Theta Labs Launches Its Blockchain Video Delivery Platform in Beta

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Mitch Liu, co-founder and CEO of Theta Labs a decentralized video streaming platform powered by users and built on a new blockchain.Theta Labs is the organization behind the Theta Network a fast, green blockchain designed from the bottom up for media and entertainment. In 2019, Mitch launched Theta.tv, a decentralized livestreaming platform that makes use of tokenized bandwidth-sharing to make....

The Theta Network’s native token continues to hit new all-time highs. THETA, the native token of the Theta Network — a decentralized blockchain-based video delivery network — has entered the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.On March 23, THETA overtook Chainlink (LINK) as the 10th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization at nearly $11.5 billion, according to data from CoinGecko. At publishing time, LINK’s market cap amounts to $11.2 billion.Source: CoinGeckoTHETA has seen propelled growth recently, gaining 70% over the past seven days and hitting new historical highs.....

American content distribution company Cinedigm now uses Theta’s TFUEL cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing and watching content. Cinedigm, a major American content distribution company, is applying blockchain technology to one of its streaming channels.The company has partnered with decentralized video delivery network Theta Labs to integrate Theta's peer-to-peer streaming technology and cryptocurrency rewards into its CONtv Anime channel airing a wide range of anime series and movies.CONtv Anime will feature micropayments in Theta Fuel (TFUEL), one of the two native tokens on the Theta....

Non-fungible tokens are going 3D, and Sony Electronics – the Japanese tech juggernaut – wants to be the company that takes them into a whole new experience. Sony is collaborating with Theta Labs, the operator of the blockchain-based video streaming platform Theta, to produce two types of 3D NFTs designed specifically for use with the Sony Spatial Reality […]

Decentralized video streaming service Theta Network will host a three-month-long hackathon starting next week to develop innovations on the platform. “Join us in building products, integrations and tools for the Theta ecosystem to decentralize video infrastructure worldwide!” The Theta Network requests that programmers submit apps, SDKs, or protocols to improve its use case, functionality, and […]