\n
Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new regulations<\/a>, officials still holding market positions will still have 12 months to clear their prohibited positions. While new Federal officials will have only six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules are to take effect on the 1st of May this year. Regional presidents Eric Rosengren of Boston and Robert Kaplan\u00a0have already left their positions<\/a>\u00a0following the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new regulations<\/a>, officials still holding market positions will still have 12 months to clear their prohibited positions. While new Federal officials will have only six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules<\/a> \u201caim to support public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Committee\u2019s work by guarding against even the appearance of any conflict of interest,\u201d according to a statement<\/a> made by the federal reserve on February 18th, along with \"upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct,\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules are to take effect on the 1st of May this year. Regional presidents Eric Rosengren of Boston and Robert Kaplan\u00a0have already left their positions<\/a>\u00a0following the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new regulations<\/a>, officials still holding market positions will still have 12 months to clear their prohibited positions. While new Federal officials will have only six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Federal Reserve has put new rules in place on its staff. They will not be allowed to trade a group of assets including stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules<\/a> \u201caim to support public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Committee\u2019s work by guarding against even the appearance of any conflict of interest,\u201d according to a statement<\/a> made by the federal reserve on February 18th, along with \"upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct,\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules are to take effect on the 1st of May this year. Regional presidents Eric Rosengren of Boston and Robert Kaplan\u00a0have already left their positions<\/a>\u00a0following the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new regulations<\/a>, officials still holding market positions will still have 12 months to clear their prohibited positions. While new Federal officials will have only six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elon Musk is an avid supporter of Dogecoin, although it was started as a \"joke\"<\/a>. It has gained a lot of traction over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder why Elon Musk has decided to utilize Dogecoin over an overall better cryptocurrency like Bitcoin from a technical aspect. Here's a statement Elon made after an interview with Time Magazine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transaction value of Bitcoin is low, and the cost per transaction is high. Therefore, at least at a space level, it is suitable as a store of value. But fundamentally, Bitcoin is not a good substitute for transactional currency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","post_title":"Dogecoin To Be Accepted As Payment At Tesla Superchargers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dogecoin-to-be-accepted-as-payment-at-tesla-superchargers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3521","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3518,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-19 23:27:34","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-19 12:27:34","post_content":"\n ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and natural gas production company will start selling their excess gas to Bitcoin miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CNBC report<\/a> states the company has started a pilot project in Bakken, North Dakota where oil reserves are rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of burning off their excess gas, they've sold it to a Bitcoin processor for use. Although the company has not disclosed the bitcoin miner behind the business deal or terms of the project yet. The decision supports the companies objective of eliminating routine flaring by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil and gas production companies have often been forced to burn excess gas when problems occur to the transmission pipelines, in turn revenue drops along with the fact this poses a danger to wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ConocoPhillips is predicted to save a lot of revenue from such limiting where things can go wrong, while increasing revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, rescue its carbon footprint in partnership with the Bitcoin miner. Bitcoin mining has been seen as a way many oil and gas companies are able to escape from the negatives of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Oil And Gas Giant ConocoPhillips To Power Bitcoin Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"oil-and-gas-giant-conocophillips-to-power-bitcoin-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-04-11 12:54:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-04-11 02:54:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3518","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3480,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-16 21:20:15","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-16 10:20:15","post_content":"\n McDonald's is the latest company to join the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Josh Gerben, a trademark lawyer, has announced the news that McDonald's had filed 10 trademarks<\/a>. The applications include \u201cvirtual food and beverage products; downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, text, audio and video files and\u00a0non-fungible tokens<\/a> (NFTs).\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The previous candidate block has now become a confirmed block. The miners now move on to the next block. The miners whose candidate blocks weren't successful discard it and repeat the process in hopes of having the next confirmed block.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Cryptocurrency Mining","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"cryptocurrency-mining","to_ping":"","pinged":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-are-nodes\/\nhttps:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-is-a-cryptographic-nonce-a-number-only-used-once\/\nhttps:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-is-a-mining-hashrate\/\nhttps:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-is-a-mempool-cryptocurrency-memory-pool\/\nhttps:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-is-a-blockchain-protocol\/\nhttps:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/what-is-distributed-ledger-technology\/","post_modified":"2022-07-25 00:47:38","post_modified_gmt":"2022-07-24 14:47:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3527","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3524,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 16:39:24","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:24","post_content":"\n The Federal Reserve has put new rules in place on its staff. They will not be allowed to trade a group of assets including stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules<\/a> \u201caim to support public confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the Committee\u2019s work by guarding against even the appearance of any conflict of interest,\u201d according to a statement<\/a> made by the federal reserve on February 18th, along with \"upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct,\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rules are to take effect on the 1st of May this year. Regional presidents Eric Rosengren of Boston and Robert Kaplan\u00a0have already left their positions<\/a>\u00a0following the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the new regulations<\/a>, officials still holding market positions will still have 12 months to clear their prohibited positions. While new Federal officials will have only six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prohibited positions include treasury bonds and notes, agency securities, cryptocurrencies, commodities, or foreign currencies.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/files\/FOMC_InvestmentPolicy.pdf))<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, senior Federal Reserve officials will be required to provide 45 days' non-retractable notice for purchases and sales of securities, obtain prior approval for such transactions, and hold investments for at least one year. Purchases and sales also will be prohibited during periods of heightened financial market stress.((https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/monetary20220218a.htm))<\/p>\n","post_title":"Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"federal-reserve-officials-banned-from-trading-crypto","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-20 16:39:26","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-20 05:39:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.thedistributed.co\/?p=3524","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":3521,"post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-02-20 12:27:30","post_date_gmt":"2022-02-20 01:27:30","post_content":"\n Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin<\/a> as a payment method at Tesla Supercharging Stations as per a tweet<\/a> from Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rayan Zohoury, the founder of Tesla Console<\/a>, an app store for Tesla's tweeted<\/a> how a mere 10 minutes after the announcement they would accept Dogecoin supercharging stations were full! Elon Musk replied with plans of opening diners and drive-in cinemas at the supercharging stations, where they would also be able to make payments with Dogecoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This comes after the recent news that Tesla would begin accepting Dogecoin as payment<\/a> for their merchandise. \u201cTesla will make some merch buyable with Doge and see how it goes,\" Musk said in a tweet \u2013 a good decision looking back now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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