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The 'Fake News' Social Media Storm Behind This Weekend's Big Crypto Sell-off
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The ‘Fake News’ Social Media Storm Behind This Weekend’s Big Crypto Sell-off
Dubious and flat-out wrong rumors swirling around social media over the weekend led some investors to panic sell, and the crypto markets took a nosedive in response, but what...
The 'Fake News' Social Media Storm Behind This Weekend's Big Crypto Sell-off
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 19, 2021 at 5:58 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2021
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Teletubbies Crypto and Other April Fools' Day Jokes
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Teletubbies Crypto and Other April Fools’ Day Jokes
It’s April Fools’ Day, which means the crypto space is experiencing a wave of fake news. Ben Powers discusses the Teletubbies’ crypto-inspired joke which he calls “next-level...
Teletubbies Crypto and Other April Fools' Day Jokes
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 1, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
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ANSA’s blockchain system rolled out earlier this year, but still only accounts for about 80 percent of articles published to its own site. Ultimately, its backers hope it can be used across the internet. (Credit: praszkiewicz / Shutterstock)
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Italy's Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats
Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner...
ANSA’s blockchain system rolled out earlier this year, but still only accounts for about 80 percent of articles published to its own site. Ultimately, its backers hope it can be used across the internet. (Credit: praszkiewicz / Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Apr 22, 2020 at 6:20 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2020
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