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Navy Warship’s Facebook Account Hacked To Stream Age Of Empires
7.10.2021
Naval warship, The USS KIDD, apparently woke up one day earlier this month and said fuck global hegomony, let’s play some video games. Or at least, the internet troll who hacked the ship’s Facebook page and proceeded to play Age of Empires like a chump, did.Read more
North Korea Is Targeting Crypto Users with Spear-Phishing Attacks, Says UN
6.10.2021
nce that Pyongyang-linked hackers and state-sponsored crypto thieves are “primarily using social media platforms to identify targets and attempt initial contact” with crypto holders.Rather than spamming a broad range of targets with generic emails that invariably end up in junk folders, the U
Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain Criticized Over Long Outage — Block Signing Issue Related to Upgrade
6.10.2021
On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing had been down for over 20 hours. While Blockstream had noted the sidechain was undergoing a hard fork upgrade planned for October 5, a number of crypto...
Likes out: Facebook blackout sparks ideas for Web 3.0.
5.10.2021
Crypto advocates remind socially accountable and helpful media platforms are possible with decentralization
Massive Facebook Outage Brings Down Gaming In Its Wake
4.10.2021
Facebook could not be more down right now. As the world gets a taste of the alternative reality where Mark Zuckerberg played sports in college, we’re also learning just how much of our lives are entangled in the Facebook empire. As far as gaming goes, if you were hoping to pick up that new game...
Bitcoin moves past $48K as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp go down
4.10.2021
During the outage, many Crypto Twitter users called for the need for a decentralized social network built on blockchain
TikTok embraces NFTs with creator-led collection
30.9.2021
The NFT launch features prominent TikTokers including Lil Nas X, Bella Poarch, Curtis Roach, Brittany Broski and others
China’s Great Firewall Censors Crypto Websites Coingecko, Coinmarketcap, Tradingview
29.9.2021
On September 28, reports stemming from social media and crypto-focused forums detailed that China has been blocking a number of cryptocurrency websites. The Twitter handle for 8btc News tweeted that the web portals coinmarketcap.com and coingecko.com have been blocked from mainland China....
SEC Denies Freedom of Information Act Request Concerning Tether Documents
26.9.2021
On September 24, the staff writer for The New Republic, Jacob Silverman, tweeted about a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request he filed that was ultimately denied. On the social media platform, Silverman wrote that he got Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responses to his FOIA requests...
Twitter launches crypto tipping for all users
23.9.2021
Bitcoin tips are available to send through the Lightning Network using the Strike app, or by adding a BTC address directly to one’s profile
Canadian regulators warn against 'gambling style' advertising and marketing in guidelines for crypto companies
23.9.2021
“Misleading advertisements and improper marketing strategies may encourage investors to take on risks they would normally avoid," said CSA chair Louis Morisset
Viral Philanthropic App Dreamr® Announces the Return of Charlie Rocket’s Dream Machine Tour
18.9.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Social media dream builder Charlie Rocket and Dreamr Labs announce 2nd nationwide tour with $1 million traveling giveaway kicking off at Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, 9/17 Click to tweet: Hit the road with Charlie Rocket and @dreamr_app as they travel the country building...
Solana Block Production Stalls for Hours, SOL Holders Unable to Transact, Validators Deploy a Fix
14.9.2021
According to reports on social media, crypto forums, onchain metrics, and the Solana Status Twitter account indicate that Solana’s blockchain has stalled. Solana mainnet-beta suffered a four-hour downtime and is still down after a technical glitch. Solana’s Network Stalls In recent...
Social Image Generator + Jetpack
13.9.2021
I feel like my quest to make sure this site had pretty sweet (and automatically-generated) social media images (e.g. Open Graph) came to a close once I found Social Image Generator.
The trajectory there was that I ended up …
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Arbitrum Surpasses $1.5 Billion in TVL Following Rumors of a Possible Token Airdrop
12.9.2021
Arbitrum, a second layer expansion rollup for Ethereum, has breached the $1.5 billion of total value locked (TVL) in protocols using its services. The smart contract recorded an influx of more than 1 billion just today after a rumor started in social media that the protocol might be planning...
Eight-Year-Old Japanese Boy Starts Building ETH Fortune Selling NFTs
10.9.2021
onews.com/coins/ethereum">ethereum (ETH) profits.The boy, whose name was withheld both on his social media channels and in an interview with Business Insider Japan, is known only as Zombie Z
Dydx Protocol Unlocks Airdrop Rewards; Users Get up to $50K
9.9.2021
Dydx, a decentralized exchange, finally unlocked its airdrop rewards for users. Its governance token, dydx, was locked due to airdrop restrictions since the protocol announced its distribution on August 3rd. Since its release the price has skyrocketed, giving some of the more active users on...
How the Bitcoin model can solve the social media dilemma
6.9.2021
Decentralized social media platform built on the Bitcoin model puts privacy first in its new messenger that can send crypto
Mastermind of Zimbabwean Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme Vanishes With $6 Million
3.9.2021
Reports from Zimbabwe suggest that an individual by the name of Martin Mhlanga, who is the mastermind behind the Cryptoshares bitcoin pyramid scheme, has disappeared along with over $6 million in investor funds. In addition to Mhlanga’s disappearance, the individuals thought to be managing...
Legalized Theft: Police Seize $87,000 From Former Marine but Don’t Charge Him With a Crime
2.9.2021
A recently published report that went viral across social media details how a former U.S. Marine, Stephen Lara, was pulled over by police and was suspected of being a drug trafficker. Police then searched Lara’s vehicle and subsequently took $87,000 in cash from a bag kept in Lara’s...