2020-06-03
Poynter
Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down following its failure to find substitute financing after losing its major source of funding, ConsenSys
Lessons from a failed startup: The high-profile, blockchain-backed attempt to nurture nascent digital news sites is shutting down.” https://www.poynter.org/... The company seeded The Colorado Sun w/ a...
2020-05-16
Patreon
Civil, which began with the intent to launch dozens of sites supported by a blockchain-based platform and the CVL token, fell short of fixing media funding woes
Allegra Hobbs / Patreon : Tweets: @studyhallxyz , @studyhallxyz , @dtunkelang , @harrysiegel , @jenniferbrandel , and @jason_pontin Tweets: @studyhallxyz : We are indeed in the “throw things at the w...
2018-11-27
CoinDesk
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Current and former employees of news orgs sponsored by the blockchain startup Civil say they haven't received the compensation they were promised when hired
Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism. But so far, journalists working on its platform …
2018-09-28
TechCrunch
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Sources: media startup Tech In Asia, which runs a blog and events business in Southeast Asia, laid off a third of its staff in July after canceling planned ICO
in the end it canceled those plans, made layoffs to streamline costs and launched a subscription business. Media is a tough business. https://techcrunch.com/... Jon Russell / @jonrussell : Tech In Asi...
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