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Amid the ongoing controversy around cryptocurrency media Bankless and the associated decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), BanklessDAO, the founders of Bankless have suggested separating the brand from the DAO.Bankless co-founders David Hoffman and Ryan Sean Adams plan to submit a g ...

Crypto media platform CoinDesk was acquired by crypto exchange Bullish on Nov. 20, according to a report published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The crypto exchange is headed by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley. The media platform said that former Wall Street Jo ...

The Block, a crypto-focused media company, sold a majority stake of its company to a venture capital firm in Singapore, according to reports, which has valued it at $70 million.Foresight Ventures, the firm behind the deal, is buying an 80% stake for $60 million. The VC firm says The Block ...

The United States Federal Reserve has sent a cease-and-desist letter to crypto media publication Bitcoin Magazine, accusing it of trademark violations, according to a Nov. 3 post from the publication. Bitcoin Magazine claims it is being targeted because of its use of the word “FedNow” ...

Artificial intelligence developers heavily rely on illegally scraping copyrighted material from news publications and journalists to train their models, a news industry group has claimed.On Oct. 30, the News Media Alliance (NMA) published a 77-page white paper and accompanying submission t ...

Following October’s tragic events in Israel, a narrative linking Hamas funding to cryptocurrencies emerged from The Wall Street Journal in an Oct. 10 story authored by the paper’s Angus Berwick and Ian Talley. It fueled Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s crusade against the crypto sector. ...

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has partially corrected an article which mischaracterized the extent to which Hamas and other militant groups have been funding its terrorism activities with cryptocurrencies.The Oct. 10 article — titled “Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised ...

Phishing scammers have cloned the websites of crypto media outlet Blockworks and Ethereum blockchain scanner Etherscan to trick unsuspecting readers into connecting their wallets to a crypto drainer.A fake Blockworks site displays a fake “BREAKING” news report of a supposed mul ...

In one of the weirder moments of my writing career, Carl “The Moon” Runefelt contacted me out of the blue seeking an “update to old information” in a May 2022 article. The article had touched on his involvement with the crypto payment platform Kasta, but Runefelt felt a pr ...

Many leading media companies have taken a stance against allowing artificial intelligence (AI), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, into the newsrooms, and have withheld permission for AI to scan their content on the web. It has been reported that multiple mainstream media companies including CNN, ...

CoinDesk is reportedly planning layoffs in its editorial department ahead of the sale of a stake in the publication to investors, according to media reports. TechCrunch wrote that CoinDesk CEO Kevin Worth sent an internal email warning that “several roles, predominantly in our m ...

The New York Times has submitted a filing in the criminal case against former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, arguing the court should defend First Amendment rights by allowing certain parties to provide information to members of the media.In an Aug. 2 letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan of the ...

The creator economy has become a $100 billion market thanks to the rise of social media and digital content. However, it’s bound mainly by centralized content platforms, leaving dismal incentives for actual creators to provide better content for audiences. YouTube’s lat ...

False rumors have again been spreading over the resignation of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler — this time, however, artificial intelligence has seemingly played a part.On July 1, a news story appeared on a website dubbed “thecryptoaler ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of entertainment, the convergence of watch-to-earn and blockchain technology is reshaping the way users consume and engage with media content. This dynamic fusion offers a range of possibilities, from rewarding viewers for their time spent watching to creatin ...

A draft bill from the Australian government is warning tech and social media giants to remove misinformation from their platforms or be prepared to pay up big fines.The new draft bill would see the country's media regulator — the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) & ...

The four major media outlets advocating for the release of FTX customer names have opposed the decision to seal them. Meanwhile, a crypto lawyer told Cointelegraph that “there is clear evidence” of potential harm if the names were to be disclosed.According to a June 23 Reuters ...

Stablecoin-issuer Tether has published a lengthy response to reports that the reserves of Tether (USDT), one of the largest stablecoins, once included securities issued by Chinese companies. On June 16, mainstream media outlets, including Bloomberg, reported that the company once used ...

Yuga Labs is bringing in some of the game industry's best experts as it prepares to launch the Otherside metaclass universe. ...