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Bluesky's website says "owned by Jay Graber _and_the_Bluesky_team". It's _funded_ by #BlockchainCapital, co-founded by Steve Bannon pal Brock Pierce, major crypto advocate, & close friend of Eric Adams. And run in part by Kirill Dorofeev, who also works for #VK, Russia’s state social network.
February 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
cryptadamist.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy
man #bluesky is already totally infested with crypto spam bots huh. hardly surprising when one of its owners is the OG crypto VCs #blockchaincapital... cc: @mastodonmigration

#crypto #cryptocurrency #spam #spambots
February 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
koma1892.bsky.social
#Ahoi

& da haben wir den Salat. Da verlässt man X weil Nazi-Krams und co. Schaut man hinter den Kulissen von Bluesky fällt eine Firma besonders auf #BlockchainCapital. Besagte Firma arbeitet Brock Pierce der u.a mit Steve Bannon kuschelt.

#Mastodon scheint wohl die einzig richtige
January 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
monthnyear.bsky.social
#VentureCapital #BlockchainCapital

„But users migrating to #Bluesky have been largely uncritical of the company's origins, #funding, and #business model. And casual users may have little reason to care - they just want to go where the vibes are good and get information that informs or entertains.“
Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality
People are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the risk of capture by potentially hostile investors.
america2.news
December 15, 2024 at 1:40 PM
kutheks.bsky.social
dit is me toch een partij guilt by association. bsky heeft banden met Trump en Bannon doordat *checkt notities* één van hun geldschieters 20 jaar geleden een via Goldman Sachs met Bannon in aanraking kwam

bsky.app/profile/dave...
Bluesky is een for-profit-bedrijf, met investeerders die banden hebben met Donald Trump en Steve Bannon. Dat Bluesky de status heeft van een public benefit corporation heeft niet veel om het lijf en voorkomt niet dat het bedrijf in handen is van exact dezelfde elite die zich straks naast Trump in het Witte Huis nestelt. Bluesky blijft bijvoorbeeld de onderliggende technologie bepalen. Dit betekent dat het bedrijf moderatieregels kan aanpassen en gebruikers of partnerdiensten kan uitsluiten. Het fundamentele probleem dat het digitale dorpsplein, en dus het publieke debat, in handen is van big tech wordt met het snelgroeiende Bluesky dus niet opgelost. 5/🚨It gets worse. Blockchain Capital LLC was co-founded by Steve Bannon pal Brock Pierce, a major crypto advocate, perennial presidential candidate, and close friend of Eric Adams. Pierce has dozens of other shady MAGA/Russia ties as well. universeodon.com/@cryptadamis... ⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ (@cryptadamist@universeodon.com) Attached: 1 image For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the compa... universeodon.com ‪Dave Troy‬ ‪@davetroy.com‬ · 17d 6/Eric Adams was a frequent guest on Pierce's jet. Steve Bannon helped Pierce raise $60mm from Goldman Sachs 20 years ago for his "World of Warcraft" mining arbitrage play, Internet Gaming Entertainment. So you probably don't want anything to do with Bluesky long term.
November 30, 2024 at 3:48 PM
jirraizoz.bsky.social
Ο #Musk ετοιμάζεται να κάνει σημαντικές επενδύσεις σε #XRP / Ripple. Η #Ripple είναι σημαντικός επενδυτής στο #BlockchainCapital — ο κύριος επενδυτής στην πρόσφατη σειρά A της #Bluesky.

skyview.social?url=https%3A...
A BlueSky thread by Dave Troy on Skyview
NEW:
skyview.social
November 24, 2024 at 10:09 AM
simongehren.bsky.social
@jay.bsky.team may I kindly ask if the ownership structure of #Bluesky and of #BlockchainCapital is public and if possible link to such documents?

I am not from the US, so I don't know where to look.

After the Twitter debacle, I am a bit concerned.
Thank you very much🙏.
jay.bsky.team Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Nov 17
Brock Pierce has not been involved in Bluesky. He has not been involved in Blockchain Capital for many years, and BCAP, who led this last round, is only one out of many investors we have.
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
68er.bsky.social
#BlockchainCapital #BrockPierce #SteveBannon
t3n.de/news/bluesky...
Bluesky als freundliche X-Alternative? Berichte werfen Fragen auf - t3n – digital pioneers
Bluesky präsentiert sich als freundliche Alternative zum immer toxischer werdenden Elon-Musk-Netzwerk X. Negative Folgen des Ansturms von Hunderttausenden Nutzer:innen sowie ein spezieller neuer Inves...
t3n.de
November 18, 2024 at 6:50 PM
ruhrpottchaot.bsky.social
Da haben wir also ein vermeintliches Problem das durch Namedropping (Steve Bannon!) aufgeblasen wird bis es dann wie ein Soufflé in sich zusammensackt.
Journalismus as its best. 🙄
#BlockchainCapital #t3n
Bluesky als freundliche X-Alternative? Berichte werfen Fragen auf - t3n – digital pioneers
Bluesky präsentiert sich als freundliche Alternative zum immer toxischer werdenden Elon-Musk-Netzwerk X. Negative Folgen des Ansturms von Hunderttausenden Nutzer:innen sowie ein spezieller neuer Inves...
t3n.de
November 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
muschelschloss.bsky.social
#Bluesky als freundliche #X-Alternative?

Berichte werfen Fragen auf.

Bluesky dementiert mögl. #Bannon-Einfluss
Vorwürfe stehen auf wackligen Füßen. Bluesky hat mittlerweile erklärt, dass #BlockchainCapital keine Verbindungen zu #Pierce mehr habe. Zudem sei die Firma nur einer von vielen Investoren
Bluesky als freundliche X-Alternative? Berichte werfen Fragen auf - t3n – digital pioneers
Bluesky präsentiert sich als freundliche Alternative zum immer toxischer werdenden Elon-Musk-Netzwerk X. Negative Folgen des Ansturms von Hunderttausenden Nutzer:innen sowie ein spezieller neuer Inves...
t3n.de
November 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM
poemproducer.bsky.social
Bannon is a no go, shit

#BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago
davetroy.com Dave Troy @davetroy.com · Nov 13
5/🚨It gets worse. Blockchain Capital LLC was co-founded by Steve Bannon pal Brock Pierce, a major crypto advocate, perennial presidential candidate, and close friend of Eric Adams. Pierce has dozens of other shady MAGA/Russia ties as well.
universeodon.com/@cryptadamis...
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the compa...
universeodon.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
doctorpeter.bsky.social
Bitte bei aller Bluesky-Euphorie die folgenden Dinge nicht vergessen.
Das einzige Social Network, das nicht solchen Zwängen unterliegt ist Mastodon.
Bluesky is funded by blockchainCapital, das einem Kumpel von Steve Bannon gehört. Bluesky wird zum Teil von Kirill Dorofeev geleitet, der für russische VK arbeitet, also für Putin. Wenn die o.g. Leute dann mal abkassieren wollen, kann es hier werden wie auf Twitter.
November 17, 2024 at 3:16 PM
boredredpanda.bsky.social
das ist hier aber auch nicht unbedingt nicht der Fall.

Jede Menge blockchain venture capital wie #BlockchainCapital von
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_P...
en.wikipedia.org
November 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
sinalana.bsky.social
I keep forgetting there's no edit button. Sorry for no alt text. Link to post: universeodon.com/@cryptadamis...
Screenshot from mastodon. Text: reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy Twitter. They might even be literally the same people (I strongly suspect they are but I'm too lazy to check). Either way #BlockchainCapital was co-founded by #BrockPierce, who also brought you #Tether, AKA the company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. Pierce is also a friend of the #Netanyahu family. You don't have to take my word for it. Here's the official press release:
November 16, 2024 at 12:36 PM
sduras.bsky.social
BlueSky users are surely aware BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. They are the same people who just helped ElonMusk buy Twitter. BlockchainCapital was co-founded by BrockPierce, who also brought you Tether, A relationship to Trump and Genocide...
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 AM
alexh.bsky.social
BlockchainCapital bought a big stake in BlueSky just a few weeks ago. I've read that BlockchainCapital was co-founded by Brock Pierce of Tether, a company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
nihilcurtis.bsky.social
I don't want to piss on your chips, but FYI re blockchain investment in Bluesky
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users October 24, 2024 by The Bluesky Team Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video. We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised a $15 million Series A financing led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, SevenX, Amir Shevat of Darkmode, co-creator of Kubernetes Joe Beda, and others. For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy Twitter. They might even be literally the same people (I strongly suspect they are but I'm too lazy to check). Either way #BlockchainCapital was co-founded by #BrockPierce, who also brought you #Tether, AKA the company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. Pierce is also a friend of the #Netanyahu family. You don't have to take my word for it. Here's the official press release: https://bsky.social/about/blog… Moving to BlueSky is not an escape. Growing a base there is just putting in a bunch of work to create a platform that will be co-opted by crypto bros as soon as X breaks in half. p.s. crypto bros (#a16z) also own #Substack #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #USDT #Trump #DonaldTrump
November 15, 2024 at 9:16 PM
jrepin.bsky.social
Why we should use #Mastodon #Fediverse
"crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in #BlueSky just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy #Twitter. They might even be literally the same people."
universeodon.com/@cryptadamis...
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the compa...
universeodon.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:54 AM
jordisalvia.bsky.social
⚠️ #Bluesky recapta 15 milions de dòlars de la inversora de capital de risc #BlockchainCapital i, Kinjal Shah, de Blockchain Capital, s'unirà a la junta directiva de Bluesky. techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/b...

Sortir del foc per caure a les brases? 🤨
Bluesky raises $15M Series A, plans to launch subscriptions | TechCrunch
Decentralized social app Bluesky announced on Thursday that it has raised a $15 million Series A round, following its $8 million seed raise last year.
techcrunch.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
stevefaulkner.bsky.social
😑 “For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago…”

mastodon.social/@cryptadamis...
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mastodon.social
November 14, 2024 at 8:52 AM
bliterally.bsky.social
toad.social/@davetroy/11... ok and who pays for all of this #jack #blockchaincapital
Dave Troy :toad: (@[email protected])
1/IMPORTANT thread about Bluesky funding and origins. Many folks know that it was seeded by Jack Dorsey around a libertarian vision of a magical network that wouldn’t need moderation because it would ...
toad.social
November 13, 2024 at 9:22 PM
bs.mivox.net
Not after they took piles of money from a pack of crypto bros, absolutely not.

I’ll keep paying my monthly fee for my mastodon self-hosting instead.

(Link to press release from the mile-long screenshot: bsky.social/about/blog/1...)
0o Michel de Cryptadamus oo @cryptadamist@univer seodon.com 11/12/24, 12:31 PM Web Edited For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy Twitter. They might even be literally the same people (I strongly suspect they are but l'm too lazy to check). Either way #BlockchainCapital was co-founded by #BrockPierce, who also brought you #Tether, AKA the company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. Pierce is also a friend of the #Netanyahu family. You don't have to take my word for it. Here's the official press release: https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a Moving to BlueSky is not an escape. Growing a base there is just putting in a bunch of work to create a platform that will be co-opted by crypto bros as soon as X breaks in half. p.s. crypto bros (#a16z) also own #Substack #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #USDT #Trump #DonaldTrump [screenshot of a press release]
November 13, 2024 at 7:50 PM
polygonien.bsky.social
Einer der Gründe dafür, dass ich weiterhin neben Bluesky auch noch Mastodon nutze. Toll, dass zuletzt so viele von X zu Bluesky gewechselt sind und sich so viele hier so wohl fühlen, aber ich bin skeptisch, ob es wirklich eine langfristige Heimat sein wird 🤑 💰 Via: universeodon.com/@cryptadamis...
Screenshot of a Mastodon post reading: For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy Twitter. They might even be literally the same people (I strongly suspect they are but I'm too lazy to check). Either way #BlockchainCapital was co-founded by #BrockPierce, who also brought you #Tether, AKA the company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. Pierce is also a friend of the #Netanyahu family. You don't have to take my word for it. Here's the official press release: https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a Moving to BlueSky is not an escape. Growing a base there is just putting in a bunch of work to create a platform that will be co-opted by crypto bros as soon as X breaks in half. p.s. crypto bros (#a16z) also own #Substack
November 13, 2024 at 12:30 PM
einnagetier.bsky.social
🚬
#Mastodon #Bluesky #BlockchainCapital
Eugen Rochko on Mastodon: 'Mastodon is financed by crowdfunding instead of venture capital not because we don't know that venture capital exists, not because we don't have bills to pay, and not because venture capital isn't willing to give money to new social media platforms. VCs don't want a sustainable business, they want a big exit. Every VC-backed business is on a timer to deliver or die.'
October 25, 2024 at 7:58 AM