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Twitch Takes Traffic Hit Following Streamer Boycott Over Harassment
2.9.2021
Yesterday, thousands of streamers abandoned Twitch for 24 hours in protest of its ongoing facilitation of harassment campaigns known as hate raids. While the Amazon-owned streaming platform has yet to implement proposed changes to the controversial raid system, it’s clear what some previously...
Blockchain streaming platform Audius announces Solana NFT integration
2.9.2021
The market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, has grown exponentially over the past year. Now, users of Audius will be able to feature NFTs from the Solana ecosystem in addition to Ethereum
Twitch’s Biggest Stars Keep Jumping To YouTube
2.9.2021
As marginalized creators boycott Twitch for a day, well-off white guys continue to leave for lucrative deals with its chief competitor, YouTube. Earlier this week, it was Ben “DrLupo” Lupo. Today, as the #ADayOffTwitch campaign is in full swing, it’s Tim “TimTheTatman” Betar, who announced...
Dr Disrespect Says He's Suing Twitch
25.8.2021
Like hearing that a celebrity you don’t care about has died, it’s impossible not to want to know why game streamer Dr Disrespect was banned from Twitch. Sure, you might wish he would just go away, yet still...what if it’s really awful? Well, we may well soon find out as the streamer has apparently...
Twitch Streamers Are Boycotting The Site For A Day To Protest Hate Raids
23.8.2021
Next week, streamers plan to step away from Twitch for a day in an effort to combat how the platform continually lets it marginalized creators down.Read more
Street Fighter Pros Apologize For Trolling Streamers
19.8.2021
Kawano is one of Japan’s top Street Fighter V players. He recently took first place in Evo 2021 Online East Asia and won the Topanga Championship 3. But his actions online earlier this summer have recently come under greater scrutiny.Read more
Strong fundamentals lure traders back to Audius, Raydium and Helium
17.8.2021
New partnerships, exchange listings and network expansion are the primary factors pushing AUDIO, RAY and HNT price higher
TikTok partners with crypto-powered music streaming platform Audius
16.8.2021
According to Audius co-founder and chief product officer Forrest Browning, roughly 95% of users “have no idea that blockchain is even involved.”
Fortnite Streamer Banned From Twitch, YouTube Following Rape Arrest
13.8.2021
The Brazilian Twitch streamer RaulZito was arrested last month, according to Insider, which cited initial reporting from the Brazilian site G1. Twitch only just banned RaulZito’s account yesterday, per the tracking site StreamerBans.Read more
Twitch Takes A Half-Assed Swipe At Gambling Streams
13.8.2021
Twitch has announced a new rule for streamers that prohibits the sharing of links or referral codes to sites that offer real-money slots, roulette, or dice games. The company says this will protect its viewers from “harm and scams.” Another cool thing Twitch could do to stop the glorification...
Twitch's Response To #TwitchDoBetter Could Do A Lot Better
12.8.2021
Over the last few days, Twitch streamers from marginalized groups have taken to Twitter to appeal to the Amazon-owned company to start doing something meaningful about the serious issues of harassment on the platform. In response, Twitch put up a Twitter thread saying it will engage in “open...
Streamers Are Rallying Behind ‘Twitch Do Better’
10.8.2021
Over the past few days, you might have seen the #TwitchDoBetter hashtag pick up steam on social media networks like Twitter. You might’ve further wondered why it’s popping now, and what it’s all about. Twitch is a company, after all, and companies can always, always do better. But this recent...
Twitch Will Finally Tell Streamers Why They Got Banned
10.8.2021
The days of Twitch mysteriously suspending popular streamers are coming to an end. The Amazon-owned streaming platform announced yesterday that it will now actually tell streamers who get temporarily banned why they’ve been punished. It only took 10 years, folks.Read more
Bitcoinsv Chain Suffers 51% Attack: Analyst Claims BSV Network Experienced a 100-Block Reorg
4.8.2021
Reports show that the Bitcoinsv blockchain suffered from a 51% attack on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, as the founder of Blockchair, Nikita Zhavoronkov explained the network endured a 100 block reorg “wiping out 570k transactions.” Onchain Observers Witness a Deep Bitcoinsv Reorg...
Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network
30.7.2021
Livepeer's $20 million Series B funding round saw participation from large VCs, including Coinbase Ventures, Coinfund, Northzone, 6th Man Ventures and Animal Ventures
Twitch Streamers and Devs Help Activision Blizzard Walkout With Boycotts, Money
28.7.2021
As employees at Activision Blizzard prepare for today’s Walkout for Equality, streamers, developers, and gamers from around the world are showing their support through charitable donations, game boycotts, and by signal-boosting the event.Read more
A Way For Twitch Streamers To Avoid DMCAs That Might Actually Work
19.7.2021
Despite unprecedented growth and burgeoning mainstream acceptance—or perhaps, in part, because of them—Twitch’s past year and change has been defined by DMCA woes. While it doesn’t seem like they’re going to abate anytime soon, a developer has created an intriguing workaround.Read more
50,000 More Call Of Duty: Warzone Players Have Been Banned
17.7.2021
Call of Duty Warzone devs Raven Software confirmed yesterday afternoon that more than 50,000 players were banned in the last week across two waves of bans hitting the popular online shooter. Read more
Exchange Providers Halt BSV Services as Mining Pool Captures 78% of BSV Network Hashrate
14.7.2021
The cryptocurrency community has been discussing the Bitcoinsv network as a mining pool called Taal has well over 51% of the hashrate. Data from the analytical crypto website Coin Dance shows the mining pool Taal commands over 78% of the network’s hashrate during the last 24 hours....
Warzone Hackers Are Forcing Cheats On Big Twitch Streamers
14.7.2021
Demonstrating the latest trend in the increasingly active Call of Duty hacking scene, last night several high-profile Warzone streamers suddenly found their accounts boosted to level 1000 with all of their weapon skins unlocked.Read more