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Hot news and analysis from the world of cryptocurrencies. No hype, just the facts plus a little snark. Delivered from an award-winning journalist, former newspaper editor, and world-class content strategist.


MetaMask Intros New Fiat-to-Crypto On-Ramp

12 Apr 2023 4 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor

Welcome to another issue of Web3 Wednesday. If you haven’t already, there’s still time to take my Substack/Paragraph poll. Metamask launches a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service. The Bitcoin white paper has been hidden inside every copy of MacOS since 20...

Paragraph or Substack? Please Tell Me Your Thoughts ...

11 Apr 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Allen Taylor

As you may have heard, a few days ago a few Substack users reported that interactions on their tweets containing Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. A little later, The Verge reported that Substack links were being labeled as “unsafe” on Tw...

Ethereum NFT Market Jumps to $316 Million

10 Apr 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Allen Taylor

Ethereum NFT market hits $316 million in the first week of April. The Bank of England plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a team of 30. Meanwhile, Texas legislators consider a gold-backed stablecoin. The gold-backed stablecoi...

Web3 Social Media Earnings, March 2023

7 Apr 2023 6 minute read 15 comments Allen Taylor

I’ve made no secret of my intentions to scale down my focus on Web3 projects. That is, to reduce the number to which I post each issue of Cryptocracy. I’m drilling down to the best platforms and sticking with those. Currently, I would list the follow...

Ethereum Gets High, DOGE Flips ADA, and OpenSea Goes Pro

5 Apr 2023 2 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor

Ethereum hit its highest price in six months. OpenSea launches OpenSea Pro for professional NFT traders. XRP Ledger to launch Layer-2 smart contract protocol Evernode. Dogecoin skyrockets 30 percent after Elon Musk changes Twitter logo to a Shiba Inu...

Bitcoin's Web3 Game ... Does It Have Any?

3 Apr 2023 2 minute read 6 comments Allen Taylor

Opinionator Alex Adelman says bitcoin needs to step up its Web3 game. ChatGPT struggles to give correct answers to Ethereum upgrade questions. ChatGPT-4 is not a perfect natural language solution. Of course it is prone to errors. But it still learns...

Web3 Creators Wanted: Make Your Recommendation

31 Mar 2023 2 minute read 11 comments Allen Taylor

Judging from the response of Wednesday’s Cryptocracy, I’d say that Web3 creator opportunities are a favored topic among readers. That issue was the most popular issue of Cryptocracy I’ve had in a while. That includes readers well beyond my subscriber...

5 Web3 Writers You've Got To Know + What to Read on Hive

29 Mar 2023 4 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor

As you know, I’ve been playing around with Web3 tools for writing and I’ve discovered some really cool writers in the process. Today, I’ll share some of those writers I’ve followed and you can choose for yourself whether they have value for you. I’ll...

Today's Crypto News: From Do Kwon and the U.S. President to Amazon, Coinbase, and the SEC

27 Mar 2023 5 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor

NOTE: You’ll want to read the entire newsletter today. There is a lot going on. Before I get into this week’s news curation, I’d like to make an announcement. Cryptocracy is going to make a transition in the next few weeks. The new direction will be...

Web3 Proves That the World Wide Web Was Made for Creators

24 Mar 2023 3 minute read 9 comments Allen Taylor

Before I get into today’s content, would you take a minute to answer this one-question survey? And if you haven’t listened to it already, listen to this podcast discussion between Polar and me about Web3, decentralization, and artificial intelligence...