Media

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NFTs Are the Ultimate Disruptor of Hollywood's Entertainment Status Quo
Web3 technology is already being used in the film industry to build communities and monetize niche content offerings. NFTs are the next big step.
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‘Rug Radio’ Founder Farokh Talks Fame, Fortune and Decentralization
In an interview ahead of Consensus the mononymed podcaster discusses how he built the foundation to collaboratively build a Web3 media empire.
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Decentralized Media Via Web3: A Solution to Bias and Trust Issues in News?
Ashley Rindsberg – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – argues that the New York Times has a track-record of dangerous misreporting. Is "DeMe" the answer to what skews...
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GQ Magazine to Launch Its First NFT Collection Linked to Real-World Rewards
Holders of the inaugural GQ3 collection will have access to a magazine subscription, merchandise and live events.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Bloomberg, WSJ, CoinDesk Among the Media Outlets Seeking to Know Who Bailed Out Sam Bankman-Fried
Lawyers for the former CEO of failed crypto exchange FTX requested and were granted anonymity for two parties who backed the $250 million bond that sprung Bankman-Fried from j...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Michael McCaffrey has resigned as CEO of The Block. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research Secretly Funded Crypto Media Site The Block and Its CEO
CEO Michael McCaffrey has resigned as a result of the loans coming to light, The Block confirmed.
Michael McCaffrey has resigned as CEO of The Block. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried's Self-Incrimination Tour
The disgraced man-child’s media apology tour may sway the underinformed. But it can only hurt Bankman-Fried where it counts – in the courtroom.
Sam Bankman-Fried sticking his tongue out while at Crypto Bahamas earlier this year. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Let’s Talk About the New York Times' ‘Puff Piece’ on Sam Bankman-Fried
How complicit is the media in the FTX and Alameda Research co-founder's rise and fall?
AI Artwork SBM Sam Bankman-Fried (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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What Bloomberg’s Crypto Opus Means for the Next Bull Market
Star finance writer Matt Levine devoted an entire Businessweek issue to crypto. That may be game over for hard-line skeptics.
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The Outerverse plans to use an "Outside to Earn" model to get people hiking. (Adam Bautz/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)
Outside Magazine Wants the Metaverse to Take a Hike
The fitness lifestyle media company’s “anti-metaverse”platform will give users incentive to ski, run, bike or hike using NFTs and other rewards.
The Outerverse plans to use an "Outside to Earn" model to get people hiking. (Adam Bautz/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)