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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of ‘Material Breach’ of Agreement — Threatens to End $44B Deal
7.6.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk believes that Twitter is in material breach of the merger agreement with him, so he has the right to terminate the deal. The social media giant has refused to provide critical information relating to spam and fake accounts on its platform, Musk’s legal team...
Social media blamed for $1B in crypto scam losses in 2021
6.6.2022
Nearly half of the consumers that reported a cryptocurrency-related scam in 2021 said it started with an ad, post, or message on social media
Hacker Used ‘Social Media Data Leak’ to Steal USD 660K in Crypto from 90 Victims - Police
4.6.2022
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man after officers reportedly found evidence that he may have stolen some USD 660,000 worth of crypto using data he harvested from a popular social media network....
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Warner Bros. and Nifty’s to Launch Looney Tunes Story Bolstered by NFTs
3.6.2022
On Thursday, Warner Bros. announced it was collaborating with the non-fungible token (NFT) focused social media platform Nifty’s and at the end of June, the two firms will launch a story-driven NFT collection called “Looney Tunes: What’s Up Block?” The upcoming NFTs will...
Vybe Pre-Launches a Social Media Mining App
31.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Miami, Florida. – Vybe, LLC announced today that they are building an app that lets people mine their social media for cryptocurrency. “What if you earned crypto for every like you earned on social media?” Vybe Business Development Manager Blake Marum said, “That’s what Vybe does....
Shiba Inu founder deletes social media posts, steps down from community
31.5.2022
“I am just some guy of no consequence tapping at a keyboard and I am replaceable. I am Ryoshi,” the Shiba Inu founder previously stated
Terra Launches New Chain Airdropping LUNA 2.0 Coins — Token Value Slides Over 70% From Price High
28.5.2022
On Saturday, May 28, 2022, LUNA classic and UST classic holders received an airdrop consisting of new LUNA 2.0 tokens based on two blockchain snapshots. The crypto asset’s first recorded value at 5 a.m. (ET), was $14.31 per unit and it hit an all-time high (ATH) roughly 20 minutes later...
Social-Media Disruptor Project Liberty to Run on Polkadot’s Blockchain Network
24.5.2022
Project Liberty, the initiative backed by real estate billionaire Frank McCourt aimed at disrupting today’s social media platforms, has found a home on Polkadot, the framework of parallel blockchains conceived by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood
Anonymous Allegedly Hacks Sberbank, Russia’s Largest Bank
20.5.2022
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has allegedly breached the systems of one of the largest financial institutions in Russia, Sberbank. The attackers announced on social media they have published thousands of emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Anonymous Hackers Reportedly Gain Access to Sberbank...
Aave Launches Social Media Project Lens Protocol With Over 50 Apps Built on Polygon
18.5.2022
The blockchain firm Aave has launched the Lens Protocol, a social media project with applications built on the Polygon blockchain. Lens is similar to the social media platform Twitter but Lens profiles are linked to a non-fungible token (NFT) that can be ported into decentralized applications. Lens...
Aave’s Decentralized Social Media Platform Arrives on Polygon
18.5.2022
The launch of Lens Protocol comes weeks after Aave founder Stani Kulechov was temporarily suspended from Twitter
Why decentralized messaging apps will replace today’s social media platforms
18.5.2022
Centralized communication platforms prove to be an easily identifiable weakness in activist movements
Pierina Merino: Rethinking Social Media for the Metaverse
17.5.2022
Elon Musk Could Renegotiate Twitter Deal as Bot Number 'Unknowable as the Human Soul'
17.5.2022
In another installment of Elon Musk’s journey towards acquiring social media giant Twitter, the billionaire is apparently aiming to renegotiate his bid to take over the platform, declaring that a lower price tag would not be “out of the question.”
Speaking at a conference in Miami, Tesla’s...
Biden On Buffalo Shooting: 'Hate That Remains A Stain' On Nation’s Soul
16.5.2022
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Buffalo this past weekend, President Joe Biden and New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued statements in response to the tragedy. Both the President and the First Lady issued an immediate response on May 15, referring to the shooting as “senseless...
Citadel Securities, BlackRock, Gemini Slam Social Media Accusations of Involvement With UST Collapse
12.5.2022
A conspiracy theory that began on 4chan and was amplified by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has been met with swift denials by all parties allegedly involved
Doge gets more love on Twitter and Ethereum gets more hate: Data analysis
12.5.2022
Sentiment analysis run across a year’s worth of tweets has found that Ethereum is Twitter’s least favorite cryptocurrency of five studied, while Dogecoin received the most affection
SEC vs. NVIDIA, Sanctioned Bitcoin Mixer, Bluesky Code, VCs Target NFTs + More News
6.5.2022
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‘Decentralized Twitter’ Bluesky releases code, outlines content moderation
6.5.2022
Bluesky outlined that it is “not possible to have a usable social network without moderation,” and intends to build a moderation model for the network dubbed “speech and reach.”
Elon Musk Secures Funding From Crypto-Friendly Binance, Sequoia, Fidelity to Buy Twitter
6.5.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has secured $7.139 billion in new financing commitments to fund his acquisition of Twitter, including from several pro-crypto companies. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance, for example, has committed to invest $500 million in the social media platform alongside Musk....