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Regulación

Allow Influencers to Promote Registered Crypto Firms, French Senators Say

Lawmakers in the French National Assembly are seeking to effectively ban social media crypto promotions, but a key Senate committee appears to favor lighter restrictions.

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

Web3

Social Media App MeWe to Bring Frequency Blockchain's Self-Sovereign Identity to Its 20M Users

The Frequency blockchain aims to create a fundamental layer to Web3, based on a social identity that users can control.

Left to right: Braxton Woodham, Patrick Murck, Jeffrey Edell and Ursula O’Kuinghttons (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Information Protocol RSS3 Raises $10M via Token Sale to DWF Labs

RSS3 recently unveiled RSS3 AIOP, an AI training environment providing Web3 information to the likes of ChatGPT

(Reto Scheiwiller/Pixabay)

Regulación

French Crypto Influencer Ban Will Harm Country’s Attractiveness, Industry Group Says

Proposals to stop social-media stars promoting unlicensed companies were approved by the National Assembly Thursday.

Paris, France

Vídeos

Twitter Source Code Leaked, Sparks Search for Perpetrator

According to court filings, Twitter is on the hunt for the person who leaked the platform's proprietary source code that was published on GitHub until last week. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for the social media network and beyond.

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Regulación

French Lawmakers Agree to Effectively Ban Crypto Influencer Promotions

Social-media stars couldn't tout unlicensed crypto products under a plan voted on by the National Assembly’s Economics Committee.

A bill to prevent social-media influencers from promoting cryptocurrencies is in the works in France's National Assembly. (Antoine Gyori/AGP/Corbis via Getty Images)

Vídeos

Facebook Parent Meta Exploring Decentralized Text-Based App: Report

Meta Platforms (META), the parent company of Facebook, is working on a decentralized text-based app, according to a report by TechCrunch on Friday. "The Hash" panel discusses Meta's latest push towards decentralized social media and the potential outcomes.

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Vídeos

Bitcoin Slips Below $24K Amid New Inflation Data; Coinbase’s New Layer 2 Blockchain Has Rocky Rollout

Bitcoin (BTC) failed to recapture the $24,000 support level following the release of the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, also referred to as the Fed's favorite inflation gauge. Plus, crypto exchange Coinbase’s new layer 2 blockchain Base had a rough start on Thursday, drawing a stream of complaints from users on social media.

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Web3

Web3 Music Streaming Platform Audius Integrates TikTok

Audius users can sign up for the application with their TikTok profiles and use the streaming service’s songs in their videos on the social-media platform.

(Solen Feyissa/Flickr)

Web3

Friends With Benefits DAO Releases Social Networking App

The new application will allow FWB members to connect with each other, read governance proposals and discover in-person events.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)