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FCA’s Fourth Consumer Report Shows UK’s Crypto Asset Ownership Increased 27% Since Last Year
17.6.2021
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a research report that reveals crypto asset ownership has increased a great deal. According to the study, crypto ownership spiked more than 27% since last year as the FCA’s estimates show 2.3 million adults hold digital...
Grand Theft Auto 6 to Feature a Fictional Cryptocurrency
9.6.2021
One of the biggest franchises in the videogame industry, Grand Theft Auto, will feature in-game payments of “bitcoin” or another fictional cryptocurrency. Contractors will pay the player with this currency when they need to make anonymous, untraceable payments. This would constitute...
Xinjiang Police Vow to Fight Crypto Fraud, Launch Public Awareness Drive
18.5.2021
The police in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, have launched a campaign that they hope will help wipe out crypto scams.
Per the Legal Daily, the police are concerned that “illegal fund-raising, online pyramid schemes and other cases of economic fraud” are on the rise in the region....
Crypto donors to star-studded benefit raise $440K for autism awareness
4.5.2021
Thanks to support from Nexo, viewers were able to donate in cryptocurrency to the "ColorTheSpectrum" live stream last week
Polkadot’s Gavin Wood to Give Lecture Series as Part of UC Berkeley Blockchain Curriculum
5.3.2021
University of California, Berkeley and Parity Technologies are joining forces on several blockchain fronts, including educational development and awareness, by leveraging Parity’s expert team and the Substrate framework as knowledge-building resources. UC Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator...
Report: Bitcoin Bull Run and Rising Awareness of Digital Currencies Led to a 20% Increase in Crypto Related Lawsuits in China
28.1.2021
A report from China says as many as 872 lawsuits relating to cryptocurrencies were filed in the past year, a figure which is approximately 20% more than that of 2019. Using data obtained from the China Judgment Document Network (CJDN), the report shows that the province of Guangdong had the highest...
Horizen Labs' co-founder says CBDCs could raise Bitcoin awareness
19.1.2021
Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs, will likely affect Bitcoin in some fashion
The Power of Lampshading
16.12.2020
I enjoyed this blog post from Shawn. Lampshading is apparently the idea of a TV show calling attention to some weakness (like an implausible plot point) so that the show can move on. By calling it out, it avoids criticism by demonstrating the self-awareness. For developers, Shawn notes, it’s...
Senator-elect wants to spread Bitcoin awareness in the US government
14.12.2020
Bitcoin will come to the rescue if the fiat system fails, says the incoming senator from Wyoming
Bitcoin Cash Proponent Tattoos Forearm to Spread Digital Cash Awareness
6.12.2020
In order to spread the message about peer-to-peer electronic cash, some people talk about cryptocurrencies on a daily basis or wear t-shirts that display the bitcoin logo. Digital currency proponent, David Valenz, has taken the message spreading to a whole new level when he got a large tattoo...
Using Your Own Design System with KendoReact Components
30.10.2020
Maybe you’ve already heard of (or even worked with!) KendoReact. It’s popped up in some of my day-to-day conversations, especially those about working with design systems and React. You could think of it as a component library like Bootstrap or Material Design, except the components...
Conflux and Stablecorp Partner to Increase Stablecoin Awareness
6.10.2020
Conflux Network has announced a partnership with Stablecorp to connect Chinese and Canadian markets and spread awareness of the many facets of stablecoin and its benefits. Further, the partnership is expected to raise more value between the two markets in the coming years. The announcement was made...
Big Brother Nigeria Housemates Participate in Bitcoin Quiz, Get $500 BTC as Reward
19.8.2020
Eighteen housemates of Nigeria’s version of Big Brother took part in a bitcoin quiz with each participant getting $500 worth of BTC as prize money. Big Brother Naija (BBN) reportedly agreed to this unusual step as part of moves to offer more than just entertainment to its audience. As part...
Kava Labs Partners with BNB48 Club to Raise BNB DeFi Awareness
9.8.2020
Kava Labs partners with BNB48 Club to raise awareness of BNB DeFi opportunities
Indians Five Times More Likely to Suffer Crypto-Related Hacks: Report
3.8.2020
People in India are five times more likely to suffer a cryptocurrency mining hack because of poor consumer awareness, according to a new security report by Microsoft. In its findings published July 29, Microsoft notes that although the number of similar attacks declined by 35% in 2019 from a year...
A New Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Aims to Create Bitcoin Awareness
8.7.2020
A German collective launched a massive campaign to incentivize people to disseminate stickers with positive crypto messages
A ‘Significant Increase’: UK Regulator Says 2.6 Million Residents Have Bought Cryptocurrencies
2.7.2020
The UK’s top financial regulator has conducted a survey and found a “significant increase” in the number of crypto owners and awareness of cryptocurrencies. The regulator estimates that 2.6 million people in the country have bought cryptocurrencies, most of which were from non-UK...
DentaVox: Market Statistics Powered by Blockchain
16.4.2020
Back in November 2017, the Netherlands-based Dentacoin Foundation launched its market research platform DentaVox among other software products to raise oral health awareness with the help of blockchain. Two and a half years later, DentaVox has already gained international traction as a trustworthy...
Sheila Warren: Blockchain Awareness Growing — but Still Needs 3 Things
5.3.2020
WEF Head of Blockchain Sheila Warren explains the potential of blockchain technology and how it can change the world — but notes we are not there yet
Bitcoin Just Got New Emoji to 'Spread Awareness', New Goal Emerged
3.2.2020
You can now use Bitcoin (BTC) emoji in your tweets, and there are calls for it to be added by the world standard for text and emoji.
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey brought good news to the Cryptoverse on February 2, by tweeting the famous Bitcoin logo, signifying that the social media giant...