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| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov abruptly cancels the planned crypto airdrop, saying the country will sell NFTs to raise funds instead — Ukraine's government abruptly canceled its planned crypto airdrop and said it would instead sell NFTs to raise funds following last week's Russian invasion.
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Ukrainian vice PM Mykhailo Fedorov calls on Sony, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and other gaming companies to ban all Russian and Belarusian accounts during the invasion — Vice PM says move “will motivate the citizens of Russia” to rise up in protest. — Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister …
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| @oracle: |
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
A group of 35 former employees at crypto startup incubator ConsenSys allege “serious irregularities” in Swiss court over an asset transfer and demand an audit — A group of former employees of the ConsenSys AG is alleging “serious irregularities” at the startup incubator that owns …
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PR Newswire, Blockworks, The Block, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, and CryptoLaw's Newsletter
Tweets: @evan_van_ness, @darrenlautf, @lex_node, and @vhranger
| Ethan Diamond / Bandcamp Updates: |
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels — I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.
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| Matt Robinson / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the SEC is probing the NFT market to determine if tokens are securities, focusing on fractional NFTs, in which a token is broken into units for sale — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing creators of NFTs and the crypto exchanges where they trade to determine …
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Tweets: @degenspartan, @mediumlargenft, @pavia_io, @wublockchain, @carnage4life, and @xrpcryptowolf
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Snowflake reports Q4 revenue of $383.8M vs. $372.6M est., up 101% YoY, and projected product revenue growth of 65% to 67% across FY 2023; stock drops 20%+ — - Snowflake's forecast calls for slowing growth in product revenue growth, which makes up most of total revenue.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores — - Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a digital-only event dubbed “Peek performance” will be held on March 8 at 10am PT; a 5G iPhone SE, revamped iPad Air, and new Macs are expected — Apple today announced that it will be holding its first event of 2022 on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Several US state AGs launch a probe into TikTok, focusing on whether the app's design and operations negatively impact young users' physical or mental health — - TikTok is under investigation by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general to determine if the popular short-form video …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google tells staff in the Bay Area and other US locations to return to physical offices three days a week starting on April 4, in a shift to a hybrid work model — - Google told employees on Wednesday that it expects them to begin returning to physical offices April 4.
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Tweets: @ryanoneill, @jenn_elias, @richard_florida, @tmfjmo, @markgurman, and @ixdavidsb
| New York Times: |
A look at Friends With Benefits, an a16z-backed DAO with a buzz-fueled social club, which attracts artists and investors but faces problems with its elitism — Friends With Benefits is a V.I.P. lounge for crypto's creative class. Is it empty hype or the future of friendship?
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Wagers.com Earnings+More. Tweets: @erinkwoo, @nahhhlina, @lizthegrey, @jnd3001, @edmundlee, @ldrogen, @sachajudd, @alexnpress, and @rally_io
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
A look at anonymity in crypto, as some VCs back founders without learning their names and pseudonymous entrepreneurs control hundreds of millions of dollars — Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names.
Tweets: @hshaban, @jessefelder, @nytimestech, @blackamazon, @nytimestech, @yaffebellany, @lordvictor, @dondekojo, @patrick_hruby, @delcrxpto, @amytongwu, @anildash, @anildash, and @anildash
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify closes its office in Russia “indefinitely” and removes all content from RT and Sputnik in the EU and other markets, except for Russia — Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely.”
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Tweets: @tristansnell and @johnnytwowheel1
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Prominent open source advocate Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, which he joined in 2016 when it acquired Xamarin — Former Xamarin cofounder Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, the company he joined through acquisition just over six years ago. — Well-known open source advocate …
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Tweets: @bdsams, @robconery, @kaitlinmckinnon, @matvelloso, @tomwarren, @terrajobst, @dalmaer, and @dustinmoris
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
A look at Twitter's internal support for decentralization, led by Parag Agrawal, seeking to give users control, avoid regulation, and open new revenue streams — The company is undertaking a far-reaching effort to change how it works. For some, it is an echo of their early idealism and a vision for what the internet could have been.
Tweets: @kateconger, @fgilardi, @kateconger, @anildash, @anildash, @jwz, @anildash, @jwz, @anildash, and @kateconger
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Insider, which uses AI to help companies analyze marketing data, raises a $121M Series D at a $1.22B post-money valuation led by QIA — Marketing is becoming more data-driven in a world that does an increasing amount of its business online. According to a 2021 Ascend2 report …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus on the decision to sue Google for patent infringement, competing with tech giants, Web3, and more — Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement.
Tweets: @patrick_spence, @mhbergen, @saji, and @reckless
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