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‘This will be our last post’ — LBRY throws in towel against the SEC
20.10.2023
“Thank you to everyone who fought with us for online freedom,” the LBRY Inc team said
New Game Tasks You With Running Twitter, Good Luck
18.10.2023
Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are massive beasts that are hard to control, moderate, and keep profitable. Balancing user safety, privacy, ad revenue, employee mental health, and more is tricky. Luckily, you can find out just how tricky it is in a new free web game that...
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty & Hashrate Set Records as Bitmain Floods US with Machines, Bitget Reveals Future Quant Bot, Pi Network Debutes Staked DMs
17.10.2023
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Israel Police Freeze Crypto Accounts at Binance Allegedly Used by Hamas
11.10.2023
The Israel Police have frozen crypto accounts held at Binance allegedly used by Hamas to collect crypto donations as tensions between Israel and Hamas escalate. In addition, the Israel Police have frozen a Hamas-linked account at Barclays Bank. Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts at Binance Frozen...
Friend.tech adds new security upgrade in wake of SIM-swap attacks
10.10.2023
The 2FA security measure is optional for Friend.tech users seeking additional security on the platform
UK Regulator Issues 146 Crypto Alerts Within 24 Hours
10.10.2023
British financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued 146 crypto promotion alerts in the first 24 hours of its new crypto marketing regime. “We expect businesses including social media platforms, app stores, search engines, domain name registrars, and payments firms...
Ian Freeman Sentenced for Selling Bitcoin Without License, Judge Swats Down SEC Appeal in Ripple Case, and More — Week in Review
8.10.2023
Free Talk Live co-host Ian Freeman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for selling bitcoin without a license, the SEC has taken in a loss in its push for interlocutory appeal against Ripple, and a verified “Satoshi” handled has stirred up controversy and debate on social media...
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit
8.10.2023
Stars Arena was hacked for roughly $3 million worth of AVAX tokens, with the hacker reportedly sending the funds to the Fixed Float crypto exchange
Thorswap Halts Operations Amidst FTX Hacker’s Fund Movement; RUNE Drops 8.6%
6.10.2023
The decentralized exchange (dex) Thorswap has paused operations after a series of funds stemming from the FTX hacker was sent to the dex protocol. Thorswap took to social media and said that the team “stands firmly against any and all criminal actions.” Thorswap Pauses Amidst FTX Hack...
Snapchat warned by UK data watchdog over AI chatbot risks
6.10.2023
Snapchat received a warning from the U.K. data watchdog regarding its AI chatbot “My AI” for potentially failing to identify and address its privacy risks
SEC Sues Musk to Make Him Testify in Twitter Takeover Investigation
6.10.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to force Elon Musk to testify in its probe into his purchase of Twitter, now X. After some back and forth, the billionaire investor bought the social media platform for $44 billion in October 2022 and the SEC’s probe is focused on Twitter...
SocialFi app Stars Arena dispels ‘coordinated FUD’ after patching ‘noob’ vulnerability
6.10.2023
A fault in the Stars Arena price function allowed hackers to escape with roughly $2,000; however, the vulnerability has since been patched
Friend.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports
5.10.2023
Friend.tech has enabled features for users to add and remove login methods on personal accounts after SIM-swaps gave hackers access to personal user information
Friend.tech clone Stars Arena drives surge of activity on Avalanche
5.10.2023
The price of AVAX has surged more than 8% amid heightened network activity brought about by Friend.tech look-alike Stars Arena
A Shot at Full Recovery? Amazon’s Billions to Anthropic Ignite Hopes for FTX Creditors
4.10.2023
FTX creditors might see a silver lining following the recent partnership between Anthropic and Amazon, as the tech behemoth unveiled plans to pour up to $4 billion into the budding artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Over on the social media haven X, a cadre of FTX creditors, united under...
‘Verified Satoshi’ Handle on X Triggers Debate Among Bitcoin Circles, Elon Musk Called to Act
4.10.2023
On the social media platform X (formally Twitter), an account created in 2018 is causing a lot of uproar as the account is called “@satoshi,” and has a verified check mark confirming its identity. A few bitcoin influencers have called on Elon Musk to remove the account’s checkmark,...
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn releases AI-powered assistant for job recruiters
4.10.2023
LinkedIn plans to pilot a new AI-powered assistant aimed at recruiters searching for job candidates and will also release an AI educational assistant in its learning section
Tom Hanks, MrBeast and other celebrities warn over AI deep fake scams
3.10.2023
Instances of celebrities and public figures continue to surface regarding AI deep fakes with their likeness circulating around the web promoting scams or products
Friend.tech's Revenue Growth Exceeds 10,000 ETH Milestone
2.10.2023
Base-based, Twitter-linked decentralized social network Friend.tech is approaching ETH 11,000 in protocol fees.
Friend.tech is a Social-Fi decentralised application (dapp) deployed on Coinbase’s Base.
According to Dune Analytics, the total protocol fees hit ETH 10,727.622 (or $17,606,837), where...
Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETH
2.10.2023
The decentralized social media platform has continued to thrive since it launched in the second week of August and has hit multiple new highs despite critics predicting its downfall