Aptos Backs Web3-Based Social Media App

Aptos Labs is expanding into the Web3 space by investing in TikTok’s competitor short video app, Chingari.  Chingari Selects Aptos Blockchain The parent company behind the Aptos blockchain has recentl...

Damus, a decentralized social network teased an upcoming feature

The decentralized social network Damus has hinted that its mobile application will soon include a feature that would enable users to earn satoshis, the smallest fraction of Bitcoin (BTC), depending on...

Republicans Erupt In State Of The Union After Biden Claims GOP Wants To Cut Social Security

Topline Several Republican lawmakers shouted jeers at President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including after Biden claimed some in Congress are trying to cut Social S...

Kyrie Irving Deletes Social Media Apology For Antisemitic Post After Trade To Mavericks

Topline Controversial NBA star Kyrie Irving on Tuesday deleted a social media message he posted late last year apologizing for a post in support of an antisemitic documentary, less than a week after t...

Niche Protocol Announces Public Beta Launch of Ad-Free Social Media Platform Geared for Web3

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Niche—an ad-free, decentralized social media platform consisting of user-owned clubs where members can own and sell their own content—has announced the public beta launch o...

OptionBlitz Leverages Ethereum Layer 2 Protocol Arbitrum For Its Social Trading, Turbo And Zero-Day Options

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp OptionBlitz, a decentralized option and social trading platform, announced ground-breaking multiple cutting-edge trading options as it prepares for i...

Damus Develops BTC Earning Feature For Social Platform

Damus, a decentralized social network platform that’s been gaining traction and attention in the cryptocurrency space for about a week now, is now taking its platform to a whole new level. The p...

Mike Pence, would-be president, has a plan to kill Social Security. It will cost you

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is contemplating a presidential campaign, has revived a GOP Social Security plan that crashed and burned in 2005. (Associated Press) Former Vice President Mike Pe...

What are decentralized social networks?

A social network is a platform or service that enables users to set up either fully or partially public profiles, share content and connect with other users based on common interests, life experiences...

Scammers float fake tokens for social media app Damus: PeckShield

Crypto security firm PeckShield issued a warning on fake tokens for the Damus social media app, which it has identified as scams. The firm discovered 15 fake tokens posing as official tokens for...

NFT project was actually a “social experiment” designed to shed light

Little Shapes NFT was first conceived as a “social experiment,” as disclosed by Atto, the pseudonymous originator of the project. The goal of the “social experiment” was to bri...

Little Shapes was a ‘social experiment’ to expose NFT botnets: founder

Atto, the pseudonymous founder behind Little Shapes NFT, has revealed that the project was actually a “social experiment” designed to shed light on large-scale nonfungible token (NFT) bot network scam...

How Big Eyes Coin, Ripple, and Zcash Support Social and Environmental Causes?

The last decade-and-a-half has seen our world changing for good. From the spread of pandemics to technological advancements, we live in a new world altogether. During this period, cryptocurrencies lik...

Decentralized Social Media App Damus Gets Banned In China

Damus, a newly-launched decentralized social media platform just got banned in China. Designed as a Twitter alternative and backed by Jack Dorsey, the app has been blocked in the country due to its de...

AscendEX Lists Wasder, A Leading Gaming Social Community

AscendEX is excited to announce the listing of Wasder under the trading pair: $WAS/USDT. Trading begins at 2:00 PM UTC on February 2nd. Wasder helps bring old and new friends together around their pas...

I’m 64, make $1,500 a month driving Uber and get almost $5,000 a month in pensions and Social Security – should I pay off my mortgage before I retire?

Hi, I’m 64 and getting ready to retire in one year. I owe approximately $165,000 on my house with no other debt. I have close to $850,000 in retirement savings, $2,200 a month from a pension, approxim...

Twitter Social Media Rival Damus Makes Its Debut on App Store

With its current positioning, Damus is notably ready to take on the privacy communication model beyond the big tech. After its initial rejection, Damus, a decentralized social media platform messaging...

Rally Leaves Social Token NFTs in Limbo After Abrupt Exit

Social NFT platform Rally, roiled by a challenging year for the crypto industry, is shutting down and warned users that they may no longer be able to access their assets.  The firm told customers...

KuCoin Labs backs web3 social data portal Port3’s $3 million round

Web3 social data portal Port3 has raised $3 million in a seed round led by KuCoin Labs.  Other investors in the round include SNZ, Cogitent and Momentum6, the company said in a release.  F...

Cardano Social Interest Explodes as Innovations Launch, ADA Outperforms Top 10

On-chain analytics firm IntoTheBlock notes that social interest in Cardano has risen due to the Djed stablecoin launch. It observes that interest in the overcollateralized stablecoin has grown in rece...

Jack Dorsey-Backed Social Media App Damus Goes Live

The decentralized social media app Damus has launched, making use of the Nostr protocol. The app features Bitcoin tipping and censorship resistance. Damus, a decentralized social media platform that w...

This Is How To Save Social Security And Medicare

Washington’s runaway spending is highlighting the seemingly unstoppable growth of the big entitlement programs: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Moreover, the trust funds for Social Security an...

French Lessons For The U.S. On Social Security Reform

The French, God love them, are protesting in the millions over President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to increase the retirement age for government pensions from, wait, 62 to 64 – even as Americans must...

I Am 60 Years Old, Have $1.1M Cash, $880K in a 401(k), Several Pensions and Social Security. Should I Retire Now?

I am 60 years old, married, with no mortgage. We also have $1.1 million in liquid cash and $880,000 in a 401(k).  I will have two pensions, which have not started yet, and my wife will have one pensio...

Social Token Project Rally Shuts Ethereum Sidechain, Stranding Users’ Crypto Assets

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Social token Rally abruptly shuts, user crypto stranded on-chain

Listen to this article. Yesterday, social token platform Rally.io, which runs on its own Ethereum sidechain, announced it would suddenly cease operations. The decision leaves the funds of users and cr...

Social token platform Rally shuts down sidechain containing creators NFTs

The social token platform Rally is shutting down a sidechain containing creator NFTs.  In an email sent to users, Rally said that it would sunset the Rally sidechain after today, meaning that so...

Layer-1 Blockchain Explodes 150% As Chinese Social Media Giant Integrates Crypto Platform

A layer-1 blockchain project exploded last week on the heels of a new integration with a Chinese social media giant. Multi-chain ecosystem Conflux Network (CFX) is trading around $0.0554 at time of wr...