• Bitcoin.com YouTube takedown
    Cryptocurrencies

    Roger Ver-y angry over Bitcoin.com YouTube takedown

    Bitcoin Cash founder Roger Ver announced that his Bitcoin.com streaming video site would migrate to Lbry.tv after YouTube banned its channel for two days without explanation.

    In a video uploaded to Reddit’s r/BTC subreddit late Sunday night, Ver revealed that the day before, on June 13, YouTube had "banned the official Bitcoin.com YouTube channel, for basically no reason.”

  • Unstoppable decentralized blogs
    Politics,  Technology,  United States

    Will decentralized blogs make freedom of speech Unstoppable?

    As endless rows over censorship bubble up, Unstoppable Domains hopes decentralized blogs will be spared questionable moderation decisions

    Some are concerned at how big decisions about what’s acceptable speech are falling into the hands of tech giants. Blockchain-based domain name provider Unstoppable Domains is taking another approach: allowing the owners of .crypto sites to launch their very own decentralized blogs.

  • Google targets scams with advertiser KYC
    Cryptocurrencies,  XRP

    Will crypto be first as Google targets scams with advertiser KYC?

    The tech giant’s newly announced advertiser identity verification campaign may help beat back scammers, but will legitimate crypto companies get caught in the crossfire?

    On April 23, the tech giant announced a massive new advertiser identity verification campaign, built along the lines of the political ad verification policy it rolled out in 2018 after getting hammered for allowing foreign powers to influence the presidential election.

  • Brave attracts one million new users
    Ethereum,  Technology

    Brave attracts one million new users in March

    As most of us spend more time at home because of the pandemic, a web browser that pays users in crypto is enjoying a spike in demand

    The co-founder of Firefox parent Mozilla, Eich’s stated aim is to “fix the internet” with Brave—and part of this plan involves paying users in crypto. A share of advertising revenue is distributed to users who agree to view ads in the form of Ethereum-based Basic Attention Tokens. This digital asset can then be cashed in or used to reward content creators on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.