Is Bitcoin a Religion? A Scholar of Religion Explains

Read enough about Bitcoin, and you’ll inevitably come across people who refer to the cryptocurrency as a religion. Bloomberg’s Lorcan Roche Kelly called Bitcoin “the first true religion of the 21st century.” Bitcoin promoter Hass McCook has taken to calling himself “The Friar” and wrote a series of Medium pieces comparing Bitcoin to a religion….

MoonPay Expands Its Web3 Offerings With Nightshift Acquisition

The Alpha: Crypto payments turned Web3 infrastructure company MoonPay has just acquired Web3 creative agency Nightshift, rounding out its suite of services for brands building into Web3, according to a press release shared with nft now.With this latest acquisition, MoonPay believes it will be able to provide a complete set of services to its current…

A Complete Guide to Proof Collective’s Web3 World

We can’t deny it: the concept of identity ⁠— and questioning it ⁠— is and will remain among the most intriguing capabilities as blockchain technology continues its evolution through modern society’s financial and cultural landscapes. Keeping in line with the decentralized and open nature of the Web3, anonymity (or pseudonymity) in the crypto and NFT…

DOJ Accuses Bitzlato Crypto Exchange of Money Laundering, Arrests Founder

The Alpha: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just announced an “international cryptocurrency enforcement action,” according to a live broadcast on the DOJ’s website. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the DOJ arrested Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato founder and majority stakeholder Anatoly Legkodymov in Miami last night, according to a press release.Legkodymov, a…