Crypto influencers are replacing VCs, and that’s a good thing

Crypto influencers are replacing VCs, and that’s a good thing

Crypto influencers democratize early-stage investing by offering transparent, accessible opportunities that VCs keep behind closed doors for the elite. Opinion by: Tom Bruni, editor-in-chief and vice president of Community, Stocktwits Since the dawn of the dot-com boom, it’s almost impossible to hear the term “VC” (venture capitalist) without immediately conjuring up an image of Sandhill…

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Bitcoin lacked mass media coverage in Q2: Report

Bitcoin lacked mass media coverage in Q2: Report

Major news outlets The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and The New York Times published just 13 articles on Bitcoin in Q2, according to research from Perception. Mainstream media coverage of Bitcoin and crypto in the second quarter was polarized and lacking in volume despite the cryptocurrency reaching an all-time high, says market intelligence…

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Trump Media considers crypto token and wallet for streaming arm

Trump Media considers crypto token and wallet for streaming arm

Trump Media is considering launching a crypto token and wallet for subscription payments on its streaming platform, Truth+. Trump Media and Technology Group, the social media conglomerate backed by US President Donald Trump, is considering integrating a crypto token and wallet into its video streaming site, Truth+. “We’re exploring the introduction of a utility token…

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#A Pulitzer-Winning War Photographer Allegedly Tried to Stop Screening of Sundance Doc About Him

#A Pulitzer-Winning War Photographer Allegedly Tried to Stop Screening of Sundance Doc About Him

The retired Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, who is credited with taking the famous “Napalm Girl” photo in 1972, tried to stop Sundance from screening a movie that asserts the real photographer is not him but a little-known Vietnamese stringer, filmmakers told THR on Sunday.  The Pulitzer-Prize winner’s lawyers recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to…

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#Demonstrators protest media coverage of Israel-Hamas war at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

#Demonstrators protest media coverage of Israel-Hamas war at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Demonstrators are protesting media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by President Biden, top government officials and journalists who cover them.  Protestors are criticizing President Biden’s administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war and mainstream media’s coverage of the conflict.  Chants of “Free, free Palestine” and calls for…

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