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Tim Draper-Backed Fund Joins $5M Series A for LunarCrush
The social media analytics platform is expanding from a digital asset trading focus to allow users to search for any topic.
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Twitter and Threads logos are displayed on a cell phone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
"What Is ActivityPub?" Understanding the Social-Media Protocol Meta’s Threads Plans to Use
Meta’s launch of Threads has brought new interest in ActivityPub and how the social network protocol and the associated fediverse – including the Twitter-like Mastodon – work....
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies about the Libra (Diem) project before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019. The hearings helped expose just how shallow Facebook's first claims of "decentralization" were. Now, with Threads, they're trying again. (Getty Images)
Threads Is Libra and Meta All Over Again
With his Twitter clone’s decentralized architecture, Mark Zuckerberg is yet again borrowing from crypto’s best ideas. Third time’s the charm?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies about the Libra (Diem) project before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019. The hearings helped expose just how shallow Facebook's first claims of "decentralization" were. Now, with Threads, they're trying again. (Getty Images)

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Aave-Developed Lens Protocol Raises $15M to Expand 'Social Layer' of Web3
Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.
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Consumer lobby BEUC is worried about misleading social media crypto ads. (Anna/Pixabay)
Social Media Targeted in EU Consumer Group Complaint About Crypto Ads
BEUC wants Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter to prohibit influencers from promoting crypto.
Consumer lobby BEUC is worried about misleading social media crypto ads. (Anna/Pixabay)

The French Senate favors lighter restrictions on crypto influencers (jlxp/Pixabay)
French Lawmakers Strike Softer Deal on Crypto Influencer Law
A final compromise appears to allow registered crypto firms to advertise through social media influencers, potentially easing industry fears.
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Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China
The startup is looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans.
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The French Senate favors lighter restrictions on crypto influencers (jlxp/Pixabay)
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.
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Left to right: Braxton Woodham, Patrick Murck, Jeffrey Edell and Ursula O’Kuinghttons (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
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)