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Data Signals Imminent Altcoin Season Amid Steady Bitcoin Dominance
21.2.2024
Several analysts on microblogging platform X have recently highlighted different data points indicating that altcoin season (altseason) could soon be upon us. On February 15, trader/analyst Rekt Capital (@RektCapital) shared a projections chart to suggest that Bitcoin’s current dip could...
X Will ‘Never’ Launch a Crypto Token, Says Musk
5.8.2023
Tech investor Elon Musk said that his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will never launch its own cryptocurrency token. He made the statement in response to a post by a user of the networking service warning about fake coin projects exploiting Musk’s name and that of the platform. Elon...
Musk Hires New CEO for Twitter, ‘She Will Be Starting in 6 Weeks’
12.5.2023
Billionaire investor Elon Musk will be stepping down as chief executive of Twitter and taking on other roles in the company. The owner of the microblogging platform revealed he has hired a new CEO, media executive Linda Yaccarino, who should be at the helm of the social media giant in less than...
Epic's Billionaire CEO Jumps On Twitter To Complain About Elites
24.4.2023
If you had not already been made aware of the news—and I admire and respect everyone whose life choices means they are not—Twitter owner and exploding vehicle connoisseur Elon Musk spent the weekend further ruining his $44 billion purchase by messing around with the remains of the platform’s...
A Government Twitter Account Apologizes For Post About Super Mario Bros. Gay Luigi
20.4.2023
Earlier this week, Colombia’s Ministry of the Interior tweeted, “I hope Luigi is gay” in response to a tweet that appeared to claim Mario was heterosexual. The tweet was deleted, but screenshots resurfaced some time after—with many criticizing the use of a gay slur. Whoever runs the government...
Twitter Users to Trade Crypto Through Etoro
14.4.2023
Social trading company Etoro has partnered with Twitter to will allow users of the microblogging platform to invest in cryptocurrencies and other assets. The move is viewed as a step towards turning the social media into a “super app,” a mission under Musk, providing financial and a range of other...
Popular Vtuber Pikamee Retires Following Hogwarts Legacy Controversy
2.3.2023
Earlier last month, Pikamee, a popular vtuber canceled her Hogwarts Legacy stream and went offline for three weeks, neither tweeting nor creating video content from February 8 through March 1. Yesterday, she announced she will retire from her vtubing career entirely. Angry fans have latched onto...
Twitter Breaks Right Before Nintendo Direct, Chaos Ensues
8.2.2023
Update: 2/8/2023 5:58 p.m. ET: Twitter appears to be working normally again.Read more
The Callisto Protocol Director Blames Launch Issues On 'A Damn Clerical Error'
6.12.2022
Aggrieved Steam reviewers are likely enough indication that The Callisto Protocol has been having a pretty painful opening week. However, if you couldn’t tell from the choral cries of unplayable PC performance and console bugs, game director and Striking Distance Studios CEO Glen Schofield confirms...
Amouranth Streamed 'More Overwatch Than Hot Tub' Last Month, Says 'Life Is Better'
28.11.2022
Over a month after announcing that she was splitting from her husband following accusations of an abusive relationship, streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has taken to Twitter to reveal some news (and statistics) about how things have been going in the weeks since.Read more
YouTube Streamer Ludwig's Fans Are Buying Twitter Blue Just To DM Him
10.11.2022
The blue Twitter checkmark was once the lightning-shaped scar of the internet. It meant that you were marked by fate to achieve great things, and all unverified peons had to bow at your feet. That was before Elon Musk bought Twitter. Now verification is more like a Louis Vuitton bag—you paid...
Musk Blows Up Latest ‘Official’ Twitter Verification Badge Scheme In Mere Hours
9.11.2022
As the sun rose on Twitter this morning, many users found new “Official” verification badges, which had just been announced yesterday, attached to their accounts. (Kotaku notably did not; what did we do to upset you, Elon?) But before anyone could even enjoy their first lunch as double-verified...
Phasmophobia Dev Kicks Alleged Racist, 'Sex Pest' Admin From Its Official Discord Server
3.10.2022
An admin on the official Discord servers for Kinetic Games’ extremely popular indie horror game Phasmophobia was recently removed after a Twitter user issued a public condemnation of the studio for not keeping its community safe from sexual harassment and racism.Read more
Nigerian Twitter Suspension Has Unintended Effects on Country’s Crypto Community
6.7.2021
On the surface, it looks like Nigeria’s suspension of Twitter operations on June 4 may have been triggered by the microblogging company’s decision to take down a controversial tweet — from President Mohammed Buhari. However, as some observers have noted, the removal of the tweet...
Chinese social media giant Weibo reportedly bans crypto-related accounts
7.6.2021
The government doesn’t want a Chinese version of Elon Musk, an expert said
Noise.cash: Social Microblogging App Fueled by Bitcoin Cash Tips Gathers Traction
18.1.2021
For quite some time now, bitcoin cash users have been leveraging the web portal read.cash in order to write blog posts, connect with like-minded individuals, and earn bitcoin cash for providing popular content. Now the creators of read.cash have introduced another application called noise.cash...
BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums
16.9.2019
Since the Bitcoin Cash upgrade in May 2018, software developers have unleashed a slew of microblogging protocols that utilize OP_return transactions. One application called Member is a BCH-based browser that makes use of these types of transactions and the extra space added to the data carrier...