Nas to Give Bitcoins to Top 100 Fans: 50 Cent on Bitcoin: "All Money Is Money"
Nas, one of the most popular and prolific rappers of all time, has taken his Bitcoin promotion to the next level. Just a few hours ago, Nas posted to his millions of Facebook followers that he was opening up a theraptest.com contest and would be awarding bitcoin to the top 100 scores. In the past, Nas has also invested in up and coming services such as Lyft and Fancy. Elsewhere in the hip hop world, fellow NYC rapper 50 Cent also accepts Bitcoin. Speaking with CoinDesk in an interview earlier this year, Nasir Jones (Nas) revealed that he is actually one of the investors behind Coinbase:....
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To be money, or not to be money? That is the question when it comes to Bitcoin. Many people around the world have a very vague understanding of what money actually is, and this can certainly extend to the judges at federal levels, who are now having to wrestle with this definition. In a new case dealing with a recently hacking of J.P. Morgan Chase, and other financial companies, a New York Federal District Judge has ruled that Bitcoin does indeed qualify as money. According to Reuters, Anthony Murgio is seeking to dismiss charges against him related to his alleged operation of the Bitcoin....