NFT Roundup: A Closer Look at Key Developments Over the Last Week

Another exciting week in the NFT universe has unfolded as Kiwie digitizes graffiti in new collectibles, the original meme makes its way to market, and a new integration between Videocoin and Filecoin supports video-based NFTs. The Fat Monster Meets the Mint Latvian-based art collective Kiwie is bringing its iconic Fat Monster character to the blockchain … Read more

The Top 50 Crypto Memes of All Time

Memes are the fuel that powers the cryptoconomy. Exploitable image macros, shareable acronyms, and obscure in-jokes are the stuff that crypto is made of. To mark the dawn of a new decade, news.Bitcoin.com has endeavored to catalog the crypto memes that came to define the last one. These are the 50 greatest cryptocurrency memes of … Read more

What is Dogecoin?

Although Dogecoin initially started out as a meme currency, the project is over four years old. A lot of things have changed over the years, including some notorious events bringing DOGE to the mainstream. With the fifth birthday of this project fast approaching (December 8th), a recap of events to date seems in order. The … Read more

New CNBC Documentary Explores the Cultism of Bitcoin

To outsiders, Bitcoin is a weird and wacky cult. Its devotees adhere to their own acronym-filled jargon, and have monetary theories that would make an economist blanch. Some of the movement’s more maverick characters are to be profiled in a CNBC documentary premiering this Monday. “Bitcoin: Boom or Bust” looks to be crass and compelling … Read more

Top 3 New Joke Coins

Led by Dogecoin, joke currencies play an integral role in the culture and lighthearted spirit of the general cryptocurrency community. While much of the focus lies on the revolutionary technologies utilized by new and powerhouse cryptocurrencies alike, speculators have still placed value on the fun and social nature of currencies ranging from Rare Pepes to CryptoKitties. While the … Read more

What Is the Bart Pattern?

While cryptocurrency is constantly changing, one value that has persisted since the early days is an unwavering commitment to memes. From HODL to BearWhale, the crypto community has primarily kept the culture of the sphere lighthearted and playful. The most recent manifestation of this is the infamous Bart Pattern, a price pattern so peculiar that its wonky formation could … Read more

Antpool Begins Burning BCH Network Fees Increasing Digital Scarcity

On Friday, April 20th the mining operation Antpool explained that the public may have recently noticed a fraction of bitcoin cash being sent to an unspendable address every time Antpool mines a block. Antpool says that it is burning the funds sent to the “black hole address” voluntarily for the good of the BCH economy. … Read more