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Crypto enthusiast Elon Musk has done it again. A tweeted photograph of his Shiba Inu puppy, Floki, sent the value of the dog’s namesake coin on a wild roller-coaster ride – yet another example of celebrity influence over crypto prices.

A crypto investment can be worth a fortune one moment and become worthless the next; it all depends on how smartly you manage your crypto portfolio.

Businesses have found myriad creative applications for non-fungible tokens: as rewards in customer loyalty programs, as digital collectibles, as achievement badges, as proof of shared ownership in masterworks of art, and more.

Crypto founders have received public recognition for their innovations this week. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been memorialized with a public statue, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was recognized by Time magazine.

Kriptomat is starting 2021 with a new infrastructure that provides substantial security and scaling improvements. Kriptomat's updated platform for trading, moving, and storing digital assets is more secure and efficient than ever.

Leave your wallet at home! AMC, the world’s largest cinema operator, has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments for movie tickets and snacks by the end of the year. It’s one more sign that crypto is going mainstream.

In addition to consuming as much electricity as a mid-sized European country, Bitcoin mining is responsible for adding a substantial amount of toxic electronic waste to the world’s landfills, MIT researchers say.

The use cases for blockchains today are limited by their insufficient scalability, similar to how the dial-up internet of the 90s wouldn’t be able to support 4K video streaming.

Alchemy Pay has completed development of virtual Mastercard and Visa cards that will be backed by crypto holdings, not bank accounts. The company says its cards will be accepted by millions of merchants in more than 200 countries.

Artists and music companies alike are exploring blockchain technology to distribute music, combat piracy, and create richer relationships with fans. NFTs that give fans listening rights to encrypted music are just the beginning.