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05 Dec 2022 21:07

Aave’s Social Media Protocol Lens Acquires NFT Mobile Game Sonar
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/05/aaves-social-media-protocol-lens-acquires-nft-mobile-game-sonar/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

With the acquisition, Lens Protocol will be integrated into a game app which claims to have 20,000 active users per month.

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05 Dec 2022 21:07

CoinDesk Got Colorful With the Most Influential 2022 NFT Collection
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/coindesk-most-influential-2022-nft/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

For the fourth year, CoinDesk has partnered with 14 artists to immortalize on-chain some of the Most Influential 2022, whose NFT portraits will be made available in an exclusive auction being held on Coinbase NFT.

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05 Dec 2022 21:06

Malta Seeks to Remove NFTs From Crypto Law
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/05/malta-seeks-to-remove-nfts-from-crypto-law/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The move anticipates new EU legislation by excluding non-fungible assets.

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05 Dec 2022 19:56

Most Influential Artist: Federico Solmi
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/most-influential-2022/2022/12/05/most-influential-artist-federico-solmi/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Italian artist, a resident of New York City, created a 3D image of Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum developers for their role orchestrating The Merge, the most consequential upgrade in blockchain history.

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05 Dec 2022 19:54

Most Influential Artist: Adam Levine
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/most-influential-artist-adam-levine/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The artist made a portrait of crypto critic Molly White, and went down the Web3 rabbit hole she opened up.

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05 Dec 2022 19:16

Best Apps To Buy Bitcoin in 2023
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/guides/best-bitcoin-payment-apps

Discover the best mobile payment apps. Apps are the quickest and most convenient way to buy or sell Bitcoin. Read our guide covering the top 10 payment apps.

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05 Dec 2022 16:13

Most Influential Artist: Dave Krugman
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/dave-krugman-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The photographer captured his portrait of Erick Calderon at a Bright Moments NFT art event in Mexico City.

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05 Dec 2022 16:10

Most Influential Artist: Trevor and Violet Jones
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/trevor-violet-jones-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The artist couple collaborated for the first time ever on their painting of Alexey Pertsev, the developer arrested for his role in creating Tornado Cash.

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05 Dec 2022 16:08

Most Influential Artist: Fesq
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/fesp-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The previous programmer creates an image called “The Maestro,” which ties Yat Siu’s music background to his position as a leader in the gaming and blockchain industry.

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05 Dec 2022 16:06

Most Influential Artist: Norman Harman
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/norman-harman-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Edinburgh-based artist use a combination of technologies and brick-and-mortar traditional values to draw Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs for this year’s Most Influential list.

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05 Dec 2022 16:04

Most Influential Artist: Ovie Faruq
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/ovie-faruq-osf-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The NFT artist sought to depict the "carelessness and neglect" of the "Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse" in his NFT art for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 16:02

He Put a Magnifying Glass on Terra and It Went Up in Flames
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/fatmanterra-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Having whistleblowers’ trust made a cranky pseudonymous Twitter account key to the flameout of Terraform Labs and its LUNA token. That’s why FatManTerra is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 16:00

The Members of Congress Who Have Stablecoin Issuers Watching Their Next Moves
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/maxine-waters-patrick-mchenry-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Anticipation for a crypto bill out of the House Financial Services Committee ran so high this year that stablecoin issuers have been trying to meet the bill’s expected standards before the rules are even set. That’s why Rep. Maxine Waters and Rep. Patrick McHenry are two of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 15:58

Guiding the Chinese Central Bank Digital Currency the World Admires and Fears
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/mu-changchun-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Many nations, especially the economic superpowers, began the year in fear of being left behind by China’s relentless progress with its digital yuan. For leading the development of the most advanced major CBDC, Mu Changchun is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 15:57

The OG Streetwear Designer Fighting for NFT Creator Royalties
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/bobby-hundreds-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

When 20-year-old streetwear brand The Hundreds jumped into Web3 last year, its loyal fans spent upwards of $100 million on its NFTs. This year it canceled its OpenSea drop in a principled stand for creators’ financial interests. That’s why Bobby “The Hundreds” Kim is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 21:07

Introducing Consensus Magazine: Putting Web3 in Perspective
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/introducing-consensus-magazine-putting-web3-in-perspective/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Magazines are powerful when they spark dialogue about what’s happening now and could happen in the future. That’s Consensus all over, so we’re renaming Layer 2 after CoinDesk’s annual event.

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05 Dec 2022 21:06

Waves Blockchain Founder Explores New DAO Model to Improve Crypto Governance
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/12/05/waves-blockchain-founder-explores-new-dao-model-to-improve-crypto-governance/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The model is designed to add accountability by introducing performance measures, rewards and penalties.

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05 Dec 2022 19:57

Most Influential Artist: Sarah Script
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/sarah-script-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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05 Dec 2022 19:55

Most Influential: Osinachi
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/most-influential-2022/2022/12/05/most-influential-osinachi/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Nigerian artist creates one-of-a-kind images using Microsoft Word. For this season, he depicted Mikhaylo Federov, the Ukrainian official who raised about $200 million in crypto for that country's war effort.

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05 Dec 2022 19:53

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Cancels Plan to Go Public
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/05/stablecoin-issuer-circle-cancels-plan-to-go-public/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The firm had announced plans to go public in July of 2021.

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05 Dec 2022 19:15

Data Suggests Bitcoin Miners Have Capitulated, Bottom Is Close
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-miner-capitulation-could-set-price-bottom

The inflection point in every bitcoin bear market is capitulation, and the mining sector may have just reached its own trough of bearishness.

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05 Dec 2022 16:11

Most Influential Artist: Bryan Brinkman
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/bryan-brinkman-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Dubai animator tries to display the mystery of Razzlekhan and Lichtenstein, the beginning of this year’s decent into fraud and deception.

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05 Dec 2022 16:08

Most Influential Artist: Alex Headlam (Aleqth)
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/alex-headlam-aleqth-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The artist sought inspiration from Andy Warhol and Tim Burton to create his portrait of Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ.

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05 Dec 2022 16:07

Most Influential Artist: Yosnier
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/yosnier-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

A 23-year-old artist doesn’t want to come across as sympathizing with Sam Bankman-Fried, who lost numerous people’s life savings in FTX's collapse.

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05 Dec 2022 16:05

Most Influential Artist: Oveck
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/oveck-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The New York-based artist depicted one of the year's NFT success stories – Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape phenom – for CoinDesk's Most Influential series.

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05 Dec 2022 16:03

First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity's Token Takes Off
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/12/05/first-mover-americas-axie-infinitys-token-takes-off/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 5, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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05 Dec 2022 16:01

Rishi Sunak Has the Power to Make His Crypto Dreams Come True. Will He?
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/rishi-sunak-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

As finance minister earlier this year he backed measures for regulating stablecoins and boldly declared he would turn the U.K. into an international hub for crypto. Now he’s prime minister and an FTX-scarred industry is watching. That’s why Rishi Sunak is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 15:59

The Bullied Takes the Bully to Court
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/magnus-granath-craig-wright-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

David beat Goliath in an Oslo courtroom in September, establishing a legal precedent for the freedom to say a self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin is not actually the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. That’s why Magnus Granath (aka Hodlonaut) and Craig Wright share a spot on CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022 list.

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05 Dec 2022 15:57

Left Behind by the Merge, but Still Fighting
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/chandler-guo-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The spectacular success of the Merge obscured the stories of those who were left behind, the Ethereum proof-of-work miners who lost their livelihoods. One miner is not letting the crypto community ignore them. That’s why Chandler Guo is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

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05 Dec 2022 15:56

Blending the World’s Most Successful Loyalty Program With Web3
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/05/adam-brotman-most-influential-2022/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The brains behind Starbucks Rewards, which now counts 60 million members worldwide, is back to design Starbucks Odyssey, a Web3 loyalty program. That's why Adam Brotman is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.