MelaNews (@MelaNews@mastodon.uno)
Bluesky ha annunciato un finanziamento Serie B da 100 milioni di dollari, guidato da Bain Capital Crypto. L'operazione è stata rivelata dopo le dimissioni del fondatore Jay Graber dalla.
#bluesky #finanziamenti
https://kiro.it/DVqIr
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
It's intriguing that people are intrigued about this late announcement of €100M funding from venture capital crypto bros.
#Bluesky #ATProto #VC #Crypto #Sustainability
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3mhgprzgahs2l
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r (@r@bsky.brid.gy)
It's intriguing that people are intrigued about this late announcement of €100M funding from venture capital crypto bros.
#Bluesky #ATProto #VC #Crypto #Sustainability
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:z72i7hdynmk6r22z27h6tvur/post/3mhgprzgahs2l
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NickBohle (@NickBohle@mastodon.social)
@gavinkarlmeier Die Themenliste für Montag schreibt sich wie von selbst. #Ulmen, #Bluesky, …
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/
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_elena (@_elena@mastodon.social)
Mike Masnick, who sits on the board of #Bluesky, claims the team was too busy to announce the series B funding (see screenshot).
But something is fishy.
Even the VC firm - Bain Capital Crypto - isn't listing Bluesky anywhere on their website: https://baincapitalcrypto.com/portfolio/
Why the mystery? Was Bluesky afraid of a public backlash & asked to keep the information under wraps?
Sorry if I keep repeating myself but I will forever be skeptical of Bluesky and think of the tale of the scorpion and the frog.
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_elena (@_elena@mastodon.social)
Can you imagine Mastodon raising 100 MILLION dollars from a crypto VC fund and failing to disclose it... for a full year? No I can't either.
And from their actual press release: "The Atmosphere currently contains about 20 billion public records—the posts, likes, comments and other interactions that bring the ecosystem to life. It's an astonishing collection of what open social infrastructure makes possible."
https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-19-2026-series-b
How I read it: data harvesting at its finest 💁♀️
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Da_Boom (@Da_Boom@linuxrocks.online)
https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/
I've always agreed that bluesky is not enshittification resistant. And when it finally fully enshitifies, I'll park the account, just like I did with twitter
#bluesky #enshittification #privacy
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cryptohagen (@cryptohagen@social.data.coop)
Bluesky afslører kæmpe skjult investering
I dag afslørede #Bluesky, at de i april 2025 modtog en investering på hele $100 millioner i risiko-villig kapital, anført af Bain Capital Crypto, og at de HOLDT DET HEMMELIGT
Nu bør vi spørge os selv: Hvorfor besluttede dette firma, der sætter en ære i gennemsigtighed og »decentralisering«, at det var nødvendigt at skjule, hvem der ejede firmaet?
https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-19-2026-series-b
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
Gunung Ciremai West Java Indonesia #sunset #bluesky #clearsky #mountain #photography #colors #BlueSkyWednesday #Skypic #art #outdoor #traveling #PhotoSky #natureinspired
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p (@p@pixelfed.social)
Greetings from Granny Sampov
Somehow this elderly lady reminds me of some certain members of my family. Namely the ones who always wonders why younger family members haven’t called lately, and why they’re not married yet. With an added advice to settle down and start a proper family.
Met this not easily impressed lady macaque in the temple complex on top of Phnom Sampov, outside Battambang.
More than bat caves
These hills are well known for its bat cave and sunset departure of hundred of thousands of bats for the night hunt. But there is much more to the “ship mountain” Phnom Sampeau/Sampov than bats. There are several sites in the hills worth a visit.
Two larger monasteries with pagodas and stupas, monkeys and large caves are worth visiting both for cave fans and people of all parts of Cambodian history. The caves on this and the other small mountain hills in this cluster carry with it stories of tradition, happiness and deep tragedy.
It is worth spending some time walking these hills. For the well fit, there is an opportunity to trek the stairs and tracks up the hill. The fast alternative is to pay a driver to take you up to the sites by car.
Phnom Sampov is north-west of Battambang city in the west of Cambodia. It takes about 30-40 minutes by car to get there from the city.
Do not feed the monkeys
The monkeys are a part of the pagoda experience. These longtail Macaques are normally very friendly because they expect to get, or steal, food or items for play from the visitors.
Please, do not feed the monkeys. It reduces their ability to hunt and gather their own food. It may lead to malnutrition.
#battambang #batcave #PhnomSampeou #oldlady #khmermother #granny #temple #bluesky #roadtrip #countryside #2019CE #architecture #art #Buddhism #Cambodia #Hinduism #khmer #Nikkor #Nikon #southeast #asia #southeastasia #stupas #KR #deathcaves #tragedy #visitcambodia #visitsiemreap #watsampeou #PhnomSampov #macaque #macaquemonkey #Pagoda #PhnomSampeau #visitbattambang
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Aubreader (@Aubreader@mas.to)
Bluesky's 2025 $100M Series B Lays Foundation for Open Social Web - Bluesky
https://bsky.social/about/blog/03-19-2026-series-b
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Wtebbens (@Wtebbens@social.coop)
Yesterday it became public that #Bluesky has secretly got an additional 100 million US$ investment from venture capital investors. They kept it hidden for almost a year.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/
VC money generally requires a serious return on investment, so they must have plans to extract it from users, and, so it seems, from advertisers.
If it wasn't clear yet, the path to #enshittification lies ahead.
It is also clear from the @fediversereport that the AT protocol itself doesn't guarantee the avoidance of centralisation, or these kinds of extractivist business models.
Can we please help our friends who are at BS wake up from the inminent dangers? And while at it, help them join the Fedi.
Have a good Friday :-)
#NoVC #rtm @DigitalCoup
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