Category: Twitter

What’s holding crypto social networks back from greatness?

April 27, 2021

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Another rainy Sunday night. You’re browsing on Facebook and Twitter — inundated with photos of your friend’s new baby, jokes that have been copied from poor hard-working comedians, and memes that certainly were funny… when you first saw them four years ago. Undeterred, you keep scrolling. There’s a tweet that proclaims a hot new cryptocurrency […]

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Bitcoin can be sent with a tweet as Bottlepay Twitter app goes live

March 18, 2021

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Users can send Bitcoin to and from their Twitter accounts following the launch of Bottlepay’s disruptor payments app. 3726 Total views 29 Total shares Twitter users can now send Bitcoin (BTC) with a single tweet, after digital payments app Bottlepay launched its integrated Bitcoin social media feature. Transactions between Twitter users can now apparently take […]

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Square’s $297M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says

March 5, 2021

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Square’s majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal will potentially help artists grow their fan bases using blockchain technology, a Gartner analyst said. 3153 Total views 16 Total shares Square’s majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal could potentially result in some blockchain-related functionalities on the platform, according to one analyst. Avivah Litan, a technology […]

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Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including on Balance Sheet, Exec Says

February 10, 2021

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Chief financial officer Ned Segal said the firm has been watching other companies to see what it can learn. (Twin Design/Shutterstock) Feb 10, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. UTC Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including on Balance Sheet, Exec Says Twitter is considering adding bitcoin to its company reserves, according to chief financial officer Ned Segal. Segal […]

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Bitcoin’s Musk effect: Research shows how Elon moves cryptocurrency prices

February 4, 2021

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The effect of celebrity tweets on the cryptocurrency market has become a topic of study for researchers after a week in which Elon Musk triggered sizable price surges for both Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE). Blockchain Research Lab published a paper on Jan. 3 titled, How Elon Musk’s Twitter activity moves cryptocurrency markets. The paper […]

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Reddit co-founder hoists the Bitcoin flag on Twitter amid price surge

January 29, 2021

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Alexis Ohanian is the latest social media and tech personality to update his Twitter bio to read “#Bitcoin.” 6493 Total views 27 Total shares Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in updating their Twitter bios to “#Bitcoin.” Ohanian’s bio update seemed to be in response to […]

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Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars

January 29, 2021

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Tweet volume for the shiba inu-themed cryptocurrency surpassed previous records for bitcoin, according to TheTIE. (CoinDesk archives) Jan 29, 2021 at 10:40 a.m. UTC Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars Twitter mentions of the dogecoin cryptocurrency rocketed to record levels after prices hit all-time highs Thursday. According to digital asset […]

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Cyberpunk 2077’s dystopian future can be avoided with blockchain tech

January 24, 2021

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The long-awaited video game Cyberpunk 2077 came out as an unfinished product with a bunch of technical flaws, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the most important cultural phenomenons of recent years. And while some gamers are asking for refunds and the developers are hurriedly working on patches, I suggest we look […]

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Law Decoded: The guard changes, and with it, the tweets, Jan. 8–15

January 15, 2021

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Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Armed National Guardsmen are building up concentric perimeters of black barricades around the U.S. Capitol and its whole neighborhood of federal buildings in preparation for the Biden inauguration and protests against it on Wednesday. […]

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Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy

January 14, 2021

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Defending deplatforming as the right of private companies assumes that truly private companies are possible. They may not be. (Nadia Bormotova/Getty Images) Jan 14, 2021 at 1:49 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 14, 2021 at 3:13 p.m. UTC Twitter, Trump and the ‘Private Company’ Fallacy In the wake of the coordinated deplatformings of President Trump, his associates […]

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