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ETH
$3,791.35
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USDT
$1.0002
0.03%
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BNB
$1,070.56
9.68%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2874
6.73%
SOL logo
SOL
$181.88
7.69%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
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TRX
$0.3104
3.75%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1830
8.46%
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ADA
$0.6187
8.96%
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USDE
$0.9994
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HYPE
$35.43
9.48%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.56
10.47%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3035
8.02%
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BCH
$466.91
11.06%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3983
11.41%
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WBT
$40.36
4.41%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.3627
2.90%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.85
10.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1632
10.83%
BTC logo
BTC
$106,064.52
5.08%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,791.35
6.68%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0002
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,070.56
9.68%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2874
6.73%
SOL logo
SOL
$181.88
7.69%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3104
3.75%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1830
8.46%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6187
8.96%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9994
0.07%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$35.43
9.48%
LINK logo
LINK
$16.56
10.47%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3035
8.02%
BCH logo
BCH
$466.91
11.06%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.3983
11.41%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.36
4.41%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.3627
2.90%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$19.85
10.32%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1632
10.83%
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|Crypto 2022: Culture and Entertainment Week
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Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.

By Pavel Bains
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 6:07 p.m. Published Dec 17, 2021, 4:03 p.m.
Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)