Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: People, Culture and Tech
Just Eat, one of the world’s biggest online food delivery platforms, has begun supporting BTC in the country thanks to a partnership with the crypto payment processor BitPay. This means that Bitcoin can now be used to order dishes at 15,000 restaurants across the country—and it could create a newfound hunger for crypto in the country of 67 million.
Roger Knox pleaded guilty to a $165 million pump-and-dump on Jan. 13. He allegedly processed the ill-gotten gains via Michael Gastauer's WB21.
Roger Ver gave me three big announcements as an exclusive to Modern Consensus. First, he is breaking news with us about his investment in the mobile crypto wallet and non-custodial exchange Evercoin. Second, he told me he just submitted Bitcoin.com’s application to join the Facebook-led Libra Association. And third, he shared details about the addition of Stefan Rust as Bitcoin.com’s CEO.
Rachel Siegel is back with a new video and this one is actually going viral. Inspired by Rebecca Black’s surprise viral hit from 2011, “Friday,” Siegel and her Crypto, Finally YouTube channel have released “BitPay.” Modern Consensus broke the story on Siegel and crypto, finally to the world last week, with “Forget environmental damage, this is the worst thing you’ll see about crypto in a long time”, the first article written about Siegel’s videos. The newest video has hundreds of retweets, including from the creator of the popular Chapo Trap House podcast, Will Menaker. The video doesn’t disappoint. Some lyrical highlights: “Everyone’s adopting Bitcoin / Don’t be a weirdo” “Bitpay…
