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Maria Bustillos on Tokenizing Journalism, the Death of Civil and Rise of Brick House

An early supporter of the now defunct blockchain-based Civil is taking another swing at a writer-owned media collective. She hasn't lost faith in blockchain.

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The New York Times Proves Why Civil's Vision Is Still Vital

News media incentivized to tell the truth in a non-sensational manner is essential for beating racism and other injustice, says our columnist.

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Markets

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 9, 2020

With the price of bitcoin again struggling to breach $10,000 and volatility falling to recent lows, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup.

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Media Startup Civil Shuts Down, Team Absorbed Into Decentralized ID Efforts at ConsenSys

Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys.

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ConsenSys-Backed Civil Tries Again on Newsroom Token Launch

The ConsenSys-backed ethereum startup Civil is launching its CVL token today to kickstart an ambitious journalism project.

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New Wordpress Publishing Platform Will Offer Blockchain Features

WordPress is launching a news publishing platform backed by Google and ConsenSys, with blockchain tools on offer from Civil.

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Markets

Civil-Backed News Site Stores Full Article on Ethereum Blockchain

Journalist-owned news site Popula has stored an entire U.S. news article on the ethereum blockchain, permanently archiving the story.

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Take 2: News Startup Civil Announces Rebooted Token Sale for February

After a failed token sale in October, ConsenSys startup Civil is launching an offering in February that incorporates lessons learned.

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Employees Say Startup Civil Hyped Crypto Returns, But Failed to Pay

Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism, but so far, journalists working on its platform have yet to receive all of the compensation they say they were promised when hired.

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Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails

New York-based blockchain media startup Civil will issue refunds to participants in its token sale, which failed to hit the $8 million minimum.

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