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| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov abruptly cancels the government's crypto airdrop plan, saying the country will instead sell NFTs “to support Ukrainian Armed Forces” — 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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Tweets: @ukraine, @cobie, @jathansadowski, @petermccormack, @mattbinder, @mayazi, @lawmaster, @lopp, @degenspartan, @timccopeland, @bdsams, @hsakatrades, @justinsuntron, @sassal0x, @justinsuntron, @mattbinder, @bollingerbeans, @9x9x9eth, @avsa, @mattbinder, @charlesarthur, @loopifyyy, @mariogabriele, @itsjoeco, and @darrenlautf
| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
Elliptic: crypto users have donated $50M+ to Ukraine across 89K+ assets since February 26; the government's wallet addresses show $10M in BTC and $16M in ETH — The Ukrainian crypto crowdfunding effort has now exceeded $50 million, through almost 90,000 separate donations.
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Elliptic Blog, SiliconANGLE, Blockworks, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, iPhone in Canada Blog, Forkast, and Cryptonews
| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
MetaMask users in Venezuela say they can't access the crypto wallet; a support page says MetaMask and Infura services are unavailable “due to legal compliance” — Users of MetaMask based in Venezuela say they can no longer access the popular digital asset wallet.
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MetaMask Support, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Forbes, Crypto Briefing, and CryptoSlate
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
A group of 35 former employees at crypto startup incubator ConsenSys alleges serious asset transfer “irregularities” in a Swiss court, and demands an audit — A group of former employees of the ConsenSys AG is alleging “serious irregularities” at the startup incubator that owns … | Jordan Pearson / VICE: |
OpenSea confirms it is banning users to comply with US sanctions, after some users with Iran-based IP addresses say their accounts and NFTs were deleted — Social media is flooded with reports of users in Venezuela not being able to use MetaMask and Infura, and Iranian users being locked out of OpenSea.| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Twitch has lost at least six executives alongside 60+ employees in 2022; sources say the platform is losing touch with its community of game streamers — Twitch, the popular site where people go to watch other people play video games, has lost at least six top employees since …
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Video Games Chronicle, Dexerto, and Dot Esports
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Twitter will reopen its offices on March 15; CEO Parag Agrawal touts the advantages of returning for the “culture” while honoring Dorsey's WFH “forever” promise — - Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees the company will reopen offices March 15.
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Mercury News, Seeking Alpha, Engadget, and Protocol
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Tweets: @jenn_elias, @richard_florida, @ixdavidsb, @ryanoneill, @tmfjmo, and @markgurman
| MIT Technology Review: |
An investigation details Operation Safety Net, a sprawling surveillance program in Minnesota to track protesters and journalists after George Floyd's murder — Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have been carrying out a secretive, long-running surveillance program targeting civil rights activists …
Tweets: @breenewsome, @ilhanmn, @philjimeneznyc, @ziibiing, @mat, @ziibiing, @aoc, @mat, @taterymo, @daciatakesnote, @niallfirth, @minneapolisam, @mat, @mat, and @mat
| 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 perceptions of 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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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Reddit bans links to Russian state media outlets across its entire site for all users worldwide and ads that either originate from Russia or target the country — Reddit isn't done clamping down on misinformation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The social hub has banned links …
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Tweets: @beryvr, @melaniejoly, @reddit, and @viacristiano
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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Tweets: @alexmarrow57, @tristansnell, @darrellroot, @arzugeybulla, and @johnnytwowheel1
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
ICANN rejects Ukraine's request to cut Russia off from the global internet, saying the proposal is neither technically feasible nor within its mission — (CNN)The international non-profit that coordinates management of the internet told Ukraine it will not intervene in the country's war with Russia …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
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Tweets: @fedorovmykhailo, @chrstnklein, @fedorovmykhailo, @abarbashin, and @oracle
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Prominent open-source advocate Miguel de Icaza to leave Microsoft, which he joined when the company acquired Xamarin in 2016, saying he misses the startup world — Former Xamarin cofounder Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, the company he joined through acquisition just over six years ago.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter will expand its Birdwatch fact checks on tweets to “a small and randomized” group of US users for feedback, after testing the service since January 2021 — Twitter says it's expanding access to Birdwatch, its community-based fact-checking initiative first revealed in October 2020.
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| Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch: |
Lido, which has an estimated 80%+ market share in Ethereum liquid staking, raises $70M from Andreessen Horowitz; 76K wallets stake assets worth $10B+ on Lido — The world's most-used blockchain, Ethereum, is switching to a new validation system this summer called proof-of-stake (PoS).
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Andreessen Horowitz, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph
| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Twitch plans to ban “harmful misinformation superspreaders” who share debunked theories on or off the site, including about COVID-19 vaccines and election fraud — The new policy will target channels that persistently lie about vaccines and election fraud, as well as Russian state-run media.
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Protocol, The Verge, Engadget, Reuters, PC Gamer, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @alkapdc, @zachbussey, and @kellen_browning
| Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: |
Google Maps and Tripadvisor block users from posting reviews to some listings in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus after activists used them to share Ukraine news — Alphabet Inc.'s Google Maps and the travel search platform Tripadvisor Inc. temporarily blocked users from posting new reviews …
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CNET, Reuters, Insider, PYMNTS.com, and Quartz
Tweets: @youranonnews, @hkikkert, @kentgerman, and @davidhogg111
| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
Many Ukrainian tech workers, unable to leave the country, have relocated to the Lviv tech hub, with some joining Ukraine's ad hoc hacking army attacking Russia — Many companies in Ukraine's IT industry relocate staff, who have continued to ship code for clients| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
The GitHub repository for Meta's open-source library React is being spammed with anti-US and anti-Ukrainian comments in English and Mandarin — “False liberty and democracy make me sick!” one message written in Mandarin reads. — Joseph Cox — The Github repository for React …
Tweets: @monday_chen, @chronotope, @magicalmrc, @akryum, @shortformernie, @sunbuhui7, @carnage4life, @josephfcox, @wongmjane, @lidangzzz, and @motherboard
| 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.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Luminous Computing, which is making a light-based AI accelerator chip, raises a $105M Series A from Bill Gates and others at a $200M-$300M post-money valuation — According to some experts, the growth in the compute power necessary to develop future AI systems might run up against a wall with mainstream chip technologies.
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SiliconANGLE, Crunchbase News, Silicon Valley Business …, and Business Wire
Tweets: @apartovi and @luminousai
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Thatgamecompany, which makes the mobile game Sky: Children of the Light, with nearly 7M daily active players, raises $160M from TPG and Sequoia Capital — Thatgamecompany has built amazing and emotional game worlds such as Sky and Journey, and today it is announcing it has raised $160 million in funding.
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Game Developer, GamesIndustry.biz, and Pocket Gamer.biz
| Georgina Lee / South China Morning Post: |
Perfect, maker of YouCam Makeup, an AR camera app that lets users “try on” virtual makeovers from top brands, to go public via a SPAC merger at a $1B valuation — Perfect is known for ‘YouCam’ app that allows users to try on make-up and hair dye virtually As part of the deal …
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