{"id":237521,"date":"2021-04-28T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/"},"modified":"2021-04-28T17:15:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:15:18","slug":"roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"#Roger Ver\u2019s next life: Cryonics meets crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7e2bd006\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7e2bd006\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Paradise_in_the_pandemic\" >Paradise in the pandemic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#The_only_bit_of_the_story_about_Bitcoin_forks\" >The only bit of the story about Bitcoin forks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#North_American_crypto_miners_prepare_to_challenge_Chinas_dominance\" >North American crypto miners prepare to challenge Chinas dominance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#NFTs_Overpriced_crap_or_new_art_history\" >NFTs: Overpriced crap or new art history?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#This_is_how_to_make_and_lose_a_fortune_with_NFTs\" >This is how to make  and lose  a fortune with NFTs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Bitcoin_payday_Crypto_to_revolutionize_job_wages%E2%80%A6_or_not\" >Bitcoin payday? Crypto to revolutionize job wages\u2026 or not<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Storming_the_last_bastion_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_high-culture_status\" >Storming the last bastion: Angst and anger as NFTs claim high-culture status<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Forked_away_from_the_family\" >Forked away from the family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Economics_101_makes_mini-millionaires\" >Economics 101 makes mini-millionaires<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday\" >The best of blockchain, every Sunday<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#From_Skid_Row_to_Santana_Row\" >From Skid Row to Santana Row<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#North_American_crypto_miners_prepare_to_challenge_Chinas_dominance-2\" >North American crypto miners prepare to challenge Chinas dominance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#NFTs_Overpriced_crap_or_new_art_history-2\" >NFTs: Overpriced crap or new art history?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#This_is_how_to_make_and_lose_a_fortune_with_NFTs-2\" >This is how to make  and lose  a fortune with NFTs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Bitcoin_payday_Crypto_to_revolutionize_job_wages%E2%80%A6_or_not-2\" >Bitcoin payday? Crypto to revolutionize job wages\u2026 or not<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\/#Storming_the_last_bastion_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_high-culture_status-2\" >Storming the last bastion: Angst and anger as NFTs claim high-culture status<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Roger Ver\u2019s next life: Cryonics meets crypto<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/magazine_Roger_Ver.jpeg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Toward the end of our hour-long interview, Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver drops a bombshell: He had considered killing himself to escape a jail sentence at the age of 23.&lt;\/b&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"&gt; Even for the most freedom-loving libertarian, this seems extreme. But Ver had worked out a way to escape his own death by having himself cryonically preserved, to be revived at a later date. &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"&gt;At 20 years old, Ver had already signed up with Arizona life extension company Alcor to be frozen after death, long before he was handed a 10-month prison stretch in 2002 for selling firecrackers on eBay.&lt;\/span&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Itll freeze your body in a big giant vat of liquid nitrogen when you die, in the hopes that future medical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> will be able to fix whatever it is that caused you to die in the first place  plus the damage caused by freezing, he explains:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And so in fact, I even considered  suicide isnt the right word  but I considered killing myself temporarily, going into cryonic suspension and then coming out later, when the technology is better, to avoid going to prison. Thats how upset I was about going to jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now 42, and with a fortune he vaguely refers to as being in the billions, the Bitcoin Cash proponent intends to switch his investment focus to cryonics over the next decade, in the hopes of improving the experimental technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rather than investing in cryptocurrency stuff, I want to focus on the extreme life extension technologies because if you die, you cant enjoy your life anymore, he says. At various points during our conversation, Ver refers to his mission with a well-rehearsed tagline about helping build the tools to give people control over their own money (or variations thereof). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Riffing on this, he says his new focus will be to build the tools that enable people to have as much time as they need in their lives to do the things that they enjoy, and spend it with the people they care about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If Ver gets run over by a bus tomorrow, theres a card in his wallet and notes on his phone with instructions to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely get in touch with Alcor to freeze his body, with the hope of eventual resurrection. Thats certainly my hope, he says, adding wryly, The downside of that is that the companys in Arizona, and I\u2019m zipping all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paradise_in_the_pandemic\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paradise in the pandemic<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver is currently bunkering down from the pandemic on the French-speaking island of St. Barts in the Caribbean, where its summer all year round. Following his run-in with United States authorities, he renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2014 and became a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis. He spends a lot of time in neighboring Antigua, where he convinced businesses from gas stations to supermarkets to accept BCH. You can now even pay the $158,000 required to become a citizen in crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compared with 2017 and 2018, when Ver seemed to be everywhere arguing the case for big blocks and peer-to-peer cash, hes been a lot less prominent lately. I absolutely made a deliberate decision to do less media stuff, he says. That civil war is kind of over now. So, I dont think I need to argue with words so much as build useful things for people around the world to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hes still pretty active behind the scenes though, playing an instrumental role in convincing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kim Dotcom to embrace Bitcoin Cash<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for his K.im content monetization platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to Bitcoin maximalist Tone Vays (who was decidedly unimpressed), Dotcom <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/kim-dotcom-says-bitcoin-cash-great-for-payments-expects-bch-to-cross-3k-in-2021\/?fbclid=IwAR1K5JO6J3yT1K0h2-XS69pzfTncej9xU_ql2RMvwTVIq3hkRKGTSMX8L34\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that Ver had won him over. He shared with me some of the innovations that hes working on. I think the guy at the moment, in terms of his way of thinking and where he is in his innovation, is a step ahead. I feel it would be stupid to ignore someone like that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds as if Ver may have also extolled the virtues of Bitcoin Cash to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but hes reluctant to confirm this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I hate to be coy, but Im not going to comment on that question. Im h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y to talk about just about everything, but thats one that I think well have to save for another time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, thats not a No, is it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk and Kim Dotcom talk Bitcoin Cash low fees!! Does Bitcoin high transaction fees matter? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BitcoinCash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BitcoinCash<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimDotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KimDotcom<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BbeVkDbUUl\">https:\/\/t.co\/BbeVkDbUUl<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkvLapITD4\">pic.twitter.com\/UkvLapITD4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Giffin (@RyanMic87079594) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanMic87079594\/status\/1376323939715186698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_only_bit_of_the_story_about_Bitcoin_forks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only bit of the story about Bitcoin forks<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As one of the earliest and most ardent Bitcoin proponents, Ver is also one of the most controversial for his role in forking Bitcoin Cash away in November 2017. While BCHs price and hash rate pale into insignificance against Bitcoin, as of late, the networks transaction <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitinfocharts.com\/comparison\/transactions-btc-bch.html\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">count<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is 100,000 more per day than Bitcoins, and its block <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitinfocharts.com\/comparison\/size-btc-bch.html#3m\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">size<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is larger too, suggesting it may actually be starting to be used as a currency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But forks spawn forks, and the once-ally and Satoshi-claimant Craig Wright forked Bitcoin SV away from Bitcoin Cash a year later. At one point, Ver seemed to give some credence to Wrights Satoshi claims, but relations soured, and the Australian now spends much of his time mounting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lawsuits against Ver for libel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for calling him a fraud. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most recent case was filed in Antigua<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in September. 100% for sure hes going to lose that one too, says Ver, without even a hint of concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But what was he hoping to achieve by hitching his fortune to Wrights in the first place?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good question, he says, The things that Craig Wright was saying back then are totally different than what hes been saying more recently. Back then, he was espousing a lot of this free market libertarian-type rhetoric. Hesitating, he adds:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess at the time, I was hoping to have one more ally. [\u2026] It turned out Craig wasnt a good ally.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yet another Bitcoin Cash fork occurred in November last year, as a result of Bitcoin ABCs <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deadalnix\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">benevolent dictator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Amaury Sechet trying to impose an 8% tax on miners to pay for development. Rival implementation Bitcoin Cash Node, or BCH, won the battle for the name, and Sechet ended up with a coin called BCHA, or Bitcoin Cash ABC, which is currently worth about $36 to BCHs $852.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While a tax was never going to fly with the taxation is theft elements of the BCH community, the loss of Bitcoin Cashs lead developer, who was instrumental in the creation of the currency, would seem to be a major blow. But thats not how Ver sees it. The only time I ever became short Bitcoin Cash was when Amaury was trying to split the network, he reveals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin ABC and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deadalnix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@deadalnix<\/a> have announced that they are forking away from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BitcoinCash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BitcoinCash<\/a> on Nov 15th.<br \/>We wish them good luck with their new coin and thank them for the free airdrop to all BCH holders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Ver (@rogerkver) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerkver\/status\/1300908197113458688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think it shows just how incredibly distributed, decentralized and censorship-resistant the Bitcoin Cash network is, based on the fact that Amaury is gone and the network is, you know, the price is higher than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And speaking of price, having watched Bitcoin go from cents to tens of thousands of dollars, Ver has some quite optimistic hopes for Bitcoin Cash. He believes the total addressable market for digital cash is 10 times higher than the market for digital gold, and argues that if Bitcoin can hit $64,000, then $600,000 is well within the realm of possibility for Bitcoin Cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite this, hes no Bitcoin Cash maximalist and entertains the possibility that Ethereum or an Ethereum killer may also one day unseat Bitcoin, if BCH is somehow unable to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have just about every cryptocurrency, he says revealing significant holdings of Bitcoin, Ether, Binance Coin, XRP, ADA, Tether and DOT. No DOGE though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_60896f1365156    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_placeholder\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\" style=\"margin-right: 20px\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\" style=\"margin-right: 20px\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" 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class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"North_American_crypto_miners_prepare_to_challenge_Chinas_dominance\"><\/span>North American crypto miners prepare to challenge Chinas dominance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 13, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"NFTs Overpriced Crap or New Art History\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/magazine-NFTs-Overpriced-Crap-or-New-Art-History-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/magazine-NFTs-Overpriced-Crap-or-New-Art-History-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/magazine-NFTs-Overpriced-Crap-or-New-Art-History-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/magazine-NFTs-Overpriced-Crap-or-New-Art-History-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NFTs_Overpriced_crap_or_new_art_history\"><\/span>NFTs: Overpriced crap or new art history?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> April 2, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"This is how to make  and lose  a fortune with NFTs\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_NFT-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_NFT-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_NFT-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_NFT-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_is_how_to_make_and_lose_a_fortune_with_NFTs\"><\/span>This is how to make  and lose  a fortune with NFTs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 31, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bitcoin payday? Crypto to revolutionize job wages\u2026 or not\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Will_large_firms_ever_be_open_to_paying_salaries_with_crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Will_large_firms_ever_be_open_to_paying_salaries_with_crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Will_large_firms_ever_be_open_to_paying_salaries_with_crypto-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bitcoin_payday_Crypto_to_revolutionize_job_wages%E2%80%A6_or_not\"><\/span>Bitcoin payday? Crypto to revolutionize job wages\u2026 or not<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 13, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Storming the last bastion: Angst and anger as NFTs claim high-culture status\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_fine_art_status-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_fine_art_status-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/magazine_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_fine_art_status-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storming_the_last_bastion_Angst_and_anger_as_NFTs_claim_high-culture_status\"><\/span>Storming the last bastion: Angst and anger as NFTs claim high-culture status<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 11, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forked_away_from_the_family\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forked away from the family<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Born in San Jose in 1979, Ver rarely speaks about his childhood, though his independence and rebellious streak were clearly evident even then.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess I rebelled  I moved out of my biological parents home when I was 16, he says. And then I had kind of a new adopted family that I lived with ever since and consider my family at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He doesnt want to reveal too much about them, especially since there were hacking attempts, extortion attempts and threats to hurt myself or my family. So, I probably dont want to give too many details that might help the world track down my new adopted family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was lucky enough to find them, and Im incredibly thankful to have them in my life and to talk to them pretty much daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around 16 or 17, he began to devour economics books, including the work of libertarian author  and liberal hate figure  <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayn_Rand\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ayn Rand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, as well as the writings of Austrian economist and anarcho-capitalist founder <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murray_Rothbard\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Murray Rothbard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Related: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is Ethereum left and Bitcoin right?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver laughs as he points out that Rand kicked Rothbard out of her inner circle for being too extreme, so thats my intellectual hero.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He wrote a number of really, really compelling, interesting and thought-provoking books with points of view Id never been exposed to. He adds, I have no problem calling myself an <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anarcho-capitalism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">anarcho-capitalist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voluntaryism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voluntaryist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because I think those are the only practical and moral ways for society to function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver is incredibly committed to his libertarian and voluntaryist ideals, to the point where he rationalizes away his millions in <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/bitcoincom-founder-roger-ver-donates-two-major-gifts-to-the-foundation-for-economic-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donations <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the Foundation for Economic Education, Liberland, Antiwar.com and FreeRoss.org by framing his philanthropy as self-interest. Some libertarians, such as Rand, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libertarianism.org\/publications\/essays\/excursions\/ayn-rand-altruism-part-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">view<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> altruism with a degree of suspicion, believing it to be incompatible with individual rights and freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its because I like and support what those people are up to, he says. So, I want to donate money to them not because Im being selfless but because Im being selfish. Because the value I think Ill get back from myself will be more than whatever the value of the cryptocurrency that I sent to them would have been.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economics_101_makes_mini-millionaires\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span>Economics 101 makes mini-millionaires<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver put his understanding of economics to good use after discovering he could buy hard drives from bankrupt companies at auction for $100 each, and sell them on eBay for almost $400. This formed the basis of his company Memory Dealers, and Ver later founded Agilestar, which dealt in fiber optic transceivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From studying economics books, youll learn thats all any business is: moving things, whether its physical goods or intellectual capital or whatever else, from where its worth less to where its worth more.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One endeavor though almost ruined his life. Like any young man, he says, I liked firecrackers. He explains that he bought firecrackers called Pest Control Report 2000, designed to scare birds away from crops, from Cabelas sporting goods catalog. Noting that these fetched a higher price on eBay, he started reselling them for profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was just kind of a little side project, he says. If Id known it was illegal, I wouldnt have done that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The authorities <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150213142114\/http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/criminal\/cybercrime\/press-releases\/2002\/verPlea.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">charged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> him with dealing in explosives without a license, illegally storing them and mailing injurious articles. Ver accepted a plea bargain to get a 10-month sentence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He still believes the charges against him were politically motivated, stemming from his outspoken criticism of the authorities during a run for California State Assembly as a Libertarian candidate in 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7687\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pasted-image-0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is impossible to prove, of course. However, Ver says he was the only person out of dozens of resellers charged over the firecrackers, and manufacturer Max2000, which sold a million of them, simply <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/2003\/1\/18\/19699493\/missouri-firm-to-halt-pest-firecracker-sales\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agreed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to stop selling them the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vers opponents continually bring up his criminal record to discredit him. In November 2019, Nouriel Roubini (aka Dr. Doom) attacked him for <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/micky.com.au\/why-bitcoin-maximalists-are-like-racists-according-to-roger-ver\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">being<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a convicted criminal during a debate in London. Afterward, Ver said this was proof hed won.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fact that he was attacking me for having sold firecrackers on eBay, which has nothing to do with whether or not cryptocurrencies are useful to the world, I think its a pretty clear sign that I did just fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prison life was particularly tough on a freedom-loving libertarian, though he admits the boring parts were preferable to anything exciting happening. Excitement in prison is never ever good excitement, he says. Its only bad excitement. And the longest 10 months of my life also, by far.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my story of being tortured in prison, but I&#039;m not the only one.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHZuvfUA6E\">https:\/\/t.co\/eHZuvfUA6E<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeRoss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeRoss<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hhWoCIIauP\">pic.twitter.com\/hhWoCIIauP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Ver (@rogerkver) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerkver\/status\/1015021346630328320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few days after he arrived, a prison guard planted a shiv on him and started screaming questions about who Ver planned to murder, convincing Ver hed get another two years on his sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shocked, Ver began to cry, pleading with the guard, Its not mine, its not mine, I dont know where it came from. Seeing his obvious distress the guard suddenly smiled and patted him on the shoulder. Relax, Im just kidding with you. Have a seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver thinks of this as psychological torture. I think he was just bored, and the entertainment for him was Lets talk to this new guy, he says. The prisoners know the guards can do whatever they want. I dont know if he was trying to instill that on a new guy. I think that everybody there knows it real quickly that thats the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.3 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Sunday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>  Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On his final day, he found his breakthrough (albeit, minor) moment of vengeance. Ver recalls what the prison guard said on his way out the door: Oh, youll be back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I said, No, I wont, but youll be back. Youll come here every day until the day you retire.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Skid_Row_to_Santana_Row\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From Skid Row to Santana Row<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver made his first million the year after he was released, and the probation officers had to come visit him at his opulent new apartment in Santana Row, San Jose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was kind of an interesting experience to have these people. Theyre supposed to be the boss of me and telling me what a horrible person I am and keeping an eye on me to make sure I dont do anything wrong, but Im living in one of the fanciest apartment complexes in Silicon Valley, he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I had a lot more financial power than they did. But they had a lot more legal power over me and my life, so it was a kind of an uneasy imbalance of power. Vers sentence included a three-year period of supervised release. The minute it was over, Ver said goodbye to the United States for good and moved to Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I got tossed in jail for the things that I said. And so the day I was allowed to leave the U.S., I left the U.S. and never lived there ever again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He semi-retired and spent much of his time working on his jiujitsu and competing in tournaments. Now a brown belt, he still carves out an hour for it each day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He first heard about Bitcoin while <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coinspice.io\/news\/podcast-he-helped-introduce-the-world-to-bitcoin-ian-freeman-of-free-talk-live\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">listening<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to libertarian radio show Free Talk Live in 2011. His ears harkened at the mention of buying drugs on Silk Road  he wasnt interested in the drugs, he was fascinated with how users could pay with money outside of state control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was like, okay, this is the next big thing. This is the opportunity Ive been waiting for my whole life. This is kryptonite to the state in the governments ability to control people. I want to promote that full time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlike many new investors who are attracted to the get-rich-quick aspect of crypto, Ver was already rich when he learned about Bitcoin, and was able to establish a different relationship with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I had a Lamborghini before Bitcoin had ever even been invented. And I sold the Lamborghini to buy more Bitcoin. But having the money made it much, much easier to get involved, he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are reports that Ver amassed around 400,000 BTC, which today would be worth $20 billion  though he gave much of it away to convert unbelievers. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ver also invested in much of the foundational infrastructure for the cryptosphere, including Bitpay, Zcash, Kraken and Blockchain.info (now Blockchain.com). He was a co-founder of the Bitcoin Foundation and an adviser to Binance. And of course, he spreads Bitcoin Cash adoption through Bitcoin.com. While hes known colloquially as Bitcoin Jesus, he likes to think of himself more akin to Bitcoin <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnny_Appleseed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johnny Appleseed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, planting the seeds that have all grown up into these big giant businesses that we have today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While it has made him an extremely wealthy man, crypto has also given Ve\u2019s life a meaning and purpose that it may not otherwise have had. The closest answer I can come up with is that the meaning of life is to enjoy the journey of your life each day, he says. So, figure out what makes you happy, and try and do that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_60896f136f2a4    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_placeholder\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\" style=\"margin-right: 20px\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\" style=\"margin-right: 20px\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-inner\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container size-715\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" 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