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Why DESK? The Big Idea Behind CoinDesk’s Relaunched Social Token
7.6.2022
Our goal is a more direct relationship with our audience and the expansion of a community of engaged participants that’s independent of Web 2 platforms
NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie Raises $26M for Social Token Platform Calaxy
7.6.2022
The platform lets fans connect with high-profile creators through video messages
Elon Musk ‘Looking for Excuse’ to Ditch Agreement to Buy Twitter, Say Legal Experts After Fresh Bot Claims
7.6.2022
The Tesla boss Elon Musk’s USD 44 billion bid to buy Twitter may have hit the rocks, with some legal experts claiming that the billionaire may be using the 'preponderance' of bots on the social media platform “as an excuse to abandon or renegotiate” his deal....
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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...
The Story of DESK: How CoinDesk Built Its Social Token
6.6.2022
CoinDesk’s Consensus-focued tech experiment involved a litany of third parties to help make DESK sing
Online Voice Chat Is Often A Sexist Nightmare (But It Doesn't Have To Be)
6.6.2022
Your voice is revealing—it can give up a constellation of personal details, including your age, where you’re from, and how you’re feeling. This isn’t always an issue and can even be a benefit. Your voice can let you bond with a stranger from your hometown, your friend’s voice fills you with relief...
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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Metagood Uses NFTs for Social Good
3.6.2022
The for-profit company strives to build a better future for Web3 while doing good along the way
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...
New Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Trailer Features Hot Profs, 4-Player Co-Op, And Lechonk, The Hero We Deserve
2.6.2022
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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
Elden Ring Gets 'Seamless' Co-op With New Mod
31.5.2022
While Elden Ring is technically playable in co-op, the convoluted way developers FromSoftware have implemented the mode means hardly anybody ever bothers. That’s about to change, thanks to this incredible mod by LukeYui.Read more
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...
The 'Mutes' Of Virtual Reality Are Upending The Metaverse Without Saying A Thing
27.5.2022
In this virtual world, you can dance in zaps of electricity, or in the clouds.Read more
ECB on Crypto, African Bitcoin Hub, Coinbase in Fortune 500, Binance in Dubai + More News
24.5.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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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
Dune Crypto Leader Quits NFT Project After Being Accused Of Racism, Homophobia & Grooming
24.5.2022
Let’s cast our minds back to January, when I wrote a story called ‘Crypto Losers Buy Copy Of Jodorowsky’s Dune, Have Played Themselves’, a piece which I thought at the time perfectly captured the extent to which brainworms had infested the blockchain community.Read more
Sony Is Being Sued For Gender Discrimination At PlayStation Again
23.5.2022
A former PlayStation employee is suing parent company Sony for a second time over what the lawsuit describes as “gender-based discrimination and gender-based harassment” after a similar legal action was dismissed in April. (h/t Axios)Read more