanks to a photograph by Brendan Smialowski showing Bernie Sanders sitting in a chair emanating such levels of sass and “I don’t have...
This Website Lets You Make GLaDOS Say Whatever You Want
17.1.2021
Do you like GLaDOS, the homicidal, yet charming AI overlord of the Portal games? Do you also wish you could hear her sing the opening line from My Chemical Romance’s “Black Parade?” Guess what? I got a website for you and your oddly specific dream.Read more
Grand Theft Auto V Actors Recreate 'Lamar Roasts Franklin' Scene
12.1.2021
Grand Theft Auto V, now available across two platform generations with a version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on the way, refuses to die. The game’s latest contribution to the online zeitgeist is the brief scene where side character Lamar Davis roasts protagonist Franklin Clinton, which...
Redditor memes his way to $25K in Bitcoin profits
29.12.2020
This is the story of a Redditor’s roundabout way of making a hefty Bitcoin profit
Crypto’s loudest cheerleaders in 2020
20.12.2020
The biggest names and strongest voices cheering on crypto throughout 2020
Money Reimagined: Memes Mean Money
25.9.2020
Sushi. Yams. Hot dogs. DeFi memes may be a joke, but they point to how money is always created: community storytelling
Bitcoin, Mescaline and Parallel Worlds
9.9.2020
From conspiracy theories to magical internet money, humans have bought into shared belief systems to make sense of reality
‘It’s Part and Parcel of Crypto’: How Memes Drive Narrative and Value
26.8.2020
In 1964, the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan said the "medium is the message." Today, in crypto, the meme is the message
How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester
26.6.2020
The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin