Twitter appears to have restored verification checkmarks to many accounts with 1M+ followers, saying they are subscribed to Blue; some deny they paid for Blue
But Some Celebrities Don't Want Them Todd Spangler / Variety : Twitter Restores Blue Check-Marks for Many Celebs, Including Several Dead Ones Stan Schroeder / Mashable : Celebs weren't buying Twitter'...
As the “Bank of Startups”, Silicon Valley Bank collapsed from its exposure to interest-rate risk, a lack of diversity among depositors, and VC herd mentality
an unsecured illiquid claim on a failed bank. Absent @jpmorgan @citi or... https://twitter.com/... Bob Elliott / @bobeunlimited : Fed/FDIC decisions on SVB determine whether they risk a bank run trill...
Regulators should crack down on crypto, after it gained an illusion of respectability through association with high-status institutions and individuals
When the Federal Reserve speaks, it speaks in Fedspeak. A pithy turn of phrase or a striking metaphor can all too easily turn into a headline … Tweets: @smdiehl , @antoniogm , @chris_maag , @seneca_l...
NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams says he plans to take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and the city is going to be the “center of the cryptocurrency industry”
Report Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol : Where is the capital of crypto? — Fintech! This Friday: New York versus Miami in a crypto showdown … The Daily Hodl : NYC Mayor-Elect Pledges To Take First Thr...
How online criminals are turning to unlicensed crypto exchanges and over-the-counter crypto brokers to cash out profits and how crypto forensic firms track them
Criminals are locked in battle with Forensics firms tracking how Treasure Men, privacy wallets and gift cards are used to turn virtual hauls into hard cash Tweets: @dimartinobooth , @paulkrugman , and...
With print books often cheaper than ebooks, whose sales stabilized at ~20% of total book sales, a look at the aftermath of Apple's ebook price fixing lawsuit
Publishing spent the 2010s fighting tooth and nail against ebooks. There were unintended consequences. Tweets: @tedgioia , @mobylives , @tekaldas , @tkingdot , @paulkrugman , @jamesrbuk , @gorskon , ...
With print books often cheaper than ebooks, whose sales stabilized at ~20% of total book sales, a look at the aftermath of Apple's ebook price fixing lawsuit
Publishing spent the 2010s fighting tooth and nail against ebooks. There were unintended consequences. Tweets: @tekaldas , @tkingdot , @paulkrugman , @gorskon , @jamesrbuk , @dandrezner , @irhottakes...
YouTube could be one of the most powerful radicalizing tools of this century, given its billion users and algorithms that recommend ever more extreme videos
Was a Key Factor Missed in the Study of Viral Lies? Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC : How YouTube search pushes people toward conspiracy theories and extreme content Nick Douglas / Lifehacker : How to Hide You...
Interviews with Kentucky residents on why they invest in cryptocurrencies, looking up to locals who invested early and, in some cases, got into consulting
and as usual that price won't be paid by the most vulnerable. The tech underlying Bitcoin and blockchain in general maybe interesting with some real uses, but this is a classic speculative asset bubbl...