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Russian Social Media Giant Vkontakte Launches NFT Service
15.12.2022
Russia’s largest social network, Vkontakte, has launched a feature allowing users to upload digital collectibles to the platform. Account holders will also be able to buy and sell them in the future as the company intends to establish a marketplace for non-fungible tokens. Vkontakte Users...
While Elon Musk Plans to Purge 1.5 Billion Inactive Twitter Names, Bitcoiners Beg Him to Preserve Hal Finney’s Account
13.12.2022
On Dec. 9, 2022, Twitter’s owner Elon Musk told the public that the social media company plans to purge 1.5 billion accounts. Musk further added that the deletions would be obvious accounts that have no tweets or they haven’t logged in for years. However, after Musk announced this...
Crypto spam bots go silent while Musk promises to prosecute scammers
12.12.2022
Some users in the crypto Twitter space are already reporting a reduction in the number of scam bots after Elon Musk’s latest changes to the social media platform
Report: FTX Execs Offered Taylor Swift $100M to Endorse the Exchange, Source Says Singer Never Considered the Deal
7.12.2022
According to a report, the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was allegedly courted by FTX to promote the exchange. Sources say the deal was worth more than $100 million and it was reportedly pushed by the FTX executive Claire Watanabe. Award-Winning Singer Taylor Swift Was Allegedly Courted...
Barcelona and Argentina Legend Mascherano Joins Alchemy Pay as Brand Ambassador
6.12.2022
Barcelona and Argentina soccer legend, Javier Mascherano has signed for the leading fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay. On December 1st, He announced on his social media platforms that he officially became an ambassador for Alchemy Pay, promoting its payment features and products, and will...
Aave’s Social Media Protocol Lens Acquires NFT Mobile Game Sonar
5.12.2022
With the acquisition, Lens Protocol will be integrated into a game app which claims to have 20,000 active users per month
Legal team for 3AC liquidators blast founders for shifting blame to FTX, media blitz amid bankruptcy
2.12.2022
In a bankruptcy court hearing, lawyers for 3AC creditors asserted the firm's founders "repeatedly fail to engage" with liquidators, but weren't shy about talking to the media
Crypto Exchange Bitfront Shuts Down Amid Industry Challenges
29.11.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfront has announced its intention to cease operations in the coming months, citing challenges facing the industry. The U.S. trading platform, backed by Japan’s social media giant Line, indicated the decision is unrelated to the collapse of FTX. Line-Supported Digital...
Ukraine-based blockchain firm blasts 'fake news' for crypto donation rumors amid FTX collapse
29.11.2022
Sergey Vasylchuk, the CEO of Everstake, said individuals behind Russian propaganda used the fall of FTX "to spin yet another tale about money laundering."
Social Media Giant LINE Closes Its Crypto Exchange Bitfront
28.11.2022
Japanese social media company LINE has announced that it will close Bitfront, a crypto exchange that it launched in 2020
Line shuts down crypto exchange to focus on blockchain and LN token
28.11.2022
The Japanese messaging giant will still continue to support its Line blockchain ecosystem and the Link token despite the ongoing industry challenges
Fumiya ‘the Most Famous Japanese in the Philippines’ Becomes PROJECT XENO Ambassador
25.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Project Xeno is pleased to announce that Fumiya, a social media creator with over 6 million followers on SNS, has been appointed as the Southeast Asia ambassador for “PROJECT XENO.” Fumiya is a social media creator based in the Philippines, working extensively as...
Decentralized Social Media - Has the Moment Come?
21.11.2022
With Elon Musk's Twitter seeing a backlash, users are flocking to web3 alternatives. Will the trend last?
Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey Address Suggestions to Allow Less Anonymity on Twitter
21.11.2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and the new owner of Twitter, have addressed suggestions that the social media platform should have less anonymity. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is among the users who want less anonymity on the platform while Dorsey...
Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options
18.11.2022
Twitter employees are not the only ones ditching the platform as users flock to a decentralized alternative
Epic vs. Apple - will the 'walled garden' get breached?
16.11.2022
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Ukraine’s Deputy Digital Minister Rejects ‘FTX-Democrats Narrative’
16.11.2022
Claims that Ukraine has invested military aid into the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX have been rebutted by a representative of the Ukrainian government. Speculation circulated on social media suggested such funds have been returning to the U.S. via FTX donations for the Democratic Party. Kyiv...
The Mysterious FTX Debacle, Tim Draper’s BTC Price Prediction, More Support for Ripple in SEC Lawsuit — Week in Review
13.11.2022
As theories proliferate wildly about the true nature of what happened to failed crypto exchange FTX, little is yet clear to the crypto community. Former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried has addressed the issue publicly on social media, mentioning a mysterious “sparring partner.” This...
Twitter Files for Payment Business — Elon Musk Says Platform Could Offer Debit Cards, Money Market Accounts
11.11.2022
Twitter has filed paperwork with the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to start a payment business. Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk explained the social media platform could offer “an extremely compelling money market account” in addition to “debit cards...
What Musk’s Twitter acquisition could mean for social media crypto adoption
7.11.2022
A growing number of social media platforms have been integrating crypto and Web3 support, but opinions are divided on whether they are in it for the ethos or profit