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- Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) looked to add blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens to its streaming service, the Financial Times reports.
- Spotify hired people to work on early-stage projects related to “Web3,” a tech buzzword for a blockchain-powered network.
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- Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently confirmed that Instagram would soon start to support NFTs.
- Other social media companies, including Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and Reddit, are also working to build new features for displaying or trading NFTs.
- Spotify was an early collaborator on Facebook’s ill-fated cryptocurrency project, Diem.
- Price Action: SPOT shares traded lower by 1.18% at $132 premarket on the last check Thursday.