• Birthday of Bitcoin. Thirteen years ago on January 3, Bitcoin was born. Even though there were a lot of ups and downs in 2021 for bitcoin, it was also a record year for the digital currency, as many adopted it into the mainstream of society.
• Rogan takes part pay in crypto. Joe Rogan, of podcast fame, signed a $100 million deal with Spotify for exclusive rights to his podcast, and now has negotiated to be part-paid in crypto as well. Rogan said on a previous podcast, “Bitcoin, what it is for sure, is a transformational digital currency that acts as a decentralized peer-to peer-payment network powered by its users with no central authority… I love it. I wish it was the way we exchanged currency and maybe it will be in the future. Get on board.”
• Rockets pocket Bitcoin. The New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) will be paying the Houston Rockets franchise in Bitcoin as part of a partnership aimed at promoting crypto education and adoption. As part of the partnership, NYDIG is planning to name some of the Rockets’ premium seating at the Toyota Center in Houston the “Bitcoin Suites.”
• Gone to Texas. Texas continues to faces a rapid influx of Bitcoin mining operations. This expansion comes as the state plans to become the home to 20% of the world’s Bitcoin mining operations. Texas is offering crypto miners a 10-year tax abatement, sales tax credits and state-sponsored workforce training, according to a report by Data Center Dynamics.
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