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Meta to Lay Off 10K Employees, End Support for NFTs on Instagram, Facebook

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning on cutting around 10,000 jobs in another round of layoffs. Separately, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram is winding down its integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platforms. “The Hash” panel weighs in on the latest news from the tech giant.

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Web3

Meta Will End Support for NFTs on Instagram, Facebook

Meta’s Stephane Kasriel said on Twitter the decision is prompted by a desire “to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses.”

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Conflux Token Spikes 60% After Integrating China’s Version of Instagram

Conflux, the native token of the layer 1 Conflux blockchain, soared by 60.25% on Thursday after it announced it had integrated Little Red Book, China's version of Instagram. Conflux received a $5 million research grant from Shanghai's government in 2021. "The Hash" hosts discuss the cultural contexts, lack of clarity and changes in China's policy towards digital assets.

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Finance

Conflux Token Spikes 60% as Blockchain Integrates China’s Version of Instagram

200 million users will now be able to display Conflux NFTs on their Little Red Book profile pages.

NFTs minted on Conflux can now be shown on China's Little Red Book (Little Red Book)

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Top NFT Projects Launched on Instagram Are Selling Out in Seconds

NFT creators and collectors saw opportunities to present their digital assets to Instagram, one of the largest social media platforms in the world, since its parent company Meta Platforms began testing out non-fungible token (NFT) sharing early last year. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means to mainstream adoption of NFTs.

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Web3

Top NFT Artists Are Launching Projects on Instagram and Selling Out in Seconds

The platform has facilitated successful NFT drops from artists including Micah Johnson, Drifter Shoots and Refik Anadol, bridging the gap between Web2 platforms and Web3 technology.

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Opinion

Brands Will Save Crypto? Be Careful What You Wish For

Legacy platforms and mega-companies are helping usher blockchain frameworks into the mainstream, but we must deliberately build systems over which those corporate machines can’t exert control.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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Meta's Instagram Will Soon Allow Creators to Mint, Sell NFTs

Starting this week, Instagram will allow a select group of digital creators to mint and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) directly on the social media platform. "The Hash" team discusses the latest in Instagram's Web3 ambitions bringing blockchain awareness to the mainstream. 

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Instagram Users Will Soon Be Able to Mint and Sell NFTs

The latest update to the platform's Digital Collectibles feature will first be tested among a small group of creators.

(Meta)

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Meta's Instagram, Facebook Launches NFT Sharing to All US Users

Non-fungible token (NFT) sharing is now open to all Instagram and Facebook users in the U.S., parent company Meta announced Thursday. This comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will reduce staff and pause hiring to cut costs. "The Hash" hosts discuss the significance and industry implications of the tech giant's latest announcements.

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