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OnlyFans offers NFT profile picture feature
10.2.2022
One more social network seeks to maximize creator gains by integrating NFT capabilities into its platform
Aave launches Web3 social media platform, Lens Protocol
9.2.2022
Aave intends to empower content creators to "own their digital roots" and calls on developers to build a more sustainable smart contracts-baed social experience
Aave Launches Web3, Smart Contracts-Based Social Media Platform Built on Polygon
9.2.2022
The decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave has revealed the launch of a Web3 social media platform called the Lens Protocol. According to the team, Lens is a “Web3, smart contracts-based social graph” that is built using the Polygon blockchain. Defi Project Aave Drops...
Watch Out, Aave and Twitter's Bluesky Move Towards New Social Media Standard
8.2.2022
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave (AAVE) has launched an open-source, decentralized social media ecosystem dubbed Lens Protocol. Concurrently, the Twitter-backed Bluesky project has formed an independent organization to implement its vision of creating "an open and decentralized...
Social Commerce on Cardano: Meloot to Hold a Seed Sale on KICK․IO
7.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The world of e-commerce is rapidly transitioning to that of social commerce, where demand for products is driven by videos and posts from social media. Both brands and their consumers can benefit from advertising products through social media, with stronger sales and valuable...
Racist Xbox Commenters Duped By Popular Impersonator Just In Time For Black History Month
4.2.2022
It would be so satisfying if corporations and brands more often called out racism and other ills in their comments sections on social media. In the responses to a recent Xbox post on Facebook, it appeared at first glance that the console-maker had done exactly that. And while it’s not quite what...
The Battle Between Anime YouTube and Japan Keeps Escalating
4.2.2022
Anime content creators on YouTube have been entrenched in a brutal fair use battle with aggressive Japanese copyright owners for a while now, but as one content creator tells it, things are starting to get out of control. Japanese companies don’t want YouTubers using their footage. YouTubers need...
Tusk Ventures CEO: Don't repeat social media mistakes with Metaverse regulations
1.2.2022
Bradley Tusk says that the regulatory issues in the U.S. will not only be replicated but amplified as we see the internet move towards the Metaverse
US Federal Trade Commission Warns About Cryptocurrency Scams Using Social Media
1.2.2022
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned about social media being used in cryptocurrency investment scams. “Social media is a tool for scammers in investment scams, particularly those involving bogus cryptocurrency investments — an area that has seen a massive surge...
Men Who Spiked a Crypto YouTuber’s Coffee to Steal Coins Sent to Jail for 3 Years
1.2.2022
Two South Korean YouTubers who robbed a fellow crypto broadcaster by spiking them with sleeping pills and stealing USD 660,000 worth of tokens, have been sentenced to three years behind bars – after a disagreement about sharing the profits of their social media behavior got out of hand....
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YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number Of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets A Win For Everyone
27.1.2022
In a new video, Mark Fitzpatrick of the anime YouTube channel Totally Not Mark revealed he not only won a battle in his copyright strike war with Toei Animation but also influenced YouTube to create a new copyright rule for content creators.Read more
Coinbase Gives Preview Of Its NFT Platform, Reddit Tests NFT Profile Pic Feature
27.1.2022
In anticipation of the official launch of their non-fungible token (NFT) platform, major crypto exchange Coinbase has shared a preview of the forthcoming product.
In a recent series of tweets, Sanchan S. Saxena, Vice President for Products at Coinbase, said his intention was to demonstrate...
Reddit is testing out NFT profile pics but ‘no decisions have been made’
27.1.2022
Reddit is following Twitter’s footsteps to join the NFT bandwagon as it explores ways to add NFT profile pictures
Decentralised Metaverse Socialfi Platform Boom Enables NFT Display in Its App
25.1.2022
While the latest news and information about cryptocurrency & NFT projects are better known through Web 2.0 social media companies such as Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. There aren’t any decentralised social platforms available in the market that allows users to own the NFT while being...
YouTube CEO hints that NFTs could be added to creator platform
25.1.2022
Susan Wojcicki stated YouTube's intent to "help creators capitalize on emerging technologies."
McDonald’s Happily Trolls Crypto Twitter – and the Responses Are (Darkly) Hilarious
25.1.2022
The wits who run the McDonald’s PR machine have been busy – and the firm is now enjoying some free Twitter ad space at the expense of the crypto community, with everyone from bitcoin (BTC) miners and maxis to world leaders indulging in some price- (and burger-)themed gallows humor....
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Myanmar Military Government Proposes to Jail Digital Currency and VPN Users
25.1.2022
Myanmar’s military-ruled government is proposing to enact laws that will see users of virtual private networks (VPN) and digital currencies being jailed for up to three years. In addition, offenders will be made to pay fines of up to $2,800. Draft Bill Open for Comments Myanmar’s...
Bastyon Inventor Daniel Satchkov Explains the Importance of Using an Open Source Social Media Platform
23.1.2022
Bastyon.com is a social platform built on the Bitcoin foundation. It is decentralized with no central serve. Bastyon’s codebase is open source, and everything is governed by the users themselves. Bastyon’s core concept is censorship resistance. It can work even with domains...
Twitter Blue rolls out NFT profile pics for iOS
20.1.2022
The feature can only be used by paid Twitter Blue users on iOS
These were the 5 hottest coins on Twitter last week — And their price dynamics
20.1.2022
Data shows that spikes in Twitter mentions preceded price peaks in three of last week’s five most discussed altcoins