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Twitter quietly adds BTC and ETH price indexes to search function
Twitter has added a new crypto feature that enables Twitter users to search the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) simply by typing “Bitcoin” or “Ethereum” into the search tab. The Elon Musk-led social media platform didn’t announce the new feature to the public. However, the Documenting Bitcoin account was one of the first to highlight the update, and shared a screenshot of the new price index feature to its 853,700 Twitter followers on Dec. 21. Twitter now shows the #bitcoin price! pic.twitter.com/GWg6i3Ibkb — Documenting Bitcoin (@DocumentingBTC) December 21, 2022 Upon searching crypto token names on Twitter, Ether’s price also shows up too, however it appears that BTC and ETH are the only two price charts that come up on Twitter’s search tab. Other top cryptocurrencies, inclu...
Chief Twit Elon Musk Showcases How Petty He Is By Banning Several Journalists For Allegedly Violating Twitter’s New “Doxxing” Policy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty / Elon Musk Elon Musk is flexing his power as the owner of Twitter. After changing the rules to benefit him in the guise of protecting people’s privacy, Twitter banned several prominent journalists. Thursday evening Elon Musk’s Twitter set off a firestorm as one-by-one journalists who were critical of the bored billionaires running the social media platform accounts were suspended. Related Stories Among the unfortunate victims of Musk’s bitterness were CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The New York Times‘ Ryan Mac, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, and other journalists covering the SpaceX owner since his acquisition of Twitter. Independent journalist Aaron Rupar’s account, was also shut down. So what did they do? Musk took to his platform to ...
Elon Musk’s Twitter Bans Accounts Tracking His & Other Billionaire’s Private Jets
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty / Elon Musk Phony Stark, aka Elon Musk, is flexing his power as Chief Twit. Twitter has banned accounts that tracked his and other billionaires’ private jets. Spotted on CNBC, Twitter has suspended the account dedicated to tracking Elon Musk’s private jet. The account @ElonJet had half a million followers and was created by Florida college student Jack Sweeney who describes himself as a fan of Musk and SpaceX, the billionaires’ other company. He claims his fandom as his reason for creating the account. He even claims his dream car is a Tesla, this poor guy. Sweeney used publicly available flight data to track where the bored billionaire was going on the account until it was suspended Wednesday morning. “Well it appears @ElonJet is suspend...
Here’s What SZA Had to Say When a Fan Asked for a Hayley Williams Collab
SZA is giving fans little crumbs regarding her relationship with Paramore‘s Hayley Williams. With the R&B singer’s forthcoming album S.O.S. arriving this Friday (Dec. 9), SZA fans wanted to know: When will they see her collaborate with the Paramore frontwoman? “@sza Hayley Williams x SZA collab when???” one fan demanded to know. Instead of giving an update, SZA replied in a Tuesday (Dec. 6) tweet, “I talk to her more than you’d think lol.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The fan question arrives after SZA shared the 23-song track list for S.O.S. on Dec. 5. The LP includes several features, including Don Toliver on “Used,” Phoebe Bridgers on “Ghost in the Machine,” Travis Scott on “Open Arms” and the late&n...
Legal team for 3AC liquidators blast founders for shifting blame to FTX, media blitz amid bankruptcy
The founders of Three Arrows Capital, or 3AC, the Singapore-based crypto hedge fund with close ties to Terra Labs, have been spending more time engaging on social media and news outlets than dealing with its own liquidation, according to bankruptcy lawyers. In a Dec. 2 hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, lawyers for 3AC’s liquidators cited founders Zhu Su and Kylie Davies for being “active and responsive to comments via Twitter” but “repeatedly fail[ing] to engage” with liquidators to discuss the company’s assets and related issues. According to the legal team, Zhu and Davies have only had “limited discussions” with liquidators in addition to changing jurisdictions often — reportedly traveling to Bali and the United Arab Emirates. Adam Goldbe...
Nandi Bushell Enlists Younger Brother for Thrashing ‘Killing In the Name’ Rage Cover: Watch
Nandi Bushell is ready to rage — this time, with the help of her little brother on the drumkit. On Sunday (Nov. 20), the multi-instrumentalist sensation took to Twitter and Instagram to post an instrumental cover of Rage Against the Machine‘s popular protest song, 1992’s “Killing In the Name.” “A family that Rages together, stays together! I love jamming with my brother Thomas,” Bushell shared on the social media platforms. “I am teaching him about all the greatest #rock and #metal#bands. @RATM is one of the bands at the top of my list! #ratm. Hey @tommorello and @bradwilk you guys are awesome! Thomas is really getting good!” With assistance from Thomas on drums, Nandi led the guitar portion of the track, kicking it off with the song’s ominous intro guitar riffs before ...
Twitter closes offices, staff resign while users eye decentralized options
Elon Musk has been shaking the Twitter tree since he took over the micro-blogging platform in late October. His latest move has resulted in an exodus of employees and office closures. Earlier this week, Musk issued an emailed ultimatum to Twitter staff saying that they need to commit to “working long hours at high intensity,” or clear their desks by Thursday, Nov. 17. A large number of them have taken the second option which is understood to include three months’ severance pay, resulting in the company temporarily closing its offices as hundreds of employees have walked out, according to reports. Twitter also announced it was temporarily suspending all badge access until Monday, Nov. 21, asking staff to “refrain from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the pre...
SEC issues subpoena to influencers promoting HEX, PulseChain and PulseX
Over several years, social media influencers have earned a bad rep among regulators for shilling risky and unvetted tokens to millions of investors. Pursuing the crackdown on such scenarios, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly issued a subpoena to influencers who were found promoting cryptocurrencies such as HEX, PulseChain and PulseX. Swedish researcher Eric Wall shared an official letter from the SEC dated Nov. 1, which was addressed to influencers. It read: “We believe that you may possess documents and data that are relevant to an ongoing investigation being conducted by the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.” The letter was accompanied by a subpoena that was issued as part of the investigation, which demanded the influencers in ques...
Here’s why Binance’s CZ invested in Twitter following Elon Musk acquisition
The acquisition of Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk got mixed reactions from crypto and global communities, sparking discussions around changes to censorship, account verification and the launch of new crypto and blockchain-centric features. However, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s decision to invest $500 million in the social media site took the limelight. Acknowledging the buzz, CZ shared six reasons why he opted to support Twitter and what it may mean for the future of Twitter. Ever since Twitter’s new sink was in, I was asked about it in every interview. And I had many interviews last week. So, here is a summary. Why did we do it? 6 reasons. — CZ Binance (@cz_binance) November 4, 2022 CZ’s primary reason for investing in Twitter was his belief in free speech. “Free speech is a prereq...
Instagram Fixes Latest Outage That Told Millions Of Users Their Accounts Were Suspended
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Social media companies have been taking a lot of Ls lately. Elon Musk is doing his best to ruin Twitter, and now Instagram, the former photo-sharing app turned into a TikTok clone, suffered a massive outage. Instagram users were met with a massive outage on Monday, Oct. 31, that the company has since resolved, but it had many panicking. While outages usually mean timelines won’t refresh or you won’t be able to post your latest selfie or reel you saved from your TikTok account, this one was different. Users fired up their Instagram apps only to be locked out of their accounts and greeted with this message, “We suspended your account on October 31, 2022.” Per The Verge, the issue seemed to be generally experienced by iPhone users, with some...
I’m the captain now: Musk chops Twitter board, becomes sole director
Crypto-friendly billionaire Elon Musk has become the sole director of Twitter, following the dissolution of nine former board members, according to newly filed documents. In an SEC filing dated Oct. 27, the “consummation” of Musk’s takeover of Twitter came with the dissolution of Twitter’s board members, including Bret Taylor, Parag Agrawal, Omid Kordestani, David Rosenblatt, Martha Lane Fox, Patrick Pichette, Egon Durban, Fei-Fei Li and Mimi Alemayehou. “On October 27, 2022, and as a result of the consummation of the Merger, Mr. Musk became the sole director of Twitter,” the filing reads. The Tesla CEO later tweeted in a response to a Twitter user that the arrangement was “just temporary.” Previously, Musk has said the platform under his ownership will focus on free speech, eli...
