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American Rapper ‘Meek Mill’ Urged His 10M Twitter Followers To Get An Ethereum Address To Hear His New Mixtape

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American Rapper ‘Meek Mill’ Urged His 10M Twitter Followers To Get An Ethereum Address To Hear His New Mixtape

If you are a Robert Rihmeek fan, you need an Ethereum wallet address; otherwise, you are not welcome for his new mixtape.



Robert Rihmeek Williams, professionally known as Meek Mill, said his audience would require an Ethereum address to get access to his new mixtape.

Meek Mill has over ten million Twitter followers, urged his followers to Google how to get an ETH address and get one as soon as possible to hear his new mixtape.

“You gone need a eTh address to hear this new mixtape … google how to get one asap! Now I can really rap.”

 

 

Just like institutions started to come in crypto and plenty of football clubs launching their fan tokens, Top artists and Singers also joined the crypto revolution in 2021.

RnB singer Akon launched its crypto as ‘Akoin’ and announced a project to build a “futuristic cryptocurrency themed city” known as Akon City. Also, rappers Kanye West, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Pump joined in and declared themselves Bitcoin fans.

In January 2021, the “Going Bad” singer Meek Mill advised his followers to learn crypto as this is the future.

Popular Antivirus ‘Avira’ Adds Ethereum Mining Feature

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Popular Antivirus ‘Avira’ Adds Ethereum Mining Feature

Avira antivirus developers have added Ethereum cryptocurrency mining software to the product. Before this, a similar feature was implemented in Norton 360.



As reported by the ‘Krebs on Security’ blog, Avira now comes with a crypto-miner already installed for its 500M users. To use the Avira ETH mining feature users need to manually turn on Avira crypto on their devices, unless Avira crypto is turned on, it will not mine ETH.

First, Norton 360 introduced the feature of crypto mining, but users complained that the miner built into the popular Norton 360 antivirus ran without any special permission. According to users, the Norton 360 miner was also tough to disable.

In January 2021, NortonLifeLock, which owns Norton 360, announced the acquisition of Avira.

Users are offered to join the pool for more profitable mining – the received reward is distributed among all its participants equally.

Avira in its Crypto mining FAQs writes:

“Avira Crypto allows you to use your computer’s idle time to mine the cryptocurrency Ethereum (ETH); since crypto mining requires a high level of processing power, it is not suitable for users with an average computer. Even with compatible hardware, mining cryptocurrencies on your own can be less rewarding. Your best option is to join a mining pool that shares their computer power to improve their chance of mining cryptocurrency. The rewards are then distributed evenly to all members in the pool.”

According to Krebs, there are indications that Avira uses the same cryptocurrency miner code as Norton Crypto. Antivirus is used by over 500 million people around the world.

Report Shows, In 2021 Institutional Investors Top Favorite Investment Was Polkadot (DOT)

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Report Shows, In 2021 Institutional Investors Top Favorite Investment Was Polkadot (DOT)

In 2021 Financial institutions like Hedge funds, Banks, Financial Institutions, and companies like Microstrategy entered the crypto market in abundance.



Data show that Polkadot (DOT) was the favorite investment choice of institutional investors in 2021, beating all other altcoins in the Defi sector.

Messari, a blockchain analytics firm report shows that 21 of the world’s 53 top fund managers invested in Polkadot (DOT) last year. That makes DOT stand out from the competition. Following DOT institutions also invested heavily in NEAR and LUNA.

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image source: messari

 

The main reason behind DOT success is the use of Parachains. This makes the network support multiple layer-1 blockchains running parallel with its central chain. Such a unique concept lays high importance on cross-chain interoperability, which many experts believe will define the crypto future.

Polkadot can also counter transactional congestion issues faced by networks like Ethereum. ETH gas fees are still high at around $45 on average despite network upgrades like (EIP) 1559 and London hard fork that promised a decline in fees. Polkadot can perform 170 transactions per second(TPS) while ETH, because of the delay of ETH 2.0, is performing roundabout 30 TPS.

In 2021 Weiss published a rating that Showed Cardano, and Polkadot technologies were superior to Ethereum.

 

10 Things You Must Know About Shiba Inu (SHIB) In 2022

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10 Things You Must Know About Shiba Inu (SHIB) In 2022

Shiba Inu is, without a doubt, the most popular crypto of 2021.



SHIB got 43 million more views than Bitcoin on coinmarketcap in 2021. Data shows that holders who purchased SHIB tokens at the time of launch have already seen an increase of 1768274.86% in their investment portfolio.

Let’s see some points you should keep in mind while dealing with Shiba Inu.

  • Shiba is a token and not a coin. The difference between the coin and the token is that coins have their blockchain while tokens are built on other blockchains. Incase of SHIB, it is built on the Ethereum blockchain.
  • Shib was born as a Doge killer. Doge was the first meme coin that gained some extraordinary popularity because of Elon Musk. Elon also declared Doge Better Payment Method Than BTC and confirmed Tesla would Accept Dogecoin For Merchandise. Despite all this, No doubt, Shib has challenged dogecoin dominance, and shib’s popularity is growing more than doge day by day.
  • Shib developer is anonymous. Mr. Ryoshi, the leading shib developer, is not seen, met, or recognized by anyone.
  • Shib has a Multi-token ecosystem. The Shiba Inu ecosystem consists of three tokens: Shiba Inu (SHIB), Leash (LEASH), and Bone (BONE).
  • Shib support some Defi features: Shib allows users to lend and stake Shib to earn rewards.
  • Shib also Enjoys Elon Musk’s sympathy. Elon was able to move Bitcoin with his tweets, assets with a trillion-dollar market cap, so meme coins are nothing when Elon comes to tweet about them. Shib has also relished some support from Elon in the past.
  • Utility-driven ecosystem: A coin can only survive with some utility; without any use cases, a token is worthless. Shib’s team is making admirable efforts to enhance the token’s utility. Shiba Inu’s team is working day and night on unique things like Shibarium blockchain, NFT Multiplayer Collectible Card Game, Doggy DAO, and much more.
  • Extremely Volatile: Crypto is usually volatile, but some are hotter than others; falling or rising 40 to 50% in hours is not unique for Shib.
  • Vitalik connection: Shib’s dead wallet was created in May 2021, when Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin was first gifted half of SHIB’s total circulating supply by the team of Shiba Inu. In response, he decided to destroy 90% of the total circulating supply by sending the tokens to the dead wallet and throwing away the keys. The decision was made as the Co-founder of Ethereum was not in favor of the centralized “Power.” With this act, he also sends the message to the people worldwide that Crypto is really “Decentralized,” which means there is no central authority that will control the market. This, in return, boosts Shiba Inu’s price, and now Shiba Inu is up 384690.38% from its all-time low of $0.00000002, registered on Aug 09, 2021.

A total of 410,300,751,609,570 SHIB tokens, which account for 41.03008% of the initial supply of 1 quadrillion, has been burned till now. Also, Flexa and Bitpay made it possible for thousands of businesses to accept SHIB as a payment method.

Apple Ignore Metaverse For Its Mixed Reality Headset

Mark Brennan
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Apple Ignore Metaverse For Its Mixed Reality Headset

Apple is not going for Metaverse.



Apple has rejected the idea of ​​a metaverse for its mixed reality headset. According to Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, Apple will focus on communication, content viewing, and gaming.

Mark Gurman shared an image of the Latest Bloomberg Newsletter showing Apple is no longer interested in Metaverse.

Gurman sources claim that the very concept of the metaverse, as seen on Facebook, is off-limits for Apple. “The AR headset is a real priority for Apple because you can wear it all day and, of course, it does not take anyone out of the real environment,”

apple bringign its headphones

 

According to rumors, Apple will introduce an augmented or mixed reality device in the second half of 2022; however, its specifications and target audience have not yet been determined. Renowned product analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that the headset be equipped with 4K displays and six to eight cameras to track the user and the environment.

There is no data on the cost of the future device. However, according to Kuo, due to its “modest” characteristics, most users will be able to buy it.

If this is true, in the future, the Apple approach would be very different for Meta, formerly Facebook. Meta has turned its AR and VR strategies toward the metaverse, While Apple avoids it. Apple is taking risks if Metaverse does succeed; Apple can miss out and might have to support other VR environments in the future.

Recall that at the end of December 2021, the media reported the active development of augmented reality glasses by Google. The device will compete with a similar product from Apple. In December, Ming-Chi Kuo announced that Apple’s mixed reality headsets would replace smartphones in the next ten years.

14.6M Shiba Inu Burned In Two Days But Such Burning Got Criticized By A Twitter Follower

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14.6M Shiba Inu Burned In Two Days But Such Burning Got Criticized By A Twitter Follower

Shiba Inu is burned on daily basis, in the past two days total of 14.6M shib were burned. 



Shiba Inu (SHIB) is burning itself on a regular basis to reach the moon and meet the man there with the name “1 cent” or “0.01”. That’s a fun talk but that a total of 410,300,751,609,570 SHIB tokens, which accounts for 41.03008% of the initial supply of 1 quadrillion, has been burned till now is not a joke definitely.

Shibburn’s official Twitter account just reported that 1,132,023 tokens were burned in just the last 24 hours.

On Jan 9th there were a total of 13,493,759 SHIB tokens burned with 9 transactions. So this brings a total burning number to 14,625,782 (14.6M) in the last two days.

Following the news, some haters for the cute dog-themed token criticized the official account for sharing the tweets with such low amounts of burning as this feels embarrassing and makes a mockery of SHIB’s ecosystem entire existence. The follower also advised Shibburn to post tweets only when SHIB becomes able to up the burn rate by x1000%.

“Well, not sure how you will feel when you find out that there’s no one behind the account tweeting these transactions and calculations, it’s automated. High or low, it gets tweeted.”

Whatever, SHIB is not only a popular coin but has also proved itself to be the life-changer for many of its holders. Coin Market Cap (CMC) data shows that holders who purchased SHIB tokens at the time of launch have already seen an increase of 1768274.86% in their investment portfolio.

Shiba Inu’s team is currently working day and night on amazing things like Shibarium blockchain, NFT Multiplayer Collectible Card Game, Doggy DAO, and much more. The massive bull run before seems to be the trailer for many of its holders. The complete picture is still considered under development and is expected soon to be released.

China Government Officially Include Crypto Mining As An Industry That Should Be Eliminated

Mark Brennan
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China Government Officially Include Crypto Mining As An Industry That Should Be Eliminated

After banning all kinds of crypto activities from trading to mining, The Chinese government officially included cryptocurrency mining as an industry that should be eliminated.



Journalist Colin Wu report that:

“On January 10, the Chinese government officially included cryptocurrency mining as an industry that should be eliminated. Previously, Hainan Province required a punitive electricity price of about US$0.12 per kilowatt-hour for obsolete industries.”

 

The People’s Bank of China imposed a ban on all cryptocurrency-related transactions on Sept. 24 last year. China central bank, People Bank of China (PBOC), banned any form of crypto trading, ordering Banks and Payment Providers not to Deal with Crypto-Related Businesses, Including Exchanges, to “prevent and control financial risks.”

As China has strict rules for the outflow of capital, Analysts say the ban is because China fears the proliferation of illicit investments and fundraising. According to Analysts, crypto is a threat to China’s financial controls.

Many analysts think China’s ban on crypto trading and BTC mining is only because they want to introduce their blockchain-based, state-owned Digital Yaun. Digital Yaun will enable China government to monitor each transaction in the way they want to.

China’s cheap power and mining hardware-enabled companies powered almost 80 percent of the global crypto trade. Bloomberg predicted that China will not be able to meet its crypto industry’s needs through renewable energy until 2060 as China relies on polluting coal, lignite, to power some of its mining firms. As crypto-mining consumes a lot of energy and electricity, according to Cambridge University, Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index, Crypto-mining is expected to use 0.6 percent of the world’s total electricity production in 2021.

Because of such high crypto power demands, China’s restrictions may be because there is a surge in illicit coal extraction and environmental issues that is a severe risk to Beijing’s climate goals.

The crypto mining and trading laws in China perfectly display the attitude of the Chinese authorities towards the crypto market. The steps taken by the authorities are a clear indication that the country wants crypto miners out of the country; in fact, it wants them to leave the market as fast as possible.

In June 2021, The regulatory agencies first told Sichuan Province miners to make sure to screen, clean up, and terminate all mining operations. In addition, the regulator also addressed the electricity companies to stop supplying electricity to crypto mining firms immediately. Local authorities were also banned from approving new mining projects in the region.

Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor On China Banning BTC And Crypto said that “Nothing Has Created More Wealth In The Past Decade Than Technologies Banned In China.”

You must note a critical point: there is no doubt that China is banning cryptocurrencies and all of their activities like mining, trading, etc., but China is not banning or stopping blockchain. China became the first country to finalize Digital Yuan, completing all the testing phases. In 2021 alone, China’s 17 highest-level government departments announced nearly 180 blockchain innovation projects, most of which are local governments and state-owned enterprises. They apply blockchain technology and have nothing to do with cryptocurrency.

 

BabyDoge Steals The Show To Become Most Traded Token Among the Top 1000 BSC Wallets

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BabyDoge Steals The Show To Become Most Traded Token Among the Top 1000 BSC Wallets

Whalestats data recently revealed that Baby DogeCoin (BabyDoge) steals the show in the last 24 hours from Ethereum (ETH) and has become the most traded token among the top 1000 BSC wallets.

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Babydoge flipped Ethereum to take the first position as the most traded token among BSC whales.

 

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Baby Doge Coin’s decisive price action confirms the news itself as it is showing gains of 8.42%. At the time of writing, the price of one token stands at $0.000000003513. Compared to the previous trading session, the trading volume increased by 22.77% to $39,488,683.31, which identified the whales’ interest in the token.

On January 7, Coingecko data represented an eye-popping 24 hours volume of $105,146,394 million for the token.

Since the start of the New Year 2022, Baby Doge Coin’s popularity has gained momentum as retail investors love to discuss the coin on the Twitter platform. The token gained more attention from the retail investors when the team behind the token presented a Happy New Year 2022 gift to its holders by burning five quadrillion Baby Doge Coins. Following the news, Baby DogeCoin surpassed Shiba Inu (SHIB) in terms of holders on January 4, 2022.

BabyDoge is currently ranked as the 2827 biggest cryptocurrency globally by Coinmarketcap. This cute dog is kept under the radar by 238,289 investors, with more than 1.18 million holders already on board for the expected ride to the moon, BscScan data shows.

Baby DogeCoin is currently listed on OKEx, Gate.io, DigiFinex, Bitrue, and ZT for trading purposes. However, the token is trying to win the “My Crypto Wish” contest organized by Binance, as the winning of the contest will increase the chances for Baby Doge Coin’s listing on the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, which in return, will favor the popularity and growth for the token.

Legendary Trader John Bollinger Believes Bitcoin Can Crash To $30,000 But Also Signal This As A Buying Opportunity

Mark Brennan
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Legendary Trader John Bollinger Believes Bitcoin Can Crash To $30,000 But Also Signal This As A Buying Opportunity

Legendary trader John Bollinger believes the price of Bitcoin could trade as low as $30,000 if support at $40,000 is lost, a moment that calls for the attention of market traders.


 

Legend John Bollinger is expecting Bitcoin to be as low as $30,000. If you are a trader, you have undoubtedly used Bollinger Bands. Yes, this is the guy who created Bollinger Bands. John Bollinger is famous for creating Bollinger Bands in the early 1980s, one of the most renowned trading tools. He shared his view on Bitcoin’s current situation in a tweet.

One of the common mistakes for traders is they are reluctant to buy when prices are falling. John believes if Bitcoin price fell below $40,000, people need to keep an eye on Bitcoin as it may dump to $30,000. John thinks this is a great time to buy more Bitcoin even if Bitcoin does fall below $40,000.

According to him, digital currency holders should pay attention to the support of $40,000, which could be lost. If that happens, Bitcoin can fall to $30,000, losing another 25% of its market value.

He believes the 30K range would suit those who want to buy more Bitcoin and should take advantage of this correction.

Bollinger’s opinion is not the same as Mike Novogratz’s. Billionaire Novogratz sees Bitcoin’s drop as a buying opportunity in the $40,000 range.

 

According to data shared by CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin price has been reduced by 10.72% in the past seven days. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin trading volume has been reduced by 26.71%, and the Bitcoin downtrend continues as Bitcoin loses 14% of its value in the past 30 days.

Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus Blasts Mozilla Foundation

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Dogecoin Creator Billy Markus Blasts Mozilla Foundation

Dogecoin creator Billy Markus detonated the Mozilla Foundation after the organization stopped accepting cryptocurrency donations.



It all started on December 31, 2021, when Mozilla first announced that it would accept donations in cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin and Dogecoin were among the cryptocurrencies accepted as a donation to support funding for Mozilla Firefox, one of the largest browsers in the world.

Mozilla community ended up not liking accepting donations, with co-founder Jamie Zawinski claiming that cryptocurrency investors are scammers.

Mozilla’s cryptocurrency adventure didn’t last even seven days. On January 6, 2021, the Mozilla Foundation backed out from its plans to accept donations in cryptocurrencies.

“Last week, we tweeted a reminder that Mozilla accepts cryptocurrency donations. This led to an important discussion about cryptocurrency’s environmental impact. We’re listening and taking action.”

 

In its explanation, the Mozilla Foundation claims that decentralization remains an important area and one that the company is exploring. However, the discussion in the Mozilla community made the foundation to suspend the acceptance of cryptocurrencies, as the climate issue gained momentum in their debate.

“So, starting today, we are reviewing if and how our current policy on crypto donations fits with our climate goals. And as we conduct our review, we will pause the ability to donate cryptocurrency.”

Creator of Dogecoin Blasts Mozilla

One of the cryptocurrencies that Mozilla would accept as a donation would be Dogecoin, a currency that is also mined in a similar way to Bitcoin, with ASICs and proof of work.

But dogecoin creator was not happy to see Mozilla suspending acceptance of Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to him, this behavior shows the ignorance of Mozilla for not understanding how cryptocurrencies work and how they consume energy.

In addition, Shibetoshi stated that bank donations are likely to use more energy than cryptocurrencies, but that sector has not been targeted by the hater community within the Mozilla foundation.

“Thank you for succumbing to an ignorant, reactionary internet mob wait till them guys hear about the environmental cost of paper dollars and the entire banking infrastructure; I am sure they will have the same level of meltdown about their constant environmental impact.”

 

Recently, a Bitcoin supporter Anthony Pompliano said ‘We Shouldn’t Apologize For Bitcoin’s Energy Usage, Crucial Things In World Use Energy.”

Anyway, when Tesla stopped accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment, one of the excuses used by Elon Musk was also related to the energy consumption of the currency, but on the other hand, Elon Declared Doge a better payment method than BTC and Confirmed Tesla would accept Dogecoin for Merchandise.

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