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Almost a fifth of money raised by Kickstarter projects goes to scam campaigns, report alleges (www.dicebreaker.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2105395

From the middle of the article:

The Fortune report claims that Kickstarter’s controversial plans to move theplatform onto the blockchain in 2022 - which were met with no shortage of backlash from creators and consumers alike, and triggered an exodus of creators to rival platforms - came in the wake of a secret $100 million round of investment led by a16z, the crypto fund of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz.

I can't believe I'm going to ask this really dumb question here, but, err, umm...

...What's blockchain?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I bet Indiegogo's figures are damn-near 100%