That frustration is pushing more people toward decentralized social media. The idea is simple: no single company owns the whole network.

Avara, the parent company of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Aave, has announced the arrival of Lens Chain mainnet, a fast and inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain for developing ...

Grants can help build decentralized governance frameworks like reputation-based voting to reduce large stakeholders’ influence or support small projects. Paradoxically, phenomena like governance have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. SocialFi integrates social media with decentralized finance, empowering users to own their digital identity and directly monetize ...

Officially announced yesterday, MeWe, one of the world’s largest privacy-first social networks with over 20 million users, is joining forces with Avalanche. Through this partnership, MeWe will empower ...

The Ethereum co-founder urged broader adoption of open social platforms, saying decentralized social media can improve online communication by restoring competition. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik ...

Build it and they will come—or so goes the old saying. In reality, if you build a blockchain-based social media network, then almost no one will come. The crypto world got another reminder of this ...

At the forefront of this disruptive trend, a new app called Openfund is launching today. Built on the DeSo blockchain, backed by Coinbase, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, and others, Openfund allows any ...

Own.App, a new social media platform focused on creator monetization, has opened its public beta after drawing over 40,000 users to its waitlist during an invite-only trial. Now live on iOS and ...

Discover the advantages of joining crypto blockchain clubs, from expert insights to scam protection, plus essential tips for ...

Amid its fundraise, a16z crypto has been active in dealmaking. Recent examples have included a decentralized protocol called Babylon that helps users collateralize their Bitcoin holdings, a ...