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Today is Friday, May 21, the 141st day of 2021. There are 224 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, about 15 hours after leaving Newfoundland.
On this date:
In 1471, King Henry VI of England died in the Tower of London at age 49.
In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while searching for gold along the Mississippi River.
In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for president by the Republican national convention in Chicago.
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Here s Why Hundreds of Millions Are Flowing Into Social Tokens
Investors see individual brands as the next horizon as hundreds of millions pour in
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Investors see individual brands as the next horizon as hundreds of millions pour in
A joke comedian Peter Overzet made three years ago is suddenly looking like a potential revenue stream. It’s a very crypto story.
Overzet has a boorish, cash-grubbing character named Pete Manzineli who, in 2018, launched his own physical crypto token: $MANZ. Only 69 were minted (naturally) and released on 4/20 (of course).
People bought them all, and there’s now a set of NFTs as well.