Journalism

Ideamarket Is a Literal Marketplace for Ideas (and Online Reputation)

The goal is to relieve social media platforms of the task of making judgments on behalf of the public.

Tech  ·  19 February 2021

Coinbase Preemptively Rebuts Unpublished New York Times Expose

The letter pushes back at an unpublished article Coinbase says will allege Black employees had "negative experiences" while with the firm.

Business  ·  26 November 2020
Opinion

Version Control Can Help the Media Win Back Reader Trust

By committing content to a blockchain, news outlets can reassure readers that what they are reading is what the outlet originally published, says our columnist.

Tech  ·  13 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments

With paywall systems for a whole bevy of assets, crypto payments could revolutionize the media industry – if demand actually matched supply.

Business  ·  31 March 2020
News

Blockchain Media Startup CEO Steps Down for Tech Role at Washington Post

Jarrod Dicker is stepping down as CEO of media monetization startup Po.et to return to the Washington Post.

Markets  ·  24 January 2019
ConsenSys

New WordPress Publishing Platform Will Offer Blockchain Features

WordPress is launching a news publishing platform backed by Google and ConsenSys, with blockchain tools on offer from Civil.

Business  ·  16 January 2019
Ethereum

Civil-Backed News Site Stores Full Article on Ethereum Blockchain

Journalist-owned news site Popula has stored an entire U.S. news article on the ethereum blockchain, permanently archiving the story.

Markets  ·  21 December 2018
ICOs

Take 2: News Startup Civil Announces Rebooted Token Sale for February

After a failed token sale in October, ConsenSys startup Civil is launching an offering in February that incorporates lessons learned.

Markets  ·  19 December 2018
Ethereum

Employees Say Startup Civil Hyped Crypto Returns, But Failed to Pay

Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism, but so far, journalists working on its platform have yet to receive all of the compensation they say they were promised when hired.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
Investments

Media Startup Civil to Issue Refunds as $8 Million Token Sale Fails

New York-based blockchain media startup Civil will issue refunds to participants in its token sale, which failed to hit the $8 million minimum.

Markets  ·  17 October 2018
ConsenSys

One Big Backer Is Propping Up Media Startup Civil’s Struggling ICO

The token sale for Civil has brought in $1.34 million toward its $8 million minimum goal.

Markets  ·  10 October 2018
News

Forbes Partners With Civil to Publish Content on a Blockchain

Forbes will begin publishing article metadata to Civil's blockchain platform starting next year, the companies announced Tuesday.

Business  ·  9 October 2018
Regulation

Could This ICO Model Let Anyone Sell Tokens Legally? Civil Thinks So

Amid regulatory uncertainty, the ICO industry has all but cut off retail investors. But will a new model open it up again? Civil is testing it.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2018
Cannabis

Cannabis Publication to Launch on Civil’s Decentralized News Platform

Cannabis Wire, a trade publication dedicated marijuana industry coverage, is launching a newsroom on blockchain-based journalism platform Civil.

Business  ·  9 March 2018
Markets

Just Because It’s Bad for Your Coin Doesn’t Mean It’s FUD

Not all unwelcome tidings can be dismissed as attempts to sow "fear, uncertainty and doubt," and shooting the messenger won't make the message untrue.

Markets  ·  23 January 2018