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Twitter Begins Rolling Out $7.99 Subscription Fee for Blue Check Verification
Twitter has announced a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check now given only to verified accounts as new owner Elon Musk works to overhaul the platform’s verification system just ahead of U.S. midterm elections.
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Jack Dorsey Says Elon Musk Is the ‘Singular Solution I Trust' to Run Twitter
After Twitter agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, co-founder Jack Dorsey posted a Spotify link to the Radiohead song “Everything In Its Right Place.”
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How Google and Amazon Bankrolled a ‘Grassroots' Activist Group of Small Business Owners to Lobby Against Big Tech Oversight
The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is funded by Google and Amazon.
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Microsoft Dives Into Web3 With Investment in Ethereum Co-Founder's Start-Up ConsenSys
ConsenSys has raised $450 million in a funding round backed by the likes of Microsoft, SoftBank and Temasek.
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‘We Were Terrified': Block Co-Founder Explains How the Fintech Giant Avoided ‘Death by Amazon'
In 2014, Amazon launched a competitor to Block. The company was “terrified,” according to co-founder Jim McKelvey. But it didn’t give up.
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Crypto Companies Are Tempting Top Talent Away From Big Tech to Build ‘Web3′
Crypto companies are enticing talent with the pitch of working on the next “big thing.”
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This SIM Card Scam Once Fooled Jack Dorsey—Here's How to Avoid It
The FBI is warning consumers about the resurgence of a SIM card swapping scam.
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Twitter Misses Earnings Expectations Across the Board, Authorizes $4 Billion in Share Buybacks
The report is the first under new CEO Parag Agrawal after Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November.
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Rihanna's Foundation Donated $15 Million to Climate Justice Groups – and Jack Dorsey Joined in, Too
In the latest of their philanthropic efforts, Rihanna and Jack Dorsey team up to donate $15 million to climate justice groups in the U.S. and Caribbean.
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Crypto Exchange Users Report ‘Suspicious Activity' and 5 Other Important Updates to Know in the Space
Here are six important things that happened in the crypto space last week.
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Jack Dorsey: Block Is ‘Officially Building an Open Bitcoin Mining System'
Jack Dorsey confirmed plans that Block will build an “open bitcoin mining system.”
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Jack Dorsey's Payments Company, Block, Is Building a System for Bitcoin Miners
The company, formerly known as Square, wants to make bitcoin mining more efficient.
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Jack Dorsey Blocked on Twitter by Marc Andreessen After Web3 Comments
Jack Dorsey has been blocked on Twitter, the social media platform he co-founded, by renowned venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
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From a Bitcoin Crash to Regulatory Crackdowns: Analysts Give Their Top Predictions for Crypto in 2022
With heightened regulatory scrutiny and intense price fluctuations, some analysts are bearish on bitcoin’s prospects.
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Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey Are Talking About ‘Web3' – Here's What It Is and Why It Matters
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey have been voicing their thoughts on a hypothetical new version of the internet this week: “Web3”.
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H&R Block Sues Over Square's New Name ‘Block'
The tax preparation service seeks to keep Block from using the new name.
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From Bitcoin Volatility to Multimillion-Dollar Hacks: 7 Crypto Updates You Should Know
Along with the volatility over the weekend, here are seven things that happened in crypto this past week, from massive hacks to OpenSea naming a new CFO.
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Twitter's Stock Is Nearing a Bottom, Trader Says After Ark Invest Buy-In
Twitter’s risk-reward profile is looking increasingly attractive as the stock nears a possible turning point, Fundstrat’s Mark Newton says.
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens Thursday
Dow futures rose Thursday, one day after the 30-stock average saw a near 1,000-point swing following confirmation of the first omicron Covid case in the U.S.
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Jack Dorsey's Square Changes Corporate Name to Block
Square is renaming itself Block as it focuses on technologies such as blockchain and expands beyond its original credit card-reader business.