Bitcoin (BTC) is for everyone: toddlers, kids, hard rockers and even racing pigs. At the "Bitcoin Adventure" held in Avon Valley, near Bristol, Bitcoiners and hobbyists shared their knowledge, quips and personal journeys down the Bitcoin rabbit hole despite the predictably wet United Kingdom weather. Better still, Bitcoin's "toxic maximalism" was MIA. pic.twitter.com/7IOtpYuSDh — The Bitcoin Adventure (@TheBTCAdventure) July 3, 2022 A world-first for a Bitcoin meetup, the “Adventure” took place at a wildlife park. So while some of the U.K.’s household name Bitcoiners headlined the main stage, the 250 attendees who bought tickets, (payment in BTC, naturally) could also …

The billion-dollar music industry is undergoing a major transition as artists begin to understand the potential of owning their work through nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Ashanti, the multi-platinum-selling singer, actress and co-founder of EQ Exchange — a women-led Web3 platform — recently shed light on this during a Cotton Candy Records meetup that took place on June 20 in New York. Speaking on a panel alongside Janice Taylor, founder and CEO of EQ Exchange, Ashanti went into detail about how important ownership is for creators today. Drawing from personal experience, Ashanti said: “It is incredibly important to continue the narrative that …

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, president of the Central African Republic, has announced the government will be backing an initiative centered around developing the country’s blockchain infrastructure. In a Monday announcement on Twitter, Touadéra said the CAR government would be launching Sango, a crypto initiative proposed following the country’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in April. According to Sango’s website, the government intends to launch the program during a July 3 event in which the president, members of his cabinet and industry experts will discuss the physical and digital infrastructure needed for the CAR to enter the crypto space, as well …

For all the gloom and doom in the cryptocurrency market these days, our industry continues to make inroads into mainstream tech. This week, I had the pleasure of attending the sold-out Collision Conference in Toronto, and crypto was featured prominently. During the event, I got to moderate three panels, including two that were crypto-focused. The fact that the biggest tech conference in North America is letting me talk cryptocurrency after a six-month bloodbath proves there’s more to the industry than just price. And, I’m not saying the price isn’t important — but context is everything. This week’s Crypto Biz gives …

On day four of the World Economic Forum 2022, there were presentations on nonfungible tokens (NFTs), with speakers sharing their takes on use cases and adoption. At Blockchain Hub Davos, Veritic CEO Stephan Holzer and Seal Storage Technology chief operating officer Alex Altman spoke on the importance of NFTs, their role in society and how the community can attract the mainstream to use the technology. In his lecture, Holzer argued that simplifying access to NFTs may push mainstream adoption forward. According to the Veritic CEO, minting in more secure environments and NFT custody are “a missing piece to mainstream adoption.” …

Disclaimer: This article is being updated all day long. All timestamps are in the UTC time zone, with updates in reverse order (the latest update is placed at the top). The first in-person World Economic Forum event since the COVID-19 pandemic started continues to bridge traditional finance with the future of money on its third day. The Cointelegraph team — including editor-in-chief Kristina L. Corner, head of video Jackson DuMont and news reporter Joseph Hall — is deployed on the ground in Davos, Switzerland, where the event is held, to track the most recent developments from WEF 2022. Check out …

During the 2022 World Economic Forum, Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss a range of topics, including the state of crypto, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) and safety within the metaverse. Warren started by comparing past WEF events to this year’s event. The CCI CEO told Cointelegraph that it’s incredible to see how projects that were just starting out at WEF events in 2018 and 2019 have now made themselves very well known. She said: “I'm finding that old acquaintances — some of the folks that we know from the business …

Disclaimer: This article is being updated all day long. All timestamps are in the UTC time zone, with updates in reverse order (the latest update is placed at the top). This year’s World Economic Forum marks the first in-person event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cointelegraph’s team is on the ground in Davos, Switzerland to bring in the latest updates from one of the most significant global events of the year. The topics of discussion among world leaders include blockchain technology, the role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Web3 and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). Don’t forget to check …

This week, the crypto community headed to Nassau in the Bahamas for the inaugural Crypto Bahamas conference. Like most conferences, panels fill up the agenda and on Wednesday the topics at Crypto Bahamas ranged from nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to crypto in sports and to asset allocation in Web3. During one particular conversation, titled “Evolution of NFTs: Culture, Utility and Regulation,” panelists had some insightful musings on the NFT market. To put the Crypto Bahamas conference into context, Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX moved its headquarters from Hong Kong to the Bahamas in September 2021. It recently inked a multi-year partnership …

The concept of nonfungible tokens (NFT) came into existence in 2015, and it first got some traction in 2017 when many prominent digital collectibles such as CryptoPunks and EtherRock were created. NFTs got early traction among premier sports clubs but burst into mainstream popularity after digital artist Beeple’s artwork was sold as an NFT for over $69 million. The Beeple event caught the attention of the world and proved to be a breakout movement for the NFT ecosystem. Today, most of the mainstream household brands, premium sports and clothing brands, celebrities, sports stars and influencers have got involved in the …

During the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami, Florida, Cointelegraph caught up with Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman at Grupo Salinas, in an exclusive sit-down interview. As an early Bitcoin (BTC) adopter, since its $200 days, Salinas has experienced first-hand the highs and lows of the market, and learned a thing or two along the way. Salinas started off the day as a panelist at the main stage of the Miami Beach Convention Center among fellow billionaires Orlando Bravo, Marcelo Claure and Dan Tapiero. In a discussion titled "Bitcoin Billionaire Capital Allocators," Salinas disclosed that 60% of his portfolio is …

This article is updated all day long. All time codes are in the UTC time zone, updates in reverse order (the latest update is placed at the top). Check the first-day coverage here. Paris Blockchain Week Summit (PBWS) hosts multiple thought leaders from the crypto and blockchain universe on its second day, and the Cointelegraph ground team is at the venue to deliver the most recent developments from the event. Paris NFT Day, the prequel event to the PBWS, saw the announcement of Cointelegraph France. On Wednesday, the Cointelegraph team delivered the important tidbits from sessions, as well as quotes …