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Meta Reportedly Issuing $10 Billion in Bonds to Invest in Its Metaverse Products and Other Initiatives
5.8.2022
Meta, the social media company, is planning to issue its first set of bonds to finance new investments and operations, according to reports. The company will be selling $10 billion in debt, to maintain a healthy cash flow and fund buybacks, per statements of two people with reported knowledge...
Luxury Retailer Tiffany & Co. Announces Jeweled Cryptopunk Pendants Tied to NFTs
1.8.2022
The luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co. announced the firm is planning to sell 250 non-fungible token passes called “Nftiff.” Essentially, Cryptopunk holders will be able to acquire one of the 250 Nftiffs for 30 ether or roughly $50K using today’s ethereum...
Blockify: Using Blockchain to Reimagine Social Media
1.8.2022
Traditional industries are currently facing an ultimatum—either embracing new technology or succumbing to old methods. Since 2008, blockchain technology has been central to this conversation. The lesson from the Facebook era may be that social networking is too central to modern life to...
Meta’s Metaverse Is Still Not Profitable: Reality Labs Unit Registers $2.8 Billion Losses During Q2
29.7.2022
Meta, the social media company, has reported that its metaverse division, the Reality Labs Unit, is shedding lots of money. In its recent earnings call, the company informed that, while the Reality Labs unit managed to pull more than $400 million in sales, its losses reached $2.8 billion, mainly...
NFT Hacks Via Discord Could Be Connected - Analysts
27.7.2022
An analysis of recent hacks targeting non-fungible token (NFT) projects carried out through the social media platform Discord shows that many of them are part of a larger string of attacks, according to blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs.
Such attacks have rapidly risen over the past three...
Survivability in Times of Crisis, Internet Outages and Cyber Warfare – Bastyon Inventor Explains
25.7.2022
Bastyon is a social platform that combines elements of Youtube, Twitter and Torrent; it is closing in on half a million users and growing fast. Bastyon is built on the premise that social media should be Web 3.0, decentralized with an open-source code, distributed node infrastructure and...
Social Media Users Deride China’s Reported Use of Military Tanks to Intimidate Protesting Bank Customers
23.7.2022
Social media users have slammed China’s reported use of military tanks to intimidate bank customers protesting against the freezing of their savings. Some users claimed the deployment of military tanks exposes the country’s underlying economic problems. Crypto proponents see the issue...
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent to Shut Down NFT Platform Amid Trading Restrictions
22.7.2022
China’s Tencent Holdings plans to shut down its non-fungible token (NFT) platform Huanhe only a year after its launch. The social media giant has reportedly made the decision because of the strict ban on the resale of NFTs imposed by the authorities in Beijing. Huanhe to Close Down a Year...
NFT Hackers Attack: Influencer Zeneca and Platform PREMINT are the Latest Targets
20.7.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) influencer Zeneca and NFT registration platform PREMINT are the latest targets of hacking attempts against the NFT community.
Zeneca's social media accounts were compromised on late Tuesday and linked to a fake airdrop for the influencer’s “Zen Academy Founders Pass,”...
Social Media Protocol CyberConnect Launches Link3 for Secure Networking
19.7.2022
The product is debuting two months after the company raised $15 million in Series A funding
FTX CEO: Blockchain can make social media interoperable, says
18.7.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried explained how blockchain can change payments, tokenize shares and make social media interoperable
Celsius Network’s Token CEL Drops 58% After Bankruptcy Filing, So-Called ‘Short Squeeze’ Falters
14.7.2022
During the last 30 days, the Celsius Network’s native token CEL increased in value by over 140% against the U.S. dollar. On July 13, just before the lending company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, CEL was exchanging hands for $0.961 per unit. Following the news that the company filed...
Twitter Says It Won't Let Elon Musk Go as 'Dogecoin CEO' Terminates Deal
9.7.2022
A major legal battle, involving the crypto community's preferred social media platform Twitter, and Dogecoin (DOGE) advocate, Tesla's Elon Musk, is in the works.
After the serial entrepreneur said he's terminating his agreement to buy Twitter in a USD 44bn deal, the company vowed to fight...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Officially Terminates $44 Billion Twitter Deal — Twitter Threatens Lawsuit
9.7.2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has formally informed Twitter that he is terminating his $44 billion bid to buy the social media platform. “Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions” of the agreement, Musk’s lawyer explained. Musk Ending Deal With Twitter Citing ‘Material...
BREAKING: Elon Musk wants to terminate the $44B Twitter takeover
9.7.2022
Twitter's secrecy on fake and spam account numbers on the platform is the main reason for tech mogul's decision, a Friday letter revealed
Spanish Exchange 2gether Blocks Operations, Affecting 100,000 Users
8.7.2022
2gether, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in Spain, has suddenly blocked its operations, leaving its users without access to their accounts. The platform informed it had to take this action due to the current situation of the market in an email directed to customers. In addition,...
Social media 'major Web3 pain point' as phishing attacks almost doubles: Report
8.7.2022
A majority of the phishing attacks recorded have been conducted on social media platforms that do not have account verification features
Former Tiktok Gaming Boss Launches Metao, a ‘Blockchain Agnostic’ Gaming Company
8.7.2022
Jason Fung, former head of gaming at Tiktok, the video-based social media, is launching a blockchain-based gaming startup. The company, called Metao, will focus on providing “blockchain-agnostic” solutions that will allow Web3 game creators to expand their reach and not be limited...
Discussion Platform Reddit Introduces Blockchain-Backed Collectible Avatars to 52 Million Users
7.7.2022
The social media and discussion website Reddit has announced the launch of blockchain-backed collectible avatars. The collectible avatars are stored via the Polygon blockchain as the chain was chosen for its “low-cost transactions and sustainability commitments.” Reddit’s...
Web3 will unite users from social media platforms, says Aave exec
6.7.2022
At this year’s NFT.NYC conference, Aave executive Christina Beltramini shared detailed insights into the platform’s recent launch and future vision