Apr 25, 2022

The Daily Block Explorer - Issue #255

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Why are cryptocurrency evangelists flocking to Puerto Rico? Welcome to The Daily Block Explorer. A global view of the emerging distributed ledger economy…

A law professor explains how blockchains and NFTs don’t protect virtual property. Hyperledger’s Karen Ottoni on climate, blockchain, and CBDCs. Can cryptocurrency actually help the disenfranchised? OpEd: The Metaverse is Bulls**t.

Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? A law professor explains how blockchains and NFTs don't protect virtual property — The Conversation

NFTs are hailed as the foundation of the metaverse economy because they allow you to purchase unique digital assets, from art to real estate. But legally, you might not own what you think you do.

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Why are cryptocurrency evangelists flocking to Puerto Rico? | The Sunday Times Magazine — The Sunday Times

On a Tuesday night at the Cannon Club, a piano bar in old town San Juan, Puerto Rico, accompanied by sparkling margaritas, grilled octopus and a giant white par

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Can cryptocurrency actually help anyone? — City & State New York

Proponents said communities of color can benefit from a decentralized virtual banking system, despite concerns over volatility and scams.

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Climate, blockchain, and CBDCs: An interview with Hyperledger’s Karen Ottoni — Coin Telegraph

HyperLedger’s Karen Ottoni explains that Blockchains do more than just create cryptocurrencies: effective tools against climate change, they also improve the supply chain.

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The Metaverse is Bulls**t — PC Gamer

We have Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash to thank for popularizing avatars as our digital personas, from early internet message boards to full-body VRChat. We also have Snow Crash to blame for the absolute hell we find ourselves in today, as every tech billionaire on the planet slobber all over themselves as they declare the metaverse—the next phase of human culture!!—is within reach.

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