During the record price surge of Bitcoin (BTC) back in 2017, John McAfee, an eccentric English-American businessman, computer programmer, and crypto enthusiast, made a bold declaration in favor of the widely popular cryptocurrency. First, he stated on his Twitter account that, given the current trend that Bitcoin was on, the price of the cryptocurrency would reach 500,000 USD by 2020. At the time, Bitcoin’s price was about 1 BTC = 3,000 USD and rising. Social media users quickly took on the bet, McAfee went on to say he would eat his penis on national TV if BTC doesn’t hit 500,000 by the end of the year.
Three months later, McAfee made yet another prediction for Bitcoin, doubling-down and stating that the price of one Bitcoin would be equivalent to 1 Million USD by 2020. Naturally, the bet to eat his penis still stood at the time. This declaration became so popular that a website to track the progress was created, aptly named the Dickening.

By January 2020 though, McAfee capitulated and stated on Twitter that he just made the declaration to onboard new users and that it worked. He even went so far as to declare Bitcoin outdated, renouncing BTC altogether in favor for Ethereum. But just who is John McAfee and why does his opinion have an impact in the world of cryptocurrency? ChangeNOW looks into the colorful life of the man who staked his penis on the success of Bitcoin.

We have read various success stories of people who have gotten extremely wealthy by being early crypto adopters or Bitcoin investors. Some of it was share luck, others understood the value and possibilities that cryptocurrencies give early on. 

In this article, we are not going to focus on the crypto millionaires. We will talk about the life-changing decisions that three individuals made when they decided to live only on cryptocurrencies. This is a journey that will show you what happens when you abandon the traditional fiat economy and use only digital assets. 

Blockchain is revolutionizing the financial industry as we know it, with many market analysts predicting an entire replacement of traditional payments, trading and banking systems. While blockchain and the financial industry may seem like a match made in heaven, there are definitely several more industries where blockchain can have a significant impact, and one of notable industries is gaming. With a combined market value of over $120 billion in 2019, the gaming industry could soon see yet another surge in growth with the greater adoption of blockchain technology.

The gaming industry has seen a lot of innovation over the last few years, from mass adoption of microtransactions to advancements in virtual and augmented reality. There is now a growing belief that blockchain could bring out the biggest leap forward yet for gaming. With the use of blockchain, game developers could create more transparency and trust in the gaming space.

Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision, also known as Bitcoin SV (BSV) is one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, currently being the sixth largest coin in the entire crypto industry. The currency is still not particularly old, only having about a year and a half at this point. However, its coming into existence was very controversial, as many in the crypto industry still remember rather well.

Of course, this is hardly surprising, considering how controversial its creator, Dr. Craig Steven Wright, is. Wright has been a well-known, but still a rather complex figure in the crypto industry for a better part of the last decade, and remains an extremely interesting individual to this day. Let’s take a look at his story.

From farming to prevention of human trafficking, blockchain technology has shown itself efficient in a wide variety of fields. Security, transparency, and ability to store huge amounts of data are the reasons that made it so widespread. What are the other fields far from crypto where blockchain is used? Learn more in our new blog article!

Over the past couple of years, you must have noticed that some people tend to predict that Bitcoin is a bubble about to burst. A ‘bubble’ is referred to as an asset driven by unwarranted and exuberant market behavior, which results in a collapse. So, what’s the real deal with Bitcoin, and why people over the internet refer to it as a bubble? Ever since the early days of the cryptocurrency, some people have always remained skeptical about the first crypto, which has resulted in a lie or ‘false truth’ about Bitcoin.

In this post, we are going to make things clear for you.

What are the common use cases of cryptocurrencies? How to start using crypto for your daily needs? What are the limitations of some of the use cases? In this article, we’ll try to give you the answers to these questions!

A threat to Bitcoin, tracing your coffee with blockchain, and sending crypto without the Internet – find out the hottest topics of the last week commented by ChangeNOW Chief Marketing Officer Pauline Shangett. Dig in! 

You must have heard quite a lot about TON in the past few years, but who is its creator – Pavel Durov? What kind of mindset stands behind one of the most ambitious crypto projects of today?