#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users

#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users

“#Twitter explores ‘undo send’ feature for paying users” Twitter is testing an “undo send” function that would give users a short time to withdraw a tweet before it is posted, the company confirmed Friday. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who discovers unannounced social media features by looking at the sites’ code, tweeted an animation showing…

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# Square’s 7M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says

# Square’s $297M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says

“# Square’s $297M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says ” Square’s majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal could potentially result in some blockchain-related functionalities on the platform, according to one analyst. Avivah Litan, a technology analyst at consulting company Gartner, suggested that Square’s $297 million investment could push Tidal to start…

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#Square buys majority stake in Tidal, adds Jay-Z to board

#Square buys majority stake in Tidal, adds Jay-Z to board

“#Square buys majority stake in Tidal, adds Jay-Z to board” Square has reached a deal with Jay-Z to take control of Tidal in an attempt to rejuvenate the struggling music streamer. The Jack Dorsey-led financial services firm will pay $297 million in cash and stock for a “significant majority ownership stake” in Tidal, which the…

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# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security

# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security

“# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security ” The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative has revealed a new “Bitcoin Software and Security Effort” intended to foster research into bolstering the Bitcoin network’s defenses. The open-source initiative has received support from a diverse group of crypto industry leaders, including Gemini’s…

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#Bitcoin rebounds after Square, MicroStrategy purchases

#Bitcoin rebounds after Square, MicroStrategy purchases

“#Bitcoin rebounds after Square, MicroStrategy purchases” Bitcoin climbed back above the $50,000 mark Wednesday after getting another vote of confidence from major companies not named Tesla. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency recovered from its steep Tuesday plunge to trade up 4.1 percent at $50,710.12 as of 8:11 a.m. after climbing as high as $51,445.67 overnight, according…

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#Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch fund to help develop bitcoin

#Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch fund to help develop bitcoin

“#Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch fund to help develop bitcoin” Rapper Jay-Z and tech mogul Jack Dorsey are launching a roughly $24 million fund to help develop bitcoin. The Brooklyn-born artist and the Twitter CEO are putting 500 bitcoin into an endowment called “₿trust,” Dorsey announced Friday. The fund’s mission is to make bitcoin “the internet’s…

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