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Twitter Exec Shares ‘Sneak Peek’ of NFT Profile Verification

Users’ avatars would get a check mark similar to the blue check mark given to verified Twitter users.

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Finance

‘Solcial’ Raises $2.9M to Build Censorship-Free Social Media on Solana

The site will place a heavy focus on monetization opportunities for content creators.

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Tech

Twitter to Add Bitcoin Lightning Tips, NFT Authentication

Tipping, including with bitcoin, will be live on iOS immediately.

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Finance

Insider Trading Allegations Rock OpenSea, NFT Marketplace Responds

Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal that emerged on Twitter on Tuesday night.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.

Markets

Why Avatars Dominate the NFT Market

Blockchain collectibles come in many flavors, but one is clearly leading the pack.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.

Videos

Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing 'Bluesky'

Crypto developer Jay Graber, who contributed to the privacy coin project Zcash until October 2018, will lead Twitter's "Bluesky" initiative to help create a decentralized social media protocol. "The Hash" hosts discuss the possible future of Twitter and social media following the social networking site's latest step towards decentralization.

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Finance

TikTok Picks Streaming Service Audius to Power New ‘Sounds’ Library

Artists on Audius will be able to upload original music as “TikTok Sounds.”

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Videos

Reddit to Scale Its Ethereum-Based Community Points System With Arbitrum

Social media platform Reddit has selected rollup technology Arbitrum to scale its Ethereum-based Community Points system.

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Videos

Meet ‘Minds’, the Anti-Facebook Crypto Social Network That Pays for Your Time

Minds, an open-source decentralized crypto social network, gamifies social media and rewards users with the Ethereum-minted Minds token. Minds.com founder and CEO Bill Ottman discusses how it all works, stressing the importance of putting users first with incentives and rewards.

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