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You can now buy shares in this brewery using cryptocurrency

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by on July 5, 2019 at 7:45 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Paying for coffee with Bitcoin is a common trope in the cryptocurrency industry, but what about beer? More specifically, what about buying shares of a beer company with Bitcoin? The edgy Scotland-based brewery BrewDog announced yesterday that it’s extending its current round of crowdfunding – what it calls, “Equity for Punks” – until April 2020, and is accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in exchange for shares of its business. If you want to become a cryptocurrency “equity punk,” you can buy shares in the brewery using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Ethereum, Litecoin, OmiseGO, Qtum, Augur, Ripple, and 0x. To…

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How to grab beautiful free wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad with a quick shortcut

Jul05
by on July 5, 2019 at 7:42 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Shortcuts for iOS is a very useful — but often neglected — way to automate your iPhone or iPad. In this series, we’ve been looking at different workflows to make your Apple device a lot more powerful to accomplish specific tasks. Today’s automation is all about setting fresh new wallpaper for your device — and Unsplash is great source for cool images. Now, you do have the option of just manually downloading and setting a wallpaper you…

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Ossia is gearing up to charge gadgets without a wire in sight in 2020

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by on July 5, 2019 at 7:11 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


A number of companies have been working on over-the-air charging – the holy grail for electronic devices – for several years now. Just think about how cool it’d be to never again have to plug your gadgets into wall sockets, change the batteries in your smoke detector, or even put down your phone so it can juice up. There’s been some progress since these firms got started, but it looks like we’re almost at the finish line now, thanks to Ossia – which has just secured FCC approval for its wireless charging technology. The Bellevue, Washington-based company, which was founded…

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