# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Crypto

Новостной центр HTX предлагает последние статьи и углубленный анализ по "Crypto", охватывающие рыночные тренды, новости проектов, развитие технологий и политику регулирования в криптоиндустрии.

43-Year-Old OnlyFans Helmsman Passes Away; He Once Bought ETH into the Company's Balance Sheet

Leonid Radvinsky, the 43-year-old Ukrainian-American majority owner of OnlyFans, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Under his leadership since acquiring 75% of the parent company Fenix International in 2018, OnlyFans grew into a subscription-based content platform valued at approximately $18 billion, with over 377 million users and 4.63 million creators. Radvinsky maintained a low public profile but quietly engaged with crypto initiatives. In 2022, OnlyFans introduced NFT profile picture verification via Ethereum, marking its first step into web3. That same year, Fenix International purchased $19.9 million worth of ETH, recording it on its balance sheet, though it later wrote down $8.46 million due to market declines. The company also donated 500 ETH (then around $1 million) to Ukraine DAO in support of war relief efforts. Although OnlyFans never integrated crypto payments, its founder Tim Stokely later launched Zoop, an NFT trading card platform on Polygon, applying the creator-paid subscription model to web3. In 2025, Zoop and HBAR Foundation even submitted a bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations with plans to incorporate token incentives and NFT-based creator monetization—though the deal did not materialize. Radvinsky’s tenure transformed OnlyFans into a financial powerhouse, generating over $6 billion in annual transactions and paying out more than $700 million in dividends in 2024 alone.

marsbit03/25 10:05

43-Year-Old OnlyFans Helmsman Passes Away; He Once Bought ETH into the Company's Balance Sheet

marsbit03/25 10:05

Token Is Completely on Fire, Blockchain Is Heartbroken

Token, a term once central to blockchain's vision of decentralization and economic transformation, has now been popularized by the AI industry as a unit of computation and billing. With the rise of products like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Deepseek, Token has become widely recognized as a measure of API calls and computational power—essentially a "currency for compute." This shift has left the blockchain sector in an ironic position: while it long struggled to explain Token's potential for revolutionizing ownership and community governance, AI has repurposed the term into a practical, everyday concept devoid of cryptographic complexity. The blockchain community once championed "Tokenization of Everything," aiming to convert real-world assets and labor into tradable tokens. Instead, AI achieved a form of tokenization by breaking down text, audio, and video into Tokens for processing—without requiring users to manage private keys or understand consensus mechanisms. This practical adoption contrasts sharply with blockchain’s association with speculation and scandals, as seen in the rise and fall of NFTs and memecoins. Amid a broader crisis of faith in blockchain’s promise—with many innovators expressing disillusionment over the industry’s shift toward speculation—AI’s rapid growth has intensified this sense of irrelevance. However, there are positive signs: traditional assets like U.S. Treasuries and stocks are increasingly being tokenized, attracting major financial institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity. This may signal Token’s return to its original purpose as a vehicle of value, even as AI dominates its popular meaning.

marsbit03/25 02:14

Token Is Completely on Fire, Blockchain Is Heartbroken

marsbit03/25 02:14

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