Video Streaming

Decentralized Video Protocol Livepeer Raises $20M to Take On Streaming Giants

Digital Currency Group, Coinbase Ventures and CoinFund were among those to join the latest funding round.

Business  ·  29 July 2021

Post Malone to Mix NFTs, Experiences in Revamped Music Streaming Platform

Malone and producer Dre London are bringing Fyooz NFTs to their AUX Live streaming site as the NFT arms race heats up.

Business  ·  16 March 2021
Video Streaming

Native NFTs Look to Boost Engagement (and Monetization) for THETA.tv Streamers

The addition of NFTs to the gaming-focused network means streamers can create their own unique items to share with their fans.

Business  ·  22 December 2020
Video Streaming

Theta Labs Launches Its Blockchain Video Delivery Platform in Beta

Theta Labs says it plans to democratize content delivery with its decentralized video platform.

News  ·  3 December 2020
Video Streaming

Ripple CEO Walks Back Threat to Leave US

Prolonged but fruitless efforts to get regulators on the firm’s side seem to have exhausted Ripple’s patience as it eyes a potential IPO and fights a lawsuit.

Business  ·  3 December 2020
CoinFlash

Twitch Doubles Down on Crypto, Gives Subscribers 10% Discount

By offering a discount, video-streaming platform Twitch is encouraging users to use cryptocurrencies for goods and services.

News  ·  27 July 2020
AWS

VideoCoin Adds Cash Payments and Rewards in Bid to Take On AWS

Halsey Minor’s VideoCoin platform launches Wednesday with fiat payment rails that aim to move the project beyond the limited sphere of crypto.

Business  ·  26 May 2020
Video Streaming

Two Social Networks Announce Plans to Integrate YouNow’s Props Token

YouNow says two other peer-to-peer sites are now integrating its props token: Camfrog and Listia.

News  ·  30 January 2020
SEC

YouNow Sees Strong Revenue Growth After SEC Approves Token Distribution

"The SEC allows me to say that you have a potential upside in this network," said YouNow CEO Adi Sideman.

Markets  ·  9 October 2019
Video Streaming

Sia Network Raises $3.5 Million From Bain Capital to Become Crypto Hulu

Nebulous, the startup behind the Sia network for decentralized file storage, is doubling its staff and focusing on media streaming.

Markets  ·  10 July 2019
YouTube

PewDiePie Helps Blockchain Video Streaming Platform to 67% Hike in Users

Blockchain-based live streaming service DLive has seen a 67 percent increase in users since popular YouTuber PewDiePie joined the platform in April.

Markets  ·  21 May 2019
Gaming

Fans Can Now Bet Crypto on Twitch’s Top ‘Fortnite’ Streams

Esports platform Unikrn is debuting a new product that lets fans bet cryptocurrency on Twitch and other gaming sites.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
YouTube

Top YouTuber PewDiePie Joins Blockchain Live Streaming Platform

PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTuber by subscriber numbers, is to live stream weekly on blockchain-based platform DLive.

Markets  ·  10 April 2019