The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant’s Alana Levin writes.
Social Media
Lens, Aave’s Decentralized Social Media Platform, Launches Major Upgrade on Polygon
The open source protocol spearheaded by DeFi giant Stani Kulechov has released a bevy of new monetization features.
Tokenization News Roundup: Resource Extraction, Social Media Monetization and Real World Connections
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Binance Needs to Get Off Twitter
Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Friend.tech Attracted NBA Influencers. So Why Does Everyone Think Crypto’s Latest Trend Will Die?
Despite its initial success in attracting celebs, the portents aren’t good for the latest “Twitter-killer.”
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Is Friend.tech a Friend or Foe? A Dive Into the New Social App Driving Millions in Trading Volume
The new social app has driven over 4,400 ETH ($8.1 million) in trading volume in less than 24 hours since its launch, far surpassing OpenSea’s in the same time frame. But with its mysterious origins, lack of privacy policy and lagging network, it raises some red flags.
Twitter Is Dead. Long Live Crypto Twitter?
Elon Musk’s rebranded X.com used to be the white-hot center of the crypto world. What comes next?
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?
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.