Sam Blumenthal

Platforms like Taobao, owned by Alibaba, and WeChat function as both hybrids of social media and eCommerce platforms, essentially offering users a plethora of services from microblogging, messaging and online shopping, all in one experience. This interconnected economy of services means that live stream shopping is simply an extension of the... See more

Will stablecoin access fees be a material source of income for Ethereum and other token holders?  As stated above, stablecoins are generally backed 100% by liquid reserves and therefore do not result in any speculation on their prices. The larger centralized stablecoins such as USDC are not their own blockchains but instead are tokens that are... See more

A few weeks later, a designer brand that was moving its headquarters reached out to the couple to help sell excess inventory. The brand had about 700 pairs of shoes it wanted to unload. Within three hours, during a livestream on Taobao, Yuan and Zhang sold all the merchandise.