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Polygon Studios Adds YouTube Exec, Moves to Increase Product Decentralization

Polygon’s hopes for Polygon Studios got a major boost this week as they added a former YouTube executive to lead its efforts. Ryan Wyatt is leaving the video service after more than seven years to run Polygon Studios, where he will focus on growing its… Read More

Chris Gonsalves: Community Gaming CEO Reveals How They Worked on Adding Layer 2 Integrations Due to High Gas Fees on Ethereum MainNet

We recently caught up with Chris Gonsalves, CEO at Community Gaming, a platform that combines social gaming, match automation, and blockchain payment technology to make organizing and competing in esports tournaments simple. Chris talked about how Community Gaming allows players to earn crypto and USD… Read More

Zilliqa Invests in XCADEMY, Plans Blockchain Based Influencer Economy

High-performance blockchain ecosystem Zilliqa has invested in XCADEMY, described as an online and mobile YouTube academy. The investment is part of a partnership where Zilliqa and XCADEMY plan a blockchain-based influencer economy, allowing content creators to monetize their content and incentivize user engagement by tokenization…. Read More

YouTube related Cryptocurrency Scams are on the Rise, Gemini Security Team Reveals

The Security team at Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a digital currency exchange and custodian, has revealed that they’ve seen a significant increase in the number of crypto-related scams, as virtual currencies continued to gain popularity over the past year. Gemini Security explains that scams… Read More

Ripple Has Had Enough. Crypto Firm Sues YouTube for Allowing XRP Giveaway Scams

Ripple has been pushed to the edge, according to a blog post today. The crypto-firm is suing YouTube – part of Google. In a document filed in the US District Court, Northern District of California, Ripple Labs, and Bradley Garlinghouse, slammed YouTube for: “irreparable harm… Read More

Overfunding: Consumer YouTube Channel For Clean Energy & Electric Vehicles Fully Charged Quickly Surpasses £500,000 Through Seedrs Round

Fully Charged Show, a YouTube channel dedicated to “the future of energy and transport,” has quickly secured its initial 500,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Launched in 2010 by by TV personality, Robert Llewellyn, Fully Charged reportedly averages more than three million monthly… Read More

YouTube Claims to Mistakenly Remove Cryptocurrency Videos Off Platform; Then Quickly Reinstates Most

  Earlier this week, YouTube was reportedly accused of deleting cryptocurrency education videos through its video-sharing platform. Although the allegations appear to be accurate, Coindesk reported that YouTube called the video purge a mistake. Following the deletion of apparently millions of videos, YouTube notably restored… Read More

Silver-Miller Consolidates Multiple Class Action Suits Against Alleged Crypto Ponzi Bitconnect

Florida law firm Silver Miller has combined six class action cases against BitConnect into one case, and the case will be pursued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Coindesk reports. Silver-Miller has asked for a jury trial. The case not… Read More

Google to Allow Regulated Crypto Services to Advertise in US and Japan

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Google will reduce the extent of its ban on cryptocurrency ads this October by allowing regulated crypto exchanges to advertise on the platform to US and Japanese audiences only, CNBC reports. In the spring and early summer of this year, Google, Facebook, Twitter and SnapChat… Read More

YouTube Named in Class Action Against Bitconnect

  Youtube, “failed as a gatekeeper to protect its users,” by allowing affiliates of the Bitconnect cryptocurrency ponzi scheme to post 70 000 hours of promotional video, lawyers for plaintiffs in a class action claim. Bitconnect used multilevel marketing to boost operations and several Bitconnect… Read More

Tubecon Launches Invesdor Funding Round: Seeks €375,000 For International Expansion

The owner of the Tubecon events, Tubecon Oy, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor to raised €375,000 to support its growth targets. The company reports that it aims, through the crowdfunding campaign, to increase resources for expanding and internationalizing its operations. While sharing… Read More

Pozible Success “Gayby Baby” Gets Theatrical & Digital Release Dates

On Tuesday, award-winning Australian documentary Gayby Baby, announced it was finally getting its theatrical and digital release dates. The film successfully secured over $100,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Pozible a couple years ago. Per its synopsis, Gayby Baby follows the lives of four kids – Gus, Ebony, Matt… Read More

Updated: Seabin Pitch Video Has Been Viewed Over 30 Million Times on Facebook

I just saw this video pop up into my Facebook timeline.  The video is about Seabin a “trashcan for the ocean”.  Basically, the device floats at water level and vacuums up anything floating nearby. Think of it as a jumbo sized pool cleaner except it is targeting… Read More

Kickstarter Completes Creator Basics Video Series

This week, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the completion of its latest project called the Creator Basics video series. Kickstarter Creator Basics is made up of 56 videos that feature dozens of creators from all the campaign categories on the platform. The videos provide specific/helpful advice on… Read More

Indiegogo Reveals “7 Free Hacks For Any Crowdfunding Campaign”

Seeking to help crowdfunding first-timers with their projects, Indiegogo released its “7 Free Hacks for Any Crowdfunding Campaign” list. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “Developing a strategy for your crowdfunding campaign involves a lot of different pieces, including (but not limited to) social media, PR,… Read More

With Co-Founder Jack Vale, DogLand Launches StartEngine Crowdfunding Campaign For Dog Community App

Seeking to be “the first social network ever funded entirely by the people who use and love it,” BetterPet’s flagship product DogLand just launched their StartEngine equity crowdfunding campaign for a social network for dogs and those who love them. DogLand seeks to build the best dog community on… Read More

Indiegogo’s Slava Rubin: “We Believe Everyone Deserves One Opportunity to See Whether or Not the World or the Crowd Wants to Fund Them”

As more and more companies are turning to crowdfunding for extra funds, Indiegogo’s CEO Slava Rubin is encouraging everyone with a project idea to use the global platform. During a recent interview with MarketWatch, Rubin stated that he, along with the rest of the Indiegogo crew,… Read More

Brief: Taylor Swift Donates $50,000 Towards GoFundMe Campaign Dedicated to Fan Battling Leukemia

Always looking to help a fan in need, pop sensation Taylor Swift offered up $50,000 towards a GoFundMe campaign dedicated to 11-year-old Naomi Oakes, who was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. According to People, Oakes’ family posted a video on YouTube sharing her story and revealing the fact… Read More

Kickstarter Alum KUNG FURY Debuts on YouTube (Video)

Back in 2013, 1980’s inspired KUNG FURY surfaced on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise $200,000. During its run, the campaign raised $630,019 from 17,713 backers. Now, those wanting to watch the film over and over again can for free through YouTube! As previously reported, KUNG FURY is part… Read More

Update: Flow Hive Vaults $10M During the Final Days on Indiegogo

With only six more days until its record-breaking Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, Australia’s Flow Hive has successfully raised over $10 million thanks to nearly 28,000 backers. As previously reported, Flow Hive was created by father-son duo Cedar and Stuart Anderson and is considered… Read More

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