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  • PewDiePie and Justin Sun. A perfect storm of hype (via DLive, Tron).
    A perfect storm of hype (via DLive, Tron).
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    Justin Sun’s BitTorrent buys DLive streaming platform

    The Tron founder said that PewDiePie-favored DLive will abandon its Lino blockchain in favor of Tron, used by decentralized peer-to-peer service BitTorrent

    December 31, 2019 /

    Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun’s decentralized peer-to-peer filesharing network BitTorrent has bought DLive, the blockchain-based livestreaming home of world No. 2 YouTuber PewDiePie.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • Kik loses SEC suit
    The SEC emerges victorious in its ICO lawsuit against Kik (via Shutterstock).
    Ethereum,  United States

    SEC doubles down, approving a second blockchain token offering in less than 24 hours

    Instead of selling its Props Tokens, streaming video platform YouNow will use the cryptocurrency to reward users and creators

    July 11, 2019 /

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a second blockchain company’s request to sell its tokens to the public on July 11, a day after breaking ground by greenlighting its first public cryptocurrency sale.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • PewDiePie hooking up with Nimses
    PewDiePie hooking up with kooky blockchain company Nimses.
    Media

    PewDiePie endorsement brings controversy to kooky blockchain company

    The YouTuber’s endorsement brought a big bump in users, but also accusations of privacy violations

    June 11, 2019 /

    YouTube superstar and occasional anti-Semite PewDiePie stirred up another blockchain-based controversy by endorsing a cryptocurrency-powered social media app that describes itself in terms usually reserved for failed philosophy PhD’s or Jim Jones wannabes.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • PewDiePie announcing his DLive partnership, April 9, 2019.
    PewDiePie announcing his DLive partnership, April 9, 2019.
    Media

    Partnering with YouTube star PewDiePie brought DLive 2 million new viewers in April

    The jump in viewers shows the blockchain streaming platform’s partnership with the controversial streamer is paying off

    May 16, 2019 /

    DLive saw its audience grow by 67% and the number of content creators using the DApp to reach an audience double in April, the same month it announced the controversial Swedish YouTube star chose it for his livestream broadcasts.

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    Leo Jakobson
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