Tag: data privacy

SEC's Salvador Experiment Is This Crypto Regulation or Just Cheap Data?

SEC's Salvador Experiment Is This Crypto Regulation or Just Cheap Data?

• Commentary

The SEC’s joint work with El Salvador on crypto “regulatory sandboxes” is frankly kind of fishy. Two pilot programs, totaling less than $10,000 combined, to educate the SEC’s new Crypto Task Force on digital assets? That’s less than what the average American pays for a used car of modest quality....

Korea's Viral Culture: The Secret Weapon for Ethical AI Data

Korea's Viral Culture: The Secret Weapon for Ethical AI Data

• Facts

This growth is propelled by substantial investments and its distinct digital ecosystem. The nation’s rich online culture is only sustainable if users have a real choice. Social media, K-pop, webcomics, and other viral trends provide an amazing opportunity to legitimately and ethically source data for AI training. This novel approach...

Yahoo Addresses Data Privacy and Cookie Usage Across Its Platforms

Yahoo Addresses Data Privacy and Cookie Usage Across Its Platforms

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Yahoo, a prominent member of the Yahoo family of brands, is actively addressing data privacy and cookie usage across its extensive network of websites and applications. That includes major portals such as Yahoo and AOL, as well as its digital advertising marketplace, Yahoo Advertising. The company insists that transparency and...

DeGods Founder Steps Down! What's Next for the NFT Project?

So DeGods NFT project is at a really interesting inflection point. DeGoogled now Immutable CEO Rohun Vora, better known by his pseudonym DeGods, has resigned as CEO after three years running the ship. Leadership is changing. Reinforcing that trend, DeGods NFT sales are blasting off, particularly on Ethereum. This shift...

Crypto Developments Unfold Globally

Ripple's donations to Donald Trump, Russia's crypto platform for investors, crypto firms pursuing U.S. banking licenses, DeGods' trading surge, and Kyrgyzstan's collaboration with Binance highlight the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space. Taken together, these events are indicative of a larger, more dynamic shift in the global landscape of digital...

DeGods' Drama Signals NFT Market's Maturation Or Just Another Exit Scam?

Frank's out. Rohun Vora, the figure who became the face of DeGods, is leaving his role. After three years, he’s passing the reins over to 0x_chill and Pastagotsauce. Fine. People move on. The timing reeks. On that fourth front, Solana sales have increased 101%. At the same time, Ethereum sales...

DeGods' Frank Out! Can New Leadership Revive the NFT Project?

Frank DeGods, the face and CEO of the DeGods NFT project, has stepped down after three years at the helm. His departure presents a turning point for the highly criticized project. While DOT’s fate hangs in the balance, could this agency be revitalized by new leadership? This comes after a...

DeGods' Frank Exit: A Warning Sign for Web3's 'Cult of Personality'?

Frank DeGods is out. Poof. And just like that, one of the most iconic characters of the NFT space has departed. While some are celebrating fresh blood and a new direction for DeGods, I can't help but see this as a flashing neon sign screaming about a problem festering within...

DeGods' New Dawn: Can Decentralization Save NFTs From Themselves?

Frank DeGods is out. Realistic goals Two pseudonymous figures we’re calling @0x_chill and @pastagotsauce are all the way in. The NFT world holds its breath. Beyond the leadership shuffle, a more profound question looms: can decentralization really finally save NFTs from the very problems that plague them? Beyond that, will...

Frank DeGods Departs as DeGods CEO, Paving Way for New Leadership

Frank, best known in the Web3 ecosystem as Frank Vora—the name he uses on X, formerly Twitter—has officially resigned as CEO in order to focus on building…whatever comes next. He was integral to the success of the DeGods NFT project. Co-founded by Frank in 2021, DeGods has been a fascinating...

Solana's New Tokens: Are Whales Manipulating HOTMOM, DOOD, and IKUN?

In short, are we just seeing Wild West 2.0, but on Solana blockchain this time? Assets such as HOTMOM, DOOD, and IKUN soared in the third week of May 2025. Their increase has been astronomical to say the least. But behind the flashy headlines and impressive daily transaction volumes, a...