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ForkLog 11 24.03.2021

NFT social network Nifty’s secures investment from Mark Cuban and Joseph Lubin

The social media platform Nifty’s, aimed at collectors and NFT creators, has closed a pre-seed funding round.

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ForkLog 8 18.03.2021

Bottlepay launches Bitcoin payments feature on Twitter

The Bottlepay Bitcoin payments service has exited beta and launched a feature for sending payments, tips and donations in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 84 18.03.2021

Charles Hoskinson threatens to sue YouTube and Twitter over fake crypto giveaways

The CEO of Cardano-backed IOHK, Charles Hoskinson, threatened a class-action lawsuit against YouTube and Twitter over cryptocurrency fraud on the platforms.

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ForkLog 16 16.03.2021

Signal begins accepting cryptocurrency donations

The privacy-focused messaging app Signal has added support for donations in digital assets.

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ForkLog 7 11.03.2021

Weibo blocks Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC accounts

The Block reports that Weibo blocked the accounts of Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC.

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ForkLog 47 10.03.2021

Twitter suspends access to several crypto experts’ accounts

The profiles @TheCryptoDog, @woonomic and @100trillionUSD on Twitter, with around 300,000 followers among crypto enthusiasts, were inaccessible due to 'policy violations' of the social network.

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ForkLog 10 04.03.2021

Daniel Larimer Unveils Decentralised Social Network Clarion

Daniel Larimer, co-founder of Block.one and creator of the EOS cryptocurrency, has unveiled his new project — Clarion.

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ForkLog 10 24.02.2021

Alan Howard and NYDIG back Bottlepay’s micro-payments service in a $15.5 million seed round

The Bottlepay bitcoin payments service attracted £11 million (~$15.5 million) in a seed round. Participants included billionaire Alan Howard, partners at the Goldman Sachs investment bank, the FinTech Collective venture firm and NYDIG. The funding will go toward expanding the team, developing the service’s functionality, and entering new markets. “The £11 million raise and a £51 million valuation speak to the scale of Bottlepay’s ambitions, capable of revolutionising payment solutions,” said Mark Webster, Bottlepay’s chief executive.

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ForkLog 9 04.02.2021

Federation Council committee proposes blocking social networks for calls to illegal protests

The Federation Council's committee on information policy and interaction with the media said that Russian legislation should provide for blocking social networks for calls to participate in unlawful protest actions.

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ForkLog 19 02.02.2021

Experts explain how Russia’s social-media self-censorship law will work

From 1 February, a law in Russia requires social networks to identify and block illegal content.

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ForkLog 8 26.01.2021

Media report on testing of cryptocurrency payments in Signal messenger

The privacy-focused messaging app Signal has allocated resources to test internal cryptocurrency payments, according to Platformer founder Casey Newton.

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ForkLog 12 09.11.2020

Media: EU to consider document requiring messaging services to decrypt messages

The Council of the European Union approved a resolution obliging messaging operators to create keys to monitor chats and messages with end-to-end encryption, according to ORF.

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