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Even Unpaid Social Media Crypto Promotions May Breach UK Ad Rules: Financial Regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gained oversight of crypto promotions with the approval of the Financial Services and Markets Act last month.

By Camomile ShumbaJul 18, 2023

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Opinion

The Death of a Discord Server

Large parts of the crypto ecoystem are ditching the popular social media platform in favor of Web3-native communications tools.

By James McGirkJul 14, 2023

computer, gaming, headset, mic, monitor, keyboard, backlights

Finance

Tim Draper-Backed Fund Joins $5M Series A for LunarCrush

The social media analytics platform is expanding from a digital asset trading focus to allow users to search for any topic.

By Brandy BetzJul 12, 2023

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"What Is ActivityPub?" Understanding the Social-Media Protocol Meta’s Threads Plans to Use

Meta’s launch of Threads has brought new interest in ActivityPub and how the social network protocol and the associated fediverse – including the Twitter-like Mastodon – work.

By Toby Leah BochanJul 10, 2023

Twitter and Threads logos are displayed on a cell phone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion

Threads Is Libra and Meta All Over Again

With his Twitter clone’s decentralized architecture, Mark Zuckerberg is yet again borrowing from crypto’s best ideas. Third time’s the charm?

By David Z. MorrisJul 7, 2023

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies about the Libra (Diem) project before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019. The hearings helped expose just how shallow Facebook's first claims of "decentralization" were. Now, with Threads, they're trying again. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Blockades and Blockchains: What the Reddit Boycott Has to Do With AI and Crypto

Who needs blockchain when you have a blockade?

By Daniel KuhnJun 12, 2023

Reddit has submitted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.” (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Finance

Aave-Developed Lens Protocol Raises $15M to Expand 'Social Layer' of Web3

Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.

By Jamie CrawleyJun 8, 2023

Policy

Social Media Targeted in EU Consumer Group Complaint About Crypto Ads

BEUC wants Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter to prohibit influencers from promoting crypto.

By Jack SchicklerJun 8, 2023

Consumer lobby BEUC is worried about misleading social media crypto ads. (Anna/Pixabay)

Policy

French Lawmakers Strike Softer Deal on Crypto Influencer Law

A final compromise appears to allow registered crypto firms to advertise through social media influencers, potentially easing industry fears.

By Jack SchicklerMay 25, 2023

The French Senate favors lighter restrictions on crypto influencers (jlxp/Pixabay)

Policy

Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China

The startup is looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans.

By Eliza Gkritsi, Lingling XiangMay 24, 2023

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