What is a #blockchain and what is it for?
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#Blockchain will power the Trust Economy.
The emerging trust economy depends on each transacting party’s reputation and digital identity—and that’s where blockchain comes in.

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“If anyone is going to monetize aspects of your identity or communications, it should probably be you.” — Joseph Lubin

#Blockchain & Decenralisation

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A terrific, clear description of #blockchain, Crypto Currencies' underlying tech & its use cases (like #BitCoin)

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Do you own any #CryptoCurrency?
👍 Yes
😐 What is CryptoCurrency?
👎 No

🔗 What is #Blockchain?

A technology that underpins #cryptocurrencies like #Bitcoin and presents new opportunities for how we share data.

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​​🦄🦄 Telegram is raising $1.7 billion in funding - and they're not even done!

#Telegram raised $850 million from 94 investors in March in addition to $850 million it gained in February. That's almost two whole unicorns in the largest #ICO (Initial Coin Offering) to date.

The company, founded by self-exiled Russian Pavel Durov, plans to use the ICO proceeds to develop the Telegram Open Network #blockchain, which includes the cryptocurrency #Gram.

Interest in the Telegram ICO has recently helped the company surpass the threshold of 200 million monthly active users, “with over 700,000 new users signing up each day.”

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💰 Cryptocurrencies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Another take on #Bitcoin, other #CryptoCurrencies & #Blockchain. A must-watch.

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STAT
⚡️ In 2017, a total of 10,932 complaints were made about 9,951 online ads, while 9,466 complaints were made about 4,666 TV ads, resulting in 7,099 ads either being amended or withdrawn – 47% more than in 2016 ASA: prs.pctvix.co/2rvIisN

INSIGHT
🔐 What #GDPR means for brands, publishers and users (Infographic): prs.pctvix.co/2rtj7qQ

OTHER NEWS
🔍 The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2018: prs.pctvix.co/2IncAHQ

👥 #Facebook is shuffling its executive team: prs.pctvix.co/2rqk43d

⏪ #Facebook Adds New Tools to #FacebookLive, Including Live Rewind:

⛓ Facebook is creating a mysterious #blockchain division: t.me/iXNews/24982

📫 #Instagram adds new business tools, including improved inbox management options: prs.pctvix.co/2rxcZhh

👻 #Snapchat hosts first Creators Summit after years of neglect: t.me/iXNews/25001

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STAT
⚡️ Snapchat usage and engagement has gone down 15-40% since the release of Instagram Stories. Top creators used to get around 330,000 views per day on Snapchat in 2015 up until June 2016. Nowadays, they only get around 205,000 to 250,000 views per day. (Source: TechCrunch)


INSIGHT
🎾 How Wimbledon is using #AI to enhance the fan experience: prs.pctvix.co/2mdR3EY


OTHER NEWS
💻 Google’s #Chrome desktop browser is about to receive a major facelift: prs.pctvix.co/2mahE5D

🌱 This sun-chasing robot looks after the plant on its head: t.me/iXNews/29209

🔥 #Google introduces machine learning ad tools and brands are hot for them:

👁 #Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support: t.me/iXNews/29203

💤 Casper opens a storefront for $25 naps: t.me/iXNews/29191

🌃 #Facebook testing #AR ads in the News Feed and new tool to help brands create video ads: prs.pctvix.co/2mdjS4a

🔎 Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, #blockchain-based approach to information vetting: t.me/iXNews/29189
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💸 Blockchain ICOs

This artist finally made me realize why all my money seem to vanish over time...
#Blockchain #ICO

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​​💰 Libra: Facebook confirms its cryptocurrency launching in 2020

#Libra is designed not to be a speculative asset, like #Bitcoin, but a form of digital money backed by a reserve of assets.

The company has formed the nonprofit Libra Association with 27 other partners to oversee Libra and its development. The partnership includes venture capital firms, nonprofit organizations, #cryptocurrency firms, and massive corporate financial, telecommunications, and technology service providers, including #Coinbase, #Mastercard, #Visa, #eBay, #PayPal, #Stripe, #Spotify, #Uber, #Lyft, and #Vodafone.

While the Libra Association will have members based globally, it will be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭

Facebook has a business incentive to build on top of the Libra #blockchain, and it’s launching its own subsidiary to do just that called #Calibra (see the GIF below - Credit: Facebook). According to Kevin Weil, Facebook's VP of Product, Calibra will live inside of Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp at launch, but will also have a standalone iOS and Android app.

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📰 Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — Day 1


👉 #Intel unveils 10th-gen desktop CPUs, including 5.3GHz flagship (link)


👉 #Zoom admits it doesn't have 300M DAUs, quietly correcting the claim in its original blog post to 300M “daily Zoom meeting participants (link)


👉 #Telegram postpones the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time, pushing the go-live date to April 2021, and offers to return $1.2B to investors (link)


👉 Andreessen Horowitz raises $515M for its second fund dedicated to #cryptocurrency and #blockchain investments and holdings (link)


👉 #Apple Q2: $58.3B revenue, up 1% YoY; $44.9B from products, $13.35B from services; net income of $11.25B (link)


👉 #Amazon Q1: $75.5B revenue, up 26% YoY; net income of $2.5B, down from $3.6B in Q1 2019; $10.2B from AWS revenue, up from $7.7B YoY (link)


👉 #Twitter Q1: sales up 3% YoY to $808M; net loss of $8M due to COVID-19; mDAUs hit a record 166M, up 24% YoY (link)


#️⃣ #EarningsCalls

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