Social Media


Finance

Decentralized Social Media Firm Lens Eyes Massive Scale-Up

Version 3 of Lens introduces flagship features like verifiable information feeds and curated content groups.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Tech

Solana Adds 'Blinks' and 'Actions' so Users Can Trade Crypto on Their Favorite Social Apps

The epicenter of the latest "meme coin" hype, Solana is introducing new tools designed to make crypto trading more accessible

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Friend.Tech Money Metrics Surge Ahead of Potential Airdrop, V2 Release

The social application was one of the biggest blockchain-based platforms by revenue for a short period last year before usage dropped off. A new version is bringing the hype back.

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

Markets

SOL, BOME Trend on Social Media as Ether, Bitcoin Lag

Increased crowd chatter may be a sign of an impending retail investor frenzy.

Social media icons juxtaposed on a keyboard. (Anna/Pixabay)

Opinion

Reddit Is Making a Deal With the AI Devil

The social media giant's $60 million real-time data deal with Google is latest example of internet companies selling out their users who have nominally "consented" to share their personal information, but have no control. Blockchains and ZK-proofs could help prevent corporate overreach, Nym CEO and privacy advocate Harry Halpin writes.

Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women by Daniel Hopfer ca. 1515 (Metropolitan Museum of Art/Creative Commons)

Tech

Farcaster's Dan Romero Explains How 'Frames' Did What X (Twitter) Doesn't

The decentralized social network Farcaster is enjoying a breakout after last week's introduction of "Frames" – a new feature that could attract attention from developers and, eventually, mainstream users. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sat down with co-founder Dan Romero in an exclusive interview.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (CoinDesk TV)

Opinion

Su Zhu Recommends Prison for All, in an Attempt to Rebuild a Reputation

Flipping the narrative, the disgraced 3AC financier says he enjoyed life behind bars. “I had the best sleep of my life.”

16:9 su zhu three arrows capital 3AC (CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

The Funniest Anon on Crypto Twitter

Gwart has the ear of DeFi’s elite. What they don’t know is that crypto’s truth-telling funnyman is secretly a Bitcoiner.

(CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain

Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Tech

Lens, Aave's Decentralized Social Media Platform, Launches Major Upgrade on Polygon

The open source protocol spearheaded by DeFi giant Stani Kulechov has released a bevy of new monetization features.

Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, speaks at Consensus 2019.