Meet an anonymous OTC stock trader on Twitter who claims to be a crypto billionaire Penny stock investors on Twitter have drawn scrutiny as of late over pump-and-dump allegations. One high-profile personality on the platform talked to us to dispel rumors and set the record straight. Christie Smythe 11.8.21 10:02 PM Crypto
This week in Business Twitter: NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams goes big on Bitcoin, a cryptobro melts down at an NFT conference, Zillow lays off 2,000 employees, and a crypto influencer pulls the rug This week, NFTs and Bitcoin all but took over Business Twitter. Even New York mayor-elect Eric Adams endorsed the cryptocurrency. Ivan De Luce 11.5.21 9:55 PM People
Here’s what we know about Mastodon, the open-source software Trump is accused of plagiarizing The former U.S. president’s social platform Truth Social isn’t set to roll out until next year, but leaked screenshots of the beta version show a nearly identical interface to Mastodon. Jael Goldfine 11.5.21 6:29 PM Innovation
This dog boutique selling $85 designer coats proves consumers are still pampering their pooches Parisa Fowles-Pazdro set out to create an “affordable” luxury dog brand in 2016. Business has doubled every year since. Nina Roberts 11.4.21 9:07 PM Features
Crypto created overnight millionaires this year — now they need to start thinking about the tax bill Wendy Barlin, a Los Angeles-based certified public accountant, explained to us the issues that new crypto investors need to be mindful of to avoid running afoul of the IRS. Christie Smythe 11.4.21 5:55 PM Crypto
Want to get paid to build the metaverse? These tech firms — along with Nike and KPMG —are hiring Seven companies, including Nike, Roblox, and Amazon, are hiring for new metaverse-related projects, just as Facebook/Meta and Microsoft announce metaverses of their own, according to Thinknum data. Ivan De Luce 11.4.21 3:19 PM Tech