Weekly Rundown - December 26, 2021

<p><a href="https://cryptoiseasy.substack.com/p/crypto-is-easy-december-2021"><strong>Read or Listen to the December Monthly Issue</strong></a></p> <p>Also, if you enjoy the content, please vote for me in any of the <em>Hacker Noon</em> categories I’m nominated in:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.noonies.tech/award/2021-hackernoons-altcoin-champion-of-2021"><em><strong>HackerNoon</strong></em></a><a href="https://www.noonies.tech/award/2021-hackernoons-altcoin-champion-of-2021"><strong>&nbsp;Altcoin Champion of 2021</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.noonies.tech/award/2021-hackernoon-contributor-of-the-year-money"><em><strong>HackerNoon</strong></em></a><a href="https://www.noonies.tech/award/2021-hackernoon-contributor-of-the-year-money"><strong>&nbsp;Contributor of the Year - Money</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.noonies.tech/award/2021-best-crypto-journalist-in-2021"><strong>Best Crypto-Journalist in 2021</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>Light issue because of holidays here in the US.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/dec/22/arsenal-adverts-for-cryptocurrency-fan-tokens-banned"><strong>Arsenal adverts for cryptocurrency ‘fan tokens’ banned</strong></a></h2> <p><strong>Bottom line:</strong> the British government banned an English football team from advertising its NFTs. Regulators felt the team should have warned buyers that the NFTs constituted an investment in crypto assets.</p> <p><strong>My take:</strong> no good deed goes unpunished. Seems like regulators do not understand what an “NFT” is, but I don’t know whether Arsenal had an obligation to disclaim any financial consequences. If it’s any consolation, regulators also zapped a cider company for making alcohol seem cool and several influencers for not telling people they get paid to influence. Rules are rules!</p> <p><strong>Why we care:</strong> no matter how popular crypto gets, it’s not mainstream until the Boomers start using it. At that point, the rules will swing in our favor. In the US, marijuana was illeg