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Meet ‘Frequency,’ Polkadot’s New Decentralized Social Media Parachain

The team behind Project Liberty’s Decentralized Social Network Protocol unveiled the newly named parachain at Polkadot Decoded.

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Opinion

What Happens When You Die in the Metaverse?

Ethereum’s founder proposed “soulbound tokens” to give digital identity value. Is there a price to be paid?

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Finance

Social-Media Disruptor Project Liberty to Run on Polkadot’s Blockchain Network

The partnership follows on from former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt earmarking $100 million last year to disrupt incumbent-dominated social media.

An installation in Berlin, Germany, by the polkadot-inspired artist Yayoi Kusama, after whom the Polkadot blockchain's canary network is named. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Finance

Aave’s Decentralized Social Media Platform Arrives on Polygon

The launch of Lens Protocol comes weeks after Aave founder Stani Kulechov was temporarily suspended from Twitter.

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

Finance

CyberConnect Raises $15M to Expand Social Graph Protocol

The project seeks to make user data interoperable between Web 3 dapps.

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Videos

Binance, Sequoia Back Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

According to an updated SEC filing, cryptocurrency exchange Binance committed $500 million and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital $800 million to help finance Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of social media platform Twitter (TWTR).

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Tech

How to Build Decentralized Twitter

Crypto-based social media will be shaped by existing statutes, regulations and norms – and may be limited by its tech.

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Finance

Crypto Added to Telegram by TON Stewards, Opening Path to Payments

Users can use a bot to buy bitcoin and toncoin within the app, and can send the latter to other users.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Videos

Twitter Accepts Elon Musk’s $44B Buyout Offer

PwC Global Crypto Leader and "Crypto Capsule" Host Henri Arslanian discusses the possible implications of Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter. Arslanian addresses the role of crypto and NFTs in Twitter, Musk's ambitions to decentralize the social media platform and censorship concerns.

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How Will Elon Musk Extend Influence on Twitter?

Macro Hive Founder & CEO Bilal Hafeez discusses what impact Elon Musk’s new board seat could have on Twitter, noting the proposed “edit” button and Musk’s statements about free speech on the social media platform. Plus, a conversation on why the mega-rich like Jeff Bezos are interested in owning media companies.

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