Joseph Branch

Joseph Branch

How Facebook Became the Opium of the Masses (Frantisek Vrabel)

In the war on disinformation, it is difficult to identify the enemy. Journalists, politicians, governments, and even grandparents have been accused of contributing to the spread of lies on the Internet. While none of these groups is entirely innocent, the real adversary is more "prosaic." As Facebook whistleblower

Twitter expands NFT functionality

No sooner had social networks Facebook and Instagram announced their plans concerning the development of new features related to the creation and sale of non-mutually exchangeable tokens (NFT), than suddenly another no less popular social network Twitter announced the launch of a new feature for its users. Based on the

The Spanish stock exchange regulator has developed rules for the promotion of virtual currencies on the Internet. According to the FT, they will take effect next month.

According to the document, each post paid by advertisers about the digital currency bloggers will be required to mark in a special way. In addition, the text of the advertisement must necessarily contain a warning about the investment risks. Subscribers to bloggers should know that they can lose their money

Tesla started trading merch for Dogecoin

Tesla started trading merch for Dogecoin Holders of the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin will be able to pay for its Tesla accessories. Other altcoins are not accepted for payment by the carmaker. A Dogecoin wallet will be required to purchase accessories from the Tesla store. Keep in mind that items purchased

Mayweather and Kardashian accused of cryptocurrency fraud

Mayweather and Kardashian accused of cryptocurrency fraud Professional basketball player P. Pierce, boxer F. Mayweather and model K. Kardashian have been accused of cryptocurrency fraud. They all participated in the EthereumMax advertising campaign. According to WSJ, the lawsuit filed against the defendants in the fraud case will be heard in

Musk was granted official homeless status

Musk was granted official homeless status Entrepreneur I. Musk got rid of his last home. He made $30 million from the sale of the Hillsborough mansion. The name of the buyer of the 19-hectare home is being kept secret. In the summer of 2020, Musk asked 37.5 million USD

"Yandex" and Ozon decided to engage in the development of their banks

"Yandex and Ozon, which own two of Russia's three largest marketplaces, are actively recapitalizing their recently acquired banking institutions. According to the results of the last three months, the capital of Yandex-bank increased 1.6 times, and Ozon-bank - twice. According to experts, this is enough to

Musk took the top spot in green billionaire rankings

Bloomberg placed I. Musk on the first line of the ranking of "green" billionaires. The fortune of the entrepreneur is $ 288 billion. According to estimates of journalists 86% of Musk's capital accounts for green business. It refers to the carmaker Tesla. Since the beginning of the

Alibaba made 84.5 billion USD on "Bachelor's Day" sales

Alibaba's trading platforms earned a record $84.5 billion in combined revenue from "Bachelor's Day" sales. By comparison, last year the holding company founded by billionaire D. Ma earned 77.8 billion USD on sales. By this measure, it managed to beat the U.