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Thanksgiving is a major holiday for so many in the US, but it is also the day before the beginning of the Christmas / holiday shopping season - for both those within the country and globally.
Right after Thanksgiving comes the Black Friday bonanza, when merchants offer a myriad of discounts on pretty much any product. However, this is not the only time stores offer steep discounts - there is also the Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday refers to the Monday following the Thanksgiving weekend, which will fall on November 29 this year. Notably, Cyber Monday is the biggest sale of the year as sheer consumer spending on this day exceeds that of Black Friday, marking an even better opportunity for avid shoppers.
Meanwhile, there is some good news for crypto enthusiasts who wish to grab the Cyber Monday deals and pay with digital assets. While retailers are still far from accepting crypto payments in great measure, shoppers definitely have some good choices.
Here, we have compiled a list of some of the juiciest Cyber Monday crypto deals.
Thanksgiving is a major holiday for so many in the US, but it is also the day before the beginning of the Christmas / holiday shopping season - for both those within the country and globally.
Right after Thanksgiving comes the Black Friday bonanza, when merchants offer a myriad of discounts on pretty much any product. However, this is not the only time stores offer steep discounts - there is also the Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday refers to the Monday following the Thanksgiving weekend, which will fall on November 29 this year. Notably, Cyber Monday is the biggest sale of the year as sheer consumer spending on this day exceeds that of Black Friday, marking an even better opportunity for avid shoppers.
Meanwhile, there is some good news for crypto enthusiasts who wish to grab the Cyber Monday deals and pay with digital assets. While retailers are still far from accepting crypto payments in great measure, shoppers definitely have some good choices.
Here, we have compiled a list of some of the juiciest Cyber Monday crypto deals.
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MicroStrategy Makes its Fourth-Largest Bet on Bitcoin
One of the largest bitcoin (BTC) holders, US-listed software firm MicroStrategy, just made its fourth-largest investment in BTC, increasing its stash to BTC 121,044 (USD 6.92bn). (Updated at 14:54 UTC: updates throughout the entire text).
This time, per the CEO Michael Saylor, they acquired BTC 7,002 for USD 414m.
The company already spent USD 3.57bn on BTC, paying USD 29,534 per BTC on average.
As of 13:12 UTC, the new purchase announcement from MicroStrategy appears to have given some support to the bitcoin price. BTC traded at USD 57,174 at press time, up by 0.5% during the 15 minutes since the announcement.
An hour later, at 14:12 UTC, BTC still traded at about the same level, after briefly moving above USD 57,400.
In either case, today’s announcement from MicroStrategy marks the fourth-largest USD purchase of bitcoins since the company first said it “adopts bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset” on August 11 last year.
The firm doubled down on its promise on February 21 last year, when it made a bitcoin purchase worth some USD 650m, before other major BTC purchases worth 1.026bn and USD 489m were announced on February 24 and June 21, respectively.
Commenting on the latest bitcoin spending spree by Michael Saylor, Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that “every time you panic sell, you're giving Saylor’s MicroStrategy coins.”
In addition to Back, others also offered their take on the purchase, with the crypto entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano saying “the conviction here is incredible to watch.”
The comment from Pompliano followed an appearance by him on CNBC earlier today where he said that bitcoin on-chain metrics are strong, and that he and “millions of other people” are not selling their bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Michael Saylor himself also tweeted yesterday, one day before his announcement, saying “The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted. Bitcoin.”
Commenting more broadly on the current state of the bitcoin market, Mikkel Morch, Executive Director at crypto hedge fund ARK36 told Cryptonews.com via email that we are entering “an eventful week” for the financial markets with key economic figures set to be released by major economies.
“The digital asset market, including bitcoin, will likely be most sensitive to inflation reports,” Morch said, adding that high inflation prospects “may give bitcoin the boost needed to spark another leg up.”
He added that comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on new concerns over the coronavirus could also have an impact on the bitcoin market “in the short term.”
One of the largest bitcoin (BTC) holders, US-listed software firm MicroStrategy, just made its fourth-largest investment in BTC, increasing its stash to BTC 121,044 (USD 6.92bn). (Updated at 14:54 UTC: updates throughout the entire text).
This time, per the CEO Michael Saylor, they acquired BTC 7,002 for USD 414m.
The company already spent USD 3.57bn on BTC, paying USD 29,534 per BTC on average.
As of 13:12 UTC, the new purchase announcement from MicroStrategy appears to have given some support to the bitcoin price. BTC traded at USD 57,174 at press time, up by 0.5% during the 15 minutes since the announcement.
An hour later, at 14:12 UTC, BTC still traded at about the same level, after briefly moving above USD 57,400.
In either case, today’s announcement from MicroStrategy marks the fourth-largest USD purchase of bitcoins since the company first said it “adopts bitcoin as a primary treasury reserve asset” on August 11 last year.
The firm doubled down on its promise on February 21 last year, when it made a bitcoin purchase worth some USD 650m, before other major BTC purchases worth 1.026bn and USD 489m were announced on February 24 and June 21, respectively.
Commenting on the latest bitcoin spending spree by Michael Saylor, Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that “every time you panic sell, you're giving Saylor’s MicroStrategy coins.”
In addition to Back, others also offered their take on the purchase, with the crypto entrepreneur and investor Anthony Pompliano saying “the conviction here is incredible to watch.”
The comment from Pompliano followed an appearance by him on CNBC earlier today where he said that bitcoin on-chain metrics are strong, and that he and “millions of other people” are not selling their bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Michael Saylor himself also tweeted yesterday, one day before his announcement, saying “The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted. Bitcoin.”
Commenting more broadly on the current state of the bitcoin market, Mikkel Morch, Executive Director at crypto hedge fund ARK36 told Cryptonews.com via email that we are entering “an eventful week” for the financial markets with key economic figures set to be released by major economies.
“The digital asset market, including bitcoin, will likely be most sensitive to inflation reports,” Morch said, adding that high inflation prospects “may give bitcoin the boost needed to spark another leg up.”
He added that comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on new concerns over the coronavirus could also have an impact on the bitcoin market “in the short term.”
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Asia Falls Behind as US Takes the Lead in Crypto VC Deals
The US is the global leader in blockchain-related investment deals, with nearly three times the dollar amount transacted in deals there as in Europe during the third quarter of this year. Meanwhile, Asia has for the first time fallen behind the US by the number of crypto startups that raised capital, a new report has found.
According to the report, prepared by business intelligence firm CB Insights, the amount of capital raised by US-based blockchain-focused companies has never been higher, after having risen for five quarters in a row.
“US blockchain/crypto funding dollars hit nearly USD 3bn in Q3’21, rising for the fifth consecutive quarter and reaching an all-time quarterly high,” the report said.
This large amount of capital raised in the US over the past quarter represents an increase of more than 11x from the same quarter last year, when just USD 263m was raised, the report pointed out. Further, last quarter’s high number came after strong growth in both the first and second quarter of 2021, the data showed.
The whole of Asia, which includes China, India, and crypto hot spots like South Korea and Japan, saw deals worth just USD 1.4bn during the quarter, making up less than half the value of the deals in the US.
Europe, on its end, was even further behind, with USD 1.1bn worth of deals being closed in the crypto space in the third quarter – just over one-third of the dollar value of the US deals.
Looking at the number of deals also painted a similar picture, with 137 deals being closed in the quarter in the US, 65 in Asia, and 51 in Europe.
The US is the global leader in blockchain-related investment deals, with nearly three times the dollar amount transacted in deals there as in Europe during the third quarter of this year. Meanwhile, Asia has for the first time fallen behind the US by the number of crypto startups that raised capital, a new report has found.
According to the report, prepared by business intelligence firm CB Insights, the amount of capital raised by US-based blockchain-focused companies has never been higher, after having risen for five quarters in a row.
“US blockchain/crypto funding dollars hit nearly USD 3bn in Q3’21, rising for the fifth consecutive quarter and reaching an all-time quarterly high,” the report said.
This large amount of capital raised in the US over the past quarter represents an increase of more than 11x from the same quarter last year, when just USD 263m was raised, the report pointed out. Further, last quarter’s high number came after strong growth in both the first and second quarter of 2021, the data showed.
The whole of Asia, which includes China, India, and crypto hot spots like South Korea and Japan, saw deals worth just USD 1.4bn during the quarter, making up less than half the value of the deals in the US.
Europe, on its end, was even further behind, with USD 1.1bn worth of deals being closed in the crypto space in the third quarter – just over one-third of the dollar value of the US deals.
Looking at the number of deals also painted a similar picture, with 137 deals being closed in the quarter in the US, 65 in Asia, and 51 in Europe.
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Chinese Crypto Mining Crackdown Turns Focus to PC Rooms and Home Miners’
Having effectively eliminated its industrial crypto mining sector, China is now going after the small fry: internet café and PC gaming room operators – and even those mining on rigs and cards at home – as Beijing moves to squash the mining industry once and for all.
China, like many other East Asian nations, has a thriving PC gaming culture. Most gamers prefer to play games in communal rooms, where they pay per hour for PC usage time. These PC rooms, known as wǎngbā (网吧) in Chinese, are usually fitted with high-spec computers featuring powerful GPUs and speedy processors.
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, PC gaming rooms were ordered to shut nationwide, in order to comply with social distancing rules. PC room operators in China (and elsewhere in East Asia) put this hardware, which was then sitting idle, to use – mining bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and altcoins.
But following September’s crackdown on industrial mining, Beijing is now gunning for PC room operators who have not yet uninstalled crypto mining software – or who think they can avoid detection.
The government has empowered provinces and cities to enforce the policy, and police officers have made their way onto WeChat groups of PC room owners to warn of the dangers of non-compliance.
authorities in the city of Lau’an stated that they would step up “enforcement” of crypto-related decrees and engage in the “supervision of PC rooms,” as well as “promptly stop virtual currency mining activities in Internet cafes and further promote energy conservation and emission reduction.”
Caijing M also reported that “individual miners” have been hit as well.
The media report claimed that broadband access was being “monitored” in the case of individuals whom internet providers suspected of mining tokens from home.
Internet providers have been told they can (or perhaps must) “directly take measures to disconnect” crypto miners from networks.
It added that “some miners players are minting coins on their home computers and are being directly monitored by broadband operators.”
Web services providers have also been told to block mining pool domain names.
Regardless, some appear ready to defy Beijing, the media outlet noted that there are “still some PC room businesses” involved in mining, while “some businesses” are still “engaged in the business of” trading mining hardware.
Having effectively eliminated its industrial crypto mining sector, China is now going after the small fry: internet café and PC gaming room operators – and even those mining on rigs and cards at home – as Beijing moves to squash the mining industry once and for all.
China, like many other East Asian nations, has a thriving PC gaming culture. Most gamers prefer to play games in communal rooms, where they pay per hour for PC usage time. These PC rooms, known as wǎngbā (网吧) in Chinese, are usually fitted with high-spec computers featuring powerful GPUs and speedy processors.
During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, PC gaming rooms were ordered to shut nationwide, in order to comply with social distancing rules. PC room operators in China (and elsewhere in East Asia) put this hardware, which was then sitting idle, to use – mining bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and altcoins.
But following September’s crackdown on industrial mining, Beijing is now gunning for PC room operators who have not yet uninstalled crypto mining software – or who think they can avoid detection.
The government has empowered provinces and cities to enforce the policy, and police officers have made their way onto WeChat groups of PC room owners to warn of the dangers of non-compliance.
authorities in the city of Lau’an stated that they would step up “enforcement” of crypto-related decrees and engage in the “supervision of PC rooms,” as well as “promptly stop virtual currency mining activities in Internet cafes and further promote energy conservation and emission reduction.”
Caijing M also reported that “individual miners” have been hit as well.
The media report claimed that broadband access was being “monitored” in the case of individuals whom internet providers suspected of mining tokens from home.
Internet providers have been told they can (or perhaps must) “directly take measures to disconnect” crypto miners from networks.
It added that “some miners players are minting coins on their home computers and are being directly monitored by broadband operators.”
Web services providers have also been told to block mining pool domain names.
Regardless, some appear ready to defy Beijing, the media outlet noted that there are “still some PC room businesses” involved in mining, while “some businesses” are still “engaged in the business of” trading mining hardware.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Predictions for 2022
The past year has been another great year for the cryptoasset market, with bitcoin (BTC) having almost doubled in price year-to-date, and the total crypto market capitalization increasing from just over USD 750bn to almost USD 3trn.
For bitcoin’s part, the price gains this year were fueled by major developments like El Salvador becoming the first country to make the cryptocurrency legal tender, and electric car maker Tesla becoming the biggest company so far to add bitcoin to its balance sheet.
Similarly, ethereum (ETH) also saw major bullish developments this year, with the implementation of the EIP-1559 upgrade which for the first time introduced a supply-reducing token burn mechanism, arguably being the most important one.
And while 2021 was a great year, 2022 may turn out even better for the crypto market, according to some analysts Cryptonews.com has talked to. However, as usual, opinions vary wildly.
To give an idea about what to expect for 2022, we reached out to a number of crypto industry players to hear their price predictions for BTC and ETH in 2022.
(At the time of writing, BTC trades at around USD 56,250 and is down 11% in a month, trimming its gains over the past 12 months to less than 193%. ETH fluctuates around USD 4,500 and is down by almost 2% in a month. It rallied by 656% in a year.)
The past year has been another great year for the cryptoasset market, with bitcoin (BTC) having almost doubled in price year-to-date, and the total crypto market capitalization increasing from just over USD 750bn to almost USD 3trn.
For bitcoin’s part, the price gains this year were fueled by major developments like El Salvador becoming the first country to make the cryptocurrency legal tender, and electric car maker Tesla becoming the biggest company so far to add bitcoin to its balance sheet.
Similarly, ethereum (ETH) also saw major bullish developments this year, with the implementation of the EIP-1559 upgrade which for the first time introduced a supply-reducing token burn mechanism, arguably being the most important one.
And while 2021 was a great year, 2022 may turn out even better for the crypto market, according to some analysts Cryptonews.com has talked to. However, as usual, opinions vary wildly.
To give an idea about what to expect for 2022, we reached out to a number of crypto industry players to hear their price predictions for BTC and ETH in 2022.
(At the time of writing, BTC trades at around USD 56,250 and is down 11% in a month, trimming its gains over the past 12 months to less than 193%. ETH fluctuates around USD 4,500 and is down by almost 2% in a month. It rallied by 656% in a year.)
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Visa Doubles Down on Its Crypto Bet, Launches Crypto Consulting Service
Multinational financial services giant Visa is pushing deeper into the booming crypto market, launching crypto advisory services to help clients understand various segments of the crypto industry.
In an announcement, the payment network acknowledged that "digital currencies are taking greater hold in the popular consciousness," which creates the need for trustable advisory services that can help those eager to adopt crypto first understand the ecosystem.
The firm also noted that it aims to provide advisory services with regard to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and for central banks exploring digital currencies, as well as to assist clients with management of backend operations.
Per Uma Wilson, executive vice president at UMB Bank, a regional US lender that uses Visa's consulting services,
“We came to Visa to learn more about digital currency and the use cases that are most relevant for various business lines as we serve our customers in the years ahead.”
The move comes at a time when global crypto adoption is at record levels and investor demand for crypto is overwhelming, according to a recent study by Visa.
The survey, conducted among 6,000 financial decision makers across eight markets including the US and the UK, discovered that crypto awareness is "almost universal at 94%."
"Crypto is moving from a niche asset class for a small community of investors to a broader market increasingly accessible for mainstream and new adopters," the report said.
Furthermore, the survey revealed that nearly 33% of adults familiar with the industry already own or use digital assets, with key motives including wealth-building and faith in crypto as the future of money.
Among current crypto owners, more than 80% said they are interested in crypto-linked cards that enable them to spend their crypto holdings at retailers, while 84% expressed interest in cards that offer cashback vouchers in the form of digital assets.
Notably, 18% of participants said they are willing to ditch their current bank for one that offers crypto-related products. This percentage was even higher in emerging markets, where 24% made such claim.
Multinational financial services giant Visa is pushing deeper into the booming crypto market, launching crypto advisory services to help clients understand various segments of the crypto industry.
In an announcement, the payment network acknowledged that "digital currencies are taking greater hold in the popular consciousness," which creates the need for trustable advisory services that can help those eager to adopt crypto first understand the ecosystem.
The firm also noted that it aims to provide advisory services with regard to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and for central banks exploring digital currencies, as well as to assist clients with management of backend operations.
Per Uma Wilson, executive vice president at UMB Bank, a regional US lender that uses Visa's consulting services,
“We came to Visa to learn more about digital currency and the use cases that are most relevant for various business lines as we serve our customers in the years ahead.”
The move comes at a time when global crypto adoption is at record levels and investor demand for crypto is overwhelming, according to a recent study by Visa.
The survey, conducted among 6,000 financial decision makers across eight markets including the US and the UK, discovered that crypto awareness is "almost universal at 94%."
"Crypto is moving from a niche asset class for a small community of investors to a broader market increasingly accessible for mainstream and new adopters," the report said.
Furthermore, the survey revealed that nearly 33% of adults familiar with the industry already own or use digital assets, with key motives including wealth-building and faith in crypto as the future of money.
Among current crypto owners, more than 80% said they are interested in crypto-linked cards that enable them to spend their crypto holdings at retailers, while 84% expressed interest in cards that offer cashback vouchers in the form of digital assets.
Notably, 18% of participants said they are willing to ditch their current bank for one that offers crypto-related products. This percentage was even higher in emerging markets, where 24% made such claim.
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LeMeMe aims to become the preferred method to crowdfund transparently through the BSC blockchain 🔥!
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Junior Punks is giving away 10 Oculus Quests and two “Rare NFTs” on their Instagram right now! 🎉
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This will be the easiest contest you’ve ever entered. All you have to do is dm them on Instagram @thejuniorpunks with the message “#Juniorpunks”! From their you’ll get locked in and you’ll be entered to win! 🍼🤞
Junior Punks is a collection of 5,555 randomly generated art pieces on the Ethereum blockchain. Holders get access to private AMAs with celebrities, influencers, athletes, and many more public figures! Just dm them “#Juniorpunks” on Instagram @thejuniorpunks and you’ll be entered to win instantly! 🚀
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US Court Hints IRS May Have Violated Coinbase User’s Privacy Rights in Tax Audit
An American bitcoin (BTC) owner attempting to fight the Internal Revenue Service over the seizure of his data from the Coinbase trading platform could be given the chance to challenge the tax body over the controversial move.
Reuters reported that a three-judge federal appeals court yesterday – the 1st United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston – had “sharply questioned” the reasons why the bitcoiner, named Jim Harper, had been blocked from suing the IRS for privacy violations.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled against Harper when, in 2020, he attempted to take the IRS to court. The tax body had written to Harper claiming it had “obtained information” that appeared to show he may not have properly reported crypto transactions on tax return documents.
The IRS’ legal team responded by warning that ruling in favor of Harper “could open the floodgate to other lawsuits” by crypto holders currently “under audit,” adding:
“There is nothing to keep that from happening.”
Harper was one of the thousands of American crypto holders who were sent similar letters after the IRS won a key 2017 legal battle to enforce a “John Doe” summons against Coinbase, forcing it to hand over user transaction data. The IRS enforced a similar summons on Coinbase’s crypto exchange rival Kraken earlier this year.
An American bitcoin (BTC) owner attempting to fight the Internal Revenue Service over the seizure of his data from the Coinbase trading platform could be given the chance to challenge the tax body over the controversial move.
Reuters reported that a three-judge federal appeals court yesterday – the 1st United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston – had “sharply questioned” the reasons why the bitcoiner, named Jim Harper, had been blocked from suing the IRS for privacy violations.
The Supreme Court had previously ruled against Harper when, in 2020, he attempted to take the IRS to court. The tax body had written to Harper claiming it had “obtained information” that appeared to show he may not have properly reported crypto transactions on tax return documents.
The IRS’ legal team responded by warning that ruling in favor of Harper “could open the floodgate to other lawsuits” by crypto holders currently “under audit,” adding:
“There is nothing to keep that from happening.”
Harper was one of the thousands of American crypto holders who were sent similar letters after the IRS won a key 2017 legal battle to enforce a “John Doe” summons against Coinbase, forcing it to hand over user transaction data. The IRS enforced a similar summons on Coinbase’s crypto exchange rival Kraken earlier this year.
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📅 Raffle Registration: 17th of December - 6 PM EST
MetaGods will release 3,333 NFTs in a Raffle on Saturday 18th of December.
Not everyone will be able to mint so reserve your spot in the Whitelist asap to have a chance to get yours.
📅 Raffle Registration: 17th of December - 6 PM EST
MetaGods is the first NFT Collection to introduce a unique way to rise the floor price 🚀
Indeed their legendary gods and the war between the factions will give huge benefits to its owners. But you won't be able to mint the legendaries and this will strongly help to increase the floor price of the whole collection.
But what is MetaGods❓
🔥 God-like designs inspired by Greek Mythology
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Check out their Discord ➡️ https://discord.gg/ERuzdzPubJ
Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/meta.gods/
Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/meta_gods
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Russian Intelligence Service Wants More Power to Seize Crypto, Freeze Wallets
Russia’s answer to the American FBI, the Investigative Committee of Russia, has called upon the government to grant it the power to seize crypto and freeze wallets.
In an interview with the media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that the “decentralized nature of the issuance” of what he called “digital currencies” does not currently “allow for full state control in this area.”
Bastrykin claimed that in some special cases, law enforcers can use existing laws to seize and freeze coins much as they might do with bank accounts, funds, and securities.
But decentralization is a thorn in the side for agents and officers trying to do this, the Chairman noted. Often, officers are forced to seek the help of crypto firms in “special legal status” cases to transfer funds into state-owned wallets while legal procedures take place.
In the space of just nine months in 2021, the Investigative Committee says it dealt with 331 such “special legal status” cases.
Russia’s answer to the American FBI, the Investigative Committee of Russia, has called upon the government to grant it the power to seize crypto and freeze wallets.
In an interview with the media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that the “decentralized nature of the issuance” of what he called “digital currencies” does not currently “allow for full state control in this area.”
Bastrykin claimed that in some special cases, law enforcers can use existing laws to seize and freeze coins much as they might do with bank accounts, funds, and securities.
But decentralization is a thorn in the side for agents and officers trying to do this, the Chairman noted. Often, officers are forced to seek the help of crypto firms in “special legal status” cases to transfer funds into state-owned wallets while legal procedures take place.
In the space of just nine months in 2021, the Investigative Committee says it dealt with 331 such “special legal status” cases.
Some Money Heist's ''El Professor'' NFT holders to receive equity in a new Netflix show!
All Alvaro Morte, Money Heist’s “El Professor” wants is to give back to his fans. He plans on funding TV productions with nonfungiblestory.io. Some of his holders may in the future, not only receive equity but also share revenues from the productions, executive and directing power over the stories. He has yet to announce all the benefits accessible from his NFTs collection. Join his discord community and keep up with this ever evolving project! The launch is approaching fast! Join here: https://discord.gg/nonfungiblestory
All Alvaro Morte, Money Heist’s “El Professor” wants is to give back to his fans. He plans on funding TV productions with nonfungiblestory.io. Some of his holders may in the future, not only receive equity but also share revenues from the productions, executive and directing power over the stories. He has yet to announce all the benefits accessible from his NFTs collection. Join his discord community and keep up with this ever evolving project! The launch is approaching fast! Join here: https://discord.gg/nonfungiblestory
