Sona is a new web3 streaming protocol that uses DeFi primitives (decentralized finance basic building blocks) to put the financial power back into artists’ hands with its rewards […]
Bitcoin is on the move, Spotify cuts staff, and more money floods AI
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Bluesky rolls out automated moderation tools, plus user and moderation lists
Bluesky, the startup aiming to build a decentralized social network to take on Twitter/X, says it has begun deploying new safety tooling to help moderate content on the […]
Crypto saw lots of chaos, charges and price changes in November
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Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update
Instagram’s Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available. The feature was initially […]
Optimism execs are optimistic for Ethereum’s future
As the layer-1 blockchain Ethereum continues to grow and evolve, layer-2 blockchains like Optimism are working to alleviate issues of scaling, speed and costs. “We’ve been working on […]
Feds seize Sinbad crypto mixer allegedly used by North Korean hackers
As part of an international law enforcement investigation, the FBI and the Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service have seized the websites of a crypto mixer that was […]
Yup hacks together a cross-posting app for X, Threads, Bluesky and others
Decentralized social networking may be the future, but in the meantime, there are a lot of Twitter alternatives to keep up with. A new app called Yup aims […]
Flipboard stops tweeting, launches new podcast about decentralized social apps
Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the ‘fediverse‘ — the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions […]
Just how big of a recovery will it take to bring investors back to web3?
The crypto community has been enjoying a welcome reprieve from the dismal climate of the past year recently, thanks to the modest uptick of asset values and the […]