Author: Jody Williams

I have been following the cryptocurrency market since 2012 and writing about it since early 2014. After that, I have become one of the most respected and well-known voices in the space. I have written for a number of publications, including CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, and Crypto Insider. My work has also been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and other major media outlets.
BBC pulls doco as doubts emerge over trader who turned $50 into $8M
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BBC pulls doco as doubts emerge over trader who turned $50 into $8M

The BBC has pulled a documentary focused on a 20-year-old crypto trader who supposedly turned $50 into…

Regulation, education and cash buy frustration
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Regulation, education and cash buy frustration

Jimmy Chambrade and Aurore Galves Orjol, co-founders of Bitcoin-lyon, first heard about Bitcoin (BTC) in 2014. Around…

FarmVille developer Zynga set to release first NFT game this year
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FarmVille developer Zynga set to release first NFT game this year

San Francisco-based game developer Zynga, best known for the FarmVille and CSR Racing series, has announced plans…

Bitfinex hack recovery spurs crypto community responses
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Bitfinex hack recovery spurs crypto community responses

On February 1, there were movements of around $2.5 billion from the 2016 Bitfinex hack wallets. After…

PayPal establishes advisory council for crypto and blockchain
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PayPal establishes advisory council for crypto and blockchain

Major U.S.-based payment processor PayPal has assembled a team of industry experts to act as advisors on…

Kazakhstan proposes power price hikes and taxes targeting crypto miners
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Kazakhstan proposes power price hikes and taxes targeting crypto miners

The Kazakh government is considering a three-pronged proposal designed to make crypto miners pay much more for…

RSS3 aims to be the decentralized information processor of Web3
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RSS3 aims to be the decentralized information processor of Web3

Really Simple Syndication (RSS), the first information distribution protocol that saw massive adoption across the internet is…

Bitcoin stays higher after stocks propel BTC price toward $42K
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Bitcoin stays higher after stocks propel BTC price toward $42K

Bitcoin (BTC) held above $41,000 into the weekend after a late surge Friday took the largest cryptocurrency…

Olympic Games Beijing 2022 edition
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Olympic Games Beijing 2022 edition

Today’s Nifty News rounds up nonfungible token (NFT) projects centered around the Winter Olympics, which began Friday…

Tezos scores $27M deal with Man United, Baby Doge backs Hoffenheim
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Tezos scores $27M deal with Man United, Baby Doge backs Hoffenheim

Manchester United, one of the world’s most popular soccer (or football) teams is reportedly set to announce…

UK tax agency cracks down on rules around DeFi lending and staking
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UK tax agency cracks down on rules around DeFi lending and staking

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the U.K.’s tax agency, on Wednesday, has released a controversial set…

El Salvador relaunches Chivo wallet, plans to deploy 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs
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El Salvador relaunches Chivo wallet, plans to deploy 1,500 Bitcoin ATMs

El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender, has relaunched its in-house…

$2.5B in stolen BTC from Bitfinex hack awakens
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$2.5B in stolen BTC from Bitfinex hack awakens

A chunk of the inactive Bitcoins (BTC) stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex exchange hack has moved from…

Ethereum price risks dropping to $2K on ‘bear flag’ setup
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Ethereum price risks dropping to $2K on ‘bear flag’ setup

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), will extend its 30% slump this year to the lowest price level…

China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases
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China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the commencement of an in-house effort to expedite blockchain development…

Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services
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Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services

Meta, the world’s biggest social media platform, has filed a trademark registration with the Brazilian authorities to…

The biggest crypto heists of all time
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The biggest crypto heists of all time

The biggest crypto heists to date are MT Gox, Bitgrail, Coincheck, KuCoin, PancakeBunny, Poly Network, Cream Finance,…

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INTRODUCING FUTURECOIN, DEFI PLATFORM WITH BIG POTENTIAL USING PROOF OF TRADE MECHANISM

FutureCoin, a unique platform using a  Proof of Trade (POT) validation system, aims to launch the world’s…

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H3RO3S Creates a Gamified Social Task Marketplace

H3RO3S is an innovative peer-to-peer platform that uses an AI-driven talent-based matching system to connect users with…

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Blockchain-based MarTech Platform Ojamu Raises $1.7 Million in an Oversubscribed Private Sale

Singapore, Singapore, 3rd October, 2021, Ojamu – a marketing technology (MarTech) platform that leverages the power of…