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Gaming DAO warns users of fake airdrops amid social media hacks

A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focusing on gaming has recently warned its users that some of its X accounts were compromised. The company reminded its community that they don’t have airdrops, new mints or anything else planned. In a tweet published on July 24, decentralized game publisher Treasure posted that their

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Nigerian social payments app shuts down crypto exchange services

Nigerian social payments app, Bundle announced on July 20 that it is shutting down its crypto exchange arm. According to a statement released on the company blog, explaining that it is ceasing its crypto exchange operations as it focuses on expanding the services of Cashlink as a payment solution. Bundle stated

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US state agency issues alert on crypto fraud happening over social media

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), a United States state agency, warned citizens against rising crypto investment frauds perpetrated over popular social media sites.On June 25, 74-year-old Naum Lantsman lost his life savings — $340,000 — to a crypto scam orchestrated over Instagram and Telegram. The DFR referenced the

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Aptos’ new user growth hits 900% after integration with social media app Chingari

The Aptos blockchain has seen a surge of activity following its integration with Chingari, an India's social media platform previously powered by Solana. According to on-chain data, the number of new users jumped 900% over the previous month, up to nearly 90,000 daily on-chain onboarding. Chingari started migrating to Aptos on

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Andreessen Horowitz exec sees ‘promising paths’ for Web3 social platforms — EthCC

An executive from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) believes that Web3 has the solutions to the headaches and problems found on Web2-based social media platforms. During a keynote speech at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), a16z partner Sriram Krishnan shared a presentation explaining how Web3 can fix social media and

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Shared Web3 user base could power new social app integrations — Aave CEO

The latest version of Web3 social layer Lens Protocol has been released, introducing improved functionality to support new use cases and shared monetization for its growing Web3 user base.Decentralized Finance (DeFi) firm Aave Companies announced Lens Protocol v2 on July 17 during EthCC in Paris, with the code powering the

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Social Media Celebrity Influencer Crypto Promotions May Breach UK Law Even if They’re Not Paid, Financial Conduct Authority Says

If they communicate financial promotions without approval of an authorized person, they are likely to be "communicating an illegal financial promotion," the FCA said. Influencers who fall within the scope of the FCA rules would need to make sure that their promotions are fair and not misleading. Source

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Social media discussions play a crucial role in influencing crypto returns: Study

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University recently analyzed whether attitudes and emotionality surrounding cryptocurrency could help predict returns. What they found may stand in stark contrast to related financial markets.According to the team’s research paper, social media plays an outsized role in adoption and activity rates, while cryptocurrency journalism isn’t a great

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