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Masa Finance Brings Soulbound Tokens to Ethereum. Here’s What to Know
To Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin and his cult-like following, Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) are the future. Proposed by Buterin and his fellow authors via a white paper entitled “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul,” the vision of SBTs is for a fully decentralized society (DeSoc) to make use of non-transferable identity and reputation tokens. Yet, for most, a DeSoc still seems quite far off, leading to the assumption that SBTs must also be a ways away. But even so, in response to Buterin’s paper, many took the cause of bringing SBTs to reality into their own hands. And now, one such entity has […]
MoonPay Expands Its Web3 Offerings With Nightshift Acquisition
The Alpha: Crypto payments turned Web3 infrastructure company MoonPay has just acquired Web3 creative agency Nightshift, rounding out its suite of services for brands building into Web3, according to a press release shared with nft now. With this latest acquisition, MoonPay believes it will be able to provide a complete set of services to its current and future clients, offering “world-class, end-to-end support,” as mentioned by MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright in the press release. In light of this acquisition, the Toronto-based Nightshift is rebranding to Otherlife. Crucially, Nightshift’s existing clients will see no interruption of services, as the agency will […]
LinkedIn: Top 25 Fastest Growing Jobs via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
LinkedIn has published a report on the fastest-growing jobs worldwide, with individual lists broken down by country. The post LinkedIn: Top 25 Fastest Growing Jobs appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Removes Embedded Podcasts From Search Results via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google has quietly removed embedded podcasts from search results. Users will no longer be able to listen to podcast episodes directly from the SERPs. The post Google Removes Embedded Podcasts From Search Results appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Twitter’s Revenue Down 40% As 500 Top Advertisers Pull Out via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Twitter’s advertising revenue is down 40%, and over 500 top advertisers have stopped spending since CEO Elon Musk took over. The post Twitter’s Revenue Down 40% As 500 Top Advertisers Pull Out appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Rarible Unveils NFT Marketplace Builder That’s 100% Free
The Alpha: Rarible, one of the most widely used NFT marketplaces, has just launched a tool to help NFT creators set up bespoke NFT marketplaces for their projects and collections. The new free tool comes as a Polygon-based companion to a similar feature that was previously released by Rarible on the Ethereum blockchain. No coding knowledge is required to use the tool, which lets you customize your new NFT marketplace(s). Royalty enforcement could be fully on-chain, potentially protecting creators’ project revenue from policy changes. Why it matters Much of what makes engaging in the Web3 side of the internet so […]
DOJ Accuses Bitzlato Crypto Exchange of Money Laundering, Arrests Founder
The Alpha: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just announced an “international cryptocurrency enforcement action,” according to a live broadcast on the DOJ’s website. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced that the DOJ arrested Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato founder and majority stakeholder Anatoly Legkodymov in Miami last night, according to a press release. Legkodymov, a Russian national who resides in Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China, has been accused of enabling more than $700 million of crypto transactions with Hydra, the world’s largest darknet market. The announcement has the crypto market concerned, with Bitcoin and Ethereum dipping sharply in the […]
YouTube Launches New Analytics & Custom Shorts Thumbnails via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
In its latest round of updates for video creators, YouTube is launching more detailed analytics data and enabling Shorts thumbnail customization. The post YouTube Launches New Analytics & Custom Shorts Thumbnails appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Microsoft & OpenAI Bring AI Models to Developers Worldwide via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Microsoft is announcing the general availability of its Azure OpenAI service, which allows developers to create applications utilizing technology like ChatGPT. The post Microsoft & OpenAI Bring AI Models to Developers Worldwide appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Twitter Cuts Off Access To Third-Party Apps via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
In a move sparking controversy across tech and developer communities, Twitter appears to have cut off access to third-party apps like Twitteriffic and Tweetbot. The post Twitter Cuts Off Access To Third-Party Apps appeared first on Search Engine Journal.