10 articles that captured the crypto crowd
Top Stories of 2022: If you are a dedicated crypto bro or crypto sis, you may have already seen some of these articles. For everyone else, it will give you an idea of what topics your fellow crypto lovers have been up to.
Even though the year isn’t over yet, it’s definitely interesting to see what captured readers in 2022.
It turned out that the crypto crowd was obsessed with Simpsons predictions, using crypto to rebel against governments, AI-generated art, the Terra Luna debacle, XRP, the Ripple case, and influencer scams. Read on to unlock the articles that just keep on giving.
Top stories in 2022: First place
The Simpsons: Will This XRP Price Prediction Come True After The SEC Case Ends?
This story about The Simpsons and about XRP was our most viewed article of 2022 so far. Hundreds of thousands of people had a good look at the story. Why? Because the Simpsons team has often shown scenes in their cartoons that seem ridiculous at the time. But these events depicted eventually happened.
As for this article, it was published when the Ripple Labs Vs SEC case was nearing its endgame. (We’re still waiting for a fix, by the way.) The article took a look at a rumored price prediction from the Simpsons writing team about XRP. The photo in question was of Bart Simpson writing on the board that Ripple’s cryptocurrency would reach $589. XRP investors were hopeful that this was another successful foreshadowing from the scriptwriting team. But was everything as it seemed?
Top stories #2
Ethereum Proof-of-Work Suffers Repeated Attack, Price Tanks 18%
This story was also seen by hundreds of thousands of eyeballs. The Ethereum proof-of-work token suffered a replay attack. This happened via the Omni bridge of Gnosis chain.
After the news broke, the ETHW token lost 18% of its value within 24 hours. Which is high drama for a crypto sibling who is in on the whole ETHW deal. It was almost panic stations, until it wasn’t.
Top stories #3
Canadians are withdrawing money from banks in astonishing numbers
This story had all the elements of human protest, rebellion against the government and ditching of banks. And this is why we are all captivated by the promise of decentralized currencies.
The story covered how Canadians protected their economic sovereignty. After people protested against mandatory covid-19 vaccines, Trudeau and other officials announced plans to freeze the bank accounts of people participating in the protests. The government also said it would add people to terror lists. Citizens began withdrawing their money in wild quantities. They then exchanged it for Bitcoin. This was a spectacular use case for Bitcoin: It cannot be confiscated.
Top stories #4
Shiba Inu: Will the Price Reach $1? When will it happen?
This piece captured the imagination of the #ShibArmy, who love a good pro-SHIB article. 2021 was an explosive year for memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB). Some investors made some astronomical profits and created new billionaires.
Since then, SHIB has seen increasing adoption and has introduced a metaverse that creates utility for the crypto. SHIB even appeared in the top 10 cryptocurrencies. Alas, the prediction here was that SHIB would take 128,000 years for the cryptocurrency to reach $1.
Top stories #5
Jake Paul exposed as $2.2 million serial crypto fraudster
This story was a perfect example of an influencer using their fame to do some scammy stuff and fleece their followers. An investigation by crypto expert Coffeezilla linked Jake Paul to a number of shady crypto projects and campaigns. The YouTuber also had his own NFT collection which was phallic inspired. It was called STICKDIX. Cool!
Paul displayed a pattern of behavior in which he happily enriched himself through the misfortune of others. It makes it hard to feel sorry for him now that his $623,000 Azuki NFT is worth $10.
Top stories #6
Jamaica becomes the first country to create a CBDC legal tender
This story is the most read of several stories about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The CBDC stories have been very popular with our audience.
Earlier this year, the Central Bank of Jamaica officially recognized the “Jam-Dex” central bank digital currency (CBDC) as legal tender. This made Jamaica the first country to do so. The reason the central bank likes this is because Jamaica is a cash-based economy. Now that ganga is decriminalized, I guess we’ll all be paying taxes on it when we roll up there and use CBDC.
CBDC uptake has been good, but this may have something to do with a $2,500 incentive given to people to start using Jam-Dex. And it can be used without a bank account. It can work well, it can go up in smoke. Will will keep you updated.
Top stories #7
AI Art: The world’s first bot-generated graphic novel hits the market
This article was one of three stories about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and artistic pursuits. All the articles were admired by many people. So we know that crypto bros and crypto chicks can be drawn into topics other than how their cryptos are doing.
Before this story, AI-generated art made headlines for beating humans in an art competition. This caused a storm of conflicting opinions in the art world.
This article was about a new novel that featured fascinating imagery and only took 100 hours to create. This left artists, who have spent years honing their craft, wondering if they were now obsolete.
Top stories #8
Islamic Coin claims it will scale like Bitcoin and reach $1 trillion in value
This article is about a Sharia-compliant Islamic coin. The creators have wild hopes for it. Namely, that it could scale like Bitcoin and reach $1 trillion in value. It is based on an adoption rate of around 3% of the existing 1 billion Muslim internet users.
However, people in the Middle East are loosening their ties to Islam. This is especially true in countries like Iran. But wilder things have happened in crypto, so we’ll keep watching.
Top stories #9
Three Big Crypto Predictions for October 2022
This article aligns with what our readers love: our expert opinion on whether or not crypto is going to take off. This story thus described how macro conditions continued to dictate the short-term trajectory of crypto predictions. And the bearish sentiment took over the larger market.
All eyes on this article were hoping for greener crypto predictions and better performance. Whether they get a trip into the green or not remains to be seen.
Top stories #10
Terra 2.0 Genesis Imminent, So Who’s Getting a LUNA Airdrop?
This article contains more of the drama of the Terra Labs debacle. Our readers were informed of a new Terra 2 native asset called LUNA. And that the old token should be called LUNA Classic. It also let readers know who was eligible for airdrops of the new token.
The Terra Labs collapse was a catastrophic event for investors and was credited as the catalyst for the crypto winter. The whole Terra topic was heavily followed by our readers this year.
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