Tom Hanks, MrBeast and other celebrities warn over AI deep fake scams
Instances of celebrities and public figures continue to surface regarding AI deep fakes with their likeness circulating around the web promoting scams or products. Go to Source
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Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETH
The decentralized social media platform has continued to thrive since it launched in the second week of August and has hit multiple new highs despite critics predicting its downfall. Go to Source
Friend.tech look-alike ‘Alpha’ emerges on Bitcoin network
A new social token network called Alpha has emerged rivaling the popular Friend.tech platform but built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. Go to Source
France launches a certificate for finfluencers, including crypto
The country has introduced a non-obligatory Responsible Influence Certificate for those promoting crypto. Go to Source
AI usage on social media has potential to impact voter sentiment
The U.S. presidential election is nearing and with it comes the employment of technologies like AI on social media platforms to manipulate voter sentiment. Go to Source
BitBoy Crypto brand will no longer include YouTuber Ben Armstrong
The crypto influencer brand had a reach of more than 3.3 million followers at the time the company announced Ben Armstrong would no longer be affiliated with ‘Bitboy Crypto’. Go to Source
Friend.tech generates over $1M fees in 24h, surpassing Uniswap, Bitcoin networks
The platform was launched in beta version on Aug. 11 and allows users to tokenize their social network by buying and selling “shares” of their connections. Go to Source
Elon Musk says block feature to be ‘deleted’ on Twitter/X
According to Musk, users will have to rely on the “mute” function instead. Go to Source
Vitalik Buterin calls X’s Community Notes an example of ‘crypto values’
The Ethereum co-founder said the algorithm behind X’s tool to rate content as helpful and provide context was “surprisingly close to satisfying the ideal of credible neutrality.” Go to Source
Free Bitcoin on Zaps experiment — but what are Zaps?
Why a Canadian Bitcoin advocate is giving out free Bitcoin tips, or Zaps, to people around the globe–and why the Zap trend is catching on. Go to Source