February 2023

NBA Top Shot creator to face lawsuit around securities status

February 23, 2023

Dapper Labs, the company behind many popular NFT collectible projects, will face a lawsuit accusing it of selling unregistered securities. In particular, the company has developed popular NFT game NBA Top Shot and one of the original NFT collectible game CryptoKitties. A class-action lawsuit was first filed against Dapper Labs in 2021. The company filed […]

NBA Top Shot creator to face lawsuit around securities status by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: hydrogen’s potential, and Twitter’s terrorism accusations

February 23, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. When hydrogen will help climate change—and when it won’t.  Hydrogen is often heralded as a climate hero because when it’s used as a fuel in things like buses or steel production, there are…

It’s Time to Buy Up These 3 Growth Stocks In 2023

February 23, 2023
While higher rates have hurt growth stocks last year, 2023 could be the year of growth stocks gaining momentum. Amid rising optimism, investors could consider buying fundamentally strong growth stocks…

3 Safe Haven Stocks to Buy in a Bear Market

February 23, 2023
Amid the diminishing likelihood of a Fed pivot and recession odds soaring, a bear market could be expected anytime soon. Therefore, investors can scoop up quality stocks Walmart (WMT), AbbVie…

Spotify is testing playlists that could be unlocked by NFT holders

February 23, 2023

Unlocking exclusive access has been a long-held promise of a lot of NFT-based communities. And now, Spotify is helping some of them realize that claim with token-gated playlists. According to a series of tweets by Kingship, a metaverse band signed to Universal Music Group (UMG), the streaming company is piloting playlists that could be unlocked […]

Spotify is testing playlists that could be unlocked by NFT holders by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

European Commission orders staff to remove TikTok from work devices

February 23, 2023

The European Commission (EC) has issued a directive requesting all EC employees to remove TikTok from their corporate devices. The suspension also extends to workers’ personal devices where they are used for work purposes. In an announcement issued today, the commission said that the move was made on security grounds, while suggesting that rival social […]

European Commission orders staff to remove TikTok from work devices by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch