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Move Over Web3 (and Web4), Jack Dorsey’s TBD Is Building Web5
10.6.2022
Twitter and Block co-founder Jack Dorsey is back at taking shots at Web3 again as TBD, a Bitcoin (BTC)-focused subsidiary of Block, announced that it is building Web5 - a Decentralized Web Platform (DWP) that is meant to enable ‘truly’ decentralized apps and protocols.
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Jack Dorsey’s TBD Announces Web 3 Competitor: Web 5
10.6.2022
Block’s Web5 ditches Web3’s blockchain-centric model and places Bitcoin at the forefront
'Ubiquitous' Crypto Payments, Custody Exchange Network, DCG and Huobi Get New Arms + More News
10.6.2022
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‘Education Is Power’— Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z Launch a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn
9.6.2022
The founder of financial tech company Block Inc., Jack Dorsey announced he is collaborating with the rapper Jay-Z by launching a Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn. The Bitcoin Academy’s mission aims to empower and provide education to the region. The project’s website further details that...
Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z collaborate on Bitcoin Brooklyn educational program
9.6.2022
The Shawn Carter Foundation and Cash App will provide informative seminars and classes on Bitcoin to specific New York City residents this summer
Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey Unveil ‘Bitcoin Academy’ for Brooklyn Public Housing Residents
9.6.2022
The two entrepreneurs are teaming up to offer Bitcoin-focused financial literacy courses beginning this summer for children, teens and adult residents of the Marcy Houses
Jack Dorsey’s Block hits $1.3B in Q1 profits, $43M in BTC trading revenue
19.5.2022
Despite that the Bitcoin price trended down over Q1, the Block ecosystem of payment solutions with Bitcoin in mind performed well
‘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.”
NFT Market Collapses Just As Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider To Bet Big On Blockchain
4.5.2022
You know what no one could ever have predicted? That a market based on imaginary ownership of infinitely duplicable jpeg images might not be end-game, long-term sustainable. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the NFT market is “flatlining,” down 92 percent from last September. Which makes it just...
Michael Saylor and Jack Dorsey Among Bitcoin Heavyweights Defending Mining in Letter to EPA
2.5.2022
Bitcoin mining sites are no different than data centers operated by mega-cap tech firms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, the authors wrote
Jack Dorsey Muses on Social Media ‘Takeover,’ Ethereum Weaknesses; Plus the Latest in Crypto Mining — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
24.4.2022
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ponders Ethereum’s “single points of failure” and whether one man should be able to control an entire social media network, while Bitcoin.com News gives you the latest scoop in the world of ETH and BTC mining rigs. To top it all off, one economist...
Jack Dorsey Claims if ‘You’re Building on Ethereum You Have at Least One, if Not Many, Single Points of Failure’
19.4.2022
The internet entrepreneur and former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, claims if developers are building on Ethereum they have “at least one, if not many, single points of failure.” The statement was in response to Vitalik Buterin’s commentary concerning Elon Musk running Twitter....
First-Ever Jack Dorsey Tweet NFT Reauctioned, Receives Massively Lower Bid Than Expected as Hype Fades
14.4.2022
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet, which sold for USD 2.9m worth of ethereum (ETH) back in March 2021, was put up for auction again and was apparently expected to fetch at least USD 50m, but has so far received the highest bid of just over USD 6,200....
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Guy Buys NFT For $2.9 Million, Asks for $48 Million, Is Offered $3600
14.4.2022
Sina Estavi is a “crypto entrepreneur”, who last year bought a digital token representing Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet. He paid $2.9 million for it, and this month sought to make good on his “investment”, putting it up for auction with an expectation it could net him $48 million....
Buyer of ‘Jack Dorsey Tweet’ NFT Is Out of Prison and Under Fire From Investors
13.4.2022
Sina Estavi says he’s trying to make it right with holders of BRG, the token that crashed after his arrest in Iran last year. Investors have their doubts
'Jack Dorsey's First Tweet' NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280
13.4.2022
Cash App Introduces Paid in Bitcoin, BTC Roundup and Lightning Network Services
7.4.2022
At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Block, Inc., formerly Square, Inc., announced three new bitcoin services for the company’s mobile payment platform. The mobile payment platform Cash App will feature a “paid in bitcoin” service that allows users to auto-invest their work...
Elon Musk Promises to Make ‘Significant Improvements’ to Twitter — Calls Crypto Spam Bots ‘Single Most Annoying Problem’
6.4.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has joined Twitter’s board of directors and promised to “make significant improvements” to the social media platform. Some changes he is considering include adding an edit button and solving the crypto spam bot problem, which he sees as...
Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding
18.3.2022
A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into the Japanese mobile financial app firm is the Block’s first investment in the Asia Pacific...
Jack Dorsey’s Block joins $41M funding for Japanese fintech Kyash
17.3.2022
This latest raise brings Kyash's valuation to approximately $107.7 million