The Official CoinDesk Crypto April Fools' Day Roundup
Dogecoin lovers have a habit of criticising bitcoiners for being too serious, even elitist. Since this criticism comes from a group of people who modelled a cryptocurrency around an internet meme, it is not all that easy to dispute. Bitcoin enthusiasts do tend to be a much more serious crowd, for better or for worse. However, this does not mean that they can't let their hair down once a year. After all, dogecoin lovers do it every single day. There was no shortage of elaborate and downright silly April Fools' Day stories today, so we decided to compile a small roundup - we're here to....
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Wu Zhengfu, a top-level official in the People's Bank of China, has made a public announcement that April Fools day jokes are now officially banned in the country. A formal statement, now released on the PBoC website, states that "at this stage, all public informational and media institutions must not make statements of fraudulent comedy, directly or indirectly, on the day of April 1, nor act as a platform for individuals to write such statements, nor hyperlink to such statements, nor use April 1 as the day for whimsical announcements". According to Zhengfu, the People's Bank of China does....
It's the first of April, and while I don't particularly care to spend an hour making up a story that will probably fail to make you laugh, I leave the deed to Zappos.com, who's April Fools' Day joke is worth mentioning. Just in case you've been living under a rock, Zappos.com is a huge online shoe and clothing store. The company posted a breaking news story that may appeal to bitcoin fans: The company says it'll be issuing refunds for returns in bitcoin. CEO Tony Hsieh broke the news in front of the company's Customer Loyalty Team to silence and a few coughs. One employee jumped up in....
Coindesk's CEO of Dogecoin, courtesy ofMenswear Dog. Welcome back to The Weekly Doge! I liked this week. There was more mining pool drama, great April Fool's jokes, and I even got to write “1 DOGE = 1 DOGE” on a job application (and it wasn’t out of context, this time). Also, you can now buy or sell DOGE on Ebay’s new “virtual currency” section. I would like to remind you that this is not a total conclusion of all things Doge this week (I do not yet have that kind of time.), but a sampling of what I feel is most important, interesting, or funny. On this April Fool’s Day did everyone drag....
The Co-Founder of Dogecoin, Billy Markus, said crypto prices are mainly driven by fools selling to even greater fools. “I agree with the greater fool theory driving most of crypto prices, but I’m honestly wondering what percent you think any crypto is purchased from utility vs greater fool theory From my viewpoint it’s about 99.99% […]
Disclaimer: This article was posted as part of CoinDesk's April Fools' Day coverage. Taking advice from r/bitcoin's best-loved mascot, ToTheMoonGuy┗(°0°)┛ ..○, CoinDesk is shutting down its operations on planet earth today. The news site, which hinted at plans to relocate to the moon via Instagram 10 months ago, deployed its first staff member, an intern, on its lunar hub this morning. Speaking over a garbled satellite connection, he said: "There isn't much bitcoin here. Come to think of it, there isn't any news, oxygen or even cheese ... Maybe it's a mistake. It seemed like a good idea at....