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10 Great Novels About Money (and Crypto)

A roundup of books worth reading for Culture Week.

BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 30:  French writer Daniel Pennac poses at Arena Del Sole Theater on March 30, 2010 in Bologna, Italy.  (Photo by Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images)

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Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.

Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Melania Trump Pitches NFT Plans; ‘Cobalt Blue Eyes’ Captivate Crypto Twitter

While former President Donald Trump famously said he’s “not a fan” of bitcoin, his wife is not shying away from crypto collectibles. Former First Lady Melania Trump tweeted Thursday she's launching her own NFT collection on the Solana blockchain, featuring watercolor-style artwork of her cobalt blue eyes. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest NFT drop captivating Crypto Twitter.

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Robinhood Adds Crypto Gifting Feature

Popular zero-commission trading app Robinhood is adding a feature so users can gift crypto to friends and family. Customers can send as little as $1 of one of seven cryptocurrencies. "The Hash" group discusses the latest move from Robinhood, helping people take their first step in crypto.

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Should Crypto and Porn Get Intimate?

An industry known for leading on tech seems comparatively slow on crypto.

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What’s Next for Friends With Benefits?

The crypto-backed social club is looking to remain accessible to the creators it wants to attract.

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The Future of NFTs Is Fungible

The many NFT communities that have sprung up this year are finding that it’s not so easy to manage a community with unique tokens alone.

Balloons in a digital space. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

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Why I Spent $29M on a Beeple

Next year, the NFT market will broaden and migrate towards quality, said one collector.

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Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022

Music NFTs are about to disrupt an industry full of gatekeepers and middlemen.

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Crypto Is People and Culture. It’s Time the Media Saw It That Way

The mainstream media still doesn’t really get crypto, only writing about it seriously when “number go up” (or down). It misses the bigger story, which is about community.

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